Compare and Contrast Judaism with Christianity
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Compare and Contrast Judaism with Christianity.
There are many similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity. Some of these are their religious beliefs, Jesus, heaven and hell, original sin, the trinity. This therefore leads the two religions to follow different paths of worship even if they worship the same god.
Christianity was founded from Judaism. The first people to convert to Christianity were Jews so Christianity was seen as a branch of Judaism. The converts, who were encouraged by the Apostle Paul, eventually acknowledged that their faith was distinct from Judaism.
Althoughthe two religions share some of the same beliefs, there are vital differences between the two. Judaism is called the religion of the Jews and was the first faith to believe in one God. Christianity then followed that belief. Both religions are based on monotheism (that there is only one God).
Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God and a part of the Trinity, The Trinity is made up of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Judaisms view on Jesus is that he was just a human, a great storyteller and a prophet. He was not the Son of God.
Judaisms view is that the Christian view of the trinity is a weakening of Godspower. God can not be made up of three parts, even is those three parts are mysteriously united. One point isfor sure that no born Jewish person can believe that Jesus was the literal Son of God.
Christians also believe that Jesus died on the cross to repent the sins of man. On the other hand, Judaism believes that Jesus did not die to repent mans sins. Sins are not repented by Jesuss death, but by just seeking forgiveness.
The Christians think that no person is correct in saying that Jesus is not Gods but do not go to extraordinarily extreme lengths to prove them wrong or persecute them, but they also believe that every one is entitled to their own opinion.
Judaism does not accept the thought of original sin, the idea that people are bad from birth and cannot remove sin by themselves. An act of grace provided by the sacrificial death of Jesus as resentment for all of humanitys sins. For Christians, there are no other forms of salvation other than through Jesus.
The Jewish view is that humans are not born naturally good or naturally bad. They