... many different denominations including the Church of Greece, the Church of Cyprus, and the Russian Orthodox Church. All these Orthodox religions hold that biblical Scripture and tradition, guided by the Holy Spirit as expressed in the consciousness of the entire Orthodox community, to be the source of Christian truth. It rejects doctrine developed by the Western churches. Seven councils held between 325 ... Church. The Pentecostal Churches The churches grew out of the "Holiness Movement- that developed among Methodists and other protestant in the first decade of the twentieth century. B...

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... . God himself is seen as all-powerful, having created everything with a single thought. He is seen as having three distinct parts, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The first is the creator of all and sits up in heaven watching us down on earth. He is vengeful and quick to anger. That is where the second part ... and came down to earth to forgive us of our sins. If it were not for him, then we would not have a chance of getting to heaven. Last is the Holy Spirit, which is the form that is said to have come down upon the disciples at Pentecost. "Suddenly a sounds like t...

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... without first becoming Jews. Jesus was the Son of God. Mary was the virgin mother of Jesus. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit formed the Holy Trinity. God sent Jesus into the world as the Savior to help people fulfill their religious duties. . The only way salvation ... through."" After Jesus ascended into heaven, God's presence remained on earth in the form of the Holy Spirit. In one God, there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This is known as the Doctrine of the Trinity. This Doctrine is central to the teaching ... of Christianity. Forgiveness, even of one's e...

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... the history, from the inception of their religion, Moslems have been conquering the infidels, Jews, Christian, and others, taking control of the Holy Land. In this century the Moslem fundamentalists movements have become more stronger and aggressive with such terrorist activities with Osame bin Ladan, Suddam Hussein, ... hereafter. Each claims the Bible and Quran as the divine authority, while Christianity believe the Bible was written by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit, Moslems believe Quran as the eternal world of Allah himself recited by Mohammed. ` However there are a few ...

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... spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of ... has vital implications for how Christians understand the love of God and the extent and sufficiency of Christ's work of atonement. It is abundantly clear from Holy Writ that, as a race of created persons (Hoekema, 1986), we have the ability to make choices and decisions, and that we are responsible for ... ...

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... you from a single person, and created of like nature his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women (4:1)." The Holy Quran enforces the idea that all men and women were created equal, regardless of origin, race or wealth. The fact that Islam gives women equal rights ... religion as a "man's" religion. As mentioned earlier, Islam outlines every aspect of men and women's lives. A woman's lifestyle is explicitly described in The Holy Quran. Misconceptions about dress, marriage and polygamy have formed about women in Islam. Modesty, a lifestyle, best explains w...

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... practices Trinitarian monotheism. The oneness of God in Christianity is sometimes misunderstood, because Christians believe that God is triune, the Holy Trinity (the father, the son and the Holy Spirit). Christianity's image of God is more complex than it is in Judaism and Islam. Because the adherents of these religions share ... message has been corrupted in Christianity. Judaism's prophet is Moses and Jesus is believed to be a human, not the son of God or holy in any way. In Judaism, as well as Christianity, the belief is that God created humanity "in his image". There has always ... ...

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... seat in world affairs, and that secularism had irrevocably taken the place of religion in world governance. Of course, until the Renaissance, various religious empires had controlled the world - e.g., the Holy Roman Empire. Fundamentalists view their struggle as good vs. evil, not just competing political interests. In the time we have I want to discuss fundamentalism in Islam and Christianity. Fundamentalism in ... , modeled after the Belgian constitution, was adopted. In the early 20th century, no fundamentalism had emerged in Islam. Muslims were still reshaping their religious traditi...

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... surah is only three verses long. The shorter verses are called the Meccan surahs because it is believed that Mohammed received them in the holy city Mecca. The longer chapters are called the Medinian chapters because it is believed that Mohammad received them in Medina. The Koran contains the ... fasting, and re-enacting the pilgrimage to Mecca. Each Muslim, unless prevented by some handicap, is expected to make a hajj, or pilgrimage, to the holy city of Mecca. The hajj is made two months and ten days after Ramadan, a month of fasting remembering Muhammad's first revelation. The Koran t...

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... the other world. Through resurrection one is taken out of the medium of illness and poverty and is put near God. The aim of one's life is to become a holy spirit, and to achieve eternal existence. Otherwise, life on earth would become a hopeless dream. In daily life, the Christian's aim is to prepare for life after death. "Be prepared, because anytime ... of the universe, and it is a place where numerous spirits go, good or bad, punished or rewarded. Death does not take the body, but the spirit, and thus does not mean an end but a start of a holy life. Another example of eternity given...

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... is going to send a Messiah. Both of these religions contradict Christianity because of the Holy Trinity. One of the core beliefs of Christianity is the existence of the Holy Trinity. There is one God who is part of the Holy Trinity, which consists of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The goal of all these different religions is to ultimately get to a place called ... God Yahweh. Only exceptional human beings are raised after life on Earth. In Christianity, the final goal is a new, transformed, and redeemed world where Christ lives with his people in holy perfection. There will be no...

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... Muslims "Works" Dec. 13, 2001 (Ishaq Zahid) It has become a fashion by many evangelical Christians and the like to take the verses of the Holy Quran out of context and distort or misrepresent their meanings. Christian priests and reverends or Jewish Rabbis spend years and years in the seminaries and religious schools to ... they are ordained as ministers or what have you so that they are permitted to give a sermon in their congregations. To speak about what the Holy Quran says on a certain topic also requires certain depth of knowledge. However, some Christian or Jewish leaders just pick ...

