I'm afraid those MANY ways lead to your personal destruction. In Jesus' own words, there is only ONE way...
5 Thomas *said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?"
6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:5-6 (NASB)
I also spent much of my life thinking there were many ways, until I read the gospel of John, repented and became a believer in Jesus.
When Jesus says: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man comes to the Father except by Me." (John 14:6), that is a Truth claim exclusive to Jesus Christ. All "religions" do not lead to this conclusion, and "religions" that do not ascribe to this unique and exclusive Truth claim are not of Jesus Christ.
"There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12)
Jesus Christ as the Creator of all precedes the Tao, and as the passage from John chapter 1 is quoted "And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist." Any good that there is in this world is only so on account of the Person of Jesus Christ. It is no wonder that other religions might borrow from or be informed by the moralities embodied in the Person of the Prime Mover.
Even atheists often find themselves borrowing their sense of morality from what are at their root Christian principles, however, while they may borrow Christianity to have a standard at all by which to measure right and wrong, their worldview is inherently devoid of such a standard, defining what is "good" essentially in terms of what is what they perceive - rightly or wrongly - o be "good" for them, and advances themselves, regardless of the possible expense to others (Malthusian materialism), and it is not the equal of Christianity, which by contrast is based in love and self-sacrifice on behalf of others -- principles as embodied in the life, the example, the eternal sufficiency of the sacrifice of, and the person of Jesus Christ.
No other religion on its own is comparable to Christianity is this regard.
Jesus Christ is not to be found in all walks of life. For instance, Jesus Christ is not present in the walk of life chosen by a thief, a liar, a prostitute, or a murderer - just to mention a few.
You say I offer nothing but Scripture, but at least I offer something upon which to base what I am saying - quoting the Words of the Prime Author of the Christian faith.
You say that "Biblical Christianity offers a useful understanding, but not a complete one," but without meaningful discussion, this is a pregnant statement that exists without substance. Feel free to elaborate.
So, it's like God is at the top of a mountain and we each take a different path to get to Him? What if instead of this, He comes to us? If you find that idea attractive, you should really learn more about Jesus. *disclaimer: I didn't come up with that analogy on my own. I read it somewhere and thought it was great
I'm afraid those MANY ways lead to your personal destruction. In Jesus' own words, there is only ONE way...
5 Thomas *said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?" 6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:5-6 (NASB)
I also spent much of my life thinking there were many ways, until I read the gospel of John, repented and became a believer in Jesus.
Love it! My Dad was an atheist until he started reading the book of Matthew and at chapter 11, the Lord saved him! ❤️
When Jesus says: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man comes to the Father except by Me." (John 14:6), that is a Truth claim exclusive to Jesus Christ. All "religions" do not lead to this conclusion, and "religions" that do not ascribe to this unique and exclusive Truth claim are not of Jesus Christ.
"There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12)
No, all "religious" roads do not lead to Christ.
Jesus Christ as the Creator of all precedes the Tao, and as the passage from John chapter 1 is quoted "And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist." Any good that there is in this world is only so on account of the Person of Jesus Christ. It is no wonder that other religions might borrow from or be informed by the moralities embodied in the Person of the Prime Mover.
Even atheists often find themselves borrowing their sense of morality from what are at their root Christian principles, however, while they may borrow Christianity to have a standard at all by which to measure right and wrong, their worldview is inherently devoid of such a standard, defining what is "good" essentially in terms of what is what they perceive - rightly or wrongly - o be "good" for them, and advances themselves, regardless of the possible expense to others (Malthusian materialism), and it is not the equal of Christianity, which by contrast is based in love and self-sacrifice on behalf of others -- principles as embodied in the life, the example, the eternal sufficiency of the sacrifice of, and the person of Jesus Christ.
No other religion on its own is comparable to Christianity is this regard.
Jesus Christ is not to be found in all walks of life. For instance, Jesus Christ is not present in the walk of life chosen by a thief, a liar, a prostitute, or a murderer - just to mention a few.
You say I offer nothing but Scripture, but at least I offer something upon which to base what I am saying - quoting the Words of the Prime Author of the Christian faith.
You say that "Biblical Christianity offers a useful understanding, but not a complete one," but without meaningful discussion, this is a pregnant statement that exists without substance. Feel free to elaborate.
So, it's like God is at the top of a mountain and we each take a different path to get to Him? What if instead of this, He comes to us? If you find that idea attractive, you should really learn more about Jesus. *disclaimer: I didn't come up with that analogy on my own. I read it somewhere and thought it was great