Christian Reflections Ultimately, anyone prepared to follow Lord Buddha or Jesus Christ has to have faith—that is, trust that their message and who they claim to be are true, leading to salvation. There is much that Buddhism can offer Christians. The Buddhist emphasis on the impermanency of all things reminds Christians that life is fleeting, and that our identity should not be tied too closely to our attachments, such as the things we own, the degrees we accumulate, or our family and friends. If