By Lanny Smith Sectarianism is a big problem in our religious world. It is a manifestation of the fleshly, sensual side of man, and “they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God” (Gal. 5:19-21). The Lord’s body is not to be sectarian, for it includes all who have been saved (Acts 2:36-47). …
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Christianity and World Religions
By Daniel H. King Our world is becoming more of a unified community. Several things have contributed to making this so. One is the speed at which we can now travel from one place to another on our globe. Air travel is primarily responsible for this revolution in rapid transport. Both speed and cost have changed …
Buddhism
By Chris Reeves One may wonder why it is so important to devote such time and space to a study of the world’s religions. And when reading about the religions of the East, the Christian probably thinks that he will never come in contact with a practicing Buddhist. So, why should he find out anything about …
The Religion of Islam
By Jefferson David Tant “ The neighborhood mosque” may not become as familiar as “the neighborhood church” anytime soon, but the fact is that the religion of Isalm is growing. Some sources give the number of adherents in the U.S. as 6 million in 1988, up from 2,000,000 in 1982. World figures are 860,000,000, up from …