Islam VS. Christianity

             Christianity and Islam are two of the respected religions, both of are choices made by individuals. So they are similar and stand differently with their beliefs, practices and even holidays.
             Christianity is known to man for more than 2000 years and there are many other religions, Islam is one of them that declares Christianity to be the wrong path. Islam was first introduced to man only 1400 years ago and declares itself to be the right and true path.
             The first and the most critical difference between these two religions is their beliefs. One of these differences is that according to Christians, God can be found in three forms, more likely known to be the Trinity, God the spirit, God the son and God the Holy Ghost. Muslims totally disagree with this theory and declare it wrong. Muslims believe that God can only be found in one state and God has no relatives what so ever. The Christian theory also coincides with the Christian belief that Jesus was God's son. On the other hand, Muslims prefer Jesus to be called one of the chosen people by God, and He was nothing other than a prophet of God, used to bring forward the truths of God to His people. This also supports the Islamic theory that Mohammad was a prophet who sent out the purest word of Allah to His people, so Islam is the most undiluted truth ever put forward to the people.
             Another major difference in the two beliefs is the theory of salvation. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross, and he carried our sins on his shoulders, and if we just believe in this fact, we can be saved from eternal wrath. But Muslims believe that one day we will all have to stand in front of God where our good deeds and sins will be weighed on a balance. If our sins are heavier than our good deeds, we will have to spend the rest of the eternity in hell. On the other hand according to Christian beliefs, if we don't believe in the fact that Jesus died for our sins, we will not b...

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