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Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World (07)
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Paul Jang
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2008-12-03 14:44:06, hit : 3,151 |
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(15) There are other issues arising in inclusivism as followers:
1) Religion in Culture
① Inclusivists view religion as lying at the heart of created human life. We were made for fellowship with God, and our hearts are restless until we find it. The basic function of religion in culture is to supply people with truth and meaning.
② Inclusivists convict that the Christian message is the fulfillment, not only Old Testament religion, but in some way of all religious aspiration (desire) and of the human quest (seek) itself.
③ All good elements in life and culture are gifts of God (James 1:17) and prepares us for the coming of the truth proclaimed in the gospel.
④ Salvation through Christ perfects the natural goodness of created life and brings humanity to its goal.
⑤ Positive values of non-Christian religions prepare for and perfected by the light and power of God's revelation in Jesus Christ.
2) Other Religions
① According to inclusivism, religion is a central part of human culture and embodies the human search for meaning.
② Religions provide a window of opportunity for the Spirit to engage people, who is not limited to the boundaries of churches but gives life to the whole creation and ever at work setting in motion the plan of redemption revealed in the gospel.
③ Faith cannot be identified with adherence (fixed concept) to Christianity or any other religions, God saves through faith, through a heart response not confined a religious framework.
3) General Revelation
① Inclusivism believes that God can use both general and special revelation in salvific ways. Western theology since Augustine has not admitted the possibility through general revelation. General revelation provides a rudimentary knowledge of God and creates significant points of contact for missionaries, but it does not create the possibility of redemption.
② Inclusivism approves the salvific possibility of each type of revelation and does not adopt the later view that prejudices God's good intentions in revealing himself to all persons.
③ God reveals himself to all peoples and never leaves himself without witness (Acts 14:17). Revelation is embodied in other religions.
④ General revelation and common grace contain not merely natural but supernatural and gracious elements.
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Introduction
Theology 