Peace002 – How can man know that the God he believes in and worships is the true God?

Question

Many men believe in a supreme being who he calls god. The supreme being may be more than one, like the Hindus. But of all these gods, there must be only one true God and all the others are false gods. How then can he determine whether the god he believes in and worships is the true God or a false god? What are the attributes of god that man considers as those a true God should possess?

Are we just contented to believe in a god because this is the god that was introduced to us by our parents? Or do we just believe that all these gods are one and the same?

Your view on the matter is most welcome.

Answer 1

Well I guess a God who revealed himself to Abraham and Moses and sent many prophets over the centuries who performed miraculous acts and made predictions 100s of years into the future which subsequently came true would be a good start.

But the clincher would be healing the sick, raising the dead, dying on the cross and resurrecting 3 days later!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think every religion shows a way to have a relationship to the only one God, even if it described said God in a different way (even by dividing his attributes into different divinities as Hinduism). This does not mean that all religions are the same, but it shows that they all indicate a part of the truth. Your reason, not family or opinion, should be the judge of how much of the truth they tell.

Answer 4

I think "Darwins friend" should get a good but not great mark for his logical high dive. hmm maybe a 7.8 Your argument is in fact a fairly good summary of the there is no God argument. (ps,Darwin was a devout Christian, btw)

Logically it is flawed, firstly an omnipotent being need not leave a trail of 'clues' for you to follow like a thrilling episode of csi. ( if you assume God is a good God, ( whats the point otherwise right?) then He/She/it would not be interested in whether you picked a winner or not, but whether you were sincere and whether you did good as best you can me thinks....) Secondly, as for the 'there is no evidence' part, that is highly debateable from a believers perspective. Fundamentally, that is the point of the issue with " knowing" vs believing, though, in fairness. "knowing" is ( from a scientific point of view, ) impossible. However, even with evidence, a scientist tends to avoid "knowing" anything, as apposed to using a working hypothesis.If you insist on a purely scientific approach, as the observer in your own exsistence, it is impossible to prove that YOU exist. How so..? because as the subject is interfered with by the observer( Observer paradox) and you are both, then logically, you have no proof of your own existence whatsoever. (" I think therefore I am" doesn't actually cut it, you see, because of the observer paradox, ie: you THINK you think,you THINK you see ect, when in fact your entire existence could be something else entirely,and doubly so if you try to prove that you exist to me, now we have 2 observers,... but I digress...)This is the proof that scientific philosphy has the ability to dissappear up its own anal passage if you see my point...

Assuming you do believe in a one good God,' knowing', is not as important as seeking, I think. This would include trying to be a better person and avoiding people who "preach" bad things, and try to "do no harm". If you have done some good in your life, does it, in the end, matter if you picked a winner, or even if assumed there wasn't a God...? Having said all that, Id reccomend to do and believe in Good, speak good. "choose life" peace

Answer 5

Seek the answer to the following question. What did Enoch, Elijah, Jesus and His disciples have in common? Answer this question, what did Jesus mean when He told us that the kingdom of heaven is within us? Finally, how do we tell the difference between thoughts inspireb by an unholy spirit from The Spirit of truth? Answer these questions correctly and you will know the true God.

Answer 6

The issue is not whether the God we worship is the one true God. The issue is whether we are worshiping Him and relating to Him in a manner that He wants. In this aspect, the common denominator in relating to God is personal humility and compassion for others..

Answer 7

As there is not nor has there ever been any evidence to show the existence of any god then all that believe in a god or gods do not worship a true god.

Answer 8

If you stand for nothing you will fall for anything. It's the God who convicts your heart and in Whom you believe in even in death.

Answer 9

there is one god god is the greatest and he's unique and there is one religion that shows the truth .
it's islam , islam is pure and clear and beautiful.
i'm muslima and i know.
i advice you to read the coran.
good luck.

Answer 10

he cant believing is not the same as knowing.