Truth Memoirs

In recent times in unrelated situations two friends asked “If Jesus is the only way to the Creator what happens to people who are in areas where they do not have access to the gospel? ”. I mumbled something in my effort to respond. I have also silently wrestled with this question but have never consciously sought the answer, so when the question was asked I did not know the answer as a result I gave an incoherent response. I wrestled with this question because I was really seeking a response to this commentary that was playing itself in my head  - It is unfair for a loving Creator to limit access to himself through one way when the gospel is not accessible to all people in the world. If I am to successfully navigate my journey towards wholeness with the Bible as my playbook I cannot afford to have important questions like this play in my head unanswered, I therefore took it upon myself to find a logical answer, for my sake I do not think I am qualified to conclude with certainty on...

Recently a friend asked me why do Christians like to tell us about their religion? They seem to be on a recruitment drive, something you do not see other religions do?. He was irritated and annoyed when he asked this question. He believed Christians are doing their utmost best to shove their beliefs down people’s throats. To him this looked like Christians did not have respect for other religions because if they did they would not be invading people's privacy and spaces by sharing their gospel at every opportunity they get. Christians believe their religion is much more superior than other belief systems and that is what annoys him about Christianity. This bothered me on 2 levels, firstly I could not immediately respond to him because I knew telling him that it is our obligation as followers of Christ would  irritate him even further and secondly I did not realize that such strong emotions could be evoked by the act of sharing the gospel. If sharing the gospel evokes such strong em...