Hi RM - re your post 10873. Thank you for responding.
I have read the Gospels many times. I have never doubted their authority or the claim of Christ, though I'm not a Christian. I have also read the Koran several times and Sufi poetry to better understand the Koran, even studied Farsi. Have read the Hindu writings, the Buddhist writings, Zoroastrian writings, writings of the Bab, writings of Baha'u'llah, etc. This state of Grace you believe is exclusive to Christianity clearly exists for these teachings or religions.
It's an extraordinary claim that these other faith systems are not subject to grace. There are a lot of points you present that I agree with and I'm certainly not about to duke it out in some religious quoting joust with you which is very popular on these threads.
All these religions seem to me to have most of their major principles in common and differ in their less essential doctrine. They are teachings that have grown from distinct cultures and are written in the form and understanding of their time and place.
To read the bible I studied midrashic tradition to try to make sense of some of the deeper meanings. The Buddha became enlightened in the land of 20 million gods and was not about to add another one to the list.
I think that if one were to imagine some superior position or that they have exclusive access to the mind of God because of their brand of religion, then just give yourself an uppercut. Divine Justice would suggest that Divine Guidance must be generally accessible and arise in various places. Who would God choose to be without grace?
In a world of tens of thousands of differing Christian beliefs, which denomination is subject to this grace?
