Easter Weekend

Here comes Debbie Downer again lol.

Brother Joe quoted from a recent survey a few Sundays ago something to the effect of:

"Seventy percent of all Christians believe there is another way to get to heaven besides believing in Christ."

I think he equates this with religious pluralism, which I really don't necessarily so I'll have to ask him about it sometime.

So I got a couple of questions for these seventy percent types.

1. Why are you even calling yourself a Christian if theres another way?

Why not just go that route instead?

2. Where do you find this belief in the scripture?

Guess what?

Seventy percent of Christians are wrong.

This is why so many people don't like us.

The majority of us don't believe what we say we do 

and the ones that do believe what they say they do 

can't defend their beliefs very well 

other than to yell and scream at others 

and tell them they should change and be like us or they're going to hell.

Cause thats a great way to attract people right?

How about

1 Peter 3:15-16 instead?

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. 

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

All religions contain truth.

Some contain a lot of truth.

Some a little.

I'm very fond of the Sufi branch of Islam and Rastafarianism.

Does that make me a Sufi or a Rasta?

No.

It means I see truth there.

Just like I see truth in the sayings of Buddha or Confucius.

Does that mean I'm a follower?

No.

All religions contain truth.

Only one religion contains all the truth.

Look around this Easter Sunday.

At a minimum,  seventy percent of the people you see won't make the cut when the time comes.

Matthew 7:13-14

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.