REL2000 Final Paper Religion is a topic that many has very different thoughts and opinion, but this paper is about how each religion view the "end of the world". When asked what is "The end of the world" to people from different religion we have crazy responses like the world will blow up when times come. Other responses are "god will come save us", "there is no end of the world. The "end of the world" is view as the termination of life on planet earth. There will be a couple of different religions that I will talk about their viewing on the end of the world. There are Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam. Christians are taught from little that Jesus Christ is their one and only king, there is nobody else like him. They also were …show more content…
God choose to create the world and to take the world when it is time to end it. He created us anyway out of his magnificent love. “I have love you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). That is crazy because he had love you before he had even created you. Jesus Christ is supposed to come save them from this world that is full of sin and evil and take them to the afterlife known as “heaven”. When does the world end for Christianity? Christians believe in the word of the bible sayings. It states in the bible that “know the day or the hour” (Matthew 25). They do not try to ask Jesus when is he coming or either ask him to give clues or signs of his coming to earth. In the bible from (Matthew 24) it is told that he tell his people and disciples that they will be certain events that will happen on earth when he comes back. Some of these signs that will happen will be earthquakes, false prophets, wars breaking out from everywhere, drought of food and water. The most important one will be the hardening of hearts. The heart is the key piece that Jesus Christ looks at and what is in the inside of it. It means how have you live your lifestyle on earth, where you a sinner or liar, did you did …show more content…
Sikhism is the fifth largest faith in the world (CNN Religion Data Collection Database) 9, this religion is mostly practiced in India but during the years have travel to other outer countries and states. . People might get confused and think Sikhism came from India because they are the ones who practice it the most, but it is originally from Punjab in the South Asia region. Sikhism was part of the Hinduism religion but broke off from them because of a certain issue. They broke off because, off the caste system they had reject. Sikhism first of all is a monotheistic religion, which is believing in a single all powerful god. Sikhism put all their beliefs and faith in Guru Granth Sahid. That it their god who has a collection of teachings and writings by Guru Nanak. There are others like Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim saints. Most of the scriptures are written in Punjabi and are greatly respected by all the followers of Sikhism. They do not believe in the end of the world. They have no beliefs that the world will catch on fire or someday it will explode. The only thing that this religion believe in the afterlife known to them as “reincarnation”. Out of all the beliefs in Sikhism reincarnation is one of their strongest and most beliefs. They believe like all animals and humans have a soul and our soul goes through different life forms until we purify it to become one with god. It’s crazy to believe that once
Sikhism is a religion that was founded in India by Guru Nanak around 1500 B.C. Since then, it has grown in numbers and has become a widely known world religion. In fact, the main place of worship and the holiest shrine in the Sikhism faith, the Golden Temple was just visited by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, in early November, 2009.
All of the religions in the world are great. However, there is one that always seems to catch everyone’s interest and that is Christianity. Christianity is one of the largest growing religions and traditions in the world. But why is it one of the largest growing religions in the world? What is Christianity? What are their teachings? Christianity is the religious tradition based on the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth also known as Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Everything that the Christians know about him comes from the four Gospels written by, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, which can be found in the New Testament. So, what is a Messiah? The Jews believed that the Messiah would come and present to them a new world free from Roman power and bring about a greater national prosperity. They were expecting not a humble servant of God but a literal king or military leader. Therefore, when investigators want to learn more about Jesus the Messiah and his teachings they can refer to the Four Gospels. Many Christians focus on four of Jesus teachings. They are: The “Kingdom of God” has arrived and is present among us, Love ...
Christians answer the question of what happens to us when this life is over by their beliefs in heaven and hell. If a true believer has accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior and led their life by the Bible and the laws of God, they will go to heaven once their earthly body dies. If a person leads a life of sin and never seeks redemption, living their life against God and His kingdom, they will burn in the fire and brimstone of hell.
Christians have believed that there has been one Ultimate Being since the beginning of time. There was no corruption in the beginning, and sin had not yet entered into the universe. The world was how God intended it to be until Adam and Eve sinned, and opened the gates of death to all. After this Original Sin, humankind had been plagued with the corruption of sin and death and there was only so much that they could do.
Just like any other religion they avoided overeating and unhealthy food. People in Sikh religion follow stricken vegetarian diet, as they believe non-vegetarian is spiritually harmful. They believed eating meat causes distraction during meditation and concentration. Meditation is a necessity of Sikhism. People who took an oath to become Sikh for rest of their life, don’ t eat outside, as they believe in-home cooked food. These values started with village people who grow most of the things at home.
