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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Who believes what?
The Nature of God
• One God, who exists in three distinct persons:
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit. This is called the Trinity.
• One God known as Jehovah Who is not a Trinity.
This is called strict monotheism.
• One God called Allah who is not a Trinity. This
view of God is called a strict monotheism.
The Nature of God
Judaism
One God known as Jehovah
Who is not a Trinity. This is
called strict monotheism.
Christianity
One God, who exists in three
distinct persons: God the
Father, God the Son, and
God the Holy Spirit. This is
called the Trinity.
Islam
One God called Allah who is not a
Trinity. This view of God is called
a strict monotheism
Jesus Christ
• An ordinary Jew, a teacher, not God.
• The second person of the Trinity and born of the
Virgin Mary, God the Son.
• A prophet, sent by Allah and born of the Virgin
Mary, but not God.
Jesus Christ
Judaism
An ordinary Jew, a
teacher, not God.
Christianity
The second person of
the Trinity and born
of the Virgin Mary,
God the Son.
Islam
A prophet, sent by
Allah and born of the
Virgin Mary, but not
God.
The Mission of Jesus
• Because he is rejected as the Messiah, his
mission is of no importance
• To reconcile (bring together) Man and God,
through His death as a sacrifice for the sins of all
people.
• To proclaim/tell the gospel, but this gospel has
been changed and corrupted over time by
humans.
The Mission of Jesus
Judaism
Because he is rejected as
the Messiah, his mission
is of no importance
Christianity
To reconcile (bring
together) Man and God,
through His death as a
sacrifice for the sins of all
people.
Islam
To proclaim/tell the
gospel, but this gospel
has been changed and
corrupted over time by
humans.
The Death Of Jesus Christ
• Jesus was crucified for his claim to be God.
• Jesus was not crucified, but was raised to
Heaven by Allah.
• He was crucified on our behalf, he died and was
buried. Three days later he rose again.
The Death of Jesus Christ
Judaism
Jesus was crucified for
his claim to be God.
Christianity
He was crucified on our
behalf, he died and was
buried. Three days
later he rose again.
Islam
Jesus was not crucified,
but was raised to
Heaven by Allah.
Holy Spirit
• The third person of the Trinity, truly God.
• Identical with the Angel Gabriel, who appeared
to the Prophet Mohammed, giving him the
Quran.
• Not a person/being, but a power from God
sometimes given to people.
Holy Spirit
Judaism
Not a person/being, but a
power from God sometimes
given to people.
Christianity
The third person of the
Trinity, truly God.
Islam
Identical with the Angel
Gabriel, who appeared to
the Prophet Mohammed,
giving him the Quran.
Sin
• We inherit a sinful nature through our ancestor
Adam. We all sin. Jesus Christ paid the cost of
our sin through his death on the cross
• We do not have a sinful nature. The cost of our
sin is paid through forgiveness from God
achieved through prayer and repentance.
• We do not have a sinful nature. All humans are
born sinless, but human weakness leads to sin.
Sin
Judaism
We do not have a sinful
nature. The cost of our sin is
paid through forgiveness
from God achieved through
prayer and repentance.
Christianity
We inherit a sinful nature
through our ancestor Adam.
We all sin. Jesus Christ paid
the cost of our sin through
his death on the cross
Islam
We do not have a sinful
nature. All humans are born
sinless, but human weakness
leads to sin.
Salvation
• Achieved by having faith in the grace of Jesus
Christ. Some teach you must also be baptized.
• Through good works, prayers, and the grace of
God.
• Through good works, and doing more good than
bad.
Salvation
Judaism
Through good works,
prayers, and the grace of
God.
Christianity
Achieved by having faith
in the grace of Jesus
Christ. Some teach you
must also be baptized.
Islam
Through good works,
and doing more good
than bad.
Hell
• Some sins cost temporary punishment, some
sins cost eternal punishment.
• A place of eternal punishment for sin either
described as a place of torment and fire or as a
complete separation from all that is good. There
is no crossover to Heaven.
• A place of torment and fire with several levels. A
person might not spend eternity there.
Hell
Judaism
Some sins cost temporary
punishment, some sins cost
eternal punishment.
Christianity
A place of eternal punishment
for sin either described as a
place of torment and fire or as
a complete separation from all
that is good. There is no
crossover to Heaven.
Islam
A place of torment and fire
with several levels. A person
might not spend eternity
there.