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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
Bible Question: I have a question on religion and concentrated areas. By this I mean Christianity is the bigest religion of this country, and people are more than likely to be a christian than something else. Over in Asia Buhhda is one of the main religions. How is a person raised to believe in the Buhhdism religion, from the moment he was born, made to believe so strongly, or any other religion for that matter... can it really be held against him if he hears one person say something small about God, maybe even see a bible, and the discredits it because he has been raised to believe something completely different his whole life? How is a person truely supposed to know? And also, since the bible teaches that one must accept Jesus Christ into his heart and ask for forgivness to make it to heaven... then what of muslims, catholics, mormons, ect? How do you know and chose which one is right, especially if you are taught a certain religion your whole life? How do we know Christianity is true over the others? How do muslims know their religion is true over the others? How? |
Bible Answer: Other People's Religious Beliefs 'In our age of “tolerance,” moral relativism is touted as the supreme virtue. Every philosophy, idea, and faith system has equal merit, says the relativist, and is worthy of equal respect. Those who favor one faith system over another or—even worse—claim a knowledge of absolute truth are considered narrow-minded, unenlightened, or even bigoted. 'Of course, different religions make mutually exclusive claims, and the relativist is unable to logically reconcile outright contradictions. For example, the Bible makes the claim that “it is appointed unto men once to die” (Hebrews 9:27), while some Eastern religions teach reincarnation. So, do we die once, or many times? Both teachings cannot be true. The relativist essentially redefines truth in order to create a paradoxical world where multiple, contradictory “truths” can co-exist. 'Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me” (John 14:6). A Christian has accepted Truth, not just as a concept, but as a Person. This acknowledgment of Truth separates the Christian from the so-called “open-mindedness” of the day. 'The Christian has publicly acknowledged that Jesus rose from the dead (Romans 10:9-10). If he truly believes in the Resurrection, how can he be “open minded” concerning an unbeliever’s assertion that Jesus never rose again? For a Christian to deny the clear teaching of God’s Word would indeed be a betrayal of God. 'Note that we have cited the fundamentals of the faith in our examples so far. Some things (such as the bodily resurrection of Christ) are non-negotiable. Other things may be open to debate, such as who wrote the book of Hebrews, the nature of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh,” and the number of angels that can stand on the head of a pin. We avoid becoming embroiled in disputations over secondary matters (2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9).' 'Recommended Resource: Jesus Among Other gods by Ravi Zacharias.' ____________________ www.gotquestions.org/tolerance-Christian.html |