"Is It Not Arrogant to Think that Your Religion Holds the One Truth?
Reality is, the nature of truth is that it excludes.
“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.”
― Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed
Something is said to be true if it corresponds to reality. For instance, a sentence “it is raining” is true if it is indeed raining outside.
Christianity is not a blind faith. It is testable. Christians are to be pitied of all, in the words of apostle Paul, if we believe in resurrection but it did not really happened. To not use the only God-given faculty (rational mind) which sets human beings apart from all other creation, is to mock the Creator. Doubt should accompany faith, they are two sides of the same coin. If indeed Christianity is real, then the Bible will match all of creation which screams out God’s glory.
Religion is not an "ice-cream" kind of truth where we get to choose whatever flavor we like. It is a mind-independent truth. It is true regardless our believing in it.
With a multi-religion maze out there, We should be open to re-evaluate our beliefs, even if it will make us uncomfortable. The loving way is to engage in a gentle discussions to move closer to the truth. Affirming people who live in a false reality is unloving.
Evangelism today is synonymous with fanaticism, arrogance, and intolerance. But the goal is to foster productive dialogue—a give and take conversation of differing perspectives in a spirit of civility. Back in the 1800s, there was an uprising feminist movement who fought for rights to be able to vote. If authorities disregard the value of persuasive speech and said, "what's true for you is not true for me", there would not be gender equality in America today.
It is wrong to stereotype all religious dialogue designed to persuade as hostile and arrogant. Respectful, thoughtful, persuasive discussions about God are some of the most worthwhile conversations we can have with one another.
Truth requires confrontation. Jesus loves people by pointing them to the Truth. A loving parent will not agree to whatever their kids do, right?
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death- Proverbs 14:12
To disagree lovingly is the better way than to compromise the truth. Let us not equate disagreements and confrontations with unloving.