How can there be more than one way to Jesus? Are you claiming that all religions can lead to Jesus, when they all reject Him as Lord and Savior?Jesus is the only way.....there is more than one way to Jesus
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How can there be more than one way to Jesus? Are you claiming that all religions can lead to Jesus, when they all reject Him as Lord and Savior?Jesus is the only way.....there is more than one way to Jesus
Does this question really need asking?Buddhism is becoming more popular in the West than ever before - even within Christian circles. buddhists claim that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. A core belief is that attachment to illusion is the cause of suffering.
Is this contrary to Christianity? Harmful to a persons walk with Christ? Incompatible with Christianity?
Verses and discussion, please
Only one JesusHow can there be more than one way to Jesus? Are you claiming that all religions can lead to Jesus, when they all reject Him as Lord and Savior?
Does this question really need asking?
Of course they're incompatible - the one has a Savior Who died to save us from our sins, while the other is just another Eastern washed down version of the ancient Babylonian, Sun worship, mystery religion brought to you by your non-friendly neighborhood prince of this world.
HOWEVER, Romans 2 is clear that there are those from all faiths who choose to follow the light the Holy Spirit shines into their hearts despite never hearing the name "Jesus" and will "come out of Babylon, My people" and sit down in the kingdom with Jesus, asking Him why there are wounds in His hands, to which He will reply, "Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends."
Yes there are deities in Buddhism -- false gods (demons) -- and the lamas arrange to bring these deities into their devotees.There is no diety in Buddhism so how is it related to sun worship?
Well, aside from deflecting here which was I guess the point, you are also breaking forum rules now?You don't need to say anything. You have made it clear you're not a Christian.
There is no diety in Buddhism so how is it related to sun worship?
but it is obvious that the term "deity" is being used differently, and you can only interpret from your pov of anthropomorphized spirits, see.Yes there are deities in Buddhism -- false gods (demons) -- and the lamas arrange to bring these deities into their devotees.
"On Receiving A Buddhist Empowerment
The term ‘empowerment’ is a literal translation from the Tibetan ‘wang’. In Sanskrit, it is called ‘abhisheka’ which can also be translated as initiation.
It refers to a ceremony in which a lama, on the basis of his own spiritual attainments and understanding of the proper rituals that have been handed down in an unbroken lineage for hundreds and even thousands of years, places a recipient in connection with a particular Tantric deity or deities. The result of this teaching “empowers” a recipient to visualize that deity and recite the deity’s mantra. While a teaching centers on a particular deity, in the Tantric or Vajrayana tradition, all deities are mere aspects of the Buddha. So the empowerment empowers a recipient to seek to realize the non-duality between their own mind and that of the deity – a merging of essences – then, by definition, connecting one to that aspect of the Buddha."
Ewam Choden - Tibetan Buddhist Center | Kensington, California
so you say, but wadr this is not really true. It would be difficult to expound here, but one obvious argument would be that Christians seek to have a relationship with God from their egos, right? And even go so far as to believe that their egos--the part that is separate from God--might make it into immortality intact, only after they have died? Death More Abundantly? So wadr do you really want to trash a discipline on that basis?IOW, we can have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. There is no such concept in Buddhism.
the highest goal of Christianity is Life, more abundantly where the person "dies" at baptism and allows Christ to reign instead; although I guess not many Christians would accept this right now prolly. But do I really have to even point out the similarities there? Aren't they chillingly close?The highest goal of Buddhism is Nirvana, or a state of nothingness where the person ceases to see himself as an individual separate from "God."
Define ego. That's a Freudian term, not really biblical.so you say, but wadr this is not really true. It would be difficult to expound here, but one obvious argument would be that Christians seek to have a relationship with God from their egos, right? And even go so far as to believe that their egos--the part that is separate from God--might make it into immortality intact, only after they have died? Death More Abundantly? So wadr do you really want to trash a discipline on that basis?
the highest goal of Christianity is Life, more abundantly where the person "dies" at baptism and allows Christ to reign instead; although I guess not many Christians would accept this right now prolly. But do I really have to even point out the similarities there? Aren't they chillingly close?
ah well good point, what part of you is supposed to die at baptism? tell me and i'll use that term thenDefine ego. That's a Freudian term, not really biblical.
ah well good point, what part of you is supposed to die at baptism? tell me and i'll use that term then
ok tyThe sin nature or "flesh" is crucified at the point of salvation. Ro 8 (HCSB)-- "For those who live according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit. For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him."
In Ro 6 (HCSB) it's called the "old self" (or "old man" in KJV)--"For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims."
It's also called the "worldly nature" in Col. 3 (HCSB)-- "Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry."
Define ego. That's a Freudian term, not really biblical.
Old Man
Nah, I don't think so since Freud was an atheist and didn't accept the reality of sin.
Actually, the "old man" would be closer to Freud's "id," but there really isn't a clear comparison, IMHO. Freud rejected Bible truth and came up with his own bizarre ideas.
I didn’t say that Freud based the term Ego on Paul’s term Old Man, but the concept is the same. Both are comprised of our false self. The Id is not conscious