Brian McClaren thinks so:
“In an age of global terrorism and rising religious conflict, it’s significant to note that all Muslims regard Jesus as a great prophet, that many Hindus are willing to consider Jesus as a legitimate manifestation of the divine, that many Buddhists see Jesus as one of Humanity’s most enlightened people, and that Jesus himself was a Jew, and without understanding his Jewishness, one doesn’t understand Jesus. A shared reappraisal of Jesus’ message could provide a unique space of common ground for urgently needed religious dialogue—and it doesn’t seem an exaggeration to say that the future of our planet may depend on such dialogue. This reappraisal of Jesus’ message may be the only project capable of saving a number of religions, including Christianity.”–quoted in John MacArthur’s The Jesus You Can’t Ignore, p. 18
I disagree that we need to seek “common ground” today with false teachers. Instead we need “to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 3)
