Which Church (Religion) Is The Best?

Not everything that glitters is gold.

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze

The Parable Of The Glorious Messengers
         A nation had several tribes. Out of ignorance and selfishness, they often quarreled among themselves. The gods decided to help them out. Therefore, they selected messengers from the midst of the wise ones, one messenger for every tribe. All the messengers were given the same message and doctrine for their respective tribes. The messengers went, delivered their messages and returned. Still the tribes quarreled among themselves. All because each tribe continued to think that it was the best tribe, and no tribe was wise and humble enough to discover that all the tribes have the same God and the same religion, in different manifestations. So it is with the different religions of the world. Even so, Today! This parable answers the question, “Which church is the best?”

Currently, there are so many churches. Which of these churches is best, and which ones are approved by God?
         One, people are at different levels of spiritual maturity. Everybody knows where he is best fitted in. Even in the same religion, you still find various groups and beliefs. Water finds its own level.
         Two, churches and religions are like schools where you learn about God. That is why it is good to go to church or belong to true religions. But, take a child, who is new to a school and put him in the final year SS3 class, he will leave it and go to first year class JS1. Also, if you take a final year student and put him in the year three class, he will leave and go back to SS3. If you succeed in putting everybody in one church and religion, it is only a question of time, and birds of the same feather will flock together.
         Three, as to which church or religion is approved by God, churches and religions only apply on this earth and at the level of morality, because people have had different histories and experiences. In the spirit and in the Heavens, churches are not found. There, they are not relevant. The only religion available there is Truth. There, the Presence of God in the form of Holy Spirit is the Temple. There, you live and move in the Holy Spirit, in the Truth, by the Truth, for the Truth, as the Truth and with the Truth. That is why in the Book of Revelation, Apostle John said that God and the Son is the Temple. In other words, people should not quarrel because of religions and churches.

Mobility Of Faith
         People move from one church to another, because they are searching for the Truth. When they find the Truth, they will become like the air, which does not belong to any church, and yet it attends every true church. Jon. 3: 8 / Jon. 4:19-24 / Josh. 5:13-15

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it,
but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes.
So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
John 3:8

The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that
in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship."
Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when
you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.
You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship,
for salvation is of the Jews.
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spirit and truth;
for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
John 4:19-24

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho,
that he lifted his eyes and looked,
and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand.
And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"
So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come."
 Joshua 5:13-14

Parable Of The Different Vessels
         Some pilgrims were arguing about God, when a wise man passed by. On hearing their arguments, the wise man turned and asked them to follow him to a warehouse. When they got to the warehouse, he conducted them round to see the vessels inside the storehouse. At the first set of vessels, he asked them, “What is inside these vessels?”
         “Salt,” they answered.
         At the second set of vessels, he asked them, “What is inside these vessels?”
         “Oil,” they responded in unison.
         At the third set of vessels, he asked them, “What is inside these vessels?”
         “Sand,” was their reply.
         At the end of the inspection, he asked them, “What are your findings?”
         “Plenty salt,” answered one of them.
         “So much oil,” said another.
         “Even sand,” said the third.
         “You have answered very well,” concluded the wise man at the end of their replies. “However, you have missed the most important point,” he added.
         “What is it?” they wanted to know.
         “What is lacking in one vessel,” said the wise man, “is abundant in another vessel.”
         “Y-e-s-o-o-h!” they shouted.

         The parable explains why there are differences in religious and spiritual explanations.

Which Religion Or Church Is True?
         To know which religion or church is true, yourself must be knowledgeable and wise. You must not lose your power of independent thinking or the right to ask questions. Investigate the origin of whatever you believe in or practise. Search the records to know whether the belief or practice is from God or not. Pray to the Holy Spirit to be your guide, always.


Misconceptions About Churches And Religions

Introduction
        The explanations below shall answer such questions as:
  1. Which religion is best?
  2. Which religion copied from another?
  3. Claims and counter-claims about Jesus.
Humanity, Religions and Truth
        The churches were intended to lead people to the Truth. But instead of doing that, the churches compete for members. Therefore, they hold children of God captives, and prevent them from seeking the Truth and finding God.
        You should know that many false teachings have been introduced into the religious beliefs and practices. Many churches teach man-made doctrines in place of God's commandment. That is why I advise everybody to cultivate the habit of patient reading and writing. The books which God sent to the world and which books explain about God and life are quite voluminous. If you seek the Truth in earnest, you shall find it, even when all hope is lost. If you do not search for the Truth in earnest, you shall be deceived by ignorance, stagnation, complacency and self-righteousness, without your knowing it. It is better to investigate all things and then choose the right ones, than to stay in the wrong place and perish forever.

