Can I believe what I want?
In principle, everyone can believe whatever they want;whether in God, fairies, goblins, or Santa Claus. This does not mean, however, that what we believe is true. We cannot choose the truth. What we believe is either true or false. Believing in a lie is of no use to anyone. Since there is one God, there is only one truth about God. We must therefore accept that God is as He is. If we bend God to suit our own purposes, then we are no longer worshipping God, but a self-made idol.
With regard to religions, it's also not about what pleases us or what promises us a more comfortable life. It's about truth and redemption from sin, judgment, and death. It's no use following a religion that isn't based on the truth and can't save anyone. To be saved, we must follow the path God has set before us. The only way to God and eternal life is Jesus Christ. Through faith in him, we can receive forgiveness of our sins and be redeemed from judgment and death. Every other path leads to destruction. The decision of which path to choose is ours.
We find the truth about God in His Word, the Bible. Anyone who reads God's Word will sooner or later realize that some of what God says doesn't align with their own beliefs. In this case, it's necessary for us to accept God's truth and change our attitudes. Instead, many people make the mistake of trying to adapt God's Word to their own desires and ideas. Those who do this not only distort God's Word but also turn the truth into a lie. This is precisely the approach of the devil, the father of lies.
If we understand that everything God tells us in His Word is for our best and is the key to peace and true life, then it shouldn't be difficult for us to accept the truth. When we believe God and live according to His Word, we find certainty that God's Word is true. For God Himself clearly confirms His Word. If, instead, we reject the truth or deceive ourselves with apparent truths, we close our way to God and eternal life and instead pave the way to damnation....
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25,5
For the word of the Lord is right and true;
He is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 33,4
Teach me Your way, Lord, that I may rely on Your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
Psalm 86,11
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
Psalm 119,30
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Isaiah 5,20
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
John 4,24
Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own."
John 7,16-17
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8,31-32
"Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!"
John 8,43-45
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14,6
"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."
John 16,13
Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
John 17,3
Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
John 17,17
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
John 18,37
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Acts 4,12
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
1st John 2,27