THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRIST, ANCESTORS AND OTHER RELIGIONS…

Thank you. May the Spirit of the Living God continue to enlighten us so that we can understand the gospel.
The only problem with philosophical theology is that it does not present God as he is, and does not present the way to salvation. A bit like Traditional Religions, it recognizes the spirituality of life, recognizes that Christ existed but does not recognize him for who he is.
Before Christ, it is true, relics and many other great personalities existed, religions existed, but never revealed God nor offered salvation to man. Jesus Christ therefore came to show man the way of salvation, to reconcile man to his Creator.
The relics of our ancestors are sources of spirituality, however, note that our ancestors do not reconcile us to the Creator, do not deliver us from Satan and sin, and therefore, will not spare us from the Last Judgment.
And that is the difference between Christ and any other religion or people.
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, the Son of God, the Redeemer of mankind, the way, the life and the only Mediator between God and man. None of those before and after Christ has ever claimed to be what Christ said He is, and in truth He is all He is. He is our Only Savior, light and way to God. Beyond all of that, He’s the only One that’s raised from the dead and lives forever.
Jesus answered him: “I am the way, the truth, the life. No one can come to the Father except by me”, John 14: 6.
Jesus addressed the crowd again and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness again.” John 8:12.
Jesus said again: “Yes, I tell you the truth, I am the gate of the sheepfold. All those who came before me are thieves, robbers; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. Whoever enters through me will be saved; he will be able to go in and out, and he will find his food. The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy. I came so that humans may have life and have it in abundance. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd is ready to lay down his life for his sheep”, John 10: 7-11.
This is good and pleasing to God our Savior, who wants all humans to be saved and to come to know the truth. For there is only one God, and only one intermediary between God and humanity, the man Jesus Christ who gave himself as a ransom for the liberation of all. He thus brought, at the appointed time, the proof that God wants all mankind to be saved”, 1 Timothy 2: 3-6.
There is one more difference: the other priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing their activity. But Jesus lives forever and his role as priest is perpetual. This is why he can definitely save those who approach God through him, because he is always alive to pray to God on their behalf. Jesus is therefore the high priest that we needed. He is holy, without blemish, without sin; he was separated from sinners and carried up very high into the heavens”, Hebrews 7: 23-26.
In short, the gospel is the source of salvation, yet philosophy leaves man confused. Theology, on the other hand, presents a distant God, a distant God, but gives man no solution to the problem of sin or the salvation of the soul.
Now the gospel presents to us reconciliation and union between God and man through Christ.
But God proved to us how much he loves us: Christ died for us while we were still sinners. By his sacrifice we are now made righteous before God; how much more will we be saved by him from the wrath of God. We were enemies of God, but he reconciled us to himself through the death of his Son. Much more, now that we are reconciled to him, will we be saved by the life of his Son. There is more: we rejoice before God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now reconciled to God”, Romans 5:8-11.
Good reading and good understanding, in the love of Christ. Shalom!