Why People Become Exclusivists

pluralism and inclusivism, of salvation and Christ as Savior. Nash is a Christian exclusivist, who believes in the Trinity and the inerrancy of Scripture. He does not deviate from his Christian worldview of exclusivism or from the Orthodox belief, “The Bible is God’s special revelation inscripturated.” In part two of the book, Nash states his purpose, “to examine specific disagreements between inclusivists and exclusivists. Nash examines the theological and biblical arguments that inclusivists offer

John Hick argues a pluralist view, in that all people will be saved if they believe in God. Clark Pinnok explains an inclusivist point of view that says that humans are saved through Christ alone accept through some exceptions. Finally the soft restrictivist view explains that Christ is the only way to Heaven and that the Lord can reach those who have

Introduction More and more Christians are concerned about the destiny of the un-evangelized people who may not ever get to hear the gospel in order to give their life to Christ before the end of time. The big question is, what will happen to the fate of those who died before they get a chance to become a Christian? It is known that God loves humanity, and He wants every sinner to be saved (John 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9). God is a loving God, and all thing works together for the good for them

actions of people are undeniable. John Murray in his novel The Problem of God, poises the question on whether if the presence of God has been detrimental to human society and if freeing one from faith in God will allow humanity to grow and flourish or whither and decay? (Murray 120-212) God influences us in three major aspects, soteriology (who obtains salvation), theodicy (divine justice) and eschatology (the study of the end). God and religion has brought about

I never asked them what kind of Christians they were as I was unaware of the existence of the different sects of Christianity. I am sure they did not know either as we were too young. I am familiar with Christianity and Sikhism as I grew up around people who followed these religions. The city that I grew up in had and still has a large Muslim population; however, I never got a chance to learn anything about Islam. This was partly due to the high tensions between Muslims and Hindus. I recall an incident

that will change over the course of my lifetime. Currently I define myself as a white Catholic woman who is religious and independent. I am also a college student studying to become a social studies teacher. I am in a relationship, but still open to religious life. My relationship defines a part of who I am and who I want to become. This definition of who I am will not be the same in years to come, but this is who I am currently. My view of the human experience will also change over time, but right now

perplexing for someone today to formulate and establish a comprehensive and complete valuation of inclusivism because of the way the world observes religion today. Nash, who also wrote Is Jesus the Only Savior, has become tremendously close to giving us the proper prospective on how people identify and understand inclusivism. He has three major reasons for writing this book: (1) To see whether pluralism flourishes in developing a resilient enough case against

into the different principles that it has to offer us. Religion has become a major asset in life. It has touched each and every one of us. It has influenced our lives and taught us morality, traditions, beliefs and experiences of people. The majority has been wrong many times in history. Simply going to a majority opinion on a subject like religion is not a wise thing to do. The important thing is to know what we believe in. Why and what do we believe in. We were brought up by our parents to believe

Public or Private: Why not both? There exists in the majority of people a schism between their public lives and their private lives. People should desire to have their public selves match their private selves as closely as possible. A rift between the two causes nothing but pain and suffering for everyone around those people and places a heavy burden on the spirit of the ones responsible. Trust and honesty are essential to our society and the truth should be complimentary, not earned. Richard

Richard Rodriguez's Autobiography "Hunger of Memory" There exists in the majority of people a schism between their public lives and their private lives. People should desire to have their public selves match their private selves as closely as possible. A rift between the two causes nothing but pain and suffering for everyone around those people and places a heavy burden on the spirit of the ones responsible. Trust and honesty are essential to our society and the truth should be complimentary