Religion - Is There a True Religion?

Deciphering Religion from a Logical Perspective

By John Gold, published Apr 24, 2007
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In a world with billions of people, thousands of religions, and a ton of different cultures, is there really one true religion that could apply to all of them? We live in a world with massive differences among people. For there to only be one true religion, there would have to be similar traits that are written into the very genetic makeup of every person on earth.

Natural Law:

There is a law that applies to everyone on earth, no matter the age, location, background or race of the person. This is called natural law. There are more natural laws than can be published in a volume, but I'll demonstrate some more common ones. Everyone wants to be loved and no one wants to be hated. Everyone has to eat, drink, breath, age. I believe everyone has the desire to know who they are and what they are doing on earth, hence the debate about the meaning of life.

If you look at all the laws of different cultures through time you'll notice that they are all based on this natural law, whether from a distorted perspective or a clear one. I'll start with the commandment of Jesus. Love God with all your strength, heart, mind and soul and love your neighbor as yourself. How many laws are based on that? You can't kill people, steal, kidnap, etc. It's all based on natural law, that's why each society is able to come up with the same laws.

Good and bad isn't a democratic vote, its natural law. Natural law is based on truth. Natural law cannot contradict itself, so there must only be one truth.

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  • Natural law is the law that everyone is subject to
  • Either something about God is true or not true
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if their perception of God is skewed, aren't they worshipping who they THINK God is, not who He REALLY is? the Christian God says that all other gospels are of the devil. i dont think jews or muslims worship that God. if anyone, regardless of religion, does not know Jesus, they do not know God. John 14:6.

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Posted on 04/08/2008 at 4:04:29 PM

 
There's only one God and I believe it's possible to worship God the father without Jesus and the Holy Spirit (although gravely flawed). I'm not trying to make an argument that it's ok to deny Jesus' Divinity and I can't fathom how the Trinity really works. No one can. Christianity understands the Truth that God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are the same 1 true God. Judaism and Muslims only know to worship God the Father (not sure about Holy Spirit). I'm also not sure nor is anyone else how it can be possible to worship God the Father and not the other two persons of the Trinity, since where 1 is the other Two are. I'm not sure what you meant by them saying they worship a different god. They're either worshiping the True God or they're worshiping an idol, or more directly, the devil. Since they worship the God of Abraham, they are worshiping the One True God. It's just that simple. Even though they're perception may be skewed.

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Posted on 04/03/2008 at 1:04:56 PM

 
Christianity believes God sent Jesus, His Son, the Messiah, to die on the cross for our sins. This is the greatest act of love that has and will ever come to pass in this world. This is why God can say that He is love. If a religion does not believe in that one aspect then they do not worship the same God as Christianity. They might worship a God, but not one that loves them as much as the Christian gospel shows.

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Posted on 04/03/2008 at 12:04:10 PM

 
There is only one God. The three main religions believe in God, the True God. They all believe that Abraham was the father of all nations. The problem occurred when the Jews didn't accept Jesus and the Muslims added another testament to their bible. My point was that they all worship God, but they don't quite grasp how they should. Jesus would be in the religion He founded. I understand people are moving in a direction where "religion" is bad and spirituality is the purest form of worship. Jesus found a religion so that people would have a means to know the Truth, that they would know Jesus. Without religion, and yes that means using your bible since we received it from Catholicism, you would only have feelings. So don't be put off from religion, be put off from human immorality and error.

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Posted on 04/02/2008 at 12:04:48 PM

 
Folks, for my take on what is true religion, I invite you to share my two pieces: 'Easter, The Day After' .http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/675293/easterthe_day_after.html and 'Religion on Trial'. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/549329/religion_on_trial.html Thanks a lot,

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Posted on 04/02/2008 at 10:04:41 AM

 
how can the God of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam be the same? Christians believe you can only go to heaven if you actively believe and follow the gospel of Jesus Christ. Muslims believe you can go to heaven if you formally convert in front of two Muslim witnesses. in other words, Christians don't believe Muslims can go to heaven, and Muslims don't believe Christians can go to heaven. would this one God tell different people different things? and i agree, there is no one true religion. but i also think there is only one true way, Jesus Christ. If Jesus were around today, I don't think he would be a member of any religious branch of religion, because none of them are as perfect as He in their theology. it is not religion we should pursue, but Jesus.

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Posted on 03/11/2008 at 4:03:00 PM

 
Great article, poor theology. Then again, I see you majored in psychology. That explains a lot.

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Posted on 10/02/2007 at 9:10:00 AM

 
The Hebrew, Christian and Islamic religions all believe in the same God, which was what I was referring to. The Hindus believe in many, which wouldn't even be compatible with my article. Thanks for the comment.

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Posted on 06/20/2007 at 4:06:00 PM

 
When you say God, are you talking about the Hebrew, Christian, Islamic, or Hindu god(s)?

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Posted on 06/20/2007 at 4:06:00 PM

 
I never seen a better article on the subject.. personally I found Islam as the true religion, now dont junp into conclusions here, its the true Islam, away from all the cliches and falsehoods, its the religion of the one god, the religion of all the prophets and a religion which even its followers failed to understand.. forget what you think you already know about Islam, if you are still not a muslim, than what you know is probaby not true

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Posted on 06/19/2007 at 2:06:00 AM

 
Your statement that "there is only one truth, so there can only be one religion" Can be made to make sense with only a slight change..There is only one truth, so there can be NO religion.

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Posted on 05/09/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

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