What makes Christianity the true religion?

SpiritualBeing said:

Sorry but I do not see any forensic evidence of miracles in the link you provided. Forensic evidence is evidence obtained by scientific methods. In the link you provided you can say that is our "Personal Truth"

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The Jews require a sign and the Greeks search for wisdom but we preach Jesus Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block and to the gentiles foolishness but unto them which are being called , both Jews and Gentiles , Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God .
I think Christ is the demonstration of God but the wise in this world will not receive it nor can they ..I do not know if they are unwilling to understand or unable ..this is a big difference . I do not suppose that Christ tried to prove anything for he had no need to for He was and is ..although many writings would say that He demonstrated that he came from the Father. You believe it was a coincidence that Moses did not go into the promised land but had to leave that for Joshua ...Yeshua ...that is only one shadow of Christ The law came by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ . What is faith and how is it different than belief ? Do you understand a humble God . ( Learn of me ..for I am meek and lowly of heart ...Lord , show us the Father ...Andrew ..I have been with you all this time and you have not seen the Father ? So what makes Christianity different ? A God who is humble ....It is so contrary to man .

ToServe said:

Hinduism is rebaged Gnosticism to its core.

Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, while Shiva's role is to destroy it in order to re-create. Brahma's job was creation of the world and all creatures. His name should not be confused with Brahman, who is the supreme God force present within all things. Brahma is the least worshipped god in Hinduism today.

You have Brahman the supreme ethereal force that binds the universe and the other lesser are like the Aeons of Gnosticism.

BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Brahma

Why is Brahma not worshipped so much?

There are a number of stories in the Hindu mythology which point to why he is rarely worshipped. These are two of them.

The first view is that Brahma created a woman in order to aid him with his job of creation. She was called Shatarupa.

Shatarupa is the lowest of the Aeons whom Brahma mated with to create humanity and this incited the other Aeons to anger.

Shiva admonished Brahma for demonstrating behaviour of an incestuous nature and chopped off his fifth head for 'unholy' behaviour. Since Brahma had distracted his mind from the soul and towards the cravings of the flesh, Shiva's curse was that people should not worship Brahma.

So the Hindus do not worship the supreme god of Hinduism who is Brahman (life force) niether do they worship their creator Brahma. Therefore the Hindus do not emulate their life giving creator gods.

A second view of why Brahma is not worshipped, and a more sympathetic one, is that Brahma's role as the creator is over. It is left to Vishnu to preserve the world and Shiva to continue its path of cosmic reincarnation.

Brahman is the Ethereal God who is an unknown life force/energy, who is equivalent to the Gnostic Ethereal god.
Brahma is the Creator god of humanity who mated with Shatarupa who he created for the job. This is equivalent to the Gnostic god yahweh who created sophia for the purpose of mating with her, in order to birth humanity. The Brahma of Hinduism and the yahweh of Gnosticism are the same entity who are portrayed by the other gods/Aeons as evil.

There is no religion that reports in a god that it sees not fit or practical to worship, let alone to emulate.

Hinduism is a false religion.

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Very informative -- thanks

BobRyan said:

Very informative -- thanks

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You are most welcome. Love you brother.

SpiritualBeing said:

Sorry but I do not see any forensic evidence of miracles in the link you provided.

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1. Take dust, rocks, gas and sunlight... then try and "make a rabbit" ... you will then know that a rabbit is itself a miracle as compared to the cosmos elements.

ToServe said:

Hinduism is rebaged Gnosticism to its core.

Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, while Shiva's role is to destroy it in order to re-create. Brahma's job was creation of the world and all creatures. His name should not be confused with Brahman, who is the supreme God force present within all things. Brahma is the least worshipped god in Hinduism today.

You have Brahman the supreme ethereal force that binds the universe and the other lesser are like the Aeons of Gnosticism.

BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Brahma

Why is Brahma not worshipped so much?

There are a number of stories in the Hindu mythology which point to why he is rarely worshipped. These are two of them.

The first view is that Brahma created a woman in order to aid him with his job of creation. She was called Shatarupa.

Shatarupa is the lowest of the Aeons whom Brahma mated with to create humanity and this incited the other Aeons to anger.

Shiva admonished Brahma for demonstrating behaviour of an incestuous nature and chopped off his fifth head for 'unholy' behaviour. Since Brahma had distracted his mind from the soul and towards the cravings of the flesh, Shiva's curse was that people should not worship Brahma.

