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"Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God; and him only shalt thou serve." THOU SHALT WORSHIP THE LORD THY GOD AND HIM ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE
 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." "God is love." These sublime declarations have no counterparts in Hindustan. He is "the Father of spirits," according to the Bible. According to Hinduism, the individual spirit is a portion of the divine. Even the common people firmly believe this. Every thing is referred by Hinduism to God as its immediate cause. A Christian is continually shocked by the Hindus ascribing all sin to God as its source. [Sidenote: The object of worship.] The adoration of God as a Being possessed of every glorious excellence is earnestly commanded in the Bible. TRIKING 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 GOD IS LOVE THESE SUBLIME DECLARATIONS HAVE NO COUNTERPARTS IN HINDOSTAN HE IS THE FATHER OF SPIRITS ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO HINDOISM THE INDIVIDUAL SPIRIT IS A PORTION OF THE DIVINE EVEN THE COMMON PEOPLE FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS EVERYTHING IS REFERRED BY HINDOISM TO GOD AS ITS IMMEDIATE CAUSE THE CHRISTIAN IS CONTINUALLY SHOCKED BY THE HINDOOS ASCRIBING ALL SIN TO GOD AS ITS SOURCE THE ADORATION OF GOD AS A BEING POSSESSED OF EVERY GLORIOUS EXCELLENCE IS EARNESTLY COMMANDED IN THE BIBLE
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