On the surface‚ Hinduism and Christianity seem completely different. Hinduism‚ which originated in India‚ is all about reincarnation and karma. Christianity‚ which originated in the Middle East‚ is about forgiveness and being forgiven. However‚ they do share a few similarities‚ such as a sacred writings‚ or writings in Hinduism’s case. But where to the differences end and the similarities start? Hinduism is a complicated religion with one central idea on what to do to achieve happiness. Truth means
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by my translator‚ Hymavathi‚ I lived among the people for three weeks. The American culture I was raised in gifted me several prejudices against Hinduism that I was not aware of until I experienced for myself the truth about the religion. Prior to India‚ I viewed Hinduism barbarically despite not knowing much about it. Ironically‚ I experienced Hinduism first hand in a Seventh-day Adventist church—stuck squarely in the middle of the Indian plains and forests. Through a Christian mission trip‚ the
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Christianity is known to be started by Jesus Christ‚ Christian believed he was the son of God and was sent down to preach for him‚ he is known as the ‘Messiah’ amongst Christians. Jesus didn’t have messengers but disciples‚ which is a follower of Jesus and teaches his teachings. Unlike Hinduism‚ Christianity was more violent and took harsher tolls‚ no one in Hinduism was crucified because they believe in the Gods—in Christianity those who didn’t like the religion crucified anyone who was a Christian
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience about the similarities between the religion of Islam and Christianity. INTRODUCTION 1. (ATTENTION GETTER) Most of us do not know that the teachings of Islam and Christianity are related to each other. This is because our society do not open their minds to know about other religions and cultures. Now‚ there are lots of conflicts happened between these two religions because there is no understanding between us‚ the Muslims and the Christians. If you remember
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Christianity and Islam are indisputably two of the world’s most popular religions. Through an analysis of both religions’ origins and beliefs‚ their similarities and differences become strikingly clear. Though both can be originally traced back to a belief in the same God of Abraham‚ Christianity’s emphasis on Jesus as the Messiah versus Islam’s emphasis on Muhammad as the final prophet lead followers of each religion to entirely different perceptions of the divinity of God. 1. Origin Along with
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Although often misunderstood‚ fundamentally‚ Islam is similar to other major world religions because of its views regarding devotion‚ moral code‚ and patriarchy. Although Islam lies at the opposite end of the religious spectrum than Hindu‚ based on the comparison of monotheism to polytheism‚ the parallels that Islam shares with other beliefs are enough that even the Islam Sufis argued that Christianity and Islam were two versions of the same religion (430‚ 431). The Islamic devotion to Muhammad
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religions that have nothing in common at first sight. However‚ they have plenty of similarities. One way to decide what are the differences between Christianity and Islam is to compare them on important points: current size of each religion‚ the concept of God‚ and the influence of religion in the modern world will contribute to find the distinctions. Body Similarities 1 Current size The first similarity is Christianity and Islam are the two most common religions and have followers all over the world. The
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Christianity is a religions beliefs which started as a Jewish belief and is seen as Abrahamic religion. Its adherents are referred to as Christians. They have confidence in Jesus Christ the savior as the prophet send by God to spare humanity and the holly bible as the guide of their faith. They likewise believe that the savior who came as humankind suffered‚ died and resurrected to remiss them of their sins. It is also believe that he would come back to remunerate those who have lived according
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The Similarities Between Christianity and Islam: There are hundreds of religions practiced in the world today. Of them two are the most prominent. Islam and Christianity. It is averaged that there are 750 million people practicing Islam‚ and another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The start of Islam actually derived form Christianity‚ history books indicate that one night in the year 610‚ the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this
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Islam shares more similarities with Christianity than one might think. Both religions believe in only one god with similar traits‚ the men Moses and Jesus as important figures‚ and have roots in Judaism. However‚ Islam also has many differences. The primary figure of Islam is the Prophet Muhammad who received God’s final message through the Archangel Gabriel. Muhammad’s teachings and way of life are included in the Qur’an‚ which is the Islamic holy book. With the support of his wife and his uncle
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