So the Hindus do not worship the supreme god of Hinduism who is Brahman (life force) niether do they worship their creator Brahma. Therefore the Hindus do not emulate their life giving creator gods.

A second view of why Brahma is not worshipped, and a more sympathetic one, is that Brahma's role as the creator is over. It is left to Vishnu to preserve the world and Shiva to continue its path of cosmic reincarnation.

Brahman is the Ethereal God who is an unknown life force/energy, who is equivalent to the Gnostic Ethereal god.
Brahma is the Creator god of humanity who mated with Shatarupa who he created for the job. This is equivalent to the Gnostic god yahweh who created sophia for the purpose of mating with her, in order to birth humanity. The Brahma of Hinduism and the yahweh of Gnosticism are the same entity who are portrayed by the other gods/Aeons as evil.

There is no religion that reports in a god that it sees not fit or practical to worship, let alone to emulate.

Hinduism is a false religion.

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If one has to have a book, a particular leader and set of rules then Hinduism qualifies as a “false” religion. If a religion is based on way of life, has never converted anyone at the end of sword or gun, threatened anyone of “hell” to non-believers, accepts any other faith as being an all embracing faith, then Hinduism is a way of life of people who wish to be tolerant and seek the right way to truth in their way which satisfies their inner heart, feelings and thought!

BobRyan said:

1. Take dust, rocks, gas and sunlight... then try and "make a rabbit" ... you will then know that a rabbit is itself a miracle as compared to the cosmos elements.

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We know how the rabbit came from Star Dust but the fact that this is a miracle is nothing more than a personal truth.

SpiritualBeing said:

If one has to have a book, a particular leader and set of rules then Hinduism qualifies as a “false” religion.

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religion
/rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/
noun

1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
   "ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
   synonyms: faith, belief, divinity, worship, creed, teaching, doctrine, theology; More
   
   • a particular system of faith and worship.
     plural noun: religions
     "the world's great religions"
   • a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion.
     "consumerism is the new religion"

Religion is related to the question of worship. The object reported to be worshipped is a god of great devotion. The god of great devotion can be a supernatural entity or the self.

Historic proof shows us that Jesus has won the hearts and minds of peoples from all nations.

Hinduism qualifies as a false religion because there is no particular leader, which includes self of a follower, who has dispensed truth and is devoted to and emulated consistently by all of humanity.

To the question of worship that rules out all the gods of Hinduism including the finite self of the follower of the failed religion. Hinduism is a fractured religion without a beginning and ending of what constitutes consistent devotion of a god.

SpiritualBeing said:

If a religion is based on way of life, has never converted anyone at the end of sword or gun, threatened anyone of “hell” to non-believers, accepts any other faith as being an all embracing faith, then Hinduism is a way of life of people who wish to be tolerant and seek the right way to truth in their way which satisfies their inner heart, feelings and thought!

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You said it and proved my point in regards to a fractured religion -

"Hinduism is a way of life of people who wish to be tolerant and seek the right way to truth in their way which satisfies their inner heart, feelings and thought"

That statement alone, by reason related to the question of worship is a failed and dysfunctional religion.

ToServe said:

religion
/rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/
noun

1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
   "ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
   synonyms: faith, belief, divinity, worship, creed, teaching, doctrine, theology; More
   • a particular system of faith and worship.
     plural noun: religions
     "the world's great religions"
   • a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion.
     "consumerism is the new religion"

Religion is related to the question of worship. The object reported to be worshipped is a god of great devotion. The god of great devotion can be a supernatural entity or the self.

Historic proof shows us that Jesus has won the hearts and minds of peoples from all nations.

Hinduism qualifies as a false religion because there is no particular leader, which includes self of a follower, who has dispensed truth and is devoted to and emulated consistently by all of humanity.

To the question of worship that rules out all the gods of Hinduism including the finite self of the follower of the failed religion. Hinduism is a fractured religion without a beginning and ending of what constitutes consistent devotion of a god.



You said it and proved my point in regards to a fractured religion -

"Hinduism is a way of life of people who wish to be tolerant and seek the right way to truth in their way which satisfies their inner heart, feelings and thought"

That statement alone, by reason related to the question of worship is a failed and dysfunctional religion.

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So when that person has a personal relationship with God regardless of religion or beliefs that person is misguided? It’s in their own imagination the relationship they have with God?

SpiritualBeing said:

We know how the rabbit came from Star Dust

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There is a fairy tale that imagines such a thing - but no actual science observation to show it or experiment to demonstrate it.

There is a difference between fiction and actual science - as it turns out.

