What an Awesome, Holy, Almighty, Loveable God Jesus is!
Who is like you – Majestic in Holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? – Exo 15:11 (NIV)”
In Hinduism, there are Gods for each and every virtue like education, wisdom, wealth, protection, destruction, creation etc. Many Hindu Vedas and Upanishads clearly depict the highest qualities and godliness required for a god to be worshipped. Do all the so called gods possess such virtues and godly qualities or not, I leave it to the readers to judge. But when I read the New Testament in the Bible, I was astonished and astounded to see the teachings of Lord Jesus Christ, His qualities, righteousness, unbiased judgement, His covenants, promises, healing and resurrecting power, His oneness with God, the Supreme, His holy and unblemished character and His supreme sacrifice for His creations to give total remissions of sins, His abundant and unceasing love, His obedience, humility etc. Think of any or all the godly qualities or virtues, they all belong to Jesus Christ. Name a good thing, it belongs to Him. HE IS MATCHLESS, SUPREME, KING OF KINGS! NO ONE ELSE! “No one is like you O Lord, you are great and your name is mighty in power (Jeremiah 10:6-7)”. No God of any religion in this whole universe can even think of coming near to Jesus Christ to match His holiness, qualities, teachings, sacrifice or promises. He alone is the only and fittest God to be
S. THAYAPPAN 37 worshipped in the whole universe. Jesus Christ did not die on the cross of Calvary for Christians alone. 1Jn 2:2 says, “The blood of Jesus was shed for all human beings”. Yes, He died for every body, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or nationality. Hence Jesus Christ alone is the only God for every one, every religion, every nation and for the entire universe!
In Hindu temples, when the priest does the abhishekam (the anointing) or archanai or worship, he normally chants some slogas. I don’t know if everyone knew the meaning of those Sanskrit slogas. I am sure, the priest himself does not know the meaning or whom they really mean to. In fact all the slogas point to and glorify only Jesus Christ! See the following slogas in sanksrit.
Om Brahma puthiraya namaha (Brahma = Father; puthiraya = son (Jesus Christ) namaha = we worship – meaning we exalt, pray and worship Jesus Christ, the son of the Supreme Father. Refer John 3:16)
Om Kanni suthaya namaha (Oh Lord who is born of a virgin, we worship you. See Mt: 1:23. No God in this world is born of a virgin). I have power to lay it down and have power to take it down. This command I have received from my Father Om Pancha kaaya namaha (Oh Lord, you bore five wounds in your body for our sake, we adore you and worship you. See Is: 53:5)
Om Viruchasoola arundhaya namaha (Oh Lord, you were hung on the cross for us, for all our sins and sicknesses, we glorify you. See Pet: 2:24. No other god in any religion died for us or for our sins. Only Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and sacrificed His life to give us liberation and salvation. Acts 4:12 says that salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. He is the atoning sacrifice
for all our sins and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world (1Jn 2:2). The Bible emphatically states in Heb 9:22 that there is no remission of sins without shedding of blood. All the Hindu Vedas and Upanishads clearly admit and acknowledge this fact).
Om Mirutham jeyaya namaha (Oh Lord who scored victory and triumph over death and hell, we hail you. See Is: 25:8. All those self-proclaimed god men and god incarnates are dead, buried and their cemeteries still remain closed. None of them are known to have ever come alive again. Jesus Christ is the only God who died on the cross for our sins, was buried in the presence of every one and on the third day was resurrected and came out alive to be seen by His twelve disciples and plenty of people in Jerusalem (1 Corin 15:3,4). His cemetery is still open. It is history, not a story or epic but questioned, researched and proved beyond anyone’s doubt and recorded by many scholars, researchers and archeologists. The birth of Lord Jesus Christ was recorded in the census report taken during the reign of Augustus Caesar. Jesus Christ is the only God who could say that I have power to lay it down and have power to take it down. This command I have received from my Father (John 10:17-18)”.
Om Nama sivaaya namaha (Sivam = Love. Oh loving Lord, we uphold your name and praise you. Jesus Christ exhibited the divine love and has defined what and how a love should be in I Corin 13:4-8. Love is patient, kind, it does not envy, boast, and it does not feel proud, rude, self seeking and not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres and never fails. None on earth can measure the depth His love towards us. Eph 3:18 exclaims, “How wide, long, high and deep is the love of Christ!”
Om Sathaa Sivaaya namaha (Oh Lord, you always love us. We lift up your name and magnify it. See Hebrew 13:8. Jesus Christ never changes. His love never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow).
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All the Siddhars and wise men of yester millennium have sung innumerable songs praising Lord Jesus and they have categorically said that salvation is possible only through Jesus Christ and He alone is the true and the only God. The Lord Himself has said in Jere 32:27 in no uncertain terms that I AM THE LORD, THE GOD OF ALL MANKIND. Further He has also warned in Duet 5:7 that YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME. e HHAgasthia Munivar, Azhugini Siddhar, Paambaatti Siddhar, Korakka Munivar, Pattinathu adigal, Thiruvalluvar, Thirumoolar and so many other well known Siddhars and wise men have written so many songs about Jesus and have declared Jesus Christ alone is the real and the only God. All those songs have been hidden, many destroyed and did not see the light of the day because of Aryas. If it is the Will of the Lord, I might soon write a book in detail about all these Siddhars and their songs praising the glory of Lord Jesus Christ. When I read the Bible more deeply, I was convinced beyond any doubt that JESUS CHRIST IS AND CAN ONLY BE THE LORD FOR EVERY ONE IN THIS WORLD! Hallelujah!