Aren't Other Religions Good Enough?
[2023-09-22 12:04:00]
Q: The retreat of the youth group on other religions reminds me of several Jews and Muslims in my school. Because they seem to love God as much as I do, I do not know why our Christians want to relocate them from religion. How can we know that this is better for them?
A. You say, "We do not know why ... I want to change them." I do not know if this is the best way to see the transformation. Despite the way many people talk about it, "we" can not transform to anyone. Changing someone is not your job. If I tried it, I can not. Transformation is a new relationship between man and God. That person and God are the only people who can change their relationship.
The only thing you can do is to introduce someone to Jesus. One of Jesus' last commands to his followers was "to be my witness." He said, "I will not change whether people are happy or not, change people to Christianity." He wants us to spread his good news. how is it? Please tell those who do not understand the life, death, resurrection of Jesus, and promised not to return. Let's look at your life as an example of Christ's working life. And if that person wishes, and if the Holy Spirit is working in that person's life, conversion is possible. The Bible calls it "regeneration" or the beginning of a new life.
Also, Christianity asks us how we know that they are "better" than their religion. The only difference is Christ. Christianity is the only religion that believes that God is the one who died on the cross for our sins. This death is the only way to get rid of our sins. He said, "I am the way, the truth, the life, nobody can go to the father except me" (John 14: 6, Neve). If I believe this is true, I do not want to know that my friend invited him to join Jesus in his life journey?
Now, 'better' means that life is not an issue, Christianity will not be better. After all, if someone converts to Christianity, it may even bring them to friends, families, certain countries, or even their lives. Life can be "easier" if there is no difficulty in conversion, but believers are better at knowing Jesus than not knowing Jesus. He gave us eternal life and got the opportunity to keep friendship with God forever.
So then why do we want to introduce Christ to people other than Christians? Perhaps a better question: Do my school friends know better how much Jesus loves them? Will their lives be better, whether forgiveness, grace, comprehension, and comfort of Jesus Christ, whether it is or not? Your job is to tell others that God loves them, send his son Jesus Christ, and his sacrifice is to release them from the world sins and ruin. Only they can decide how to respond to Jesus' love for them.
Catholic was taught by American schoolchildren from the 1990s to the beginning of the 2000s, which in fact was not suitable for this way of thinking. As others have argued in this publication, this emphasizes the experience of others and is a religion that guarantees you know that the world is not only about you and your universe . On the one hand this is why Catholic parish, schools, religious groups and charities have such a positive impact on the world. On the other hand, if you tend to self-denial or self - criticism - I am smart enough to convince myself when I am 8 years old, completely avoid crime and exacerbate my mistakes - it is complete It is miserable
People are uncomfortable talking about it, and are often the main reason for religious devotion. Is it enough for people to accept religious beliefs? For most people, why are you so religious, you encounter mostly trifling, overlapping answers: My parents are so, I grew up like this and I am the most in this lifestyle Please connect me to the deceased's parents and grandparents in a comfortable or metaphysical way. On the other hand, the emotions are correct, I feel it depends emotionally on it. Third parties are rarely mentioned, but they are fundamental causes of unknown reasons and there is a fear that they can not ove