This claim of religious pluralism contradicts the tenants of the religions themselves. Therefore, to say that all religions lead to God is not only unenlightened it is inaccurate. He writes:. And it is comforting to pretend that the great religions make up one big, happy family.
But this sentiment, however well-intentioned, is neither accurate nor ethically responsible. God is not one. Prothero goes on to point out that just as God is not one, so also all religions are not one. They are distinct and make very different claims about God and how to reach him.
In light of what we have observed regarding what religions teach about the nature of God and how to reach him, religious pluralism must be reconsidered. Despite very clear differences on the nature of God and human access to the divine, religious pluralists continue to insist that there are many ways to God.
Why would educated people persist in an inaccurate view of other religions? One major reason is because they believe it to be an act of humility and love.
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They are willing to stand by what they discovered to be true. After all, it is Jesus who said it, and Jesus was quintessentially humble, especially if he is who he said he was. By contrast, religious pluralism exclusively insists that its view—all ways lead to God—is true while all other religions are false in their exclusive teachings.
When religious pluralism claims that there are many ways to God, it is not humble. It actually carries an air of arrogance about it. Religious pluralism insists that its view—all ways lead to God—is true while all other religions are false in their exclusive teachings. Religious pluralism dogmatically insists on its exclusive claim, namely that all roads lead to God.
The problem, as we have seen, is that this claim directly contradicts many religions like Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. The claim of the religious pluralist is arrogant because it enforces its own belief on others. You are wrong and I am right. Upon what basis can the religious pluralist make this exclusive claim? Where is the proof that this is true?
To what ancient Scriptures, traditions, and careful reasoning can they point? The lack of historical and rational support for religious pluralism makes it a highly untenable view of the world and its religions. Very often people hold to religious pluralism because they think it is more tolerant than Christianity. To be tolerant is to accommodate differences, which can be very noble.
I believe that Christians should be some of the most accommodating kinds of people, giving everyone the dignity to believe whatever they want and not enforcing their beliefs on others.
We should winsomely tolerate different beliefs. Instead of accommodating spiritual differences, religious pluralism blunts them. Let me explain. The claim that all paths lead to the same God actually minimizes other religions by asserting a new religious claim. When asserting all religions lead to God, the distinctive and very different views of God and how to reach the divine in Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam are brushed aside in one powerful swoop.
His teaching related to compassion, for example, impressed the Dalai Lama greatly. Jesus is seen as someone who possessed the correct perspective on life and his teaching helped others to embrace the truth. While Jesus is seen as a wise teacher, He is not seen as divine. In fact, the Dalai Lama does not typically elevate Buddha to a greater status than Jesus when discussing the two figures. The Dalai Lama met frequently with the Pope in the early part of the 21 st century and showed great respect for the teaching and person of Jesus Christ.
Perhaps most striking however, is the pluralism and relativism existing within the movement. Any attempt to identify Jesus as the singular God of the universe will surely be rejected.
They typically highlight those areas of His teaching aligning with the principles of Eastern mysticism, and they often distort the words of Jesus to accomplish this.
They also acknowledge His followers reported Jesus was raised from the dead. Muslims believe Jesus was born of a virgin, is to be revered and respected, was a prophet, a wise teacher who worked miracles, ascended to heaven, and will come again. Ahmadiyya Muslims believe Jesus may have been born of a virgin, was a prophet and wise teacher, worked miracles, and was crucified on a cross. Buddhists believe Jesus was an enlightened man and a wise teacher. New Age believers maintain Jesus was a wise moral teacher.
Is He Worthy of An Investigation? Given Jesus is a common feature of the major religions of the world, it might be important for us to learn more about the man whom everyone feels the need to describe. If one was inclined to begin a spiritual quest for truth, it would be wise to start with the faith system best describing the man all other faith systems find themselves compelled to explain.
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They said, "How shall we speak to one who is yet a child in the cradle? He [Jesus] said, "Truly I am a servant of God. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet. He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I live, and [has made me] dutiful toward my mother. And He has not made me domineering, wretched. Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am raised alive!
So although Muslims do not believe that Jesus is the son of God — a critically important distinction between Muslim and Christian views of him — Muslims do revere Jesus as an important prophet.
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Jesus is held in high regard within the Muslim worldview. Jesus remains in a position of respect and reverence within Islam. While Muslims believe Jesus was to be revered as a prophet and Apostle of God, they do not believe He was more than this.
Jesus Was A Prophet. While Muhammad is described as the final prophet from God, he listed the previous prophets and included Jesus in that list. Muslims believe Jesus performed many miracles. These miracles included the healing of a blind man and a leper and bringing life to the dead. Islam also acknowledges Jesus ascended into heaven in bodily form. The Quran reports Jesus will come again as a Muslim, returning to revive Islam , and that He will sit beside Allah during the judgment.
While Muslims acknowledge the ascension, they either deny that Jesus was crucified or that He died on the cross. Judaism pre-existed and gave birth to Christianity, but Jews deny that Jesus was the Messiah. Much has been written about Jesus from a Jewish perspective, most interestingly by those early Jews who described Jesus in the centuries immediately following His life.
Ancient Jewish believers as recorded by the Talmud and the Toledot Yeshu described Jesus in the following ways:.
Ancient Jews acknowledged Jesus existed and had a mother named Mary.
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