Someone has asked, bakit po napakaraming religion? Alin po ba ang tama? Naguguluhan ako. This is a response from one of our radio broadcast before.Where religion stands?
Kung titingnan natin ang paraan ng kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng uri at pangalan ng relihiyon maguguluhan tayo sapagkat walang relihiyong nagsasabi na sila ay mali.
Halos magkakaiba ang mga system ng relihiyon (sa unang tingin) pero kung pag-aaralang mabuti mayroon pagkakapareho.
Anyway, religion differs in the day of worship, kind of food being eaten, dress codes, especially in the names of churches. Most often, this makes me laugh, there are so many religious leader who based their belief that they are a true church because a certain Bible verse stated the name of their church. Anybody can use a Bible verse to protect the name they want for their church but it is not necessarily a church that Jesus built. Studying it further it is not a name of the church, it's speaks of Christ's ownership to the church.
Example:
Ibon ni Karding (bird of Richard) is not a name of the bird of Richard (Karding). It speaks that the bird is under the ownership of Richard. What is the name of the bird of Richard? It may be African lovebird, or maya. Ibon ni Karding is not a name.
They say that they are the church because their church's name is in the Bible which is not necessarily true.
Religions differ in many ways but common in a certain matter, what is it?
Biblical declaration
Throughout the Bible, there is only one way of salvation. But man made his own way of salvation.
Religion is only divided by two. The dividing line is the way of salvation. This the point where we are going to divide religion.
Let us go to the Bible:
Luke 13:23-28
23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Matthew 7:13-15
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Question? There are how many way mentioned in these set of verses?
Answer: 2. The narrow (strait) and the broad way.
We must base our belief concerning the way of salvation in the Bible.
Question? How can we distinguish these two ways?
Answer: By works and by faith.
By works:
Biblical refuting to those who believed that salvation is by works.
By works means doing your way to heaven through good works, baptism, church membership, endurance, etc...
Romans 3:19-20
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds (works) of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:28
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds (works) of the law.
Romans 4:5
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Titus 3:5 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Galatians 2:16
16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 3:10
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Ang ibig sabihing Gal. 3:10 ay sa sinumang naniniwala na ang kaligtasan ay sa pamamagitan ng gawa dapat manatili siyang walang paglabag sa lahat na nakassulat sa Bibliya.
By Faith:
Biblical basis of believing that salvation is only by faith in Jesus Christ.
Faith means believing that Jesus alone can save.
Romans 3:19-22
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Romans 3:24
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:28
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 4:15-16
15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Romans 8:24
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Romans 10:9
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:13
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Ephesians 2:8
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Is there any in these verse that teaches us that we must work to be saved? Faith is not accompanied by good works when it comes to salvation.
Romans 11:6
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
OBSERVATION BASED ON BIBLE TRUTH:
There are only two ways people are looking at as the way of salvation by works and by faith.
Therefore the broad and narrow way mentioned in the Bible are by works and by faith.
By works = broad way
By faith= narrow way
Therefore, hindi po marami ang relihiyon, dalawa lang by works and by faith. Huwag nating hatiin ang relihiyon ayon sa pangalan, kinakain, sinusuot, araw ng pagsamba at iba pa.
Ang relihiyon ay maaring hatiin sa paraan ng kaligtasan na tinuturo nila. Ito ba ay by works o by faith?
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