I decided a long time ago to pursue a faith that felt true rather than practice a religion that at times felt arbitrary and forced. I figured that if God was as big as I thought he was he’d be able to handle my spiritual exploration as I genuinely pursued truth and tried to be humble enough to admit when I was wrong. Sunil takes this one step further and says that truth is universal and that people of all faith backgrounds can find him if they are seeking it.
Do you agree?
Updating…
Sunil Sardar is part of a movement to end the caste system in India called Truthseekers International in New Delhi, India.
Many times I have heard the phrase “All roads lead to God” from people who were trying to justify their own non-Christian religious beliefs, or from people who were not convinced that Christianity had an exclusive on truth. Most of my life I thought this was just an illogical, asinine, cliche… how, for instance, could worshiping Satan, lead anyone to God?
But in recent years I have thought about that phrase in a new way, and I now believe not only is it not illogical, but it can be most accurate, though I would change it to “All roads CAN lead to God”.
Take for example Saul/Paul of New Testament fame, what road was HE on when he bumped into God? Well, I think he was on the road to Damascus to round up and haul off any Jesus followers he could find for interrogation and hopefully (from his perspective) execution. Not the sort of path one might expect to lead someone to God.
Then there’s Jona, he was heading in the opposite direction from where God was asking him to go, but even that road led to God.
I’m not convinced that any path will ALWAYS lead to God… while you’re still alive…
“All roads CAN lead to God”
I like that, Mike.
How does this new way of thinking affect your actions?
I do appreciate this idea that no one can “have” the truth. Truth is not necessarily a possession. The alternative presented seems to be that truth is a destination–we’re all on a “path” toward truth. I wonder, though, how well this harmonizes with the idea that Christ pursues us. Is truth really about our seeking Him, or is it more about Him graciously coming to us? I guess there are a lot of questions about what that really looks like, but it’s not something to be overlooked.
I live in Boulder, CO and I have been confronted so often by people here who think that Christianity is just too narrow and how could a loving God be so cruel as to exclude so many people. The idea being that it makes more sense for all religions to allow people to come to God. I grew up in a conservative environment and believe that the Bible contains God’s Truth. I also believe what the Bible says about Jesus Christ being the only way to God. As I have matured and developed friendships the waters have become more muddied. Two of my closest friends don’t believe in Jesus. My sister is married to a Muslim. I care about these people and want to see them experience God’s Kingdom now and forever. As I have been reading the Bible lately something has been coming up for me over and over. I see throughout the Bible how many non-Jewish people recognized the God of Abraham even when they had gods of their own. Even in the lineage of Christ were people like Ruth who was a Moabite. She chose to follow the God of her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died and God rewarded her for her faith. I guess what I am learning is that I don’t need to put limits on God. I don’t think all roads lead to God but I think God desires for all of us to know Him and that no matter what we understand He will make a way.
The Truth is itself a Truth and God is the final and Ultimate truth and all religions{except hinduism} focuses on Jesus therefore he is the way to gain the ultimate Truth so therefore it is necessary for all human being to become a TRUTH SEEKER.
the religion of my grandfather is Hinduism and he says that it is a great religion.–.