Quotes In The Prompt Worship Their Own, Individual God

Free Thinking Essay Each quote stated in the prompt worship their own, individual god. The first quote, both Christian and Jewish, states how no other god can compare to the Lord. The second quote from the Koran, states, again, how no other god can compare to their worshipped god. The third quote, from literary piece The Mark of the Beast, states that no one can tell which of their gods is stronger; the question will constantly be asked. The way the quotes are written, each dialect states that their own, separate god is the highest entity. It is a competition among each religion. Each one of the quotes are, of course, religious. But the way the quotes are stated differentiates them. While two of the quotes are scriptures, the last quote is a just a simple
Each dialect shows how their worshippers truly believe that their god is the righteous god. They are individualizing their gods; categorizing all other gods. This is shown from the Christian/Jewish quote, “Who among the gods is like you, Lord?” (“Exodus 15:11-18”) From the Islamic quote, “. . . who has not begotten, nor has been betton, and equal to Him is not anyone.” (“Quran”) And from the quote from literature, “Your Gods and my Gods - do you or I know which are stronger?” (“The Mark”) They are similar because the worshippers are lumping all other gods, minus their own, into a category that is less significant than their own; the religions are clearly competing against each other. Yet, they are extremely different because, for one, they are definitely not talking about the same god, and the individual gods are worshipped differently. The Koran dialect singles out their god by stating how he “. . . has not begotten, nor has been begotten. . .” (“Quran”) That part of the quote implies that the god Exodus describes is inferior. And of course, the quote from The Mark of the Beast is a proverb, questioning someone else about the status of their distinct