Jesus Christ transcends all religions! Judaism – Islam – Buddhism- Hinduism…he is greater than all these – including Christianity.
Religions are the inventions of men. They may begin with a great leader in mind – Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha…
But human tradition soon reduces the original to a mere set of ethical standards and a dead letter of the law which no one can follow.
The original sin was not murder, adultery or any other action we call sin. The original sin was, and still is, the human choice to be one’s own god – to control one’s own life – to be in charge – to be religious. Rising out of this choice evolved religion: mankind’s attempt to please God.
Jesus transcends religion because he is the incarnation of all that is true, good, loving, gentle, tender, thoughtful, caring, courteous and selfless.
Jesus does not want you to become a Christian. He wants you to become a new creation! There is a great difference between the two.
Dr. Richard C. Halverson, Former US Senate Chaplain
Halverson was a minister of the former United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and served from 1958 until 1981 as the Senior Pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, in Bethesda, Maryland. He served as the Chaplain of the United States Senate from February 2, 1981 until December 31, 1994. He was an associate of the National Prayer Breakfast movement starting in 1956 along with Bill Bright.