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The Similarities and Differences of Christianity and Islam The customs and beliefs of Christianity and Islam may seem similar in many ways. They both maintain holy books that teach God's determination of mankind, speak of one God who is creator and ruler of life, and share a history that leads back to Abraham. However, there are many ... the God the Father; this is the God represented in the Old Testament. Second, there is the God the Son; this is Jesus as the Christ. Finally, there is the Holy Spirit. The three are considered to be one in the same. This is not the belief in Islam. Muslims b...

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... is going to send a Messiah. Both of these religions contradict Christianity because of the Holy Trinity. One of the core beliefs of Christianity is the existence of the Holy Trinity. There is one God who is part of the Holy Trinity, which consists of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The goal of all these different religions is to ultimately get to a place called ... God Yahweh. Only exceptional human beings are raised after life on Earth. In Christianity, the final goal is a new, transformed, and redeemed world where Christ lives with his people in holy perfection. There will be no...

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... environmental crisis as a global problem and urges all government as well as individuals to preserve nature. It says: "States shall co-operate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the earth's ecosystem. In review of the different contributions to global environment degradation ... of knowledge irrespective of science and technology, religion, spirituality and divinity etc, indicates us two kinds of causes behind this problem. Explaining the verses of the Holy Quran we can find two types of crisis or disasters in our environment, su...

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... environmental crisis as a global problem and urges all government as well as individuals to preserve nature. It says: "States shall co-operate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the earth's ecosystem. In review of the different contributions to global environment degradation ... of knowledge irrespective of science and technology, religion, spirituality and divinity etc, indicates us two kinds of causes behind this problem. Explaining the verses of the Holy Quran we can find two types of crisis or disasters in our environment, su...

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... of Judaism so they all have quite similar beliefs. For example, each of these religions has at least one holiday and one holy day. Judaism has Hanukkah, Christianity has Christmas and Easter, and Islam has Eid and Ramadan. The Islamic holy day lies on a Friday at the mosque while the Christians celebrate their religion at church on a Sunday morning. The Hebrew (Judaism ... in the middle, on a Saturday, and practice from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on a Saturday. They celebrate their holy day on a Saturday because they believe that this day was when G...

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... , in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.) I, myself, sometimes struggle on keeping my body and soul holy that I ask for forgiveness constantly, but I am sure that each Christians' bodies are God's Holy temples. And I believe that Christians should try hard on keep themselves apart from what the world tells them to do. Such as an ... we live our lives reflects the One that we have in our hearts, we should value ourselves as treasures of our Holy Father. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole sp...

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... wrote a famous letter to his wife stating: "Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and the overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as practiced by people of all colors and races here in the Ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all other prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed ... all around me by people of all colors. There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, for all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue eyed blondes to black skinned Africans. But we were a...

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... wrote a famous letter to his wife stating: "Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and the overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as practiced by people of all colors and races here in the Ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all other prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed ... all around me by people of all colors. There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, for all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue eyed blondes to black skinned Africans. But we were a...

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... refusal to act, but only by intelligent action in a detached manner (Brown 11). This struggle resolves itself into an incessant crucifixion of the flesh so that the spirit may become entirely free (Brown 15). Gandhi was a seeker of truth. He claimed to have found a way to it. He claimed to be making a ... all that change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves, and re-creates (Fischer Gandhi 33). That informing Power or Spirit is God. Gandhi saw this power as purely benevolent (Fischer Gandhi 67). God is life, truth, and light. He is love. He i...

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... of Ramadan. Fasting is the act of abstaining from feeding the body in order to focus more on fully seeking God's love and trust and feeding the spirit. Fasting is seen as a way of humbling ourselves before God, letting him know that we are willing to exchange physical comforts to seek Him for a spiritual ... is practised by Muslims all over the world. This month is seen to be so special by all Muslims as it is believed to be the month when the Holy Qu"ran was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction and as a means of salvation," It is during this month Musli...

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... he condemns his personal relationship with God. Christians believe that God is three gods merged into one God. This one God is called a Trinity. Christians believe that Christ gave His Holy Spirit to each of us, so that it would direct us to know God as our savior. This is the central doctrine that causes problems for Muslims when they consider Christianity ... the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is believed that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy of the Messiah. He was conceived by Virgin Mary through the Holy Spirit and was meant to save us our sin...

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... of the world, or also known as Armageddon. In the faiths of Christianity and Catholic, they believe in a thing called the Trinity. This Trinity consists of Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit and how these three are one. The Trinity could also be looked at as an egg. The outer shell or the physical part of the egg that we can touch ... is the Holy Spirit. It is the tangible part. The yolk is God, which is also the central part of the egg, the most important part. Connected to the yolk is the egg white ... ...

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... they were followers of God. Probably the most important figures in the Christian religion are Jesus Christ, the Savior. Most Christians believe in a trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are three separate beings but they form a single unified deity. After the execution of Jesus, the disciples spread across the world and taught Christianity. Christianity spread to Europe and ... spread further in the west. The Mormons believe that there are many gods, which is a direct contradiction to Christianity. Mormon doctrine also teaches that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Sp...

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