A review on the world religion

1. Text
Bethany House Publishers
Minneapolis, MN 1996

2. Competing Balancing
Monotheism Polytheism Monism Atheism
Dualism Dualism
One Two equal &
Concept Two opposing Impersonal
Transcendent Many gods opposing No god
of God gods Oneness
God forces
Hinduism
Judaism Tribal ; Folk Taoism Humanism
Primary Buddhism
Christianity Zoroastrianism religions Yin/Yang Marxism
Examples New Age
Islam Shinto concept Confucionism
Sikhism
Can be A microcosm One with
Part creation Made to join A complex
View of influenced, of two essence;
Different frm battle against form of
Humanity possessed by interacting illusion of
Animals evil matter
spirits forces separation
Humanity’s Breaking law Out of Superstition;
Choosing to Angering the Ignorance of
Primary Sin alignment with irrational
do evil gods innate divinity
Problem Not Submit natural thinking
Applying
Live law Living in Enlightenment
Choosing to Appeasing the rational
Solution By faith in J harmony with Realization of
do right gods thinking for
Seek/submit nature oneness
problems
Sometimes Usually Reincarnated Person
Eternal life in Eternal life in
Afterlife advances to advances to or merges ceases to
heaven or hell heaven or hell
spirit world spirit world with oneness exist

3. A TIME LINE OF THE WORLD RELIGIONS
1500 B.C. HINDUISM
1440 B.C. JUDAISM
660 B.C. SHINTOISM
600 B.C. TAOISM
563 B.C. BUDDHISM
563 B.C. CONFUCIANISM
30 A.D. CHRISTIANITY
622 A.D. ISLAM
1469 A.D. SIKHISM
Compact Guide to World Religions, Gen.Editor Dean C. Halverson

4. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RELIGIONS (1)
CHRISTI
HINDUISM BUDDHISM ISLAM
-ANITY
Personal
Impersonal No god or
Unknowable Creator;
REALITY essence; or many Buddha
Creator Revealed
gods essence
Himself
Created by Created by
HUMAN Divine in our No personal
God ; nothing God in His
-ITY essence essence
like Him image
Trapped in
Trapped in Under
reincarnation Under God’s
PROBL- reincarnation in in a suffering judgement of judgement for
an illusory world; Allah due to
EM world; due to sin of
due to ignorance failure to
desire & rebellion
& karma keep the Law
karma

5. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RELIGIONS (11)
CHRISTI -
HINDUISM BUDDHISM ISLAM
ANITY
Deliverance Deliverance Deliverance
Deliverance from
from suffering from from
world thro’
SALVA - thro’ judgement judgement by
knowledge,
TION cessation of thro’ faith in God’s
works or
desire (w/self obedience to provision
devotion
or divine help) Law thro’ Christ
Merging with Extinction
Ultimate Reality from suffering,
AFTER Paradise or Heaven with
or heavenly bliss desire &
LIFE hell God or hell
in the presence individuality
of the gods (nirvana)

6. ANIMISUM

7. ANIMISM
PERSONAL SPIRIT BEINGS GOD OF THE BIBLE
Limited to one geographic location God of the Universe
Power over various aspects of
Has power over all things
nature
Doesn’t depend on sacrifice
Depends on our sacrifices
Provides sacrifice on our behalf
IMPERSONAL SPIRITUAL FORCE GOD OF THE BIBLE
Cannot be manipulated by charms
Spiritual forces can be manipulated
or rituals
Spiritual forces can be used for
God is holy & hates evil
either evil or good

8. ANIMISTIC & BIBLICAL WORLDVIEWS
ANIMISM CHRISTIANITY
God exists but cannot know God is beyond comprehension
GOD Him or communicate with but made Himself knowable;
Him can communicate with Him
Religions concerned with God concerned with both the
ULTIMATE/
ultimate: sin & salvation. present & the ultimate. God
IMMEDIATE
ISSUES Animism offers power to provides daily needs & eternal
cope with immediate needs
THE Spirits either represent God Spirits deceptive & evil. Holy
SPIRITS or is our intermediaries Spirit is God
THE Spirits do have limited power
The spirits & instruments of
POWER but leads to bondage. God is
magic harm others or bring
OF greater & disarms powers.
us benefits

