When you look at other religions then the one you follow your self ( if you follow one that is)
Are you focusing on finding fault in other religions to back your own belief? ( if yes, why?)
Its not fault finding exactly, but noting what their beliefs are, and comparing them to what the Bible teaches, I have a good idea if what they believe contradicts what I accept as the God given truth of scripture.
I believe that there is but one truth, and that "all roads
do not lead to Rome".....just the opposite in fact.
From the Bible's view, Jesus said that there are just two roads and only one leads to everlasting life...the other leads to everlasting death. (Matthew 7:13-14)
When I encounter people who are walking the wrong road, I am under obligation to at least warn them of their destination, if they want to hear it....and even if they don't, I am still instructed to tell them of God's intentions regarding this Earth and its future, so that they can make their own choices about it.
They may be walking the wrong road because of following directions from another misguided traveler. Or they may not be aware of where it leads.....having that information, even if they don't want to hear it, at least gives them a chance to change direction.....if they want to.
I have heard it illustrated this way...
What if the road outside my home was a winding mountain road and a storm had washed away a part of the road just around a blind corner. It wasn't obvious to the traveler, but no one had yet put up a barrier to stop people plunging into a deep ravine to certain death. If I was a good Christian, would I be sitting on my porch, reading my Bible and feeling sorry for those people driving by, knowing that there was going to be a catastrophic end to their journey?.....or would I be down on that road waving my arms about and trying to warn them of what lay ahead? Those who didn't believe me and continued on that road would surely die, but it was their decision to continue....their lives would not be on my conscience if I had done all I could to warn them. Its not my job to force them off the road......its up to them if they want to keep going.
Or do you mostly search to find what good other religions may offer their followers?
I find a lot of good in the people, but not in the false beliefs that they entertain. It doesn't matter how "good" a person is at the end of the day.....there are many "good" people who are atheists and that is their right....to choose to live a life without God, for now. But as we all know, this life we have is fragile and temporary, so our choices are important. We live and die in this world and when our life is over, we have at least shown God who we are. He will then decide if we have a future.
It might surprise some people to learn that God never said he would save "good" people....he has stressed all along, that he is looking for "obedient" ones to populate his Earth and to follow
his instructions regarding its care and maintenance. We only have to look at man's impact on this planet to understand why its not enough to be "good"....we have to be "obedient" to our Creator as well, so we don't destroy his handiwork by implementing our own ill conceived plans....no matter how
good our intentions were.
I believe that the Creator has great plans for this Earth and maybe for other worlds in the eternity ahead, but only those who can willingly follow his instructions will get to enjoy that 'eternity'...in a world free from hate, violence, suffering and even death.
So, I have no hard feelings against those of different faiths....I just try to do as Jesus instructed and offer them the truth and a wonderful future. Sometimes the truth is confronting and sometimes God requires of us to put selfish interests aside and just do as we are told.....but many people do not want to live by someone else's rules...but we are all constrained in some way by the rules of others. At least God's rules cause no harm.
