So you realize a religion can be made up and millions will follow it faithfully.
Yes they are following Christ. It's a spin off just like Christianity. The Jewish bible foretold about a Messiah and low and behold. Of course the jewish establishment who made that up called bs when the Messiah came.
You may have missed my point. I am saying that when God is in the mix, the con man comes off second best. He loses his followers to Jesus and the truth.
As for the Jews: They once had a great king--King David where prosperity was sown. They lost that, and the prophets said, "Take heart, days like those will come again."
Instead, Jesus came. It is a pretty awesome thing: God is our king! Except the Jews pointed out, "The prophecies point to a human being, not to God!" Some said, We will settle for God. Others said, Not us. We're waiting for our human being! (Well, perhaps a little hyperbole there, but you know...more or less.)
You truth is an opinion. Every other faith believes their god is the god and you are the one worshiping idols and false gods. Their gods are as evident to them if not more so. Many have been around longer than the belief in one god (+jesus, +holy ghost). God wears many faces and aspects. God is not a one of god is in all things and all people. We are all gods and everything on earth as well. Water, clouds, stars, moon, sun, trees, mountains, etc.
There faith is a valid if not more so that that of christians. Christians who are divided into many sect that each believe their church is the correct church of god. Are you all right or all wrong?
Why is any faith or belief needed if god is in us and everything. We don't need a church or intermediary to reach god if god is inside us. We can talk to him/her/it/they were ever and whenever we choose. I don't thing god needs our adoration, but that conscience inside is like a friend always with us, taking our hand and helping us. We don't need to feed god's ego or give him offerings. Just being the best person we can be toward others and the planet should be enough.
If there is anything, I would think it is more like a lantern with many sides each in different colors, and there are many twisted and intersecting paths toward each color. They all eventually lead to the lantern. People see different aspects or colors to the light, but it is the same light. Even the paths that are long and complicated, like roads to rome, lead to the light. Even if lost you will eventually reach the lantern.
We are all born, live, love, fear, struggle and die. We are all the same. We all get to the end eventually, some just take a more scenic path.
We will all die.
Religion has build civilizations and responsible for horrific wars and cruelty. Witch hunts, inquisitions, crusades, holy wars, massacres, persecution, hate...........
This is what god wants??? For people to feel superior and to hate or bully others that don't conform to you? To treat others as less than you? Unworthy?
Religions speak of peace and tolerance but far too many of 'faith' are anything but. The holy war is not with other, but only with yourself. Fail that battle you fail the war.
I see far too many Pharisees that see only the sin in others and not themselves. They see wrong in everyone not a carbon of themselves.
If this is what your religion teaches, no wonder so many are without deep loving inspirational faith in a god. They will walk their own path to the light, one they respect more, one that is more beautiful to them. Death will always be the final equalizer, and faith has nothing to do with it. God or no god, we all die in the end.