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Are There Many Paths to God?
Dear Brother Ron
Do you think there are many paths that lead to God or is there only one way?
C.L.
Dear C.L.
I have studied the literature of most of the world's major religions.
Although each claims to have exclusive knowledge of God and His plan for
this world, I find their visions and messages amazingly similar. So if you
are asking whether there are many religious denominations which can help you
find spiritual enlightenment, the answer is yes.
If you are asking whether you can do, say or think anything and still find
God, the answer is no. The first secret to finding God is knowing where to
look for Him. You will not find Him in a building, in a book, on the
internet or on a television program. You will find Him living deep within
the innermost core of your being. Jesus told us this:
Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of
God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not
with observation:
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or lo there! For behold, the
kingdom of God is within you.
The second secret is recognizing Him once you find Him. Churches tell us we
need to "believe in" God and Jesus. The word translated as "believe in" in
the Bible is the Greek word pisteuo, which means to have faith or put trust
with. Once you find the Spirit of God within you, you have to trust that
Spirit to guide your thoughts, words and actions in the right direction. If
you trust your own judgment more than God's, you obviously do not believe in
Him.
Let me give you a small example. As I write this, I am sitting in a chair. I
trust the chair to hold me up. I believe the chair has the strength to keep
me from falling on the floor. I have faith that the chair will not allow me
to be injured. I am constantly amazed that people have more faith in their
furniture than they do in God.
Best always
Brother Ron
