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    Comparing Christianity with World Religions: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
    Comparing Christianity with World Religions: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
    Comparing Christianity with World Religions: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
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    Comparing Christianity with World Religions: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

    By Steven Cory and Dillon Burroughs

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    The world has always been a melting pot of beliefs, but now more than ever, your neighbor may be part of a differing world religion.

    In Comparing Christ with World Religions, the truths of Christianity are compared to key beliefs of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and tribal religions. This is a most helpful tool in answering questions you or seekers have about other religious beliefs, and a handy overview for sharing your faith with others.

    * Formerly titled The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error II

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateApr 1, 2007
    ISBN9781575674346
    Comparing Christianity with World Religions: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

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      Comparing Christianity with World Religions - Steven Cory

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      Introductions

      Word of God

      It is very clear from the Bible’s own testimony and that of Jesus Christ and the Old Testament prophets that Scripture is to be regarded as the authoritative word of truth on all matters of basic beliefs. The following is a list of just the most significant verses that support the Word of God’s claim to authority.

      The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever (Isaiah 40:8).

      I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished (Matthew 5:18).

      All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

      See also Exodus 24:12; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalms 12:6; 19:7–8; 111:7–8; 93:5; 119; Proverbs 30:5; Daniel 10:21; Mark 12:24; 13:31; John 8:31–32; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:23–25; and 2 Peter 1:20–21.

      Buddhism

      Buddhism is a way of living based upon the teachings of its founder Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha. Buddha (the Enlightened One) is said to have discovered that both the life of luxury and the life of extreme poverty were of no use in gaining spiritual freedom. He declared a Middle Way. However, his teachings would later undertake many transformations.

      Buddhism spread greatly throughout Asia, but eventually all but died out in its native India. Among its several branches are the Mahayana school, which developed an enormous listing of gods and remains popular in China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. The Therevada school, a more sophisticated group, flourishes in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Southeast Asia. Zen is technically a Mahayana group but has closer affinities with Therevada. All have grown in popularity in Western cultures as well, with Zen Buddhism particularly increasing in impact throughout North America.

      Hinduism

      Relatively little is known about the origins of Hinduism as it predates written history. Hindus claim their religion was founded by God Himself. Historically, during the fourth century B.C., certain Europeans—the same people who developed Greek culture—conquered much of present-day India. Their various gods combined with indigenous Indian traditions of meditation to form a loose combination of beliefs and practices that became known as Hinduism. Devout Hindus can either live as pious worshipers of a god or as atheists.

      Hinduism had not been a missionary religion until the 1100s and was largely limited to India and surrounding areas. The Advaita Vedanta believes in complete identity between the inmost self and the impersonal, ultimate God, and serves as the most common form of Hinduism in the West. Jainism

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