Let's examine, for a moment, what Hinduism actually teaches. Hinduism has no redeemer. Every person must bear the consequences of his or her own sins in this life or in a future reincarnated life. This is called Karma. One sect of Hinduism teaches that a soul must pass through one of 21 hells before being reincarnated into a life of suffering. In Hinduism there is no forgiveness of sins.

Poverty relief and social justice were unheard of in Hindu lands before the missionaries came. The poor were not helped because it was believed that it was their Karma to suffer poverty.

There was no scientific experimentation in Hindu countries before the 20th century because Hinduism teaches that the visible world is "Maya" meaning "illusion." Since Hinduism teaches that the material world doesn't really exist they didn't do experiments on it.

Inductive experimental science, which is now called "modern science" arose in Europe beginning in the 17th century. I have shown in several DTF articles that the Bible provided the worldview that allowed for the acceptance of the inductive principle which is the basis for experimental science.

This Hindu denial of the real existence of the material world is an implicit denial of the first law of logic. The first law of logic is called The Law of Identity. The Law of Identity is simply "A"is "A." To give an example: a teacup is a teacup. To a committed Hindu, a teacup is an illusion. For this reason Hinduism is not constrained by observable facts or by logic.

In Europe and the United States westernized forms of Hinduism called New Age religion, mind sciences, Theosophy and Transcendental Meditation have become popular. These forms of Hinduism are popular among Americans who are postmodernist in philosophical outlook.

Like Hinduism, postmodernism is not constrained by logic or rational thought. Postmodernists believe that truth is not something that is discovered by reasoning processes. To them truth is arbitrarily created by the human mind and emotions. Postmodernists that think alike tend to band together to form intellectual movements. One movement heavily influenced by postmodernists is the "Politically Correct" ideology that dominates American universities.

My point in this article is not to denigrate Hindu believers or postmodernists. People are free to believe whatever they want. I do, however, think it entirely appropriate to examine the truth claims made by Hinduism and postmodernism.

Christianity is based on the historical facts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christianity is based on hard facts, not bland, freestanding philosophical statements. Jesus fulfilled over 300 Old Testament predictive prophecies when He came the first time. Jesus is the promised Messiah of Israel.

The Bible also contains hundreds of other prophecies relating to other events in history. Some of these prophecies were fulfilled in biblical times and some are being fulfilled in our own day.

Christ is our Redeemer through whom we receive forgiveness of sins. We look forward to our resurrection from the dead, not hundreds of reincarnations. The Bible in Hebrews 9:27 says "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement. "Jesus died for us so we don't have to endure the damnation of hell. Turn to Christ now. His salvation is free!

The Bible is scientifically accurate! Find the evidence at www.icr.org.  

Steps to salvation: Jesus said "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)

1. Believe that God created you and loves you and sent the Messiah (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ) to redeem you.
2. Believe that Jesus the Messiah came in fulfillment of over 300 Bible prophecies to die for you to take upon Himself the penalty for your sins. (Isaiah 53:5-6, John 6:29, Romans 4:5, First Peter 3:18)
3. Turn from sin and call on the name of Jesus to receive forgiveness. (Romans 10:13)
4. Receive Jesus as Savior and experience the new birth. (John 1:12, Acts 2:38)
5. Follow Him as Lord. (John 14:21)

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13)

To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:

"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!

Bill Nugent, Overcomer Ministries of West Harrison, New York, USA

(C) 2010 William P. Nugent, permission granted to email or republish if credit given

DEFENDING THE FAITH APOLOGETIC ARTICLES Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world. The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel. All Defending the Faith articles are © 2009 William P. Nugent, permission is granted to email or republish if credit given. To receive these articles which are sent out once per month fill in your email address below and click the SUBMIT button. *Security: Write the characters in the image above (Case sensitive)