which religion should we choose?

Question

there are so many religions which one is the true one? i know its all down to faith and things but how do we know that the one we choose is right? how do we know if we a betraying the true religion that hasnt even been found yet and we cud all go to hell. and also how do we know we are not following a book a group of people wrote thousands of years ago???

Answer 1

i say christianity coz the bible states that jesus is the way the truth and the life and no one can get to the father exept through me

name any other religious book that says this. Thats right none of them do. not the quaran, or any other book so do yourself a favour and follow christ. trust me it will be the best decision you will ever make

Answer 2

You can identify the true religion by looking at what their teachings are based on, the Bible, or traditions of men. (2 Tim. 3:16) Who is making known the name of God? (Psalm 83:18; Matthew 4:10) Is the religion just a formality or a way of life? (Isaiah 1:15-17) Do its members truly love one another? (John 13:35, "by this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves." Is it truly separate from the world; not involved in politics? (John 15:19) Can that be said of the clergy of Christendom?? Who is preaching the good news about the Kingdom, like Jesus commanded his followers to do? (Matthew 24:14)
The answer: Jehovah's Witnesses!

Answer 3

I don't follow any of the religions on this planet. They have ALL become too perversed with "mans" interpretation of what he believes to be the answer. I follow what I can see, not some 'book' written by some man a looong time ago... Seeing is believing...

Answer 4

Has it occurred to you that the idea that there is only one correct way back to God is just someones silly little dream of superiority.

People believe in what makes sense to them from their perspective, even if it makes no sense logically when it is looked at from any other perspective. Look around you at the great diversity the creator has given us to experience in this life. See the colorful and ever changing panorama that we have here to experience within. If this shows us any one thing about our creator, it makes it apparent that He/She loves this idea of diversity. If you look at any aspect of life, trees, birds, languages, or even sunsets you see an almost dizzying array of possibilities. This life we have been given by our Father/Mother God is a veritable feast of diversity from which we may chose what pleases us.

Such is the gift this life we have been given. Why is it so hard to imagine that our creator’s obvious love for diversity would not extend to the way his children expressed their love for him? If it seemed appropriate to have thousands of types of insects, birds, trees and sunsets etc. how likely is it that She would have suddenly become so narrow minded when it came to ways to express ones faith. Think about it. Just for a moment forget what you have been told over and over about their being only one correct way to approach God. Would this God who so obviously thrives on diversity even want that? When viewed from this perspective it makes one wonder about the source of the my-way or the highway idea of god. Sounds a lot more like ego bound narrow-minded human control issues than the work of our God who seems to have made diversity his trademark.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 5

reading all religion
but reading isalam deep becuse you can see modern idea in isalm about human law "killing a human same as kill all "
family , socaity, scince , medicine, and more
for example quaran descript about sky in 1400 years ago but Hubble telscope send images that very same with quaran story
" Galaxy's was created same as rose " and more ..
quaran say bout sun soil about atomic model of material and....

