Can more then one religion be true?

[godrulz]

Most religions have BEHAVIORAL TRUTH that will help you lead a better life or create a better society. They have these principles in common with (and often derived from) Christianity.

Biblical, historical, orthodox Christianity is the only one with REDEMPTIVE TRUTH that leads to a right relationship with God and eternal life. There is only one God and He has revealed Himself to us through the Word of God (specific) and creation (general). He has finally spoken to us by becoming a man in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is proven by the historical fact of the resurrection, which is absent from other religions.

His claims are exclusive and absolute. You must be born again; unless you repent, you will perish; I am the only way, truth, and life; there is no other name given by which we must be saved; believe and you will not perish. (Jn. 3:16; Jn. 14:6; Acts 4:12; etc.)

Christianity is THE only redemptively valid religion because it is based on historical truth and spiritual reality. You can follow other religions and meditate for bliss, but will still die in your sins.

The other obvious issue is that the essential beliefs of religions are diametrically opposed (Jesus cannot be Creator God and uncreated angel or mere mortal at the same time) and mutually exclusive. There may be agreement on some non-essential lifestyle issues, but all paths cannot lead to God. He has revealed how we are to come to Him and took the initiative for us to return to relationship with Him. Religion is man's feeble attempt with ritual and works to appease God or discover Him.

There is solid evidence for Christianity to be the way to God, because it is trusting in God Himself through Jesus Christ. Buddha and Mohammed are dead. Jesus is alive. He died for me; I will live for Him.

[Ovedya]

Someone once put it to me like this. Confucious, Budda, and Mohammed are still in their graves. But Christ's tomb is empty. He is ressurected, they are not! What mere prophet or teacher has ever conquored death and the grave?

I would add to that - What mere prophet or teacher has ever claimed to be the Son of God, and had others confess this with their own mouths (Peter)?

[tsth]

Dear Dr. Luke,

I see the awesome Glory of God magnified in your post. He shines in you, even though I cannot see you, I do see the Lord in what you wrote.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[RGR]

Charles Stanley made a great point once. He was speaking of the notion that all roads lead to Heaven. He said that many Christians will say they believe in Jesus, but God won't deny Heaven to a Muslim or a Hindu who has lived a good life, but never accepted Christ. He said in response to that, that God would be awful cruel to do that. He would have allowed His only Son to be tortured and die all for nothing, since some other path would lead to Him. Then, if He were so cruel, can you really trust what He has said about Heaven? If He would let his only Son be tortured, disgraced and killed, all the while making other roads available for salvation, He was one of the cruelest monsters there were and He couldn't be trusted at all.

[godrulz]

Religions tend to magnify the 'goodness' of man and minimize the holiness of God. That is why they think good works or endless reincarnation will eventually bridge the gap between sinner and God. His standard is perfection. We will always fall short of this. He alone provides the remedy acceptable to Him and His moral government. A relationship with God is the solution, rather than ritual and religion.

[Ovedya]

Religion is man's way of pleasing God apart from Christ.

Outwardly religion looks very good and pleasing. But inwardly religion is corrupt because of its source. Religion can never please God because only Christ please God. This touches very much on the matter of works being able to please God. We know that any outward work is not pleasing to God because works are apart from Christ. Only Christ is pleasing to God. Therefore, if you do not have Christ you cannot please God by your working of religion and all the practices, rituals, etc., involved therein.

[endure4salvation]

The world religions all make absolute claims to be the way to God and all are contradictory, therefore, AT BEST, only one can be true.

[Voice Of God]

Religion is man's way of pleasing God apart from Christ.

Outwardly religion looks very good and pleasing. But inwardly religion is corrupt because of its source. Religion can never please God because only Christ please God. This touches very much on the matter of works being able to please God. We know that any outward work is not pleasing to God because works are apart from Christ. Only Christ is pleasing to God. Therefore, if you do not have Christ you cannot please God by your working of religion and all the practices, rituals, etc., involved therein.

Amen!

Unless Christ builds the Church, we labor in vain.

This is exactly what God has put on my heart lately.

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

hummmmmmmm..lets see..well,mohammad's grave is still occupied,the little fat guy budha is still in his grave..........the only one who kept HIS promise isthe only one for me...the LORD JESUS CHRIST.the proof that christianity is the one true religion..look at all the different denominations of christianity we have.you see all other's dont have all this confusion because the old devil already has them.why would he stir up trouble amongst his own?i believe that the reason for so many different denoms in christianity is because the devil is trying his best to keep GOD's people at each other all the time .we argue on whose dotrine is right or wrong.the devil keeps us all stirred up.so look at the big picture here....islam,no rivals...hindus,no rivals,budhist,no rivals......christians, rivals..THE DEVIL.

i just wanted to add my 2 cents worth

[passionatefury]

Truth is not relative. Every religion cannot be right, only one can. Many religions have bits of truth in them, but not the whole truth. I believe only Christianity holds that whole truth. -Passionate