Christianity, Judaism and Islam
In response to the below post, I received a question from a young man who shows keen interest in finding out the truth about Islam.So here's the answer to his question;
As mentioned earlier, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have surfaced at around the same time and are monotheistic religions, that is, 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. All three religions believe that this God is the origin and source of all that exists.
The three religions believe that human beings are the highest creatures here on earth. We are the children of Abraham. God created us full of mystery, which means potential for continuous growth, both as a species and as individuals. We are capable of both good and evil. When we grow in goodness, righteousness, and love we become more like what God intended human goodness to be. When we abuse our freedom and do harm to other people, ourselves, and the environment it means that we are going against God's plans as we become evil-doers. Each person is capable, with God's help, to turn away from evil, repent, and do good. We owe God our devotion, glorification, and obedience.
Although a deeper study into the three faiths can also bring to fore the various differences they have in their ways of life and many other religious aspects, what remains of extreme importance is the fact that these three faiths do have a lot in common - irrespective of the human diversifications done to the ideologies by their respective followers.
1 Comments:
Thank ye. That answers my question nicely. Like I said before, you're doing a good job with this.
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