There are many different views to this statement within the Christian faith.
The Christian church believes in religious freedom, but they believe that Christianity is the only religion with complete truth, whereas the other religions only contain some truth.
One view is of exclusivism. This is the "old" accepted way. To be "saved" people must hear and respond to the Christian message. It is the duty of Christians to convert people in order to save them. In Matthew it is said, "Go make disciples of all nations". This is a direct instruction for people to go and convert people to Christianity. They believe that the Bible is the word of God, and you can only reach salvation by following Jesus. Jesus said in John 14:6, " I am the way to truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me". This shows that you must follow Jesus' teachings to get to heaven, and by converting people they are helping them get to heaven. An example of this is with Jahovah's Witnesses. They......
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