"Let the different faiths exist. Let them flourish and
Let the glory of God be sung in all the languages
of the world and in a variety of tunes.
Respect the differences between the faiths and recognise them as valid
As long as they do not extinguish the flame of unity".
Day 9 - Today I took someone to Park City, IL traffic court since there is no public transportation that goes all the way there. I got the chance to talk to the guy and learned about his family; his problems and challenges as a recovering drug addict; his dad's addiction and his son's problem. He said Jesus saved him and died for his sins.
When I got home, the doorbell rang and there were 3 people showing me AWAKE magazine telling me that Jehovah is the only God who can save the world from destruction.
Then I got online and ready to write my thought for the day and I saw one of the comment about Allah the only One, the only Source.
When will we ever learn? when? when? when? What is so hard about "Respecting the differences between the faiths and recognizing them as valid as long as they do not extinguish the flame of unity " ?
If I for one cannot agree to disagree, how can the politician agree about unity in diversity? how can each country think of the welfare of the citizen of another and not just their own? What pleasure do I get by claiming I am the 'chosen one' while the rest of my brothers are not? What satisfaction can I attain by believing mine is the right and the rest are wrong? how big of an ego do I want to point a finger at others condemning them to hell unless they convert to my belief while at the same time 3 fingers pointing at myself?
Let the different faith exist. There is only One God and He has many names and many forms, there is only one religion, the religion of love; there is only one race, the race of humanity; there is only one language, the language of the heart; THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, HE IS OMNIPRESENT.
Be Well, we are ONE.
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I was on a bus home when I met this lady. We started talking and she invited me to join her groups who were reading the bible, I accepted the invitation. It was one Saturday night when I decided to visit her to meet her friends and study the bible.
The very first thing she asked me was, what kind of bible I was reading or have read. I told her it was a bible that my mom and dad were reading and it was given to my mom by her sister who was a nun.Then she answered her own question by saying "So, it was a St. James version of the Catholic Bible. Of course my answer was YES. And her next sentence shocked me. "You should read this American Bible that we are reading because this is the only way that you will received salvation." I did not say anything and just continued to listen. Then, I asked permission if I could live because I still have to meet someone. And she said," Hope you come back and join us again." Is that ignorance or they really believe they are the only one that could received salvation?
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