2007-02-01 17:12:29 · 21 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Control is right.
Most religions recognize the existence of evil, and they offer advice on how to overcome it.
But most other religions (including Islam and Judaism) focus on physical acts as ways of being righteous. In other words, you can't really undo the bad, but if you pray enough, sacrifice enough, or give enough to charity, you can tip the scales in your favor.
Christianity is unique in that it offers salvation free of charge, only through acceptance of the savior's offer. We cannot bribe God with good works. We can only get salvation by having good communication with His Son.
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2007-02-01 17:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In pretty much every religion where its members believe they are right and special, there is the sentiment that those outside the respective belief system should be saved by either by divine guiding light or a firey pillar sent from an old testament god who is as wrathful as the believer would like to be.
Personally I like my idiosynchratic beliefs. I don't feel the need to save anyone, it's just more fun sit back, listen and observe others sacred ways, and then laugh at them.... and, once in awhile, learn something new.
2007-02-01 17:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by Luxifer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Christianity is the only religion with the belief that people can only be saved by God's grace, and not by works.
Most of the other religions (sorry for generalisation, I haven't heard of one yet that...) rely on works to get saved. Like, you do this good deed, ok, there's another weight added to your 'good' scale, and so on...
2007-02-01 17:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by controlfreak 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most religions require some form of a faith commitment on the part of the participant.
Only Jesus can save a person from hell. This is what makes Christianity different from all other religions.
2007-02-01 17:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by zoril 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, for all abrahamic religions this life is a one-shot affair.
Muslims actively seek to convert too. Jews are very careful, even to the point of dissuading people from following their faith. Christians have to; from their POV everybody not 'in the boat' goes straight to hell.
Buddhists and Hindus get another chance, so they're in no hurry to convert.
2007-02-01 17:47:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Politicians, life insurance, doctors, teachers, parents, firemen, military, and engineers all believed in saving the people. Even Atheists keep coming over here and feel a need to save the Christians.
2007-02-01 17:37:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not. I would say it's borderline universal. Every religion offers some way to transcend the worldly suffering into some kind of spiritual paradise. Not just the monotheisms either -- I would interpret the Buddhists doctrines of Enlightenment and Karma to be similar to "salvation" in that they offer respite or escape from suffering and from the mundane.
2007-02-01 17:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
maybe the only religion of theist content in your world but Muslims feel the same in their way and many believe in salvation in this world not the imaginary after world.what good is it if your family are raped tortured and murdered but go to a heaven that does not really exists . maybe a little more thought is deserved for the attempt of humanity outside the religious box to stop such atrocities through law and ethical precepts of the true spirit of virtue . virtuous involvement over righteous failure.
2007-02-01 17:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-02-01 17:30:43 · answer #9 · answered by dr 7 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion,yes.b/c it seems that the christian religion just wants you to save your soul to jesus christ and that's it.no matter how you may feel about the religion.christianity religion,i just dont think is as good as they say for some of the ppl that act of the religion.no offence to their God though.
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2007-02-01 17:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by Hecate's_witch 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