From a Judaism, Christianity, Islam and any other faith point of view,Can that be possible? If each does not believe in the others, Is the devil one for all of them? And how come all of them use their own  methods to get rid of him and claim to succeed and only one faith of them suppose to be correct?
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No, I don't.  I just had this discussion with someone else and she was telling me that demonic possession occurs to draw people away from Christ.  That's a good theory, but it doesn't really stand up to examination.  If demons were possessing people to turn them from Christ, we'd be seeing thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of cases of possession.   That's just not happening.  Of course, you'd also have to believe in demons and I don't.\n\nI think that most people who are said to be possessed are suffering from mental health issues.  When these issues are not addressed, they get much, much worse.
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Look what others think about this and try to find a convincing solution.\nBut if u ask my opinion This whole system of orders cant be a coincidence.There must be a Creator. I looked to three big one  god religions The most convincing one for me was Islam. But as  I told no one can give you the answer you must find yourown.\nGoodLuck :)
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HAHA I can see what your getting at. This isnt a battle that you can win. Neither can I. I'm christian but a relaxed one. People have their opinions and who am i to tell them different. I dont beleive everything I hear. I beleive things that i know however. And I dont know for sure that a god even exist. I guess thats the whole concept to a religious faith alone. People tend to take the bible TOO literal. Then things begin getting mixed up. I am a scientist as well, some things in the bible just dont make sense. But if you read a book that offered a way for you to live in a sunny nice beach, and youve lived in the projects all of your life...and all you had to do has follow the books teaching...would you take it? I'm sure you see what i'm getting at as well.
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There are a large number of people who have converted (or reverted as it's refered to by Islam), it is one of the fastest growing faiths presently.  Faith is something that is very personal, and specific to the individual.  If they feel that Christianity isn't the right mode to connect with their spirituality, then they most certainly should go forward and look for one that helps them connect better.  It's very easy to be disenchanted with Christianity right now, and Islam is presented as an alternative.  Do I think they are crazy, no.  It's not my place to call anyone crazy for their beliefs.  Everyone is entitled to do what gives them peace, regardless of my personal view of that thing.
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You are one egotistic asshole. You answered my Sylvia Browne question and she goes beyond the bible. I've read the bible, I know all about Jesus but I am my own person and can take my beliefs to a different height. You obviuosly only have faith in one person and that is yourself. So why don't you re-read the bible and quit being so judgemental of other religions. As long as someone has faith, then that is all they need. Atleast that person has something to live for other than themselves, like you.
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I guess everyone has there own limits as to how far they will go to commit sin of there beliefs and to double that if they grew up in an Islamic household it was also put in there heads from birth that this is a no no,but if you continue to play around with you faith eventually nothing is forbidden to you.The Jews used to be the same and now I know many many Jews who now eat pork. Good Question by the way.
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Ignore that last mess of information..\n\nthose three religions supposedly worship same God... First Came the Jews... they had moses.. their book is the torah... then, one day.. Jesus came... The Jews said no, you are not from God or God.. you know what happened next.. Then the Christians Started their own religion and their own set of holey books based on Jesus's life... Then, another guy named mohammed came along.. he said he was a prophet of God..The Christians and jews said.. i don't think so.. you are a fake... anyway.. his followers became known as the muslims.. has nothing to with the MOOON... Islam in arabic means peace.. has nothing to do with the moon... Moving on... The muslims have the quran... The muslims believe in same God as Christians and Jews... but they do not use same holey book...\n\nMAIN POINT...don’t' listen to what crazies out there say... All three have same god... but all look at things differently... Jews dont  believe in jesus, the are still waiting for him to come... The Christians believe Jesus is either God or the son of god and they do not believe that mohammed has anything to do with God... that he's a false messenger.. The muslims believe in Moses and Jesus.. but only as prophets of god... and They believe they believe in Quran only as source of information about God..\n\nThey should all just really learn to get along with one another.... you can't be religious and full of hate at the same time...
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It is very easy to believe in something you witness for yourself. However, I do believe there are some real basis for believing some individuals have this type of ability. I believe it is rare, but definitely could be a possibility. I do not like to just dismiss something out of hand, because I have yet to be around somebody who demonstrated this ability to me. However, I have heard from others that they have seen people who can do this. I do think it is a very rare gift, but look at all God can do, if you believe in God. I do. I find anything is possible if you open your mind to the possibilities in this world, the solor system around us, and the one even further out we can't see yet.
