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The message of false religions

[CENTER]By Dr. Bilal Philips
There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path of God How can one determine which one is correct or whether, in fact, all are correct?One method by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identifies the central object of worship upon which they call, directly or indirectly. False religions all have in common one basic concept with regard to God they either claim that all men are gods, or that specific men were God, or that nature is God, or that God is a figment of man’s imagination.

Thus, it may be stated that the basic message of false religion is that God may be worshipped in the form of His creation. False religions invite man to the worship of creation by calling the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship God, but those who claim to be Jesus’ followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was God.

Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles in the religion of India. He did not claim to be God, nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and they prostrate themselves to idols made in their perception of his likeness.[FONT=traditional arabic]By using the principle of identifying the object of worship, we can easily detect false religions and the contrived nature of their origin. As God said in the Quran:
Buddha was a person created by God and he shouldn't be worshipped. In this case, this write up makes sense, but the misconception of Muslims and this write up is that they don't realize that Jesus is not a creation of God, He pre existed as the WORD OF GOD which we can prove and have proved to you by Scriptures whether you honor them or not, but we do honor the Scriptures that came before. God's Word was made flesh!!!!!!!! The body and blood of Jesus was given up for us to be right with God like animals were given up before God gave us the gospel. Muslims don't understand that Jesus was not a messenger per se; He was and is the MESSAGE. Sigh, I just don't understand why you people don't get this nor do I know how to make it any simpler to understand. I just feel like giving up on you, because you have heard the truth and you have rejected it. I would like others to hear that haven't heard. I am also frustrated that I am not allowed to post directly too.

Peace