Thursday, December 18, 2008

Many beliefs, many paths to heaven?

This recent article from USAToday reveals that our culture is becoming a "whatever" culture. Believe, do, or think "whatever" you want just as long as it doesn't affect me. Here is an excerpt from the article.

Most American religious believers, including most Christians, say eternal life is not exclusively for those who accept Christ as their savior, a new survey finds.

Of the 65% of people who held this open view of heaven's gates, 80% named at least one non-Christian group — Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists or people with no religion at all — who may also be saved, according to a new survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

This means 52% of Christians do not agree with the doctrines many religions teach, particularly conservative denominations.

Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, calls the findings "a theological crisis for American evangelicals. They represent at best a misunderstanding of the Gospel and at worst a repudiation of the Gospel." (You can read the entire article here.)

I guess Jesus didn't know what he was talking about when he said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." ~ John 14:6. As long as I breathe I am going to tell people that there is one way to God and that is through Jesus. I don't say that because I'm mean. I don't say that because I hate. I don't say that because I'm not gracious or forgiving. I say that because it's the truth.

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