Do you care about people of other religious faiths?

Tigger45 · Nov 14, 2020

Do you care about people of other religious faiths?

I care about ‘people’ and can disagree with their theology.

Now when pushed to what I believe with anyone I reply with Christ’s own words “No one comes to the Father but by Me.”

mikeforjesus · Nov 14, 2020

Jesus is the way the truth and the life. No one goes to heaven without Him. If people do not believe they can not be saved. People have no excuse if they don’t believe for whoever seeks can find they know if they want eternal life they have to believe and follow Him. Only those who love the truth have their names written in the book of life. And the truth is that only those who place their faith in Jesus and repented of their sins can go to heaven. Those who did perhaps God will keep them from the hour of trial they may be raptured the remaining believers during the tribulation may either just be killed if God knows they have believed and repented of their sins so he forces the antichrist to kill them or they may need to prove their love for Christ and die for the Lord. I don’t even know if there is a rapture but there may be. We have to accept that only those who obeyed Christ commandments will be saved. People made their choice whether they would follow God or not and we have to accept it.

For God wants a righteous people. Many are called but few are chosen. People can’t complain about the rules of Christ kingdom. If a person will not worship the only true God and obey Him he can not be saved. As he did not care to obey what he knows he needs to do to go to heaven. God makes the rules not us

Jesus said the gates of hades will not prevail against His church that is built on faith in Him. Therefore faith is necessary

Maybe Satan’s time is short and the Lord comes soon for His church It is not too late to be a believer and repent and obey Him

com7fy8 · Nov 14, 2020

Maria Billingsley said:
Not all worship the one true God. That being said, this does not stop me from caring about them as our fellow human beings . Be blessed.

Yes, Jesus has us caring about any and all people. Jesus died on the cross for all people . . . but because all need to be reconciled to God.

And now I need however God Himself evaluates me, better than I can examine myself. And He is able to correct me so I am the way He really wants.

So, if we think we are the judges of God - - - and who He is . . . what matters is how He is, and if He is changing us to share with Him in His love and how His love has us becoming. Or else, any of us can fail to know who is really God . . . not experiencing how He is, in His love >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17)

Yes, there are ones who have made themselves the dictators of how God has to be, and what is His word, and have self-dictated what is evidence or not. But God understands His word better. We can make up how we understand something, then judge it according to how we imperfectly understand.

Only God is able to truly correct us > Hebrews 12:4-14 > so we get anything right

(spoken through a guy who is not perfect!!)

@Brightmoon > I would say that every moment I need to be trusting God to do what He knows He really wants to do with me, then. So, if I am creating some version of the Bible or religion, which I can dictate has to be . . . this can be me working the miracle of fooling my own self and not even knowing I am fooling myself.

Brightmoon · Nov 14, 2020

section9+1 said:
Science reports its current understanding of what Nature says about itself. That is not a permanent position and science will admit that. So the scientific fact is actually today's scientific fact which could change in the future. Fact is only a temporary fact. It is not necessarily truth. I don't think 2020 is the pinnacle of fact or truth. It's just where we are at today. I'm more comfortable with truth that flies in the face of fact. God says his creation is not subject to our understanding or approval. And how it reveals itself to us is entirely dependent upon the platforms we choose to view it from.

. I disagree , we understand a lot about how Nature works. What we don’t understand well is how to control it or how to live so that we don’t cause too much damage

Brightmoon · Nov 14, 2020

com7fy8 said:
Yes, Jesus has us caring about any and all people. Jesus died on the cross for all people . . . but because all need to be reconciled to God.

And now I need however God Himself evaluates me, better than I can examine myself. And He is able to correct me so I am the way He really wants.

So, if we think we are the judges of God - - - and who He is . . . what matters is how He is, and if He is changing us to share with Him in His love and how His love has us becoming. Or else, any of us can fail to know who is really God . . . not experiencing how He is, in His love >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17)

Yes, there are ones who have made themselves the dictators of how God has to be, and what is His word, and have self-dictated what is evidence or not. But God understands His word better. We can make up how we understand something, then judge it according to how we imperfectly understand.

Only God is able to truly correct us > Hebrews 12:4-14 > so we get anything right

(spoken through a guy who is not perfect!!)

@Brightmoon > I would say that every moment I need to be trusting God to do what He knows He really wants to do with me, then. So, if I am creating some version of the Bible or religion, which I can dictate has to be . . . this can be me working the miracle of fooling my own self and not even knowing I am fooling myself.

