It always amazes me how some famous philosophers who despised organized religion are so much closer to the truth than so many who promote religion. My opinion, which doesn’t carry a lot of weight, is that Voltaire was in that category.
Here is one of his quotes:
“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him” – Voltaire
We must always remember what Jesus said to the masters of religion in His day.
Matthew 23:13
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
How I began this thought is how I’ll end it:
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Give it some thought.
Gary