Considering that the aforementioned Wikipedia article's sources include The Watchtower, what's your impression?
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Too many religions
- Thread starter JustWondering
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1robin
Christian/Baptist
So wikipedia defines the truth of the Gospel for you. Wikipedia only says what JW believe it to be, not what it is.
JustWondering
Jerk
I guess one person's false teachings is anothers single true religion, and vice versa.
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1robin
Christian/Baptist
I do not know what the other person was talking about but the bible says that all who are born gain by faith in the crucufixion are part of the family of God and are part of the kingdom of God. That is in my understanding what is meant by the true followers of God. Even if we dissagree on a verse or two here and there, even if we get it wrong in some areas we Christians belong to Christ who said he would not lose a single one of us but raise us up on the last day, as well as saying he would not leave us nor forsake us. Period.
kjw47
Well-Known Member
JustWondering
Jerk
You're assuming that a human religion is true. I have yet to find anything to prove any religion I've heard of has any basis in reality. If god/s exist I doubt it/they will conform to any existing human religions expectations.
justanotherabdullah
New Member
The number of religious we have today is a direct result of people changing the original word of God.
I personally believe that most religions came from one source. I believe followers of different profits and messengers that GOD sent altered their religion slowly over time and that is why we have different religions today.
This does not apply to the more modern ones such as Scientology...
Our biggest goal in life should be seeking the true way of life. Because I believe that once we die we are going to stand in front of God and don't have to answer why we did not follow His religion.
I pray that God guides us all to the straight path!
I personally believe that most religions came from one source. I believe followers of different profits and messengers that GOD sent altered their religion slowly over time and that is why we have different religions today.
This does not apply to the more modern ones such as Scientology...
Our biggest goal in life should be seeking the true way of life. Because I believe that once we die we are going to stand in front of God and don't have to answer why we did not follow His religion.
I pray that God guides us all to the straight path!
JustWondering
Jerk
Quoting bible verses to a non-believer isn't going to accomplish much.
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Heathen Hammer
Nope, you're still wrong
Especially not Revelations gobbledegook. It was about the Roman Empire.
JustWondering
Jerk
The Abrahamic religions started in one geographical location and spread from there over time. Thats a fact. It is evidence to me that religion is a human invention and spread by humans. Why did all the prophets of the abrahamic religions pop up in the middle east and nowhere else? Why were there no prophets popping up in the Far east, Austrailia, the Americas? Can you answer that?
waitasec
Veteran Member
because where they popped up was prime real estate...
so prime the gawda of the universe said so
:sarcastic
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Buddha, Krishna,Zoroaster, Socrates etc. were non-Abrahamic; they were messengers prophets of the one true attributive creator God, in my opinion.
Religion means doctrines gathered by people who claim inspiration from god.
Religion's purpose is to explain reality in human terms.
Some doctrines of religions, all kinds, can be true but not beneficial.
There are religious people who claim they are "walking in the truth".
It is a no wonder that they can not make a better world. So they have to wait for God to do it.
I definitely agree, there are too many religions. Is there a true one? No, of course not. Religion is a man made thing.
Religion's purpose is to explain reality in human terms.
Some doctrines of religions, all kinds, can be true but not beneficial.
There are religious people who claim they are "walking in the truth".
It is a no wonder that they can not make a better world. So they have to wait for God to do it.
I definitely agree, there are too many religions. Is there a true one? No, of course not. Religion is a man made thing.
1robin
Christian/Baptist
There is a very easy explenation for that: ABRAHAM WAS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. If you actually want a complete answer. God searched the world for someone who would follow him, I do not know how many he examined but he found Abraham and made a covenant with him and his posterity. That posterity was Israel whom God had decided to reveal himself through and he held them to a very high standard and opposed influence from outside "Heathen" tribes. They existed in the middle east as well and that is why. They were used as a conduit for God and eventually his Messiah but both were meant for the Gentiles and the world as a whole. Judgeing from the pervasivness of Christianity it all worked out exactly as intended. You may have some preference about the issue but you have no valid reason to claim that this has not been the case.
InvestigateTruth
Veteran Member
Baha'i Scriptures explain, Messengers always appear in the worst and darkest place on earth. Abrahamic Messengers or No-Abrahamic Messengers in Baha'i View are all God's Messengers, and they all appeared in the worst place in their own time. Muhammad appeared between wild tribes of Arabs. Baha'u'llah appeared between fanatic and superstitious persians, and so on. Prophet Soloman appeared between wild tribes, He knew how to speak with those Animals (The wild Tribes of animal people!)
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waitasec
Veteran Member
1robin
Christian/Baptist
Well where you been? If they are all Gods messengers why are they all saying different and contradictory things? There is no correlation or reason between Prophet hood and whatever is arbitrarily decided as the worst place. In fact it is rather contrary to the function of a prophet in many cases and has very little correlation and that is only coincedence.
JustWondering
Jerk
Can you explain why?
JustWondering
Jerk
Thank you for supporting my arguement.
1robin
Christian/Baptist
If your argument was an explenation of why God centered his revelation on the middle east then fine. However I imagine your argument is trying to gain credability by association with a competant explenation of history.