Q. Do all religions lead to heaven?
A. No; Jesus said He is the
way, the truth, and life, and no one gets to the Father except through Him.
Some well-meaning people like to say that all religions
eventually lead to heaven. “You have your religion, and I have mine; we’ll all
make it in the end.”
This sounds nice to people who are tired of religious
bickering, but there is no way that can be a true statement. If two people are
looking at a map, and one concludes a left turn is needed, and the other thinks
they must turn right, they cannot both be correct at the same time. One has to
be right, and the other has to be wrong.
If two gods both claim to be the exclusive way to heaven,
how can they both be right?
Jesus said He is the way, the truth, and life, and no one
gets to the Father any other way (John 14:6). That is either true or false.
Christians believe Jesus is the only way to the Father, but
Jews reject the Messianic claims of Jesus as they wait for the “real” messiah.
They can’t both be right.
Furthermore, not even all religions even believe in heaven.
Some believe in reincarnation, others, nirvana. If a religion’s end goal is to
achieve oneness, peace, or enlightment, they would be offended at the thought
of heaven. Atheism, Satanism, and Lucifarianism (to name a few) are religions
that do not believe in heaven.
So how can all religions lead to heaven? They can’t. Most of
them don’t even want to. Don’t confuse people by telling them all people and
all faiths make it to heaven. The Bibles clearly teaches that salvation comes
through no other means than Jesus (Acts 4:12).
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