Christian Tactics

Let us start by going through two webpages:

1. This one is published by an outfit calling themselves "Dare 2 Share", and here's a webpage targeting Hindu, on their website – How To Share The Gospel With A Hindu - Dare 2 Share


2. At the end of their recommended toolkit set out on that web page, they have provided a link to another web page, again targeting Hindu, of another outfit calling themselves "Christian Answers.Net" – Witnessing to Hindus • Effective Evangelism • ChristianAnswers.Net/evangelism

"This comprehensive guide to sharing the Gospel teaches students how to intentionally engage people in authentic, give-and-take dialogue and invite them into the most life-changing relationship they’ll ever experience."

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"Revised and updated 5th edition!

Dare 2 Share: A Field Guide to Sharing Your Faith will inspire and equip you to relationally share your faith.

Your teens will learn how to intentionally engage others in real, give-and-take dialogue and invite them into the most life-changing relationship they’ll ever experience. It features profiles on various belief systems, including compliments and conversation starters that will help you open up honest, authentic spiritual dialogue. Includes a discussion guide to help you unpack and apply all you’re learning.

Get ready for the conversation that matters most!

Paperback

Page count: 352

This resource can be used for: youth bible study, bible lessons for teens, youth devotional, bible study for teens or devotions for teens."

Right, now that you have cast your eye over the above webpages, let us go over them line by line and consider what they say there. I'll take the Dare 2 Share page first (I retrieved it from their website on 4 June 2023).

[ By way of background, keep in mind who Dare 2 Share say they are. The following is from their website:

"DARE 2 SHARE MINISTRIES For over 30 years, Dare 2 Share has been a leader in evangelism training resources and events, helping youth leaders overcome the challenges of building a thriving youth ministry that advances the Gospel and consistently reaches teenagers with the message of Jesus Christ." ]

I'll now take the Dare 2 Share page, showing their writing in black and my response in red, as follows:

HOW TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH A HINDU

So this is a toolkit – a manual of instructions. On the face of it, I have no issue with anyone sharing anything with me; however, I will agree to their sharing stuff with me only if I want to. That means that they should go away if I tell them that I do not wish to listen to what they have to say at this moment. If they persist, I usually tell them that I will contact them when I need them. If they still do not back off I become more firm. My time is mine and no one has the right to encroach upon it without my consent.

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Basic Description

Hinduism is a religion that actually originated in Europe over 3,000 years ago with a group of people called Aryans who migrated to India and spread their religion there. Since then, it has grown to over 800 million worldwide, with over one million in the United States.

Incorrect. Hinduism originated in India and has been in existence from time immemorial, i.e., its origins are beyond human memory. There are scholars who say that our Texts were written 10,000 years ago. Other scholars say that they were written 26,000 years ago. And so on. Our time scale extends very, very deep into the past. Unlike yours.

Furthermore, the theory that Aryans came from Europe into India and brought civilisation and religion with them (this is called the Aryan Invasion Theory) stands completely disproven today and has been so for a long time. The theory was floated by colonial people to show they they, the colonial masters, were better at everything and from much earlier. The theory continued to be propagated by the followers of the colonial ideology and continues to be propagated by people, including "scholars" who continue to be mental slaves of the erstwhile colonial masters. The truth is, Hinduism originated in India and spread to other parts of the world.

While there is no ‘official’ statement of beliefs in Hinduism, Hindus have a core of common beliefs that revolve around the impersonal nature of the universe and what impact that should have on our lives. Basically, they believe in a supreme but impersonal god called Brahman, and all the other gods in Hinduism are extensions of this supreme god. They also believes (sic) that the universe and all things in it (including all people) are extensions of Brahman, which is why they also calls (sic) the universe Brahman. Because of this, the goal of existence is to eventually get to the point where you lose your ‘self’ (because that is just an illusion) and become one with Brahman.

This is Dare 2 Share Ministries giving incomplete, half-baked knowledge to their frontline soldiers in the spirit of "know your enemy" (we are their enemy, though they will not say so, so long as we are not "won over" to christianity). This is their "enemy-awareness". You, dear Hindu reader, need to have solid self-awareness. You will find helpful information about Hinduism in the "Hindu Matters" page on this website.

