The thing is so many people seem to think that if there are similarities between religions that must mean that none of them are true. Why? And why, if Christianity adopted and fulfilled the practices of other religions does that have to mean Christianity "stole" those things because they didn't have their own truth, instead of meaning that Christianity recognized the inherent Truth in those ancient practices? Most people don't seem to realize just how old Judaism is. And the fact it has similarities to Sumerian and Persion beliefs should be a point in its favor as historically/religiously accurate.
So I guess I'd say that, yes, I do apply this to Christianity. I believe that God has worked throughout history to reveal Himself to us. I have chosen, after much research and prayer, to believe that His truth is most purely expressed through His revelations to the Jews and then, to the Jews first and then the rest of the world, through Jesus Christ. I believe He worked in all cultures well before He molded the Jewish people to be his vehicle of Salvation and that He continues to work through them. But I am not an universalist. I believe there is a Pure Truth and I constantly pray to find it and live it.
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Date: 2011-09-27 03:22 am (UTC)So I guess I'd say that, yes, I do apply this to Christianity. I believe that God has worked throughout history to reveal Himself to us. I have chosen, after much research and prayer, to believe that His truth is most purely expressed through His revelations to the Jews and then, to the Jews first and then the rest of the world, through Jesus Christ. I believe He worked in all cultures well before He molded the Jewish people to be his vehicle of Salvation and that He continues to work through them. But I am not an universalist. I believe there is a Pure Truth and I constantly pray to find it and live it.