Southwest Asia

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Southwest Asia

• The Birthplace of Three Major Religions.

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Judaism

• The father of their religion is Abraham,
• along with son and grandson Issac and Jacob.
• Their kingdoms were Israel and Judah.
• Jerusalem is their capital and religious center,
• and has been for over 3000 years.

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Monotheism

• the belief in one God.
• Their book the Torah (Old Testament)
• Tenets obedience to Gods Law.
• Salvation comes by obeying the law and the
  sacrificing of animals (representing Messiahs
  death).
• Houses of worship are called synagogues.
• The temple no longer exists.

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The Ten Commandments

• 1. You shall have no other gods before me.
• 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the
  form of anything in heaven above or earth beneath
  or in the waters below do not worship them.
• 3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
  God.
• 4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

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• 5. Honor your father and mother.
• 6. You shall not murder.
• 7. You shall not commit adultery.
• 8. You shall not steal.
• 9. You shall not give false testimony against
  your neighbor.
• 10. You shall not covet (want) your neighbors
  house, wife, servant, ox (job), donkey (car or
  pickup), etc.

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Christianity

• Began in Israel while under Roman occupation.
• One hundred years later Israel will be called
  Palestine.
• The first Christians were Jews who believed that
  Jesus was the promised, long-awaited Messiah
  (Cristos is the Greek word Christ in English).
• Jesus claimed to be Gods son in human flesh. (I
  and the Father are one. John 1030)
• Jesus claimed to be the Messiah.

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• Jesus taught about Gods plan of salvationthat
  Messiah would suffer and die as a sacrifice for
  mans sin and be raised to life as proof He is
  Messiah.
• Jesus was tried and crucified in Jerusalem.
• His followers claimed He was raised from the dead
  as proof He was Messiah and He appeared to them
  before ascending to heaven.
• Christs followers came to be called Christians.
• Their book Old Testament New Testament The
  Holy Bible.
• Salvation is by grace (unearned favor with God).
• Houses of worship are called churches.

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Islam

• Created around 600 A.D. in the Arabian Peninsula.
  (Saudi Arabia)
• Islam believes that Arabs are the ones to receive
  Gods promise.
• Muslims claim Abraham as their father.
• His son Ishmael was the promised son not
  another son of Abraham, Issac.

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• Muhammad believed he was Gods (Allah) prophet
  (messenger).
• He claimed that the angel Gabriel revealed the
  teachings of the Koran to him.
• Muslim means those who submit to the will of
  God.
• Houses of public worship are called mosques.
• The Koran does not cancel out the Old and New
  Testament.

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• Rather it provides a corrective set of
  revelations.
• Salvation is by works or deeds.
• Can never be positive you are going to heaven.
• They believe Jesus was a prophet not the son of
  God.
• They also believe in Moses, Job, Elijah, Jonah,
  etc.
• Islam is the religion Muslim is the person.

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Five Pillars of Faith

• 1. I testify that there is no God but God, and
  Muhammad is the messenger of God.
• 2. Prayer 5 times a day facing in the direction
  of Mecca (in Saudi Arabia).
• 3. Fasting during the daylight hours in the
  month of Ramadan, the month of Muhammads first
  revelations.

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• Alms giving a tax or gift of not less than 2 ½
  of ones income, to the community to help the
  poor.
• Pilgrimage required at least once in ones
  lifetime, to the House of God in Mecca.

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