tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773012015001987502.post4070756430805269266..comments2020-04-10T14:43:32.423+01:00Comments on Pure Unbounded Love Thou Art: What are you - Transformationist? Exclusivist?......Ray Gastonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174080035905575207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773012015001987502.post-86118662220256431092009-05-01T00:39:00.000+01:002009-05-01T00:39:00.000+01:00Pluralist with transformationist tendencies! Try t...Pluralist with transformationist tendencies! Try the idea that there is one salvific lifeboat (not a multiplicity) in which there are different understandings of who and what God is. Within that metaphor, only Christians are "sure" that they are saved "by grace alone" The other faiths -similar as they are in many ways - only hope for a form of salvation, in all cases contingent on something other than a constitutive, cosmic change in history (Jesus Christ) For our Jewish brothers and sisters it could be seen as living faithfully and in accordance with the Torah and other rules developed therefrom. For our Muslem brothers and sisters it is all dependent on "the will" of Allah who is all powerful, and will notice you and your merits. With our Hindu friends it can often be seen as to do with the accumulation of Karma. I could go on - the difference is (and I admit that it is tenuous) that many Christians believe that they are already saved and can therefore live "free". For many others there is a determination to "do good" so as to build up divine credit and gain salvation. I think that's why I'm a Christian - I believe that God is "All Powerful" but that the "power" is the power of love for all his created beings.<br />Love the blog!!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871577254772530407noreply@blogger.com