It's time to get our heads out of the sand and admit our need to have our sins forgiven, as our choices affect our final, eternal destination.
Upon studying different beliefs, it seems contradictory that according to Buddhism, there is no such thing as sin, yet....The Dhammasangāni regard the following five acts – matricide, parricide, slaying an Arhat, slaying a Buddha, and causing division among priesthood, to be five unpardonable sins. Therefore, it appears that Buddhism refuses to admit to personal sin, yet constantly tries to earn goodness and favor from whom, if they feel no need of God? It sounds as if they are worried about their souls, but don't know why. One can't have it both ways. Given the contradictions, did Buddha know what he believed? God doesn't look at sin the way we do. We need to be truthful and call it what it is. God doesn't categorize sin, like we do. Sin is sin, no matter what the sin is, and Jesus said all sin keeps us seperated from God the Father, until we repent of it. If we say we have no sin, we are liars.
Buddism says, "There's no need for a god nor any need for salvation. Happiness, Hell, and Heaven, are all mental states."
It is a fact that we all have a sinful nature. If we claim that we never sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and telling ourselves a lie. If we say we have no sin, then we are liars, (1 John 1:8-10). We can clearly see the results of the impact that sin has on this world, when we see or hear about murders, theft, adultery, lying, stealing, cheating people, etc. These tell us exactly why we need a Savior. Jesus never once in His Word, said to follow the religions of this world in order to be saved. He said to follow Him alone. Where there's no commitment, there's no relationship.
The receivers/victims of those atrocities, will quickly tell you that those are not merely "mental states". They are evil desires, acted out on other people. No amount of positive thinking will eliminate them. That's like living in a bubble, and pretending nothing ever bad happens in this world. Buddha talks of karma, but karma is a copy off of what Jesus said about our sins always find us out and we always reap what we sow! The very nature of sin, is that it always brings the consequences of death and destruction. That needs to be remedied, before our souls can step into a holy heaven, and hiding our heads in the sand, pretending there is no such thing as sin, is both foolish and eternally destructive.
Furthermore, we cannot forgive ourselves of our own sins. That's a given. That's why we need a Savior. His name is Jesus. Not one person in the universe is more powerful than He and certainly Buddha is not more powerful than Jesus, that he can forgive us of our sins. Especially when he doesn't even acknowledge he has sins and Jesus said that if we say we are not sinners, then we are liars. He also said we cannot earn our way to heaven by good deeds, as salvation has nothing to do with our performance. It has everything to do with God's promise to save us.
Buddha Dharma Education Association states "The idea of sin or original sin has no place in Buddhism." Zen student and author Barbara O'Brien has said that "Buddhism has no concept of sin." What's this? Then turns around and speaks of the 5 unpardonable sins! Buddhism contradicts itself. Walpola Rahula also disagreed with the notion of sin, saying "In fact there is no 'sin' in Buddhism. However, they tragically fail to see and acknowledge that we're all in the same spiritual boat....all have the sin nature and capability of sinning, and in fact, do sin, and have sinned. We can definitely see that, in our world today, which again, tells us why we need Jesus as Savior.
This world needs to see sin for what it is and address it, if we want to have heaven as our eternal and final resting place. Sin, in itself, demands punishment. God is fair...sin is not! It is not God that condemns us. Jesus came to save the world, not condemn it. It is sin that has placed a death sentence on all, until we repent. Sin always brings condemnation with it and keeps us separated from God, until we repent of our sins, so that Jesus can forgive us and restore us to right fellowship with our Heavenly Father in Heaven, once again. Do nothing, and our souls remain seperated from God for eternity. We must never neglect our soul.
Jesus took the punishment for our sins, upon Himself, paying for them on the cross.
Without the shedding of pure, SINLESS, sacrificial blood, there IS NO REMISSION OF SINS.
