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05-04-2009 3:20am#1this may seem a stupid Q... but im curious
if every religion believes in a different God and a different afterlife,
does this mean that they all exist or that there is only one God and one afterlife/ heaven place and all the other religions are wrong and if so...
if the Catholic God was the only one, what is supposed to happen to all the muslems and buddists when they die if their gods and afterlifes or heavens dont really exist?
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i said this in a different post but i def think they all point at the same thing at the end? like all the religions are a little bit wrong but they all point us in the right direction!
i think its our job as humans to find the right path and it might involve bits of christianity, bits of buddihsm, etc.
dont worry, i dont think anyone is going to hell because of theyre following the wrong god! as long as their heart is true hiorta, i think were saying the same thing 0 -
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if the Catholic God was the only one, what is supposed to happen to all the muslems and buddists when they die if their gods and afterlifes or heavens dont really exist?
In Christianity it is believed that Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father. Anyone who believes in Him will have eternal life, and anyone who rejects Him upon hearing the Gospel will be condemned (John 14:6). We haven't been revealed anything about those who haven't heard the Gospel.0 -
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Am i still a Catholic so to speak if i dont believe that heaven or hell exist... just one spiritual afterlife for all souls to go
Well Jesus spoke about eternal punishment in the Gospels. It's a teaching of Christianity to hold this opinion. Catholics have a pretty similar view of it I think.I think that the Catholic Church is a well run "bully" like organisation that brainwashed people into thinking that they were sinners when it was really the people representing the Church who were the real sinners!!!
If you don't trust church authorities there is no reason why you can't in the spirit of the Reformation pick up the Bible and read it for yourself or seek out a different church to attend. I have no reason to think that Catholics are corrupt however, or that they are bullies in any respect from any Catholic I have spoken to.
Christianity is a bigger thing than Catholicism however, and I think it's unfortunate that people don't remember this often enough.Is it not cult like behaviour to be religious?
No, I wouldn't think so anywayPeople worship a God they have never met and some time in extreme ways... look at the people who crucify themselves each Good Friday..
That only happens in the Phillippines and many Christians disagree with it.
As for a God that you have never met? People believe they have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.my point is when people worship a living person as a God or the Messiah?... it is seen as a cult and evil and wrong when really its no different than any other religion..
You clearly don't understand the concept of Messiah if you have an objection to Him being a person. The Jewish scriptures prophesied Him as such hundreds of years before He ever graced the earth.
As for Christ being God, it is believed that Jesus is the human incarnation of God yes and He lived among us for 33 years to reveal spiritual truth and to proclaim salvation.
If Christianity is a cult, and if it is evil. Then count me the most evil person you have ever met 0 -
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Hello Rabeile, interesting thread. I hope I can help clear up some confusion because I think I've been where you are now. I hope that doesn't come across as condescending! I'll probably repeat some of what Jakass has said.
There is only one God and different religions call Him by different names. Some religions have a false notion of who or what God is.if every religion believes in a different God and a different afterlife,
does this mean that they all exist or that there is only one God and one afterlife/ heaven place and all the other religions are wrong and if so...
For example Judaism and Islam have a similar notion of God (afaik) as being one person comprising one God. Christians believe that there is also one God but that God is made up of three equal and inseperable persons a bit like a very close-knit family.
A good question!if the Catholic God was the only one, what is supposed to happen to all the muslems and buddists when they die if their gods and afterlifes or heavens dont really exist?
All religions try to arrive at the truth about God but some religions have an incomplete or even false picture of God. We have different notions as to what happens when we die and what we need to do to achieve our goal of being happy in the afterlife. There is only one God and that means there is only one objective Truth. The confusion is caused by us! For a religion to have any meaning and value it must be true. And since we can't see God directly in this life, the truth must come from God because God is Truth itself. Because of God's goodness to us, He has revealed the Truth to us so we don't chase our tails in endless confusion and become frustrated and despairing.
So if you really want to know the Truth, follow Jesus who, as Scripture says, is "The Way, the Truth and the Life". He is the good Shepherd who keeps His sheep safe from harm and leads us safely home to heaven. I as a Catholic believe that Jesus founded a Church which exists to teach the truth about God and to nourish us spiritually through the sacraments. EDIT: Just a note to say that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied by the Jews and He introduced the New Covenant between God and man and also extended God's chosen people to include the whole human race. Jesus is, so to speak, the final instalment of God's revelation to us and He authoratively taught us about the nature of God and what God expects from us. The bad news is that sin destroys our relationship with God who is infinitely holy and the good news is that Jesus is the "bridge" which cross the divide (caused by sin) between us and God. God doesn't just want us to be saved and to run around some kind of new garden of Eden with God looking on from a distance. God actually wants us to be become like Him and share in His divinity. The more we correspond with God's will in this life, the "closer" we will be to God in the next. We will all be completely happy in heaven but some of us will have a greater ability to "absorb" or participate in the divine life. Since we are finite creature, there's only so much grace that we can "withstand". God is infinite so nobody can absorb all of God's love and grace. It would annihilate us! It's grace that gives us the ability to look at God face-to-face and without this grace we cannot withstand the goodness and light of God.
People who die without this grace will never have the ability to face God so the only other alternative is hell. And there are different degrees of punishment in hell depending on how much you sinned/despised God's grace in this life.
The spiritual life unfortunately is a dangerous road in many ways because there are lots of wolves in sheep clothing about waiting for a chance to pounce on us! So be careful how you go!
Sorry to hear about the tragedies. May God give you confort in difficult times. I can also understand your confusion. The road to heaven is a bit of a mine field and you have to know the signs that you're going off the safe path.i am Catholic and well after 2 tragedys in my family i started to think about religion and God a lot more and i'm a bit confused
Being Catholic is all about being united with Christ. It's a bit difficult to be united when you disagree with what He taught in the Gospels. Jesus mentioned hell fire quite a few times!Am i still a Catholic so to speak if i dont believe that heaven or hell exist... just one spiritual afterlife for all souls to go.
We're all sinners. Nobody comes anywhere near the holiness of God. The more I learn about God, the more I realize that we are nothing in comparision with God. But the good news is that God's grace elevates our dignity making us adopted sons and daughters who will inherit the Father's "goods" when we reign victorious in heaven with Christ!I think that the Catholic Church is a well run "bully" like organisation that brainwashed people into thinking that they were sinners when it was really the people representing the Church who were the real sinners!!!
Not at all. Some people practice their religion just to get comfort from it and to feel good. It's far more important that we worship God in ways that are fitting according to God.Is it not cult like behaviour to be religious?
Are you refering to Jesus here?my point is when people worship a living person as a God or the Messiah?... it is seen as a cult and evil and wrong when really its no different than any other religion.
That's the Holy Spirit prodding you!sorry for rambling on its just that this stuff really bothers me lately!!!
God bless,
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Putting it very simply, the three 'Abrahamic' relgions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Muslims) are all monotheistic religions and share the same over-arching 'God'.if the Catholic God was the only one, what is supposed to happen to all the muslems and buddists when they die if their gods and afterlifes or heavens dont really exist?
Buddhists don't believe in a single, all-powerful God.0 -
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