Further 7 · after the twelve weeks
Why Christianity is not ‘one more path’
Aren’t all religions basically the same?
Once the case is on the table, pluralism asks you to treat it as a lifestyle brand.
See it
Slide decks and infographics that belong with this page.
What the book puts on the table
- Religions agree the world is broken. They disagree about the diagnosis and the cure.
- Grace is not a louder version of works. It is a different kind of offer.
- The resurrection is a public claim. Mystical insight is not in the same court.
- Exclusive truth-claims are not unique to Christianity. Arithmetic is exclusive too.
Say this
I am not saying other people are stupid. I am saying Jesus walked out of a tomb, and that is not a metaphor you can fold into every other system.
If they say…
“Exclusive faith is intolerant.”
Intolerance is how you treat people. Truth is how you describe the world. You can hold a narrow claim with wide kindness.
Scripture
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
After this week
Tonight · about an hour
Host this session
Open · 5 min
Read the question out loud: “Aren’t all religions basically the same?” No speeches yet.
Look · 15 min
One person reads the thesis and the points. Everyone else watches for the sentence they do not yet believe.
Talk · 25 min
- Religions agree the world is broken. They disagree about the diagnosis and the cure.
- Grace is not a louder version of works. It is a different kind of offer.
- The resurrection is a public claim. Mystical insight is not in the same court.
Speak · 10 min
Use the line in “Say this” above. Once as written. Once in your own mouth.
Send · 5 min
Each person names one conversation this week where they will try a question instead of a speech.