Recently, a letter surfaced from Renee Good’s partner. In it, she identifies Renee as a Christian and proceeds to say some things that I could not let go unaddressed:
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole…Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow…” The letter ended with:
“We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion… pursuing peace, refusing division…”
As followers of Christ, we must address these claims with clarity and love because this is not what Christianity teaches. We do not get to make up our own definition of what Christianity is or looks like.
The Bible is very clear: Jesus is the ONLY way to the Father and eternal life (John 14:6). We cannot simply say all religions lead to truth and still call ourselves Christians—that’s a dangerous falsehood that leads souls away from salvation. God’s Word calls us to repentance, holiness, and obedience to His ways (2 Corinthians 7:10, Hebrews 12:14). It does not endorse redefining sin or ignoring the need for transformation. One MUST be born again. (John 3:3) The embracing of sin, instead of a turning away, through a homosexual lifestyle shows a blatant disregard for God—just like living in any kind of continual sin with zero desire to change would. (It’s like saying “well I can keep cheating on my husband because he loves me no matter what so he’s okay with it” and expecting your relationship to stay fine and dandy.)
Here’s the other thing: Kindness is important—but kindness without truth is incomplete. Jesus loved and showed compassion to sinners, but He also called them to repent and be born again (Luke 5:32, John 3:3). Tolerating sin and every belief as equal truth blurs the gospel and risks eternal consequences. We have a responsibility to lovingly but firmly point people to God’s truth, not leave them to wander in spiritual confusion.
There is also the matter of a contradiction between praising kindness and the actions that day. While the letter promotes kindness, compassion, and pursuing peace, the reality included open rebellion and obstruction of law enforcement, which is neither kind nor peaceful (Romans 13:1-7). Honoring someone by “rejecting hate” and “refusing division” means living in obedience to God’s order, not actively opposing lawful authority who are not violating God’s laws.
Leaving these misrepresentations unaddressed is dangerous. When people see statements like “all religions are true” and raising up kindness over truth and branding it as Christianity, they assume that’s what the faith is. This false gospel promises freedom but leads to bondage and separation from God (Galatians 1:6-9). Without a clear call to repentance and surrender to Jesus, people remain in their sin and face eternal judgment (Romans 6:23).
The Bible is God’s inspired, authoritative Word.
It is not poetry to be interpreted however we feel, nor a spiritual “suggestion” to be blended with other beliefs. It is the foundation of our faith and the final authority on truth (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Let us love others enough to hold firmly to God’s Word and lovingly call them to the true gospel of repentance, faith in Christ, and obedience. That is the kindness and truth that leads to life.
