179. "Where the treasure is, there is the heart also," is taught by
each.
180. "Seek and ye shall find" is a condition prescribed by each.
181. Religious toleration is a virtue professed by both.
182. All nations are professedly based on an equality by each.
183. Both, however, enjoin partiality to "the household of faith."
184. The doors of salvation are thrown open to high and low, rich and
poor, by each.
185. Each professes to have "the only true and saving faith."
186. There is a mystery in the mission of each Savior.
187. "Rama" is a well known word in the bible of each.
188. "The understanding of the wise" is a phrase in each.
189. Both speak figuratively of "the blind leading the blind."
190. "A new heaven and a new earth" is spoken of by each.
191. The doctrine of a Trinity in the Godhead is taught by each.
192. Baptism by water is a tenant and ordinance of each.
193. "Living water" is a metaphor found in each.
194. Baptism by fire seems also to be recognized by each.
195. Fasting is emphatically enjoined by each.
196. Sacrifices are of secondary importance in each system, and are
partially or wholly abandoned by each.
197. The higher law is paramount to ceremonies in each religion.
198. The bible of each religion literally condemns idolatry.
199. Both also make concessions to idolatry.
200. Polygamy is not literally encouraged nor openly condemned by
either.
201. The power to forgive sins is conferred on the disciples of each.
202. The doctrine of blasphemy is recognized by each.
203. Pantheism, or the reciprocal in-being of God in nature and nature
in God, is taught by both.
III. BIBLES AND HOLY SCRIPTURES.
204. Each has a bible which is the idolized fountain of all religious
teaching.
205. Both have an Old Testament and a New Testament, virtually.
206. The New Testament inaugurates a new and reform system of religion
in each case.
207. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God" is the faith of the
disciples of each.
208. Each system claimed to have its inspired men to write its
scriptures.
209. Both hold a spiritual qualification necessary to understand their
bibles.
210. It is a sin to become "wise beyond what is written" in their
respective bibles.
211. Both recommend knowing the Scriptures in youth.
212. Alteration of their respective bibles is divinely interdicted.
213. The bible is an infallible rule of faith and practice in both
cases.
214. "All scripture is profitable for doctrine" is the faith of each.
215. Both explain away the errors of their bibles.
IV. SPIRITUALITY OF THE TWO RELIGIONS.
216. The religion of Chrishna is pre-eminently spiritual no less than
Christ's.
217. Both teach that "to be carnally minded is death."
218. External rites are practically dispensed with in each religion.
219. The spiritual law written on the heart is recognized by each.
220. "God is within you," Budhists teach as well as Christians.
221. Both recognize an invisible spiritual Savior.
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