A few years ago, Pastor John was asked a question about reading the Qur'an and other such religious

books.

If I want people in other religions to consider reading the Bible, then should I be willing

to return the favor and read their holy book?

That's the essence of the question.

And here's what Pastor John had to say.

I think it depends on how serious they are and serious you are and the kind of person

you are.

Not everybody is gifted or called to be an analyzer of other people's religious literature

and it could be dangerous, I think, especially if they're just provoking you.

But if you've got a serious conversation with an intellectual person, say a professor

is a just a thoughtful work colleague who takes their holy book very seriously and you

want them to consider listening to the Bible or reading it and they say, well, could you

trade?

You know, talk about mine one week and usually I think that would be good.

If you're wired to be involved with that kind of person at that level and they're wired

that way, yes, yes, I just want to avoid saying in order to be a credible Christian, you

got to read the Qur'an or you got to read the Hindu holy books or you got to read the

book of Mormon.

I don't think so because most people, number one, don't have time, don't have the inclinations

and the intellectual wherewithal to read all the things in the world and if you said the

only way to have a credible faith in Jesus is to have read all the options and discovered

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