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He Won't Speculate About Whether Heaven
is Open to Non-Christians
Billy Graham's noncommittal remarks to Newsweek regarding the
salvation of idolaters suggest that he has embraced Universalism. According to
Graham's New Age thoughts about salvation, those who worship false gods might be
welcomed into heaven.
Billy Graham Will Not Say If A Good
Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or Secular Person Will Make It Into Heaven
By Ingrid Schlueter
The
August 14, 2006
issue of Newsweek online features a long
article on Billy Graham and his ministry. Toward the end of the
article, Dr. Graham's "new thinking" on the Bible is discussed. Apparently,
Dr. Graham's ''new thoughts'' have to do with nothing
less than salvation. Here's a quote from the article.
"A unifying theme of Graham's new thinking is
humility. He is sure and certain of his faith in Jesus as the way to
salvation. When asked whether he believes heaven will be closed to good
Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus or secular people, though, Graham says:
"Those are decisions only the Lord will make. It would be foolish for me to
speculate on who will be there and who won't ... I don't want to speculate
about all that. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his
son for the whole world, and I think he loves everybody regardless of what
label they have." Such an ecumenical spirit may upset some Christian
hard-liners, but in Graham's view, only God knows who is going to be saved:
"As an evangelist for more than six decades, Mr. Graham has faithfully
proclaimed the Bible's Gospel message that Jesus is the only way to Heaven,"
says Graham spokesman A. Larry Ross. "However, salvation is the work of
Almighty God, and only he knows what is in each human heart."
How dare we give the impression to those in
false religions who worship false gods, that we can't know whether
they'll be in heaven or not? God's Word has already stated that only those
who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ will be
saved.
("Pilgrim's
Progress", Newsweek, August 14 issue)
Quote source:
Does Billy Graham Believe in the Narrow Way?
The Lord Jesus Christ said that no man
can come unto the Father except by him:
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
Billy Graham will not stand on the words of the
only one who "hast the words of eternal life." (John 8:68)
If you support Billy Graham's ministry you
would benefit from reading the forthright but non-malicious
expose of Billy Graham
and His Friends by Dr. Cathy Burns. |