After just 2 days in a Muslim country, many
questions regarding faith already formed in my mind.
If Christianity were the true religion, why
does God allow great religions to fluorish -- Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism?
If only Christians prayed and fasted as often
as Muslims did, maybe they would also be as aware and mindful of the abiding
presence of God in their lives.
Religion does not appear to be divorced from
authority, contrary to what liberal individuals vehemently assert -- the
separation of Church and State. Here, there are no billboard with suggestive
images, public display of affection is illegal and punishable by imprisonment,
Muslim women are generously covered, or at the least, are required to wear head
gear. It is comforting that religiosity pervades society.
Still, all these are already contained in the
heart of Christianity -- the supremacy of love. It is taught by all the major
religions. How could I have known? With the little of what I know about the
other religions from high school Asian history class. Also, if it were
otherwise, would these major religions have persisted, i.e., if they did not
all tend to God? Is it so that God allowed Babel to form not only in humanity's
language, but also in their faith as well?
Then I came to ask what was the difference
between my faith and that of other religions. As I have heard it
taught many times before, Christianity is the only religion whose God assumed
the form of man, not temporarily, as some of the Greek gods did, but
permanently, in order to die to redeem a humanity that was lost.
I love You, my Jesus.
