Beyond Vanity & Despair, Towards Resurrection 1
Bible passage: Luke 24:13-17, 25-27
“13. Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16. but they were kept from recognizing him. 17. He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast. "
There are many religions in the world.
Although exact statistics are not available, it is said that if you include the primitive religions in remote areas of Africa, there are over hundreds of them, and if you only consider religions with more than 500,000 followers, there are about 20. Among these numerous religions, which religion is the true religion?
‘Siddharatha’, who founded Buddhism, is buried in India; Islam’s ‘Muhammad’ has a tomb in Saudi Arabia; The tomb of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, is in China. After they died, they entered the tomb and were unable to overcome the power of death, where they rotted into dust and returned to vanity and despair.
But there is no tomb for Jesus. At first there was a tomb, but three days after His death, He overcame the power of death in the grave and was resurrected, so the tomb is now empty. If a religion that can give life to humans is a true religion, Jesus' empty tomb serves as evidence that Christianity is the only true religion.
Kupita Ubatili na Kukata Tamaa, Kuelekea Ufufuo 1
Somo la Biblia: Luka 24:13–17, 25–27
“13. Siku iyo hiyo wawili miongoni mwao walikuwa wakienda kijiji kimoja kiitwacho Emau, kilichokuwa karibu kilomita kumi na moja kutoka Yerusalemu. 14. Wakawa wakizungumza wao kwa wao habari za mambo hayo yote yaliyotukia. 15. Ikawa walipokuwa wakizungumza na kuulizana, Yesu mwenyewe alikaribia, akaandamana nao; 16. lakini macho yao yalizuiliwa wasimtambue. 17. Akawauliza, ‘Ni maneno gani mnayozungumza ninyi kwa ninyi mnapotembea?’ Wakasimama wamekunja nyuso zao.”
Kuna dini nyingi duniani.
Ingawa takwimu sahihi hazipatikani, inasemekana kwamba ukijumuisha dini za jadi katika maeneo ya mbali ya Afrika, kuna zaidi ya dini mia moja. Ukihesabu tu dini zenye wafuasi zaidi ya 500,000, kuna takriban 20. Kati ya dini hizi nyingi, ni ipi iliyo dini ya kweli?
“Siddhartha,” mwanzilishi wa Ubuddha, amezikwa India; “Muhammad” wa Uislamu ana kaburi Saudi Arabia; na kaburi la Confucius, mwanzilishi wa Confucianism, liko China. Walipokufa, waliingia makaburini na hawakuweza kushinda nguvu za mauti. Miili yao ilioza na kuwa mavumbi, wakarudi kwenye ubatili na kukata tamaa.
Hata hivyo, Yesu hana kaburi. Mwanzoni alizikwa kaburini, lakini siku tatu baada ya kufa alishinda nguvu za mauti na kufufuka; kwa hiyo kaburi lake sasa liko tupu. Ikiwa dini ya kweli ni ile inayoweza kuwapa wanadamu uzima, kaburi tupu la Yesu ni ushahidi kwamba Ukristo ndio dini pekee ya kweli.
