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Similarities Between Christianity And Islam

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In today’s world, the largest religion is Christianity with a 33 percent and Islam coming in second place at around 21 percent. According to the article "A Common Word between Us and You" Both religions make up around half of the population around the world. Islam and Christianity are collectively known as "Abrahamic religions" because they trace their history to the covenant God made with Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. Christianity and Islam are two of the fastest growing religions, and they both have a lot in common ideas but yet have major differences in their beliefs and practices. First of all, both of Christianity and Islam religions have a quiet of bit in similarities.
One example in which both religious have same ideas is that they both believe in one God. According to Mojzes and Swidler “Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions; they believe that there is only one God. Jews and Muslims greatly stress the oneness and unity of God. The affirmation of the oneness of God by Christians is sometimes misunderstood, because Christians believe that the one God is triune (the Holy Trinity). However, this is not a denial of monotheism but an affirmation of the complexity of the Divine Being. Both faiths believe that this God is the origin and source of all that exists. God cares about the entire creation and desires the well-being of all. God is just and has provided basic roles for our guidance so that we might be good and righteous, according to God 's

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