How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It was more than I could believe that Jesus was the only incarnate son of God, and that only he who believed in him would have everlasting life. If God could have sons, all of us were His sons. If Jesus was like God, or God Himself, then all men were like God and could be God Himself. My reason was not ready to believe literally that Jesus by his death and by his blood redeemed the sins of the world. Metaphorically there might be some truth in it. Again, according to Christianity only human beings had souls, and not other living beings, for whom death meant complete extinction; while I held a contrary belief. I could accept Jesus as a martyr, an embodiment of sacrifice, and a divine teacher, but not as the most perfect man ever born. His death on the Cross was a great example to the world, but that there was anything like a mysterious or miraculous virtue in it my heart could not accept. [...] Philosophically there was nothing extraordinary in Christian principles. From the point of view of sacrifice, it seemed to me that the Hindus greatly surpassed the Christians. It was impossible for me to regard Christianity as a perfect religion or the greatest of all religions. (2.15.7)
Here, Gandhi outlines his differences with Christianity. He evidently put a lot of thought into his position.
Quote #8
I have not seen Him, neither have I known Him. I have made the world's faith in God my own, and as my faith is ineffaceable, I regard that faith as amounting to experience. However, as it may be said that to describe faith as experience is to tamper with truth, it may perhaps be more correct to say that I have no word for characterizing my belief in God. (4.11.3)
Faith and experience are two separate things, Gandhi says. But he appreciates the value of experience in confirming or disconfirming his experiments with truth. The puzzle of reconciling faith and experience leaves him saying he can't find a word to describe his belief in God.
Quote #9
"I will not wear the sacred thread [...] the sacred thread should be a symbol of spiritual regeneration, presupposing a deliberate attempt on the part of the wearer a higher and purer life. I doubt whether in the present state of Hinduism and of India, Hindus can vindicate the right to wear a symbol charged with such a meaning. That right can come only after Hinduism has purged itself of untouchability, has removed all distinctions of superiority and inferiority, and shed a host of other evils and shams that have become rampant in it." (5.8.12)
Just because Gandhi disagreed with Christianity doesn't mean he thought Hinduism was a perfect religion. Here, he takes issue with untouchability and other problems in Hinduism.