... spread the teachings of loving ones enemies. Jesus was sent by God to endure the hardships the world had to offer. God purposely sacrificed his own son to spread these teachings to all civilizations. Christ was God's retribution to a disobedient world. His death was to be the ending factor to ... senselessness it obtained. Democritus stated, "Every lust for strife stupid; for by concentrating on the ill of the enemy it loses sight of one's own advantage." Their strong opinions helped peace to gain acceptance in the first century. Famous philosophers Plato and Socrates agreed with the asp...

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... washes away the sins of all those who truly wish to be saved. Only in Christianity is the path of salvation made clear by God's sacrifice, the death of his own son. According to the Christian belief system, a strong faith and a sincere repentance are the two key factors leading to salvation. This salvation guarantees the eternal existence of their souls in ... a Christian. In the Bible, the Holy book of the Christian Church, it is stated, "that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth to the lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be s...

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• Grade Level: High School