So here is a religion question for everyone...?

Question

how do you know your religion is the right one? Look at the religions you are not...do you see them as lost and they don't know the truth? How do you know you're not lost? Because a book tells you? Their book tells them too...Because you are not a radical? There are radicals in EVERY religion.

Answer 1

I am a Hindu.

"how do you know your religion is the right one?"
My religion is the right religion.....for me. The religion of other people is the religion that is right for them. My religion teaches "Truth is one, though humanity calls it by many names." Rig Veda 1:164.46. Hindus teach that all the religions contain the same truth, the same universal truths about the innate nature of the inner Self. Thus all religions are just different paths to various different spiritual goals but all ultimately are capable of leading a person to the biggest goal of being united with the One.

"Look at the religions you are not...do you see them as lost and they don't know the truth?"
Nope, they are not lost. They know the truth, they just happened to have a different perspective of the Truth. There is a story in Hinduism that talks about six blind men. It says that each of them lived in different villages and one day they each went out to walk in the forest and each of them came across an elephant that passed by them. The first one reached out and touched the trunk. The second one reached out and touched a tusk. The third one reached out and touched a flapping ear. The fourth one reached out and touched the tail. The fifth one reached out and touched a leg. The sixth one reached out and touched the body. Each of the six men went back to their villages and told everyone about their experience (since no in the village had ever seen an elephant). So then the question is raised: which blind man's experience is the right one? Hindus say that each of us are like those blind men and God is like that elephant. To say that other people are lost and that your perspective is the only right perspective seems completely false. Thus other people of other religions aren't lost, they just hold a different perspective. It's not unusual to go to a Hindu satsang or even a Hindu temple and hear Hindus quote the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Torah, Koran, and the Dhammapada (just to name a few). All the sacred texts hold truth, each religion just approaches it from a different perspective.

"How do you know you're not lost? Because a book tells you?"
No one is lost and Hinduism isn't really a religion that says "believe this or else". You believe what you do because you experience it for yourself. You try it out. Hinduism is extremely diverse so there are lots of different approaches just within it, however if Hinduism doesn't work out for you, well try Buddhism. That doesn't work the try Taoism. Still not working for you, try Islam or Christianity or Judaism. It doesn't matter, says Hindu teachers, we're all on the spiritual journey and we'll all get back to God.

"Because you are not a radical?"
Nope, I'm not a radical, but you are correct there are radicals in every religion. They vary, depending on the religion, so what one religion might call a radical another religion might not, but they exist in every religion. (I say that because in Hinduism the Hare Krishnas were once thought of as being radicals because they did something that vary few Hindu sects/denominations even allow....they proslytized! The Hare Krishnas have since toned down that aspect, they now are like other Hindu groups, generally speaking....if you ask about what they believe they tell you, they don't go around trying to push it on you. While some religions would say that such behavior isn't very radical, for Hinduism it was).

Peace be with you.

Answer 2

This is really subjective and individual. While it's not right to down-play other religions, I will say being Christian is something I will not regret. I'm not a radical or an extremist but I will say God shows Himself to me in Christianity which I didn't feel when I was still following my parents' religion, Taoism. While I believe all religions teach you to do good, Christianity is about having a closer relationship with God. You don't find Christians saying it's a religion. Every belief has its fair share of radicals and extremists so it's up to us to be discerning and decide. Ultimately, the choice is yours. To me, Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Light. It doesn't mean I'm sinless being a Christian. It just means I have spiritual security in Christ.

Answer 3

You know your religion is the right one when you belive in it. If u believe the rules, beliefes and other stuff associated with the religion and you know you can follow by those, then that is the right religion for you. You can also choose to not believe in a religion/god(s) and not have to deal with all the stresses of figuring out which religion to go for. Also if you don't feel lost and you understand everything that is going on in that religion and truly belive you have found you place in the religiouse world, than you are not lost, you have found your way.
Hope i helped

Answer 4

While my religion is based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it is a most logical one to follow because of the scriptures we have along with the Holy Bible. I believe, as attested to in our Thirteen Articles of Faith, "We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." (Article 9).

Furthermore, I prayed to know the truth as revealed in the religion I follow and I received the answers from Heavenly Father. My testimony is strong and unbending and I build upon it at each Sacrament meeting on Sunday mornings.

