We humans are in the process
of constantly redefining things. We redefine those that are directly or
indirectly connected to the moral laws which is channelized by the moral giver,
God. Even the acts of the constitution and judiciary have a deep
connection with the moral framework addressing justice, punitive measures,
sense of right and wrong, good and bad, virtue and vices which are impacted by
ethos, pathos and by religion to a larger extent.
Countries and nations are also in the process of redefining areas that impact the mundane and the significant areas of human life. Today, things like human sanity, solidarity, brotherhood are conditional on the areas of interest promoted by leaders, religious institutions, law makers and government. Whenever we witness moral laws being tampered with, fanatics and heretics use religion to their personal benefit and gratify their selfish motives. The result is war, disharmony, slavery, human trafficking, abduction, and loss of lives,
But why is it that someone finds it right to cause harm and obliterate one group of people or take innocent lives? If you get to the root of the issue, it is usually connected with their view of God and belief system that their personal god /gods are appeased with such heinous acts. Enforced religious views are connected with religious buildings and places. Terrorists and fanatics are constantly in war killing people, innocent children and women because they assume they are saving the rights of their personal god. The ideology and peoples understanding of god is so awkward and skewed that we get to see one group of people or country celebrating the agony faced by the country they attacked. The recent Israel attack is one example. Innocent lives on both sides are paying the price for which they are not responsible.
If one has to find out what has god defined that man is trying to redefine it, then in that case, a true understanding of God matters. And there starts the confusion because every religion defines God differently. Even the moral laws in some of the religious scriptures are vengeful and demands humiliation of its enemies.
The understanding of gods has become a private matter today. People can have the choice of having a god for themselves. Stories of gods displaying bravery, dramas, characters of tension, act of valor, religious rules and laws, a figure different than human beings are all part of human attraction. People want to buy in to the concept of god who is bigger than themselves, it can be of any form, even a mythological creature. Logical inconsistency, lack of empirical evidence and contradictions in the writings still find its approval and are accommodated.
If one has an openness to read the scripture of different religion and then get to read the Bible, he/she would find, it is not just a matter of love and showing the other cheeks to the one who struck him but it’s an extraordinary lifestyle of Jesus recorded in the four prominent gospels writer in different time periods. It is absolutely cohesive with nil contradictions. His life defined a way, the purpose to life and the hope to life after death. Jesus demonstrated His love by healing people from all sickness, raising the dead and He rose again after death. He promised to prepare a place for us called heaven. This hope is true because He is not dead, nor His name effaced but He is a victorious savior. He defined the evil of the human heart, made provision for the sin problem asked people to repent from their sins, receive His forgiveness and put their faith in Him to experience abundant life. Where is religion here? It is all about relationship and loving God and loving one another as himself. The life of this extraordinary person has defined it already. Instead of redefining, it is worth attempting to know Him and accepting Him as a personal savior which will ultimately transform the course of one’s life. Your life will be redefined4good forever.
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