Is it Possible to be a Hindu Follower of Christ?

calvinistguy »

Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:47 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

I think it is quite clear that these people do not worship any other God when becoming a "Krista Bhakta" but that they continue to be called Hindus. But I would say that this is not right for the following reasons.

Firstly Hinduism represents a pagan religion with a lot of Gods eg, shiva, krishna and thousands of other God, If hinduism does not represent a religion, but a way of living, why do the hindu temples have all idols to their Gods. When God saved us, he saved us from the ways of the world, so if we still say that we find it okay to be conformed to our old ways which are the ways of the world, then we need to doubt our salvation, whether it is true or not? or it may be that we are miguided, but continuing in it is definitely wrong.

secondly, Jesus says in Mathew 10:37. 38 " He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. " So if someone loves their culture more than their God then they are not worthy of following Jesus. And if they argue that the western way of following christ is man made, just look at the early christians, they openly confessed their faith in Christ and forsook Jewish culture (Which are more close ties to what christianity is than Hinduism) and got presecuted for it... and it is biblical too!!

And lastly, if you look in the Old Testament, look at Daniel, even when he was in a pagan land, he refused to follow their culture, proudly adhering to what commands God had put forward even if it meant persecution and God honoured his faith and the fact that he stood for him and so we have him as an example now. And also you see how jealous God was with the Israelites when they were associated with Idols. Similarly being a christian and being called a hindu is being associated with paganism.

Hope that some things are clear!!