What separates your god from mine?

[Korhal IVV]

Buddhism rejects a deity though?

And another unique word: love.

Not all Buddhism no, and no love is not unique to Christianity.
Hell there are many religions which have a designated God(dess) OF Love.

You should seriously actually study other religions before you try to pass some kind of judgement on them.

As far as I am aware, the Goddesses of Love I know of are synonymous with promiscuity. I do not consider that as love, but rather, lust.

Aphrodite having temple prostitutes is telling enough.

Buddhism rejects a deity though?

And another unique word: love.

Love isn't unique to Christianity.

K, fine. I wasn’t being clear enough.

However, the point here is that the love of God in Christianity is infinite, alongside being infinitely just and holy. You then have a God that quite literally sacrifices Himself (but not really, as the Father and Son are distinct persons) so that all that believe would be saved by satisfying all criteria for a ticket to heaven.

[Berhakonia]

Concepts that would be better explained by theologians much smarter and wiser than I

[Hystaria]

...I used to have a god...A self made one. so long ago.

Alga, the goddess of wind, thats what i called her

[The New California Republic]

And another unique word: love.

Love isn't unique to Christianity.

What kind of love though? Erotic? Agape?

You didn't specify. You merely said that love is a unique word to Christianity, when it clearly isn't. So don't try to shift the goalposts. Naughty naughty!

[Korhal IVV]

What kind of love though? Erotic? Agape?

You didn't specify. You merely said that love is a unique word to Christianity, when it clearly isn't. So don't try to shift the goalposts. Naughty naughty!

I just did.

[Hanafuridake]

What kind of love though? Erotic? Agape?

You didn't specify. You merely said that love is a unique word to Christianity, when it clearly isn't. So don't try to shift the goalposts. Naughty naughty!

It seemed clear to me what Korhal meant, and I suspect it was clear to you too.

However, the point here is that the love of God in Christianity is infinite, alongside being infinitely just and holy. You then have a God that quite literally sacrifices Himself (but not really, as the Father and Son are distinct persons) so that all that believe would be saved by satisfying all criteria for a ticket to heaven.

As I've already explained, that's not exclusive to Christianity.

[Korhal IVV]

I recommend that one to read Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zecharias to fully understand how Christianity is really unique, as I have neither the time nor the will to explain it fully.

[The New California Republic]

You didn't specify. You merely said that love is a unique word to Christianity, when it clearly isn't. So don't try to shift the goalposts. Naughty naughty!

I just did.

Yeah, now you are. Hence the shifting of the goalposts.

[Korhal IVV]

You didn't specify. You merely said that love is a unique word to Christianity, when it clearly isn't. So don't try to shift the goalposts. Naughty naughty!

It seemed clear to me what Korhal meant, and I suspect it was clear to you too.

However, the point here is that the love of God in Christianity is infinite, alongside being infinitely just and holy. You then have a God that quite literally sacrifices Himself (but not really, as the Father and Son are distinct persons) so that all that believe would be saved by satisfying all criteria for a ticket to heaven.

As I've already explained, that's not exclusive to Christianity.

Is there a historical Resurrection in other religions too?

Is any other religion based upon a long chain of historical events, exagerrated or otherwise?

Or where God incarnates as a man to be with us?

First and foremost, the Christian faith is based on the literal, physical resurrection of its founder, Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul considered the resurrection the matter of first importance: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). No other religion is based on the literal resurrection of its founder.

Second, Christianity is unique in its view of God. Christianity is the one faith that teaches there is one God who exists in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three Persons form one God (Matthew 28:18-19), yet each Person is specifically referred to as God—Father (Genesis 1:1), Son (John 1:1), and Spirit (Acts 5:3-4).

Third, Christianity is unique in its authority. It accepts the 66 books of the Old and New Testament as the inspired Word of God that serves as the authority for matters of faith and practice. Second Timothy 3:16-17 teaches, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." Second Peter 1:20-21 adds, "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

Fourth, Christianity is unique in its impact. The church began in approximately AD 33 in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost under the leadership of the apostle Peter and 120 followers of Jesus (Acts 1—2). That day, 3,000 people were added (Acts 2:41). Soon their number grew to 5,000 men (Acts 4:4). Within the next 30 years, churches expanded across the Roman Empire, including Rome itself (Acts 28). By the fourth century, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. By the 21st Century, it is the world's largest religion, with more than two billion estimated adherents.

