9/22/15 Fung 24
“Why do you think
your religion is better than anyone else’s?”
This question came to me today from Fung, a Chinese atheist and a graduate
student at IIT, during a sidewalk outreach conversation. I reminded him that Christianity isn’t “my”
religion – it exists whether I believe it personally or not. Like most of the world religions, it existed
long before me and will continue on long after me. But Fung said he rejects all religions
because to choose one seems too arbitrary, and he can’t believe that God would
prefer one over another as it would be unfair to the rest. In Fung’s mind, all world religions are
basically the same and it doesn’t matter which variety one chooses, so I can
see why he believes such a decision would be arbitrary. But are they?
Jesus didn’t think so. He said “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14) There is a reason for Jesus’ exclusive claims. Christianity is unique from all other
religions in that it teaches we can’t save ourselves. All people of any faith are guilty of breaking
God’s moral laws. But only in Jesus do
we find the Savior we so desperately need. Yes, compared with all the conceivable
alternatives, the truth can be seen as exclusive. We might want many different choices, but the
Truth is all we need.
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