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Originally Posted by ItalianScallion  Maybe I'm not reading these responses right.
God most certainly wants us to speak out against "other faiths". He spent much of the Bible telling us to and how to. False teachers, false prophets, He spoke judgment and the dangers of eternal death to them. We ARE to speak out against them but I do agree that it is God's place to judge if they're saved or not. You make it sound like we should accept whatever anyone says about God and leave them in their error. |
Speaking out against other faiths and condemning those in their beliefs is not the same thing. This clings to Jesus’ command to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”. Jesus corrected those who spoke out against him but he also forgave them. We shouldn’t accept whatever anyone says about God. I would attempt to tell them why I think my faith is right and that would be it. I’m not into thumping my Bible over peoples’ heads. Too many have been turned away from God by using these condemning tactics. Jesus showed love and compassion not condemnation; the only caveat being those leaders in the Sanhedrin.