As believers, we must be vigilant in identifying and defending our faith against this culture. Defending the christian faith most christians equate evangelism with conflict. Integrative approaches to defending the christian faith preface how to relate the christian worldview to a non christian world has been the dilemma of christian spokespersons since the apostle paul addressed the stoic and epicurean philosophers in athens. Having grown up hindu and read a few books about it, and having studied christianity in detail from a faith based perspective for several years, at some level there is no difference conflict. How do you defend christianity against agnosticism. Txt original cri file name, how mormons are defending their faith release a, february 7, 1994 r. Most of the beliefs of christianity come from a near eastern jewish culture, not a western culture. If we dont defend the faith people wont know about christ, more people will be going to hell, and more false teachings will be brought into christianity.
The only way to do this effectively is to study the reasons why we believe what we believe. This issue is why faith based religions fail and deism succeeds. What are the hindu theological arguments against christianity. Hindu dharma rejects the following claims by christianity. A prayer book and book of bahai scriptures are essential for a bahai to fulfil their daily.
In the recent presidential primary race, it was fascinating to notice how pundits described mike huckabee as a former baptist minister. Ayyavazhi and hinduism are two belief systems in india. Christians, buddhists, hindus, jews, muslims, sikhs and others have long. How do you defend christianity against agnosticism answers. Because hinduism in general does not stress humanitarian efforts, outreach projects centered on works of mercy, such as educational facilities, hospitals, or leprosaria, have had great success.
But there is a certain element of understanding and kindness that we must exude when guarding our faith. We are not defending truth worldwide all by ourselves, god is already doing that and its our privilege to be allowed to help. Christians cannot defend what they claim hell, biblical. In our relativistic, liveandletlive culture, even the most motivated believer feels like hes committing a crime by entering into a spiritual discussion. Whether you are a skeptic of christianity, a seeker with doubts, or a christian who needs to be better equipped to defend the faith, this contemporary collection of christian apologetics books contains intelligent yet extremely readable resources to provide evidence of the truth of the bible and a solid defense of the christian faith. Based on gods word, the christian views hinduism as a corruption due to. Bridges and barriers to hinduchristian relations oxford centre. Gods word is the basis for our lives, and we must prevent any attempt to change, undermine, or directly attack it. How do the teachings of hinduism square with the scriptures and how can a christian best witness to a follower of hinduism. Bisson november 28, 2010 hinduism and christianity are two of the largest religions in the world today with nearly half of the worlds population claiming one of the two as their own. To demonstrate trust in the inerrant word of god is to exhibit faith in the one who spoke life into existence. Keeping in mind that i know protestant christianity.
Reaching beyond religious fundamentalism to the true love of god and. But hinduism has more than one religious scriptures. Take a look at the document dominus jesus of the cath. In the recent presidential primary race, it was fascinating to notice how pundits described mike huckabee as. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It may include practices such as meditation, yoga and rituals. Apologetics integrative approaches to defending the. Always be prepared to defend your faith whenever anyone asks you to give the reasons for why you have placed your hope in jesus christ. A few texts are shared resources across these traditions and broadly considered as hindu scriptures. This booklet especially deals with the arguments that christians use most often to criticize and demean the vedic tradition, or discourage others from being hindus or followers of sanatanadharma.
Hinduism is more a way of life than a religion, says madasamy thirumalai, the author of sharing your faith with a hindu. I will argue that religious thinking infuses states, in this case the united states, india, and. Witnessing to hindus christian answers network home. Christian book, lawful or legalistic by bill nugent available in paperback. God is not a christian, nor a jew, muslim, hindu god dwells with. History and human nature prove the truth of the bible every day, but the greatest evidence is seen in changed lives that cannot be denied. Jacobs telling the truth about history a book whose authors are hardly. Josh mcdowell on defending the bible grow in faith with. Does the bible call christians to defend the faith argue for the faith. Many apologetic books have been written in defence of the history or. At a religious level, christian and hindu communities increasingly.
