God Versus Religion

"Who created religion God or man?" This was the question of the night as many people out partying on a Friday night gathered around for a spiritual discussion. The fury and frenzy this intelligent and enlightening question caused was fun to behold. Instead of speaking up to give the answer, I preferred to enjoy the responses and listen to the comments. In so doing I was better able to further get a grasp on where most people were spiritually.

Jesus also asked questions to assess the understanding and discover the spiritual level of people. Knowing that many had differing opinions about Him, Jesus boldly asked: "Who do men say that I am?" (Matthew 16:13) Upon getting feedback from a few honest and forthright folks, Jesus proceeded to ask a more probing and revealing question. "Who do you say that I am?" (v. 15)

Unlike most religious leaders and figure heads, Jesus was not the least bit intimidated or upset by honest answers. In fact Jesus preferred candid comments and honest answers. That is how Jesus answered people Himself, even if it meant offending them.

Another question we must ask ourselves is if faced with the choice of knowledge or life, which one do we want? There were two trees in the garden of Eden