Hinduism v. Christianity: Evolving or Set in Stone? Introduction

I am in a English class at Longwood called Genre Studies Mythology. For the main part of fall semester we have studied Greek Myth, since Greek myth seems to be the basis of most mythology, or can at the very least show general rules of mythology. But the later part of the semester has been devoted to studying mythology of a different culture, this semesters class is devoting a month to studying Hindu Mythology.

What I find though, is that the mythology of India is the basis of their Hindu religion. The myths are the religious stories and epics. So there are generally a few things I've been fighting to understand. One is separating my religious feelings from my scholarly ones.

What made that really hard today was when a guy in my class pointedly said "It seems like Hinduism is a religion of present day expectations. It is continuously evolving and suits the needs of the modern religious advocates. It is very different and in my opinion more profitable to be apart of then Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. Those religions are more set in stone because there is a book that sets all the rules and tells you who to worship. It's like worshipping a dead religion, or speaking a dead language. Hinduism seems like a fun alternative to that."

As you could probably tell if you've read any of my other posts, I love my relationship with Christ, so I was a little miffed at this guy calling my chosen faith a dead faith. Then I remembered that I am blessed because I do know the truth, Jesus Christ is my truth and my life. I quickly calmed the emotions that were about to erupt out of my mouth and quietly thanked him for his opinion. Not that I thanked him out loud, but by quietly I meant in my heart. Because he gave me his opinion, I was able to learn to center myself and rely on God to help me control myself . . . which if you ask anyone that knows me is rare for me to do. I almost always open my mouth without restraint.

So I am going to dedicate my next few posts to studying the differences between Christianity and Hinduism; I am going to dive straight in and show more for my own self, how Hinduism is a false religion and that Christianity is an ever evolving religion. I guess I just needed to pour myself onto my blog before I started this. It's always better do studies with a level head and a calm mind.

I hope you are looking forward to joining me.