"Indeed, under the law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22
This was Jesus' sacrificial gift to the whole world, that none other could give to us! Not Moses, not Buddha, not the Dalai Lama, the Pope, nor any other person on this earth, as they all have sins of their own and lack the spiritual power to erase our sins AND theirs.
1 John 1:8 - "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth of His Word is not in us!"
Jesus said today is the time to repent, not to put that off. We need salvation now, not tomorrow. We do not have the security of knowing what tomorrow will bring us, so we must plan accordingly, be smart and wise, and receive forgiveness from Jesus, while we can.
Buddism says, "There's no need for a god nor any need for salvation. Happiness, Hell, and Heaven, are all mental states."
It is a fact that we all have a sinful nature. If we claim that we never sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and telling ourselves a lie. If we say we have no sin, then we are liars, (1 John 1:8-10). We can clearly see the results of the impact that sin has on this world, when we see or hear about murders, theft, adultery, lying, stealing, cheating people, etc. These tell us exactly why we need a Savior. Jesus never once in His Word, said to follow the religions of this world in order to be saved. He said to follow Him alone. Where there's no commitment, there's no relationship.
The receivers/victims of those atrocities, will quickly tell you that those are not merely "mental states". They are evil desires, acted out on other people. No amount of positive thinking will eliminate them. That's like living in a bubble, and pretending nothing ever bad happens in this world. Buddha talks of karma, but karma is a copy off of what Jesus said about our sins always find us out and we always reap what we sow! The very nature of sin, is that it always brings the consequences of death and destruction. That needs to be remedied, before our souls can step into a holy heaven, and hiding our heads in the sand, pretending there is no such thing as sin, is both foolish and eternally destructive.
Furthermore, we cannot forgive ourselves of our own sins. That's a given. That's why we need a Savior. His name is Jesus. Not one person in the universe is more powerful than He and certainly Buddha is not more powerful than Jesus, that he can forgive us of our sins. Especially when he doesn't even acknowledge he has sins and Jesus said that if we say we are not sinners, then we are liars. He also said we cannot earn our way to heaven by good deeds, as salvation has nothing to do with our performance. It has everything to do with God's promise to save us.
Buddha Dharma Education Association states "The idea of sin or original sin has no place in Buddhism." Zen student and author Barbara O'Brien has said that "Buddhism has no concept of sin." What's this? Then turns around and speaks of the 5 unpardonable sins! Buddhism contradicts itself. Walpola Rahula also disagreed with the notion of sin, saying "In fact there is no 'sin' in Buddhism. However, they tragically fail to see and acknowledge that we're all in the same spiritual boat....all have the sin nature and capability of sinning, and in fact, do sin, and have sinned. We can definitely see that, in our world today, which again, tells us why we need Jesus as Savior.
This world needs to see sin for what it is and address it, if we want to have heaven as our eternal and final resting place. Sin, in itself, demands punishment. God is fair...sin is not! It is not God that condemns us. Jesus came to save the world, not condemn it. It is sin that has placed a death sentence on all, until we repent. Sin always brings condemnation with it and keeps us separated from God, until we repent of our sins, so that Jesus can forgive us and restore us to right fellowship with our Heavenly Father in Heaven, once again. Do nothing, and our souls remain seperated from God for eternity. We must never neglect our soul.
Jesus took the punishment for our sins, upon Himself, paying for them on the cross.
Without the shedding of pure, SINLESS, sacrificial blood, there IS NO REMISSION OF SINS.
"Indeed, under the law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22
This was Jesus' sacrificial gift to the whole world, that none other could give to us! Not Moses, not Buddha, not the Dalai Lama, the Pope, nor any other person on this earth, as they all have sins of their own and lack the spiritual power to erase our sins AND theirs.
1 John 1:8 - "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth of His Word is not in us!"
Jesus said today is the time to repent, not to put that off. We need salvation now, not tomorrow. We do not have the security of knowing what tomorrow will bring us, so we must plan accordingly, be smart and wise, and receive forgiveness from Jesus, while we can.
