What's more, I discovered that what I had sought through the Buddhist path—wisdom, compassion, and lovingkindness—were found in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The supreme act of compassion was His sacrifice on the cross—that while we were still sinners, He died for us.
No human alive could ever demonstrate this kind of unselfish, unconditional love.
No human can match God's divine mercy and lovingkindness, no matter how long we meditate or what books we've read.
Yet we must try, for when we receive Christ, we become a new creation and begin the process of becoming Christ-like.
The apostle John wrote. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 John 2:6, NKJV).
If this kind of personal transformation is not enlightenment, I do not know what is.
To me, having a personal relationship with God and the assurance of salvation brings true peace. And it's ours if we but ask for it!
No human alive could ever demonstrate this kind of unselfish, unconditional love.
No human can match God's divine mercy and lovingkindness, no matter how long we meditate or what books we've read.
Yet we must try, for when we receive Christ, we become a new creation and begin the process of becoming Christ-like.
The apostle John wrote. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 John 2:6, NKJV).
If this kind of personal transformation is not enlightenment, I do not know what is.
To me, having a personal relationship with God and the assurance of salvation brings true peace. And it's ours if we but ask for it!
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