. That’s doesn’t mean I have to accept toxic behavior or outright lies just because some others believe them . That’s really fooling yourself

section9+1 · Nov 14, 2020

Brightmoon said:
. That’s doesn’t mean I have to accept toxic behavior or outright lies just because some others believe them . That’s really fooling yourself

And that statement works both ways.

section9+1 · Nov 14, 2020

Brightmoon said:
. I disagree , we understand a lot about how Nature works. What we don’t understand well is how to control it or how to live so that we don’t cause too much damage

I will not try to sway you out of your truths. So don't sway me out of mine. I am comfortable and biblical in my conservative white male patriarchy.

BobRyan · Nov 14, 2020

com7fy8 said:
Yes, Jesus has us caring about any and all people. Jesus died on the cross for all people . . . but because all need to be reconciled to God.

And now I need however God Himself evaluates me, better than I can examine myself. And He is able to correct me so I am the way He really wants.

So, if we think we are the judges of God - - - and who He is . . . what matters is how He is, and if He is changing us to share with Him in His love and how His love has us becoming. Or else, any of us can fail to know who is really God . . . not experiencing how He is, in His love >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17)

Yes, there are ones who have made themselves the dictators of how God has to be, and what is His word, and have self-dictated what is evidence or not. But God understands His word better. We can make up how we understand something, then judge it according to how we imperfectly understand.

Only God is able to truly correct us > Hebrews 12:4-14 > so we get anything right

(spoken through a guy who is not perfect!!)

@Brightmoon > I would say that every moment I need to be trusting God to do what He knows He really wants to do with me, then. So, if I am creating some version of the Bible or religion, which I can dictate has to be . . . this can be me working the miracle of fooling my own self and not even knowing I am fooling myself.

Amen! And Jesus "is the way the Truth and the Life" John 14.
He is also "The Word made flesh" John 1

so we share the "Word of Life" and Jesus said regarding scripture "Thy Word is Truth" John 17:17

Those of us that embrace "the Word" share the Word of life with others - even if they are not of our own denomination.

BobRyan · Nov 14, 2020

Brightmoon said:
Creationists never seem to get it that scientists only report what Nature ( God’s Creation) says about itself.

"until" you notice them "reporting" what they themselves admit "never happened in nature". That is when it is time to open the eyes, wake up and reconsider whether God is more trustworthy than the speculations of man.

Jesus said "you shall know the TRUTH and the Truth shall set you free".
And he said "Sanctify them in Thy Truth, They WORD is Truth" John 17:17

Instead of "man's speculation about bacteria turning into rabbits over time -- is truth"

BobRyan · Nov 14, 2020

Brightmoon said:
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Now this is just one edit that’s pretty well known . There are others

1. The Hebrew Bible never had them... it had the 39 books of what we call the OT. (only grouped differently) As Josephus pointed out in the first century - that has never changed over over 300 prior to the first century.

Even Jerome in his Latin Vulgate admitted to this obvious detail.

2. Those are OT texts - not Christian authored texts... the Jews own that canon and their canon never included the apocrypha as Josephus reminds us.

Facts matter.

Trust the Word of God.

com7fy8 · Nov 14, 2020

Brightmoon said:
That’s doesn’t mean I have to accept toxic behavior or outright lies just because some others believe them .

But there is the toxic stuff of saying wrong people do not need to be forgiven by Jesus on the cross!! This is discriminatory, against how needy ones need to be forgiven and changed by God. This is declaring that God is unable to change us out of our wrong stuff.

God is almighty; so His peace is almighty to protect us from wrong drives and desires and emotional turmoil. This is in the Bible, isn't it?

Philippians 4:6-7. Do you think this scripture is legitimate?

BobRyan · Nov 14, 2020

section9+1 said:
Science reports its current understanding of what Nature says about itself. That is not a permanent position and science will admit that. So the scientific fact is actually today's scientific fact which could change in the future. Fact is only a temporary fact. It is not necessarily truth.

Amen -

The "Steady state" theory eventually fell
The fossil "arrangement" of horse evolution - a sequence still on display to this day in the Smithsonian - fell as "something that never happened in nature"

com7fy8 · Nov 14, 2020

mikeforjesus said:
Jesus is the way the truth and the life. No one goes to heaven without Him.

"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" (John 14:6)

So . . . technically . . . Jesus does not say no one can get to Heaven without Him, but no one can get to our Father.

I know you are not saying Jesus does not bring us to God.

