“The religious man is born to be saved but the psychological man is born to be pleased.” —Philip Rieff
Political Man & Woman– Your hope & joy was tied with the
Religious Man & Woman – Your hope & joy was tied with the
Economic Man & Woman – Your hope & joy was tied with the
Psychological Man & Woman – Your hope & joy is tied to your body’s
Today, we are at the mercy of
and our feelings are merciless.
is now the highest value,
the highest virtue, and denying
is the new unforgivable sin.
John 13:36-14:6 CSB
Jesus is the
Way.
Jesus’ claim of
Exclusive Claims of Other World Religions:
Islam: “No religion other than Islam (submission to the will of God) will be accepted from anyone. Whoever follows a religion other than Islam will be lost on the Day of Judgment.” Koran- Ali ‘Imran 3:85
Hinduism: “Those who are without faith in my teaching, cannot attain Krishna (enlightenment). I permeate all the universe in my unmanifest form. All beings exist within me. If you do not accept this view, you will never achieve Hindu salvation.” Bhagavad Gita 9:3-4
Buddhism: “This is the only path, there is no other for the purification of insight…Walking upon this path you will make an end of suffering.” Dhammapada 20:274-275
To say all religions are
Christianity is the most
of all
religions.
Jesus is the
Truth.
Jesus’ claim of ultimate truth contradicts our highest virtue of
“Obi-Wan says: “Only the Sith deal in absolutes.” Since that is an absolute, does that mean he has turned to the Dark Side?.. Saying there are no absolutes offers an absolute. Saying you shouldn’t impose your morality on others is to impose your moral sense on others.” —Timothy Keller
“We would be wise to recognize the difference between pluralism and relativism. Pluralism acknowledges that there are many different beliefs. Relativism says that they are all equally valid and right. We can acknowledge pluralism without becoming relativists. In other words, we can accept that everyone has the right to believe whatever they want, and we can still have distinct and firmly held convictions.” —Jeremy Treat
“Follow your
.”
“No one has ever yet made a belief true by believing it.” —Dallas Willard
Jesus is the
Life.
“Bios has, to be sure, a certain shadowy or symbolic resemblance to Zoe: but only the sort of resemblance there is between a photo and a place, or statue and a man. A man who changed from having Bios to having Zoe would have gone through as big a change as a statue which changed from being a carved stone to being a real man. And that is precisely what Christianity is about.” —C.S. Lewis
Jesus’ claim of the abundant life requires us to partake in society’s unforgivable sin: self-
RESPOND:
1. Practice
2. Where am I trying to find