Is it possible for a Christian to acknowledge that there might be truth in other religions?

I do.

I see a great deal of Truth has been gained by our Buddhist and Jain cousins simply by observing the world around us. The Bible says it is possible to learn of God by studying nature - and it is. Many scientists are also brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus by their studies of the sciences. One of my buddies is a Buddhist. Several are scientists (both Christian and non) because we respect each other as honest men.

Christians have no difficulty living peacefully with any religion - as long as it's honest. Some religions (and every other human endeavor, as well) are dishonest. Christians still live peaceably with the people; we just refuse to give any respect to a lie. A dishonest religion (or politician, or law, or science) deserves to be treated as the lie it is - nothing more.

Even so, I have one (and only one) friend who is a muslim. Because we both respect each other as honest men trying to do good. I find it curious that both he (a muslim) and I (a Christian) are welcome in any church in our city; but neither he nor I are welcome in either of the mosques. As you can imagine, this has a powerfully negative effect on my view of islam. I have no respect for islam at all because it is a lie, but I do show respect to all the muslims I meet and offer them my friendship. Unfortunately there seem to be few people these days (of all stripes) who can befriend someone who disagrees with some of what they believe. I find such maturity rare. Is your experience different?

The Bible says "in as much as it depends upon you, live in peace with all men". I and many other Christians do exactly that. Our Buddhist, Jewish, and Jain cousins do also. Our muslim and evolutionist cousins much less so it seems.

It is clear that only God knows everything, so only God can judge people; but we all must judge Truth in religion (and politics, and law and science, and, and and...)

Clearly it is not Christians who are causing religious strife. In my experience most religious people of all honest religions understand only God knows everything so we cut each other some slack. Looking through Yahoo Answers, I'd say it's obviously the secular crowd that is always bellyaching and writing hateful things in this forum. Christians, muslims, and other religious folk just say what they think knowing others will disagree. That's called freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I've no idea what to call the constant secular hate and disinformation on this forum.

Yes. All religions stem from the same source. Eden, Adam and Eve. All religions contain teachings about this fall from grace, the flood, the coming golden age or kingdom of God on earth, the resurrection, etc. Many pagans aspired to be the seed/branch bearer prophecied about in Gen. 3:15 in the Bible (a reference to Jesus...Galatians 3:16, 29).

The Bible teaches though that all who destroy the earth will be destroyed at a war called Armageddon in scripture. Rev. 11:15, 18.

Satan does get to make a false peace and deceive with it just before this war. 1 Thess. 5:2, 3.

True Christianity learns war no more. Micah 4:1-5, 2 Cor. 10:3-5, Matthew 5:38-48 and many more. Jehovah's Witnesses do not serve in military, kill or harm others. Nor do they take over political powers and try to force others to join their religion (state religion) or by their moral standards (such as refusal to perform gay marriage, abortions, allow divorce/remarriage except for adultery, etc).

We live at peace with others though they often do mean things to us or even imprison us in countries around the world that do not allow people to refuse to kill for Caesar.

Debbie

Only Jesus is the Truth. All other religions fall short. 1 John 2:23 KJV "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:..........." Also the next verse "If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father."

God set allthe laws and He gave us His Word and His prophets. God does not want any of us to be ignorant, but for all of us to come to know Him. He gave us His Word, the Holy Bible.

As for peaceful coexistence, "there will be none until Christ returns." Man cannot make a peaceful existence in this world. Man's heart is deceitful and wicked and it needs a Savior.

Sure!

In fact, in seminary, as part of our bible studies, some of the professors showed us where things in the Bible come directly from other religions. The book of Job is one, and many of the Proverbs are lifted word for word, and in the same order, as books from other faiths.

Jesus' "golden rule" is seen in many faiths.

My thinking is that God is there, but, too big for we humans to fully grasp. We do what we can, but... This means one group of people will have one understanding of Him, and another group a different one. Like that old story of the blind men encountering an elephant, and then trying to describe it afterwards. As a tree, a wall, a rope, a leaf, a snake, a rock... all depending on what part of the elephant they touched. All are right, but, all are wrong, as none gets the whole.

There may be partial truths in religions, but without the complete truth, there is no salvation from sin. Jesus Christ is the complete truth.

Following religion is not the truth since God does not ask for religion. God asks for a relationship through Jesus Christ. Christianity is that relationship with Christ Jesus.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

If by "truth" you mean things agreed upon like "Do onto others as you would have them do onto you." then yeah, it's possible.

If by "truth" you mean about God, no, the Bible tells us all about Him. There is but one way to Heaven, and that's through Yeshua (Jesus).

Peaceful coexistence? Won't happen. Muslim extremists blowing up whatever they don't agree with (or doesn't agree with them) will hinder that.

Of course, to accept Christian theology as it is written in the Bible then one must be accepting of the majority of the writings in the Torah and a large number of the writings that are the foundation of the Koran. The amount off overlap of beliefs in religions both modern and ancient are incredible so it would be foolish not to acknowledge that there must be some elements of global truths as it were.

The definition in the Greek of the word 'lie' is quite different from the English.

In English, a lie is just 100% wrong...as in 'Don't you lie to me son, you

took that money, your brother saw you'. No, a 'lie' in the Greek means

shady, or a mixture of light and darkness, so of course there would be

some truth intermingled with twistedness. I will stay with the light,

with Jesus Christ, and leave the rest. Peaceful co-existance will

likely become what brings on Revelations, though.

I'm a Christian and I believe that there is truth in other religions where those beliefs do not conflict with the Gospels. So I test all beliefs against the bible, and if it conflicts, then I reject it. If the Bible is silent on it, then I acknowledge there may be truth to it.

Jehovah's Witnesses Organization is made up of people that came from all religions.