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Callodyn Bradlock wrote:
> MY RESPONSE
> I believe in a Sovereign LORD who completely knows the various powers
> behind the various monotheistic religions.  He is in total control. 
> So you misunderstood my statement.  God is superior to these religions
> inasmuch as he is not bound by the teachings of these religions.  They
> are meant as a guide to the seeker only, and should not be viewed as
> absolute truth.  The only thing that should be viewed as absolute
> truth is God himself.

I believe in a God who certainly is the absolute truth but who also 
wants us to know what that truth is.  So He ensured it was written down 
and passed on to each generation.  If you want proof that the Bible's 
message has been preserved in all it's many translations, you have a 
wealth of resources nowadays that document it's history.  And not all 
are written by Christians so it has even stood the test of time against 
secular scrutiny.

You cannot claim Judaism, Christianity and Islam all guide you to the 
same God because each claim exclusivity.  What deranged god would be so 
contradictory in how to reach Him?  For example, Jesus would not claim 
that He is the only way to the Father if He knew Islam or Judaism was 
also acceptable.  Would He have accepted death on a cross if He could 
have just said - "Oh follow the Muslims or the Jews from here guys, I 
ain't dying on a cross unless it's absolutely necessary!"

And if you can only trust God and not any writings about Him, just how 
do you know what God wants to tell you?  Are you planning on writing 
that down?  Your universalist peers should not trust your writings by 
definition - your whole belief system seems to distrust anything written 
by others.  So where does that leave you - at the whim of anyone 
charismatic enough to persuade you to do their own will - that's where!

And if you claim only God Himself is absolute truth, how on earth can 
you be sure of what God is telling you if you don't believe the ones who 
came before you and wrote it down?  And why do you still claim a Jewish 
root in your beliefs when you cast aspersions on the character of the 
Jews as dishonest scribes?

> Your beliefs are part of a dying fundamentalist religion which has had
> its day both theologically and intelletually.  The only hope for
> Christianity is to reform the message so it can be universally applied
> in a modern age.

My good man, cults and sects like yours come and go but Christianity is 
still here.  The reason is because Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the 
Life and God looks after His unchanging, uncompromising message which 
does apply universally to all mankind.  It's a message of hope from a 
God Who loves His creation and seeks reconciliation with us despite our 
rejection of Him.