Fifth, Christianity is unique in its teachings regarding salvation. All other religious systems require works in order to receive eternal life, teach reincarnation, or reject the afterlife. The Bible teaches salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ apart from works (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Other unique teachings exist, yet these five represent some of the key ways Christianity differs from other world religions. Only the Christian faith is built on Jesus Christ as the resurrected Son of God, believes in a Triune God, accepts only the Holy Bible as the Word of God, has had such an impact, and provides salvation freely by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

1. Christianity provides a coherent world-view. Some religions conflict with basic observation. The Greek pantheon said the gods lived atop Olympus, but they are not there. Native myths say the world sits atop a giant turtle. While some Christian sects (such as young Earth creationists) have incoherent doctrine, most orthodox sects do not.

2. Christianity acknowledges that I am flawed. Some Gnostic religions insist I need to know and understand truths that are beyond me. Some religions prescribe a set of rules that I must perfectly obey.

3. Christianity provides a remedy for my flaws. Now that I have committed sins, some religions leave me helpless and hopeless because there is no remedy for fallen souls such as myself.

4. Christianity has sufficient documentary and archaeological evidence to be feasibly historically correct. While the record is incomplete and some elements seem wrong, there is tons of history that the Bible gets correct. But, for example, I am aware of no archaeological substantiation for the claims made in the Book of Mormon or for the Norse pantheon.

5. Christianity provides me with a community of faithful, who can support me, from whom I can learn and with whom I can celebrate. Many religions do this as well, but some Gnostic sects insist on solitary enlightenment.

Finally, there is the unique attribute that is very personal: Christianity works for me. It meets my deep spiritual needs for comfort, love, peace and joy. Over the years I have come to know my creator as a person who loves me. While this criterion could potentially be true of other faiths, I am unwilling to walk away from my God on the off chance there is another path to him

[The New California Republic]

Is there a historical Resurrection in other religions too?

Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis, Attis, Dionysus, etc.

Is any other religion based upon a long chain of historical events, exagerrated or otherwise?

Judaism, Greek Mythology, off the top of my head.

Or where God incarnates as a man to be with us?

Greek Mythology again.

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A propensity to make stuff up doesn't really prove much though.

[Hanafuridake]

Is there a historical Resurrection in other religions too?

Some religions, yes. It can be observed commonly in Near-Eastern Cults.

Though the very premise of this question is flawed. Even if no other religion had a concept of a god dying and being resurrected, it wouldn't mean that Christianity was the one true religion. All religions have unique characteristics that distinguish them from other religions, those features don't make them true.

Is any other religion based upon a long chain of historical events, exagerrated or otherwise?

Yes, no religion I'm aware of claimed to have manifested out of nowhere. Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, etc. so unless Ogyū Sorai tracing his philosophy back to the ancient philosopher kings Shun and Yao proves Confucianism, this doesn't mean Christiandom is right.

Or where God incarnates as a man to be with us?

Numerous religions have concepts of an avatar, and see my point about the premise being flawed.

[Mel Taruhm]

Mine are separated from yours because I have like 40.

[The New California Republic]

First and foremost, the Christian faith is based on the literal, physical resurrection of its founder, Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul considered the resurrection the matter of first importance: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). No other religion is based on the literal resurrection of its founder.

Second, Christianity is unique in its view of God. Christianity is the one faith that teaches there is one God who exists in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three Persons form one God (Matthew 28:18-19), yet each Person is specifically referred to as God—Father (Genesis 1:1), Son (John 1:1), and Spirit (Acts 5:3-4).

Third, Christianity is unique in its authority. It accepts the 66 books of the Old and New Testament as the inspired Word of God that serves as the authority for matters of faith and practice. Second Timothy 3:16-17 teaches, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." Second Peter 1:20-21 adds, "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

Fourth, Christianity is unique in its impact. The church began in approximately AD 33 in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost under the leadership of the apostle Peter and 120 followers of Jesus (Acts 1—2). That day, 3,000 people were added (Acts 2:41). Soon their number grew to 5,000 men (Acts 4:4). Within the next 30 years, churches expanded across the Roman Empire, including Rome itself (Acts 28). By the fourth century, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. By the 21st Century, it is the world's largest religion, with more than two billion estimated adherents.

