Now I'm Stuck Between whether Christianity or Buddhism is better

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Jesus who guides in ALL truth said, "My sheep hear my voice".
He didn't say "my sheep follow their heart".
Sounds like you still don't understand it is a relationship, not an outward form denying the power.
best wishes
 
Gideon300 said:
Religion is simply man's attempt at giving some meaning to life. Now matter the religion, it does not fill the void that everyone has in their heart, until they receive Christ.

Everyone is born dead to God, dead in trespass and sin. There is nothing that anyone can do to change this state. Jesus came to give us new life, life that we cannot get for ourselves. That is why Christianity is unique. It's not a religion. It is a relationship with God through Christ.

The emptiness in my soul drove me to drink even as a teenager. Jesus saved me when I despaired of living. It was just before my 21st birthday. I realised two things instantly. First, a load of guilt lifted off me that I did not know I suffered. The second think was that I found what I was searching for, even though I did not know that I was searching. I can't explain it better than that.

That was over 50 years ago. The older I get, the more I appreciate what Jesus has done for me. Religion says, "You must do (fill in the blanks) to be happy. Jesus says, "Let me fill you with joy and peace, love, and power to face adversity."

Demons are real, disembodied spirit beings that hate humanity. They will do their best to dissuade you from accepting Christ as Saviour and Lord.
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I haven't read all the lore on these demons, but Buddhism has it's own. Every faith finds a way to deal with the darkness of our world, whatever the nature of it, it is all an understanding.
 
Lynx said:
Hmm... Close, but not quite.

Sin is designated as sin because it wrecks stuff. All the things that good little Christians are supposed to avoid are things that cause damage to the sinner and those around him. That is WHY we are supposed to avoid them.

All those virtues, all the things good little Christians are supposed to do, those do the opposite. They build up what sin tears down. That is WHY we are supposed to do them.

So it all boils down to how selfish you are. Will you do what pleases you or what helps you and those around you? Are you selfish or selfless?

The catch is, if you are selfish you will lose it all when you die. At the end of your life you can look back on a life that was wasted building up experiences and treasures that will be worthless when you die. If you are selfless - if you spend your life avoiding causing damage and doing things to help those around you - you can look back on a life that was spent well, doing things that have real value after you are gone.
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Well yes, things that wreck things disempower society, life and the preservation of life is a source of power for society. Good is the greater force than evil usually, because it believes in order.
 
I think it's best to believe in free will too, you do not exercise things you do not believe in, belief in growth is important too.
 
Karlon said:
it is quite easy to figure this out: becomes a born again Christian RIGHT NOW! if you do become 1, the Holy Spirit of God will enter your life immediately. He will show you the true revelation of God, Jesus & the H.S. the H.S. is the only person, place or thing that reveals God, Jesus, the H.S. & the Bible are true. the H.S. is called "the comforter & the teacher". buddhism is a man made belief based on ideas by men to achieve spiritual liberty, enlightenment, the end of suffering, etc. their god is dead as all gods of every religion except Christianity is dead. buddhists think you can reincarnate into another life. really? where's the proof? don't look, you will never find it! buddhism says you can end suffering by eliminating desire. that is super stupid! imagine trying to never again desire anything? won't ever happen. & there's a whole bunch more nonsense i'm not going to get into.
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I saw your holy spirit once, it looks like living water, that is the living water in your bible. In the buddhist interpretation it may be a water spirit of some kind.
 
Kafziel said:
Then explain what you mean by that.
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already have, you are seeking Spiritual truth by carnal human means, if you seek Him, you will find Him, that isn't reading about Him, it is inviting Him into you to indwell and guide you in all truth.
 
Kafziel said:
I haven't read all the lore on these demons, but Buddhism has it's own. Every faith finds a way to deal with the darkness of our world, whatever the nature of it, it is all an understanding.
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Every faith likes to imagine that it has the truth. In fact, truth is a Person. His name is Jesus. Every religion gives you a formula to follow to get to God. God's way is not a formula, it is a Person. His name is Jesus. Jesus is also the Life that only He can give. Without Jesus, all anyone has is dead religion.

You are free to believe what you like. However, that is the broad road that leads to destruction. Jesus is the narrow path that leads to life.

Jesus is also the Light. Only He can dispel the darkness of the world.
 
Kafziel said:
You Christians have a very good way, but remember ignorance isn't moral either. I suppose I shouldn't be so ignorant I don't know the value of ignorance though. I guess I've learned you can't have free will without a dark side, what the Buddhists call the ego, the false sense of self, maybe that all demons usually are, our own dark side, our own demons. Any interesting discussion is welcome I suppose, try to convert me if you want.
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True Christianity leads to eternal life in heaven with the creator of all that is.
Buddhists leads to eternal life in a burning Hell.
If you wish to escape this eternal life in a burning hell you must confess you are a sinner worthy of eternal life in a burning Hell. You must believe with all your heart that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, that He lived a sinless and He died on the cross to pay your sin debt thus forgiving you of your sins and by God's grace granting you eternal life with Him in Heaven.
I will pray for your salvation.
 
Gideon300 said:
Every faith likes to imagine that it has the truth. In fact, truth is a Person. His name is Jesus. Every religion gives you a formula to follow to get to God. God's way is not a formula, it is a Person. His name is Jesus. Jesus is also the Life that only He can give. Without Jesus, all anyone has is dead religion.

You are free to believe what you like. However, that is the broad road that leads to destruction. Jesus is the narrow path that leads to life.

Jesus is also the Light. Only He can dispel the darkness of the world.
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Well, I dunno, that guy doesn't show up very often, I think you might have to help yourself.
 
One of things with being a Christian versus other religions, is the forgiveness of Sins. As a Christian your sins are forgiven, and we are to forgive other people. In the other religions they seek revenge and punishment. They kill the sinners. Jesus Christ said all sins and all blasphemies shall be forgiven the sons of men. And it don't matter why it happen. Except that one sin.
 
Just choose the best interpretation for you, people would have put things the best way. What ever interpretation you choose is probably best for you if you're not evil.
 
Christians are doing the right things, maybe I should leave it alone but I need to find the truth.
 
Kafziel said:
Christians are doing the right things, maybe I should leave it alone but I need to find the truth.
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In Christ you and we all find truth, if you continue to fail to receive it, it will not be yours.
Are you sincere? You have had more than enough shared with you to be successful.
 
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