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Comparing and Contrasting the Views of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism

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When it comes to theism and the wold iew, one of the main questions that is asked by all is, “if there is a God or a devine spirit and if so what he or she like?” Out of the three main religions of the world Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all have different views on who God really is or isn't. So when comparing each of the worlds three main religions, it is best to start with looking at how each of these religions are similar before we focus on how different that they are.
What each of the 3 main religions all have in common 1st of all are that all 3 of these religions hold to the idea that the "God" is male in nature, that God should be honored and respected as God above all things worldly or spiritual, and that God is 1 in every …show more content…

Muslims for the most part believe that Islam brings together all religions in that all prophets are honored as messengers from the one true God, Allah. Islam in general considers itself to be a universal religion at its purest form. Allah is even seen as the all knowing creator of all things wordly and devine. Allahs creation is governed by devine set laws and that peace can only be found through the knowledge of and obeyence of these laws. Muslims believe that there needs to be complete surrender to Allah to prove their true belief. In Islam, all humans will be resurrected for a final judgement of their deeds and heaven awaits the faithful and hell awaits the infidel which are the unfaithful.
In Judaism and keeping Gods law. In the terms of differences let’s focus on the God of Judaism 1st. In Deuteronomy 6:4-9 it states: “O Hear, Israel! The Lord is God, the LORD is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be in your heart. You shall teach them to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your home and when you walk by the way and when you lay down and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign in your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your home and on your gates. Within the Tanak it states that Judaism traces its foundation through Abraham, as we see Judaism’s

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