What makes Christianity more...?

Question

What makes Christianity more credible than other major religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, ect.....

(If you don't know much about the other major religions please refrain from answering, I'd like educated opinions please)

royal racer:

Many have.

Johnny Appleseed: Self proclaiming doesn't really count for anything.

darkcloud: A person who has an educated responce to the question I asked would most likely not take offence to my question. If you have nothing of value to add please refrain from answering.....is there an echo in here?

Bobbie: Did you notice there was a question asked here?

Who Else?: It wasn't my intention to make an assertion, just a question. Good answer.

phillipnicew: I am curious. Are you attending a Christian School?

Answer 1

I don;t think christianity is more credible. It's just more acceptable today because of the current attitude toward mono-theism. That's why christianity, judaism and Islam are among the world's major religions. They don't agree with each other on everything, but at least they have "one god" in common.

Buddhism has no specific god, and hinduism has "too many" gods to be "credible" to those who buy into the one-god theory.

Answer 2

I will address some of the other religions before Christianity, but consider Buddhism. This faith system, which is predominately not focused on deific worship, is imbued deeply with legends about their founder Gautama Buddha (specifically when he reaches enlightenment [fantastic story nonetheless]). Once legend becomes entwined with a faith system, there is little reason to trust the validity.

Hinduism is a curious belief system, specifically in its polytheistic foundation (Augustine provided a wonderful argument against such beliefs in his City of God). It is also curious that there understanding of the world and the universe was little more than the world resting upon the back of an elephant, which rests upon the back of a tortoise.

We could consider Norse or Greek/Roman mythology, but that would seem more humorous than serious.

The Judeo-Christian faith is constantly growing and held higher than the rest because it offers the one revelation of God to man, through support of several who came called the prophets, who were astoundingly accurate in the prophecies they made (invasion of Babylon, captivity of the chosen, the messiah's arrival, the four great kingdoms to exist on earth [Babylon, Greek, Medo-Persian, Roman], and the destruction of the Temple). Not simply that, but we see the budding first century church persecuted mercilessly by the Romans, first under Nero. Their strength was found in the knowledge that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead (this is significant because the notion of legends throughout history show that it can take several hundred years to form extravagant tales about another, but the belief of Christ's resurrection was believed by many within a few years of His crucifixion and resurrection.

Simply put, without the support of the prophets and the foundation of the resurrection, there would be no Christianity. I know of no other religion that comes close to the accuracy of the Judeo-Christian faith and Religious Studies is my major area of study in school.

Answer 3

Well, religions like Buddhism and Hinduism take a more pantheistic approach to God. For example, in Hinduism, you're supposed to meditate and do good works for good "karma" so that when you're reincarnated, eventually your soul will attain perfection. Buddhists and Hindus, while very good people, seem to think that God exists in EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. Hence, the pantheistic approach. Also, a person can be an atheist Buddhist. All they have to do is adopt the Buddhist philosophy.
What I've studied regarding Islam is that their prayers are pretty impersonal. Some Muslims say that God is very personal to them, and helps them, but their prayers say otherwise.

Christianity is the ONLY religion that not only gives a personal God that exists outside of ourselves, but we can have a relationship with Him. We don't just have to worship Him from afar.

I've studied other religions as well, including Greek, Celtic, Egyptian, and Roman mythology. I'm looking into Mithraism and Zoroastrianism as well, but those two are really hard to find ANY kind of information on.

Answer 4

As a Buddhist, I don't find Christianity "more credibile." While I realize that it enjoys more popularity in this country, I know more people worldwide believe in reincarnation than the Christian explanation of the afterlife, so your assertion is a tad incredible, too. Over half of Europe is no longer Christian, so we're really talking about North and South America as the last places where people cling to Christian beliefs. Meanwhile, Buddhism is expanding, both here and in Asia. Some of the reasons for Buddhism's growth are the lack of dogma, acceptance of science, acceptance of other faiths, and the universal appeal of the Buddha's basic teachings. We don't proselytize (okay, but I'm bored tonight) and we don't make war. Christians aren't supposed to make war either, but something about their religion makes it hard to practice, whereas in Buddhism, we find nonviolence to be the superior approach. How many wars does it take for people to understand the folly of violence? How many young lives cut short for reasons that have nothing to do with one's spiritual development? Until Christians adopt nonviolence, I will not find them credible in the least.

