That is why the Buddha laughs.
Please leave these people alone!
They don’t push their religion on anyone....go pick on the Muslims...they need some religion.
I believe there is one way to heaven, through the person and work of Jesus Christ. I believe that God wants me to make saving faith available to every man, woman and child I can. I think there are different ways for me to present this saving faith but I must present it or I will be guilty of their going to hell in the same way that a guard who doesn’t warn of an approaching army is guilty for not sounding an alarm.
I wish you and I did not disagree on this point, but it appears that we do.
I personally believe in all religions and that they are linked together by an esoteric thread. Even Islam which is now dysfunctional due to all of the hate that has been stored up in the group soul could also become an effective religious experience. But, right now Islam is bringing down the Muslims.
That is why the Buddha laughs.
They don’t push their religion on anyone....go pick on the Muslims...they need some religion.”
Elijah Bridgman (1801-1861) Christian missionary to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Christian missionary to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
Lottie Moon (1840-1912) Christian missionary to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
Jonathan Goforth (1859-1936) Christian missionary to China and Korea; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
Eric Liddell (1902-1945) Christian missionary to China; preach the Gospel to Buddhists. Died in an intern camp in China.
Nelson Bell (1894-1973) Christian Missionary to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
John & Isabel Khun (1906-1966; 1901-1957) Christian Missionaries to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
David Adeney (1911-1994) Christian Missionary to China; preached the Gospel to Buddhists.
There are many more, including the famous John Birch, and Fred Donaldson.
Christians just cannot leave those people alone. We have a clear biblical mandate to take the Gospel to every creature (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; 2 Corinthians 5; etc.; etc) and that includes Buddhists and Muslims and Hindus and Pantheists and Atheists, and Agnostics, and other religionists and non-religionists; EVERY CREATURE.
Some time ago right here here on FR I read posts of one man lambasting a Christian for stating that he would win Muslim young people. The critic of the Christian (a professing conservative) tried to state that trying to win Muslim’s to Christ was somehow a violation of the Muslims’ “freedom of religion.”
I also believe that Jesus Christ is THE [only] Way, THE [only] Truth and THE [only] Life, and that no Buddhist ever makes it to God the Father (the Creator) without abandoning Buddhism and going to Jesus Christ by faith, believing in the sufficiency of the work of Christ when He shed His sin-cleansing Blood
Not to worry. Most of us have a pretty good sense of humor. ; )
Spoken like a true non-believer.
Twisting in the wind is no way to live.
Right! The Buddhists are harmless. Go after the Muhammad worshippers. They need the saving a lot more
What would you think of a title like, “Jesus hopes to ‘reach’ Jews and Gentiles”? How arrogant of Him, hm?