Christianity Discussion
The question asked is, “What does differentiate Christianity from other religions or faiths that allow Christians to make unique truth claims?” Well, for me, there is only one answer. It is the Person of Jesus Christ. He makes all the difference. Only in Him is there absolute truth. The truth that sets a person free, free indeed from the penalty of sin, free from the power of sin, and ultimately free from the presence of sin. He is the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me” (John 14:6 KJV). No other man of any religion has ever done what Jesus Christ has done at any time in the history of the world. Jesus spoke and said, “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, …show more content…
One who was without sin. Jesus Christ was the perfect Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice to make atonement for every man, woman, and child born in this world. “He who knew no sin became sin (bore our sins) so that His Father would be satisfied (2Cor. 5:21KJV). It is only when one has been washed with the precious blood of Jesus and clothed in the righteousness of Christ that one is justified before God. That person then enters into a right relationship with God and from the power of adoption becomes a child of God and He their Father (Gal. 4:6 …show more content…
A person, who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, is “saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves: it is a gift of God” (Eph. 2:8 KJV). According to J. I. Packer (1993), “Propitiation is the work of God Himself. In paganism, man propitiates his gods, and religion becomes a form of commercialism and, indeed, of bribery. In Christianity, however, God propitiates His wrath by His own action” (p. 185). I cannot take any credit for what God has done for me. Furthermore, Packer (1993) states, “Do you understand this? If you do, you are now seeing to the very heart of the Christian gospel. No version of that message goes deeper than that which declares man’s root problem before God to be his sin, which evokes wrath, and God’s basic provision for man to be propitiation, which out of wrath brings peace” (p. 189). In other words, in order to receive the peace of God, one must make peace with God (Rom. 5:1
The question asked is, “What does differentiate Christianity from other religions or faiths that allow Christians to make unique truth claims?” Well, for me, there is only one answer. It is the Person of Jesus Christ. He makes all the difference. Only in Him is there absolute truth. The truth that sets a person free, free indeed from the penalty of sin, free from the power of sin, and ultimately free from the presence of sin. He is the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me” (John 14:6 KJV). No other man of any religion has ever done what Jesus Christ has done at any time in the history of the world. Jesus spoke and said, “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, …show more content…
One who was without sin. Jesus Christ was the perfect Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice to make atonement for every man, woman, and child born in this world. “He who knew no sin became sin (bore our sins) so that His Father would be satisfied (2Cor. 5:21KJV). It is only when one has been washed with the precious blood of Jesus and clothed in the righteousness of Christ that one is justified before God. That person then enters into a right relationship with God and from the power of adoption becomes a child of God and He their Father (Gal. 4:6 …show more content…
A person, who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, is “saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves: it is a gift of God” (Eph. 2:8 KJV). According to J. I. Packer (1993), “Propitiation is the work of God Himself. In paganism, man propitiates his gods, and religion becomes a form of commercialism and, indeed, of bribery. In Christianity, however, God propitiates His wrath by His own action” (p. 185). I cannot take any credit for what God has done for me. Furthermore, Packer (1993) states, “Do you understand this? If you do, you are now seeing to the very heart of the Christian gospel. No version of that message goes deeper than that which declares man’s root problem before God to be his sin, which evokes wrath, and God’s basic provision for man to be propitiation, which out of wrath brings peace” (p. 189). In other words, in order to receive the peace of God, one must make peace with God (Rom. 5:1