SpiritualBeing said:

So when that person has a personal relationship with God regardless of religion or beliefs that person is misguided? It’s in their own imagination the relationship they have with God?

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We were previously discussing Hinduism in that its followers do not have a personal relationship with their creator gods.

However, when you compound your argumemt by asking from a broader point of view of how a personal relationship with God is evidence of a path towards truth and freedom, then we can first rule out any non-deity devoted religion or even self devoted religion like Buddhism, or Zoroastrian as in "make thy own self pure, O righteous man!".

It is evident that in all the false religions of the world, man is following an rear-end approach, where man is aspiring to reach to the knowledge of who God is, whilst trying to live in his fullness in trying to emulate his Holiness through the "self", which is really no different ti the Tower of Babel.

Christianity has one man who was raised from the dead and continues to live forever more as the only way to God and in him is the essence of God, having God's very nature. Jesus truly can offer humanity the one and only path to the truth and life in God, to those who follow and emulate him.

The evidence for Christianity being the one and only true faith owing to the Christ based religion is evidenced historically in the many witnesses across the 2000 years. The countless witnesses testimonials reveal a consistent theme that is solely guided by the Holy Spirit who reveals truth and life in God to those who try and emulate their Messiah Jesus.

This consistent theme of emulating Jesus to the question of worship and devotion owing to the Christ based religion, is evidenced throughout all generations of peoples from every nation and from all walks of life.

The consistent theme of Christianity is consistently repeated regardless of generational world views in the plural sense of world views. Other religions of the world have morphed and continually changed their underlying central theme and this is evidence of an inconsistent religion that has no beginning base and not a fixed end goal, because the goal posts continue to be changed as these religions morph to match world views of the culture of the day. I am talking in regards to their underlying central theme.

Islam for example has morphed countless times throughout the ages and continues to morph into a completely different entity, with an ever changing central theme, where Mohammad's ambitions and inspiration to Islamise the entire word through the caliphs is now a deserted ambition.

The hadeeth “There will appear among you twelve imams coming one after another, all of them from Quraysh.”

Truth Lover said:

In addition to rising from the dead and the miracles, I would also include the fact that Jesus fulfilled the 300 verses of the Bible that prophesied about Jesus.
If Jesus were not God, Christianity would have died out almost 2000 years ago. It is his Holy Spirit that keeps it going. His power continues to work miracles every day.
Plus, I believe that it is reasonable and fitting that the Father would send Jesus in the flesh so that we can have a fuller revelation of what God wants us to know about being in relationship with Him.

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Hi,

I know Jesus did fulfil a lot of the OT prophesies but I am not sure where the number 300 comes from as fact. Can you please point me to the source of your information as I love to follow up on it?

Blessings, Gordon

Dave L said:

For me it is the inner witness of the Holy Spirit being connected to Jesus' name that tells me I'm on the right track. And then the witness continues as I study scripture confirming it to be God's word. The witness weakens at times telling me I'm moving in the wrong direction.

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Would that be Christ in You Speaking to you - although very mildly

gordonhooker said:

Hi,

I know Jesus did fulfil a lot of the OT prophesies but I am not sure where the number 300 comes from as fact. Can you please point me to the source of your information as I love to follow up on it?

Blessings, Gordon

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Look at these sites:
AccordingtotheScriptures.org :: 353 Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
400 Prophecies of Christ in the Old Testament

Neostarwcc said:

It's true. Christ is the true religion and is the only way for a person to get saved but what makes Christianity truth? Let me phrase it this way:

Jesus said he was the only way to God but what separates him from all of the other false prophets and false teachers that have existed over the last 6,000 or so years? Because Buddah, Mohammad, Simon bar kokhba ...etc have all claimed that they were the only way to God. Its true none of these people were brave enough to call themselves God and Christ was the only person who ever lived who claimed diety. So one COULD argue that since Jesus was God in the flesh that he must have been telling the truth. But where is the evidence that Jesus was God? Because Buddhists worship the Buddha like a God too. The Greeks and Romans all worshipped their own Gods too. What separates Jesus from all of the other false Gods out there? Discuss.

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None of them (Buddha, Mohamnmnad, etc.) claimed to be God. Jesus rose from the dead, showed Himself to at least 500, including those who were intimately with him for 3 years. They didn't really get it until he did that. Even after that, they needed Pentecost to drive them to teach the world about Him. Another point, Jesus told us we have to love our enemies and care for those who can't care for themselves. The Greek and Roman gods allowed hatred and abandonment of the helpless.