2007-02-01 05:17:11 · 26 answers · asked by ♥ Etheria ♥ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in that statement. Religion is just the path we take to get to God. Truth be told, none of us really trully know which path is the correct path, or if there is a correct path. I believe in God 100%, but I also belive it is religion that divides us, which is a shame, because I don't believe that God would want his children divided and at war in his name.
2007-02-01 05:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on how you think about it. Obviously if your a Christian (or many other religions) and you're talking about doctrine, it won't fly. Though it's not too far off some Hindu concepts.
But from a socioligical/psychological perspective, it has something to say. People--anywhere, anytime--try to make sense of the world around them and of their own birth, life--and death. In that sense, we all loook for some ultimate meaning--and, of course, that means finding something to believe in--into "finding God." Except that many people and societies worldwide have been more or less isolated until very recently in human history. So how they conceive of and represent God naturally varies. But, ultimately, all people are seeking the same thing--however they've represented it.
BTW--this perspective provides a foolproof way of identifying religious bigots-Christian, muslim, or otherwise. People who are genuine followers of these religions recoginize and respect this common seeking--even if they feel their religion is the best or "true" one--they don't deride the beliefs of others, because they recognize this common ground. But the bigot will reject this perspective every time.
2007-02-01 05:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actuallly, pantheism is the idea that Divine energy penetrates everything in the universe. It's not related to how many Gods you think there are (one or multiple).
Being Wiccan and trained in the Alexandrian tradition, I'd agree that "all Gods are one God" -- every God worshipped by humankind is an aspect of a greater reality that is probably inconceivable to us in its pure form. This is why each culture and religion finds its own path to that ultimate Source: to quote a bumpersticker I once saw, "God is too big to fit inside one religion".
2007-02-01 05:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Imagining there IS a god at all, I think it is an accurate statement. Christians think their god is the only god but truly, every belief system worships the same god (with the obvious exception of pagans who worship nature, but there's even an argument in their favor as well) and if they would all just acknowledge that, the world would be better off.
2007-02-01 05:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Bible speaks of many false Gods. And there is God with a captal "g", and God with a little "g". Capital G means supreme Judge, Litttle g means earthy judge, such as in pslams 82.
But the statement "all Gods are one God" is false. many people worship many different God's with many different doctrines, with totally different standards etc.
I do believe there is only one truth.and all else is a lie.
2007-02-01 05:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by Richard Kent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Etheria,This statement would be incorrect. if you belive that all religions have the same God, under different names, How do you explain the existence of religions that have more than one God, or buddhism, which in reality has no God? How do you explain that each of these God's contradict each other in there assemesnt of the world and contiton of Manknind. Its impossible for all these Gods to be the same,they contradict each other, and truth cannot contradict itself. The truth is that people who reject the true God of the Ible can find any replacement, they amy choose a God of wood, or a God in there mind, whome they like, but this si one of the oldest sins in the book, its called idolatry, and The BIble says all idoalters will have there part in the lake of fire.
The good thing, is that God has not left ud to guess who he is, we dont need ot imagine up a god we like, the Tru and Living God has revaled Himself, suffered and died for you sins, and promises and grants everlasting life to all who trust in Him. If we have lied, stolen lusted, blapshemed, coveted ect, we have sinned against an infinately Holy God, and the penalty for sin is physical death, and eternity in hell. the good news is that Christ died for your sins, he took the punishment you deserve. If you will repent (turn from sin) and trust in Jesus as Lord and savior, God will then forgive you and grant you the gift of everlasting life.
God Bless
Apsotle
2007-02-01 05:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by Rated J for Jesus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, if we assume all Gods exist and all Gods are of the same elements of our universe - then there is one source, all things are interconnected and all Gods are one (the All is One).
I think it was a Buddhist who said - "All religions are just different roads to the same place." So I think we can say fairly that all Gods serve the same purpose (to offer strength, guidance, and wisdom) and could possibly be different aspects of One God.
2007-02-01 05:26:58 · answer #7 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To some people, money is their god. To others it is drugs. It is an endless list. I believe that whatever is most important to a person, that is their "god". So, to answer the question, no, not all gods are one god.
Listening to radio and TV preachers, I could not believe that Jehovah is God and Jesus Christ is God and Holy Spirit is God. There's only one #1, right? Just how many first place winners are then in a horse race, for Pete's sake?! So, I sat down and read the Bible and got my answer.
2007-02-01 05:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I respect the views of people who believe that all Gods are one God but I am a hard polytheist, so I don't agree. To me, that would be like saying that all of my female ancestors were just facets of one female ancestor. I just cannot imagine there only being one deity in the entire universe.
2007-02-01 08:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by Witchy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a soft polytheist - I believe there is one Higher Power that is beyond consciousness and gender as we know it, and is beyond our comprehension. I believe that the various god/desses of the world's religions and pantheons are all aspects of that one Higher Power, broken down into entities that humans can understand and interact with. What forms those dieties take are based on the cultural and geographic factors of the people involved.
Many different facets of the same diamond.
So yes, I believe that "All Gods are one God", but that does not necessarily mean that they're all interchangable.
2007-02-01 05:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