Judeo-Christian Scriptures
A survey of the Bible leaves the honest seeker of truth
lost. The Old Testament seems more concerned with laws and the history of
early man and the Jewish people than with answering the vital question
concerning humanity’s creation. In Genesis, God creates the world and Adam and
Eve in six days and ‘rests’ from His work on the seventh. Adam and Eve disobey
God and are punished and their son Cain kills their other son Abel and goes to
live in the land of Nod. And God was ‘sorry’ that he had made man! Why are
the answers not there in clear and unmistakable terms? Why is so much of the
language symbolic, leaving the reader to guess at its meanings? For example,
in Genesis 6:6 it is stated:
“When men began to multiply on the face of the
ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters
of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.”
Who are these ‘sons of God?’ Each Jewish sect and each
of the many Christian sects who followed them have their own explanations. Which
is the correct interpretation? The truth is that the purpose of man’s creation
was taught by the prophets of old, however, some of their followers - in
collusion with the devils - later changed the scriptures. The answers became
vague and much of the revelation was hidden in symbolic language. When God
sent Jesus Christ to the Jews, he overturned the tables of those merchants who
had set up businesses inside the temple, and he preached against the
ritualistic interpretation of the law practiced by the Jewish rabbis. He
reaffirmed the law of Prophet Moses and revived it. He taught the purpose of
life to his disciples and demonstrated how to fulfill it until his last moments
in this world. However, after his departure from this world, his message was
also distorted by some who claimed to be among his followers. The clear truth
which he brought became vague, like the messages of the prophets before him. Symbolism
was introduced, especially through the “Revelations” of John, and the Gospel
which was revealed to Jesus was lost. Four other gospels composed by men were
chosen by Athanasius, a fourth century bishop, to replace the lost Gospel of
Jesus Christ. And the 23 books of writings of Paul and others included in the
New Testament outnumbered even the four versions of the gospel. As a result,
New Testament readers cannot find precise answers to the question “Why did God
create man?” And one is forced to blindly follow the contrived dogmas of
whatever sect they happen to belong to or adopt. The gospels are interpreted
according to each sect’s beliefs, and the seeker of truth is again left
wondering, which one is correct?
The Incarnation of God
Perhaps the only common concept to most Christian sects
regarding the purpose of mankind’s creation is that God became man so that He
could die at the hands of men to cleanse them of sin inherited from Adam and
his descendants. According to them, this sin had become so great that no human
act of atonement or repentance could erase it. God is so good that sinful man
cannot stand before Him. Consequently, only God’s sacrifice of Himself could
save humankind from sin.
Belief in this man-made myth became the only source for
salvation, according to the Church. Consequently, the Christian purpose of
creation became the recognition of the ‘divine sacrifice’ and the acceptance of
Jesus Christ as the Lord God. This may be deduced from the following words
attributed to Jesus in the Gospel according to John:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only
Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
However, if this is the purpose of creation and the
prerequisite for everlasting life, why was it not taught by all the prophets? Why
did God not become man in the time of Adam and his offspring so that all
mankind would have an equal chance to fulfill their purpose for existence and
attain everlasting life. Or did those before Jesus’ time have another purpose
for existence? All people today whom God has destined never to hear of Jesus
also have no chance to fulfill their supposed purpose of creation. Such a
purpose, is obviously too limited to fit the need of humankind.
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