Non Christianity Research Paper

According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, there are approximately 1.6 billion Christians, 1 billion Muslims, and roughly six million Jews. These are more than numbers, these represent real people who live and die each day. Granted, Christianity makes up a large portion of believers but it is quite common to come across those who hold different views. When that happens, Christians should respect the people and listen to what they believe to understand their religion and in turn share their Christian faith. However, Christians should reject the other religion, but still can become friends with non-Christians. If do not convert, then continue to love and pray for them. In college I study with a diverse religious group of friends every day. Each of us embrace a different faith. One of my friends is Jewish, one is Muslim, one is Catholic and I am non-denominational. Catholicism and Protestant are still both Christian, but Judaism and Islam are non-Christian. This does not get in the way of us being friends and we all have things in common. Many of our values are even the same. There are theological truths that we share in common, but the the fundamental truth about salvation differs, which is why Christians should insist on the superiority of their truth. John 14:6 states, "Jesus answered, "I am the …show more content…
When it comes to the Christian attitude towards other non-Christians, I do not believe that they should marry unless they are both Christians. The reason I believe this is because I have dated an atheist before and we saw the world in two distinct ways because we both had a different set of values. Having two different sets of values gave us both two completely different views of the world. Furthermore, one wanted to spend time in church while the other does not. This does not make for a relationship that will turn into a strong or even healthy