There is a great myth that all religions lead to God, but each just takes a different route.

In reality this concept doesn't fit in with what the Bible teaches. Jesus Christ taught very clearly that He was the only way to salvation, and the only one through whom mankind can have access to God the Father.

John 14:6 " Jesus said unto him, I am the way and the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

Pease note also the following scriptures John 5:39-40, John 3:16-19 and John 1:1-14.

John 1:1  " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1:14  "  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. "

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. This is the Creator. This is the God of the Old Testament.

1 Corinthians 10:1-4 " Moreover brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant, how that all our Fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ."

Jesus Christ claimed to exist before the time of Abraham, and even claimed to have conversed with Abraham. 

John 8:56-58 " Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day and was glad. Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."

Before Abraham existed Christ was I AM. One of the names for the God of Israel in the days of Moses was I AM ! (John 18:5).

Exodus 3: 13-14 " And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers has send me unto you; and they shall ask me, What is His name ? what shall I say unto them ? And God said unto Moses, 1 AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. "

The God who appeared to Abraham and Moses, and who revealed Himself to Israel and who spoke the Ten Commandments from Mt. Sinai was none other than the Word - the one who came to this earth as the human being Jesus Christ to die for our sins.

The God of Israel claimed to be the one and only God, and said that the other gods were idols. Now this was before the coming of Christ. Christ came for many purposes, but one was to reveal God the Father to mankind. No man has ever seen God the Father, or heard His voice, except Christ (John 5:37) (Luke 10:22). When Christ came He revealed that there were two members of the Godhead. Prior to that Israel had only the concept of one God. Yet now we know there are two united in will and purpose, they are both part of the Godhead, but God the Father is greater than God the Son (John 14:28) (John 10:29-30) (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 note verse 27).

So the God of Israel claimed to be the one and only God. God at that time had not yet revealed to mankind that there were two members of the Godhead. However we read in Genesis 1: 26 that God said " Let us make man in our image..." So clearly there was more than one God involved in the Creation. This is the same God , who came to this earth as the human being Jesus Christ

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This God of the Old Testament absolutely forbad any worship of idols. People were commanded not to put any other God before the true God. The God of Israel is a jealous God, who will not share His affections with any idols (Exodus 20:2-6 note verse 5) (Deuteronomy 6:14-15)(Joshua 24:14-27). The God of Israel was none other than the Word - the God that humbled Himself and came to this earth in the form of a man - Jesus Christ. And do you realize that Jesus Christ does not change ? 

Hebrews 13:8 : Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. "

Malachi 3:6 " For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

Since God never changes and Christ is part of the Godhead then we can be sure that Jesus Christ is just as opposed to idolatry as He has always been.

Psalms 96:5 " For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens."  (Isaiah 45:5-7, 18) (Isaiah 46:5-10).

Amos 3:1-2 " Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, You only have I known of all the families of the earth......."  

God only revealed Himself to Israel. The Old Testament scriptures point to Jesus Christ. The annual Holy Days point to and are prophetic of Jesus Christ. The sacrifices point to Jesus Christ. 

Of course we are no longer under the Old Covenant, and salvation is available to the Gentiles as well. We are now under the New Covenant. But Christ has not done away with most of the laws (Matthew 5:17-19). Yes the God of the Old Covenant was none other than the Word the one born as the human being Jesus Christ.

All religions do not lead to God. That is what the Bible teaches. Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life.

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