Judaism, Christianity, Islam/ Caleb Hoey

In Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, the human condition is very similar in that we are all Gods creations living in the universe God created. We all have the laws of God to abide by and God punishes us if we do not. In Judaism, the Jews are the chosen people of God to receive the Torah. They are waiting for their messiah to come rescue them and take them to the Promised Land. In Christianity, we are all born with original sin that comes from Adam and Eve being banished from the Garden of Eden. In order to be saved by Jesus we have to become baptized in holy water and proclaim faith in him as the saviour and Son of God. In Islam, we all must submit to God and recognize him as the only god at all times. All three religions have a similar solution to their conditions. In Judaism, the solution is to be saved by the messiah after a life of following the Torah and the Ten Commandments. In Christianity, the solution is to accept Jesus Christ as your saviour and follow his teachings in the New Testament. If you do that, then you will be rewarded by going to heaven when you die. In Islam, the solution is to live a live of submission to God and he will reward you with an eternal paradise when you die. All three religions have similar texts guiding how to live. Judaism and Christianity both use the Torah, or Old Testament. Christianity adds the gospels to create the New Testament, which is the story of Jesus. Islam has the Qu’ran, which is God’s word given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. It teaches you how to go about life and the nature of God. All three religions have a similar way to get from our human condition to the solution. They all involve a lot of prayer and religious study. Good deeds and the golden rule are very important in all three to solving our condition, also. Each religion has its own specific rituals and ceremonies, although. Judaism has temple services that involve a lot of chanting and some holidays based on fasting. Christianity has communions and baptisms that represent events in the life of Jesus. Islam has the Hajj, prayer facing towards Mecca and also has fasting in many holidays. All three religions have pretty much the same way to live the solution in our lives, and that is to accept the respective text and consistently worship God as the only God.