In case you haven't guessed I'm a 'died-in-the-wool' Mormon.

While we offer this to all, we also know all will not accept this Christian belief. That is their right to choose or reject. We will be judged, in part, by the scriptures made available to our reasoning and comprehension.

Answer 5

My religion makes logic sense. My religion teachs love beyond color, frontier, language, or sex. My religion teaches that you must abide by the man's law as long is not againts God's law. My religion teaches that this earth was created with a purpose, that we are not going to heaven (otherwise we'd have been created there) nor hell (cause it doesn't exist). My religion teaches that we are to be neutral in any war. My religion teaches that we must be clean, physicaly, mentally, emotionaly. My religion teaches that by obeying God's principles you're gonna be happy, that's why we must no lie, rob, envy, smoke nor being drunks, having only one spouse and be faithful to her/him. My religion teaches that there's a reason why the world is the way it is today and of WHY God has not intervened yet, it teaches of why God permits so much wickness and suffering, and His purpose to solve it IN OUR DAYS, SOON. My religion teaches peace, my religion teaches love, my religion is the only one religion approved by God because it's the only one that adheres to His high moral and spiritual standards. My religion is not obscure regarding theories, prophecies, mysteries, and so on. In my religion there is not titles of royalties, because the ones that have the privilege to direct in my religion are servants, not masters. THAT is my religion! Now, if you are interested in knowing of what religion I'm talking about, and if you're really interested in being happy, not curiosity, just remember this comment and tonight before going to bed pray, asking God what religion I am talking about, and you'll see that rather sooner than later your prayer will be answered, and then you'll know that my religion is the only true religion because we worship the Only True God. Thank you.

Answer 6

as mine is a religion of one dont believe are any radicals ----no books just judge life as i find it and i find it very good-keep the peace old hippie here

Answer 7

Jesus is the only One who said,

John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

God bless!

Answer 8

I've tried several personally, and researched many more. I was raised Presbyterian, have been Agnostic and Atheist, have read voraciously and studied several different philosophies and religions.

And the one I found is the one that's right *for me*. I don't pretend to claim it's the right one for everyone.

Answer 9

I am a Jew because the faith of Israel demands no abdication of my mind.

I am a Jew because the faith of Israel asks every possible sacrifice of my soul.

I am a Jew because in all places where there are tears and suffering the Jew weeps.

I am a Jew because in every age when the cry of despair is heard the Jew hopes.

I am a Jew because the message of Israel is the most ancient and the most modern.

I am a Jew because Israel's promise is a universal promise.

I am a Jew because for Israel the world is not finished; men will complete it.

I am a Jew because for Israel man is not yet fully created; men are creating him.

I am a Jew because Israel places man and his unity above nations and above Israel itself.

I am a Jew because above man, image of the divine unity, Israel places the unity which is divine.

Edmond Fleg, "Why I Am a Jew"

Judaism worships a God who is the Father of all humanity, whose attributes of kindness, mercy, compassion, and justice are to serve as examples for all our actions.

Judaism teaches that every person is created in God's image and therefore is of supreme value.

Judaism asserts that people are to be co-workers with God in preserving and improving the earth. We are to be stewards of the world's resources and to see that God's bounties are used for the benefit of all. Nothing that has value can be wasted or destroyed unnecessarily.

Judaism stresses that we are to love other people as ourselves, to be kind to strangers, "for we were strangers in the land of Egypt," and show compassion to the homeless, the poor, the orphan, the widow, even for enemies, and for all of God's creatures.

Judaism places great emphasis on reducing hunger. A Jew who helps to feed a hungry person is considered, in effect, to have fed God.

Judaism mandates that we seek and pursue peace. Great is peace, for it is one of God's names, all God's blessings are contained in it, it must be sought in times of war, and it will be the first blessing brought by the Messiah.

Judaism exhorts us to pursue justice, to work for a society where each person has the ability to obtain, through creative labor, the means to lead a dignified life for himself and his family.

Judaism stresses involvement, nonconformity, resistance to oppression and injustice, and a constant struggle against idolatry.

Answer 10

I've asked this question myself. Keep looking and give an honest effort. In the end I can't see God turning his back on you if really tried but didn't nail the right one.