The most important historical fact of Christianity is the life of Jesus, the prophet that the faith of Christians is centered around. The historical Jesus grew up in Nazareth where John the Baptist baptized him, thus beginning his career as a teacher and healer of God. Little is known about where Jesus came from or what he looks like, only his personality through actions and words. Like most prophets, Jesus looked to the spiritual world to find answers to remove the suffering; John was the prophet to open Jesus’ eyes to heaven, leading him into a state solitude until he became empowered by the Spirit. The actions that speak for his personality are of power to heal sickness, cast away evil, and perform miracles, all that the prophets gave credit to Jesus, but this what not the focus of his ministry. What drew people into Jesus was his hope to heal humanity, not just people; he urged peace and loving of the enemies, which created ties with the Pharisees. However, the Pharisees did not see God as compassion, so they created categories of clean and unclean people. Christianity is originally created for the undesirables, so Jesus felt that the boundaries were not exemplifying His compassion, thus he set out to change the system. This did not sit well with the Pharisees, so Jesus began to compiled enemies of Rome, which would lead to his crucifixion. It was the death of Jesus that began the Christianity faith, but his words and deeds that empowered the people. Jesus had no new teachings that were different from those before him, but he had a weight of meaning to his words. Christ’s teachings were mostly in the forms of stories where lessons of the heart lay behind the message. Not only did he speak with authority, but he spoke out ag...
Death is a natural part of life that we all have to face one day. The way in which friends and love ones cope during this time is based on their culture or religious belief and their support system. Different religion or culture has different mourning customs which are unique to their own believes. For this project, three religious practices: Christianity, Muslim and Catholic were examined along with their own unique customs and believes. Despite the wide array of differences between each culture, they all believe in life after death and that there is a heaven and a hell.
Whenever one thinks of Christianity and the Christian church, one cannot avoid Jesus Christ. This is understandable because, for without Jesus, Christianity would not exist; Christianity is based on Jesus. Jesus has become so well associated with Christianity that it is assumed and widely accepted that Jesus was a Christian. Followers of Christianity often use the reference “being Christ-like” as a model for ideal human behavior (meaning to use the life of Jesus as a blueprint).
The origin of Christianity was from Jesus Christ, they believe that he was the Son of God and he rose from the dead. His disciples spread Christianity through out the entire Roman Empire in 30 CE. The Roman Emperor Constantinople issued the famous Edict of Milan, and he declared Christianity to be a legal religion. Christianity was not yet the official religion until 380 under Emperor Theodosius. Christianity is a religion built on the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth also known as Jesus Christ. Christianity emerged from Judaism. It is founded on teachings, life, and death of Jesus Christ, and those who follow Jesus Christ are called "Christians. Christians believe that there is only one God, who they call father. Christians recognize Jesus as the Son of God who was sent to save mankind from being sinful. Christians believe in justification by faith, that through believing in Jesus, and in his death and resurrection, Christians can h...
History has come around with numerous prophecies about Apocalypse which contradicts each other, but recent years a new day has been set for the end of the world, December 21, 2012. The irony is that the date associated with the end of the world is constructed on the premise that history is cyclical and not linear. Predicting the Day of Judgment is a cultural phenomenon that speculates cataclysmic and apocalyptic events that will occur. This idea has been disseminated in countless books, websites, and documentaries. The forecast that the world will end in 2012 is based on the fact that the Mayan culture long-term calendar, which ends in 5125 and corresponds with our calendar’s date of December 21, 2012, warns of disasters that will end the world (Geoff, 38). Some believers of the apocalypse say that Maya astronomers have predicted the alignment of the earth, the sun, and the Milky Way center solstice on December 21, 2012. According to the prediction, the alignment is related to the procession of the equinoxes and is a sign of transition between two different eras of the universe. One interpretation of this transition, which refers to a new era, believes that during this period the earth and is inhabitants will experience a physical transformation. The year 2012 marks the beginning of this era. Other theories suggest that 2012 marks the end of the world or a similar catastrophe. Scenarios for the end of the world currently include a collision of the earth with a wandering planet, or a black hole, or the occurrence of the next solar maximum. Indeed, several synopses have been devised for December 21, 2012, but the most alarming is the coming of apocalypse.
According to a Christian, there is one true God, and he revealed Himself through the Holy trinity, which is made up of three people; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They also believe that God alone created the world and everything that encompasses it from nothing in six days. They believe that the world was good until Adam sinned against God, and now all people are born into sin. They believe that God sent his only son Jesus to save the world from sin and that Jesus died for all their sins and rose from the dead. They believe that the Holy bible is the sacred word before and after Jesus’s time and that they should live by it to please God and thank him for his son. They believe that people are saved by faith through the grace of Jesus Christ.
Introduction: In today’s world every Sikh person faces lots of trouble on both sides West and East world. Whenever a person talking about Sikh religion or heard a name "Singh" or Kaur, every person most in every part of the world took a virtual memory of a person wearing a TURBAN with full mustaches and beard or a female wearing Salwar Kamiz with Chuni. Sikhism is considered to be a newest religion in this world. There are approx. 25 millions Sikhs all over the world, most of them living in Punjab, India.
The Christians think that no person is correct in saying that Jesus is not God’s 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.
What is going to happen to us when we will die? Some people never considered what it could happen to them after life. For many people, death is a redoubtable event because they do not know what to expect after their death. However, other persons, such as religious people are conscious of what to expect after their death because of their beliefs. Each religion has different ideas and different ways of looking life. Death, therefore, is viewed by different religions in many ways. Although, different religions have a distinct conception of death, they all have something in common: they all give hope to people. Among all different religions in the world, four of the most common ones - Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu- view death in different ways.
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