Hinduism informs

.

Four Noble Truths of Buddhism:

1. Life is full of

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   .

2. Suffering is caused by

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   for pleasure or for existence.

3. The way to liberate yourself from suffering is by eliminating all

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   .

4. Desire can be eliminated by the

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   .

is to be liberated from the endless cycle of death and rebirth by eliminating all desire, all attachment to the illusion of self.

Why do you think people are so attracted to Buddhism? Could it be that Buddhism is…

…a soft landing for

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?

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so spiritual?

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of any real accountability?

A person can really only hold one

at a time.

THEOLOGY

is a theory that sees all reality as a unified whole.

Pantheism is the view that “God” is all, and

is “God.”

Eclecticism & Religious Syncretism:
Eclecticism is to draw from

sources of “truth.”
Religious syncretism is to

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different and even contradictory religious and philosophical philosophies.

Esoteric Interpretation of Truth:
Esoteric means that truth is a mystery and can only be understood by or meant for only the select few who have

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knowledge or interest.

Deification of Humanity:
Buddhism teaches that a human is “saved” when a human becomes

to one’s own deity and self-worth.

TIPS FOR WITNESSING:

Like Paul in Acts 17, find

ground and then give a person the gospel.

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: We both believe that we should live good and peaceful lives. (Exodus 20:12-17)

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: You believe in Nirvana and I believe in heaven. (Revelation 21:4-8; 22:3-7)

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: Both of us believe that salvation is based on objective truth.
(1 Corinthians 15:14)

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: We both believe in suffering.

• You may want to escape suffering and try again (reincarnation).
• Christianity says you can endure suffering and one day never suffer again (Heb. 9:27; Phil 1:21-23; 2 Cor. 5:8; Revelation 21-22)

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: We both believe that we will live forever.

• How many lives do you think you have lived?
• How close are you to being perfectly sinless?

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: You follow Buddha and I follow Jesus. (John 14:6)

Acts 17:31 “God has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

Acts 17:30 “…God commands all people everywhere to repent.”

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References:

• Vasudha Narayanan, “How Americans Came to Embrace Meditation and, with It, Hinduism,” Religion News Service, February 6, 2018, online here: https://religionnews.com/2018/02/06/how-americans-came-to-embrace-meditation-and-with-it-hinduism/

• The Compact Guide to Major World Religions (Bloomington, Minnesota: Bethany House, 1996).

• The Complete Guide to Buddhist America (Boulder, CO: Shambahala Publications,1998) p. xvii.

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BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS

1) Share prayer requests and answered prayers with one another and pray for one another.

2) What was the one big thing that blessed you in last Sunday’s worship service? What did the Holy Spirit speak to your heart about through the sermon?

3) Read Acts 17:1-9. Who and why did the people attack “the house of Jason” in Acts 17:5?

4) Read Acts 17:10-14. What was similar about Paul’s visit to Thessalonica and his visit to Berea? What was different?

5) Read Acts 17:24-28. What point(s) was Paul making?

6) Do you know anyone who practices Hinduism, Buddhism or another Eastern Religion? Do you feel prepared to share the love of Christ with them? What more can you do to prepare yourself to witness to people of a different faith?

7) Share one of Pastor Jason’s sermons with someone this week and pray for them to trust in Christ.

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