I think we could turn this on it’s head by saying that Christianity has a place underneath all religions. In other words, we have a weight of responsibility towards Truth and Justice that people of other religions don’t have; a weight which, frankly, overwhelmed the Hebrew people.

I certainly think this idea needs exploring further as a response to Paul’s question. By acknowledging the lordship of one who became a servant do we make ourselves servants to other religions? What might that mean in practice? Does it help to say that what motivates the follower of Christ is not a sense of being more right but of being called, despite ourselves, fearing God, to serve others, to help them realize what is intrinsically good and holy within their self-understanding? I do not want us to lose the confidence that we our the unique people of the living God, but it matters enormously how we formulate and live out that uniqueness. Perhaps we can let go of the right to be recognized as right for the sake of others.