"All Religions Lead To God"

"All Religions Lead to God."

This is one of the most widespread misconceptions about Christianity — and religion in general. While it sounds inclusive, the claim breaks down under logical and theological scrutiny.

Different religions make mutually exclusive truth claims about God, salvation, and the nature of reality. For example:

Christianity teaches that Jesus is the only way to God (John 14:6) — not one among many (Craig, 2008).

Islam denies that Jesus is the Son of God or that he was crucified.

Buddhism is non-theistic and offers liberation through self-realization, not through a divine being at all.

Hinduism embraces a vast pantheon and teaches reincarnation, which Christianity fundamentally rejects.

If all religions are true, then God both exists and doesn't exist; Jesus both rose and didn’t rise from the dead; salvation is both by grace and by works — logical contradictions that cannot simultaneously be true (Copan, 2009).

Christianity is unique in that it is not primarily about moral improvement or human striving, but about God entering history in the person of Jesus Christ to accomplish salvation for humanity (Keller, 2008; McGrath, 2011).

Respecting other religions doesn’t mean pretending they’re all the same. In fact, to do so dishonors the unique convictions each one holds.

References

Copan, P. (2009). True for you, but not for me: Overcoming objections to Christian faith. Bethany House.

Craig, W. L. (2008). Reasonable faith: Christian truth and apologetics (3rd ed.). Crossway.

Keller, T. (2008). The reason for God: Belief in an age of skepticism. Dutton.

McGrath, A. E. (2011). Christian theology: An introduction (5th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.