9. BUDDHISM

10. FOUNDING OF BUDDHISM
ounded by Siddhartha Gautama (563 - 482 B.C)
ife of Buddha 3 periods - enjoyment, enquiry & enlightenment
63-534 B.C Born in Nepal (previously India) sheltered from suffering. Encoun
ge, sickness,death & poverty
34- 528 Left life of luxury, practiced extreme asceticism; after 6 years weak,
while bathing, clung to overhang branch
28 - 483 B.C in city of Bodh Gaya, sat under Bo tree, meditated (deep), temp
Mara (evilone), resisted & attained enlightenment
Middle Way - avoided both extreme affluence & asceticism
fter 45 years of spreading message he died, probably food poisoning
ast words “Decay is inherent in all component things. Work out your own s
with diligence”
or 200 years did not spread beyond India until King Asoka became a Buddhis
esources to send missionaries to Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Myanmar & Thailand

11. BUDDHISM & CHRISTIANITY
THERAVADA MAHAYANA CHRISTIANITY
Nirvana an abstract Abstract void as well Personal God; self
GOD
void as Buddha essence existent & changeless
An impermanent Same. For some Made in God’s image.
HUMA-
collection of personal existence in Life after death. Of
NITY
aggregates Pure Land for a while value
Suffering due to
PROB- Suffering due to sin.
desire of temporary; Same
LEM Fulfilled in obedience
illusion of existence
SOLU- Become Buddha Forgiven by &
Cease all desire
TION nature in self reconciled to God
Self-reliance. Middle Self- reliance. Eight Reliance on God.
THE
MEANS
path; accumulate fold path. Depend on Repent of sin. Trust

12. JESUS & BUDDHA/BODHISATTVAS
THERAVADA CHRISTIANITY
God’s existence unimportant. Does Jesus has special relationship with
not pertain to escape from suffering God
Buddha points the way to Nirvana Jesus is the way to salvation
Overcome suffering by eliminating Problem is sin. Repent & be
desire obedient
MAHAYANA CHRISTIANITY
Many bodhisattvas One incarnation of God
Bodhisattvas has compassion for the Jesus is God’s demonstration of
suffering love to the world
Bodhisattvas views physical world as God created universe thro’ Jesus &
an illusion to be escaped said it was good

13. HINDUISM

14. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAHMAN in HINDUISM
NIRGUNA BRAHMAN
(“without attributes”)
SAGUNA BRAHMAN
(“with attributes”) Also called ISHVARA
VISHNU
BRAHMAN SIVA
The preserver
The Creator The Destroyer
AVATARS
Ten mythical incarnations of Vishnu

15. DEVELOPMENT OF HINDUISM
• 13% of world population - Majority in India 700 mil. (82%). Nepal 89%,
Mauritius 50% Fiji 41% Surinam 27%. In bali 200mil. N.America over 1
m.
• Began ca. 1500 BC in India as a simple polytheistic & ritualistic religion
performed by head of household. As centuries passed, became complex
& priestly class created to perform rituals. They became sole mediators
with the gods. The Vedas (knowledge”) written during this period
• Priest gained power over lives & finally ca. 600BC people revolted &
Hinduism emphasized internal meditation as opposed to external rituals
• 800-300 BC Upanishads (conclusion of Vedas) written - expounded idea
that behind the gods stands one impersonal force or Reality. Concept
developed to one with attributes, a personified form of Brahman,
Ishvara
• Ishvara became known to humanity thro’ three manifestations - each of
these had at least one divine spouse or devi
• Ishvara became personified further thro 10 mythical incarnations of
Vishnu including animals (eg fish, boar, tortoise) & persons (Rama,
Krishna & Buddha)

16. BELIEFS OF HINDUISM
Although Hinduism is tremendously diverse, most Hindus hold
to the following beliefs
•THE IMPERSONAL NATURE OF BRAHMAN
Since ultimate reality is an impersonal force of existence, the
universe is continuous & extended from the Being of Brahman
•THE BRAHMAN/ATMAN UNITY
True self (atman) is extended from & one with Brahman. We are
ignorant of our divine nature & mistakenly attach to desire
•THE LAW OF KARMA
Law of cause & effect. Reap what you sow. Effects after life
•SAMSARA (REINCARNATION)
Wheel of life, death & rebirth. Reaping in this life consequences of
previous. Determines whether new life is human, insect etc
•MOKSHA (LIBERATION)
Realization that individual self is an illusion & detach from desire

