Christ, the One & Only
Recently while I was eating with a pastor, a young lady came up to us and we began conversing about this and that. Upon some inquiry she claimed to be a Christian, yet she doesn’t go to church. Pastor asked her why and she explained in her view that God is bigger than a certain church. She felt so many churches try to get you into their box and that God is bigger than one church denomination. Actually, she alluded to the fact that all religions probably worship the same God. Sadly, she is not alone in this sentiment. We come across this view of the church and God quite often in our travels. The problem is that she sees God as non-reachable, non-interested, and playing with humanity just for fun with no ultimate purpose or authority. She most likely has not studied the Bible from the beginning to the end. Her worldview, like most with this worldview, is that God had no divine purpose for His creation beyond making it and letting it run through life. I did not get a chance to ask her if she was wonderfully designed or not. Without the knowledge of God as Creator and executor of His will through Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation, then all other ideas are on the table for discussion. But since Christ is our Creator, He holds a much different position in the scheme of things than most people believe. He is central to all, with authority to give salvation or to judge the wicked for their sin. When we don’t place Christ in His rightful position, then we can believe He is just another religious leader that should be considered along with all others. This worldview is horribly depressing as it leads one to hell. We see in today’s world this “let’s all get along because we serve the same God” idea. It is not working out well since all other religions are man-made with no ultimate authority. Either Christ is all or He is nothing. The Creator can be no more and no less than everything. This is why building a foundation on Christ as your Creator is so vitally important. It is how you understand He is the only one with the plan and the purpose for your salvation as well.
