Exclusivism

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lola renae

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What is exclusivism?
The view that ones own religion is the only, exclusive way to salvation or liberation
what do Christian exclusivists believe?
that Jesus is the ONLY source if salvation
what does Jesus say that supports exclusivism?
‘I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody comes to the father except through me’
salvation is only possible through…?
a personal relationship with Jesus, meaning that only Christian’s will be saved
What is the phrase of the catholic Idea of there being no salvation outside of the church?
‘Extra ecclesiam nulla salus’
what is sola Christus?
the Protestant reformation assertion that Christ’s death and resurrection alone are sufficient for salvation
How can John 14:6 be used as a basis for exclusivism?
‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me’
what does the book of acts say that supports exclusivism?
‘salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved’
(s) consistency with…? how?
scripture, exclusivism has scriptural support from the New Testament of the bible, which has authority because christians believe it is the word of God
(s) what does exclusivism affirm?
the importance of Jesus as the source of salvation, it emphasises his importance and our dependency on him
(s) what does exclusivism illustrate?
the central Christian belief in Jesus as the source of salvation - ‘sola Christus’
(s) what does exclusivism affirm the importance of?
evangelism and the church’s role in spreading the ‘good news’ of the gospels, if salvation is through Jesus alone, spreading the gospels is an important task - the great commission
(w) what does exclusivism raise questions of?
God’s omnibenevolence, Gospels teach ‘God is love’ but the idea that only a certain group of people will be saved could be seen as challenging the universality of this love
(w) salvation is through…?
works, rather than belief. Jesus uses the parable of the sheep and the goats to teach that salvation is based on your actions - it’s whether you’ve helped people
(w) all religions are…?
shaped by own cultures etc so no single religion can have an exclusive claim to the truth
(w) rather, all religions in some way engage with what?
eternal/transcendent reality, though they describe it in different ways
(w) what did Hick distinguish between?
the concept of ultimate reality and different views humans have of that reality - different interpretations (rejected concept of hell)
(w) what did Hick think religion was about?
self-transformation, rather than about believing certain teachings are true - differences/incompatibilities between religions are insignificant - everyone eventually achieves self-transformation
(w) How does exclusivism limit god‘s potential?
by binding his ability to teach only to people that read the bible
(w) the New Testament…?
was produced by people who were already Christian’s - biased