“It is a travesty of true religion to consider one’s own religion as superior and other’s inferior”
-Mahatma Gandhi
SHELL SHOCKED CHRISTIAN
Growing up in a public school system, I have learned that there are so many different ways of understanding life. During my high school years, I had been friends with many non-Christians. I still follow them on social media like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and continue to be friends with them. Over the past few months I have noticed that quite a few of them post things that lead me to think they have now conformed to Hindu-ish lifestyles. Where they want to be one with the world and have peace in their souls. Just a couple of weeks ago, I was in Lincoln visiting friends from high school. We all met up at one of their apartments and we talked about life. One of my guy friends asked me if I believed that Christ is the only way to heaven since I …show more content…
I love how Copan worded this. I think this quote would have given me comfort in the time of being cornered of my friend’s apartment. Although there are so many things I think Zacharias could have shared about this topic that he didn’t, I think he is a great man and a creditable source. If I could redo that one night, I would’ve said so much more. Even after reading this chapter, I still don’t feel inclined to now speak up if I encounter that situation again, because I have no idea what I would say. I hope to now further my knowledge and look up the books that were suggested to the readers at the end of the chapter. Maybe those will give me a better idea on how to defend the Christian faith when I am backed into a corner with the subject at matter of that Christianity is offensive because we claim that Jesus is the only way to
-Mahatma Gandhi
SHELL SHOCKED CHRISTIAN
Growing up in a public school system, I have learned that there are so many different ways of understanding life. During my high school years, I had been friends with many non-Christians. I still follow them on social media like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and continue to be friends with them. Over the past few months I have noticed that quite a few of them post things that lead me to think they have now conformed to Hindu-ish lifestyles. Where they want to be one with the world and have peace in their souls. Just a couple of weeks ago, I was in Lincoln visiting friends from high school. We all met up at one of their apartments and we talked about life. One of my guy friends asked me if I believed that Christ is the only way to heaven since I …show more content…
I love how Copan worded this. I think this quote would have given me comfort in the time of being cornered of my friend’s apartment. Although there are so many things I think Zacharias could have shared about this topic that he didn’t, I think he is a great man and a creditable source. If I could redo that one night, I would’ve said so much more. Even after reading this chapter, I still don’t feel inclined to now speak up if I encounter that situation again, because I have no idea what I would say. I hope to now further my knowledge and look up the books that were suggested to the readers at the end of the chapter. Maybe those will give me a better idea on how to defend the Christian faith when I am backed into a corner with the subject at matter of that Christianity is offensive because we claim that Jesus is the only way to