Questions You Can Ask

• What’s your spiritual background?
• Use questions to push them back. Remember – the person who asks the questions is the person who controls the conversation. Ask in reply, for example: Why do you ask? What is your motive in asking? Is the goal of your conversation to convert me to christianity? My spitirual background is my personal information, why are you keen to find it out? You would not ask me how much money I have and in which bank, what my password is etc, because these are personal information; similarly, my spiritual background is my personal information, why are you asking me about my personal background?
  If they reply with something like "I am just curious", keep up your questions. For example – Why are you curious? Why would you like to know? If they change tack and say, for example, "I want to learn about your spiritual background" or suchlike, ask back, for example: Why do you want to learn about my spiritual background? From when did you want to learn about my spiritual background? What is the shortcoming in your spiritual background that impels you to want to learn about my spiritual background, etc. Do not let up on your questions.

• Do you ever feel stereotyped in America because you are a Hindu? How does that make you feel?
• Why do you think I may feel stereotyped in America because I am a Hindu? Why do you ask such a question in the first place? What is your agenda in asking this of me? Answer with a question, not with a statement. Do not lose control over the conversation. Push them back. Push them away. Do not be impolite or uncivil, but remain firm in pushing them back. Question back with a smile. And again. And again. Frustrate them. Until they go away. To the more persistent among them, you have every right to say that you do not want to continue the conversation, can they please leave you alone? Etc.

• Would you tell me what you love about Hinduism and why you are excited to be a Hindu?
• Why do you want to know what I love about Hinduism or why I am excited to be a HIndu? There being so many things to talk about, such as the weather or what is happening in Mars, why have you asked me this particular question? Etc.

• What parts of Hinduism are the most difficult for you to accept or practice?
• Why do you ask? Would you understand my answer if I told you? How much of Hinduism do you know? Why don't you learn more about Hinduism before asking this of me? Why do you think you can know about parts of Hinduism from me? Don't you think you should study in depth about the greatness of Hinduism? Why don't you seek the great Masters of Hinduism and learn from them?

• What do you base your view of God on?
• Why do you ask such a personal question? Why are you curious about the basis of my view of anything?

• Do you believe all religions/paths lead to God? Why or why not?
• Most certainly not, don't you agree? Don't you agree that christianity was spread by bribery, deceit, violence and theft of intellectual property? Do you think what christians did to native American people was good? For example, do you think christian missionaries forcefully stealing native American children from their parents and taking them away was good? Don't you see that you yourself are a victim of the violence and treachery of christianity? What is your view of the Spanish Inquisition and the Goa inquisition, where hundreds of thousands innocent people were tortured and killed in the name of christianity? What is your view of christians burning women alive, having called them witches? Don't you think christianity has brought many evils into the world?

• What purpose does good and evil serve based on Hindu beliefs?
• Don't you want to learn about these matters from the great Hindu Masters rather than from me?

• What do you think happens after we die?
• Repeat – Don't you want to learn about these matters from the great Hindu Masters rather than from me?***

• What do you believe about Jesus Christ?
• Why do you ask? Why have you suddenly brought jesus christ into the converation? Why are you curious to know about my views? What is your motive in asking this of me?

• Do you think there’s a difference between a “religion” and the “relationship” with God that Jesus talked about?
• Repeat the above questions. Do not make statements, keep up your questions, relentlessly, and always politely, with a smile.

Areas You Can Admire

• Their belief that the spiritual realm is important.
• They have no idea what we believe, except the vague and incorrect notions their handlers or masters have placed in their brainwashed minds. Simply smile and change the topic. Push them back.

• Their belief that Jesus Christ existed.
• Why do you think I believe jesus christ existed? If the then ask whether you believe jesus christ existed, question abck - Why do you ask? Why is it important to you to know about my belief? Etc.

• Their desire to seek salvation in the afterlife.
• They have absolutely no idea, and no interest whatsoever, in what we desire as Hindu. All they want is to give up Hinduism and take up christianity. That's all. Nothing more. So, dear reader, learn more and more about your own culture, heritage, religion, beliefs, call it what you like – never give up Hindu values and practices and remain steadfast in your knowledge about what Hinduism is about. Also learn about how evil christianity is. These will assist you to push them back.

