Monday, November 10, 2008

Marc Robertson: A Reflection on the Recent Visit of Katharine Jefferts Schori to Savannah

http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/site/article/17748/

[Stand Firm] 10 Nov 2008--While in Savannah, Katharine Jefferts Schori alluded to Jesus not being God’s only provision for salvation. There is a sense of pious humility that accompanies such a false teaching: “Who am I to assert Jesus to be the only way to heaven?” In today’s pluralistic age of “tolerance” and “inclusivity,” such language is usually met with nodding heads and affirmation. As Leslie Newbigin states: There is an admirable air of humility about the statement that the truth is much greater than any one person or any one religious tradition can grasp. The statement is no doubt true, but it can be used against the truth when it is used to neutralize any affirmation of the truth. (The Gospel in a Pluralist Society).

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