Can some one explain to me the problem of being a Christian Buddhist ???

[Bluerose31]

I see, thank you very much! If I may ask you, why the need for a "Goddess" when God created us, when He knows every single detail about our beings? When you are sad, God knows, when you are happy, He also knows, when you are hurt and brokenhearted God is close.Jesus was as a human, the perfect representation of God, but in God's place, it's all about the spirit, there, humans are like the angels of God.

Luke 12:7 "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."

Luke 12:7 are the very words of God, as I said, He knows us, please, if you may want, read God Knows Us Intimately from Psalms 139:1-24 Some beautiful psalms about God knowing every single detail about us, no need for a Goddess when we have the almighty God

Thank you!

You bring up some wonderful points I will pray to Jesus about this. It is soothing to know he has all the hairs of my head numbered.

 

[One Of The Elect]

I was pagan before becoming a Christian. I sometimes miss my goddess.

Well, sounds like you are still in love with your sin. You should ask the Lord to help you cast off your old self.

 

[Strong in Him]

thank you for explaning this to me i now understand why i cant be a christian Buddhist i wasnt aware of this and am sorry for trying to seek an other faith i have been trying to seek help for my mental health some how i thought iot would help me a lot hoping that something in my life would be stable my head is a mess right now i feel so sad Please Jesus I am sorry for what i have done
please forgive me

Don't worry.
It's not for me to speak on behalf of the Lord, but I'm sure you haven't sinned.
The Lord knows all about you, what you are thinking, feeling and going through. He understands. He also understands the difference between choosing another religion and deliberately rejecting him, and just wanting to find something which will help you to meditate and be at peace.

May God's peace, love and healing be with you.

 

[ConvictionofGod]

as someone who used to practice buddhism, the principle beliefs in both are at odds with some another, the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama taught to achieve enlightenment through a life of meditation, Buddhists revered the buddha as a prime enlightened being, some even mistook him for a god and began worshipping him, which is against the 10 commandments, in addition Buddhists believed in reincarnation, in that how you behave and carry out yourself in this life will dictate what form of living creature you came back in the next life, and when enlightenment is achieved (truest state of emptiness) you will live out one last life as an all wise being. one cannot partake in this life while also claiming to be a christian because i believe the teachings are too different and opposite of one another.

 

[fat wee robin]

You might check out a book by Daniel Siegel called Mindsight. It is a non-religious presentation of the mental health benefits of mindfulness.

Buddhism is, strictly speaking, a religion involving seeking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and other religious rituals and doctrines. It is not just "mental health" or mindfulness.

Something else that might be helpful is biofeedback. You can actually get computer-based biofeedback training hardware that works over USB. This has alot of the benefits of meditation as well.

Having said that, I see nothing wrong with studying Buddhism as a religion. Being educated about the world and other religions is not wrong, and there is nothing wrong with learning truths from other religions, since there is alot of wisdom in many places. Just be careful about what you are believing in.

You are such a tonic for a frustated seeker ,who is a Christian but is tired of narrow thinking fearful people, who acting out of fear and ignorance to prevent those who wish to learn by using terms like
satanic new age and so on . Thankyou .

 

[fat wee robin]

John 14: 6 Jesus said to him,"I am the way , and the truth and the life; no one comes to the father but by me." Colossians 2:9 "For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness of life in Him, who is the head of all rule and authority." You can call it what you want. Christ died for you Buddha didn't. You are being an adulteress to the law of God which calls us to obedience. The first commandment states." Do not have strange gods before me, for I am a jealous God" are you trying to provoke God to anger? To go to other gods is demon worship. You can not have it both ways. Rev3:15 is very clear: "I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. Christianity is an all or nothing call. I am not sure what part of Christianity you do not understand. And those using scripture wrongly to encourage the lie you are living obviously are lukewarm Christians too.

Is she going to other Gods ,or just finding something, probably temporary to aid her present condition ? Do you ever take medicine drugs , see a football game ,watch a film etc.etc, which is not in the bible ?
If you do ,you may according to your philosophy, be dishonouring God ,making idols .

 

[Lily76_]

thank you all for posting back to me am sorry for what i did sxometimes the OCD And my mental health makes me feel very confused about things my OCD kinda makes me move from one faith to another i am trying to get help for this and i guess i was looking for a quick fix to my depression and self injury i think my pastor was trying to make me see that it was the wrong way to go i have to pray to JESUS TO FORGIVE ME am scared ill go to hell like what one of my abusers told me i am when i was a child i am scared of this and this is why i look to other faiths as well its FEAR that drives me to do this

 

[fat wee robin]

as someone who used to practice buddhism, the principle beliefs in both are at odds with some another, the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama taught to achieve enlightenment through a life of meditation, Buddhists revered the buddha as a prime enlightened being, some even mistook him for a god and began worshipping him, which is against the 10 commandments, in addition Buddhists believed in reincarnation, in that how you behave and carry out yourself in this life will dictate what form of living creature you came back in the next life, and when enlightenment is achieved (truest state of emptiness) you will live out one last life as an all wise being. one cannot partake in this life while also claiming to be a christian because i believe the teachings are too different and opposite of one another.

Not that I am buddhist ,and I do believe that actually following it as a way of life ,will lead to 'outer darkness', if you actually practise it ,but as a Wise person here said ,all cultures have something positive,and for someone who is healthy , there is no problem in studying other cultures which can be beneficial in comparing to christianity ,or rather to our Loving Pure God who while being God
came to clarify for us the best possible way of being .
Love to you Lily ,and praying tonight for you to be blessed by a caring Father in heaven .

