Regarding various ages of human being, some people claimed for being prophets and having new religions and other people followed them and were misled. So, it is necessary for such deviations to be evaluated and confronted in order for human being to be armed and to be used in all ages and centuries to make him/herself get rid of deviations and dangers. Some specifications are being presented in this article to guide people to a right and direct path and not to be misled.
Consequently, when you are encountered with a group, you can identify the religious nature of the group by posing the following five questions to decide about that group or movement:
۱) Is there any history for confirming the new religion? For example, is there any historical document regarding the people who believed in this religion?
۲) Is its theological system strong and free from contradictory? For instance, if the trainings of the religion tell you to wear hat and in another place it tells you not to wear hat, a contradiction will be happened! However, if a religion is true and honest, it will possess an inner integrity and there won’t be any contrast.
۳) Is this theological system reflecting reality? For example, it is logical for us to expect a theological system to have an external comprehensiveness and to reflect our nearby realities exactly.
۴) can this religion explain about the important concepts in life such as the existence nature, where have we come, where will we go, sin and love issues, goodness or badness and etc. we can’t expect a good theological system to give a clear and documented answer to this question. Answering each question in important life domains will distinguish the life paths of the followers of that religion.
۵) what are the characteristics of the new religion comparing with other theological systems?
If a religion doesn’t have any historical background, internal and external comprehensiveness and isn’t able to explain, this religion will not be selected. However, a religion whose history is known and doesn’t have any problem with internal and external comprehensiveness and can explain all life issues logically, it will be selected by the public. We must compare the theological systems of religions and then select the strongest.
