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Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC 2016 General Assembly March 18, 2016 Presented by the World Religions and Global Cultures Center Of Campbell University Divinity School Who is God in…. Hinduism o Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Preserver), and Shiva (Destroyer) The Hindu “Trinity” o 330 million gods Buddhism o No deities o Self Reliance Islam o Allah – “There is no God but Allah…” the Shahadah….the Islamic Confession o Non Trinitarian – It is “Shirk”, an unforgiveable sin, to Associate God with Anything o Transcendent – 99 Names for Allah in the Qur’an – All describing his Transcendence Mormonism o Husband to God Mother o Father to sons Jesus and Lucifer o Made of Flesh and Bone o Appeared with Jesus to Joseph Smith in 1820 o One of Three Separate Persons that Make Up the Godhead – God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit Who is Jesus in…. Hinduism o One of many gods o An Avatar – Bodily Manifestation of God – Restoring Righteousness/Social Order Buddhism o A Great Teacher o A Buddha - An Enlightened One Islam o A Prophet Second to Muhammad, the Last and Greatest Prophet o Assistant to the Mahdi (12th Imam, Shia/Messiah, Sunni) in the End Times Mormonism o First of the Pre-Existent/Pre-Mortal Souls o Brother to Lucifer o Savior – Had a better plan of salvation for earth/mankind than his brother Lucifer What are the scriptures in…. Hinduism o Vedas – (Sanskrit for “Knowledge”) Hymns, Incantations, and Rituals of ancient India o Upanishads – Teaches Atman (Soul), Brahman (Ultimate Truth), and Karma o Bhagavad Gita – Philosophical Dialogue between Lord Krishna (An Avatar of Vishnu) and Warrior Arjuna discussing the different threads of Hindu philosophy Buddhism o Sutras – (Sanskrit for “String Thread) Words/Sayings of Buddha o Four Noble Truths/Eightfold Path (Belief System) Islam o Qur’an – (Arabic for “Recite”) Given by Allah through the angel Jibreel o Hadith – (Arabic for “Report”) Sayings and Practices of Muhammad o Sunnah – (Arabic for “The Path”) Verbally Transmitted Teachings, Deeds, Sayings of Muhammad Mormonism o Book of Mormon – Translated by Joseph Smith from Golden Plates Written in an Ancient Text Whose Location Was Given by the Angel Moroni in 1823, Retrieved in 1827, and Latter Translated in 1830 o Holy Bible (KJV) ….”As It Is Correctly Translated” o Doctrine of Covenants – Contains Revelations from God to Joseph Smith o The Pearl of Great Price – From Matthew 13 – Translations by Joseph Smith on the Book of Moses, Book of Abraham, Portions of the Gospel of Matthew, Articles of Faith, and Early History of Joseph Smith’s Life What is Salvation in…. Hinduism o Samsara – (Sanskrit) Reincarnation/Transmigration o Moksha – (Sanskrit) Liberation from Samsara Buddhism o Buddha hood – Enlightenment/Bodhisattva o Nirvana – Final State of Enlightenment Islam o Unfamiliar Concept – One Can Not Atone for Another’s Actions/Deeds o Allah Alone Decides Who Will Enter Paradise (Heaven) or Hell Mormonism o Universalism – There is No Hell o The Garden and The Cross – The Suffering of Jesus o Three Level of Heaven – Telestial, Terrestrial, and Celestial