Do All Religions Lead to God?

We live in a pluralistic culture of people from various backgrounds, ethnicities and religions. We desire and make every attempt to live in peace and harmony with our co-workers, neighbours and friends. Within this diversity comes the idea of religious pluralism—the belief that all religions lead to the same God. It is an assumption that all religions are fundamentally similar and only superficially different.
 
Very often, Christians are viewed as narrow-minded bigots because they believe that there is only one path to God and salvation. The exclusive claims of Christianity often create friction resulting in push back from our secular society. Oprah Winfrey said, “One of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe there’s only one way. Actually, there are many diverse paths leading to God.” Is Jesus really the only way to God? Or are there multiple paths to God?
 
There are many different worldviews, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, New Age spirituality, etc. How do I know which one is true? How do I determine the correct path to God? Christianity teaches the exclusivity and supremacy of Jesus Christ. So, how is Jesus different from other religious leaders? 

November 19, 2017