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In 1978, historian Michael Hart wrote a book entitled, The One Hundred: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Translated into over fifteen languages, Hart stirred controversy by giving the honor of Most Influential Person in History to Muhammad. He states, “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both religious and secular levels.”[1] Who was this man that one out of every four people in the world see as the final prophet of God?[2]
This is a brief summary of the five major world religions and why they are unreached with the gospel.
In 1978, historian Michael Hart wrote a book entitled, The One Hundred: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Translated into over fifteen languages, Hart stirred controversy by giving the honor of Most Influential Person in History to Muhammad. He states, “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both religious and secular levels.”[1] Who was this man that one out of every four people in the world see as the final prophet of God?[2]
Taken from his book Hold Fast, Josh Cooper talks about the danger in minimizing the gospel.
Josh Cooper talks about the truth that Jesus is the only way. Taken from his book Hold Fast.
What does secularism mean? Take a look at this overview of the secularist way of thinking.
Take a look at this religion profile about the People's Republic of China by International Students, Inc.
If Japan is one of the largest unreached countries, what is it that they believe? Learn about Shintoism in this overview of the Japanese way of thought.
Have you ever thought about how to share the truth of the New Testament with your Jewish friends? This overview of Judaism will help.
Don't know much about Hinduism? Read this short overview of the complexities of the Hindu beliefs.
What happens to those that never hear the gospel? Find compelling biblical answers to those questions.
What happens to sincere Muslims, Buddhist and Hindus and why do Christians believe that Jesus is the exclusive means for the salvation of all people.
What does the Bible teach us about Hell and what are the implications for us today?
One out of every five persons living on the earth is a Muslim. Perhaps more significantly, about 35% of all unreached people groups are dominantly Muslim.
Classifying more than a billion Chinese citizens is anything but simple. And yet these basic characteristics help explain that, while in the midst of the greatest church growth on earth, scores of Chinese people groups comprising hundreds of millions of individuals are still very much unreached.
Buddhism is based on the sixth-century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, later known as Buddha. His focus was on man, not on gods. He taught that life is basically a pattern of pain and suffering that results from desire. The ceasing of all human desires, then, would signal the end of suffering. The goal of life is to move as rapidly as possible toward the absence of desire, known as nirvana.
Instead of worshipping the one God of the universe, animists are involved in what the Bible calls "spirit worship" - placating a multitude of unseen spirits who hold power over every aspect of life.
This is a brief summary of the five major world religions and why they are unreached with the gospel.
Take a look at this overview of 7 of the major world religions.