Is your religious path the only path to God? Or does it allow for other paths to go to God? Explain?

Question

If I follow a different path, while you might allow me the right to follow it, do you think that I will not go to God because I am not on your path?

In other words, while you and I might go to a different place of worship and listen to words from different religious texts, do the people in my house of worship have the ability to go to heaven, even thou we don't share the same faith/worship/path?

What is it specifically about your path that is different? Is it the book you use, or the version of that book, or the interpretation of that book?

Answer 1

In Judaism what matters is your actions.

Answer 2

I believe that if you live your life to the best of your ability, and you believe that your religion will help you get to god, then that is what god looks at in the end. No matter where you go to worship, or how you worship, you are showing faith and obediance by going.

I know a lot of people say that us mormons are a bunch of cult-following dimwits who don't know the first thing about God, or religion, and that we aren't christian, I believe that we each have a right to worship as we see fit and God isn't going to say "you are going to hell because you aren't this religion or that religion". It is all on an individual basis. Your relationship with God is your own personal thing. We shouldn't be kept to one standard when talking about God and our beliefs.

Answer 3

Since you already know what I believe I am really answering this for anyone that might read that hasn't come across my repetitive postings. God is energy. Doesn't matter what you believe or how you live your life. All living things are made of this energy. We all go back to it in the end. If following a certain faith makes you feel better or connects you with that energy while in this form go on and do it. If believing in nothing and questioning everything works for you then have at it. Jesus and Hitler are equal in the end. Now that my friend is shock value.
Love & Light
Sharon

Answer 4

Faith is approximately morality... Religion and the notion that there's this "excellent being" that watches over us is a approach to deliver many people force in the ones offerings that we make daily.... Its like having a "father determine" mentioning to us what's correct and what's mistaken... if now not for that this international might be in a state of chaos - its just like the ying and the yang... I maintain listening to folks who've doubts that there's a "God" however but I have in no way heard any individual who had doubts that there's a "Hell" its ok to have doubts -- some of the reports which are advised by way of the bible sound extra like fiction than fact however with out religion there might be no desire and all of us want anything to think in

Answer 5

The basic belief is to recognise the One and Unique Deity~and~that there is the Life after this life..It follows with a Belief in all the Holy Books(such as Torah,Gospel,the Qur'an...),in all the Angels, in all the Holy Messengers, and in destiny. The Beliefs must be followed by actions. We are to be judged on our actions plus beliefs. Actions such as respecting fellow humans by a service that we ought to render to the extent of all our means. Of course, the ordained prayers lead us on to the Way. The Majestic Judge knows all the paths treaded by the human beings.

Answer 6

whens the last time you found one path to where you are. never. you thought something else might happen and it did or didn't or kind of did and you're still where you are today. i have my own path and i could care less if somebody followed it or said it was right. that's for me to decide, seeing that I am the only one who can see my intentions. i believe we're all god. but to each his own, i don't force my ways on others. nothing is ever the same.

Answer 7

I'm Wiccan. While I don't believe in the Judaic version of "God," I do believe in a Higher Power. I accept that others have different faiths, and as long as you don't mock mine, I won't mock yours. I also believe in reincarnation because it makes sense to me that you have to get some experience before you're considered worthy for eternity of any sort. Whether it takes you one life or hundreds to get that eternity, though, I think that all paths that teach kindness, self-discipline, love, patience, etc are good paths that help you in that direction.

Answer 8

Jesus stated in the Holy Scriptures at Matthew 7:13-15 - that there are two roads, one leading off into destruction & the narrow road leading off into life. We would want to be on the narrow road, yet few are on it. In that same chapter of Matthew 7:21-23: He continues to say that many people would claim to worship God, but would not be true Christians. We quote - "Not everyone saying to me 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is the heavens will." So, there is the key - true worship involves doing God's will. How can we know what God's will is? Jesus himself answers at John 17:3: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." So, we need to take in knowledge by study of God's Word.

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Answer 9

Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me". I believe every word that Jesus ever spoke so what do you think. If the people in you place of worship are following Jesus then they will get there if not, then they won't.

Answer 10

On the buddhist tradition (mind you, I am not a scholar), it is believed that any way you take that helps you become a better person it's alright.

Of course, the concentrated effort in the acquisition of wisdom on the true nature of things can only be achieved by following the Dharma, as opposed to following attachements to transitory things -such as religions-.

Since buddhists believe that life is a cycle of infinite living and dying, it means that you have plenty of time (as long as you are fortunate enough to be reborn in one of the higher realms, such as been a human) to achieve liberation (Nirvana).

Good luck!

Answer 11

Well, there is another way other than Jesus. If you never sinned, never thought a bad thought or said a bad thing, if you lived a totally perfect life, you get to go straight to heaven. As for us real people, we have to rely on He who sets by the right hand of the Father.