Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rrmorris@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Rodney Raym Morrison) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: cults Message-ID: Date: 7 Mar 91 09:43:09 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Lines: 33 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ph600fev@sdcc14.ucsd.edu (Robert O'Barr) writes: > > I'm sure that according to the Jews in the days of Jesus, he and >his followers would be labeled a "cult" in that they fit each and >every one of these conditions. Anyways, as christians, we should Actually, the Jews were prepared to receive the CHrist Jesus. His work and teachings perfectly fitted with everything they had already been given in the OT. One just has to examine the feasts (Christ is in every one) as an example of this. There are countless others, all through the OT (prophecy, etc.). It is not such a strange thing at all to believe in the Lord Jesus. There is no other 'religion' (this is a bad,bad word) in the world with such a burden of proof (espe cially in prophecy). There is absolutely nothing outrageous about Jews receiving Christ; in fact, it is the most natural thing (in regard to _jOT teaching, etc.) for a Jew to do. >respect the beliefs of others (as we expect them to respect our >beliefs) and not go around trying to destroy their beliefs. If they >show an interest in discussing their beliefs, fine, but it is >un-christian to go around destroying the faiths of any whom we >think "unorthadox". Would you also not warn a blind man to step off a cliff, in respect of his blindness? You would be destroying his belief in the safety of his present course. I don't understand this argument for 'respect' of other people's beliefs. Don't take me wrong here, I don't go around 'forcing' myself on others (like if they tell me to 'go away') as this would only harden a person's heart against Christ. I try to approach others in the way that will be most effective in leading them to Christ. Being rude and/or offensive would be most ineffective (and contradictory to the nature of Christ).