| TERMS | HINDUISM | CHRISTIANITY |
| God | One Of The Many Gods; Ultimate Reality; Soul of the Universe | One God; Triune: Father-Son-Holy Spirit |
| World | Eternal, Cyclical, Subject To Law Of Karma; Subject To Maya | Created Out Of Nothing By God; Real |
| Man | Self Is Divine, Birth-Death-Rebirth | Creation-Fall-Judgment; Birth-Death-Judgment |
| Heavenly Beings | Devatas | Angels |
| Demons | Asuras, Rakshashas | Fallen Angels |
| Nature | Sattva-Rajas-Tamas | Subject To Corruption |
| Sin | Transgression Of Caste-Duty | Transgression Of Love |
| Righteousness | Dharma (Caste-Duty) | Law And Will Of God; Right Standing With God |
| Incarnation Of Deity | Multiple; Partial; To Destroy Wicked | Single; Final; Complete; Permanent; To Save Sinners |
| Spiritual Power | Through Self-Realization; Activation Of Power Centers In Body; Mantrik; Tantric; Siddhi | Of The Holy Spirit |
| Sacrifice | Yagya– accompanied with Vedic chants; to appease gods; to ward off evil spirits; Some sacrifices may be to appease the evil spirits; in occultic groups, sacrifice is connected to tantrik power | Christ is the True and Final Sacrifice for the Sins of the World |
| Salvation | Self-Realization, Samadhi, Super-Consciousness; Deliverance From Cycle Of Rebirth; Through Meritorious Efforts Or Bhakti | Deliverance From The Penalty Of Sin By Faith In The Atoning Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ |
| Heaven | Ruled By Indra, Place Of Pleasure, Dwelling Place Of Gods And Goddesses | Ruled By God, Dwelling Place Of God, Dwelling Place Of Angels, Dwelling Place Of The Redeemed |
| Hell | Place Of Torment | Place Of Torment |
| Offerings | Meritorious | Dedication; Belongedness |
| Temple | Earthly Place Of Worship | The Christian’s Body; Heaven |
| Holy Places | Pilgrimage Considered Meritorious | Where Two or Three Are Gathered in Christ’s Name, He Is In Their Midst |
| Priesthood | Brahminism | Priesthood of Believers; Jesus is the High Priest |
In 1995, while waiting alone in a van for his colleagues who had gone shopping, Wilson Burhankar, presently Senior Associate Pastor at the Fellowship Church of Itarsi, fell into ecstasy remembering the awesome goodness of God in his life. It was his first year in the Seminary as a teacher and his first year as a full-time Worship Leader at the Itarsi Church. He remembered the ill-battered lifestyle that he had lived prior to knowing Christ, the drunken boozes, the street fights, the nights spent singing at religious gatherings, and the continual stress and pain inflicted on his family because of his sin-laden lifestyle. But, one day the Lord changed his life all over. He came to the Seminary and underwent three years of theological training. The greatest surprise came when Dr. Thomas asked him to consider to stay back and minister here as a worship leader. Inside he felt totally unworthy, and yet was confident of the grace of the Lord. As he sat in the van considering these things, the...
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