What relevance does this have to sharing the Gospel?

Instruction:

Review the posts of others and respond to at least one with further questions or comments of your own.

Student to reply to :Seungah Choe

What systems of logic are present in this interview?

Authority and sorting system

Ramesh takes the Mahabharata as the ultimate authority in his life. And he states that his priority is to meditate on the oneness to be purified and to experience the ultimate by removing the illusion of reality from himself.

What has ultimate authority in Rameshs’ life and how does he express its authority?

The Mahabharata, the holy book has the ultimate authority in Ramesh’s life. He believes that the book is the record of God’s words and was written by the revelation of God. It seems that he does not care much about the origin of the book nor its history. The fact that the name of the book means “God spoke it” in Sanskrit gives him enough reliability to believe it as a record of God that is unquestionable.

What element do emotions play in his worldview?

I think emotions provide the validation of his belief in the holy book. He repeats the expressions saying that he can “feel” the truthfulness of its words, he knows “in his heart”.

Is Ramesh’s system logically consistent? Is this question relevant?

No. he is using both analogical and linear logic, but the question is irrelevant because every culture and religion uses both logic systems to some degree.

What would you like to say next in this interview?

I would ask if there is anyone he knows in person or in history who got to the ultimate and experience the oneness.

What relevance does this have to sharing the Gospel?

I think his belief in the truthfulness of the word of God can be a connection to sharing the Gospel. I would introduce the verse; “All Scripture is breathed out by God” (2Tim. 3:16) and invite him to study the Bible together.