There is really only one main distinction that separates Christianity from all other religions that is the person-hood and God-hood of Jesus Christ. All religions try to "explain" a worldview (or paradigm) of how to interpret human life. Some look to wealth and happiness. Some turn to fame and recognition. Others try to give and serve others. Others meditate and philosophize on life. But really...the one missing ingredient, the one essential element, and the one missing link crucial to understanding our purpose and existence in life is found in Jesus. Jesus was no ordinary man. Some called him a prophet. Still others called him a criminal. How do I see Jesus? Plain and simple, He was and is the "Calmer" of the storms in my life. Though He died, He still lives. Though He lived a man, He rules as the Lord of Creation. Though He is unfathomably wholly other, He made himself fully known by living as one of us. This God-man, Savior-friend, and Creator-servant is who I put my trust in day by day. For I understand that there is really no one quite like Jesus.
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Mark 4:35-41
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