Very popular verse quoted min, but that's not the route religions (specifically Christianity) are moving towards. Here's a link for inclusivism
http://www.theopedia.com/Inclusivism which is something my congregation believes in, as well as the Church of God movement, to the best of my knowledge.
There is, by your literal interpretation of the quote, nothing literally evil or inheritly bad about it. You may want there to be but it's not there. You can either take a literal approach or contextual, stop switching between them, it makes my head hurt.
http://www.theopedia.com/Inclusivism which is something my congregation believes in, as well as the Church of God movement, to the best of my knowledge.
There is, by your literal interpretation of the quote, nothing literally evil or inheritly bad about it. You may want there to be but it's not there. You can either take a literal approach or contextual, stop switching between them, it makes my head hurt.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