Not Our Church Member
        Some members of a church were asked to do something. A visitor from another church came out to join them. Quickly, one of the members of the church rushed at him, and asked him not to join, because he was not a member of the church. The visitor became angry and left.
        Correction: Such is the effect of the selfishness. Each church thinks they are the best and the only true children of God. Some are even outspoken and proud to assert that it is only themselves that shall enter the kingdom. They consider members of other churches as sinners, who should be avoided. That is ignorance, for God loves none more than others, and those highly loved and honoured have been so exalted for the sake of others. That is why Jesus, as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is God’s gift of Himself to the entire universe. The Disciples made the same mistake and Jesus did not hesitate to correct them,

49 Now John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us." 50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side." Luke 9:49-50
        Therefore, take the following corrections:
  1. God is God of All.
  2. He does not favour one group over another.
  3. He is not a commodity which a person can hoard and sell as he likes.
  4. Every church has both saints and sinners.
  5. Freedom of worship is allowed by God, because He gave people free will, free choice and individual responsibility. But, make sure you worship in spirit and in truth.
  6. Any person who cannot love people of other religions cannot enter the kingdom.
The Author Is Not Our Member
        Some copies of a book about the Truth was sent to a church. Later, most of the copies were returned. The reason was that the church members said, “The book was not written by our church member.” And they asked, “How can we sell in our ministry a book written by another ministry?”
        That is the problem. People stop their progress at the church level, instead of using that as a springboard to get to the Truth. They make the mistake of placing their church above Truth. Any person who values his religion or church more than Truth is not worthy to enter the kingdom and cannot enter therein. That was why the Scribes and Pharisees were regarded as hypocrites. Even Jesus did not mince word at calling them that to their face. Please note that :
  1. A wise man will not hesitate to learn the Truth from whosoever that knows more than himself.
  2. God wants people to seek, know and practice the Truth, not church or religion.
  3. They forget that three wise men came all the way from the east (India, China, Persia) to Israel to welcome and honour baby Jesus, not minding that Jesus was not a member of their religion, nation or language.
"Since The Man Saw God Face To Face, He Supposes To Distribute The Books Free."
        That is hour Devil uses logic to mislead humanity. They are more interested in saving their money than knowing what God said. Satan continues to lead multitudes astray because they allow him do so by their ignorance. Where will one man get the money to publish books free for everybody in the world? They never asked themselves this question.
        Worse still, they are not ready to read one book, whereas there are so many books yet to be published for them to read. Indeed, many are destroyed by their self-righteousness.

How The Churches Mislead People
         The make you believe the following, which are false:
  1. There is no other way to find and worship God.
  2. There is no other true religion or church.
  3. Your holy book is the only book God has sent to the world for mankind to study.
  4. You must remain their member.
  5. If you are not their member, then you shall not go to heaven.
  6. They are the only ones qualified to say who is a saint or sinner. It is even more surprising that many churches and religions do not even know the qualities of a true saint of God.
  7. Truly, many church and religious leaders are feasting on the ignorance of the teeming congregations.
  8. Their teachings are the best and final.
  9. God is their God only. He is not the God of other religions.
  10. You must perform pieties before you can become a saint. Piety is good. However, the problem is that many of the pieties are unnecessary and foolish, without the populace knowing it.
  11. Only themselves are qualified to mediate between you and God.
  12. Only the reverend ministers are qualified to bless people.
  13. Members of other churches are sinners, who should be abhorred.
How The Devil Misleads The Churches
  1. He makes himself a member. He comes uninvited, arrives unnoticed and works undetected.
  2. He sends his numerous evil spirits, demons, ghosts and black energies to manipulate and mislead people.
  3. He takes possession of the leader, without the followers knowing it. Once that is done, the enemy starts to change the commandments of God and divinely-ordained feasts and practices. Before you know it, the people are busy doing what the Devil said, without knowing it, instead of doing what God has commanded.
  4. He corrupts the prayers and songs of the various religions and churches. He does this without the church knowing it. Today, most of the songs sang during worship can best be described as ‘a refuse scattered over an immaculate white clothe’. Observe how the youths sing the songs, all in a hurry; how they jump from one song to another, contrary to the steady flow of the Holy Spirit; how disorderly the songs are; how noisy the music bands are; even the marching band popular among the women folk today is too noisy for the spiritual peace, harmony and health. The public see these things and keep quiet because people are spiritually blind (ignorant).
How People Mislead Themselves
         See The Recurrent Mistakes Of The Ages
 When a nation refuses to learn from history, it keeps on repeating the same old and silly mistakes.

The Best Religion
         The best and greatest religion is Truth. Any person who cannot, and does not, forsake his religion to seek and find Truth, is not yet ready to experience God, and do not enter the kingdom of heaven. That is why Jesus said you shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free. Truly, whomsoever the son sets free is free. For what is free is, indeed, free.
         When you know the Truth, you shall know the right things to do. For the time being, what many call faith is nothing but stubbornness. For many commandments of God have been turned upside down, and replaced with man-made doctrines. And the general public, neither know, nor suspect, that such changes have being happening. Jesus prophesied and warned about it when He said that “many who are first shall be last and many who are last shall be first.”
         New teachings shall become made known to the public in this Age of Spiritual Awakening. Many shall be surprised to know that they have been worshipping idols, without knowing that they do so. It is quite unfortunate that what many call faith is nothing but stubbornness.
         And I repeat this warning - Any person who cannot, and does not, forsake his religion to seek and find Truth, is not yet ready to experience God, and do not enter the kingdom of heaven. If you want to understand more of what I said, then consider the fact that the errors committed in the church teachings have been so much and quite misleading that Pope John Paul II had to confess the sins of the church.
         As the man who saw God face to face on several occasions, I must warn you that majority of the dead have not attained heaven (not up to 5% of the dead). In the heavens, your father, mother, brother, sister, sex, nation, religion, leader, head or president are truly irrelevant. God will not ask you about all these people. He will ask you about yourself. That is when your knowledge and compliance with Truth shall save you or you shall then discover how indeed you have followed falsehood, to your own deceit and detriment. Only the fools keep on deceiving themselves.