Yes, there are many belief systems, but there is only One True God. We should seek to worship this God according to His revelation to mankind. Of all the world’s religions, Christianity, possesses all of the following attributes:
1. Other religions revolve around their founder’s teachings, rules, regulations, and rituals. Christianity, however, revolves around a Living Person, the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Christianity is unique because it is based upon historical facts and the revelation of God in the Bible.
3. Christianity is the only religion that offers the Assurance and Security of Salvation
4. It is the only religion that teaches that salvation is a free gift, unmerited by anyone, of god’s grace. There is nothing a person can do to merit salvation, since it is received through faith, apart from works.
5. Other religions were started because of man’s attempt to search for the supernatural, search for the truth, appease their innate sense of sin and guilt, and find favor with his god. But Christianity is the account of God’s search for mankind. "For the Son of Man has come to see and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10; John 10:10). His love for us was the reason He has revealed Himself to us through His Son Jesus and by His grace we are saved (Ephesians 2:8-9).
6. It reveals God as the Triune God - God as the Father, God as the Son, and God as the Spirit
7. Christianity is exclusive in its claims. How is Christianity Exclusive?
A. The God of Christianity is claimed to be the only true God (Jeremiah 10:10; Jude 25).
B. The Bible is claimed to be the Word of God and the only true revelation from God (Isaiah 8:20; Revelation 22:18-19; 2 Timothy 3:16).
Investigation by even the most skeptical will also reveal that there exists NO SINGLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY that has been shown to prove error, factually or doctrinally, in the Bible. There is lots of speculation and hypotheses, but not a single verifiable fact. If you or anyone should discover one, you will become quite famous. Yet, since recorded history, no one has offered it up and entered their names into the history books. Instead what we have is pseudo-science pandering to the masses, as in the recent John Cameron tomb of Christ debacle.
As a simple experiment, try turning your objective intellect towards the argument that no book, comprising 66 “mini-books”, written over a period of 1500 years by 40 vastly different authors, having an outstanding literary internal consistency and coherency, could be written by mankind alone. Add to that the survival of the book’s ancient manuscripts, numbering in the tens of thousands, over thousands of years and yet these manuscripts remain over 98% textually pure. How this possible, when compared to all the other ancient writings are so few in number? For instance, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain all books of the Old Testament, except Esther, and have been dated to before the time of Christ. Now consider Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Only ten copies written about 1,000 years after the event are in existence. In comparison, there are over 24,000+ New Testament manuscripts, the earliest one dating to within 24 years after Christ. How can we objectively and rationally explain this book, the Bible, especially in light of the claims I have made above?
An honest study of biblical prophecy will compellingly show the divine authorship of the Bible. Further, archeology confirms (or in some cases supports) accounts in the biblical record. No other holy book comes close to the Bible in the amount of evidence supporting its divine authorship.
C. The Biblical way of Salvation is the only way of salvation. There is no other way (John 3:36). No matter how good, religious or sincere a person may be, unless he or she has faith in Jesus they will not be saved. "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
D. Jesus Christ claims to be the only way to God, the only way of salvation and the only way to eternal life in heaven (John 3:16-17). Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6).
2007-04-12 05:33:39
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answer #1
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answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6
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Almost everyone I know who isn't an athiest has some problem with at least one of their religion's beliefs. I know plenty of Catholics who thing that confesion is a crock. I know plenty of Catholics who use birth control. I know plenty of pro-choice Christians. I disagree with just about everything the Christian Church teaches, which is why I left and found a better suited path for me personally. You don't have to become Christian to become a spiritual being. There are many religions out there. I suggest you do a lot of reading on different world religions and have a lot of 'self discovery' time before you jump into anything.
2016-05-18 01:50:48
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answered by venus 3
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I don't care how many books you have studied or how many seminars you attended.... Only God knows who will be called up. No man is now... or will ever be on the same level as The Creator. Do yourself a favor... get your own personal spiritual relationship with The Creator and leave Divinity to the ones who studied it..
