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Aren't all religions basically the same? Are they not all paths that eventually reach the same summit?

Although Man's basic needs and heart's desires are the same, the World's great religions prescribe many different and often contradictory means of meeting those needs. A brief look at some of the most common beliefs and practices makes this evident:

Devout believers of many faiths try to fulfill their spiritual needs by regularly attending places of worship--shrines, temples, mosques, cathedrals etc.--where prayers are made, incense is offered and a multitude of different traditions, ceremonies and rituals are observed.

Some dedicated souls are willing to renounce all worldly pleasures and possessions in order to devote themselves wholly to various religious disciplines. Rather than honoring or looking to icons, idols and representations of their god or gods, many look for truth and reality within themselves, seeking enlightenment by intense concentration, contemplation and meditation.

Some seekers of Truth worship one god, while others worship hundreds or even thousands of gods. Some of the World's major religions began simply as moral or ethical philosophies, and their founders never intended that any deity or god should be worshipped.--Yet today these very founders themselves are venerated as if they themselves were a god!

For many believers, their highest hope and aspiration is that they will survive after death as an individual personality in a happy and heavenly afterlife. Others scorn the idea of continuing to live on as an individual, but rather look forward to the obliteration of their individual self, so that they may become one with the Ultimate Reality of the Universe.

Some believe that after they die they will return to live other lives on Earth, over and over again, that their present life is just one of many births and rebirths that will continue indefinitely until full enlightenment or salvation is attained. Others believe that Man lives only one life on Earth, and therefore has only one chance to live properly and to somehow secure a happy afterlife.

With so many different--and often contradictory--beliefs to choose from, the seeker of Truth can understandably become quite muddled and confused.--Particularly since almost all of the World's major faiths believe and claim that their approach is the one true path to enlightenment, bliss, salvation or Heaven!

  

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  Where then does one start, if he sincerely seeks to find the Truth?

If you are not sure if a Supreme Being, an all-powerful God, exists, then the first step to take is to ascertain that He is. The most obvious proof we have that a Divine Creator exists is the World and Universe around us, the visible, natural Creation.

The following true incident is a fitting illustration: Doctor Robert A. Millikan was the renowned American nuclear physicist who won the Nobel prize for his work in pioneering the splitting of the atom. One evening, at a banquet held in his honor, a young journalist approached him and said, "Dr. Millikan, although you are undoubtedly a brilliant scientist, a great physicist, I've heard rumor that you still cling to the old-fashioned concept of a Creator, that you actually believe in God!--Is this true?"

Millikan paused for a moment as he thoughtfully studied the young reporter's face. He then produced an elaborate gold pocketwatch from his vest and said, "Just as behind this watch there had to be an intelligent designer and watchmaker, so behind the intricate precision and timing of this great Universe, there had to be a great Creator!"

The Holy Book of three Faiths, the Bible, tells us, "Since the creation of the World, the invisible things of God--His eternal power and divine nature--are clearly seen, being understood by the visible things that He has made."--Romans 1:20*. In other words, the existence of an invisible Creator is manifest or made evident by the wonderful World which He has created, His Creation, the things which we can see.--The greatest credentials of the Creator are the marvelous things He has made!

The sea, the sky, the mountains, the valleys, the trees, the flowers, they're all telling us something! When you gaze into the heavens on a clear night, beholding the stars, planets and wonders of the Cosmos, haven't you ever felt that there must be a reason, a purpose behind it all?--As if it all means something, says something?--Well, it is saying something!--It's all crying out, "Look! --There is a God! Look at the wonders He has made!" The Bible says:

"The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork! Day after day utters speech, and night after night shows knowledge! There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard!"--Psalm 19:13. God's entire Creation is a constant testimony of not only His existence, power and majesty, but also of His Love, concern and care for us in giving us such a beautiful World to live in!
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