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Is there Really only one True Religion?
- Thread starter Rainbow Mage
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Spoken like a true politician!
MurphtheSurf
Active Member
In your opinion, would this mean then that only those who are truly guided by holy spirit would have the proper understanding of scripture? Particularly the symbolic and /or so called "cryptic" scriptures?
MurphtheSurf
Active Member
Ironically, it was my disgust with anything political and the workings of this worldly system of things that led me to a congregation that is totally neutral on such things.
DoctorAnswerMan
Resident Answer Man
Neutral in what way?
MurphtheSurf
Active Member
We don't take sides on any political issue. Strange, eh?
Religions are common beliefs of humans. All religions might contains some philosophical truth. Yet if a true religion is defined as one which conveying the messages from a true God, I believe that Christianity is the only true religion.
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Somehow it works like this. If you break the Law, you'll be sentenced, whether you understand Law or not, whether you read it or not, whether you ever study law itself or not. That's the case.
Similarly God's Law is embedded in your heart and soul. If you offended His Law, you'll be judged and put to jail. If you sinned you'll be driven out of His kingdom, the same as how Adam sinned and being driven out of Eden, and same as how Lucifer the archangel sinned and being driven out of heaven.
God is to save souls instead of bodies here on earth. Here on earth humans are basically not in His Kingdom. That's why the myseries. And everyone requires to pass the final judgment in order to return to God and His kingdom in heaven. And God foresaw that you won't stand a chance in the judgment. Jesus Christ is thus sent and a new covenant is in place which allows you to escape from the Judgment by Law.
If you refuse to take the new covenant, and when you are judged to be sinful, a permanent separation from God will be called. It is said that His sheep will take the new covenant. It is also said that those who aren't His sheep will continue to sin against His Law without repentance.
Moreover, it is said in the Book of Revelation that Satan (who is said to be an ex-archangel) is an accuser accussing people of sinning in order to keep them in jail with him. So good luck, either to find yourself a good lawyer or prepare yourself for the defense.
Revelation 12:10
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down."
Alternatively, take the Second Covenant as a gift such that the final Judgment by Law can be avoided.
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DoctorAnswerMan
Resident Answer Man
OK. Let's say ALL religions are true. But how many of them follow that which is true?
"What is Truth?" asked Pontius Pilate. Then he turned away.
"What is Truth?" asked Pontius Pilate. Then he turned away.
How can the religions that claim to be the one true revelation deal with all the other claims? The only ones that I've seem doing a halfway clear job at it are Islam and the Bahai Faith, and it is still problematic at best.
Logically, a true Abrahamic God wouldn't allow such a situation to ever exist in the first place. Yet it exists. By itself, strong evidence against the whole set of Abrahamic faiths except perhaps Judaism and arguably Bahais.
Logically, a true Abrahamic God wouldn't allow such a situation to ever exist in the first place. Yet it exists. By itself, strong evidence against the whole set of Abrahamic faiths except perhaps Judaism and arguably Bahais.
Answer: for many people, dealing with the uncertainties of the variety of cultures is in and of itself a significant anxiety factor. Therefore, belief in one true religion (and many thousands of false ones) is appealing to them.
I won't say it is good, because it often isn't.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
If ALL religions are true, then they must follow truth. Otherwise they wouldn't be 'true' now would they?
The rest is just flavor text based on cultural/political needs.
wa:do
logician
Well-Known Member
Subtract 1.:sleep:
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
You know there has been some research done on this... it has very interesting implications for dichotomous thinkers.
Basically they appear to show heightened fear response.
wa:do
MurphtheSurf
Active Member
Actually, it wasn't until I did "grow up" that I discovered that there really was one true religion. I started learning this at about 42 years of age.
The process continues.
McBell
Admiral Obvious
Think of each of the religions as a car manufacturer.
For example, Christianity as for, Islam as Chevy, etc.
Now think of each denomination as a model.
For example, Baptists as F150, Methodists as Mustang, etc.
Now think of the advertisements you hear and see for each of the different cars and manufacturers.
Apply the same tactics to religion.
Seems to me it is about hte same thing, just swap the MPG, interest rate, and down payment for soul, being good, tithing...
Etritonakin
Well-Known Member
The "one true religion" would definitely ground one in reality -make the feel secure because they actually were secure.
When one is uncertain if anything is truly safe or that anyone has their best interest at heart, certainly their "fear response" will be heightened.
This is used by some as a means of control -removing all that makes a person feel safe -then offering themselves as provider of safety.
It's the old protection racket taken to extremes -and since the "safety" provided is false, the mental/spiritual state of the subject continues to deteriorate due to the dichotomy -and can actually cause a personality to split -to actually make a person a dichotomy. Yes -some actually try to split others' personalities. This was actually attempted on me -and being grounded in the one true religion made it far less effective immediately -and completely inneffective eventually.
Fear is the mindkiller.
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McBell
Admiral Obvious
Why?
Not always.
I know for a fact that you might just get a warning...
See, right here is where we start to have problems.
What exactly does this mean?
I will even seriously help you out by agreeing with your assumption that god and souls actually exist.
Provided you define the term soul so that we can be on the same page.
What?
Here you will have to define sin.
Just so we are on the same page.
Wait...
Lucifer?
You mean Jesus?
Cause Jesus had that particular TITLE at one point.
Or are you meaning "The" devil?
Perhaps you mean Satan, but then, Satan is not a name, but another title...
I shall await your definition of "soul".
Interesting how you show the way god set man up to fail in order to justify showing up under the guise of his own son in order to "save" us.
How very appropriate s term to use, "sheep".
Here we are again using a Title as a name.
I am beginning to be concerned with your ability to comprehend what the Bible says.
I mean, several times now you have demonstrated that you cannot even tell the difference between a name and title....
hold on, wait a second.
Are we or are we not going to be judged?
You seem to be rather confused concerning the judgment part.
All over the place above you talk about judgments, but now you claim we will not be?
Etritonakin
Well-Known Member
You AIN'T gonna wax my chest hair -no way!
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
How does one define security in this case? Is it simply the fluffy abstract "I'm going to heaven"?
How would one explain the fact that members of every religion have people who are insecure and thus driven to divide the world into black and white because it is comforting and grey areas are scary?
Can such comfort really be worthwhile if it hampers your ability to see reality as it is? Teddy bears are comforting but they are hardly healthy for adults to rely on.
wa:do