For some reason i was never taught that all other religions were COMPLETELY false.
I never got that message. Even in the book of Genesis when it recounts the events of Eve and the serpent. The Serpent doesn’t make up stories out of the air. His conversation has bits of truth mixed with falsehoods and sinful propositions.
When the devil tempted Jesus Christ on the mountain Satan mixed truth of old testament scripture with his false assertions, sinful propositions, and misplaced applications.
It seems pretty clear to me that practically every religion has various points of truth and reality, every philosophy and most “isms” do as well.
The problem is not that they are DEVOID of all truth. The problem is where they turn from it and replace/ignore/twist the truth...the facts... reality.
Islam believes a lot of true things about God and Jesus but they also mix in many falshoods.
from what i understand Buddhism has a lot of true things about “wise” living but is incorrect in it's denial of a personal God and the nature of human beings etc..
Nearly all religions assume good WORKS can be used to achieve salvation of some kind.
the truth is, Salvation is a COMPLETE gift. purchased by the death and blood of Jesus Christ.
Those who believe in Jesus Christ are saved those that do not are lost.
No matter how good of handle they have on OTHER truths or how good they manage to live.
Good healthy foods mixed with poison will still kill you in the long run.
Better to eat food WITHOUT any poison rather than nibble at what seems good at the poison food tables.
Last edited by revelarts; 08-02-2017 at 06:14 AM.
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. James Madison
Live as free people, yet without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but live at all times as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:16