Here's my question people..please read..?

Question

How can one person say that they know "THE" truth when the muslim on the other side of the world believes sincerely and with great conviction what they believe just as much as the christian on this side....so just like you have one saying they KNOW what they believe is true...ppl of other belief systems believe in theirs just as strongly....so who's right?

Exactly...I don't think anyone has the right to say their way is the ONLY way

Answer 1

I can only say that I know MY truth. What's true for true for one may not true for another.
I have to go on what makes feel a peacful, joyful and loving.
And what gives me that, may not do it for another.
It speaks of it in the bible and I believe that all sincere paths lead to one God.

Answer 2

This is an expression of the uncertainty caused by pluralism. When Muslims and Christians could live their whole lives without affecting each other much, it was fine for them to believe they had a corner on truth - that's how human social groups have always worked and to the extent they don't the cohesion breaks down. We have more people in the US living alone and disconnected than ever at the precise time our religious and secular social groups are breaking down.

The good news is that we can agree on some universal premises, like do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Otherwise I believe Jesus is God, he lived and died to bring grace to the world, and died and was resurrected. You and anyone else are free to believe what you like as well. As long as we can affirm the universal principles for life together I see no reason we can't each believe we've got it right. After all, you clearly do.

Answer 3

Just making the claim of being right is not enough. We must examine the track record of the beliefs to see which one has proved to be correct in the past.

The Bible has the successful record for several thousand years. Prophecies made made all come true precisely as written. Science and archeology has proven the Bible true. Pronouncements on handling human conditions have proven so true that experts admit if the Bible was followed, there would be no need for the 600,000 self-help books printed each year.

Letting the Bible interpret itself and not mixing any doctrines of men into the mix is the proper way to understand the Bible. That leaves only the one interpretation standing as the truth. This proves it to be so.

Answer 4

Sincere belief is not a determiner of truth. One can be sincerely wrong.

Truth is truth all by itself, without human knowledge, comprehension, or belief. Believing the world to be flat does not make it flat. Believing the world to be round does not make it round either: it is round all by itself whether anyone, everyone, or no one believes it. One can only claim rightly to know the truth if in fact what they know and believe is consistant with the truth. So how do we know that what we know or believe is consistent with the truth?

There are two sources, which when working together, provide a Christian with assurance that they know the truth. One is the Word of God, and the other is the Holy Spirit. These Two never work alone, and always work together in a seemless and synchronized fasion. The Word is read or heared, entering the mind through the natural senses, where it is quickened and brought to life by the Spirit, like a plant seed being watered by the rain, allowing it to take root and grow. There is something solid testifying of God's truth, the Word, which even a non-believer can see and read, and then there is the Spirit through whom we interact with God and have a relationship with Him, experiencing Him. We experience and know God. And by actually interacting with Him, having a relationship with Him, and seeing Him work in both our hearts and our lives, seeing His Word dynamically transform our thinking in such an indescribable way... we can know we know the truth, because we become aquainted with the Truth Himself personally.

And this is not merely emotional, or merely intellectual. It isn't even a hybrid of the two. It is inclusive of and transcendent of both, in a way that I cannot at the moment seem to form up into words which do it justice. It isn't merely deep conviction or sincerity, it is an interaction with the Truth Himself in every aspect of our lives. To me it is like having microscopes or x-ray goggles on my eyes exposing the meaning and nature of things and objects in my life in a way that gives me a new dynamic understanding of them, what they are, and what they do. This understanding is by no means complete, but is constantly expanding, clarifying, and is just plain helpful on a practical level.

*Cuts self off* I better stop before I expand this post to unreadable lengths! God bless!

Answer 5

They both believe they are right due to brain wahsing as a kid or from sincere belief, and each may have a grain of truth within them...when it becomes NOT RIGHT and down right dangerous is when they refuse to see the possibility of anyone else being right or having a valid point

Answer 6

Try to imagine yourself as the one who is doing the professing. Your belief is so deep and strong that you have convinced yourself that it must be correct. This same belief becomes a part of a larger, stronger effort because it causes you to reach out to others, by doctrine, and thru the strength of your faith.The assembled like-minded poeple then become more self-assured, more vocal, more motivated to convince others of their correctness. However, nowhere in their history of assimilating whatever beliefs they have, was it necessary to obtain objective evidence of such beliefs. Faith alone is all that religious people require. For some of us, that is not enough, especially when lives are significantly impacted.

Answer 7

By developing an accurate knowledge of the truth you will see which the real "truth" is

ILLUSTRATION
"in many lands, there is a problem with counterfeit money. if you were given the job of picking out such false money, how would you go about it? by memorizing every kind of counterfeit? NO. your time would be best spent if you studied real money. after you knew what real money looked and felt like etc you would more easily recognise a counterfiet"

Answer 8

firs of i cant stand this frikin atheists answering these qs cuz its not in their interest. They dont even answer the qs and just say "there is no god" !!!arrrg

back to the qs, yea u r right, but some ppl dont like this though and instead stage war on other countries to make them "right" and thus the cycle continues

Answer 9

The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Maya, the Inca, and countless other civilizations all had THE one true god. Like all of those religions before now, Christianity will eventually fade away and be replaced by another "one true religion".

Answer 10

Well I am always right, so just come to me when you want to know the truth.

No really, look at their actions. That may help you know who is actually truthful and who is not. Go with how you feel. If you are being honest with yourself, you won't be steered in the wrong direction.