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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:
Hello my good friends of SBF. I have a dilemma. A “Christian” friend of mine has started calling himself a Sufi. He has tried to convince me on several occasions that he can be both a Christian and a Sufi at the same time. After some investigation, I’m still having trouble understanding what Sufi or Sufism even is. Based on several online encyclopedias it’s a mystical branch of Islam. Yet I’ve read several articles (by Sufis) claiming that Sufism is compatible with Christianity. Anyway, if anyone has any experience with this, I would very much appreciate any info you could give me that could help my friend. Ocelot |
Bible Answer: Greetings Ocelot! I would have to guess your "friend" neither understands what a Christian is nor a sufi. If they did then they would have no trouble understanding they are not compatible. You should not be surprised at the fact a sufi would claim compatibility with Christianity. However, I would encourage you to keep in mind the enemy makes many false claims and spends much of the time trying to deceive. John 14:6 (NASB95) Jesus said* to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. This one scripture alone is enough to discount any religion that teaches anything different (i.e. sufism). I'm no sufi expert! However, It doesn't take long to browse the net and find the teachings and it doesn't take long to see they are not biblical. You will also find the sufi practice has attempted to hijack many different religions including islam. Hummm... imagine that?!?!? Turn about is fair play so they say :-) God bless! Steve |
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