Other 'faiths'
Submitted by Forgiven on August 11 2000 18:56:59
In reply to It's me again submitted by Jake on August 09 2000 21:04:35
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Why do like christians crack on catholics, mormons, and jews, ect. and vice versa. why do they do that to eachother? its not like theirs a different god to fight for. Catholics, Mormons and Jews are a spectrum of beliefs which are increasing far from the teaching of the New Testament and the mainstream church. The Catholics are the nearest, with only a few issues to which I seriously object; the Mormons have quite a lot of issues where they are off line, which the Jews have rejected Jesus and so have missed the whole point of the bible. HOWEVER I have no doubt there will be some from each category who will found among our brothers and sisters who are saved on the last day; also I sadly suspect there will be many amongst those of my own inclination who will be revealed to have never really to have 'Known God' (see Matthew 7 v21-23). The issue then is how to deal with this reality; the pattern of the New Testament shows a willingness to challenge wrong belief in specific areas. It is an apparently attractive option to do likewise - and to do so in ever wider areas. This is the reason why the church exists in so many denominations; taken 'too far' this is clearly a mistake. The opposite mistake is to argue that doctrine doesn't matter and there is no need to challenge what others believe. This is a failure to be true to the faith which was 'once for all delivered to the saints'; and is equally wrong. Have a look at the book of Jude at the end of the New Testament for an example of the depth of challenge to false teachers. Overall not a very helpful answer, I'm afraid, but one that at least outlines the problem! |
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