One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
News flash: The Constitution of the United States is not the Word of God. The quicksand of human design called multi-theism is nothing new. People have expressed in various and clever ways the idea that all religions are basically the same; just different paths to salvation.
No one would be happier than I if that teaching were true; however no amount of wishful thinking will make it so. Jesus did not talk about many paths – but one; a narrow path which only a few find (Matthew 7:14). Jesus claimed himself to be the way, the truth and the light; the only way to God the Father (John 14:6). There is no other name under heaven by which men must be saved (Acts 4:12). To teach otherwise is akin to calling Jesus a liar and the Holy Writ hogwash.
If you know the way of salvation according to Scripture you will automatically, by way of default, recognize falsehood. Everything we need to live a successful life in relation to God can be found in Scripture… the Bible… the Word of God. These three little words – according to Scripture – need to be the bedrock of our salvation, nothing more – nothing less.
I expect to see representatives of all faiths welcomed into the heavenly realm, but only because God in His mercy has chosen to apply the blood of Christ to their sin. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22).
The Blood of Christ, the sacrifice, the atonement for sin, these things are what other religions lack. The common ground many religious leaders say they are trying to find has already been found and it is at the foot of the cross.
News flash: The Constitution of the United States is not the Word of God. The quicksand of human design called multi-theism is nothing new. People have expressed in various and clever ways the idea that all religions are basically the same; just different paths to salvation.
No one would be happier than I if that teaching were true; however no amount of wishful thinking will make it so. Jesus did not talk about many paths – but one; a narrow path which only a few find (Matthew 7:14). Jesus claimed himself to be the way, the truth and the light; the only way to God the Father (John 14:6). There is no other name under heaven by which men must be saved (Acts 4:12). To teach otherwise is akin to calling Jesus a liar and the Holy Writ hogwash.
If you know the way of salvation according to Scripture you will automatically, by way of default, recognize falsehood. Everything we need to live a successful life in relation to God can be found in Scripture… the Bible… the Word of God. These three little words – according to Scripture – need to be the bedrock of our salvation, nothing more – nothing less.
I expect to see representatives of all faiths welcomed into the heavenly realm, but only because God in His mercy has chosen to apply the blood of Christ to their sin. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22).
The Blood of Christ, the sacrifice, the atonement for sin, these things are what other religions lack. The common ground many religious leaders say they are trying to find has already been found and it is at the foot of the cross.
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