So Many Religions Claim to be the Way:
Dr. S. Amjad Hussain’s column in defense of the Prophet Mohammad was both well-written and justified. I would like to assure Dr. Hussain and those of the Islamic faith in our area that Jerry Farwell and most other televangelists do not represent me or the God I’ve come to know and love.
The Taliban is to Islam what the Ku-Klux-Klan is to Christianity – a fraudulent representation. No group of people enjoy being judged by the actions of a few.
Religion is an emotionally charged topic. Men need to come to the table of discussion calmly and respectively, with a thirst for the truth and with an appetite for humble pie.
The Qur’an offers some profound doctrine. As do the teachings of Buddha, Confucius, and Hinduism. From Aristotle to Einstein, great minds have offered words of wisdom. Jesus offers words of eternal life.
Good people don’t go to heaven; saved people do. So the question is not how to be good, but how top be saved.
From this Christian’s perspective, Jesus – the sinless one – shed His blood on the cross for the sins of the world. If that’s true, then it’s true if people believe it or not. Christian theology dictates that our responsibility is to accept His sacrifice, then be buried with Christ in baptism. For if we die with Him, are buried with Him, then likewise we will be raised with Him.
So many religions and philosophies claim to be the way. say what you will about Satan, one thing we can all agree on is that he is nothing if not clever. Where, except in a forest, could you hide the tree of life?
PRINTED IN THE TOLEDO BLADE: November 26, 2002
Dr. S. Amjad Hussain’s column in defense of the Prophet Mohammad was both well-written and justified. I would like to assure Dr. Hussain and those of the Islamic faith in our area that Jerry Farwell and most other televangelists do not represent me or the God I’ve come to know and love.
The Taliban is to Islam what the Ku-Klux-Klan is to Christianity – a fraudulent representation. No group of people enjoy being judged by the actions of a few.
Religion is an emotionally charged topic. Men need to come to the table of discussion calmly and respectively, with a thirst for the truth and with an appetite for humble pie.
The Qur’an offers some profound doctrine. As do the teachings of Buddha, Confucius, and Hinduism. From Aristotle to Einstein, great minds have offered words of wisdom. Jesus offers words of eternal life.
Good people don’t go to heaven; saved people do. So the question is not how to be good, but how top be saved.
From this Christian’s perspective, Jesus – the sinless one – shed His blood on the cross for the sins of the world. If that’s true, then it’s true if people believe it or not. Christian theology dictates that our responsibility is to accept His sacrifice, then be buried with Christ in baptism. For if we die with Him, are buried with Him, then likewise we will be raised with Him.
So many religions and philosophies claim to be the way. say what you will about Satan, one thing we can all agree on is that he is nothing if not clever. Where, except in a forest, could you hide the tree of life?
PRINTED IN THE TOLEDO BLADE: November 26, 2002
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