My Belief's

This page will offer comparison(without criticism) of differences between Hindu and Christian beliefs. Most of what will be shown will have been cut and pasted from other web sites. I will provide links, but I may change what the site says to reflect my personal beliefs or reduce redundancy. It is my hope that what is stated accurately reflects Hindu beliefs.

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God: In Hinduism, God (Brahman) is believed to be unknowable, the one impersonal, ultimate, spiritual reality.

         (I removed sites's next statement because I think it incorrectly represented Hindu beliefs)

         The Bible, teaches there is one God in three persons—Father, Son, and Spirit—who can be personally known.  

         God is all-powerful, all-knowing(my insert), and omnipresent, but is not monistic (God as everything).

Creation:  Hindus accept various forms of pantheism and reject the Christian concept of creation where God is                          separate from his creation (Genesis 1:1). According to Hinduism, Brahman alone exists; everything

                  (the universe, earth, man, rocks, animals, fire, etc.) is ultimately an illusion (maya). Brahman caused the

                  illusion of creation. There is no beginning or conclusion to creation, only endless repetitions or cycles of

                  creation and destruction. History has no value since it is based on an illusion. The site did not offer

                  anything from my side. I believe Jesus created everything created about 10,000 years ago. This is not 

                  accepted by all Christians and is a source of great debate, but I believe Bible teaches this.

Humanity:  The eternal soul (atman) of each human is supposedly a manifestation of Brahman mysteriously trapped

                     in the physical body. A person must live repeated lives or reincarnations called Samsara before the soul

                     can be liberated (moksha) from the body. On the other hand, the Christian God says each person is

                     important. I do not think the site meant it to seem like Hinduism does not consider each person as

                     important. God created all people, including you (Genesis 1:26-27), so you could freely choose to know

                     and love Him (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-10).

Sin and Salvation: Hindus have no concept of rebellion against a holy God. There is no clear plan of salvation in  

                     Hinduism. Moksha (freedom from infinite being and final self-realization of the truth) is the goal of

                     existence. Yoga and meditation are taught by gurus (religious teachers) and are supposedly ways to

                     attain moksha. Hindus hope and strive to eventually leave the cycle of reincarnation. In contrast,

                     Christianity teaches that one's personality, soul, body, and mind are important to God and unique. God

                     desires to have a personal relationship with every person, not have people become a part of Him.

Jesus:  Jesus is not seen as the Messiah, God's Son, or as physically resurrected. He was simply a man who realized

            his divine nature. In contrast, the Bible presents Jesus as God's perfect Son, holy, divine (second person of the

            Trinity), resurrected, and also fully human.

Hinduism stands in complete contrast with the Bible's view on many of the key issues of life. Hinduism is not just another way to God; it is a completely opposing system of belief that promotes worship of a multitude of gods. Again, I think the western mind thinks that Hindu's believe in multiple gods but based upon my research I think Hindu's believe in one god, Brahman, but worship millions of deities or avatars. To western minds it seems like multiple gods.

 

Ultimately, the Bible compels Hindus to leave their beliefs and come to faith in Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) and calls Christians to share the message of Jesus with Hindus whenever possible (Matthew 28:18-20).

I agree with this and this is why I created these web sites.

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