WildB
Moderator
Member # 2917
|
posted
Youssef: Universalism, Christianity don't mix
Becky Yeh - OneNewsNow California correspondent - 11/15/2010 4:00:00 AM
The founder of a worldwide radio ministry laments that many modern churches are tossing out the Bible and replacing it with tolerance without realizing that the ideals that accompany the desire for superiority are misleading those in the West.
The First Congregational Church of Los Angeles recently hosted a series of workshops titled "Love, Compassion, and the Art of Forgiveness" to encourage respect and understanding among world religions. Featured speakers included Rabbi Joshua Levin Grater and imam Jihad Turk of the Islamic Center of Southern California.
But Dr. Michael Youssef of Leading the Way warns that universalism is a dangerous concept for the biblical church because "they toss the Bible out, [and] once you toss that out...we have nothing in common with these folks." He points out that "most of the mainline denominational churches, and now some evangelical churches, have bought into this universalist lie that Jesus is not the only way to Heaven and that there are other [equally valid] ways -- which literally contradicts the core of the Christian faith." So he determines that "they are not really Christians at all" because "they're not practicing Christianity."
Youssef argues that the ideas of tolerance and acceptance are used by religions seeking to dominate Christianity in order to mislead the West, where the people do not understand the nature of other religions.
He mentions a former liberal Bush administration official who noticed that other religions did not welcome alternate faiths. She says she tried to instill the idea of "tolerance" until she realized, "We had the imam in our church speaking, preaching several times" but she never saw "him invite the preacher to preach in the mosque." So the Leading the Way founder brought to her attention that she would be waiting forever for that "because it's never going to happen."
Youssef contends that Christians must love the people, but reject the system of false doctrine as it is highly important to remain biblically sound.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1230796
--------------------
That is all.....
Posts: 8775 | From: USA, MICHIGAN | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged | 
|
Printer-friendly view of this topic
