All Religions are paths to god

You are right. That is why he came into the world! But it was not an aimless death, it was to die for our sins.

Ask your self this. What made 11 misfits be willing to die preaching the message of Christ. People may be willing to die for what they believe to be true, but nobody would die for what they knew to be wrong. Christ's death and resurrection and the subsequent outpouring of the Holy Spirit is what transformed these 11 men (and loads of other followers) to die for what they believed.

Makes you think doesnt it.

""What we do in life echoes in eternity" Maximus"

Many froms everal different religions have died refusing to denounce their faith. Buddist, Muslim, Indian, Gnostic. History books tell the many stories.

"A fool says I know and a wise man says I wonder."

It is different. A Muslim for example will be willing to die for his belief because it is the only way he can be certain he will get to heaven. It is self serving and is based on fear.

The Christian has security of salvation from the Holy Spirit. By die he is just following what he believes to be true. It is not self serving, it is God serving and is based on love. This world is only temporary and not the Christians real home. Once he has become a Christian he is a new creation, born of the Spirirt, a child of God.

""What we do in life echoes in eternity" Maximus"

I believe that the Islamic religion is being used by fanatics for political purposes. I believe that this idea that muslims die to selfishly attain salvation is not really a characteristic of the muslim faith in general, although those that die in the pursuit of the will of Allah are beleived to go to Heaven, as you say. But there are those who have twisted the Islamic religion, convincing the simple and faithful that terrorism is the instrument of some imaginary Holy War. This is what happens when you mix religion with politics.

Actually, the U.S. is very much in similar peril. If the nation continues on this frightening course of merging Christianity with government we may find that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights will be in serious trouble

"Each conscious mind is alone in the universe!"

There are some really fanitical Christian terrorist groups the FBI keeps their eye on. Every religion has their nut cases.

It really comes down to what you believe about your creator. Is your creator good or bad.

Jesus teaches us to compare a good father to our God, and from what I understand, the Muslims believe in the teachings of Jesus.

From my bible school lessons I remember being told that only the true Christians will be able to stand up to possible death and torture and not denounce their faith, but the false Christians will fall away.

"A fool says I know and a wise man says I wonder."
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Nice OKCityKid, some christian(?) faith being in founded in the resurrection to life is wholely self serving belief. A (godly) good mindset (attitude) is of greater assurance of good favor.

"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

History shows that since even the Didache which was written during the time of the Apostles that the belief of the Cross, death and resurrection are IMPORTANT beliefs in the whole reason for the Bible.

The OT prophesies 300 times the death and life of Christ.
Psalms, Isaias, Jeremiah..etc. They preclude the Incarnation of God to become lower than angels to come and die a brutal death for us.

Ever read the early Church fathers..the first christians? The 1st Catholics?

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From my bible school lessons I remember being told that only the true Christians will be able to stand up to possible death and torture and not denounce their faith, but the false Christians will fall away.

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"Life is full of lemons, and the lemonade is sweet."

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the belief of the Cross, death and resurrection are IMPORTANT beliefs in the whole reason for the Bible.

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ARE ALL RELIGIONS EQUAL?

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"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

I know there is a verse that instructs you not to look upon the death of Christ but the life of Christ.

There does seem to be a bit to much preaching about his death and not enough on his teachings while he lived.

"A fool says I know and a wise man says I wonder."

Wow... this is sad. People, two things that say two different things cannot be true. For example, Christianity says that God is Omipotent and Omnicient. Atheism says that there is no God. They cannot both be right, just like you can't be alive and dead, or have a square circle.

Islam is another branch of Judaism. While more removed than Judaism and Christianity, they still (mostly) respect the others for their common roots.

Those who say Jesus was a Prophet and a good man, but not God, how can a good man claim to be God? Jesus left 3 choices-1. He was God incarnate, 2.He was an extremely evil man, or 3. He was insane. He did not leave any middle ground, and indeed he did not intend to.

The death and Ressurection of Jesus was probably the single most important event in history. More people have died for it, more people have lived for it, more people have fought for it, and more people have believed in it than any other event in history. So yes, it is very important. However, this doesn't make his teachings any less important.

I will try to find a certain verse about ourlives being in vain if the Resurection is false, but it evades my eyes and I have to go.

"Truth is not relative. It is unchanging and eternal"

ahoy all

firstly, religion is a mans (most) vision and guide through life so he may better himself, most religions are very similar in mst cases except for the finer detail on their chosen god itself, i find that many of the religions encounter eachother on small detail, and despise others for that very reason, whilst i sit here and think, most of the religions want peace be it budhism, muslim, caholic, chrisian, jewish. i feel that god himself doesnt want cerimonies to him, no monuments, just peace, and prosperity, of all things. I conclude on the fact that all religions need to forget differences and look at the similarities and work towards that for a better future for mankind.

Timmo

"There is no such thing as innocence obly degrees of guilt"

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Those who say Jesus was a Prophet and a good man, but not God, how can a good man claim to be God? Jesus left 3 choices-1. He was God incarnate, 2.He was an extremely evil man, or 3. He was insane. He did not leave any middle ground, and indeed he did not intend to.

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I conclude on the fact that all religions need to forget differences and look at the similarities and work towards that for a better future for mankind.

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"A fool says I know and a wise man says I wonder."

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And I am at a loss as to why the resurrection was so important. I've asked that question before here at CC.

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"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

Neo ressurected.
Neo is God.

"Anything is Possible when you think illogically."

Aslan resurected
Aslan is God.

"The heard has reasons which reason knows nothing of..."