• Their desire to please God.
• Remeber that they admire these things because they want to wean themselves to you, agree with you that you are doing the right thing, but only in the wrong way, viz, that you should be doing all these admirable things the christian way and not the evil Hindu way. The stronger you are in your own understanding of the beauty and greatness of Hinduism and in the evil nature of christianity, the easier it will be for you not to fall into their clutches, their traps, their manipulations.

WHAT A HINDU BELIEVES

About Hinduism:

A Hindu believes that theirs is the only true religion. This belief affects every part of their life from how they spend their time, what they eat, and even the types of friends they choose. They are also motivated to share their ‘faith’ with others because they firmly believe Hinduism is the only true path to peace. Hindus believe all people are trapped in a cycle of reincarnation and karma, which means when you die, you are born again as a plant, animal, or person depending on how good or evil you were in the previous life. According to Hinduism, there are three ways to break this cycle:

Who does not believe that one's religion is the only true religion? What is their problem with this belief? However, they are wrong when they say, as above, "They are also motivated to share their ‘faith’ with others because they firmly believe Hinduism is the only true path to peace." Hinduism is not a predatory religion or belief. Hinduism does not motivate us to go out and willy-nilly "share" (read impose) our 'faith' (note how they have put 'faith' within inverted commas in their sentence, as if our 'faith' is not a true 'faith'. How arrogant! Of course, to them, our faith is not a true faith, the only faith that is a true faith for them is theirs and none else). Of course, to a true seeker who takes the initiative and aske us in the right spirit, we Hindu will gladly share our knowledge. But we do not give to the undeserving.

1. The first ‘way of works’ is the attempt to purify one’s soul by the careful devotion/obedience to all the laws and obligations of the Hindu scriptures (called “Vedas”).
• A poor attempt, born of insufficient knowledge garnered with a sense of arrogant hostility towards Hinduism, to explain what Hindu believe. Whatever do they mean by saying "purify one's soul"? If by soul they mean Aatmaa, it is already pure. If they do not mean Aatmaa, whatever do they mean? And what are these "attempts" by "careful devotion/obedience to" that they are talking about? And they talk about "all" the laws and obligations of "the Hindu scriptures" – what do they mean by that? We as individuals follow those parts of our Texts that pertain to us; our Texts do not prescribe a one-size-fits-all recipe for salvation (unlike their erroneous belief system). Our Texts recognise the diversity of humans and have methods, paths, prescription, advice and so on of a varied nature, some directed towards or suitable for some individuals, others directed towards or suitable for other individuals. And, who knows what they mean by naming this "attempt to purify one's soul" a "way of works"! Bizzare.

2. The second way is called the ‘way of knowledge’. It is the opposite of the way of works and teaches the total rejection and denial of one’s individual life. This way instead seeks salvation in a mystical realization of identity with Brahman.
• Rubbish. In Gyaana (or Jnaana) Maarga, there is no mysticism involved. This Maarga uses the intellect to understand the nature of this world, one's life, and so on. We use rigorous reasoning, starting with basic and self-evident premises and build upon them logically and coherently. Our systems of logic ("Nyaaya" and "Navya Nyaaya") are far superior to western logic, which started with Aristotlean/Greek ideas. [Listen to Swami Sarvapriyananda on You Tube – A colonized mind lacks creativity.]

3. The third way is by far the most popular—it is the ‘way of devotion’. According to this point of view, if one commits oneself totally to the worship of a particular god or goddess, that deity will then take care of all the details as far as releasing you from the reincarnation/karma cycle. For example, if I devote myself completely to Krishna, then Krishna will take care of my karma problems and usher me into oneness with him when I die.
• Not quite. In fact, not at all. It's not the worship "of a particular god or goddess". It is the realisation, knowledge and belief that the one nameless, formless and attributeless Brahman can be manifested or represented, for easier comprehension, as a particular Being or Entity with a particular name, a particular form and with particular attributes, among many (indeed countless) such manifestations or representations, and, additionally, it is acceptance of and devotion to that nameless, formeless and attributeless Brahman through a particular Being or Entity with name, form and attibutes.

