The ethical teachings of Christ vs Buddha Christ’s teachings : Love God with all your heart , soul , mind and strength. Love your neighbour as you love yourself . Love one another , as I have loved you. Loving your enemies . Holy living – in thought , word and deed. Lust of the eye is equivalent to adultery. Anger is equivalent to murder. Forgiveness of friends and … [Read more...]
The Origins, Assumptions and Superstitions of the Buddha’s thought
During the time of Gautama Buddha, there were two religious systems which predominated the landscape of India, namely Hinduism and Jainism . Gautama when he renounced his wealth, position and family and began his spiritual quest, encountered many philosophies. He came across vedic ritualistic Hinduism , upanishadic vedantic philosophical Hinduism, Jainism and Atheism. Vedantic … [Read more...]
How to Share the Gospel with Buddhists
This approach can be used for sharing the Gospel with anyone, making necessary alterations to match their worldview. One of the simplest ways to share the gospel with Buddhists is to first ask them to share what they believe about God, sin, salvation, etc., i.e their worldview, and then employ active listening, questioning etc to engage them and finally share the gospel with … [Read more...]
Evaluating Buddhism – 1. Introduction to Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion practiced in it’s various forms mainly in the orient . It is a non-theistic, humanistic religion. According to the buddhanet website, the global population of Buddhists numbers around 350 million. Buddhism originated in India, but spread to other countries where it became dominant, while becoming almost extinct in India. With Richard Gere, … [Read more...]