Just a question (rephrased). Can other beliefs/faiths know the true god we know through recieving holy spirit?

Question

This is hard for me to put in words but here goes. What i am trying to say is we know God because God was with jesus and jesus (by his fathers authority) told us the helper (holy spirit) would come. When we recive this, generally we know god because we are flooded with love and we may recieve some gifts, and we just know that this is (as we are told is jesus manifest in us, and God is with jesus, so we are with God) the one true God. Do other faiths have the holy spirit, are flooded with love and know the same God we know? e.g Islam, e.t.c.
LOVE GOD, I know thats all we need and praise and honour jesus and God and the holy spirit. Praise you god have mercy on me
PLZ dn't slate me, i'm still a babe.

Answer 1

Ok! im alost there, i got u! i understood what u r tryig to say, ok!mmmmmhhhh.... for example, lets take my example of religion, i m a muslim, n i follow islam, its the same way as u do. it is mainly that we know our God through our holy Prophets who brought the messae to us( the mankind) n gods holy book too. there fore we learnt how to praise, love , care n pray to god to ask for forgiveness from our holy prophets n also thru their teachings too.(these teaching are mostly known as sunnahs! which we follow), therefore inorder to make it simple n sweet it is that other faiths/believes can also know the true God thru recieving it from our Prophets n our holy book! which is Qur-an!hope that answers!

Answer 2

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states,

About Judaism: "The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the Old Covenant. To the Jews "belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ"; "for the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

About Islam: The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.

About other non-Christian religions: All nations form but one community. This is so because all stem from the one stock which God created to people the entire earth, and also because all share a common destiny, namely God. His providence, evident goodness, and saving designs extend to all against the day when the elect are gathered together in the holy city.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

There are two specific lines in the Bible that cleared up this question for me long ago:
1) 3 John 1:11
"Anyone who does what is good is from God."
2) Matthew 5:16
"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven".
In other words, no matter what you choose to call it, or how you come into that knowledge, there is only One source of goodness. Hold onto that faith, for tolerance is not condescending to open the door for others, but acknowledging that it is already open for all.

Answer 4

C.S. Lewis approached the topic in his Narnia book "The Last Battle."

In that setting, there are two "gods" -- Aslan (who clearly represents Jesus and is the embodiment of good) and Tash, who represents evil.

A young soldier who grew up in a "Tash" country where Aslan was not known at all served Tash faithfully because it was all he knew -- he did good things in Tash's name, he served honorably and sincerely, he respected and loved people, his attitude and heart was one of good.

When he enters what amounts to the afterlife, the soldier meets Tash, who would take him... but Aslan appears and drives Tash away. When the soldier sees Aslan, the soldier is overwhelmed with awe and [good] fear. He asks Aslan why he is there, because he had served Tash, not Aslan, in his life.

Aslan tells him that he accepts only what is good, and Tash can accept only what is evil. So everything that good that was done in Tash's name was really done in the service of Aslan, while all evil that was done in Aslan's name was done in the service of Tash.

So while the soldier thought he was serving Tash (because it was all he knew), he was actually serving and loving Aslan, and so belonged to Aslan and not Tash.

I don't know why each individual person would reject Jesus. We all have reasons. Only some of those are "heart" reasons where we reject the life of service and love Jesus has called us to, because we'd rather serve ourselves. Sometimes people have been taught incorrect things about Jesus, or do not understand who Jesus really us. Sometimes they have emotional baggage that makes it hard for them to make that commitment. Sometimes they grow up in cultures where they would never even hear of Jesus.

I think God works directly on the heart, not the head. He has to. If anyone can find God, then that includes people who do not have the rational capacity to "understand" the doctrines. But all the doctrines do is offer "guard rails" (so to speak) that help keep us on track; God speaks directly to the heart and core of a person (remember Paul's comments about how the Spirit understands the groans and aches we feel even if we cannot articulate them through words?).

I think that someone who is really guided by the Spirit, of whatever background, who truly understands who Jesus is would follow him -- who they are and what they value would be the same as what Jesus embodies. As a limited metaphor, it would be like finding an old friend again, and they would want to serve him.

Our basic task as Christians (in terms of spreading any "good news") is to embody Jesus, so that others can see him clearly and not be messed up by misinformation, lack of knowledge, or emotional baggage. I think there are people of other faiths who, if they really understood Jesus and his message, would want to serve him.

(Note: I am not downplaying the importance of having "good/correct beliefs," nor am I saying there is some other way than Jesus. I'm simply saying that salvation is a "heart" issue at its core; and that there are many reasons why someone's "head" knowledge might not be right on target but the heart is still willing and wanting to be aligned with God, and the person is truly seeking God.)

So I think the litmus test is, if the person truly realized who Jesus is, would he want to serve him and use him as a model for their lives? Unfortunately, that creates a gray area that disturbs some people, since we cannot see clearly into the core of others like God can -- we can only use indirect means, such as what they do/say and the fruit of their actions, to assess someone's heart.

Answer 5

The Bible also says 'God is love.' And if you remember the pararble of the Kingdom Heaven (Mt 25:31-46), you'll see that although a person doesn't always recognize Christ, that doesn't mean they don't 'know' him. "'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ... 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'" So anyone who loves, finds God. And surely it is the Spirit who inspires them to do so and who rewards them with a joyful heart.

Answer 6

no,why should anyone wanna know your jealous and angry god?
you still a babe? then you must confess your sins to me, i will surely forgive you.
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