To CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS, JEWISH, BUDDIST ...EVERYONE WHO IS RELIGIOUS....?

Question

I'm asking an honest question and would really like to know what you have to say... I was raised catholic and was told everyone who wasn't catholic was going to hell, then I met some fundamentalist christians in college who told me catholics were going to hell. Now I'm agnostic cause I don't know what to think and I still haven't spoken to god to get a straight answer from him.

So my question is this... If each of your respective religions were handed down from god...and you each only believe on god or set of gods, why did he allow all the other religions to come into existance? Also how do you know that God created your religion and one of the others, and why are you sure that God looks down on religions that aren't yours and doesn't simply expect us to be 'good people'?

I would appreciate it if people who actually believe in god would answer and not hobbist or forced-by-family-and-tradition church goers, also please state your religion in your response , thanks so much :)

Answer 1

Hi
From Buddhism:
If the good man convert to wrong religion, it becomes right
If the wrong man convert to right religion, it becomes wrong
So, everything lies upon a man
Being kind, merciful and compassionate,
you could stay being a Catholic - what the difference?
All good people are Buddhists, regardless their faith :))

Answer 2

I am Catholic.
I believe in the Trinity and in an all merciful God who is also completly just. No human can say who is or is not going to Hell. Only God knows. For that matter, we do not even know if anyone has gone to Hell except for the devil. So we cannot say if one religion goes completely to Hell. The Bible says that we must reach the Father through the Son. Jesus says: I am the Way and the Truth and the Light. Jesus was the Messiah sent to redeem the world as promised. The Bible and the traditions passed down through the ages since then are the foundation of the Catholic church. Those are my belefs. I think what you should do is read the Bible and other major world religion teachings and decide for yourself.

Answer 3

1. Religion is interpretation. Religion is how people see G-d. G-d allowed other religions because not everyone is the same, hence one religion won't fit everyone. Wiccans are happy being Wiccan, Jews happy being Jews, etc.

2. G-d doesn't look down on religions that aren't mine. G-d gave the Torah (Written and Oral) to the Jews and made Judaism. He gave non-Jews seven commandments to follow that basically said "be good people." Both Jews and non-Jews get an equal place in heaven. It's just harder for us to get there because we have more responsibility. Kind of like being the first born.

Peace and I hope this provides you with some answers

Answer 4

The Bible is true. It is what it claims. God told Abraham to circumcise on the 8th day. Today, we know that is the time vitamin K and thrombin peak, so that is the optimal day for that procedure.

Prophecies made hundreds of years before their fulfillment came true. Even secular historians will agree on many dates.

For many years, an atheist contention was that the Hittites were made up in the Bible, but in the not too distant past their remains and ruins were found.

These are jsut a few examples of why the Bible is the right one. As for denominations and things, yu have to find the one that follows the Bible, which can be tricky. Many churches today try and entice people by offering cookouts, casual settings, entertainment, etc and draw people by that instead of real Bible study.

I am a member of the church of Christ and have found that to be the closest to the Bible.

PS-not LDS or Boston movement, people always ask me that becasue they don't know what the Church is.

Answer 5

Okay, I'm a Protestant evangelical Christian. The reason I can't believe that one religion is as good as another and God's only requirement is for us to be good is that Jesus said, "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." So either I believe Jesus or I don't. If I don't, I am not a Christian.

That still doesn't mean I'm qualified to say who is or isn't going to hell. Or heaven. And it doesn't mean that I only believe that people who have heard of and accepted Christ go to heaven. For example, babies have neither heard, nor had the opportunity to accept or reject Christ. And there are plenty of people who have not heard of Him all over the world. I don't believe God is unjust and would punish people for something beyond their control. I believe if a person who has never heard of Jesus loves God for everything they understand of Him, His grace covers that. I believe it was Paul who said that if we know the good we ought to do and don't do it, that is sin. Ignorance is not a sin. Rebellion or willful rejection is a sin.

I'm not going to get into the Catholic/Protestant thing, even though I was raised Catholic and probably know more about Catholicism than most Catholics. I know Catholics who are sincere Christians. And I know Protestants who are insincere Christians.

Anyway, I strongly recommend that you stop putting it off and talk to God about all of this. :) Blessings.

Answer 6

You Dumb-nuts !!! the Lil-Red Gladiator says Aaaark No I am a Scoty-dog who likes Cling-ons and not a hobbist because he is an Indian-Jew with white socks and is barking-madly -Twit-whooooo and don't give me any dirty-qwerty squidding because in Lil-Missie's kitchen meat-balls are flying off the platter and I would apprecite it if people would stop sending me hate mail juice because I go to Cincinati most days and pass trew the 7 Sky's on thursdays because I am a Catholic-dude - who does not kill Christians or Behemoths.

Answer 7

I am Muslim. I believe that this universe is rely on diversity of people and all beings. And we here to be tested if we can follow the right path. As long as we get adults we should seek for the truth. This is what I believe. I have being raised to believe that Islam is the only true religion that came to all humanity. Actually I have many readings on others religions and beliefs and I am proud to say it makes me more sure about my faiths, even I found out that my religion is much easier and close to facilitate my life more than I had believed before. Many things I dedicted made me more staisfied with my faith. But my readings also make me realise how others think and this make it easier to me to understand their viewpoint and their comments on my religion so I answer their questions with open_minded and not defensive way.
I respect all people ways of thinking, but I believe that there is a special respect for believers in all faiths because we share a faith about the great creator of this universe.

Peace to all

Answer 8

First....I do not believe anyone is a "good person". We have been corrupt since the fall (totally depraved). We need a redeemer to bring us to a state where we can stand before a fully holy and fully just God. Christ is that redeemer. (The other religions do not provide for such, and are therefore inherently flawed).

Secondly....You can get the straight answer from Scripture which is the voice of God.

I can only answer that without Christ, one is doomed (and that is not my "made up" thinking, it is from Scripture).

I believe in God, and am a church goer, and was not forced from family upbringing to believe what I believe (my denomination and theology is much different than my upbringing).

Answer 9

To my understanding, churches and temples are like school - many people would not know basics about God if there were no religion. Like school, religions have it's limits. Also, religion help you to understand god up to some point, but not 100%. No institution or doctrine can let you love god, only you can do it!
You don't have to go back to church to be with god, you can be with god anywhere, anytime. Set some time for yourself, pray as if you are chatting with him... Tell him who you think you are, how you became like this, what is your innermost belief and needs... He always listens.
I was raised in Catholic, was convinced in the theory of Taoism, then I became real Christian after I studied Buddhism. I cannot categolize myself in any religious group, but I'm very spiritual person.

Answer 10

I don't believe all religions were handed down from God. I believe Judaism was the only one, but then Christ came to usher in a relationship with God, rather than a religion (my definition of a religion is "following a set of traditional practices in the hopes of earning a deity's or deities' favor and/or being obsequient and phobic of that deity or of deities"). I however believe there is one God.

good needs a stanard. if we can all define good, then we are all good in our own eyes and good has no meaning. Hitler believed he was good. So did Gandhi. these are two men on opposite sides of what is considered the general moral spectrum, but even the spectrum varies. so who is good: the man who believed what he was doing was right, or the man who tried to unify everyone? both can be argued. see why good needs a standard?

God's standard is that you accept Him. it's an insult to accept Him and another, to not be fully committed to Him, or to reject Him entirely. it's like spitting in God's face, and that is bad by His standards.

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