EXCLUSIVITY and UNIVERSALITY
of Christianity

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Christianity, like its parent religion Judaism, contains two essential principles: "Exclusivity" and "universality"... both terms appear to be mutually exclusive, but they are not... and if Christianity were to forfeit its exclusivity or its universality, it would by definition, cease to be Christianity.

1- "Exclusivity":

Christianity is the only true religion, outside of whom there is no salvation, it is the only one true faith for all human kind... the very notion of an exclusive religion appears scandalous, but it is not, because of its universality.

2- "Universality":

Jesus Christ died on a Cross to save "all men and women" born before or after Christ, "he brought justification and life to all humanity" (Romans 5:18). And Christianity is God's full disclosure of himself to all humanity through the work of Jesus.

However only "many" will appropriate for themselves the salvation of Christ (Romans 5:19). And those "many" are the ones who live with "faith in God" or "faith in Christ" every minute of their earthly lives (Jn.3:36, 5:24, Rom.14:23).

The redemption of Jesus Christ is for every man and women born before or after Christ, and at the time of Judgment, their will not be "partiality" of God, He will treat with the same measure the Christian, the Jew, the Muslim, the Hindu, the Atheist... with the measure of "Love"!, as we just commented.

A Christian can go to heaven or hell... a Jew or a Muslim or a Hindu can go to heaven or hell... please, look at Heaven and Hell

Who will go to Heaven or to Hell?: The Last Judgment:  

   The teachings of the New Testament are very clear on this, in all the places that the Last Judgment is mentioned: Matt.25:31-46, Jn.5:29, Rom.2:5-11, 2Cor.5:10, Rev.20:11-5...

    You will not be asked: Were you a Christian, or a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu?... or rich or poor, wise or ignorant?... the only thing you will be asked for is, did you do good to your neighbor?: So, come on to Heaven!... or, did you do bad to your neighbor?: So, go to Hell!... please, look at Heaven and Hell  -  Salvation, the meaning of the word "Salvation"

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