Answer 5

Only to Christians is it any more credible. To them, the Bible and the Gospels are inspired directly from god. Jesus being the trinity was God's final messenger after Noah, Moses etc. Thus to Christians any kind of empirical evidence against Christianity such as the 'validy' of the bible, specifically the 'exaggerated' accounts of his ''''miracles'''. (In fact, I could probably write a 20 book volume on critisicms on Cristianity from taking apart the creation and flood stories to the actions of historical popes who ludicrously claim to have a 'special' relationship with god while starting wars and telling millions of African Catholics in Aids infested areas to stop using condoms (yes, he has a direct conneciton with god ... ). Anyway, as mentioned, To Christians this is ok because they have God on their side. No Logic, reason or anything can penetrate that part of the boxed mind which has god.

And you know what, that is ok. As we travel through our journey on this life, some people are helped by a particular religion. Others are helped by a more personal spiritual experience. Others don't have a spiritual sensitivity at all (me)

We should avail ourselves of whatever seems to work for us, whatever seems to help us understand ourselves and everything around us better, and not worry so much about what others believe.

The problem is when people think that whatever works for them will work for everybody which is what can turn religons into dangerous agents .. then you get religous wars :(

Answer 6

Hinduism is not really an organised religion like Christianity, Islam or Judaism in the sense of having a known founder, clearly laid down rituals and like. It is more of a conglomerate of very diverse beliefs and traditions prevailing in ancient Indian-subcontinent. Hinduism has no known founder. There are several schools of philosophies in the religion that overlap, although any universal belief is impossible to identify. The millions of Hindus follow different rituals, traditions and even Gods based upon their regional customs. Even some of the scriptures they use like Mahabharata or Ramayana are accused of being mere folklores and works of fiction. However, the four Vedas belonging to earlier periods bear closer resemblance to scriptures like the Bible, Torah or Quran in the sense that they are claimed as not being human compositions but supposed to have been directly revealed.

In contrast, Abrahamic religions like Christian, Judaism and Islam have known founders, scriptures, and (to a large extent) uniform rituals and practices. However, I must say that Judaism and Islam have more elaborate and pronounced day to day rituals then Christianity.

I don't know much about Buddish, so would refrain from commenting about it.

Having said that, I find the concept of Trinity in Christianity and claims like 'separate but one' , very confusing, contradicting and hard to digest. My experience shows that half of the Christians also don't understand the concept. In that term, Judaism and Islam seems to have an edge in that they don't confuse you in their description of God.

Answer 7

Its actually a simple answer.

Jesus Christ is the ONLY figure in all the religions to make a statement remotely similar to the following:

Jhn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Also hundreds of martyrs have died just for believing in Christ. How many ppl do u know that would DIE FOR A LIE???? WOULD U??????

Answer 8

royal racer: "Our Christ died and rose..what other religion can make such a claim?"

Many, many other religions. In fact, their "risen saviors" are older than yours. In fact, yours is based on theirs. In fact, it's all mythology.

Afraid of the truth?

http://geocities.com/christprise/
http://www.medmalexperts.com/POCM/index.html
http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/jesusrefutation.html
http://www.rationalresponders.com/a_silence_that_screams_no_contemporary_historical_accounts_for_jesus
http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/pcc/pcc09.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa3.htm
http://www.harrington-sites.com/motif.htm
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/resurrection/lecture.html
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/virgin.html

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Johnny Appleseed: "Also hundreds of martyrs have died just for believing in Christ. How many ppl do u know that would DIE FOR A LIE???? WOULD U??????"

Are you then suggesting that the people who flew the planes on September 11, 2001 were correct in their beliefs because they martyred themselves for them?

The fact that someone believes in something so strongly that they're willing to die for it doesn't validate the belief.

Answer 9

Well it's seen as more credible(dunno where you got that from) than others because more people believe in it. Including the second largest religion believes in the same God...that's called Islam...and then there are 30 million Jews who believe in the same God...

More people believe in it, making it more believable than the others....

Is it any truer than the others? I dunno and no one does...but any Pagan will tell you their faith is more credible, and Muslims will tell you theirs is..etc...

Answer 10

Jesus is alive after dying and is in Heaven sitting at the right hand of God and is interceding in prayer for us.

Edit: God promised there would be a savior for all man kind and in that He would leave us with the Holy Spirit to comfort us.

Yes. like I said The Spirit was left here after Yeshua did what He needed to do here on earth for my belief in Christianity. Thats what makes it credible. take it or leave it.