All Religions Na the Same? And All of Them De Lead to God?
The answer wey Bible give
No, all religions no be the same. Bible get plenty example of religions wey no de do wetin God want. Na two main groups of religion dey wey no de do wetin God want.
Group 1: The one wey de worship lie-lie gods
When Bible de talk about the worship of lie-lie gods, e use words like “deceive,” “empty,” and “useless.” (Jeremiah 10:3-5; 16:19, 20) Jehovah a God command Israel people for Bible say: “Make you no ever worship any other god except me.” (Exodus 20:3, 23; 23:24) When Israel people worship other gods, “Jehovah really vex.”—Numbers 25:3; Leviticus 20:2; Judges 2:13, 14.
God still de feel the same way when people de worship things wey them de “call them gods.” (1 Corinthians 8:5, 6; Galatians 4:8) God tell the people wey want worship-am say make they stop to do things with people wey dey lie-lie religion. E talk say: “Comot for their side, and make wuna separate wunaself.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-17) So if all religion na the same and all of them de lead to God, then why God give this kind command?
Group 2: The one wey de worship the true God for the way wey e no like
Sometimes, when Israel people worship God for the way lie-lie religion de worship their gods, Jehovah no accept-am as they mix true worship with lie-lie worship. (Exodus 32:8; Deuteronomy 12:2-4) Jesus condemn the leaders for religion that time because of the way them de worship God. Them de show people for outside say them de worship God but na pretend them de pretend, because they “no de obey the important things of the Law like, to judge for correct way, to show pity and to dey faithful.”—Matthew 23:23.
Na the same thing today, only the religion wey de teach the truth go fit bring people near God. This truth dey for inside Bible. (John 4:24; 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17) Religions wey no de teach people wetin dey Bible de make people dey far from God. Plenty teachings wey people think say come from the Bible like, God na three in one, soul no de die, people go burn for fire na from people wey de worship lie-lie gods. Any worship wey de support this kind teachings na “for nothing” or useless, because e don replace wetin God want with wetin people de teach.—Mark 7:7, 8.
God hate-am as people de pretend for lie-lie religion. (Titus 1:16) True religion de help people near God. E de affect the decision wey people de make for their life everyday, no be just to de follow the things wey people de teach. For example, Bible talk say: “If person think say e de worship God but e no de control e tongue, e de fool e own heart, and e worship no mean anything. The kind religion wey clean and fine for the eye of our God and Father na: de care for widow and children wey no get papa and mama when they get problem, and stay clean from this world.” (James 1:26, 27; footnotes) The King James Version use the word “pure religion” for this clean worship wey they no de pretend.
a Jehovah na the name of the true God as Bible talk.