How many paths are there, and how many doors are there to enter a relationship with God.
2006-09-27 10:27:39 · 16 answers · asked by David S 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yo, if only Ishmael and Muhammud would come to "The Door"
2006-09-27 10:38:47 · update #1
Comparrison; if there is only one church in town, all beople will take a different path to get there, and that church has only one door, the front door !and that door is Christ ,and He is waiting there for us ,and we will go in and out and find pasture. So to God , Christ is "The Door."
2006-09-27 10:52:11 · update #2
There is one door.
Many paths converge upon one path, which leads up to the door.
However, not everyone on these numerous pathways finds the point of convergence. Many do not find it because they are seeking another way around it, because they reject the one path.
In plain English: The only way to the Father is through the Son. One may find the Son when seeking the Father, but it is not guaranteed. If the Son is not found--the one path to the one door--then the seeker shall not find the Father.
Seek the Son to avoid the possibility of not finding the Father.
2006-09-27 10:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Matt 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Gen 28:16 Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn't know it."
17 He was amazed, and said, "How wonderful is this place! This is none other than The House of Yahweh, and this is the gateway to the Kingdom Of Yahweh!
Psalm 23:6—
Surely righteousness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives; an we will dwell in the House of Yahweh forever!
I TIMOTHY 3:15
But if I am delayed, I write so that you may know the right and proper way to conduct yourself in THE HOUSE OF YAHWEH, who are the called out ones of the living Father, the pillar and ground of the truth.
2006-09-27 17:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by YUHATEME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the referances in the Bible regarding what you ask about THAT I CAN REMEMBER, point to there being one path and that it is narrow and many will miss it entering the path that leads to destruction. I do not believe it ever intimates that there are more than one door to be knocked on. Good news is how to find that door and path are described in detail in the Bible. All you need is the desire to find it and the understanding to know that people , even nice people will mislead you bcuz they are not on the right path. You pretty much have to read it yourself.
Looking over the answers you have received I must emphasize that people will mislead you, they can not all be right can they, and christians have no method of separating the stupid from the insightful.
2006-09-27 17:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many paths to the Divine. The Divine wears many forms. The human spirit is universal. People and cultures all over the world developed expressions of spirituality and religions. The idea that only one path is the 'right' one is an extremist notion. How can there be only one true path? That's absurd and fanatical. I prefer my spirituality to be more moderate.
2006-09-27 17:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Millions. You need to find your own.
That is what is wrong with the Church nowadays. It homogenizes people. We have one way to believe, true. But there is no reason that God will say that only the Baptists will go to heaven. He will let it happen based on the fact that you are a human, and that you have not been evil.
OK. Hope this helped!
2006-09-27 17:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Zachary J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kahlil Gibran says there are many doors to G-d. I agree. There are many religions that lead to G-d. Choose whatever one is best for you, to give you contentment and peace. That is the door you should go thru.
2006-09-27 18:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, there is only one door to God and one path to God....He is the only one you can turn to....
2006-09-27 17:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by vickyg_892008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 and only 1. God is always waiting at that door for you to open it. Come to Him, ask Him into your heart and read the bible.
2006-09-27 17:31:10 · answer #8 · answered by Baby girl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Only one door, Jesus.
Hey Zachary, did you know that we all are born with a sinful evil nature? That means that we can't do anything or be good enough in any way to earn salvation. Our religion can't do it either.
Jesus came to the earth, lived, suffered, died, and rose again. He was the only sinless man ever. He became become the ultimate sacrifice for mankind. Only through acceptance of Jesus as our Lord and Savior, can we obtain forgiveness for our sin. Only because of Jesus' sacrifice of His life, in our place, can we be saved because each one of us deserves that death.
2006-09-27 17:29:35 · answer #9 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is the only way.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
2006-09-27 17:29:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