JESUS CHRIST : THE WAY TO GOD
By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
" For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" Romans 1:20 KJV
"For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)Romans 2:14-15 KJV
Most of what is outlawed in the Holy scriptures are a taboo in ancient African custom and law. African tradition believes in the existence of a supreme personality before whom a person is accountable. Before the arrival of christian missionaries , Africans communicated with God in ways taught by their ancestors which involved interpretation of the unknown from the known .
This was how Abraham and Noah whose ancestry can be traced to Adam worshipped God (Gen15) , there were no churches , Bibles, Torah , Qur'an . They were guided by Truth expressed through the human conscience (the image of God) . Truth is absolute and universal.
Before Jesus' ministry man was guided by the law of Moses and the law of the human conscience . They were valid before God ( Rom2:14-15) but now that Jesus has come and preached repentance and judgment , it has become necessary for a shift from the old to the new ( Acts 17:16-31) . Judgment can only be executed by a personality who is an embodiment of Truth . This person must be sinless and all benevolent ,all powerful able to reward , save, justify, vindicate and condemn. This person must have the quality of the Almighty God. The bible describes the son of God in this light in Isaiah 9: 6 'For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." His name is Jesus Christ .
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