Fifth, Christianity is unique in its teachings regarding salvation. All other religious systems require works in order to receive eternal life, teach reincarnation, or reject the afterlife. The Bible teaches salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ apart from works (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Other unique teachings exist, yet these five represent some of the key ways Christianity differs from other world religions. Only the Christian faith is built on Jesus Christ as the resurrected Son of God, believes in a Triune God, accepts only the Holy Bible as the Word of God, has had such an impact, and provides salvation freely by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

1. Christianity provides a coherent world-view. Some religions conflict with basic observation. The Greek pantheon said the gods lived atop Olympus, but they are not there. Native myths say the world sits atop a giant turtle. While some Christian sects (such as young Earth creationists) have incoherent doctrine, most orthodox sects do not.

2. Christianity acknowledges that I am flawed. Some Gnostic religions insist I need to know and understand truths that are beyond me. Some religions prescribe a set of rules that I must perfectly obey.

3. Christianity provides a remedy for my flaws. Now that I have committed sins, some religions leave me helpless and hopeless because there is no remedy for fallen souls such as myself.

4. Christianity has sufficient documentary and archaeological evidence to be feasibly historically correct. While the record is incomplete and some elements seem wrong, there is tons of history that the Bible gets correct. But, for example, I am aware of no archaeological substantiation for the claims made in the Book of Mormon or for the Norse pantheon.

5. Christianity provides me with a community of faithful, who can support me, from whom I can learn and with whom I can celebrate. Many religions do this as well, but some Gnostic sects insist on solitary enlightenment.

Finally, there is the unique attribute that is very personal: Christianity works for me. It meets my deep spiritual needs for comfort, love, peace and joy. Over the years I have come to know my creator as a person who loves me. While this criterion could potentially be true of other faiths, I am unwilling to walk away from my God on the off chance there is another path to him

Who are you trying to convince? Us, or yourself? This honestly reads like you are having a crisis of faith, and you are trying to make a list of things to reaffirm your faith to yourself...

[Washington Resistance Army]

The Greek pantheon said the gods lived atop Olympus, but they are not there.

Even in ancient times it was understood that the physical Olympus and the divine Olympus were separate places. I have a book somewhere around here that deals with that subject if you'd like the name but it's pretty spendy nowadays.

[Korhal IVV]

First and foremost, the Christian faith is based on the literal, physical resurrection of its founder, Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul considered the resurrection the matter of first importance: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). No other religion is based on the literal resurrection of its founder.

Second, Christianity is unique in its view of God. Christianity is the one faith that teaches there is one God who exists in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three Persons form one God (Matthew 28:18-19), yet each Person is specifically referred to as God—Father (Genesis 1:1), Son (John 1:1), and Spirit (Acts 5:3-4).

Third, Christianity is unique in its authority. It accepts the 66 books of the Old and New Testament as the inspired Word of God that serves as the authority for matters of faith and practice. Second Timothy 3:16-17 teaches, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." Second Peter 1:20-21 adds, "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

Fourth, Christianity is unique in its impact. The church began in approximately AD 33 in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost under the leadership of the apostle Peter and 120 followers of Jesus (Acts 1—2). That day, 3,000 people were added (Acts 2:41). Soon their number grew to 5,000 men (Acts 4:4). Within the next 30 years, churches expanded across the Roman Empire, including Rome itself (Acts 28). By the fourth century, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. By the 21st Century, it is the world's largest religion, with more than two billion estimated adherents.

Fifth, Christianity is unique in its teachings regarding salvation. All other religious systems require works in order to receive eternal life, teach reincarnation, or reject the afterlife. The Bible teaches salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ apart from works (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Other unique teachings exist, yet these five represent some of the key ways Christianity differs from other world religions. Only the Christian faith is built on Jesus Christ as the resurrected Son of God, believes in a Triune God, accepts only the Holy Bible as the Word of God, has had such an impact, and provides salvation freely by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

1. Christianity provides a coherent world-view. Some religions conflict with basic observation. The Greek pantheon said the gods lived atop Olympus, but they are not there. Native myths say the world sits atop a giant turtle. While some Christian sects (such as young Earth creationists) have incoherent doctrine, most orthodox sects do not.

2. Christianity acknowledges that I am flawed. Some Gnostic religions insist I need to know and understand truths that are beyond me. Some religions prescribe a set of rules that I must perfectly obey.

3. Christianity provides a remedy for my flaws. Now that I have committed sins, some religions leave me helpless and hopeless because there is no remedy for fallen souls such as myself.

4. Christianity has sufficient documentary and archaeological evidence to be feasibly historically correct. While the record is incomplete and some elements seem wrong, there is tons of history that the Bible gets correct. But, for example, I am aware of no archaeological substantiation for the claims made in the Book of Mormon or for the Norse pantheon.

