The Head of the Church John 3:16

Every religion will try to convince you of the importance of their deity or prophet. Muslims proclaim the supremacy of Muhammad's prophecies, Mormon's base their theology on the works of John Smith, Buddhists will laud the teachings of Buddha as the cornerstone upon which theology is founded, and on and on. Each religion espousing their leadership as superior to all others. But we must hold each life up to the light of truth and ask ourselves: Which leader truly reflects what it means to be a leader?

 The first thing we must understand about leadership is that a true leader must be completely selfless. Leadership and selfishness are not compatible in any way, shape or form. A leader must be willing to sacrifice all for the betterment of those that follow him. With this understanding we see that only one leader has made the ultimate sacrifice not only because He laid down His life for His followers but because He did so with a goal in mind.

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

 Jesus is the cornerstone upon which Christianity is founded. And as such laid down His own life not for His gain but so that those that followed Him would be covered. From the beginning man has been unable through our sinful nature to enter into the presence and life of God but seeing this shortcoming He descended from heaven clothed in the flesh of Jesus and laid down His life as the ultimate sacrifice that as a sinless offering suffering the shame and pain of a sinners death took upon himself the debt of sin and paid it off for all who followed. This gift is given to all as Acts chapter 2 illustrates and it is by this token act of selflessness that Christ Jesus is crowned King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
No other theological leader in history has made this sacrifice for man simply because no other leader could profess the sinless nature of deism as Christ had. And as such Christ Jesus is the first leader of theology and all religious teaching must mirror or image itself after the life and teachings of Christ and if they do not then they are heretical by nature.

God Bless,
J.P. Ladd