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  At the beginning of this program we learned: “People have many reasons for rejecting the Christian faith. Some may admire Christ but dislike His followers. Others find it difficult to accept any faith that claims to be the only way to God. Why would anyone limit themselves to only one of the world’s great religions?” How valid are each of these objections? What is your response to each?

  Karen Wilhelm replied 1 month, 1 week ago 110 Members · 112 Replies

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  Shelley Garrett

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  05/20/2022 at 10:28

  1. People have many reasons for rejecting….
  Many people believe Jesus was a good and even a great person or a prophet, but to go further to say He is the Savior of the world is a whole different topic. People want to deny that eternity or life after death is a real thing so why believe. Some “Christians make it hard for people to believe because being a Christian is just a title, not a true relationship. The example has become tainted therefore it is hard for some people to believe through the bad examples.
  2. Others find it difficult to accept…
  Again, it is easier to believe that we don’t really need God or that eternity exists than to believe there isn’t one way to God.
  3. Why would anyone limit themselves….
  Our tolerant society makes the claim that each one choose what to believe. It is a work of the enemy to set a mind to this deceitful way of looking at God an eternity.

  There is no validity is each statement. Faith to believe means to accept God at His Word. Believing in the absolute inerrancy of the Bible is the foundation of our view of everything. It is easy to believe that everyone just goes about things as they see it, but to know and see as the Spirit gives discernment is truly finding the Way, the Truth and the Life.

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  Laverne Coles

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  05/08/2022 at 21:42

  People reject the Christian faith because of lack of belief of a sovereign deity which includes God and Son united. It’s difficult to embrace One God capable of controlling nature and human beings. The limitation exist but followers cannot explain the creation nor the miraculous occurrences attributed to Jesus. Valid objections because of lack of knowledge and referral to believe, I Am the Great I Am.

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  Erika Cox

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  05/05/2022 at 18:26

  There are plenty of Christ’s followers that I dislike, but the point is to love them. I, myself, am unlikable at times – because we are all sinners. We aren’t supposed to base our faith on His followers but on HIM!

  He is the only way because He is the only one to fulfill all prophecy. He shows this over and over in Scripture. The rest of the “leaders” of other religions are dead. They cannot claim to be able to overcome it, when they themselves have not.

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  Barbara Kientz

  Member

  05/02/2022 at 11:20

  Admiring Christ but disliking his followers: Our belief is not based on the followers of Jesus Christ. Our belief is based on Jesus Christ, period. There are some of his followers who I wasn’t real crazy about too, but they are just men, not God. Men have faults. Our focus needs to be on Jesus.

  Find it difficult to accept any faith that claims to be the only way to God: This one is hard for me to respond to because I know that there is only one way to God. I guess for those who find it difficult to accept this, I would say that God created the earth and everything and everyone in it. How could it be any other way. I think that some people have a rough time seeing this because they have grown up in a different faith or belief system. I think we pray and show kindness and try to lead them to God.

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  Lindsay Wiemers

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  04/25/2022 at 14:49

  I believe others find it difficult to accept any faith much less Christianity because of religious hypocrisy. Many families attend church on Sunday, but the “work” is not put in during the week. “We” are quick to judge, quick to turn a blind eye, and quick to not follow the saying….What Would Jesus Do? Another reason people reject Christianity is gospel inoculation. They think they’ve heard the gospel and rejected it, when in reality what they rejected was not the gospel but a dead (false) form of the real thing. Gospel inoculation is a huge problem in countries like America, where there are churches in every town and country all across the nation. Because of this, just about everyone in America has heard something of the Christian message at some point in their life.

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