There can only be one! The IS only ONE!
So, why do so many cultures and societies think that they have a copyright on the Creator? Does religion have to come in an "arrogance wrapper" that says WE know it all and all you OTHERS have it all wrong. Where'd we get the WE and who are the OTHERS anyway? While I believe that God is most DEFINED in Jesus, the Christ, I do not believe that God is CONFINED to Jesus.
Romans 1 tells us that a person can receive knowledge of God by just looking at the sky, mountains, and nature.
Unfortunately each religion has their own group of fundamentalists who feel they have a "corner on God", and worse yet, each religion has some terrorists who feel that to not believe as they do is deserving of death. Can you say Crusades and Inquisitions?
While many are worried about what might come in 2012, but I'm more concerned that we make it TO 2012 and in what shape?
>Christians say do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
>The Buddha said treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
>Hinduism says that the sum of duty is to do not unto others what would cause pain if done unto you.
>Judaism says that what is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.
>Muhammad said that not one of us truly beleives until you wish for others what ykiou wish for yourself.
>Baha'i says lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish on yourself
It's the one and only Creator, going by different names, from different cultures, being interpreted somewhat differently, but the same principle. Why must we kill each other over such trivialities? Did not God create ALL and EVERY ONE?
What's so hard about this?
I know, it's the EGO. So kill it that we might all live for His glory and not ours!
Ernie Fitzpatrick
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