  Because we human beings are so diverse in attributes – physical, emotional, intellectual, imaginative, artistic – some of us may relate more easily to one particular Being or Entity with a specific set of name, form and attributes while others may relate more easily to another. So, one person may like to worship Brahman through Krshna, another through Shiva, another through Kaalee, another through Durgaa, and so on and so forth. This does not mean that a devotee of Krshna negates Shiva or a devotee of Shiva negates Krshna. It's just that a person is a devotee of Krshna because he or she finds it easier to relate to the attributes of Krshna. He or she of course recognises that Krshna, Shiva, Kaalee, Raama, Durgaa and others are all manifestations of the same nameless, formless and attributeless Brahman.

  A weak analogy: How do you show acceptance of, loyalty, obedience or devotion to a country? By respecting its flag. That does not mean the flag – a piece of cloth – is the country, does it? A witness in a court of law is made to swear by a book that he or she will give true testimony, does that mean it's the paper that makes up the pages of the book that is being held in esteem? Is it not actually what the book represents that is of the essence in the act of so swearing, rather than the physical paper that the witness touches? Similarly, if I, as a Hindu, choose to worship a stone, a stick, a snake or a blade of grass, I am actually worshipping Brahman as represented through the stone, the stick, the snake or the blade of grass. What business is it of the enemy to belittle my belief? How dare he or she do so? It's my choice. I am not stupid. How arrogant it is of the enemy to tell me that I am stupid!

  I think it is better – so much better – to worship Krshna, Raama, Kaalee, Taaraa, Jagannaatha, Durgaa, Paarvatee or any representation of Brahman (even if Brahman was represented by an animal, a part-human and part-animal creature or even an inanimate object) than to worship a bloodied cadaver on a silly wooden structure, and eat the cadaver's flesh and drink the cadaver's blood as part of the worship, don't you think so? That's so gross!

About God:

A Hindu does not believe in the God of the universe revealed in the Bible as Yahweh.

Of course Hindu do not believe in their fairy tales. Let them believe what they want to believe, that is their business, we do not interfere with them, do we? Then, why do they seek to interfere with our beliefs?

About the Trinity:

They do not believe in the Trinity revealed in the Bible, although Brahman is a ‘three in one’ type of god.

Ditto. But they are utterly wrong about Brahman being a three-in-one "type" of "god". If they wish to learn the truth about Brahman (which they really don't, believe me!), let them go to one of our Masters with the righ attitude of mind.

About Jesus:

A Hindu believes that Jesus was just one manifestation or ‘appearance’ of the supreme god of the universe.

Not so. Some misguided Hindu may believe that (because unfortunately the massive misinformation injected into the Hindu community has had unfortunate outcomes). Knowledgeable Hindu do not believe in or bother about Jesus. There may have been a Jesus, there may not have been a Jesus, if he had existed he may have been a good or a bad person, who knows and who cares? We don't thank you. And if he did exist and was, as they say he said, the "son of God", well, then he would be Krshna's son, wouldn't he? Because Krshna is God. And we have direct access to Krshna, so why should we bother about Jesus? Why go to the branch office when one can go straight to the head office? (Lol)

About the Bible:

This person does not believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, especially since they believe that the Vedas (basically the equivalent of a Hindu Bible) are the only sacred scriptures.

Once again, we do not believe in fairy tales and rubbish. And the Veda are absolutely nothing like the bible. If one believes in the bible one believes in the following: There was a man in a garden and there was also a talking snake there. The man felt lonely, so their god broke off a rib from the man, made a woman out of that rib and gave her to the man. The talking snake talked the woman into engaging in sex with the man, that was the "original sin". Three sons were born to that couple. All mankind was born from them, implying that the woman bore more children from her own sons. All that was sinful. We are all sinful, because our parents engaged in sex (the "original sin") to give birth to us. To save us from this sin, God sent his "only begotten son" Jesus who dies for our sins, came back from the dead for three days and died again (but he'll be back one day, soon). When we die, we wait somewhere until the day of judgement, when we will all rise up again, be judged and sent to either hell or heaven for eternity. End of story. What rubbish! And this is what they want us to convert to, leaving our Dharma, leaving our Veda, leaving our cultural heritage and what not...