2007-04-12 05:33:17
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answered by Anonymous
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Nope...If you're truly asking this question. The only way to Heaven is thru Jesus, not thru a religion.
I believe there will be MANY different religions/denomination in Heaven. As long as they have accepted Christ...then yes!
2007-04-12 05:31:43
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answered by Anonymous
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JW's try and earn their salvation & so do Muslims who will God chose-those that chose him and salvation-example= other choices=the Koran or the bible? well =Mohamed married a girl in todays more mature society would have been around 6-7 years old. He rejected salvation in Jesus and said an angel told him to marry a little girl Aisha who was 9 years old when he married her and told his other wives that she was his best wife!!!
today they go to prison for this-yet while Sunni Muslims are blowing up their competitors mosques and killing their imans for over 2 years back and forth -they either come to Jesus and learn to love their enemies or else defend Mohamed and blindly say they are right.
I was taught to reject the New Testament as being corrupt till I saw I was the one that was corupt -one lie makes you a sinner-and as Jesus says "I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to heaven but by me." John 14 verse 6
well are the Muslims right is it a good thing for a 40 year old man to marry your sister when she would be 9 years old-and in todays society around6-7 in maturity?
Isaiah predicted and proof the bible is not corrupt for the first verse Jewish people would take out is this
"Unto us a child is born a son is given, and he will be almighty God, and the prince of peace." Isaiah 9:6 predicted 700 bce
the prayer that does save is -"Show me the truth please" amen
I then prayed "Jesus thanks for the truth and that your words will never pass away, I am sorry I listened to lies about you, I am sorry for my sins, come into my heart and help me be my friend, amen.
Jesus the Messiah promised "I love you, and knock on your HEART DOOR TO COME IN DELIVER FROM SIN AND BE YOUR FRIEND, WHEN YOU ASK ME IN." REVELATION 1:1 AND CHAPTER 3 VERSES 19&20
LAST CHAPTER OF REVELATION JESUS SAYS IF YOU ADD TO MY WORD YOU WILL HAVE PLAGUES=the Talmud Jewish writings that say Jesus was an iligitimate child, the Koran that says Jesus is the Messiah and the only one without sin, but that he didnt die to forgive us as Isaiah predicted chapter 52:13-53:12 Isaiah
the answer is yes or no-canibals once ate people-they said it was right-but was it??? would you be happy for a 40 year old to marry your sister of 9 years old???? in todays society she would be about 6 or 7 years old- YES OR NO PLEASE, THANKS
DO YOU REJECT THE HADITH AS one used to defend child molestation and saying Mohamad did nothing wrong. and here-saying that that book does state that she was 9 years old
I pick the bible and salvation and heaven
2007-04-12 05:31:02
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answered by Anonymous
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God chooses those who love the truth, it isn't about religion but it does happen to include the atonement of sin. Christ said no one comes to the Father but through the Son as he alone is the Savior and did pay the penalty of death for those who accept it.
2007-04-12 05:32:32
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answered by djmantx 7
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I believe that if you have not excepted Christ as your personal savior then you have no chance of getting to heaven he is not going to choose the religion he is going to choose the person who's heart has changed. Trust me My step Grandfather found this truth!!!!! yay!!!!!!
2007-04-12 05:31:32
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answer #7
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answered by Jesusfreak938 2
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Very good question. If you believe in one God and the day of Judgment and do good things you will go to heaven. If you do bad things you will be punished accordingly.
2007-04-12 05:33:10
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answered by Anonymous
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Greetings,
Sadly to say for a lot of delusioned people out there yes He will only accept those that have chosen His Son's church and very select few Jews.
2007-04-12 05:43:03
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answered by cobravetor 3
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getting to heaven is based on your belief in god and the grace that god bestowes on you. if you are a good person and you do your best to do god's will, heaven should be a sure thing for you.
2007-04-12 05:32:00
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answered by treesandfleas 2
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