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freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg · 1d
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GM. I’ve thought about this a lot. I’m Christian and my wife is Hindu. My parents were strong Christians but they saw religion as different rivers flowing into the sea which is god. So this statement of Jesus gave me pause until I realised that Jesus died for all mankind. I don’t see it as an exclusive statement. I see it as as an inclusive statement. “I am the way the truth and the life; no one cometh to the father but by me”. I see it as a done deal. Jesus saved mankind with his sacrifice. That’s it! That’s all! Mankind is saved. It doesn’t matter which god you believe in, you are saved because of Jesus.
Anyway good morning.
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freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg · 1d
Respectfully, that's not what Christ taught. If it was a done deal, there would be no call to repent and believe in him exclusively. If it was a done deal, there would be no urgency in the Great Commission (Matt 28). The gospel goes out to all inclusively, but the call is to come to him exclusive...