Posted by Dena on March 6, 2004, at 8:57:26
Dr. Bob -
You have asked me to rephrase this:
"Jesus has no equal."
What exactly are you asking me to do? Are you putting me in the position of choosing between denouncing who He is (the only Son of God)in order to satisfy the demands of this board, or holding to what I know to be true in order to remain on this board?
Are you asking me to sell out my faith?
Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, the long-foretold Messiah of the world, who miraculously fulfilled over 400 prophesies about the Messiah. Countless others have testified as to His diety. All other religious leaders lived, died and were buried. Jesus alone lived, died and rose from the dead; more than 500 witnesses attested to the fact. How can anyone else be His equal?
I'm not saying that other faiths, other belief systems, are inequal, or inferior. Everyone is entitled to have their very own special, unique system of faith - God allows it, why should I object? No one can claim that their faith is better than someone elses, & I'm not making that claim here.
But Jesus is who He is; He is who He says He is. I'm sticking by my claim, His claim really, that He has no equal. All religions may be equally valid, as they stem from human design. But Jesus, as the only one who is 100% God while also 100% man, is truly unique. Are you asking me to lie about that, to compromise His reality?
Asking me to do that is hardly supportive of my faith. It breaches the integrity of this board.
I'm sure that you'll block me for this refusal to compromise my faith, and for my refusal to compromise the truth about Jesus Christ.
I cannot do that, and I will not do that. Regardless of the consequences, even if you block me for a year, or permanently. My allegience to Jesus must come first. I love Him too much to denounce him for any reason. He died a horrible death for me. The least I can do is to be faithful to Him.
I'm more than a little dissapointed that you would put me in this position, but I'm also grateful for the opportunity to take a stand for Him.
poster:Dena
thread:318732
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20040113/msgs/321062.html