1) Hindus believe in the
divinity of the vedas, the world's most ancient scripture, and venerate the
Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God's word and the
bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion which has neither beginning nor
end.
2) Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive supreme being who is both immanent and
transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.
3) Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation,
preservation and dissolution.
4) Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual
creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
5) Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until
all karmas have been resolved, and moksha, spiritual knowledge and liberation
from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will be eternally
deprived of this destiny.
6) Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple
worship, rituals, sacraments as well as personal devotionals create a communion
with these devas and Gods.
7) Hindus believe that a spiritually awakened master, or satguru, is essential
to know the Transcendent Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct,
purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry and meditation.
8) Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and
therefore practice ahimsa, "noninjury."
9) Hindus believe that no particular religion teaches the only way to salvation
above all others, but that all genuine religious paths are facets of God's Pure
Love and Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.
1) Christians believe that the bible is the uniquely
inspired and fully trustworthy word of God. It is the final authority for
Christians in matters of belief and practice, and though it was written long
ago, it continues to speak to believers today.
2) Christians believe in one god in three persons. He is distinct from his
creation, yet intimately involved with it as its sustainer and redeemer.
3) Christians believe that the world was created once by the divine will, was
corrupted by sin, yet under GodŐs providence moves toward final perfection.
4) Christians believe that, through godŐs grace and favor, lost sinners are
rescued from the guilt, power and eternal consequences of their evil thoughts,
words and deeds.
5) Christians believe that it is appointed for human beings to die once and
after that face judgment. In AdamŐs sin, the human race was spiritually
alienated from God, and that those who are called by God and respond to his
grace will have eternal life. Those who persist in rebellion will be lost
eternally.
6) Christians believe that spirit beings inhabit the universe, some good and
some evil, but worship is due to God alone.
7) Christians believe that god has given us a clear revelation of Himself in
Jesus and the sacred Scriptures. He has empowered by his Spirit prophets,
apostles, evangelists, and pastors who are teachers charged to guide us into
faith and holiness in accordance with his Word.
8) Christians believe that life is to be highly esteemed but that it must be
subordinated in the service of Biblical love and justice.
9) Christians believe that jesus is god incarnate and, therefore, the only sure
path to salvation. Many religions may offer ethical and spiritual insights, but
only Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.