The other thing one must believe in if one believes in the bible is Satan. There's this guy called Satan or The Devil. He was the talking snake in the garden above. He is a smooth talker and tempts and misleads us to do bad things. Jesus saves us from Satan. In other words, if there was no Satan or The Devil, there would be no need for Jesus, Christianity and stuff like that. Christianity depends for its existence and sustenance upon Satan.

About the Afterlife:

Hindus believe in reincarnation through the cycles of Karma, which is an afterlife driven by the law of cause and effect. This means what they do in this lifetime, either good or bad, determines what will happen to them in the next lifetime, on and on through time, until they successfully complete one of the three ‘ways of salvation’ and lose their individual identity to Brahman.

They are concerned about what we believe in only because their sole agenda is to convert us into Christianity. What we believe should really be no concern of theirs, but they have made it their concern in the spirit of "know your enemy" or "know your customer". Of course Hindu believe in reincarnation of the Aatmaa in its journey towards Moksha. Why does that bother them so much?

About Salvation:

To the Hindu, ‘salvation’ is breaking free of the reincarnation/Karma cycle and becoming one with Brahman.

So what's it to you, why have you put it in your toolkit to convert us to your idiotic, and evil, belief system? It's an idiotic belief system as explained a couple of answers above. Also, it's an evil belief system because it has caused (and is continuing to cause) terrible human misery all over the world down the ages – millions murdered and tortured, huge quantities of property (including intellectual property) stolen, so many, many civilisations destroyed, all in the name of christianity and for the purpose of spreading the scourge of christianity all over. What an evil contamination christianity has proven itself to be!

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To be continued.... I am updating this site little by little, as and when I have the time to add to it. Please check back soon.

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WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES

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About God:

God identified Himself as “I Am” (Exodus 20:2), meaning He is the self-existent (never had a beginning or end) eternal Creator of the universe.

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About the Trinity:

There is one God and yet three Persons (Isaiah 45:5; Deuteronomy 6:4; James 2:19), and He is not the same as the god of the Hindus.

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About Jesus:

Jesus is fully God and fully man, and not a manifestation or appearance of the Hindu god Brahman. He is the God of the universe (John 1:1, 14, 18; 8:58 ; 10:30 . Compare Titus 2:13 and Isaiah 45:21), and He is equal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.

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About the Bible:

The Bible alone is the word of God. It is without error. It cannot and should not be added to or subtracted from (2 Timothy 3:16-4:4; Revelation 22:18-20). The Vedas are not sacred scripture because their ‘inspiration’ comes from a false god.

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About the Afterlife:

Those who trust in Christ alone as their only hope of salvation spend eternity in heaven; those who reject Christ spend an eternity in hell. (John 5:24-30; Revelation 20:11-15). The Bible denies the concept of reincarnation (Hebrews 9:27-28).

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About Salvation:

Salvation is by faith in Christ on the basis of His death on the cross. Good works or self-denial have nothing to do with being saved (John 3:16 -17, 36; 6:29 ,47; Romans 4:1-5; Galatians 2:16 ; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), nor can a false deity get you into heaven.

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THINGS TO REMEMBER

• Your Hindu friend is coming from a radically different way of looking at the world, so your early witnessing efforts should mainly consist of listening and getting a feel for where they’re coming from. Don’t assume all Hindus believe the same thing, because they don’t. Also, it is key that you figure out which ‘way of salvation’ they have chosen as it will help you customize your witnessing efforts.
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• Focus on Jesus being the only way to heaven, and be sure you define your terms clearly so they don’t just think of a Hindu equivalent to what you are saying (like ‘salvation’, ‘God’, etc.)
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• One thing that your Hindu friend has in common with all other Hindus is a need for peace. Since they believe they are stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of death and rebirth, peace seems almost impossible. A good verse to use in this area is Matthew 11:28 where Jesus makes this promise: ” Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Use your own salvation story as a way to show how it is possible to have a personal relationship with the personal God of the universe.
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For Further Research

Pick up a copy of Greg Stier’s book Dare 2 Share Field Guide

Check out Christian Answers website