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Buddha once stated, “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” Since the dawn of time, every ancient culture has used religion to explain the world around them. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Aztecs all had their own creation stories and set of deities to worship. In those times, it was common for a whole civilization to share if not an identical, then a similar, set of beliefs and religion to follow. However, nowadays there are hundreds of religions and thousands of sub-dominations within those religions that are practiced globally. Of these religions, two prominent ones within today’s world are Islam and Christianity. While these two religions may appear to have little in common, as one …show more content…

Christians are monotheistic, meaning that they only worship one God. Originally, the stories and teachings of Christianity were passed down orally, before it was written down in the sacred text that is now known as the Bible. The primary ‘antagonist’ within the Christian’s beliefs is Satan, who is traditionally known as being one of God’s most beloved angels before Satan rebelled and was cast into hell. The main tools used by Christians as a measurement of their moral standing are the Ten Commandments brought by Moses and Beatitudes (PowerPoint). In Christian teaching, Jesus is the supreme preacher and exemplar of the moral life, but for most Christians that does not fully justify significance of his life and work. Christians teach that God is almighty and has dominion over all that is in heaven and on earth, as well as righteous judgment over good and evil. Baptism is the means of initiation into Christianity. Another fundamental component of the Christian faith and practice is its community. The community of faith in the church is the primary setting for Christian worship, although Christians of all traditions have placed a strong emphasis on private devotion and individual …show more content…

Christian practices vary by denomination, but common elements include a Sunday worship service, private and corporate prayer, study and reading of the Scriptures, and participation in rites such as baptism and communion (known as sacraments). Protestant churches tend to be less formal than the orthodox and Roman Catholic ones. (Pollock, 2008). The ritual and customs are prayer, baptism, confirmation, marriage and death. Islamic rituals and customs are birth, marriage, divorce and death. In the Islamic community birth is not observed in any established routine manner; local traditions vary greatly. Many Muslims wish that the first sound a baby hears is the call to prayer whispered in each ear (Pollock, 2008). Christians on the other hand believes that birth should be

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Christianity and Islam are two very different but also very similar religions. They both share some beliefs, like a monotheistic god, hell and heaven, and prophets for said god. But they also view traders with similar and different attitudes, like how they viewed selling an item for more than it is worth. They both believed that trading was unjust due to its methods of dishonesty and bribery. Traders are the backbone of history and the way they are viewed by the 2 biggest belief systems in the world is also important.

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The religions of Christianity and Islam have very similar beliefs, but they also have a lot of differences, which make each religion distinctive from each other. Also, the Christian and Muslim merchants attitude changed over the thousands of years to match each other or go completely in the opposite way. One of their commons points included their view of fairness.

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Christianity stands on the idea that Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that his life on earth, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven are proof of God 's love for humanity and God 's forgiveness of human sins; and that by faith in Jesus one may attain salvation and eternal life. This teaching is embodied in the Bible, specifically in the New Testament, but Christians accept also the Old Testament as sacred and authoritative Scripture. Christians is a monotheistic religion, meaning they only believe in one god. Christian believe that we are all born sinners due to Adam and Eve, but we can all reach salvation by faith in God and good works. In the

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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with 2.1 Billion and 1.3 Billion followers respectively. Each had their own rise, golden age, and eventual large-scale split. However, each religion spread in different regions of the world in different ways and developed their own traditions and structures. Christianity and Islam have similarities such as a large-scale split and a history of spreading through popular trade routes, while simultaneously having many differences such as where the two religions spread, the methods in which they spread, and the structure of their religious leaderships. One of the primary differences between the spread of Islam and Christianity is the directions in which they spread.

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