Chapter NineCHRISTIANITY IS NOT
AN IDEOLOGICAL OPTION
The Issue is Life or DeathThose outside of the Christian faith often view
Christianity as but an ideological option among many such
religious and philosophical options available to human
reasoning, acceptance, or devotion. As they pass by the
smorgasbord of human thought, many people believe that
the objective is to select one, or perhaps a combination of
many ideas, that they find preferable or palatable to suit
their personal tastes. Having done so, they can then settle-
in to a contented enjoyment of their belief choices, and
advocate that others do the same.
Christians are partly to blame for this skewed
perspective of Christianity as an ideological option.
Christians have often projected the idea that Christianity is