17. HINDU SCRIPTURES
• Earliest are the Vedas - meaning knowledge
• There are four Vedas - Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda &
Atharva Veda. Each of these is divided into four parts; The
Manthras (verses or hymns), Brahmanas (explanation of verses),
Aran -yakas (reflections on their meaning) & the Upanishads
(mystical interpretation of verses). These are equivalent to
revealed scriptures
• Besides these primary scriptures, there are secondary ones
including the popular epics Ramayana (Rama’s way); Mahabharata
(the great story) within this is the most popular Bhagavad-Gita, the
main character is Krishna
• Other secondary scriptures include the Vedangas (codes of laq eg
Laws of Manu), the Puranas (genealogies & legends of gods), the
Darshanas (philosophical writings), Sutras (rules of rituals & social
conduct and the Tantras (writings on attaining occultic power)

18. KARMA & SIN COMPARED
KARMA SIN
Involve moral issues Involve moral issues
Consequences for actions Consequences for actions
Relationship with Brahman not
affected by karma. Whether Sin affects relationship with
ones karma is good or bad God. We become alienated
(makes no difference)one is from God. Sin is rebellion
unconditionally extended from against His moral authority
Brahman
Law of karma makes morality
God is personal & therefore has
like law of nature. No possibility

19. CHRISTIANITY & HINDUISM CONTRASTED
HINDUISM CHRISTIANITY
GOD Impersonal Personal
Continuous - being extended Discontinuous.
HUMANITY
from the Being of God Separate from God
HUMAN
Ignorance Moral Rebellion
PROBLEM
Forgiveness of sin &
THE Liberation from illusion &
Reconciliation with
SOLUTION ignorance
God
Self effort in separation from Repenting of sin &
THE
ego & become aware of one’s trusting in work of
MEANS
unity with divine Christ at the cross
THE Merge into oneness. Eternal, loving

20. JESUS & VISHNU INCARNATIONS
JESUS VISHNU
At least 10 incarnations in both
One incarnation as a human
animal & human forms
Historicity of Jesus’ life & death Stories of avatars may have
important. If Christ did not die some truth but historicity
there is no Gospel unimportant
Purpose of incarnation “to save Vishnu’s incarnation is to
the lost” & reconcile to God destroy evil-doers
Jesus pointed to Himself as the Avatars point to a way to attain
way to receive eternal life enlightenment
Vishnu incarnates periodically.
Jesus’ incarnation unique - “once
Avatar incarnates as needed
for all. Same identity maintained
then dies & re-absorbed into
before & after incarnation

21. ISLAM

22. THE FOUNDING OF ISLAM
• Muhammed born in AD 570 in Mecca; important place for caravans
• Ka’bah is located in Mecca. At that time, it was a structure with 360
deities. Each Arabian tribe had a deity & would come for pilgrimage
• In AD 610, Muhammed received first revelation from angel Gabriel.
He initially doubted the revelations & thought he was possessed by
jinn but wife convinced him that they were divine & encouraged him
• His message was strictly monotheistic & leaders of his own tribe
discouraged him viewing it as a threat to their polytheistic religion &
to their economy (from pilgrimage to Ka’bah)
• Muhammed refused & continued to preach. Persecution against
followers resulted in about 100 families fleeing to Mecca, 200 miles
away. In 622 Muhammed also fled there - beginning of Muslim
Calendar year. Event known as Hijrah (“series of migrations”)
• Muhammed, after several sieges & making treaties took Mecca
without a struggle
• He personally destroyed the Ka’bah & unified all the tribes in the
Arabian Peninsula. Muhammed died on 8 June 632 AD

23. ISLAM AMONG THE NATIONS
• 20% of world population. 2nd largest religion next to Christianity.
Began in Saudi Arabia but now non-Arab Muslims outnumber Arab
Muslims by almost 3 to 1.
• Indonesia 166 m., 88% of population; Pakistan 111 m., 97%; Bangladesh
97 m., 85%; India 93 m., 11%
• Most Muslim nations have minimal Christian 0-2% of population. These
countries have closed the boarders to missionaries & most have
outlawed evangelism
•Two major sects, Sunni & Shi’ite. Division over should serve as first
caliph as successor to Muhammed who left no will. Shi’ite insisted on
Muhammed’s blood line - Ali his Cousin & son-in-law. The did not get
their way. They now also differ in other ways
• Sunnis emphasize written tradition - Qur’an & Sunna (“custom”). Sunna
includes the Hadith - sayings of Mohammed & friends
• Shi’ites authoritative rather than consensus. Central figure of Imam
Religious authority exercise both political & religious power
• Sufism is mystical wing of Islam - renounces worldly attachments &
attain assimilation with vast Being of God

