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Date Posted: 19:39:31 02/07/06 Tue
In reply to:
dattaswami
's message, "W" on 09:10:58 01/26/06 Thu
Sir, I appreciate your desire for peace. Yet you fail to recognize a few fundamental issues, one of which mainly comes out in this paragraph:
“Moreover every religion states that their God only created this world. Unfortunately this world is one only and every God cannot create the same world. There are no many worlds to justify that each God created His own world. Therefore any human being with an iota of commonsense has to agree that there is only one impartial God who created this one world and He came in different forms to different countries and preached the same path in all the languages simultaneously at one time.”
By stating that all religions were created by the same God, you assume that no religion was created by man. If God instated Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, etc... why would the God of that particular religion give command for missionary work? If all paths led to Him regardless, why would He command that a certain path be preached to another area that is currently following a path that God had previously revealed to them?
I admit my own ignorance of the majority of this world's religion's beliefs on salvation. I am somewhat familiar with Islamic teaching, and very familiar with Christianity.
A Muslim would be offended by the notion that the "god" whom he served had given other paths, when the "holy book" this Muslim has tells him otherwise. This would be a contradiction. The same holds for Christianity. It is quite obvious to anyone with an "iota of commonsense" who is even somewhat familiar with the teachings of Christ, that Christ Himself distinguished His Deity from all other claims. John 10:7-9:
"Then Jesus said to them again, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters through by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.'"
Again, in John 14:6
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
Then, after the Resurrection, Jesus commanded them to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20
Furthermore, In Isaiah 48:11, a chapter on the redemption of God’s people, God states:
“For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My Glory to another.”
Christ the Son, who claimed deity, claimed He alone was THE WAY, THE DOOR to the God who refuses to share His glory with any other. This is actually a principle in support of the Trinity.
You can argue all day on which “religion” is correct, and even in this dispute I would boldly tell you the only way is Christ. But even from a completely logical, secular perspective, you cannot combine all “religions.” By doing this you reveal your own ignorance to the separate teachings within these “religions.”
Therefore, the question isn’t: “do all paths lead to God?” The question is: “which path leads to God?” And though I believe in Christ through faith (Hebrews 11:1, Ephesians 2:8-9), I daily become more and more convinced as the evidence of Christ and His Kingdom continues to pile up…even in the secular realm. To me the answer is rather obvious. Unfortunately, we are sinners and make such a mess of things, that many never find it. Jesus also said:
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
I am grateful the narrow gate, Christ Himself, is my Savior and my purpose, and with Him and His glory I will forever reside.
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