While Christianity is the leading religion in the world, it isn’t without competition. Various cultures have their own viewpoint on the fate of humanity and the relationship between humans and the ultimate Creator. It seems to be an instinctual awareness that resides in the human spirit.

Few of us will makes the effort to explore or understand the various religious beliefs. Most of us will merely accept the beliefs of our particular family or culture. Fewer yet will question the “why” of our Christian beliefs.

Frankly, most of us in the Christian community blindly accept that Christianity is the one, true spiritual path. But, is it?

Perhaps the answer lies within our core beliefs of how a perfect human being should act.

The Bible, which we trust as our guidebook, reveals a long history of mankind’s struggle to achieve perfection. The Ten Commandments gives us a solid foundation of righteous behavior. The New Testament demonstrates God’s final attempt to provide His creation with an opportunity to achieve that perfection by means of forgiveness for human failures.

It all hinges, of course, on the reality of Jesus being, not just God’s emissary, but His Son. It hinges on the reality of the resurrection.

So, what is the evidence?

Let’s start with the foundation of the Christian lifestyle – the Ten Commandments. There is little doubt that we all are guilty of violating our share of these rules of life. But, when we step back and analyze those rules, we recognize that they define the perfect life we would all prefer to live. The fact that we are imperfect beings, incapable of living up to those standards, is the reason for the Christian element of our spiritual life.

The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is the proof we need to embrace a relationship with our creator and mend that broken relationship. It is also the key to admittance of the spirit of humankind to the Kingdom of God.

But we are, by nature, doubters. What is the proof that Jesus, and the story of His resurrection, is true? The answer is “self-preservation.”

When we look at the earliest history of Christianity, we see a group of individuals, each with his own version of events, ready to risk his own life to spread the message. It is hard to imagine a group of men taking such a risk, unless the resurrection was a true event.

That brings us back to the initial question – is Christianity the one, true, path to the Creator?

While we might appreciate the good intentions of other beliefs, it is only Christianity that combines the full package of love and forgiveness that we all hope for, and without the baggage of revenge, intimidation, and cruelty that accompanies some other versions of worship.

Does that mean that those who claim the label of Christians are infallible?

Hardly.

If we look at our history, we will find that many crimes against humanity have been committed in the name of Christianity as any other belief. Wearing the label does not insulate us from straying.

While we might believe that Christianity is the true path, that belief obligates us to guard against distorting the tenets of our faith to suit our political or practical needs. When the temptation arises, we need only to fall back on the foundation of Christian lifestyle to correct our course.

It is an option that doesn’t exist in other beliefs.