If there is One true God, as I believe, why then are there so many religions? Atheist confronts Christians with this question and use it as another reason to not believe. But is there really a reason for so many religions?

This question does not refer to different Christian denominations. Different denominations point to the same God even though they value different doctrines.

The real concern is why are there Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Atheism, Buddhism, etc? I include Atheism because of the larger role it plays in the scheme of things. If there truly is only one God, then why so many religions? Does all religions lead to the same place? If you believe that all roads lead to the same god, then we must discard what one of the religions said; specifically Jesus who said “I am the way the truth and the light, no one comes to God but by me.”

If you do not know why so many religions exist- if indeed there is only one God- and you are eager for me to exercise brevity so you can analyze what I believe it to be, then I suggest that we think about the tv show Deal or no Deal and ask ourselves why are there so many briefcases?

While you are considering why there are so many briefcases, I request that you accept a premise. For me it is a reality but for an unbeliever it is a premise. That premise being; there is an active Devil. Since I am permitted to argue God and religion then I must also add the Devil to the equation. Once people understand that the devil is part of the equation and is active then everything will make sense.

As we proceed with using the Tv show deal or no deal, God is the desire within the contestant to choose the right briefcase and the devil is the producers trying to make that process difficult. It is for that same reason that we have many religions.

The producer and the devil are playing the identical role. The producers of that show hope to reduce the probability of the contestants getting the lucky briefcase. Likewise the prince of this world hopes to make it more difficult for any of us to find the truth.

Isn’t it amazing how little we hear about the prince of this world? He is seemingly nonexistent. Whenever something goes wrong in the world we question why did God let it happen. The truth is, this world is controlled by a prince who hates his subjects and does everything possible to prevent them from meeting a King who love them.

The reason why there are many religions is very simple. The prince of this world does not want anyone to have only one choice in life. When we think about having many choices it stirs up a good connotation. Choices are good. Unfortunately, when there is only one right choice and many wrong choices we are in a predicament. That is how serious the religious issue is but the prince of the world want us to continue to believe it is just another throw-away idea or belief people have. It is not. That is the reason why there are so many religions. Some may not accept that prospect nor the concept of religion in general but I followed a path of reason to arrive at my conclusion.

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