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LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:
Will Jesus make my life better?

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:
Aren't all religions basically the same?

The Golden Rule
Jesus: So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them. (Matthew 7:12)

Islam: No one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

Aristotle: We should behave to our friends as we wish our friends to behave to us.

Plato: May I do to others as they should do unto me.

Judaism: What you hate, do not do to anyone.

8 PLACES OF AGREEMENT
• Don’t harm others with words or deeds.
• Honor your parents.
• Be kind to siblings and the elderly
• Be honest in all your dealings.
• Don’t lie.
• Don’t have sex with another person’s spouse.
• Care for those who are weaker.
• Put others first.

Religious Pluralism

Failure

Religions highlight our inability to live up to a divine standard, and as a result, a gap is created.

Now that we’ve messed up, what now?
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Jesus offered a permanent solution to this question.

Religion is really great at pointing out our missteps.

Religion highlights our inability to live up to a divine standard, and as a result, a gap is created.

A Divine Standard
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A Divine Standard
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There is now no condemnation.