Here is a review of the world's major religions.
BUDDHISM
Buddhism came to being a great and beautiful religion without God, without a personal and universal Deity. Their earliest beliefs reflected some of the influence of the teachings of the Melchizedek missionaries who continued their work in India even to the times of Buddha.
They taught:
"Out of a pure heart shall gladness spring forth to the Infinite; all my being shall be at peace with this supermortal rejoicing. My soul is filled with content, and my heart overflows with the bliss of peaceful trust. I have no fear; I am free from anxiety. I dwell in security, and my enemies cannot alarm me. I am satisfied with the fruits of my confidence. I have found the approach to the Immortal easy of access. I pray for faith to sustain me on the long journey; I know that faith from beyond will not fail me. I know my brethren will prosper if they become imbued with the faith of the Immortal, even the faith that creates modesty, uprightness, wisdom, courage, knowledge, and perseverance. Let us forsake sorrow and disown fear. By faith let us lay hold upon true righteousness and genuine manliness. Let us learn to meditate on justice and mercy. Faith is man's true wealth; it is the endowment of virtue and glory.”
JUDAISM
The Kenites of Palestine salvaged much of the teaching of Melchizedek, and was preserved and modified by the Jews.
They taught:
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and all things therein. And, behold, all he created was very good. The Lord, he is God; there is none beside him in heaven above or upon the earth beneath. Therefore shall you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. Day after day utters speech; night after night shows knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. The Lord's work is great, and in wisdom has he made all things; the greatness of the Lord is unsearchable. He knows the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.”
CYNICISM
The residual teachings of the disciples of Melchizedek, except those that persisted in the Jewish religion, were best preserved in the doctrines of the Cynics.
They taught:
"God is supreme; he is the Most High of heaven and earth. God is the perfected circle of eternity, and he rules the universe of universes. He is the sole maker of the heavens and the earth. When he decrees a thing, that thing is. Our God is one God, and he is compassionate and merciful. Everything that is high, holy, true, and beautiful is like our God. The Most High is the light of heaven and earth; he is the God of the east, the west, the north, and the south.”
HINDUISM
The missionaries of Melchizedek carried the teachings of one God with them wherever they journeyed. Much of this monotheistic doctrine, together with other and previous concepts, became embodied in the subsequent teachings of Hinduism.
They taught:
"He is the great God, in every way supreme. He is the Lord who encompasses all things. He is the creator and controller of the universe of universes. God is one God; he is alone and by himself; he is the only one. And this one God is our Maker and the last destiny of the soul. The Supreme One is brilliant beyond description; he is the Light of Lights. Every heart and every world is illuminated by this divine light. God is our protector--he stands by the side of his creatures--and those who learn to know him become immortal. God is the great source of energy; he is the Great Soul. He exercises universal lordship over all. This one God is loving, glorious, and adorable. Our God is supreme in power and abides in the supreme abode. This true Person is eternal and divine; he is the primal Lord of heaven. All the prophets have hailed him, and he has revealed himself to us. We worship him. O Supreme Person, source of beings, Lord of creation, and ruler of the universe, reveal to us, your creatures, the power whereby you abide immanent! God has made the sun and the stars; he is bright, pure, and self-existent. His eternal knowledge is divinely wise. The Eternal is unpenetrated by evil. Inasmuch as the universe sprang from God, he does rule it appropriately. He is the cause of creation, and hence are all things established in him.
ZOROASTRIANISM
Zoroaster was directly in contact with the descendants of the earlier Melchizedek missionaries, and their doctrine of the one God became a central teaching in the religion that he founded in Persia. Aside from Judaism, no religion of that day contained more of these Salem teachings.
They taught:
"All things come from, and belong to, the One God--all-wise, good, righteous, holy, resplendent, and glorious. This, our God, is the source of all luminosity. He is the Creator, the God of all good purposes, and the protector of the justice of the universe. The wise course in life is to act in consonance with the spirit of truth. God is all seeing, and he beholds both the evil deeds of the wicked and the good works of the righteous; our God observes all things with a flashing eye. His touch is the touch of healing. The Lord is an all-powerful benefactor. God stretches out his beneficent hand to both the righteous and the wicked. God established the world and ordained the rewards for good and for evil. The all-wise God has promised immortality to the pious souls who think purely and act righteously. As you supremely desire, so shall you be. The light of the sun is as wisdom to those who discern God in the universe. “
SUDUANISM (JAINISM)
The third group of religious believers who preserved the doctrine of one God in India, the survival of the Melchizedek teaching, were known in those days as the Suduanists. Most recently these believers have become known as followers of Jainism.
