Firsthand Revelation
At the end of the day, how are we to know that what anyone tells us about God is correct? We need prophets because they talk to God. The common man has never seen His face, and many cant even confess they have felt any particular feeling towards God. Moses talked to God face to face and published scripture. Jesus was the son of God, and taught the ways of eternal life. Other prophets ranging from Mohammed to Buda, to more obscure persons like Zoroaster, and even modern people have claimed to speak for God. Some have their own scriptures! Every man is entitled to believe in and what he may. His conscience is his own, not to be taken. For my purposes though, it is eternally important to discover who is right out of all these parties. Not just who is good, but who is right. In other words: who has the keys to the door of eternal life? It is readily apparent that you and I cannot take a prophet's word at face value. To many want our time and attention, and so little of spiritua...