The essence of all the religions is one and the same The essence of all the religions is one and the same
The essence of all the religions is one and the same since the Universal God gives it. The religions are different from each other because the religious leaders who are the human beings create the material that surrounds the essence. The skeleton is one and the same and there is no difference in the skeletons of the human beings. The difference lies only in the external materials covering the skeletons, which are flesh, skin etc., in these external materials differences arose due to deficiencies. Suppose there are two students. One is weak in physics and the other is weak in chemistry.
Each student mocks the other for the deficiency. Therefore, the deficiency is the root of difference and quarrels in the religions. The reason for the deficiency is the human brain that developed the external body of the spiritual knowledge. Therefore, the spiritual knowledge is the skeleton and the religion is its body. The deficiency in a religion can be removed by taking the merits of the other religions. Every religion has deficiency and the rectification of that deficiency should be from other religion without any ego and jealousy. Do not think that you are without defects. Do not think that your parents have no defects. Do not think that your teachers and preachers do not have defects. Therefore, observe others and take the merits from anybody without prejudice.
The blind thinking that your nation, your state, your district, your town or village, your caste, your family, your parents, etc., is the best or highest should be eradicated from your brain. Always base your self on your analysis and commonsense that is observed from the examples in the world.
Your elders might have polluted the scriptures but this world is the best scripture written by God. This world-scripture is Universal without any color of any religion. You can develop the entire spiritual knowledge by observing this world and the scientific knowledge existing in the various examples or items of the world. Any human being cannot pollute these. You must be scientific and analytical in your belief. The ignorant and clever religious elders always exploit blind belief.
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same Datta,
I think you have come across a partial truth.
Religion, or the desire to contact the supernatural, is in response to the deepest desires of the human heart. All religions I am aware of, seek to fill this need in man which is written in our very being by our Creator.
However, the essence (a.k.a., the soul or real meaning) of all religions is not the same. The essence of Christianity is very different than the essence of Hinduism or Buddhism.
The essence of Christianity is the Triune Godhead of the person Yeshuah (the incarnate Son, Jesus Christ) and the person of the Holy Spirit and the person of the Father. This faith is the essence of Christianity and this reality is the source of our life as Christians.
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same I had (past tense) fallen into the thinking for quite a while that there were many roads to God but scripture makes it clear, Jesus/Yeshua is the only way.
In my wandering dabbling days (past tense) I had a psychic misquote scripture to me, I had my own 'revelations' (whatever would be the word/half truths) in my medium days but too much left me very unsettled. There were a lot of people that believed it all. Just like the ol' wiccan rede, and not sure I have it verbatim but the gist of 'do what ye will but harm ye none'. The god of this world would like us to believe all roads lead to heaven.
Our righteousness is filthy rags to our magnificent and Holy Lord. If He says Jesus is the only way, I'm not arguing with God.
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and editing to emphasize my occult/new age etc beliefs are past tense, behind me, no longer what I believe and haven't been since June 2003 and I do NOT blame the RCC for any of that, it was my own looking in the wrong places.
Last edited by HasahZ, 6/26/2007, 3:12 pm
--- ...Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.
Amen
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same Do all paths lead to the same place? Of course they do! They all lead you before the Judgment Seat of Christ, where every knee will bow. It's where you'll be sent from there that makes all the difference. Will you be considered a sheep or a goat? Will you hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant" or will you hear, "Away from Me, I never knew you."?
Now then, what makes Christianity different? What makes it stand out from all other belief systems? Religions try to find a way to reach God, Christianity is God reaching to us.
By all means, do not accept this on blind faith. There is evidence to back it up. We use faith everyday - we have faith that other drivers will stop at a red light, we have faith that our chair will continue to hold us, and we have faith that our airplane pilot is not suicidal and fly our plane into the ground. None of this is blind faith, but faith based on evidence around us.
The important thing is not our faith, but whether or not the object of that faith is trustworthy and will support our trust.
Each different religion offers a concept of God that is contradictory to that of other religions, so they cannot all be correct. It could be that they are all wrong, but it is not possible that they are all right.
Truth, by nature will be narrow. There is only one correct answer to 2 + 2, and there are billions of wrong, untrue answers. So it becomes an issue of determining the correct one.
Have you considered the Bible? It is uniquely written, the best selling Book of all time, fulfills prophecy, includes history, and there are 25,000 archaeological finds that provide support regarding people, thier titles, and their locations mentioned in the Bible.
Not one of those finds has contradicted the Bible.
--- I know who saved my soul and I want this world to know, that I was once blind, once lost, Now I'm blood bought, reconciled to God by the blood He shed on the cross. -Eternal M.o.G.
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same I agree Mel. It also further confirms my getting back to the church I grew up in and again, not bashing Protestantism here either. I still believe many members one body IN CHRIST. The key, in Christ.
Experiences, when I first began my 6 month medical leave and had a doctor (I *think*) overdose me on steroids, I went from walking normally with having to use a cane because just bending down to pet one of my cats would cause me to tip over. The doctors at the time wanted to convince me I had sarcoid, lupus or MS and I lived under that 'curse' since then. Always wandered if my body would just go nuts on me again like it did back then but my appointment in January this year confirmed I didn't have to live under that curse anymore nor did I have the chronic inflammation in my eyes that I had. I firmly believe God healed that. I still face more eye surgery unless God will heal that too as I do have a damaged layer over my retina from way too much laser surgery in my eye but I was blind in that eye pretty much and I can see now. I have more appreciation now for people who have to give themselves shots as I had to do that myself once a week for a time. I have more compassion for those with physical struggles and I'm learning other valuable lessons.
I'm seeing clearer on a lot of things and I keep praying for my friends from my wandering days and now I know I can keep praying for those who passed on as well. The interesting thing is, I've always had double vision but my hemorrhaging problems in my eye didn't start until I started dabbling in things I shouldn't have. That doesn't imply everyone with diseases falls into that category, this is just what happened in MY life so take it with whatever grain of salt you'd like.
I thank God and praise Him for all He IS, all He's been doing, has done & what is left to be done, not just in my life but for everyone. He truly IS worthy!
Last edited by HasahZ, 6/26/2007, 5:24 pm
--- ...Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.
Amen
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same "All roads lead to heaven", that's what I meant to say as opposed to "All roads lead to God", then again it's saying the same thing. But definitely not 'there' anymore. I'm still well-versed on *some* of the beliefs as I was studying it but definitely would not EVER entertain wicca & the rest. Never watched Harry Potter, don't plan to, don't want to. Still can't believe the dumb things I was beginning to entertain.... guess we all live & learn though I was waaaaaay off course.
--- ...Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.
Amen
Re: The essence of all the religions is one and the same Thanks Andy. I had heard that somewhere once, but I don't remember where.
--- I know who saved my soul and I want this world to know, that I was once blind, once lost, Now I'm blood bought, reconciled to God by the blood He shed on the cross. -Eternal M.o.G.
