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I am a born-again Christian, who is Reformed, but also charismatic, spiritually speaking. (I do not speak in tongues, but I believe glossalalia is a bona fide gift not given to all, and not as great as prophecy, for example.) I have several years of college education but only completed a two-year degree. I was raised Lutheran and confirmed, but I didn't "find Christ" until I was in the Army and responded to a Billy Graham crusade in 1973. I was mentored or discipled by the Navigators in the army and upon discharge joined several evangelical, Bible-teaching churches. I was baptized as an infant, but believe in believer baptism, of which I was a partaker after my conversion experience. I believe in the "5 Onlys" of the reformation: sola fide (faith alone); sola Scriptura (Scripture alone); soli Christo (Christ alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (to God alone be the glory). I affirm TULIP as defended in the Reformation.. I affirm most of The Westminster Confession of Faith, especially pertaining to Providence.

Saturday, September 19, 2020

How Do You Know Your Religion Is The Right One?

 

Of all the religions in the world and all the different gods, why do you believe that yours is the right one?
Karl Broberg
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September 12
Blogger/Bible teacher (10+ yrs), researcher, life coach
  1. Mine is based in history (my God orchestrates it) and objective fact; ‘t’s historical, from the God of history, or it’s nothing, pointing especially to the objective, historical fact of the resurrection as the climax.
  2. Mine has no scientific anomalies but has scientific facts ahead of its time.
  3. Mine has subjective evidence of experiencing God personally (“Taste and see that the LORD is good”).
  4. Mine is based on the miracle of the resurrection, arguably the most attested fact of antiquity.
  5. Mine claims to be the only way to know God (truth is exclusive by nature).
  6. Mine has no inherent contradictions, which have not been reconciled by scholars.
  7. Mine claims to be knowable, absolute truth from the God of truth that gives the answer from the Answerer.
  8. Mine is based on a holy book (the Bible) that is infallible and inerrant, and the only so-called scripture that contains predictive prophecy, even fulfilled ones.
  9. Mine is based on a Savior who was without sin but understands us as a human, though still God.—the God-man; Jesus claimed to be God Himself in the flesh—no other religious founder made such claims.
  10. Mine is based on inspiration and revelation, not speculation or conjecture.
  11. Mine is the only one that solves man’s problem of sin, not ignorance, yet He respects our minds.
  12. Mine gives purpose, dignity, and meaning in life, including suffering, and gives us hope for the future.
  13. Mine has witnesses and martyrs who have died for its truths rather than deny them.
  14. Mine has changed the course of history, even turning Rome topsy-turvy.
  15. Mine has had a profound effect on Western Civilization, especially in absolute morals.
  16. Mine is the only one that offers salvation by grace as a gift through faith, not of works.
  17. Mine is the only one that says we can know God, not just believe He exists.
  18. Mine is the only one that says God loves me individually.
  19. Mine is the only one that gives me a claim to having human rights as in the image of God.
  20. Mine is the only one that has a personal God that knows me and I can know in return.

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