They taught:
"The Lord of Heaven is supreme. Those who commit sin will not ascend on high, but those who walk in the paths of righteousness shall find a place in heaven. We are assured of the life hereafter if we know truth. The soul of man may ascend to the highest heaven, there to develop its true spiritual nature, to attain perfection. The estate of heaven delivers man from the bondage of sin and introduces him to the final beatitudes; the righteous man has already experienced an end of sin and all its associated miseries. Self is man's invincible foe, and self is manifested as man's four greatest passions: anger, pride, deceit, and greed. Man's greatest victory is the conquest of himself. When man looks to God for forgiveness, and when he makes bold to enjoy such liberty, he is thereby delivered from fear. Man should journey through life treating his fellow creatures as he would like to be treated."
SHINTO
Only recently had the manuscripts of this Far-Eastern religion been lodged in the Alexandrian library. This belief also contained remnants of the earlier Melchizedek teachings.
They taught:
"Says the Lord: `You are all recipients of my divine power; all men enjoy my ministry of mercy. I derive great pleasure in the multiplication of righteous men throughout the land. In both the beauties of nature and the virtues of men does the Prince of Heaven seek to reveal himself and to show forth his righteous nature. Since the olden people did not know my name, I manifested myself by being born into the world as a visible existence and endured such abasement even that man should not forget my name. I am the maker of heaven and earth; the sun and the moon and all the stars obey my will. I am the ruler of all creatures on land and in the four seas. Although I am great and supreme, still I have regard for the prayer of the poorest man. If any creature will worship me, I will hear his prayer and grant the desire of his heart.”
TAOISM
The messengers of Melchizedek penetrated far into China, and the doctrine of one God became a part of the earlier teachings of several Chinese religions; the one persisting the longest and containing most of the monotheistic truth was Taoism.
They taught:
God does not reward man for what he does but for what he is; therefore should you extend help to your fellows without the thought of rewards. Do good without thought of benefit to the self.
CONFUCIANISM
Even the least God-recognizing of the world's great religions acknowledged the monotheism of the Melchizedek missionaries and their persistent successors in their earliest teachings.
They taught:
"What Heaven appoints is without error. Truth is real and divine. Everything originates in Heaven, and the Great Heaven makes no mistakes. Heaven has appointed many subordinates to assist in the instruction and uplifting of the inferior creatures. Great, very great, is the One God who rules man from on high. God is majestic in power and awful in judgment. But this Great God has conferred a moral sense even on many inferior people. Heaven's bounty never stops. Benevolence is Heaven's choicest gift to men. Heaven has bestowed its nobility upon the soul of man; the virtues of man are the fruit of this endowment of Heaven's nobility. The Great Heaven is all-discerning and goes with man in all his doings. And we do well when we call the Great Heaven our Father and our Mother. If we are thus servants of our divine ancestors, then may we in confidence pray to Heaven. At all times and in everything let us stand in awe of the majesty of Heaven. We acknowledge, O God, the Most High and sovereign Potentate, that judgment rests with you, and that all mercy proceeds from the divine heart.”
Muslim
They worship “the one true God”. The God of Abraham.
CHRISTIANITY
Well we know that one.
The point out of all this is, ALL of the world’s major religions really have a lot in common. Their earliest teachings originated from the same place. Based in and/ or combined in Christianity if you truly believe the Bible. ALL these religions have evolved, just like Christianity. They ALL have man mixed into the message. They may have different names for God, and value different characteristics of God. They may derive different interpretations to the meaning of God and their religion. But in the end, they ALL worship the same God.
In general eastern religions teach to do it yourself without having to ask God, which Jesus did also. He thanked God. ALL these religions teach being a servant to others. ALL these religions teach to love others. ALL these different religions in reality are different denominations of Christianity. Also look at how Christians fight amongst themselves. How pitiful.
If ALL these different religions would really recognize the true spirit of God the Father, then ALL these religions would be at peace with one another. Only when one religion assumes that it is in some way superior to ALL others, and that it possesses exclusive authority over ALL other religions, will a religion IMAGINE to be intolerant of other religions, or dare to persecute other religious believers. It's the same with Christians. Only when one Christian IMAGINES to be superior to another, will a debate occur.
I’m sure God and Jesus are disappointed about all this in some way. No one is really any better than any other, including their religious beliefs in reality. They ALL lead to God, if sought with ALL the heart. Any religion, or Christian IMAGINING to be superior to any other, is not really in the spirit of God.
I came in here to support or try to advance others, and was told very clearly that room is down the hall, that "this is a debate room." I didn't want to go down that road because I knew the result wouldn't be good, but I did, and I'm sorry. So from now on, I'm just posting. I will do like Jesus said and plant the seed, and have faith it will grow in proper soil. No watering needed. No need to respond.