Is there a God?

 

IS THERE A TRUE RELIGION?

Dr. A.A.B. Philips Nov. 2010

 

 

Is there a God?

Before looking at the main question this brief booklet seeks to answer, which is:  “Is there a true religion?” it is necessary to consider the source of such a religion, if it should exist.  Therefore, assuming that we seek divine religion rather than a manmade one, the first question to be answered is:  “Is there a God?”  The variety and complexity of the intricate systems which constitute the fabric of both human beings and the world in which they exist indicate that there must have been a Supreme Being who created them.  Design indicates a designer. When human beings notice footprints on a beach, they immediately conclude that human feet left those impressions in the sand some time recently, even though they did not see it occur.  People would not normally imagine that the waves from the sea settled in the sand and coincidentally produced depressions looking exactly like human footprints.  Therefore, it is both illogical and unreasonable to claim that God does not exist.

 

 Throughout the ages, however, there has been a minority among humans who have denied the existence of God.  In their opinion, matter is eternal, and humankind is merely a chance product of accidental combinations of its elements.  Consequently, the question “Is there a true religion?” is completely irrelevant to them simply because there was no God to create it.  And according to them, there is absolutely no purpose for existence since everything is a product of one big cosmic accident.   

Nevertheless, the vast majority of humankind over the ages has believed and continues to believe in the existence of a Supreme Being who created this world for a purpose.  For those of intelligence it was and still is important to know about the Creator, the purpose for which He created human beings, and the religion in which this is correctly taught. Despite the relatively recent spread of atheistic beliefs in capitalist and communist countries, statistics continue to show that most people believe in God.   

Reader’s Digest recently reported a survey that was conducted in no less than fourteen countries in Europe in regard to their belief in God.  The findings show that seven out of every ten Europeans believe in the existence of God.  They found  that 97% of the people of Poland, formerly a communist country, affirmed His existence.  Surprisingly, the people of Russia, the birthplace of Communism, reported that 87% of their population believes that God exists.  Furthermore, contrary to popular belief, according to polls surveying scientists specializing in astronomy, geology, and other natural sciences, it was revealed that the majority of scientists acknowledge the existence of the Creator.

 

Did God communicate with Humans?

Are all Religions correct?

 

Even though belief in God is prevalent worldwide, belief in organized religion is generally weak, especially in the West.  Some feel that because there are so many religions today, how can a person know which one to follow? Others point out that each religion claims to be the one true religion, so the easiest conclusion is that they must all be false since they cannot all be true.  The consequence of this position in secular western countries has been to label all religions as personal beliefs and declare equal acceptance of all religions.  Furthermore, it has led to official disapproval of any faith which claimed superiority over others.  Interfaith dialogues, which have become popular, assert that it does not matter what religion one follows as long as the follower is sincere about it.  The idea of insisting that any religion is the only true one has been declared outdated, uncivilized, politically incorrect and extreme.

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Despite the fact that many participate in interfaith dialogues and appear to embrace the idea that there is no one true religion, people, nevertheless, still uphold the belief that their own religion is best.  The mere fact that they have chosen to follow a particular religion proves this point.  Either one religion must be true and all others are not, or else they are all true.  If they all are true, they have to share similar beliefs.  It is impossible, however, for all of them to be true because each religion possesses a unique set of ideologies.  Therefore, the reality is that only one can be the true religion revealed by God Almighty.

 

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