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(Jainism, like Hinduism and Buddhism, believes karma follows people to their next lives.)
“Karma” mean a spiritual state that:
- Is determined by one’s caste and never changes. ( )
- Changes according to ones errors or good works. ( )
The condition of “karma” varies. Its state when one dies determines the type of body that one receives by the transmigration of one’s soul to the next body.
Every religion is good. All doctrine is true if one believes it. Reality exists only in the mind. That’s why we worship thousands of gods and their images. There are thousands of sects in our religion.
Hinduism is:
- One faith with one denomination. ( )
- An innumerable array of sects each with different rites and beliefs. ( )
There are thousands of Hindu sects, each with its own customs, ceremonial washing and sacrifices. Some practice violent and bloody rites, shameful ceremonies, magic, the use of amulets with the power of luck. They include a little of everything, except a personal relationship with the one true God.
SEVENTH MISUNDERSTOOD WORD: “SALVATION”
- Do you believe that there is an eternal heaven and an eternal hell?
- In one sense. But not like Christians. Our gods come to the world to reward the righteous and punish the evil-doers. There may be a hell and a heaven, but people don’t stay there forever. They stay just for a time in which the soul is punished or rewarded according to its merits, before returning to earth to be born again in another body. What do Christians think of this?
- I really think that Satan has blinded your eyes so you can’t receive God’s love. You don’t receive salvation in Christ through the pure grace of God. You deny that the guilt of sin is cancelled by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Your sacred books, the Vedas, speak of sacrificial love, like that of a mother, but it’s only so that you will gain more merits by your works. The Bible, however, really does offer true hope and good news for everyone. We believe that they are promises of God for every person.
- I’ll meditate on these things. Thank for your patience with me.
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