[James C. Bennett]

Christ said..."No one can come to the Father but by me." All the excersizes to bring oneness with God via Hinduism will never accomplish the teachings they profess...no one can ever be in God's presense apart from being in Christ...who is alive...all others have died and remain so.

Freeper Blasater1960 makes an interesting argument, here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2594582/posts?page=30#30

How would you respond?

[caww]

The New Covenant indeed has come..through Christ, just as it was written that it would.

There is no Christianity without Christ as central. God oftentimes makes distinctions throughout the Bible and History. Man attempts to integrate those distinctions. It is hard for man to accept those distinctions for since the tower of Babel mankind continues to want to unit man, teachings, faiths, and pretty much everyone and thing. But God continually makes distinctions...and with reason.

Grace and Mercy, salvation and Forgiveness of sin...alone thru Christ is that distinction..there is no other way in ones own efforts to climb up another way....man will constantly fail to meet the mark.

[Cronos]

Blaster’s post is talking about the world before Christ came to give salvation. That is different.