24. MAJOR BELIEFS OF ISLAM
• God is one - central doctrine. To associate a partner with God is sin
for which there is no forgiveness (Surah 4:48)
• Angels - between God & man exists a hierarchy of angels, Gabriel
holding the highest rank. At bottom are the jinn (get word “genie”)
who are usually bad & can possess people. Each person has 2 angels
assigned to record good & bad
•The Prophets of God - sent to preach message. In tradition 124000 has
been sent many unknown; prophets include Biblical characters Adam,
Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jonah, John the Baptist & also
Jesus. Each prophet given for an age but Mohammed (Seal of Prophets)
or is for all time
• The Holy Books - 4 of the highest prophets given revelation. Moses -
Tawrat (Torah), David- Zabur (Psalms), Jesus - Injil (Gospel), Mohamed
(Qur’an) which is the only one preserved uncorrupted
• Day of Judgement - Good deeds & bad deeds will be weighed. Excess
good deeds go to paradise & those with bad to hell. Good & bad
subjective only known by God. No assurance of acceptance by God

25. OBLIGATIONS OF ISLAM
• To Recite the Shahadah (meaning “to bear witness”) - “I bear witness
that there is no God but Allah & Muhammed is his messenger” . This
recited with sincerity is all it takes to be a Muslim
• To Pray (Salat) - Required to say 17 cycles of prayer each day, spread
over 5 times of prayer (dawn,noon, midafternoon, dusk & 2 hours after
sundown). Must wash in prescribed manner before prayer & face
towards Mecca. Noon on Friday only time to get together in Mosque
• The Fast (Sawm) - In commemoration of receiving Qur’an during 9th
month. Total fast during daylight hours
• To Give Alms (Zakat) - Muslims are commanded to give 2.5% (1/5th)
to the poor & needy
• To Make the Pilgrimage (Hajj) - Make trip at least once in lifetime
provided that he is able to with respect to health & finances. All must
wear white, eliminating all status. Visiting several sacred sites usually
takes a week. After pilgrimage, entitled to be called Hajj

26. CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM (1)
ISLAM CHRISTIANITY
Complex unity - one in
GOD A singular unity
essence, three in person
HUMANITY Good by nature Sinful by nature
Sin is serious & causes
Sin is thought as rejecting
spiritual death. Moral
right guidance. Forgiven
SIN rebellion against God.
through repentance. No
Atonement necessary for
atonement necessary
reconciliation
Standard for salvation is Standard is the absolute
to have good deeds holiness of God. Hence it
SALVATION

27. CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM (2)
ISLAM CHRISTIANITY
One of major prophets. To One & only Son of God.
associate Him with God is
JESUS blasphemy. Born of virgin &Eternal & co-equal with
performed miracles God
Traditionally Jesus did not
Jesus was crucified, buried
die on cross; ascended into
& rose on 3rd day. Was
DEATH OF heaven & Judas crucified in
seen by witnesses. He
JESUS His place. Unthinkable that
came to earth to die.
God would allow His
Received highest honor
prophet to be crucified
Divinely inspired. Final
Corrupted. Abrogated by
THE BIBLE authority on matters of

28. JUDAISM

29. THREE BRANCHES OF JUDAISM (1)
ORTHODOX CONSERVATIVE REFORM
Dates back to Arose as a reaction to Sought to modernize
HISTORY Talmud. Seeks to tendencies to reform in to maintain Jewish
preserve traditional Germany, yet adept identity
Personal Spirit. Wide variety of
GOD Compassionate
Impersonal & Ineffable
concepts
Basically good.
Morally neutral. Basically good. Partners w/
HUMANI Potential within.
Perfect by observing God. Perfection by
TY Thro’ education &
Law enlightenment
evolution
No original. No original. Sin by moral & No original. Sin is ills
SIN Breaking Command social actions of society
God’s mercy,
Maintaining Jewish identity.
SOLUTI prayer obedience. Betterment of self &
Betterment of self &
ON Presume a standing society
society
w/ God

