I am studying world religions for the theme for January and a thought has creeped into my mind. Growing up in the conservative, Bible Belt of the Midwest, I have come to realize that I dont know much about "other" religions that I have not been around. While the Bible teaches us that we are to reject false teachings, it also tells us to be aware of them. Yet today I think that we really arent aware or educated enough to tell someone much more than the description of the hem of any other religion other than our own. Do you know what this makes us look like? Bigots and ignorant separatists. God did not call us to just be the light of the world...which shines a light hoping that someone somewhere sometime will come into the light and find Jesus...nor did he call us to just be salt which, other than seasoning, does nothing more than stall spoiling. We are to be leaven in the world...being a part, being relavent to the culture who we are trying to reach. Once we are relavent, then we can purposefully let God's grace flow through us to transform people of those religions that we know little to nothing about...
Good Day.
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