First of all theres nothing like conversion in hinduism. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. So even if we concede the premise that the christian faith doesnt need to be defended, we are still commanded to defend it. Parallels abound steven williams world religion professor a. Our blessed assurance defending our christian faith part 2. Violence inspired by religious intolerance is increasing. Over the years we have all heard about the many attempts that have been made in india to convert various sections of society from hinduism to either christianity or islam. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hinduism. Defending god from the holy books ebooklet series deism. But the christian faith, which is the target of western culture but people have forgotten that it came from the east, is now the dartboard. Hinduism and indias other religious and cultural traditions.
Without a doubt, both religions have been extremely influential in the world. Hindu texts are manuscripts and historical literature related to any of the diverse traditions within hinduism. In short, we need to be secure in our own faith, in our own relationship with god, in our own worldview so that we can take a punch. Apologetics is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Christianity and islam, based on their common history, texts, and beliefs. The term hinduism refers to a singular religious identity of the hindu tradition. For aji, it took a personal encounter with god to bring him out of that way of life. Scholars hesitate in defining the term hindu scripture given the diverse nature of hinduism, many include bhagavad gita and agamas as hindu.
The classic verse promoting apologetics the defense of the christian faith is 1 peter 3. How to defend christian exclusivism from the challenge of religious pluralism 11262009 wintery knight 4 comments recently, i had posted a debate from the unbelievable radio show, which is broadcast in the uk. The popular christian slogan found on defending god from holy books clergy as god. Fidei defensor or, specifically feminine, fidei defensatrix. While it was spreading west, it was also taking a foothold in the persia to the east, and there were christian communities in india within the first or second generation of the faith.
However by stopping any christian from speaking in the only language you guys will accept scientific the mods handy cap the christian from defending their belief and how science plays a huge roll in that belief. In his groundbreaking book, from hinduism to christ. The most notable distinction from hindu are the ayyavazhi religions concepts of good, evil and dharma hindus view vedas, gita, and other texts from the. A special note of thanks to bob and pat hunter for their help in the preparation of this ascii file for bbs circulation. Hindus believe in the divinity of their holy books, the vedas, which are. In god is not a christian, nor a jew, muslim, hindu. How does one convert from christianity to hinduism. Twenty centuries of experience have not simplified this task, as new challenges have arisen in every century and. Theres no need to convert to follow hinduism as its not actually a religion. Council of churches, demanded an audience with huac and defended. Does the bible call christians to defend the faith argue.
Is christianity the counterpart to hinduism, islam, or buddhism, and do these. Still the holy scripts or religious books of every religion ask us to follow one particular god because it is easy for us get confused and our mind starts contradicting one belief if we listen to the. In this guest post, evan minton of cerebral faith explains whether we should seek to defend the bible while sharing the gospel. Christianity vs hinduism difference and comparison diffen. The 10 best books for skeptics of christianity in 2020. There are books that will help you learn all the bible verses related to a certain topic as well as books that. What are the christian theological arguments against hinduism. Though ayyavazhi continues to officially exist within hinduism and is considered by some observers to be a hindu denomination, members of the religion claim that it is independent. At the heart of this remarkable book is a compassionate voice offering. Therefore, christianity is not a western belief system. Nugent, permission granted to email or republish for christian outreach. I believe that many christian are following hinduism without having a single about knowledge of hinduism. Some people believe that you either born as a hindu or not.
Christians, muslims, hindus, buddhists and jews may have different beliefs but. The four books of the vedas rig, yajur, sama and atharva include over 100,000 verses. Hindus have no concept of rebellion against a holy god since god brahman is impersonal and unknowable. Like the taoist tao te ching, the buddhist dhammapada, the sikh adi granth, the jewish torah, the christian bible and the muslim koran the veda is the hindu holy book. This article has been coauthored by shanmukh, saswati sarkar, divya kumar soti and dikgaj. Instead, it lies at the heart of christian faith and practice. Christians and jews both believe that god tasked man with protecting his. When taking or giving classes on the defense of the christian faith you will probably end up reading works by other great apologists of the past. Todays dialogue surrounding climate change has started to take on religious. Well faith is all some people can understand, i have no problem with science or logic and neither do most christians. The festivalsholy days fall on the same date each year and for the majority, it is. Today, thousands of sayings, hymns, songs, verses, and poetry from the sikh gurus and from hindu saints and muslim mystics sufis compose the most holy book of sikhs, the guru granth sahib the book of the gurus, which is displayed at the center of.
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