All the hypocrites of Christendom ignore the words of Jesus and look for other sources for shaping and forming Jesus to their liking.
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That's also the reason Richard Wurmbrand rejected the 'Jesus' of western societies - until an old man in the mountains in Switzerland prayed to God to send a Jew to him(the old man), because the old man was not able to go traveling to find a Jew to tell the Truth about God's Messiah.
Wurmbrand even said that for the Jews to reject the false Jesus is not a sin - it is not at all rejecting the true Jesus.
When God answered the old man's prayer, and sent Richard Wurmbrand to him,
He told the truth to Wurmbrand, and showed him the true Jesus, the Messiah, in the Bible,
and Richard Wurmbrand BELIEVED and WAS SAVED.
I was an atheist before so here is my view:
It is the only religion that said to Love God and love your neighbor as yourself, the only one to not do revenge but love, the only one that says man alone can't over come his sins, but through the grace of God.
Jewish Torah sort of said the above as well, but are leaning to the law. Most Muslims claim the Bible is corrupted (yet Quran says Chrisitans/Jews should be judged by Gospel and Torah), so to me it is a big contradictory, that pretty much leave the Bible alone at the top.
People of other religions also claim that with regard to their holy books.
I see all kinds of Tom, Dick and Harry claiming to be saints with a mere faith in Jesus.
But the trend appears that you can indulge in all kinds of carnal activities, yet saved by grace.
It may be possible to find saintly persons in other religions though inspired by human type of gods, but you see in many cases in Christianity the Holy God and the Son have no impact on their sinful life.
People who tend to make such over-generalized statements have been found to have never visited every Protestant church to prove their statements.I give paramount importance to the preaching of Jesus. Now the trend in many Protestant churches is 'Redundant OT-No Gospel-Pauline appendix'
My answer would be, it's all in God's hands as to what He wishes to say to humanity.This thread is trying to get at the essential points for Christian apologetics in interfaith dialogue. But here are 3 relevant questions that few wannabe apologists can respond to well:
(1) In what year were the 66 books that now constitute our Bible organized into the collective we now know as the Old and New Testaments? If you don't know, how do you know that the books were chosen and put together in a responsible way?
(2) The NT makes several claims about the inspiration of Scripture and Christians debate whether these statements imply inerrancy, infallibility, or a generalized spiritual authority. But how can the NT comment on its own inspiration when it didn't even exist as a collective in a book and you don't even know when the collective was finally agreed to?
(3) And if you thus lack an argument for the inspiration of the NT, why should we accept what it says about OT inspiration?
I have my own answers to these 3 questions, but I'm interested in how forum members would respond to them.
You sound as if you have decided to lump all Christians together in your assessment of them. Including yourself? How do we know you are not what you suggest Christians are?It is all OK. But the worst part is that Christians become complacent and stagnant in their belief, and what is a hope is converted conveniently to an assurance and assumption totally ignoring the important responsibility of striving towards perfection. And the society continues with promiscuity and permissiveness which repel anyone for holiness.
Perfectly True ! Yes !I know how you feel. I talk against a "Plan to Sin Again and still Be Saved" type doctrine almost every time I write here at CF. Some believe you can die in many unrepentant sins (like lying and lusting after a woman) and be saved. Others believe you have to generally live a holy life but dying in 1 or 2 unrepentant sins will not keep one out of God's Kingdom. However, both of these types of beliefs are false and evil. Jesus says we are to be perfect. Jesus says it is possible to stop sinning in this life.
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Many people have been seeking God's Kingdom for decades,.. why?
I've found quite a lot. It is because they are blessed that I am. When you look for the good in people, you more often than not find it. It helps to see people through God's eyes and not mine. Mine are naturally slanted toward me and those who are like me being superior. His eyes know better. MUCH better.Many people have been seeking God's Kingdom for decades,
and trying 'man's' way over and over not giving up,
and find that even finding as honest man is next to impossible,
let alone an honest man who is willing to do all Jesus says.
If you found even one,
consider yourself much more blessed than most people.
They might say so, but they do not have any real solid evidence to back up their claims. Again, look at the evidences I have provided. No other holy book can produce the same level of evidence that the Bible does.
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I know how you feel. I talk against a "Plan to Sin Again and still Be Saved" type doctrine almost every time I write here at CF. Some believe you can die in many unrepentant sins (like lying and lusting after a woman) and be saved. Others believe you have to generally live a holy life but dying in 1 or 2 unrepentant sins will not keep one out of God's Kingdom. However, both of these types of beliefs are false and evil. Jesus says we are to be perfect. Jesus says it is possible to stop sinning in this life.
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To claim, that the Bible contains the words of God when interacting with people of other religions, will not help. They also quote their scriptures claiming the origin from their gods.
It is by the fruit of the Spirit that we show our superiority in spirituality, not in pages of books. It is by serving, sharing and suffering with humility that puts us apart from other religions.
What is the use of the evidence of the history of the book when majority walk differently from the preaching of Jesus?
Agree, except "strive" seems like such a struggle, and it is indeed a kind of struggle,Yes, we need to strive to be perfect. Without adhering to that responsibility, it would be plain hypocrisy.
What is the use of the evidence of the history of the book when majority walk differently from the preaching of Jesus?
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