Answer 6

What does it mean to be a born again Christian? The classic passage from the Bible that answers this question is John 3:1-21. The Lord Jesus Christ is talking to Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin (a ruler of the Jews). Nicodemus had come to Jesus at night. Nicodemus had questions to ask Jesus.
As Jesus talked with Nicodemus, He said "...Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again...." (John 3:3-7).
The phrase "born again" literally means "born from above." Nicodemus had a real need. He needed a change of his heart--a spiritual transformation. New birth, being born again, is an act of God whereby eternal life is imparted to the person who believes (2 Corinthians 5:17; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1-4, 18). John 1:12,13 indicates that "born again" also carries the idea "to become children of God" through trust in the name of Jesus Christ.
The question logically comes, "Why does a person need to be born again?" The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:1 says, "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins..." To the Romans in Romans 3:23, the Apostle wrote, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." So, a person needs to be born again in order to have their sins forgiven and have a relationship with God.
How does that come to be? Ephesians 2:8,9 states, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast." When one is "saved," he/she has been born again, spiritually renewed, and is now a child of God by right of new birth. Trusting in Jesus Christ, the One who paid the penalty of sin when He died on the cross, is what it means to be "born again" spiritually. "Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation..." (2 Corinthians 5:17a).
If you have never trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, will you consider the prompting of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to your heart? You need to be born again. Will you pray the prayer of repentance and become a new creation in Christ, today? "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe on His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God" (John 1:12-13).
If you want to accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and be born again, here is a sample prayer. Remember, saying this prayer or any other prayer will not save you. It is only trusting in Christ that can save you from sin. This prayer is simply a way to express to God your faith in Him and thank Him for providing for your salvation. "God, I know that I have sinned against you and am deserving of punishment. But Jesus Christ took the punishment that I deserve so that through faith in Him I could be forgiven. I place my trust in You for salvation. Thank You for Your wonderful grace and forgiveness - the gift of eternal life! Amen!

Answer 7

Ask the question 'What must I do!' 'What must I do to be saved!"
To be saved from what?

We really all know that we are an offence. An offence to a Holy and righteous God, who is perfect. We know we lack what we need yet we strive and strive and hope that if I at least do my best God will make up the rest by his winking at, or forgiveness of, our sin.

This is what all religions seek to do. They seek to do what is right that they may be pleasing to God. A God who cannot be known but we begin to build a tower to his grace by our works of charity and chastity. Unfortunately we have not asked ourselves a very important question. Maybe because we think we can't know the answer anyway. Along with the question 'What can I do? is 'Do I have enough to finish what I start? That is if you know that God requires perfection for He himself is perfect do you have enough materials to reach your goal?

A rich man came to Jesus and asked Him that question. "What may I do, that I might inherit eternal Life? Jesus answer was to keep the commandments. When the man thought he was keeping all the ones Jesus listed Jesus gave another commandment. "God sell all you have and give to the poor and then you will have treasure in heaven." but the man when away grieved because of all that he had. Jesus said "It is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

If it is that hard for a rich man what about you and I? This was in effect the question that Peter had on his mind when he said "Who then can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said "With man this is impossible but with God all things are possible".

The question you should ask is. What can I do? and when you learn there is nothing you can do. You must hear what God has done for us in Christ.

Rom 8:3 For the Law being powerless, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,
Rom 8:4 so that the righteous demand of the Law might be fulfilled in us, those not walking according to flesh, but according to Spirit.


When we see we are powerless by doing good we are ready to see the power of God on our behaf.

Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek; :17 for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; even as it has been written, "But the just shall live by faith." Hab. 2:4

So the question you should ask about all religions is not just is the true God in them but ‘Is he in them for you?’ God is everywhere, it is true , but he is not everywhere for you. Where he is, for you, is not in your works and efforts to find Him but where He comes to you on the cross.. One would say ‘How do I go to the cross?’ The cross comes to you in the Gospel of Christ. Faith comes by hearing the message preached. “For it pleased God by the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.” And He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Baptism is a uniting with God in Christ’s death burial and resurrection. For you who were baptized died with Christ and risen with Him.

If Christ Is not raised we are of all men most miserable. So the question for you is: Is Christ raised? Is the resurrection of Jesus true or not?

Answer 8

Almighty God is Compassionate, Loving and Merciful. The essence of falsehood is the claim that God cannot deal with and forgive His creatures directly. By over-emphasizing the burden of sin, as well as claiming that God cannot forgive you directly, false religions seek to get people to despair of the Mercy of God. Once they are convinced that they cannot approach God directly, people can be mislead into turning to false gods for help. These "false gods" can take various forms, such as saints, angels, or someone who is believed to be the "Son of God" or "God Incarnate".


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 9

Choose the one that conforms to reason and experience best. Personally I would go for Buddhism or Theosophy for that reason.

Answer 10

Read the book yourself..