Is there only one way to believe in God?

Question

Christians believe in Scripture and the Tritinity. Jews believe in God but don't believe Jesus was the son of God. Mormons believe Jospeh Smith was a prophet sent from God and added to the new testament. Buddhist beilive in Buddha and reaching an enlightened state through meditation. Religous Scientists believe in a Higher Power... THE LIST IS ENDLESS!! Do you believe that there is any one way to be close to God. Is there a place such as hell to where I'd go if I don't believe in your God?

Answer 1

something i read really helped me with this same question...i believe the god/s that every religion worships is the same one..i just didnt know how to be close to a god with so many personalitys...and when i read this
"God is love and he respects love, whether its between a parent and a child, a man and a woman or friends. i dont think he cares about religon one little bit. live your life right. love with all your heart, dont hurt others and help those in need. dont worry about heaven. if it exists you be welcome." i knew that just talking to the big guy upstairs and following my heart and what i think is right then ill be ok...and i consider myself close to god because i can have a conversation with him anytime and feel like hes listening. but i dont have to go to church or practice religon i just have to believe and ill be ok....

Answer 2

Nobody has the time to study all the scriptures of all religions, But the way common man leads life shows that there is a common principle in all religions. Love everyone. Avoid selfishness, treachery, murder, and all the long listed evergreen sins. Religions are good but the religous leaders who do not want to sit together and devise a common religion, are bad. No religion says commit sin. Sin can be defined going against your conscince. God is within everybody and if u just listen to your conscince then everything would be ok. Anyway a person who is self satisfied with the means available is the righteous person. He is really in HEAVEN.

Answer 3

Jesus is the Way, Truth & Life. He is the Son of God and He died on the cross for the remission of our sins. So we can have everlasting life with God. The bible God is The God.

Some other religions are before Christ and may say some good things that even point to Christ. Though it really doesn't restore mankinds relationship to God. TheTorah God is God and has Messianic verses throughout. Also the prophetic books. And the Levitical Priesthood is everlasting. The new testament is written by Messianic Jews who were witness to Yeshua (Jesus). Jesus Christ is the Highpriest after the order of Melchizidek, an everlasting priesthood. Jesus paid the price for our sins once and for all when He shed His blood on the cross.

The after Christ religions will add to or take away from God's revealed Word in the bible. Especially steal from the work that was done on the cross for us. They take away from Jesus Diety. They say the bible has been translated wrong. These are basically Antichrist religions. If a Christian searches for the truth they realize the bible is very accurately transcribed. I can read an aprocraphal and see where it contradicts with God's Word. I can read anything and the Holy Spirit of Truth leads me into all truth and does not lie. God hates any book that is not His book. Read Revelations to the Churches.

God's plan is for us to be restored to Him through what Jesus did for us on the cross. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.

It is only righteous that if the sin of one man we all get the sin nature leading to death that the righteousnes of one man gives us eternal life. It is God's will that none will perish and all will come to repentance and have eternal life.

Everyones name is written in the Lambs book of life from the foundation. Peoples whose names are not written in the book of life are thrown into the lake of fire. And that happens when people reject God's salvation plan and get their names blotted out.

Answer 4

Too many questions in a question. Don't believe anything anywhere that is written by or can be revised by man unless they can prove it literally! Believe in it or him or they in your own way. In your heart! I don't believe there is an actual hell, and if there was it would not be eternal like they try to scare you into, because hell is here on earth if you are not affluent or ignorant! If you were ignorant you would not be asking this question. "Ignorance is bliss," is wrong. "Ignorance is slavery." is right.

Why would a loving God punish you with eternal torture (AN ALL KNOWING BEING) when you made the wrong choice of religion in such a confusing vast of religions and cultures and you were actually really trying to make the right choice. Especially after he made you and understands how you progressed mentally, physically, and spiritually, and know you wanted to and tried to make the right choice, but got it wrong in stupid variables.

Religion in life is NOT a game show where one party or contestants win, except in WAR, and God preaches against that in MOST bibles.

ORGANIZED religions are about money and power, find your own way and God(S), but keep yourself ethical and altruistic in human or even animal-istic boundaries.

Answer 5

Well the answer to you question is very simple... No there are many ways to believe in God. With that said, how many are right how many are wrong? The list isnt endless but it might as well be...

In my personal opinion however, I have come to the conclusion that one of the religions out there is correct and the others are a poor substitution of that one. One of the other commenters is right and you will have to do your research, but I believe the answer is out there. There are always (at least) two sides to every issue... So if you really want to know, you are in for a whirlwind of a search but in my belief there is no greater issue of importance in the world so good luck. In my experience this is how you should approach the issue.
Start with any relgion you want and then look at what arguments others have with that agrument and then return back to the religion and see if their defense against those arguments make sense. Every religion in the world has another criticizing it and the one that stands up to that critic the best should be the right one.
With that said I have come to the conclusion that Christianity and a plain interpretation of the Bible is what God has given to mankind to reveal Himself and provide us with His will. If you have any questions concerning this feel free to ask (or others reading this) any questions you would like. I have been where you are at and I would like to share what knowledge I have acquired with those who are truly seeking answers and not those that just want a theological debate. I have tried to not get too preachy pray that you will find the answers you are looking for. If you would like to contact me my email is [e-mail]

Answer 6

Nope - there is no one way to believe in god or a creator. Some people will tell you otherwise, but those people are usually the ones who have the least amount of faith in their god thus they feel they must preach and give you lines of scripture to try to convince you that they are right - in reality - they are just trying to convince themselves..

