Thursday, October 02, 2008

Cafeteria Religion


Is it possible for man to find satisfaction in the afterlife and even here on earth if he chooses religions and core beliefs as if he was shopping for parts of a meal in a cafeteria? Is it possible for a person worship the true God in any fashion, with any rules or creed and have it accepted by God? What does the Bible say?


JOHN 4:23-24 – "'But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.'"


Are there many avenues to finding the right kind of worship to God?


ACTS 4:12 – "Neither is there salvation in any other [than Jesus]: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."


Could it be that God is okay if people reject the Bible but still want a spiritual experience?


ISAIAH 8:20 – "To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

DEUTERONOMY 4:5-8 – "'Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should act according to them…. Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the LORD our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day? ''"


Is man the answer to all things?


PROVERBS 14:12 (16:25) - "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death."
JEREMIAH 10:23 – "O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps."