"Why Must There Be One True Religion...?"

Salaam (Peace) to all.

The question was asked, "Why Must There Be One True Religion? Why is it Christianity?"

Quite Simply, there can be only One "True" Religion because there is only One "True" God.

We have it from the Bible that "God is not the author of confusion, but of peace." This could not be possible if God sanctioned more than one "religion" or "path" to Himself.

From the Qur'anic perspective, we are instructed that, "If there were in [the heavens and the earth] gods besides Allah, they would both have been in disorder. So glory be to Allah, the Lord of the Throne, being above what they describe!

The planets in our solar system revolve around One Sun.All Life on this Planet depends on One Water.All Humans have One basic Form, and share One Divine Essence or "Spirit".

However, the Fact that there is One True God, and One True "Religion" does NOT mean that there will be only ONE INTERPRETATION or VIEWPOINT of God and His True Religion.

Therefore, it is not wise to assume that just because another's view of God and His True Religion is "different from mine", it is automatically "wrong".

Unfortunately, too few "religious" people are willing enough to consider that their view of the "True" religion could be incomplete, or altogether incorrect. And so, we become like spiritual children, unable to see past the apparent differences between various religions to the common Principles of Truth and Righteousness that are the foundation of ALL Divinely inspired Religions.

There is only One True Religion, and it could be summed up as "Obey God!"Now, one may call it "Christianity", another may call it "Judaism", another may call it Islam, and yet another, "Buddhism", etc, and so on.

If we are more concerned about the "name" attached to it, than we are concerned about the Principles that undergird it, then we will no doubt end up serving Satan, THINKING we are serving God.

According to the Bible, Jesus said, "Many shall come to me in that day, saying, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works?' And I will say unto them, 'Depart from me, ye that work iniquity; I know you not.' "

These unfortunate souls "believed" they were on the right path, because the were doing all that they did -- much of which they saw JESUS do -- in the NAME of Jesus, but evidently they were misssing something more important than just emulation of what they Saw and working in His "name".

They missed a PRINCIPLE...the Essential Principle upon which Jesus' Life and Teachings were based. Jesus, according to the Bible, didn't care what people "called" themselves. He was more concerned with what was in their Hearts...and even moreso, He was concerned with healing the sin-sick soul, and making the wounded whole. He was interested in Resurrecting the Spirit of God in Man.

Apparently, these "self-righteous" disciples or servants of His were more concerned with "appearing" to be good Christians than they were concerned with "being" good Christians.

While I agree that there is only One True God, and only One True Religion, and I also believe that Jesus was one of the Greatest Exponents of the One True God and the One True Religion; I find it very interesting that the Jesus of the Bible never gave a "name" to what He Taught as a "religion".

Respectfully,

RM