The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . e Jew and the Mohammedan, but God aspower to the regenerated soul. (4) Judaism has aSupernatural basis ; Christianity is Supernatural throughand through. Mohammedanism admits the Supernaturalin its record ot history, but in its Logical sequenceapproaches the Natural or the purely Rational. (b) As regards the non-Semitic Religions: (1) Theyemphasize God as Wisdom (or rather human wisdom)rather than Faith. They are, according to their popularacceptation, nothing but systems of ritualism andaccording
The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . e Jew and the Mohammedan, but God aspower to the regenerated soul. (4) Judaism has aSupernatural basis ; Christianity is Supernatural throughand through. Mohammedanism admits the Supernaturalin its record ot history, but in its Logical sequenceapproaches the Natural or the purely Rational. (b) As regards the non-Semitic Religions: (1) Theyemphasize God as Wisdom (or rather human wisdom)rather than Faith. They are, according to their popularacceptation, nothing but systems of ritualism andaccording to their highest interpretation primarilysystems of philosophy (I am keeping chiefly Hinduismin view) rather than religions of Life. They are pre-eminently theoretical rather than practical. They appealprimarily to the Intellect, whereas Christianity appealsin the first instance to the Will. Hence the Crofoolishness to the Greek and the Hindu, whereas it isGod as wisdom to the believer. (2) The absence of theidea of God as personality in the non-Semitic religionshas alreadv been referred Japan—An Idol Procession ASIAS OWN OPINION 255 3. How should Christianity be presented to Howthe non-Christian peoples? Present Tsen, China:— Christianity to non-Christianity should be presented to the non-Christian ^, . .n ?.. , r. „ Christians? peoples not as at flat contradiction or at defiance to all the religions already in existence, but as acknowledgingand approving all the good that is in them. And that,while perfect in itself, Christianity seeks to perfect allthat they are trying to do to reveal to them the mys-teries of God which they are seeking after and soothetheir hearts. That the Christian religion is a religionof mercy, of the only God and of salvation by JesusChrist only; meeting all the social, moral and spiritualwants and longings of all ages and climes, healing allgroans and giving hold to all the gropings after Truthand Good, and yea, God. Che-Kiang Pastors, Chin
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