By Davi Lago - Brazilian Baptist Pastor

In modernity religions are frequently considered the same thing. People are looking the least common denominator of religion with the intention of avoid discord and conflicts. It ´s said that the external trappings religious belief and practice vary from culture to culture, but their targets are in essence the same. Thus, no religion can claim exclusive validity.

Much is said about the analogy of the mountain: God is on mountain´s top and man is on it base. The religion´s history it´s the report of human effort to move from base to peak in order to achieve communion with God. The mountain has many roads. Some of them bring almost straight to the top. Others surround the same in circles, but eventually reach the top. Thus, all religious roads lead to God. 

The matter with this idea is the fact that there are irreconcilable doctrines among religions. According to R.C. Sproul, there´s only two ways to maintain an equal validity to all religions: One of them is to ignore the contradictions and move towards irrationalism; the other, is to put these contradictions in terms of secondary trifles. This last approach involves a process of reductionism. In other words, it seeks only what religions has of equal. However, both solutions confront the clear biblical teaching that Jesus alone can save. Walk against the reason is unbiblical, as far as to state that all religions are equal. Both alternatives bring a false peace. (Jeremiah 8:11)

There´s only a way to God: Jesus Christ (John 14.6). Only He died for our sins. Moses was the mediator of law, Muhammad  used the sword, Buddha offered personal advices, Confucius spoke wise words, but none of these mans was qualified to offer expiation for the sins of the world.