Virtuous People

Dear Victorious,

Do you think there could be such a thing as virtuous Muslims? How about righteous Hindus? I know Christianity is the only way. But it seems narrow-minded not to consider the good people of other faiths.

Deborah T. - Lake Tahoe, NV

Dear Deborah,

Of course there are virtuous Muslims, Jews, Hindus and even atheists. Look up the definition of the word "virtuous." When it comes to righteousness, however, I think we have a different situation. Look up the definition of righteousness and you get quite another story --- that is much harder to qualify for. The Bible says that none of us is righteous without Jesus Christ. That would of course include people of all faiths and people of no faith.

Let's face it, Christianity is narrow-minded. The way to God is narrow itself. There are many other religions in the world. The people who practice them may also be very good people. In many, many cases, those people are very sincere about their faith. But they are sincerely wrong. Despite logic and reason, Jesus Christ is the only way. Bar none.