Title: Judaism
Series: The Elephant in the Room (2 of 6)
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:3-4
Author: Dr. Joey Rodgers
Last week, we began the series - The Elephant in the Room seeking to learn about and compare the tenets of Christianity w/ those of other religions/cults. The intent of this series isn't to condemn or speak condescendingly of other faiths but to clarify our similarities/differences to understand each other.
Remind - we began the series by talking about the infamous/misleading Elephant Analogy that speaks of (6) blind men all touching a different part of the same elephant but describing what they're experiencing in vastly different ways. The proposed point is that each religion is touching and describing the same God just in radically different ways - thus, so long as you believe in one of them - you'll be good w/ God.
Problem is - while this sounds nice, when you dig a little deeper you quickly discover that this rationale is full of holes and can't hold water.
(1) The vast majority of the 4200 different religions in existence today believe their way is the only way.
(2) The Law of Non-Contradiction concludes that we cannot all be right, but we can all be wrong.
The Law of Non-Contradiction says something can't be true/untrue at the same time in the same context.
Meaning -b/c every religion/cult has so many unique and contradictory beliefs w/in the same context - they CANNOT all be true. Hence - while we can all be wrong, we cannot all be right.
If Mormonism is the way to God, then Charles Russell and all other ways are wrong. If Gandhi is God's true messenger, then Scientology misses the mark. But if Jesus is the only way, truth, and life as He declared, then there are no other avenues to God.
Last week we shared the basic tenets of Christianity -Today, we're going to begin comparing them w/ other religious systems and will begin w/ Judaism.
To frame our studies - let me remind you of Paul's words to Timothy - For the ti ...
Series: The Elephant in the Room (2 of 6)
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:3-4
Author: Dr. Joey Rodgers
Last week, we began the series - The Elephant in the Room seeking to learn about and compare the tenets of Christianity w/ those of other religions/cults. The intent of this series isn't to condemn or speak condescendingly of other faiths but to clarify our similarities/differences to understand each other.
Remind - we began the series by talking about the infamous/misleading Elephant Analogy that speaks of (6) blind men all touching a different part of the same elephant but describing what they're experiencing in vastly different ways. The proposed point is that each religion is touching and describing the same God just in radically different ways - thus, so long as you believe in one of them - you'll be good w/ God.
Problem is - while this sounds nice, when you dig a little deeper you quickly discover that this rationale is full of holes and can't hold water.
(1) The vast majority of the 4200 different religions in existence today believe their way is the only way.
(2) The Law of Non-Contradiction concludes that we cannot all be right, but we can all be wrong.
The Law of Non-Contradiction says something can't be true/untrue at the same time in the same context.
Meaning -b/c every religion/cult has so many unique and contradictory beliefs w/in the same context - they CANNOT all be true. Hence - while we can all be wrong, we cannot all be right.
If Mormonism is the way to God, then Charles Russell and all other ways are wrong. If Gandhi is God's true messenger, then Scientology misses the mark. But if Jesus is the only way, truth, and life as He declared, then there are no other avenues to God.
Last week we shared the basic tenets of Christianity -Today, we're going to begin comparing them w/ other religious systems and will begin w/ Judaism.
To frame our studies - let me remind you of Paul's words to Timothy - For the ti ...
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