One Gospel for Every Neighbor
This study closes the section. We have walked through groups that use Christian words and change what they mean, and through the great religions of the world, from Judaism and Islam to the ancestor rites of East Asia and the unbelief of the modern West. We did it for one reason. Each of those names stands for a real person, and that person needs Christ.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Those two verses are the reason this section exists. They are also why it cannot end in a classroom. If Jesus is one option among many, we can study religions and go home. If He is the only Savior, then the Muslim at the next desk and the grandmother at the altar need to hear about Him from someone, and God may mean that someone to be you.
Engaging Other Religions answers the question, “Do all religions lead to God?” This study asks the next one: now that I know the answer, how do I carry it to my neighbor?
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For Deeper Study
- Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World ReligionsAmazon Winfried CorduanFair, careful descriptions of the major world religions as their followers practice them.
- The Kingdom of the CultsAmazon Walter MartinThe standard Christian reference on the groups covered in the first half of this section.
- Is Jesus the Only Savior?Amazon Ronald H. NashA clear answer to pluralism and inclusivism.
- Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian ConvictionsAmazon Gregory KouklPractical help for using good questions in everyday conversations.
- To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram JudsonAmazon Courtney AndersonThe story of the Baptist missionary who gave his life to bring the Gospel and the Bible to the Buddhist people of Burma.
- Foxe's Book of MartyrsAmazon John FoxeThe classic Protestant record of those who died for the faith, from the early church to the English Reformation.
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Engaging Other Religions
Sincerity is not the same as truth: every religion makes exclusive claims, and Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father.
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