The "J" Word

Don Boone on
the J word...

First, let's deal with the notion of Religious Tolerance. I've heard it said that all religions are essentially saying the same thing, that despite the differences in wordings, the foundations are the same, being faith and personal fulfillment.But if you do your homework, it becomes apparent that the difference in the wordings of various religions stems from a difference at the very core. Check it out...

The Christian message is that we and the universe are created by a personal God, that He is passionately commited to His creation, but that Humanity has distanced itself from God through sin. God's solution to the problem of sin is to take the responsibility upon Himself in the person of Jesus Christ, who paid the penalty once for all in His death on the Cross so that God can offer us newness of life when we embrace the work of Christ in our personal lives.

The Buddhist message is that God is an impersonal force, and is an essential element in the U...