August 21, 2012
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Interfaith?
I saw an advertizement the other day for an interfaith conference and this made me stop and consider. I believe in interdenominational conferences, these can be legitimate but not interfaith. There is nothing wrong with partnering with others to achieve social and yes political goals, but there should never be any idea of interfaith we must never legitimize the worship of other gods, even false Jesus whom some set up and say is the same one we worship.
If they claim that Jesus is not the only way to heaven, If they claim we must accomplish works such as sabbath or baptism to be saved, If they claim He was only a prophet or never rose, and finally if they claim any thing which is not God can become Him or that there are more than one the Trinity, or they allow sinful living, or claim that man is not basically evil, than we can not legitimize their claims in any way. No there is really no such thing as interfaith.
Comments (2)
I will agree with you on interfaith, there is no such thing. However I think we should try to understand the other persons view to effectively teach. People want to tell about their god then we can teach them about our God. The only way to teach people is a two way conversation and remember Christ said that someone who is well doesn’t need a physician, therefore he associated himself with those that needed the Word. I studied with one faith that believes in a heavenly Mother. I had to know that before I could show them that God was not bound by the same physical attributes of man. That does not mean I embraced their beliefs. Is that what you mean by interdenomination?
A@mommachatter - Among Christians there are differences . I am talking about say the differnce between a Southern Baptist and a Lutheran. One or both could have serious problems with theology but both could be Christains. The problem is of course that both could be members in good standing and not saved, but I digress.
What you say about learning where the other person is true. However I think that we as Christians in general have gone too far in this direction that is minimizing and trying to be empathetic with people who don’t need us to understand the burning but pull them out of the fire. .We should always seek to increase our knowledge but in the end it always boils down to the acknowledgemeent of sin and the acceptance first of who Jesus is and then what He has done.