Whereas I think the answer is much clearer around if Islam and Christianity have the same God - I appreciate your answering the question with your thought process.
Going back to your original post -
There is absolutely a principal that I think you are getting at that's very important. In Mark 9:38-40 the disciples were quick to tribalise around their group and want to stop another group and Jesus puts a stop to it.
So - in a sense - I would absolutely caution people to be so quick to split and would emphasize that we all have one Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism. Unity is very important.
That being said - we are also told by Jesus and Paul not to tolerate False Teachers and that Satan is an Angel of Light. So you have a tension of being a big tent faith that's welcoming to groups you may disagree with - which is great - and also to be discerning for "Doctrines of Demons" and "Angels of Light" that try to infiltrate the Church.
The reason I was asking the initial questions about Christianity, Islam, and Hinduisim was in an effort to see if you were comfortable drawing any dividing lines at all. If not - that's a bigger problem to address first than if you are trying to be wise/selective about when to draw the lines in house if that makes sense.
Ok this has been helpful - thanks. It's always hard to tell what background people come from online and we try to personalize the conversation as much as we can to ensure it's as productive as possible.
One last clarifying question and then I'll get back to your original statement that you initially commented.
To briefly clarify one thing you said - when you say "You believe Christ is God" - would you agree that means Christians and Muslims don't have the same God since they view Jesus solely as a prophet whereas we Christians view him as a God incarnate? Is that fair?
It’s extremely relevant - it helps me know what type of conversation we are having.
If you’re a Christian who’s approaching the issue it’s very different than if you’re a cultural Christian who views labels and lines in most senses (even between Christianity and Islam) as a problem.
@JustinBerkobien Let me clean up what I meant - the whole implication of labeling yourself as Protestant and not Catholic is that you think the Catholics are wrong on issues that Protestants aren’t.
What do you think the Atheist or Catholic gets wrong that Protestants get right?
If you're claiming to be a protestant but not a Catholic - it must mean you think the Catholics are wrong on some issue or you would be a Catholic. (The same applies to Atheism)
The whole point of labeling yourself one thing is because you think the other groups are wrong.
I'm just curious why specifically you think Catholics and Atheists are wrong?
An attack on healthy families is an attack on our country.
Polling routinely shows Democrats are for gender confusion, open marriages, divorce, redefining marriage, indoctrinating kids on sexuality, obsession with LBGTQIA+, and seek to undermine every foundational family issue.
A healthy country is built on healthy families.
To put it simply - this places a huge emphasis on understanding Christianity, faith, and our Bibles as a foundational issue if we want to save the West.