The Kingdom of God Is Not Exclusive to Christianity
Jesus held that people from all over the world and from many different religions would enter into the Kingdom of God. Christians think that their religion is exclusive in that their religion is the only one that has the only “savior”, all others — that don’t accept Jesus Christ and believe in their hearts and confess with their mouths that God has raised Jesus from the dead — go to Hell.
The reality is that, as Jesus said, there will be people from all corners of the Earth that would enter the Kingdom of God:
“And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.” (Mat 8:11)
“And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.” (Luk 13:29)
“…them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people” (Rev 14:6)
This clearly shows that God is inclusive, whether or not they call themselves “Christian”, if they live righteously, and do good works they enter into the Kingdom of God. God didn’t create religion, man did. All men are a part of God, belong to God and will eventually return to God: that is the beauty of Reincarnation!
(Billy Graham:) “I think that everybody that loves or knows Christ, whether they are conscious of it or not, they are members of the body of Christ….[God] is calling people out of the world for his name, whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the Body of Christ because they have been called by God.”
“They may not even know the name of Jesus but they know in their hearts that they need something that they don’t have, and they turn to the only light they have, and I think that they are saved and they are going to be with us in heaven.” (Billy Graham)
“…God will decide who is saved and who is lost.” (Billy Graham)
“not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2Pe 3:9)
ALWAYS A SECOND CHANCE!
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