Ever notice how the only ones that do a whole lot of preaching are Christians? Every single time I see one of these types of questions it's the Christians that are the most rampant about thrusting their religion in the face of the one asking the question.

Everyone must find god on their own and see the light for themselves - no matter what religion they decide to focus on. Otherwise - it's just brainwashing.

Answer 7

Dear Downtown,
Most of us believe that there's only one God. If each of us believe that our God is the ultimate God, isn't there a possibility that we are infact praying to the same God. The question is now, why are we praying and believing in God differently.
I think, given the amount of time since then, and the number of people that we have allowed to translate and digest all the Holy Books - the Old testament, the Bible, The Torah, the Quran, we have infact open ourself to many translations and claims.
Believe that there's only one God, believe in goodnesss.. I think we will be ok. Dont confuse yourself with Buddha, Guru Nanak, Mohammed and even Isa (Jesus to the Christian). They are not God. They are human beings created by God, to preach good ness to mankind. Try going back to basic if you are interested, but read many books and dont stick to one. God Bless.

Answer 8

.There are all kinds of beliefs in God. Yes Christians do believe in the scripture. And it's true about Jews and true about the Mormons. But me being a born again Christian beleives in the #1 truth about God and his son Jesus. I will say this, Mormons only tell half the truth about Jesus and God and Heaven. They are more like a cult.Unlike Jahova witnesses, Mormons are one to put a lie in what they tell. Any one can believe in God any way they want, but will it get you to Heaven? The one true way to believe in God is by admitting that you are a sinner and that you ask God to forgive you of your sins and ask Him in to your heart. And all Baptist's and Penacostals live by the Scripture and Beleive on God's son and that He raised him from the dead. Jesus said" I am the way the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me". It's in the bible in the book of John. If you believe in God and have Bible and read it then you know the meaning of what Jesus did for you. Also read the book of Exudus.

Answer 9

If you believe in a god, then that belief must be based upon faith. Religion is just a term denoting the scope and capacity of a faith, as well as doctrine espoused by its leaders and followed by believers. However, it seems that doctrinal differences have been scourge of ecclesiastical tolerance and understanding between denominations of a faith, as well as with other religions. Scriptures, Qu'ran, and similar writings do bring focus to the faiths of individuals. albeit at the price of negative indoctrination of those outside the denominative doctrine or religion will be deemed unworthy to be saved. Such viewpoint reflects a negative aspect of religion, which results in the abberration of faith within people. Personally, faith is not only a matter of belief, but choice as well. It reflects the course of life an individual will take, in relation to himself and the community at large. This corresponse to ethics and morality, with the former relating to the individual, the latter towards society. In the end, whether belief or faith of an individual revolves around either polytheism, monotheism, or atheism, and the various interpretations of either general forms of faith, one must accept that everyone are the same. Most individuals have some form of faith one way or the other. In regards to your belief of a god, whatever doctrinal interpretations exist matters not, since all those in this religious category have exactly the same faith. This goes with other faiths as well.

Answer 10

"Religion easily—has the best bullsh*t story of all time. Think about it. Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man...living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you. He loves you and he needs money."

"I've begun worshipping the Sun for a number of reasons. First of all, unlike some other gods I could mention, I can see the Sun. It's there for me every day. And the things it brings me are quite apparent all the time: heat, light, food, a lovely day. There's no mystery, no one asks for money, I don't have to dress up, and there's no boring pageantry. And interestingly enough, I have found that the prayers I offer to the sun and the prayers I formerly offered to God are all answered at about the same 50-percent rate."

Answer 11

why worry about hell while you're still here? yes, there is a hell. Jesus did say that. He also said that he is the only way to God (so any that believe in him dont have to go). To that many say "the nerve!" i could totally sympathize. but the thing with Jesus is that he did all things to show that all the claims he made about himself were true! there is historical proof of his miracles and his resurrection even outside the bible. you sound worried about your eternal future as one should be but, as a follower of Christ i can tell you that I am enjoying much more than knowing Im not going to hell--there's peace in seemingly hopeless situations, there's ALWAYS having a listening ear no matter who in life turns away from you, there's healing (i know many speak of the physical but mine is largely emotional), the wisdom to live the best life possible here on earth, having my wrongs forgiven. just flat out PEACE, man. 4 real. any person or group can make claims. but check out who did what to back up the authority they spoke on. i guarantee Jesus will come out--not on top--but all by himself...hope this helps! l8r...