41. Do all religious worship the same god?
No. All religions do not worship the same god.
A. Some religions teach that life includes a spiritual dimension, but they reject the Creator and His salvation in Jesus (for example, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and also various folk religions). Read Romans 1:16-25.
B. Some religions claim to worship the God of Abraham and may even regard the Old Testament as sacred writings, but they reject the triune God by rejecting His salvation in Jesus Christ (for example, Islam and Judaism). Read John 5:19-23, 39-47.
C. Some religions claim to be Christian and hold the Bible sacred, but reject Scripture's witness that Jesus is the true Son of God, one with the Father, and therefore also deny the doctrine of the Trinity (for example, Mormonism and the Jehovah's Witnesses). Read John 10:22-30.
D. Some religions practices involve seeking help from supernatural forces rather than God the Creator, who has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ (for example, Wicca or satanic arts such as sorcery, superstitions, spirits of the dead, good luck charms, psychics, Ouija boards, astrology). Read 1 Samuel 28 and note how Saul disobeyed God.
E. Some "religions" or moral philosophies combine elements of the above, idolize humanity, or simply believe in a generic deity (for example, moralistic therapeutic deism, humanism, certain lodges). They reject God's exclusive revelation of salvation in Jesus Christ alone. Read Psalm 14:1; 53:1.
F. The one true God reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This one true God, in the person of the Son, became flesh in Jesus Christ. There is no other God.
Eventual commentary - focus on Romans 1:16-25; John 5:19-23, 39-47; John 10:22-30; 1 Samuel 28; Psalm 14:1; 53:1
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