Never Lost (2 of 30)
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 1:3-7
Warren Buffett is 77 and is considered strong and healthy even at this advance age. He filed his first tax return at age 13, claiming a $35 deduction for bicycle. His net worth is valued at over $62 billion and in the summer of 2006, he donated $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has set up a foundation to seek cures for the world's worst diseases and improve American education among other things. When Buffett gave the money he said a couple of noteworthy things: ''There is no reason we can't cure the top 20 diseases,'' Gates said while appearing with Buffett during a donation ceremony at the New York Public Library. And then he said something significant to us for today: ''There is more than one way to get to heaven, but this is a great way,'' said Buffett. Had Buffett said ''There is more than one way to skin a cat,'' then perhaps PETA would have been knocking down his door. Yet the majority of Americans let such a comment on slide. Why? I suspect that most Americans believe such a notion. Actually, I don't just suspect it, it's been recently confirmed. A majority of religious people do not believe their religion is the only way to salvation. According to recent surveys, 57% of evangelicals (people who attend churches much like the one you are in this morning) agree with the statement that many religions - not just their own - can lead to eternal life. The survey asked Muslims, Catholics, Jews, Buddhists, Latter Day Saints, and Hindu's. Overall around 70% of Americans believe that many religions - not just their own - can lead to eternal life.
This morning as we continue the series, Navigating Home, we will examine the words of Peter, one of the original twelve disciples with Jesus on how a person gets to heaven. Peter believes there is only way to get to heaven: ''And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name un ...
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 1:3-7
Warren Buffett is 77 and is considered strong and healthy even at this advance age. He filed his first tax return at age 13, claiming a $35 deduction for bicycle. His net worth is valued at over $62 billion and in the summer of 2006, he donated $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has set up a foundation to seek cures for the world's worst diseases and improve American education among other things. When Buffett gave the money he said a couple of noteworthy things: ''There is no reason we can't cure the top 20 diseases,'' Gates said while appearing with Buffett during a donation ceremony at the New York Public Library. And then he said something significant to us for today: ''There is more than one way to get to heaven, but this is a great way,'' said Buffett. Had Buffett said ''There is more than one way to skin a cat,'' then perhaps PETA would have been knocking down his door. Yet the majority of Americans let such a comment on slide. Why? I suspect that most Americans believe such a notion. Actually, I don't just suspect it, it's been recently confirmed. A majority of religious people do not believe their religion is the only way to salvation. According to recent surveys, 57% of evangelicals (people who attend churches much like the one you are in this morning) agree with the statement that many religions - not just their own - can lead to eternal life. The survey asked Muslims, Catholics, Jews, Buddhists, Latter Day Saints, and Hindu's. Overall around 70% of Americans believe that many religions - not just their own - can lead to eternal life.
This morning as we continue the series, Navigating Home, we will examine the words of Peter, one of the original twelve disciples with Jesus on how a person gets to heaven. Peter believes there is only way to get to heaven: ''And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name un ...
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