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To: Sherman Logan

You honestly don’t understand why this offends us?

Christianity claims to be the ONLY way to G-d and that everyone else is damned to an eternal hell.

Since when is Christianity the only “true” religion?


159 posted on 07/28/2012 1:01:49 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (It's hurricane season! Yay!)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN
Since when is Christianity the only “true” religion?

Since Jesus bluntly stated, "No man comes to the Father except through me."

This was either true or false. If it was false, then Christianity is based on a lie and is a false religion.

If it was true, then Christianity by definition is the only true religion. Nobody CAN come to the Father except through him. This means that for you to cease being offended, I would have to stop being a Christian.

IMHO the easy way so popular in today's world, that Christianity is one of many paths to God, is by definition profoundly unchristian. I am very sorry you and others are offended because I believe Jesus to be the Savior.

Are you equally offended by those who believe submission to Allah is the only way to salvation, that Christians are idolators and that Jews are the descendants of monkeys and pigs?

Also, why do you care what others believe about your fate after death? They're either right, in which case you are screwed, or they're wrong. In neither case does their belief, in and of itself, make the slightest difference to your life. So why expend the energy necessary to feel offence?

I am not offended by your disbelief in Christ, so why are you offended by my belief?

I ask these questions in the greatest sincerity. I believe many non or ex-Christians believe they should be offended by the "exclusive" nature of Christian belief, without ever giving much thought to why.

160 posted on 07/28/2012 3:30:02 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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