Being who is moral and who seeks a total and unqualified response from human creatures (Neufeldt, 1994). This term emphasizes the belief in one God who is the Creator and Sustainer of life and that the universe demonstrates evidence of God's design and order (Edwards, 2000). Also, both religions believe that God is active in history, guiding and teaching his people.
             Another similarity both religions have in common is that both religions give guidance on how to live and what is right and wrong; but each religion punishes its people differently. Christians follow the Ten Commands and the Golden Rule in which they are not allowed to commit murder or adultery. In the Old Testament, adultery was punished by death. The New Testament is much less severe; for example, "regarding a woman caught in adultery, Jesus said that whoever is without sin should cast the first stone" (Edwards, 2000, 59). In the Islamic law, called Shari'a, taken from the Qur'an and the Hadith, punishment involves flogging the woman and the man a hundred times if found guilty of adultery (Edwards, 2000).
             Last trait Christianity and Islam share is that they both believe in heaven and hell and the Day of Judgment. The Bible and Qur'an mention that there are two different outcomes for eternal life: heaven and hell. In the Bible, heaven and hell are described using these terms: a city built of gold in heaven and a lake of fire for hell. Some Christians believe that anyone who rejects Christ will end up in hell (Edwards, 2000). Similarly, Muslims believe that their religion is the true religion. It is common for religions t
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