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Similarities Between Christianity And Christianity

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There are countless religions of the world. Several of them have a good deal of similar qualities to each other. I am a Christian, as is my family but I have met people of different religions. As I stated there are similarities to Christianity, but there are also vital aspects that separates this religion from all others. Christianity is based on the fact that Jesus is the Messiah and is God in the flesh. He is the Son of God. “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30, NIV). Also, Christianity is unique for their belief in heaven and hell, the belief in the Holy Trinity, we can have a personal relationship with God, God is a forgiving God and salvation is through Jesus Christ only. One of the supreme aspect that separates Christianity from the rest of the world religions is the fact that Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah. Several other religions, such as Islam and Baha’i, believe Jesus to be a prophet or a manifestation of God but not the Messiah (Corduan, 2012, p. 115, 172). On the other hand, Judaism does not believe that Jesus was the Messiah nor a prophet (Leff, 2011, para. 15). By the way of contrast, Buddhism, New Age Religions and Hinduism do not have thoughts about Jesus being the Messiah or a prophet (Adamson, n.d.). Christianity deeply believes Jesus as the Messiah. “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well” (1 John 5:1, NIV). As the Son of God, Jesus has proven Himself in

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