Yes, Christianity is the one true religion. That may sound awfully dogmatic and narrow-minded, but the simple truth is that Christianity is the only true religion. Jesus said that He alone was the way to the Father (John 14:6), that He alone revealed the Father (Matt. 11:27; Luke 10:22). Christians do not go around saying Christianity is the only way because they are arrogant, narrow-minded, stupid, and judgmental. They do so because they believe what Jesus said. They believe in Jesus, who claimed to be God (John 8:58; Exodus 3:14), who forgave sins (Mark 2:5; Luke 5:20; 7:48), and who rose from the dead (Luke 24:24-29; John 2:19f). Jesus said that He was the only way. Jesus is unique. He was either telling the truth, He was crazy, or He was a liar. But since everyone agrees that Jesus was a good man, how then could He be both good and crazy, or good and a liar? He had to be telling the truth. He is the only way.
Christianity is not just a religion; it is a relationship with God. It is a trusting in Jesus and what He did on the cross (1 Cor. 15:1-4), not on what you can do for yourself (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Buddha didn't rise from the dead, nor did Confucius or Zoroaster. Muhammad didn't fulfill detailed prophecy. Alexander the Great didn't raise the dead or heal the sick. And though there is far less reliable information written about them, they are believed in.
The scripture is right when it says in 1 Pet. 2:7-8, "This precious value, then, is for you who believe. But for those who disbelieve, 'The stone which the builders rejected, this became the very corner stone,' and, 'A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense'; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed." (NASB).
The Mathematical Odds of Jesus Fulfilling Prophecy
"The following probabilities are taken from Peter Stoner in Science Speaks (Moody Press, 1963) to show that coincidence is ruled out by the science of probability. Stoner says that by using the modern science of probability in reference to eight prophecies, ‘we find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 17power." That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. In order to help us comprehend this staggering probability, Stoner illustrates it by supposing that "we take 10 to the 17power silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover all of the state two feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him that he can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one? Just the same chance that the prophets would have had of writing these eight prophecies and having them all come true in any one man."
Stoner considers 48 prophecies and says, "we find the chance that any one man fulfilled all 48 prophecies to be 1 in 10 to the 157power, or 1 in 10,00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 000,000,000."
(This information was taken from the book Evidence that Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell.)
The estimated number of electrons in the universe is around 10 to the 79power. It should be quite evident that Jesus did not fulfill the prophecies by accident. He was who He said He was: the only way (John 14:6).
2006-08-04 15:35:38
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answered by blizgamer333 3
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All religions are not true!
Most worship other gods like the sun god(Deut.4:19; 17:3; Gal.4:8-10); Ishtar for Easter and Cupid for St. Patrick's & so on.
Others do their own interpetation instead of God's to deceive people to lead them away from the Bible and Jesus.
Others also might have some truth mixed in with some error.
(Prov.14:12; Eph.4:14; Matt.7:13; 1John 4:1 & etc.)
Most are following the Beast of Revelation and not Jesus!
(Rev.13:3; 14:8-9; Phil.2:21)
It seems that you never read (Luke 4:4; Matt.7:21-23) your Bible and studied(2Tim.2:15) other religions??
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In the Bible; it only speaks of one faith that is true!
Eph.4:4-5 = "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling: One Lord, one faith, one baptism."
Eph.5:27 = "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
Acts 20:28 = "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."
God's Church through the ages
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=church+of+god+through+the+ages&type=and&results=10&search=1
If you really want to know the true church; look at this site.
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=true+religion&%24results_per_page=10&search=1
The Two Babylons (Rev.17:5 = the mother and daughters of Babylon)
http://community.webshots.com/photo/370320470/1370327768049373547ckDxoa
http://community.webshots.com/photo/370320470/1370328718049373547LfXmWo
2006-08-04 17:03:12
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answered by KNOWBIBLE 5
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