Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Rick Warren Acknowledges Christians And Muslims Worship Same God by Elliott Nesch
Yesterday's article in the Life section from the Orange County Register (the same
county where Rick Warren's Saddleback Church is located), is entitled
"Rick Warren builds bridge to Muslims." It describes how Warren is a
part of an effort named King's Way that is attempting to bring
evangelical Christians and Muslims together. It goes on to state:
"The
Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest and one of
America's most influential Christian leaders, has embarked on an effort
to heal divisions between evangelical Christians and Muslims by
partnering with Southern California mosques and proposing a set of
theological principles that includes acknowledging that Christians and
Muslims worship the same God"
Whether
or not Warren's theological principles directly say that Muslims and
Christians worship the same God, this was a legitimate impression of the
reporter. Though Warren claims that Jesus is the only way, his efforts
to set aside theological differences and evangelism for the sake of
"love of neighbor," "common ground," and "peace" with Muslims is a
compromise of the greatest magnitude.
Rather
than apologetics demonstrating the inconsistency between the Koran and
the Bible, Allah and Yahweh, the co-authored document affirms that
Christians and Muslims believe in "one God," share two central
commandments: "love of God" and "love of neighbor," and commits both
faiths to three goals: Making friends with one another, building peace
and working on shared social service projects.
For
this reason, in addition to Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan and endorsement of
the A Common Word document, many Christians believe that Warren is not
heralding the true Gospel of Jesus Christ but a global religion which
comes together for social justice and world peace.
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