 

[ConvictionofGod]

Not that I am buddhist ,and O do believe that actualyl following it as a way of life will lead to 'outer darkness ,but as a Wise person here said ,all cultures have something positive which can be beneficial done with care ,and limited .

forgive my zeal, but i believe that none shall kneel before God who do not keep God completely in their hearts, which to me means not partaking in any other spiritual practices or habits ( Taoism, Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, etc etc) the 10 commandments are to be taken in priority from 1st to last, and the first commandment is Thou shall have no other gods before me, which i believe extend to revering the teachings of spiritual beings of other practices.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

i have started to look into Buddhism as a philosophical way to help myself with my OCD

The further anyone gets from Jesus, the more lost and confused they are.
Jesus healed everyone in the Bible who came to Him.
Jesus can still (and does) heal people today.
Jesus never stopped (except as written, in the town (areas) he could not do many miracles because of their unbelief) .

All the religions of the world, including bddhsm, leads people away from truth, deceiving them, keeping them from finding God's Kingdom.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I was pagan before becoming a Christian. I sometimes miss my goddess.

Be extremely cautious ! Remember wife of Lot who looked back!

 

[YesMe]

Jesus teachings represent the perfect way one can live a life, no need for something else, He has all the answers, He is the answer

 

[Celticroots]

thank you all for posting back to me am sorry for what i did sxometimes the OCD And my mental health makes me feel very confused about things my OCD kinda makes me move from one faith to another i am trying to get help for this and i guess i was looking for a quick fix to my depression and self injury i think my pastor was trying to make me see that it was the wrong way to go i have to pray to JESUS TO FORGIVE ME am scared ill go to hell like what one of my abusers told me i am when i was a child i am scared of this and this is why i look to other faiths as well its FEAR that drives me to do this

I am sorry that you're struggling so much. My heart goes out to you. I have OCD as well and other mental health things, and know how awful that fear is, that fear that can drive you to do things as a compulsion. The fear that God will send you to Hell for intrusive thoughts you don't want. I don't see anything wrong with meditation. I do not adhere to beliefs of Bhuddism. Doing something to cope with anxiety, like meditation, and actually believing something like Bhuddism are two different things.

When I do meditate I focus on Christ, on questions I have regarding Scripture or am quiet so I can hear from Him better. I pray during this time too.

In regards to meditation, don't apologize to anyone for taking care of your own mental well being. Are you getting any professional help?

 

[ConvictionofGod]

You can be a Christian Buddhist. I am a Christian Pagan though I do not write or talk about it much because it is viewed as demonic. I know it is not demonic. I love Jesus and follow Jesus but I also pray to a Goddess. I feel you can be a Christian Buddhist and still have a beautiful relationship with Jesus Christ.

Miss, I'm sorry but i feel you may not understand what God asks of you, there is no way you can be both a christian and a pagan, its not enough to agree with christ, you need to feel his words flow through you like a river. i kindly request you seek God out fully and ask for guidance. i mean this in the kindest way possible.

 

[GirdYourLoins]

I know someone (not very well) who I have been told is a Christian Buddhist. I have been told that they believe that Buddha and Jesus are the same person and Jesus is in effect the reincarnated Buddha. I dont think this is in line with scripture and if it was true surely Jesus would have referred to the teachings of Buddha or at least that there were teachings n other countries/lands that were of Him.

For me this is breaking the first two commandments, to have "no other gods before me" and no graven images as Buddhists have statues of Buddha used in worship, surely these are graven images.

Also, over the years I have known a few people who always seemed to struggle with their Christian walks, some of them have told me that they overcame a lot of issues when they cleaned up there lives. This including getting rid of statues of Buddha in some cases. I have even been told by people that it was when they got rid of the Buddha that things turned around.

There is also a conflict in their practice. Buddhism is about obtaining things like peace, nirvana, etc by self works including meditation. Meditation is something that have concerns about in itself. In Christianity we talk about meditating on the Word. What this means is that you think about and focus on the Word. It does not mean you give up control of your mind. In Buddhism, Hinduism and possibly other religions I think that meditation often means emptying your mind and allowing outside influences to control your thinking. This opens us up to demonic influence and for a Christian is very dangerous. You are giving Satan and demons a open pathe to attack you unhindered.

 

[Bluerose31]

Be extremely cautious ! Remember wife of Lot who looked back!

That is true.

 

[Bluerose31]

Miss, I'm sorry but i feel you may not understand what God asks of you, there is no way you can be both a christian and a pagan, its not enough to agree with christ, you need to feel his words flow through you like a river. i kindly request you seek God out fully and ask for guidance. i mean this in the kindest way possible.

Thank you for your kindness I will pray to the Lord about it.

 

[Lily76_]

yes i see my psych and my dr also see my pastor who is involved with the NHS mental health hospital chaplincy he has helped me so much in the years i have known him and i trust him but my fear of hell scares me so much i have to do something to comfort myself i feel very scared right now there are also planes flying lower than normal; near my house where the flight path is i am scared of planes and of the noise it effects me mental health also i feel very stressed and unwell
please pray for me

 

[Bluerose31]

Well, sounds like you are still in love with your sin. You should ask the Lord to help you cast off your old self.

I will pray to the Lord about it.

 

[fat wee robin]

forgive my zeal, but i believe that none shall kneel before God who do not keep God completely in their hearts, which to me means not partaking in any other spiritual practices or habits ( Taoism, Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, etc etc) the 10 commandments are to be taken in priority from 1st to last, and the first commandment is Thou shall have no other gods before me, which i believe extend to revering the teachings of spiritual beings of other practices.

I agree that new souls in Christ should be concentrating entirely on Jesus only ,but there are things in the bible which new souls do not comprehend .
I find the level of imposing of their fears from ignorance of certain christians is one reason why certain souls avoid too zealous types who impose their version without ever understanding that just maybe they don't know yet .