If Christianity (or Islam or Judaism) is the clear cut truth, why so many variations?

Question

Because they all use the Bible, why can't Christianity be consolidated into one religion? Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Catholics, Amish, etc. all use the same Book. Yet according to the JW's, only 144,000 are going to heaven (straight from Revelations). Catholics have saints but many wonder if that is a form of worshipping another "god".

For Islam it's the Sunnis, Shi'ites, Sufis, Kharijites, etc. For Judaism it's Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Hasidic, Reform, etc.

Why can't they narrow their beliefs down? And if the beliefs are the same, why do you need so many variations?

Answer 1

the reason why is that throughout time different people have had problems with the church so they created their own religion based on the same thing but with changes to it.

Answer 2

All monotheistic religions, the so called the people of the Books by Al Qur'an originated from ONE source, Allah (SWT). Islam is the most modern. Allah revealed Al Qur'an, which summarized and perfected the previous books through Muhammad, His messenger. Qur'an that exist today is the same as revealed 1400 years ago, word for word.
Muslims revered and respected all Apostles of God and their books in their pure original text/ form, David (Zabur or Psalm), Moses (Torah or Laws), Jesus (Injil or Evangel or Bible) and Muhammad (Qur'an). Only the latter is in its original context while all the former has been copied and altered. That explains the multiple variations.
The truth is only in the Qur'an.

Answer 3

144,000=12,000 from each of the 12 Jewish tribes. This is how many Jews have been chosen by God for preservation as a 100% pure Jewish bloodline from each tribe. I don't know how God has preserved each of the 12 tribes; He has His own way.

This has nothing to do with the Gentiles (such as myself) who have accepted Christ. I am NOT one of the 144,000 chosen Jews, but I will still go to Heaven when I die, because I accepted Christ.

It also does not mean that other Jews will not go to Heaven. Getting into Heaven only takes the genuine acceptance of Christ.

Answer 4

The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values


However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.


The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.


This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.


There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.


These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect



It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.


Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.


The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.


As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).


The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."


you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is




I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.



The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.

I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach


For more info


http://www.islamdoor.com

http://www.thetruereligion.org


BestWishes

Your brother in humanity

Answer 5

Judaism makes no claim to "truth." Jews believe that all the righteous of the nations have a share in the world to come. There is no hell in Judaism, only a short period of cleansing similar to the Catholic purgatory.
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Answer 6

i am a muslim and sunni but the sunni and Shi'ies have the same beliefs and the diffriences between them not in the basics and the main rules of the relegion but in a certain issues

Answer 7

Their basic beliefs are the same mostly.