30. THREE BRANCHES OF JUDAISM (11)
ORTHODOX CONSERVATIVE REFORM
BIBLE/ Torah (five books Both Torah & other Scripture human
of Moses).
SCRIPTU Secondary Hebrew inspired books. Revelation document preserving
RE on going history & culture
Bible
OTHER Traditional Judaism Historical Judaism Liberal Judaism
LIFE No concept of
Resurrection. Life Tend towards Reform
personal life. As in E
AFTER with God or view but less influenced by
mysticism, merge into
LIFE suffering Eastern mysticism
impersonal
Synagogue place of
Service modernized.
worship. Synagogue place of
WORSHI English & Hebrew
Conducted in worship. Lesser degree
P used. Men & women
Hebrew. Women the changes in Reform
sit together
sit separate
Not divine. He will
Not a person. Utopian
VIEW OF restore Jewish Much the same views as

31. JEWISH HOLIDAYS
• Rosh ha-Shanah - September/October. The Jewish New Year.
Marks 1st day of a ten day “High Holidays”
• Yom Kippur - 10 days after Rosh ha-Shanah. Day of Atonement.
Most solemn day of calendar. Recite prayers, some fast
• Sukkot - Also called Tabernacles/Booth. 5 days after Yom
Kippur. Booths in backyard, waving branches
• Hanukkah - November/December. Lasts 8 days. Festival
commemorating the victory of the Maccabees ocer Syrian
armies (175 BC). Lighting “menorah”, (lampstand); eating special
foods
• Purim - February/March. Recalls story of Esther
• Passover - March/April. Lasts a week but ceremonial meal
“seder” only on first two nights
• Shavuot - Also called Festival of Weeks. May/June. Law given to

32. PRACTICES OF JUDAISM
• The annual holiday cycle
• Circumcision of sons on eighth day
• Bar mitzvah (for boys) & bat mitzvah (for girls). Coming of age
ceremony at thirteen
• Observing the Sabbath. Many who do not observe still prepare a
special family meal for the Sabbath on Friday evening
• Wearing phylacteries - small black boxes containing Scriptures
that must be wrapped around arm & forehead, according to set
time & pattern. Practiced only traditional Jews
• Placing “mezuzah” - small box containing various Scriptures, on
door posts of home.
• Keeping “kosher” (dietary laws). eg prohibition of milk & meat at
one meal. Strictly observed by Orthodox Jews, loosely by others
• Scripture - Old Testament. Other books include Talmud
containing “Mishnah & Gemara”

33. SELECTED PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN JESUS (1)
PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
Messiah will be seed of Abraham Gen
“Jesus .. the son of David...son of
18:18; Isaac 21:12; Jacob Num 24:17,19;
Judah..son of Jacob...son of Isaac, the
Judah Gen 49:10; Jesse Isa 11:1-2, 10:
son of Abraham Luke 3:31-33
David Jer 23:5-6
So Joseph also went up from the town
Born in Bethlehem
of Nazareth ... to Bethlehem the town
Micah 5:2 also John 7:42
of David Luke 2:4
He was despised and rejected by men Those who passed by [the cross] hurled
Isa 53:3 insults at him .. Matt 27:39-44
The [Jesus] said to them,’My soul is
A man of sorrows Isaiah 53;3 overwhelmed with sorrow to the point
of death” Matt 26:38
...... the Son of man must suffer many
Familiar with suffering Isa 53:3
things Mk 8:31; Luke 24:26
Go back & report to John..The blind
Then will the eyes of the blind be receive sight, the lame walk, those who
opened & the ears of the deaf have leprosy are cured,the deaf hear,

34. SELECTED PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN JESUS (11)
PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
the lord has anointed me to preach the good news is preached to the poor
good news to the poor Isa 61:1 Mat 11:4-5; Luke 4:18
Surely he took up our infirmities & [Jesus] drove out the spirit with a word
carried our sorrows Isa 53:4 & healed all the sick mat 8: 16-17
..when they came to Jesus & found that
They must not ...break any of [the
he was already dead, they did not break
Passover lamb’s] bones Num 9:12; He
his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers
was pierced Isa 53:5. They have pierced
pierced Jesus’ side with a spear John
my hands & feet Psa 22:16; Zech 12:10
19:33-37
He was pierced for our transgressions, The Son of Man [came] to give his life as
he was crushed for our iniquities ... the a ransom for many mat 20:28 God
Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us made him who had no sin to be sin for
all Isa 53:5-6 us 2 Cor 5:21 John 11:49-51 1 Cor 15:3
He was oppressed & afflicted, yet he Bot Jesus remained silent mat 26: 63

