2006-08-15 08:10:57 · 38 answers · asked by worldpeace 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are literally billions of gods... everyone has a different interpretation of what god is and they exist only in their minds.
2006-08-15 08:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God does not endorse any religion, so no religion is the only way.
D'you have any idea how vast heaven is? O.K. take a look at the universe. Heaven is infinetely bigger than that.
God loves varieties & diversity. Look at His creation & you'll notice multiples & alternatives of everything. There are various paths to heaven.
Take this analogy: Through how many ways can you enter New York? Several land roads, several sea routes, countless air routes. Imagine how many routes to the whole USA, then the whole North America, the whole planet earth, etc. Why then would you expect the infinite heaven to have only one way? There are even heavens within heavens.
The fact is no religion will hold any substance if the perpetrators don't claim it's the only way. It's the dogmatism in every religion that will make religious conflicts forever with us.
2006-08-15 08:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by Prof. Virgo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all worship God, but in different ways. Like Christians sing songs about God, which Muslims think is false, and Muslims pray five times day, which Christians don't. And yes, I believe only one type of religion will go to Heaven. Why else would I practice that religion?
2006-08-15 08:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by saasay00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't believe a certain religioin will go to heaven. i believe only people who realize their sinful nature and the fact that they are not good based on God's standards of goodness therefore they realize the need to accept Jesus into their lives and become born-again will go to heaven. On the onset you might think that describes Christians, but there are many Christian denominations that do not believe this therefore there will be many "Christians" who will be surprised when they face God on judgement day and He will say "go away, I never knew you"
It's not about having religion, it's about having a relationship and being born-again. Jesus said, "unless you are born again you will not enter the kingdom of heaven"
As far as the same God no. What many religions (even and especially some Christian denominations) have done is created a God or changed God's characteristics to something that is pleasing and more acceptable to them, this is called idolotry. Thou shalt have no other God's before me. When people change God's characteristics they are changing the essence of God and therefore worshiping a false version of God, which is like I said, idolotry.
Truth is absolute, changing any part of that truth (i.e. God will not judge me but will overlook my sins and let me in heaven) makes it false. The bible is clear that God will judge all rapists, murders, and theives, but He won't stop there, He will also judge all liars, all fornicators, etc.
2006-08-15 08:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce Leroy - The Last Dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your religion.
Some religions leave room for those that are not strict adherents, others do not. It also depends on your intrepretation of those religions.
The "Big Three" (all branched from Abraham) in order of founding:
Judaism - There are a set of laws that you can follow called the Noahic Law that is for gentiles. It is the law that existed before the Law of Moses. It consists of four laws being: no idolatry (there is one God), no perversions (specifically sexual perversions), no strangled meats (modern slaughterhouses do not strangle), no eating of blood (can't eat rare meat).
Christianity - People who openly intrepret Christianity say if you lead a good life, you can make it to heaven. People who literally intrepret it say there is no way but through Jesus.
Islam - Leaves an exception for those who do not know about Islam to be excused. It is open to intrepretation whether that means you have just heard about it on the news or studied it and deemed it to be false. It also recognizes Jews and Christians as "People of the Book". It is open to interpretation whether that means they are let in to paradise or not.
Other religions either do not believe in heaven, or are constructed in such a way that it doesn't matter because they believe in reincarnation and there is a high likelyhood that you will eventually find the correct path if you are reincarnated enough.
2006-08-15 08:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by lane.montgomery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 14:6
2006-08-15 08:16:36 · answer #6 · answered by robinhoodcb 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is only one way into God's heaven and it has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with a person and what He did on the cross for you. The Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins He was buried and took your sins away and He rose again the third day for your justification. Believe and trust in that and that alone and you will go into God's heaven when you die. No they are not the same God. The Lord Jesus Christ is alive, He is not in the grave. All other so called gods are dead. God was manifested in the flesh and He became a man so He could die for your sins. Philippians 2: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Philippians 2: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Philippians 2: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
2006-08-15 08:22:55 · answer #7 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With the arrival of Muhammad as the last Prophet of God, all other religions have been cancelled by God, and Islam bacame the only acceptable religion for humanity.
so only the true followers of Islam (Muslims) will enter into the heaven.
2006-08-15 08:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by sara85blue 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is only 1 God and the only way to him is by putting your total faith in Jesus to save you from God's wrath on Judgement day. Not by trying to be GOOD ENOUGH or obeying a set of laws.
Please read the book of Romans in the Bible for proof of this.
Muslims and jews and Christians and buddhists all have one thing in common, they believe in A god, but the difference comes in how they obtain eternal spirits in Heaven where they differ.
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2006-08-15 08:19:46 · answer #9 · answered by aguyinthewoods 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No religion will go back to God... Only consciousnesses will... Better shake up yours....Religions appeared at certain period across history to show us the way... But narrow minded leaders have used religion to embrigade and make others their toys of their own misunderstanding of what Life has really been created for on this planet... And who needs a leader anyway...Look inside yourself and find the One that will suit you and onlyyou... But more important.. Let others find their Own...
2006-08-15 08:25:21 · answer #10 · answered by compy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life, no comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6). In essence, Jesus said either you go through Me, or you don't get to Heaven. He is the only way. The God of the Bible is not Allah, or another god. He alone is the Lord, the great I AM.
2006-08-15 08:17:59 · answer #11 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