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- From: dwivian@helena.stat.uga.edu (Dwivian Unterschreiber)
- Subject: Re: A paper I wrote for a speech class
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.181246.19634@rigel.econ.uga.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec21.221328.29662@rambo.atlanta.dg <nate.967@psygate.psych.indiana.edu> <1992Dec22.174147.21047@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:12:46 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.174147.21047@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- danielg@med.unc.edu (Daniel G. Sinclair) writes:
-
- >i.e. if there are other
- >ways to God, then Christ was a bit of an idiot to needlessly die a
- >horrible death. Why didn't he just point us to Tao? Perhaps you are
-
- I think he tried...stupid barbarians killed him for it, too.
-
- >familiar with this argument. You must admit, however, that the
- >exclusivity of the gospel (Jesus the only way) *is* a doctrine that is
- >clear and uncontested in the Christian scriptures, yes? Also, you seem to
-
- I note that Christ is quoted as saying "No one comes to the Father
- except through me." in the book of John. Does this mean that the only
- way to 'Heaven' is to have faith that Christ was a son of God? I
- also am a son of God. If I believe in my relationship with God as
- a child of his, subject to his rules and also his love, why should
- belief in my brother Y'shua have any bearing?
-
- >think that other religions are older. However, don't forget that
- >Christianity is actually the Jewish religion continued - Jesus being the
- >Jewish Messiah and all, so please include the Jewish heritage of
- >Christianity when estimating the age of the faith.
-
-
- We must also allow Islam in this example, as it is also based in the
- Jewish heritage. And, what of Judaism? It is also this old. No,
- Christ is a relatively recent development, just as Muhammed is.
- Nice message, though. It's a shame what Paul did to it.
-
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