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My interpretation of my chosen faith (Christian) and "being a good person" complement each other. But if you're asking if a non-Christian or non-Muslim can be capable of being a good person, the answer is yes, of course. Being a good person isn't necessarily based on faith but with humanistic principles base on social contract. Whether a person's motive on these principles vary from person to person (IE: spiritual benefits, karma, just to be the best they can be, etc) and  is their personal choice. I have friends that are "non-believers" that subscribe to these principles and act with accountability. And of course there are some religious people in the world that aren't necessarily benin.
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Let's address the issue of truth: is it relative or is it objective?\n\nTechnically speaking, all religions could tap into the same spiritual truth therefore even if you wrongfully excluded a religion -- your own religion would still contain this thing called "truth."  That's one way in which all religions could contain truth at the same time.\n\nHowever what you want is for someone to say that they ALL cannot tap into the same spiritual truth and that there must be a "wrong" religious doctrine.  Suppose this is true.\n\nMost spiritual texts DEMAND -- not ask -- but DEMAND that their followers seek the truth. The texts claim that in seeking truth, they will ultimately come to this "religion" as what is true.\n\nTruth-seeking comes BEFORE the religion. Once one is converted, it takes blind faith, but it is important to know what you believe and evaluate it critically.\n\nNo "church" wants an ignorant believer to convert because they saw an movie and hey, it looked cool. They require that you KNOW how to respond to accusations and that your faith actually began in logic.  Orthodox Judaism has one of the most beautifully restrictive tests: in order for conversion to occur, a believer must endure these attacks against Judaism and have so many years of experience within the Jewish church.\n\nFaith and logic are not opposite or oxymoronic.\n\nWith that said, if your spiritually has a religious text, it basically demands you know why you believe what you believe. The first step is realizing truth, the second is conversion, and the third is preparation for your role within that religion.\n\nThe importance of this is: you're not supposed to believe blindly. So if someone said, I believe in X, you better be prepared HOW to back up your belief with evidence outside of that religion: hardcore evidence. THEN tie in the religious element showing that these two worlds not only agree but are the same.\n\nIn theory, if someone truly seeks truth independently of religion, they will pick the "true" religion.
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While there are many world religions, there are only three that call for worship of one God: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. All of the other major religions, from Hinduism to Buddhism to Shintoism, don't really deal with the issues of salvation as we understand it, of heaven and hell.\nAs for Judaism, we as Christians believe in the same God and the same revelation they do, plus the New Testament. As the Holy Father has pointed out, Christians are all "spiritual Semites" (spiritually united with the Jews and the faith of Abraham). Basically, Christians are what you could call “Messianic Jews,” that is, we are "adopted" Jews who believe Jesus was the long awaited Jewish Messiah;..the Savior. We have been grafted into the family tree. Of course, our faith has grown considerably from there as well. While we have significant theological differences with traditional Judaism (primarily revolving around Christ), our understanding of morality is of the same basic cloth. \n\nWe should never forget our roots. We should never forget that Jesus was a Jew (who attended synagogue), as were his mother and adoptive father, all the apostles and even the first pope (Peter). Almost all of the first "believers" were Jews, and they all attended synagogue as well. While it is true that some Jews called for His execution (particularly those threatened by Jesus as a potential leader who threatened their hold on power), the Catechism reminds us that every human who has ever lived bears responsibility for his crucifixion. We are all responsible.
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I dont know how the other religions deceide anything. But, if one is Christian, the only way to know anything is by the Bible and Bible alone.   The Bible tells us how to worship and pray, and makes it clear.  But, the reason so many in Christianity do it all very different andhave very different beliefs is this.   They bring in their own opinion, what they  have heard or not heard, etc.   The devil is right there to confuse everyone, even the Christians.  The only way to avoid confusion is to be loving God enough to obey what He tells you to do .    THen, He asks us to remove SELF from things. Its not about us and what we want or dont want or think or dont think. Its about what God thinks.  IF we desire to do  ONLY HIS will, He will show the way, and remember even Christians are growing andlearnng all the time.   YOu can memorize the Bible overnight, its a process of going to God in prayer and asking questions. Then Wait and He shows you.   To try an d explain all this with Bible verses < I would have to write a book or  many books.  Only way to know is read the Bible and then you will get a feel of how Christians are supposed to worhip, think, act, etc.    As to those other relgions, you would have to ask one of them for a response.  Those of us that know God, go only to the Bible for our information and find He is right on about everything. Even the prophecies given have come true and are still coming true.  Good to ask questions tho, then you learn...
