![]() Exclusivists believe that Jesus Christ is the sole criterion by which all religions, including Christianity, should be understood and evaluated. The historical person of Jesus, then, is the unique, final, decisive, and normative self-revelation of God to Man (special revelation). However, God has demonstrated a reconciliatory mercy through His word and deed, fulfilled completely in Jesus Christ. God is manifested through creation (general revelation), but Man has responded by freely going against this revelation and, thus, stands guilty before a holy God. ![]() Key to this position is the understanding of God’s general and special revelations. Major representatives include Karl Barth, Emil Brunner, Hendrick Kraemer, D.A. The exclusivist position has been the dominant position of the church as a whole through much of its history until the Enlightenment. The following is a succinct explanation of the central characters and ideas behind each position. Are you familiar with the differences between exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism? This article from Leadership University explains all three of them. ![]()
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