General Theme: There is a perception by many outside of the church that Christianity makes arrogant judgments on all other religions as being wrong but them and doesn’t value or respect those of other faiths. Is this correct?
1. Responding to Global Faiths (If We Believe There Is Salvation Only through Jesus)
• The importance of having a basic understanding of the development of world faiths and understand how they developed.
discuss some of the prophecies about Jesus stemming back to Genesis (the garden of Eden) and Isaiah 53, which were fulfilled in his birth and death.
Madonna (actress, not mother of Jesus) quote : “I go to synagogue. I study Hinduism. All paths lead to God.” Is this true?
• There is some truth in most religions at a base level, but the higher you go in learning the specifics about them, the more contrasts and extreme differences you see in them in major foundational issues.
2. What This Means to the Church
• We must have an apologetic for the Bible: why we trust it and what makes it stand out as trustworthy among other religious writings. Why? Because the Bible is the source of our basic beliefs and doctrines.
• We must live Jesus-like lives so we represent him well—compassionate and humble, holding to truth, but without an attitude of superiority or arrogance. We need to listen to other peoples’ beliefs both to respect them and to understand why they believe what they do.
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