5. Christianity provides me with a community of faithful, who can support me, from whom I can learn and with whom I can celebrate. Many religions do this as well, but some Gnostic sects insist on solitary enlightenment.

Finally, there is the unique attribute that is very personal: Christianity works for me. It meets my deep spiritual needs for comfort, love, peace and joy. Over the years I have come to know my creator as a person who loves me. While this criterion could potentially be true of other faiths, I am unwilling to walk away from my God on the off chance there is another path to him

Who are you trying to convince? Us, or yourself? This honestly reads like you are having a crisis of faith, and you are trying to make a list of things to reaffirm your faith to yourself...

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Don’t be funny. This thread asks for what makes one’s religion unique, and I did just that. I wasn’t the one who made the list, either. It is from Quora. I won’t even try to convince you to be a proselyte or whatever as you are too vehement a skeptic to be convinced by anything remotely religious in nature. As for crises of faith, everyone has that at some point, so your premise is pointless.

[The New California Republic]

Who are you trying to convince? Us, or yourself? This honestly reads like you are having a crisis of faith, and you are trying to make a list of things to reaffirm your faith to yourself...

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Don’t be funny. This thread asks for what makes one’s religion unique, and I did just that. I wasn’t the one who made the list, either. It is from Quora. I won’t even try to convince you to be a proselyte or whatever as you are too vehement a skeptic to be convinced by anything remotely religious in nature. As for crises of faith, everyone has that at some point, so your premise is pointless.

I'm not being funny, I'm very serious.

[Korhal IVV]

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Don’t be funny. This thread asks for what makes one’s religion unique, and I did just that. I wasn’t the one who made the list, either. It is from Quora. I won’t even try to convince you to be a proselyte or whatever as you are too vehement a skeptic to be convinced by anything remotely religious in nature. As for crises of faith, everyone has that at some point, so your premise is pointless.

I'm not being funny, I'm very serious.

Then you are failing at making look serious to me.

[The New California Republic]

I'm not being funny, I'm very serious.

Then you are failing at making look serious to me.

If you want to think that I'm not serious to try to dull the impact of what I said, then that is entirely on you.

[Hanafuridake]

The Greek pantheon said the gods lived atop Olympus, but they are not there.

Even in ancient times it was understood that the physical Olympus and the divine Olympus were separate places. I have a book somewhere around here that deals with that subject if you'd like the name but it's pretty spendy nowadays.

If it's alright, I'd appreciate the name. It sounds like an interesting book.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Even in ancient times it was understood that the physical Olympus and the divine Olympus were separate places. I have a book somewhere around here that deals with that subject if you'd like the name but it's pretty spendy nowadays.

If it's alright, I'd appreciate the name. It sounds like an interesting book.

I believe it would be Classical Myth by Barry Powell, I could be mistaken cuz a bunch of my books are still in boxes but I'm pretty certain he brings that specific point up a few times.

[Korhal IVV]

Then you are failing at making look serious to me.

If you want to think that I'm not serious to try to dull the impact of what I said, then that is entirely on you.

Judying from your constant use of , I don’t have much inclination to think of you too seriously.

[The New California Republic]

If it's alright, I'd appreciate the name. It sounds like an interesting book.

I believe it would be Classical Myth by Barry Powell, I could be mistaken cuz a bunch of my books are still in boxes but I'm pretty certain he brings that specific point up a few times.

I have found it for £42, so I'll add it to the list. Thanks!

[The New California Republic]

If you want to think that I'm not serious to try to dull the impact of what I said, then that is entirely on you.

Judying from your constant use of , I don’t have much inclination to think of you too seriously.

Ridiculously petty strawpicking for a reason not to take me seriously. Alright. Fine. Make whatever excuse you want in order not to take me seriously, if it makes you feel better.

[Korhal IVV]

Judying from your constant use of , I don’t have much inclination to think of you too seriously.

Ridiculously petty strawpicking for a reason not to take me seriously. Alright. Fine. Make whatever excuse you want in order not to take me seriously, if it makes you feel better.

To be fair, I never take anyone in the internet too seriously anyway.

[Farnhamia]

Ridiculously petty strawpicking for a reason not to take me seriously. Alright. Fine. Make whatever excuse you want in order not to take me seriously, if it makes you feel better.

To be fair, I never take anyone in the internet too seriously anyway.

Then why are you here to begin with?