Transcript PPT - Evans Church of Christ

“Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify,
that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a
Pharisee.” Acts 26:5
Gal. 1:13-14 “the Jews’ religion”
James 1:26-27 “If any man among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own
heart, this man's religion is vain.
27. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father
is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
“The service and worship of God or the supernatural” Web.
Questions that men ask:
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How did we get here ?
Why are we here ?
What should we do ?
Where are we going ?
Is there life after death ?
Religion gives answers to these questions
Shrunk the globe:
WWW
Communication & Transportation
More likely to come in contact
World religions more militant and aggressive
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and
be ready always to give an answer to every
man that asketh you a reason of the hope that
is in you with meekness and fear:” 1 Pet.3:15
“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to
you concerning our common salvation, I found
it necessary to write to you exhorting you to
contend earnestly for the faith which was once
for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3
24 Great religious movements in world
12 are still alive
8 came into existence before Christ
Comparisons
1. Originating in Biblical lands
Christianity – Judaism – Islam – Bahia -Zoroastrianism
Common beliefs
 One God – monotheism
 Creation of man
 Reward / Punishment
Comparisons
2. Originating in India
Hinduism – Jainism – Buddhism - Sikhism
Common beliefs
Reincarnation
Each person is reborn into world
Goal – to escape the cycle of rebirth
Comparisons
3. Originating in East Asia
Taoism – Confucianism – Shintoism
Common beliefs
 Blended with forms of Buddhism
 No belief in a creator god
 Blend nature and ancestor worship
Comparisons
Deity
Six have strong belief in a supreme being
Two started without a belief in a deity and
later accepted their founders as deity
Three believe in many gods – polytheism
Four are monotheistic – belief in one God
Comparisons
Sacred writings
Near East religions emphasize that their
writings contain the final revealed truth.
Emphasize that it is necessary to obey this
revealed will.
Human philosophers
1. Islam
Mohammed
Vision from Gabriel
Man created from clots of blood
Errors
2. Buddhism
Gautama Buddha
Believed in Reincarnation
1. Islam
Spread by military force
Appeal to sensual nature
2. Hinduism
Caste system - spread by inheritance
3. Buddhism
Political power
4. Christianity
Gospel is power – Rom.1:16
Personal contact - Acts 8:4
Are they different paths leading to the same
destination ?
Are we simply finding “God” according to our
own religion ?
There is no real difference in all these
religions of the world !
Only one True way to God
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There is only one God - Deut. 6:4
There is only one Savior - John 8:24
There is only one Gospel - Rom.1:16
There is only one Body [Church] - Eph.4:4-6
There is only one Plan of Salvation
Faith
Repentance
Confession
Baptism
Man is a
religious
being !
Religion
separates man
from the
animals
God has revealed the one true religion
John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
22.Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill,
and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in
all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your
devotions, I found an altar with this inscription,
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye
ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Islam
Buddhism
Hindu
Confucianism
Christianity
Judaism
History
Major teachings
Worship
Sacred books
Contrast with Christianity
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
www.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening
Mar. 20, 2011