Well, is it? In an article coincidently entitled, “Is Christianity the One True Religion?”, our blessed friends at CARM answer the question.
www.carm.org/questions/onlytrue.htm
“Yes, Christianity is the one true religion. That may sound awfully dogmatic and narrow-minded…”
Hold on there, CARM... Do not apologize for being dogmatic and narrow-minded. No apology should be needed as the bible says we are justified through faith.
“…but the simple truth is that Christianity is the only true religion.”
I see, I spoke too soon. I am glad you agree with me.
“Christians do not go around saying Christianity is the only way because they are arrogant, narrow-minded, stupid, and judgmental.”
Of course not! We do it because we know everyone else is wrong.
So how is it that we know we are right?
“Jesus said that He was the only way. Jesus is unique. He was either telling the truth, He was crazy, or He was a liar. But since everyone agrees that Jesus was a good man, how then could He be both good and crazy, or good and a liar? He had to be telling the truth. He is the only way.”
Bingo! Good men can never be wrong and none of the leaders of other religions are good. That is right Mr. Dali Lama, we are talking to you. God will see you in hell along with Gandhi.
“Buddha didn't rise from the dead, nor did Confucius or Zoroaster. Muhammad didn't fulfill detailed prophecy. Alexander the Great didn't raise the dead or heal the sick. And though there is far less reliable information written about them, they are believed in.”
Amen! Rising from the dead is a prerequisite to speaking truth. This is something so self evident that not even CARM sees a need to explain it.
“Stoner says that by using the modern science of probability in reference to eight prophecies, ‘we find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 1017." That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.”
Proof! We have everyone nailed. Do not think too much about the fact that both Jesus and the writers of the New Testament had access to the ancient prophesies beforehand. It is a meaningless detail that obviously can not stand in the way of faith.
Unrelated Deep Thought:
Deuteronomy 27:23:
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
