I've heard this phrase commonly enough,"All paths lead to God." Face-to-face, it was always said to me by someone who really had no deep feelings for religion, faith or God, but was well focused on getting alongwith everybody and having a good time.
As far as celebrities saying it, it's usually a solemn-faced, big faux-smiling mask that says with cool and calm contentment, "I believe all paths lead to God. God just wants us all to find him." Him is lower-cased there because the celebrity isn't really referring to a cohesive being. They are just saying what sounds good.
Here is my first question though: When one says all paths, does that mean no matter what path you go down that you will eventually find God? So nobody goes to a hell? So the pedophile and serial killer walk down a dark and gruesome road, leaving a trail of chaos and pain until one day they walk to the foot of God and say, "Here I am God, it's been a blast. Take me home, buddy."
By all paths, does one mean something different from my first question? Do they actually mean that all faith-based paths that deal with searching for God lead to God? I believe that this is the concept that is usually being said but don't allow me to put words into any one person's mouth. So all paths lead to God because if you are searching for God than by all means, you'll find Him, no matter what twisted religious path you are on.
Since all paths lead to God than this means one very important thing: Christianity is one of those paths. But here's the rub, children: the Bible is believed in Christianity to be the God-breathed inspiration given to men to follow ("All scripture is inspired by God ...." 2 Timothy 3:16). In addition to this, the Bible quotes Jesus as saying "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John14:6, emphasis added).
What this means is that Christianity clearly says there is only one path to God, through Jesus Christ. Whether Christianity is right or wrong, the saying "all paths lead to God" becomes contradictory on both instances. Obviously Christianity is right since the God-breathed Bible states in Paslm 14:1 that "the fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God'". Back to the "all paths" issue though.
If all paths lead to God, then Christianity is incorrect in it's staple that it is the ONLY path to God, therefore Christianity is NOT a path to God and the statement of "all paths lead(ing) to God" becomes false.
If Christianity is correct in the belief that Christianity is the ONLY path to God, then the "all paths lead to God" statement is, once again, false. So whether Christianity is right or worng, the statemen is empty and false.
By the way, Christianity is correct. But if you feel I am incorrect in my assessment and still feel the statement of "all paths lead(ing) to God" sums up your view-point than I encourage you to follow your path ..... along that yellow-bricked road ...... to the man behind the curtain ....... and all the flying monkeys.
