Here we start to understand God’s provision: God wanted to teach us that a sacrifice was necessary as an atonement for sinful man. Instead of man dying for his rebellion and sin, God designated a sacrifice to be offered in his place. The Bible teaches, however, that many sacrifices were not sufficient to atone for the great sins of man and his iniquity. God met the need by sending Christ to perform the act of atonement, to offer Himself in place of these sacrifices. This is how God purposed from the beginning that He would save man from his iniquity and sin. Christ became the Ultimate Sacrifice. Jesus spoke of the peace that can come…

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics