Son – His Differences
Differences pertaining to Christianity and other belief Systems.
Philippe Paquette
Updated: November 2023
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Topics |
Christianity |
Naturalism |
Judaism |
Islam |
Hinduism |
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Sacred Text |
Bible |
No Sacred texts. Based mostly on objective values. |
Tanakh |
Qur’an |
Vedas, Upanishads, Sutras, Bhagavad Gita |
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God |
The Trinity (Yahweh – Three Persons in One – Father, Son, Spirit) |
No revealed God |
One God, Yahweh |
One creator God – Allah |
Brahman |
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Who is Jesus Christ |
God, Son of God, Perfect Man. |
Historical person, nothing more. |
False Prophet Some view him as a bastard child (mamzerim), others as a Rabbi at best. |
Prophet of God, but His message is now corrupt. |
Jesus may have been abodhisattva (enlightened person) and he lived in Kashmir. |
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Death of Jesus |
Death by crucifixion. |
Death by crucifixion is possible but irrelevant. |
Death by crucifixion. |
Jesus never died but ascended bodily in heaven. (One of Jesus’ disciples died on the cross in his place). |
Jesus did not die on the cross, he escaped from Jerusalem and travelled back to Kashmir where his grave is said to exist still today. |
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Resurrection of Jesus |
Affirmed |
Denied |
Denied |
Jesus never died therefore denied |
Denied |
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Jesus future return |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Salvation |
By faith |
No need for salvation. We are not lost. |
By believing in Yahweh plus doing good deeds |
Only if correct belief in Islam, plus good deeds. (Five Pillars) |
Redemption through one’s own actions |
Differences between
Jesus Christ and major
Belief Systems
1. Unlike all religions, which attempt to “reach their god” in human ways, with Christ, God is “reaching out to us.”
2. You see Divine Power in Jesus. He would simply speak, and his words would arrest a storm. He would turn water into wine. He would walk on water. He would give sight to the blind. He would give life to dead corpses. He would feed 5,000 men and women with a few fishes plus His resurrection. No other religious leaders have such miraculous and powerful demonstrations of Divinity.
3. Jesus paid the price for sin and can offer forgiveness. To seek forgiveness, religious practice requires action (whipping yourself, rituals, doing good deeds, etc.).
4. Jesus died and 3 days later, rose from the dead. He had said so in advance. (That is why the Roman authorities posted a soldier at the tomb’s entrance). His resurrection is a proof of his divinity. Over 500 men and women testified that they saw Jesus alive again and held fast their confession, even through torture and death. No other founding figure ever claimed to resurrect or be God.
5. Jesus requires Faith for assured salvation. All other belief systems require some action (works) to attain salvation. That makes the Christian salvation system unique because the solution to Eternal Life is offered outside our human realm. All other Religions offer solutions from inside the human realm.
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