Saturday 19 January 2019

Common Spiritual Truths Shared By All Religions

By Brenda Fox


Religion is considered a common phenomenon for humanity. There are only minor differences that seek to distinguish different religious groups. However, there are spiritual truths shared by all religions around the world. It is from these principles we can deduce that the element of God is universal, only that different communities perceive it differently.

The existence of God the creator is common among all religious communities. There are different stories of origin but they all point at a God who created humanity and gave him dominion over everything on earth. Based on where a community comes from, there are differences in what God left His people. Some were given land, animals, oceans, and such other features around them.

Love for fellow human being is a command that God the creator gave to all human beings. It is from this principle that morality arises. People are required to live by a certain moral code that is based on love for one another. It is shown by not hurting others, not killing, taking care of properties of other people and such acts.

Humanity around the world is required to abandon evil. All religions point at negative things in the world that should not be condoned. They include taking away property that belongs to other people, killing, lies, negative thoughts and damage of property, among other evil acts. There is punishment for people who are evil. In fact, according to most religious believes, this evil only returns to hurt you and not the person it has been meted on.

Everyone should live a hopeful life. The struggles of everyday life are likely to cause many people of lose the hope. This is unacceptable. Through religious activities, one can maintain hope and soldier on in life. Some of the activities that will keep your hope alive include prayer and participation in community activities. The fact that you have lost hope means that your faith is weak. You need to trust God for that hope to remain.

Struggles are meant for human beings and they help you develop resilience. According to religious believes, human beings must face tough moments. This is expected and should help you become a stronger person. These struggles on earth are also supposed to prepare you for the after-life. The joys of after-life will be a reward or atonement for the struggles you have experienced. Religions provide different mechanisms like prayer to help you go through the struggles.

There is a heaven after earth. It might not be regarded as Heaven but there is a place where good people go after conquering the difficulties of this earth. In reverse, there is hell prepared for the evil people. This is why everyone is invited to be good and aim to get to the place of reward. Hell is a place for punishing evil doers.

There are different names and understanding of principles that are shared by all religions. For instance, God may be referred by different names. The perception of family may also be different, though they agree that it is good to have a family. From these principles, it is valid to conclude that the root of humanity is one.




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