35. SELECTED PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN JESUS (111)
PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
[Jesus] garment was seamless woven in
They divided my garments among them
one piece.. Let’s decide by lot who will
& cast lots for my clothing Psa 22:18
get it Joh 19:23-24
Judas: I have sinned for I have betrayed
He had done no violence, nor was any
innocent blood Mat 27:4; Luke 23:41; 2
deceit in his mouth Isa 53:9
Cor 5:21
He was numbered with the Two robbers were crucified with him
transgressors Isa 53:12 mat 27:38; Luke 22:37
There came a rich man ... took the body
He was assigned a grave .. with the rich
& placed it in his own new tomb Mat
in his death Isa 53:9
27: 57-60
He made intercession for the Father forgive them for they do not
transgressors Isa 53:12 know what they are doing Luke 23:34
You will not abandoned me to the Why do you look for the living among
grave nor let your Holy One see decay the dead? He is not here; he has risen

36. TAOISM

37. TAOISM & CHRISTIANITY
TAOISM CHRISTIANITY
The Tao -an impersonal force; Personal God. Knowable in a
ULTIMATE unknowable in a personal way
personal way
Ying/Yang duality flows from Goodness comes from character
GOOD-
Tao Good & evil co-equal of God. Unlike Taoism evil not
NESS mutually dependent necessary for existence
Has always existed, not
created; Moral laws like laws of Creation of God. Morally
NATURE nature. Cause/effect neutral; persons are moral
consequences
Life is in disorder as we do not Life is in chaos because we have
PROBLEM align with flow of nature rebelled against God
Use own ability to align self Repent of sin & trust in Jesus. Let
SOLUTION
with Tao & ‘go with the flow’ Holy Sprit transform our lives

38. CONFUCIANISM

39. ASPECTS OF “JEN” - CONFUCIANISM
“Jen” is goal for ideal humanity. Actualizes full potential in
THE GOAL
manifesting moral perfection
Process in achieving ideal includes self -reflection, self
PROCESS
-cultivation & moral responsibility
FOUNDAT- “Jen” is the true nature that resides within each person.
ION This true nature is good
EARLY WORLDVIEW OF CONFUCIANISTS
TRUE Jen is basic humanity & is good. Provides source for all
HUMANITY virtues & rites
MANDATE
Jen is a moral heavenly mandate. Heaven refers to natural
FROM
law & moral order of things
HEAVEN
BASIS FOR Harmonious living based on person’s realization &
HARMONY actualization of Jen

40. CONFUCIANISTS WORLDVIEW
Before Confucius God spoken as personal. Confucius
GOD
spoke of Ultimate Reality with less personal meaning
MANDATE The moral order of things within nature. Harmony
FROM HEAVEN results when humanity strives to abide by this order
CENTRAL Affirm humanity’s inherent goodness & look for a
CONCERN way to actualize it
Basically good & potentially perfect. Evil comes when
HUMAN
we are forced to act in that way or let our minds fall
NATURE
into evil inclination
WAY TO Includes education, self-reflection, self-cultivation &
ACTUALIZE behaving within accepted norms in our culture
World is a place where one practices goodness, love
THE WORLD
one another & work hard to nourish the earth
A creative mortal power & an impersonal principle.

41. THE NEW AGE

42. NEW AGE & CHRISTIANITY (1)
NEW AGE CHRISTIANITY
Impersonal. Without moral Personal
distinction. Life force that Morally holy
GOD underlies nature; existential Creator. Transcendent
substance beneath all things Distinct from creation
Divine. Unconditionally
HUMA- extended from the oneness,
Made in God’s image
NITY but we are ignorant of our true
divine nature
Gaining new perspective by Reconciled to God thro’ the
SALVA- self effort of inter atoning work of Jesus Christ &
TION -connectedness of all things given new life by the power of
with the divine oneness the Holy Spirit
Spiritual progression for
Spent in either heaven or hell,
LIFE attaining enlightenment.
in fellowship or separation from
AFTER Expanding consciousness into
the personal God
Universal mind

43. NEW AGE & CHRISTIANITY (11)
NEW AGE CHRISTIANITY
Basis Based on God’s grace. cannot
Based on human effort
Salvation merit salvation
Meaning Individual to merge with Individual to be reconciled with
Salvation impersonal oneness the Person of God
Not only our example but our
“Jesus” Our example
substitute for death penalty
Progress Salvation is gradual process as Salvation immediate & received
salvation we strive for perfection by faith in Christ
Path to
Many paths to God Only one way
God