Historically the Religion
The religion can be traced back to its roots in the middle years, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and many more. Christianity and Islam, however, are the world's largest and most common religions. This paper will assess the distinctions and similarities between Christianity and Islam (Miner & Maureen 79).
Likenesses
The connection between the two religions, one being the one that created both the earth and the sky and everything that there is, is that they both believe in a supreme divine who has control over all else. As a result of this, they worship and ask for strength, riches, and knowledge since the supreme God has everything with regards to providing and control.
On the other hand, both Christianity and Islam have a specific book which is believed to contain the words of God that are the Bible and the Quran. They both acknowledge that the books were written by inspired men, who were able to understand God's message to them and they were able to document it. This acts as a reference and guiding book for the two religions.
Also, both Islam and Christianity have their own religious beliefs as well as the expected code of conduct for their followers. For example, both believe that it is not ethical to do wrong to other humans as well as issues such as theft, killing, and rape are not allowed. Moreover, Christianity and Islam believe that there are heaven and hell, where the wrongdoers who did not respect the word of God on earth will suffer eternal pain and misery while the good and those who lived by what God expected from them will go to heaven after death.
Differences
The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the spiritual leaders that each religion refers to as God sent. For example, Christians believe Jesus was the son of God who sacrificed his life for the world to be saved. However, Islam believes in Mohamed as a spiritual leader who later became a political leader. They both accomplished their mission to earth only that Mohamed ruled by the sword and Jesus sacrificed his life to signify their accomplishments.
On the other hand, Islam does not believe in extreme salvation where every man can be forgiven for their sins. Moreover, they believe that it was not just that Jesus was sacrificed for everyone since, but instead, believe that every man has to bear the burden of their sins. However, Christianity believes that once someone is saved and believes that Jesus is Christ and Savior, their sins are forgiven, and they have the opportunity to start life as a new individual (Eid & Hatem 477).
The other difference develops on how the two religions perceive their god with regards to his nature. As for the Christians, they believe that God exists in three distinct personalities and they are God the father, God the son, and the Holy Spirit, also referred to as the Trinity. This is opposed to the Islam religion mostly because they believe that God only exists one, also referred to as Monotheism. Another difference is Jesus Christ between the two religions, where Islam acknowledges that Jesus was a prophet sent to spread Islam, which Christians strongly believe Jesus came as the world's savior and was God's son through these teachings.
Work Cited
Miner, Maureen, et al. "Spiritual attachment in Islam and Christianity: Similarities and differences." Mental Health, Religion & Culture 17.1 (2014): 79-93.
Eid, Riyad, and Hatem El-Gohary. "The role of Islamic religiosity on the relationship between perceived value and tourist satisfaction." Tourism Management 46 (2015): 477-488.