But saying "to Heaven" or "to God" can mean a big difference in how people live. There are ones who are mainly busy with trying to make sure they get to Heaven, sometime later, but they are not submissive to God now in His peace ruling them.

But right now we can through Jesus be with our Father . . . even sharing with Him in His own love . . . which is Heaven's love, by the way . . . now >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

This is God's love being shared with us, now . . . therefore Heaven's love, I would say. And when Jesus talked with Paul, He said He would use Paul to turn people "from the power of Satan to God" > Acts 26:18.

So, from this I see how Jesus means that now Christian ministry has us with God now . . . already in sharing with Him in His own love with His own personal guiding in His own peace > as is included in our basic Christian calling "in one body" >

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15)

But I possibly know ones who claim they have gotten their "Heaven ticket" stamped, but they say not a word about how now already they are sharing with God in His own peace and submitting to how our Father now rules us in His own peace.

@Ramon1 > May be, then, Heaven is some status thing for certain people. And ones pick who they decide is good enough for them, and they join those groups and say, yay we're the ones going to "Heaven", and have their status together.

But Jesus is our way to our Heavenly Father now.

Therefore, you might ask me if I feel I am with God in His peace and do I care about ones who have religious in-crowds but not God's peace caring for their hearts and minds?

Well, I can self-righteously look down on ones I suppose are not with God "like I am". And this is wrong. And I can have a lot of stupid-mouthing going on in my imagination against ones who are a problem for me . . . including certain political people, "of course" . . . when Jesus has people praying with love and caring with hope of blessing for any people, at all.

So, whose group of thinkers people are in is not the main issue, then, I would say. I am my own main problem.

Rachel20 · Nov 14, 2020

Ramon1 said:
I don't assume my religion is the right one. I feel that I would be narrow minded if I did. What do you think?

I wouldn't bother with my religion at all if I weren't convinced of its truth. While I can still love others with different beliefs, it's not narrow minded to believe 2+2=4 just because someone else believes it's 5.

Redwingfan9 · Nov 14, 2020

Ramon1 said:
Imo, all religions are so closely alike that I don't care. I don't assume my religion is the right one. I feel that I would be narrow minded if I did. What do you think?

I don't know how any Christian can read scripture and reach that conclusion. Jesus says no one comes through the father except through me. That is exclusive, through Jesus alone. That means Jews, Muslims, etc. are not saved, are not on the right path and are headed to Hell. That isn't my own arrogance, that's straight from Jesus. What is the point of the Great Commission if all religious faiths are equal and lead people to God and Heaven?

UnpopularOpinion · Nov 14, 2020

Ramon1 said:
Imo, all religions are so closely alike that I don't care. I don't assume my religion is the right one. I feel that I would be narrow minded if I did. What do you think?

Ye thats some common new age agenda
Jesus clearly said that whoever is not with Him is against him and is antichrist.
And yes Jesus said narrow is the way so be narrow minded . Wide is the way of destruction.

Your post literally screams that u havent even read bible once tbh

bekkilyn · Nov 14, 2020

I think that perhaps many have not deeply reflected on what it may truly mean for Jesus to be "the way, the truth, and the life'' and think over questions such as, "Is it important to belong to a particular religious institution or even the religion known as Christianity?" or "Is it saying the sinner's prayer after responding to an altar call?" or "Is it talking about Jesus to everyone at every opportunity?" or "Is it falling down in the middle of a church service being overcome by the Spirit?" or "Is it going through a confirmation class and/or being baptized?"

Or is it perhaps as simple as following the way of John 13:34?

There may be many who are Christ-followers without ever realizing it, and many others who have been "Christian" all of their lives who wouldn't come close to knowing what it means to love others as Christ loved.

Archivist · Nov 14, 2020

The title of this thread is "do you care about people of other religious faiths?" Some have gotten into whether such people are saved, but that isn't the title of the thread.

I have friends who are Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu. I pray for all of them. When a cyclone hits India, I pray for the people of India. Not just for Indian Christians, but for everyone.

To my way of thinking those who don't care about people of other faiths are not being Christian. We are to care about everyone.

coronawatching · Nov 14, 2020

Ramon1 said:
Imo, all religions are so closely alike that I don't care. I don't assume my religion is the right one. I feel that I would be narrow minded if I did. What do you think?

coronawatching · Nov 14, 2020

Doctrines that contradict the fact that only Christ was God in the flesh are doctrines of demons. Period. 1 John 4: 3

Do you care about people of other religious faiths?

Pray like your life depends on it!

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