ENCOUNTERING GODWhy would these practices be deemed so wrong
in the teachings of Jesus? Because false idols and
deities are merely mythical entities, created by
human imagination, and are misrepresentations
of the true character of God. Extending worship
to these ‘beings’ is unfruitful, because they do not
exist. If God did respond, He would be making
very misleading statements about Himself.
As a yoga teacher, I tried to blend Buddhism,
Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and other religions
into one worldview, but eventually, I realized that
doing so was like trying to mix oil and water.
Buddha, Guru Nanak (the founder of Sikhism),
and Mahavira (founder of Jainism), all taught
against idolatry and the worship of the myriads
of deities in the Hindu pantheon. So how could
those worldviews ever be reconciled to the
very religion they originally sought to reform?
Furthermore, all of these religions promote
various concepts about ultimate reality that are
not in agreement with Christianity.
Isn’t There “Only One God”?
Of course, as a yoga teacher, my initial reaction
to this kind of discussion was the often heard