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In Genesis 27:39, it is written, " 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, ^athy dwelling shall be ¹the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above. "  It has been established, in the church bulletin, below, that God does bless sinners, though they are not saved, for example.  God blesses sinners with food, clothing, and families, for example.  God blesses sinners with rain, as well.  In Matthew 5:45, it is written, " 45 That ye may be the ¹children of your Father which is in heaven: for ^ahe maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust " ( Emphasis mine, R.E.W. ).  Moreover, in Philippians 2:21, it is written, " 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. "  The apostle Paul ( see Philippians 1:1 ) wrote ( see 2:19, 20, for example ), here, about how the young evangelist Timothy ( see 2 Timothy 1:1, 2; 2:22, for example ) would sincerely care about the state of the saints in the church at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.  Sinners are not sincerely concerned about the well-being of others.  Politicians will often say how they have overcome many obstacles to attain their positions in life.  What they are not saying is how they have stepped on others, through their selfish ambition ( see Philippians 2:3, for example; ESV, for example ), to get to the top of their field.  This is the great American success story.  The feminist movement ( see Jeremiah, chapter 44 ( especially verse 18, for example ), for example ) has emboldened women to have this same prideful ( see Proverbs 16:18, for example ) mindset.  The feminist false religion is spilling over into the New Testament church with disastrous consequences.  Christian women are attempting to run roughshod over the men.  I have observed some Christian wives disrespecting their husbands ( see Ephesians 5:33, for example ).  Some Christian women, who are strong ( i.e., in thier own minds ), have seen fit to challenge the leadership influence of the full-time evangelist ( see 1 Timothy 2:11, 12, for example ).  We read of the rebellion of Korah, for example, in Numbers, chapter 16, for example.  God responded to this sinful ( see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; Romans 15:1-4 ( especially verse 4, for example ); 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17; and 1 John 3:4, for example ) situation with a miraculously occuring severe earthquake.  Since supernatural miracles are not occuring at this time ( see John 15:15 and 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, for example ), we should not expect this to happen.  However, God, through His providence ( see Psalm 119:12, for example ), manifests His wrath through hurricanes, for example ( see Proverbs 10:25, for example ).  The Bible teaches that it is a sin for the Christian women to rise up against the leadership influence of the full-time evangelist, for example ( see also 1 Timothy 5:17 and 1 Peter 5:1-5, for example ).  God says that women ( strong or otherwise ) and denominational men are not qualified to be an evangelist.  Also, the great American success story has no place in the church.  In Matthew 20:25, 26, it is written ( please read all of this chapter to get the immediate context ), " 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles ¹exercise dominion over them, and they that are great excercise authority upon them.  26 But ^ait shall not be so among you: but ^bwhosoever will be great among you, let him be your ¹minister. "  God says that greatness in the church is to be a minister or servant.  Some have wrongly claimed that Zoroastrianism is the oldest religion in the world.  The fact is that God is the oldest religion in this universe.  God is the Word ( see John 1:1, for example ), God is the way ( see John 10:30; 14:6, 15; and Romans 1:20, for example ) and, thus, God is true religion ( see Acts, chapter 26 ( especially verse 5, for example ), for example ).  The Holy Bible is God's word.  For a comparison of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, please see the pyramid chart, below:

The first category is World Population, which had to be gauged in terms of hundres of millions of people ( otherwise, the size of the vertical axis of the pyramids would have been inordinately small ).  Concerning the third category, that is, Founder's Lifespan/Founding, the pyramid for Hinduism had to be gauged in terms of hundreds of years ( otherwise, the vertical axis of this pyramid would have been inordinately large ).  One basic engineering design principle is that whatever flaws cannot be designed out, they are warned out, and so it is with the pyramid chart, above.

God has blessed this world with His word, which has been completely revealed in written form.  It is sad that so many people either read the Bible without understanding it, or they do not read the Bible at all.  There are four monotheistic religions in this world: ( 1 ) Judaism, ( 2 ) the Baptist religion ( see John, chapter 1, for example ), ( 3 ) Christianity, and ( 4 ) Islam.  Judaism became osbsolete when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary ( see Luke 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33, for example ) and Colossians, chapter 2 ( especially verse 14, for example ), for example ).  The Baptist religion became obsolete at John 1:35-37, and its obsolescence was finalized at the cross.  Islam is false religion because Mohammed was a false prophet.  Thus, there is one true religion for this world — Christianity.  All other world religions are polytheistic, which are idolatry, and they are all condemned in the Holy Bible ( as with Islam ).  The data for Buddhism,¹ Confucianism,² and Hinduism,³ were derived from the source indicated in the footnotes, below.  In Psalm 97:5, it is written, " 5 ^aThe ¹hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. "  Please search the scriptures daily, as the Jews of Be-re´-a did ( see Acts 17:10, 11, for example ). 🕮

1. THE COMPACT GUIDE TO WORLD RELIGIONS, General Editor: Halverson, Dean C., BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55438, The Compact Guide to World Religions, Copyright © 1996, International Students, Inc., pp. 54, 58.
2.  Ibid., pp. 70-72.
3.  Ibid., pp. 87-90.