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"Afraid that those other gods you claim didn't exsist just might actually have existed so you have to shroud them in lies?"\n\nYep, that's pretty much the way it happened. The emerging Catholic Church made a practice of declaring that all Pagan Gods were actually demons. Which was nothing more than yet another pronouncement by a man, who of course claimed it was "from God" and everyone believed him. Well, not everyone, but enough that those who didn't were grossly outnumbered.
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Yeah I agree with this totally,\n\nI think this whole nonsense about conform to my religious believes or you go to hell is utter nonsense.\n\nGod is real, lets suppose,  he makes his prescense known to everyone and everyone has a different interpretation, even within Judism Christianity and Islam.\n\nWhat if Judism Christianity and Islam are just many facets of the same God.\n\nWe can't ask God for anything more then help in growing us in our faith, but in order for that to happen we must first have that faith.
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JUST PRESENTING MY PERSPECTIVE.. NOT TO OFFEND MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS HERE\n..\n\nThis is called as blind belief.\n\none person, God the Father + one person, God the Son + one person, God the Holy Ghost = one person, God the What? \n\n1+1+1=3 NOT 1\n\n1*3 =3 NOT 1\n\nIf God is the Father and also the Son, then He would then be the Father of Himself because He is His own Son. This is illogical!\n\nthey believe because they are told to believe blindly, and God forbids us to believe blindly.\n\nAnd do not follow (blindly) any information of which you have no (direct) knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception, you must verify it for yourself. (In the Court of your Lord,) you will be held accountable for your hearing, sight, and the faculty of reasoning."[Quran 17:36]\n\n\n\n===========\n\nFURTHERMORE..........................\nThe Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. The word "Trinity" does not exist anywhere in the whole Bible, but it is mentioned in the Glorious Qur’an \n\n                        \nchapter 4 verse 171 \n"Say not ‘Trinity’: desist: \nIt will be better for you for \nAllah is one God."\n[Al-Qur’an 4:171]\n\n \n\nQuran says in Surah Maidah chapter 5 verse 73\n"They do blaspheme who say\nAllah is one of three\nIn a Trinity: for there is \nNo god except One God.\nIf they desist not\nFrom their word (of blasphemy),\nVerily a grievous penalty\nWill befall the blasphemers\nAmong them."
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Okay...\n\nSo let's not deal with the "God exists" theory.\n\nHow about the God(s) OTHERS believed in instead.\n\nAre you going to tell me that cause they DIDN'T hear about Christ that THEY were wrong?\n\nHere's something else. MANY religions do NOT believe in Hell. So, how do you explain their beliefs? Are THEY wrong? How do you know? How do you know YOU aren't wrong.\n\nI believe that the WHOLE religion thing as a whole is just messed up.\n\nWhy should ANYONE believe, or pound others in the head to make them believe that what THEY know is right? Who says so? Why are the Baptists right? Or the Buddhists? Or the Jews? The Islamic? The Catholics? The Pagans?\n\nWHy can we not let everyone just go ON with their life. If they are happy, leave them be. If you are happy, just be content.
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I personally don't believe any of them,without some actual proof I see no reason to bow my knee to what is nothing more than mankinds feeble attempt to explain his existence. That said I find it interesting that the earliest translations of the Bible refer to the making of man as "we will make him in our image" which of course others have said referred to God the father and his son, but since this was before the fall of man it makes no sense. And if there are no other actual Gods then what of the admonition that "you will have no other Gods before me" a statement made clearly in a way that would lead one to clearly believe that there are in fact other gods.\nGood question though,and to answer the questtion posed by migz 07 the reason half the world worships based on the monotheistic ideal(Islam Judaism and Christianity) is because these are the three religions that not only teach but enforce their religion upon their people,in different parts of the world at different times rejection of these religions could mean societal rejection or in many cases even death,that's a pretty strong incentive to worship as required.