Isn’t saying, “Jesus is the way” offensive?
Isn’t saying “Jesus isn’t the way” offensive? Either salvation is through Christ alone, or it isn’t. Someday we will find out. In the meantime, to have a point of view and support it with principled, reasoned thinking is quite appropriate. We learn to live with our disagreements. That’s called “tolerance.” Remember.
Tolerance= I respect you as a human being and I respect that you have a point of view and I think your point of view is wrong.
One thing we cannot do to try to smooth over this “Jesus is the way” challenge. We don’t have the option of saying, “There are many ways.” “Many paths.” For example consider the claims of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
The main and earliest statement of faith of Christians is, “Jesus is Lord.” “Jesus is God.” This is considered blasphemy in Islam and Judaism. To say, “Jesus is God,” in either one of these faiths is a serious violation.
On its core teaching, Christianity is totally contradictory to Islam and Judaism. Either Jesus is God or he isn’t. One day we will find out. In the meantime, we need to be tolerant.
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