The Correct Jesus

https://odb.org/MY/2023/01/09/the-right-jesus

When I was younger, people used to ask me what religion I was, and I would say Christian. I identified as a Christian because of the Catholic background of my dad’s family. Unfortunately, at that time, I didn’t know much about the religion, but I nevertheless asserted I was a Christian. Partly also because our family celebrated Christmas with Christmas trees and presents. I did ask my dad why we didn’t go to church, and he always answered we will go one day. In fact, the irony of it all was that there was a church just near our housing estate, and yet we didn’t go.

Later, when my dad transferred back to our little town at the East Coast, I got to know a bunch of outstation Christian teachers who offered a few of us guitar lessons. From this fellowship, I learnt about Jesus and then attended a weekly Saturday afternoon bible class, and at the end of the series, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. That was forty years ago.

We all have our respective spiritual journeys. But it is important to know the basic tenets of our faith so that we are on the right path to righteousness. Not a question of vaguely knowing what it is all about but being able to articulate who Jesus is, crucified and resurrected, and its significance to the sins of humanity. How man is reconciled to God and how our spirit man is born-again and is able to relate to God the Father again through Christ’s victory on the cross over sin and death?

But there are other aspects of the faith that we need to know and learn. Don’t just enrol into any course online as there are many masquerading as the truth but may not be telling us the whole truth for their own selfish reasons. There are cults proclaiming to be Christian but who are not.

To avoid being led by false teachers or super apostles as Paul calls them is to follow the teachings of the Bible. But the best way to learn from others is to join a local reputable church, join their Bible study classes, or at least seek their advice if we wish to enrol on an online foundational class. It is important to have a check and balance for our lives, to be sure of where we are heading, and thus not a good idea to practice our faith in isolation without reference to anyone.

As this is a matter concerning eternity, please make sure we are on the right track and we believe in the correct Jesus lest we end up living a delusional lie led astray by the evil one.