God Problems: Aren't All Religions the Same
Part of Sermon Notes
July 19, 2025
Aren’t All Religions the Same?
God Problems
Asking the Right Question
- Not: “Are all religions the
- But: Which one, if any, is
Truth claims are
Major World Religions Are Not the Same
| Religion | Key Belief |
|---|---|
| Judaism | God is One, personal, Messiah still to come |
| Islam | God is One, unknowable; Jesus was a prophet, not divine |
| Hinduism | Millions of gods; karma and reincarnation |
| Buddhism | No god; path to Nirvana through extinguishing desire |
| Pantheism | All things are god; divine is impersonal |
| Naturalism | Nothing beyond physical universe |
| Christianity | God became human in Jesus, died for sin, rose from dead |
What Makes Christianity
and
?
- John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
- Ravi Zacharias: “Jesus doesn’t offer a system of thought. He offers
1. His Birth – A New
Begins
- Born of a virgin – Luke 1:34-35
- Declares the
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come…”
2. His Life –
and Powerful
- Lived without sin; unmatched authority and compassion – Luke 7:22
- Romans 8:28-30 – His life is our blueprint, written on our hearts.
3. His Teaching –
Ethics
- Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5–7
- Pascal’s Wager: If Jesus is true, gain everything. If not, still gain a meaningful life.
- His teaching is alive and transformational.
4. His Death –
and Substitutionary
- Predicted (Mark 8:31), embraced (John 10:18), bore our punishment.
- Isaiah 53:5 – “By his wounds we are healed.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Romans 8:1 – No
5. His Resurrection and
– Victory Secured
- Matthew 28:6 – He is risen!
- 1 Corinthians 15:17
- Acts 1:9
- His resurrection = our future, his ascension = our place in God’s kingdom.
What Does This Mean for You?
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