Once I was discussing the Bible at a big city train station in Germany when a young spiritual idealist wanted to join the discussion.
To him, it was pointless to discuss Bible teachings, to distinguish between truth and error.
He Enthusiastically proclaimed that all religions were different ways of understanding the one spiritual reality. All religions were ways of finding God.
He was stunned and confused by my answer.
He didn’t have an answer.
I once met a brilliant young man who graduated from university with a degree in Comparative Religion. Getting a job was a problem. Who wants a comparative priest?
Some say they are more or less the same and we should just chill out and get on with harmonious living.
“Confession of faith, the first pillar of Islam, without which all the other pillars are of no value. This formula is to be repeated:
"Ashhadu an la ilaha illa 'llah; ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulu 'llah" :
Christians and Jews have corrupted their scriptures. (Âl 'Imran 3:74-77, 113) Although Christians believe ‘Isa died on a cross, and Jews claim they killed him, in reality he was not killed or crucified, and those who said he was crucified lied (An-Nisa’ 4:157).
To him, it was pointless to discuss Bible teachings, to distinguish between truth and error.
He Enthusiastically proclaimed that all religions were different ways of understanding the one spiritual reality. All religions were ways of finding God.
He was stunned and confused by my answer.
If all religions are ways to the same God, why does not one single one of the great religions teach this idea?
The founders of each of the main religions claimed to teach the one and only true path to God or to spiritual reality.
He didn’t have an answer.
A confused mixture of half understood spiritual teachings has become popular in Europe since about the time of the French Revolution over 200 years ago.
The majority of people in the First World now are little interested in deep spiritual teachings. They ignore religion or they dabble in this religion and flirt with that spiritual experience.
I once met a brilliant young man who graduated from university with a degree in Comparative Religion. Getting a job was a problem. Who wants a comparative priest?
If you say you believe in everything, perhaps you don’t believe in anything.
Real faith requires commitment. In Western society commitment is a big problem. So many people want to just do their thing and keep their options open.
There are two religions in the spotlight around the world today, Islam and Christianity.
Some say they are more or less the same and we should just chill out and get on with harmonious living.
What do they believe?
By reciting in Arabic the Shahada, a person is considered to be converted to Islam.
“Confession of faith, the first pillar of Islam, without which all the other pillars are of no value. This formula is to be repeated:
"Ashhadu an la ilaha illa 'llah; ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulu 'llah" :
"I witness that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." Taken from Muhammad 47:19 and al-Fath 48:29.”
http://www.answering-islam.org/Index/index.html‘Isa did not die on a cross
Christians and Jews have corrupted their scriptures. (Âl 'Imran 3:74-77, 113) Although Christians believe ‘Isa died on a cross, and Jews claim they killed him, in reality he was not killed or crucified, and those who said he was crucified lied (An-Nisa’ 4:157).
