Who is Perfect?

   When I say the word “religion” what do you think of? You may think of worshiping a god or gods. You may think of sacrifices. You may even think I don’t believe in god.

   Well, I do not know much about other religions out there, though I am doing some research. But, I do know that there are people out there who believe in multiple gods. Or, they may even think they are a god. Well I want to point out some things to those people. I’m going to do this by focusing on religion/stories I know well: Greek Mythology.

   The way the universe began was kind of freaky in Greek Mythology. But, that’s not what I am focusing on. I’m going to fast forward to the Greek gods and their areas of interest.

   First up is the king of all the gods in Greek Mythology: Zeus. Zeus is the lord of the sky. There are times when he could be a pretty good guy. Like when he was judging certain cases, looked out for homeless people, and made sure mortal rulers didn’t abuse their positions. But, all in all Zeus was not the best example. He had many affairs, did things that would benefit him not others, and loved to get revenge. Zeus was far from perfect.

   Next is Hera. She was the queen of the gods. She was faithful to her husband, protected married women, and was a patron of childbirth. But, Hera also was extremely jealous (she killed many of her husband’s girlfriends), had an attitude problem, tried to upstage her husband (she led a revolt against him), and threw her own child off a mountain. Hera was also far from perfect.

   Finally, I am going to tell you about an unknown god in Greek Mythology. This god created heaven and earth. This god is a jealous god. He chose a specific group to bless the human race. But, that group did not remain pure and fell away from him. So, this god sent his only son down to earth to become a human. This god’s son was blameless and pure. His son became the perfect sacrifice in order to mend the relationship between god and man. Now all men can choose to accept this god’s son into their hearts and have eternal life.

   Obviously, this unknown god I am talking about is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Paul makes reference to him in Acts 17. See, every other “god” or, “gods” is imperfect in some ways. These fake gods require humans to do things for them. These gods get more power from humans. In fact, if humans didn’t worship these gods then they wouldn’t exist, except maybe in stories like Greek Mythology.

   However, even if no one worshiped God he would still exist. He is perfect, all knowing, loving, judging, and so much more. This is the message we need to remember and spread. So many people are out there worshiping gods who do not hear them, or care about them. We need to help others know the truth.

   So, do you believe that God is perfect? Do you know that he is the only God? Do you know that God cares for you? Are you spreading the gospel to others and telling them that God cares for them?

   Matthew 5:48, Romans 5:8, Isaiah 44:6, 1 John 5:21