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SuwaeNSDG
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Would any of you like to give me some ideas on how to respond to this comment? The writer had misunderstood me and thought I was saying that we as Christians believe in many Gods. Its difficult to evangelize non-Christians, this has been my first experience. Thanks!
His Comments:
"To me it’s all semantics. Sikhs don’t believe in more than one god, we believe that all people worship the same god, no matter how they call it or refer to it. We also believe that all are a part of God and that God and God’s creation aren’t separate. So when you say that that Jesus is set apart from any other person or any other God, I just see this as how your belief of God has manifested; you recognize other Gods whereas I don’t.
Many religions claim their Gods and prophets to be fulfillment of prophecies and many have stories of resurrection (including many religions that predate Christianity). So I don’t think this is what sets Jesus apart, per se. I think the words of Jesus are far more distinct than his recorded actions. It’s not just his fulfillment of prophecies and birth and death, but many other stories in his life share characteristics with other figures of other religions. I think it is indeed “the word” that describes a distinct Christian theology, but even here, there is so much common ground with other faiths. I see Christianity in the forms it is most commonly practiced in the US as mostly based around the scriptures. They don’t ask people to try and mimic Jesus’ life, they ask that people try to live his teachings. They also teach that Jesus still lives. So ultimately one could be almost ignorant of his history in human form on this earth and his death and resurrection.
This is just how I see it, so it looks like semantics to me. I have a co-worker who is an evangelical Christian with a good knowledge of Greek and some knowledge of Aramaic. A lot of my knowledge of the bible changes when I talk to him, because I’ve read the King James version, this keeps reminding me that a lot do with any scriptures has to do with translation, interpretation and semantics."
His Comments:
"To me it’s all semantics. Sikhs don’t believe in more than one god, we believe that all people worship the same god, no matter how they call it or refer to it. We also believe that all are a part of God and that God and God’s creation aren’t separate. So when you say that that Jesus is set apart from any other person or any other God, I just see this as how your belief of God has manifested; you recognize other Gods whereas I don’t.
Many religions claim their Gods and prophets to be fulfillment of prophecies and many have stories of resurrection (including many religions that predate Christianity). So I don’t think this is what sets Jesus apart, per se. I think the words of Jesus are far more distinct than his recorded actions. It’s not just his fulfillment of prophecies and birth and death, but many other stories in his life share characteristics with other figures of other religions. I think it is indeed “the word” that describes a distinct Christian theology, but even here, there is so much common ground with other faiths. I see Christianity in the forms it is most commonly practiced in the US as mostly based around the scriptures. They don’t ask people to try and mimic Jesus’ life, they ask that people try to live his teachings. They also teach that Jesus still lives. So ultimately one could be almost ignorant of his history in human form on this earth and his death and resurrection.
This is just how I see it, so it looks like semantics to me. I have a co-worker who is an evangelical Christian with a good knowledge of Greek and some knowledge of Aramaic. A lot of my knowledge of the bible changes when I talk to him, because I’ve read the King James version, this keeps reminding me that a lot do with any scriptures has to do with translation, interpretation and semantics."