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"God is love." These sublime declarations have no counterparts in Hindustan. GOD IS LOVE THESE SUBLIME DECLARATIONS HAVE NO COUNTERPARTS IN HINDOSTAN
ble and those of the Hindu books is simply infinite. [Sidenote: Hindu theology compared with Christian.] The conception of a purely immaterial Being, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, which is that of the Bible regarding God, is entirely foreign to the Hindu books. Their doctrine is various, but, in every case, erroneous. It is absolute pantheism, or polytheism, or an inconsistent blending of polytheism and pantheism, or atheism. Equally striking is the contrast between Christianity and Hinduism as to the attributes of God. According to the former, he is omnipresent; omnipotent; possessed of every excellence--holiness, justice, goodness, truth. According to the chief Hindu philosophy, the Supreme is devoid of attributes--devoid of consciousness. According to the popular conception, when the Supreme becomes conscious he is developed into three gods, who possess respectively the qualities of truth, passion, and darkness. [Sidenote: Conception of God.] "God is a Spirit." "God is light. DED TO FIT THEM TO BECOME THE TEACHERS OF THE WORLD SALVATION IS OF THE JEWS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE AND THOSE OF THE HINDOO BOOKS IS SIMPLY INFINITE THE CONCEPTION OF A PURELY IMMATERIAL BEING INFINITE ETERNAL AND UNCHANGEABLE WHICH IS THAT OF THE BIBLE REGARDING GOD IS ENTIRELY FOREIGN TO THE HINDOO BOOKS THEIR DOCTRINE IS VARIOUS BUT IN EVERY CASE ERRONEOUS IT IS ABSOLUTE PANTHEISM OR QUALITHEISM OR AN INCONSISTENT BLENDING OF POLYTHISM AND PANTHEISM OR ETHISM EQUALLY STRIKING IS A CONTRAST BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND HINNUISM AS TO THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE FORMER HE IS OMNIPRESENT OMNIPOTENT POSSESSED OF EVERY EXCELLENCE HOLINESS JUSTICE GOODNESS TRUTH ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF HINDU PHILOSOPHY THE SUPREME IS DEVOID OF ATTRIBUTES DEVOID OF CONSCIOUSNESS ACCORDING TO THE POPULAR CONCEPTION WHEN THE SUPREME BECOMES CONSCIOUS HE IS DEVELOPED INTO THREE GODS WHO POSSESS RESPECTUALLY THE QUALITIES OF TRUTH PASSION AND DARKNESS GOD IS A SPIRIT GOD IS LIGHT
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