Appeasement Theology Is Hinduism

In a conversation with someone regarding their Appeasement Theology, they made a comment about how Jesus was god to the Christian, just as Vishnu was god to the Hindu, just as Allah was god to the Muslim. The man claimed that we were all worshipping the same thing - god.

It was interesting to me his choice of Vishnu in comparison to Jesus. I spent over 6 months living in India, interacting with Hindus, and studying their religion and culture. Vishnu is not Jesus, nor do they reference the same object. Hindus might claim that Vishnu is a god, but they cannot claim that he is Jesus.

Appeasement Theology is nothing more than Hinduism. In the Hindu religion, there is not one way to god or eternal life. There are many. That is the lie of Hinduism. The lie told to the people living in India was that they were all Hindu. There were so many different forms of worship in India, but each were told they were Hindu in an attempt to unite the people. It didn't matter the name of the god by which salvation was found, it was Hinduism. A great big free-for-all.

Vishnu, is not God. He is a false god, just as Baal was in the Old Testament. God makes it perfectly clear that we are to have no other gods before Him. He will not share His glory with another.

Having been to India, and talking with many Hindus, the hardest thing for a Hindu to do is to forsake their numerous gods. They have no trouble accepting Jesus Christ as another god. They put their crucifix on the wall with the rest of their idols.

I remember sharing with one friend about Jesus Christ. I had invited this man to a Bible study we were having. He said he would gladly come. In the course of the conversation he asked me what set Christianity apart from other religions. I said, well Jesus claimed that he was the only way, the only truth and the only life, and that no one comes to the Father (goes to heaven) except through Him.

It was as if I dropped a bomb inside his soul. His temper quickly turned to anger as he cried, “I DON’T BELIEVE THIS! JESUS WAS NOT THE ONLY WAY.” I stood firm in my position that He was, even-though I felt as if he could hit me at any moment. He said through clenched teeth and fists that he would not be attending my Bible study. I advised that was fine, but wanted him to know that he was still invited. He left in a rage, stating that he was not coming over and over again, while I reaffirmed my invitation.

He called me the next day, and asked if he was still invited, which I implied that he was. My friend was the first one there, and was so disruptive that I asked him to step outside. He asked many questions, still vehemently opposed to Jesus' exclusive claim of being the only way.

Ironically, at the end of my 6 months in India, this man was the only real fruit that I remember seeing. Why? Because he was honestly seeking truth.

He came to me one day, and said “I think God spoke to me last night.” I said, “what did he say?” He said, “that he wants me to believe in Jesus.” I said, “what do you think?” He said, “I think that God brought you all the way from the United States so that I might know Him. I think Jesus led me to you, because He wants me to know Him.”

He came to know the Truth. I never tried to convert him, I simply shared with him the Truth. It was the Holy Spirit of God that opened his eyes so that he might see the lie that he had embraced. That lie was Hinduism. That there were many ways to eternal life. My friend had so embraced the lie and made it such a part of his thinking that he appeared willing to go to blows over it.

But when he seriously evaluated the question and the claims, in the end he consented. Why, because he had seen and heard the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE for himself. He had tasted and had seen that the Lord was good!