There Can Be Only One

First of all, please be assured that there is nothing about this piece that is meant to unfairly demean, insult, nor embarrass, anyone in any way for whatever they may have come to accept as being the truth about what are generally considered as being religious matters in the eyes of the world. For it would not serve any good purpose to do so.

Nonetheless, bruised egos, hurt feelings, and a host of other calamities will undoubtedly abound. For the absolute truth of the matter truly is that there can be only one way that is right, and that would make everything to the contrary—wrong.

Yes, many would argue that it is utter nonsense to even hold a discussion on the subject. For they would be of the opinion that it does not really matter what someone wants to believe.

It is a valid point, but their consternation is puzzling. For if it does not really matter what is believed, what does it matter if one wants to believe that their way is truer than another’s?

Yes, it could be argued that time would be better spent on solving geopolitical problems, and since not the least of them involve certain religious factions holding an extremely devout belief that it is their duty to rid this world of all unbelievers, the point becomes even sharper. For the days of our lives would be a lot more peaceful in a world devoid of religious zealotry.

On the other hand, what if they are wrong? I mean, what if it really does matter what we want to believe is the truth, and that this holds the key to solving all of our problems?

Yes, all of the major religions appear to offer rules to live by that are meant to make their followers better people, and one would be hard-pressed to pick one as being better than the others in this respect. For they are all basically the same—are they not?

Does this mean that one is just as good as another? What if none of them are correct?

No, this is not to say that any religious doctrine that teaches that murder is evil is a bad thing, but is it not troubling that a religion based upon the absolute truth being that we were created by God would also teach that we must do this or that in order to prove ourselves as being worthy of His favor? After all, could He have not created us as He wanted us to be in the first-place?

Yes, one could argue that Buddhism frees us from enslavement to such a notion without denying us a way to improve ourselves. For Buddhism teaches that there is no Creator, nor creation—for that matter, but even in their way of thinking, something dictates our levels of existence. Besides, does spending all of eternity in an impersonal expanse when one reaches perfection sound like nirvana to you?

Okay, it is time to come clean. I am a Christian.

Nonetheless, that does not take anything away from the original point. For the thing about absolute truth is that it leaves no room for variances, and that certainly applies to Christianity.

Yes, it is a can of worms that most do not want opened, but what about our Heavenly Father? For it makes a mockery out of Him to have so many versions of His Gospel being preached.

No, there would not be any way of really knowing which way is the truth if it is indeed true that He ceased all direct communication with us after the text of His Holy Bible was completed. For who could say for sure that their interpretation is any more valid than another?

Yes, ages-old traditions do hold a source of comfort. For it naturally makes a lot of sense that something would have to be right in order for it to last very long, but are not all of the major religions centuries old?

There is also a comfort in numbers. For it also makes a lot of sense (naturally speaking, of course) that so many could not be wrong, but do not all of the major religions have millions of followers?

No, we are not at an impasse. For our Heavenly Father still speaks, and if we would just want to truly hear His voice, we would hear Him saying that He created us (as in all of mankind) to be His children by faith in order to give Himself opportunities to truly receive love that is freely given, and that it is for this reason that this world is as it is.

Yes, everything really does happen for a reason. For it will be as it should be in the end, and if you will ask Him what that means, I am quite sure that He will tell you.

What you just read was originally posted on [FishHawk Droppings], and then deleted when that blog was employed to host all of the books that our Heavenly Father has given me to publish in the order that they are meant to be read. It was worth reposting—especially after reading some of the comments that have been posted [here].

Further help can be found [here], as well as [here], [here] and [here]. For it is written: For God does speak—now one way, now another—though man may not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, o preserve his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. [Job 33:14-18 NIV]