Similarities Between Christianity And Islam

The path to a life of virtue; cherished by seekers from all corners of the religious spectrum, is minded by who, those cherishing, seek their guidance and virtue from. Two very broad and noted religious houses, Islam and Christianity, both aspire to seek virtue, and vowel to persistently live by their faith. Although both Islam and Christianity have different ideas as to what is considered righteous, they do have some similarities. With both religions, certain behaviors, faiths, and principles are thought to be crucial in order for an individual to live a virtuous life; and because of their histories, governments, and up comings, their differences often collide with one another, causing disagreements between those belonging to each faith.
Thomas McElwain, author of Invatation to Islam: a survival guide, claims the Christian faith and Islamic faith are fairly similar when it comes to their beliefs, for example: Islam believes in the five pillars of faith; the belief that there is a God; that there are sacred books (the Quran); the belief in angels; as well as in the belief of prophets and a Judgment day. Like the Christian faith, God, angels, prophets, sacred texts (the bible), and the belief that judgment day will soon near, are all widely believed. So, what dissimilarities lie amongst these two faiths? Aside from Christians defining God as three persons, and lacking one prophet, and one sacred book from that of the Islamic faith, the principles of both are pretty much agreeable (McElwain). Moreover, in order to succeed in living a life of virtue, those belonging to either of these faiths would have to accept and follow certain tasks in which their religion instructs them to do. That is if they wish to remain faithful under the judgment of their own
These biblical narratives (The Bible) strive on the Christian definition of morality. In order to witness Gods grace and salvation, one must relate all aspects of life to God, his creations, and his values. This salvation and grace, being the virtue that Christians seek, consists of possessing the right vision, identifying the correct goals (paths), as well as developing the virtue of courage to remain loyal in pursuing Gods wishes and given goals (Garcia). A familiar Christian ‘artifact’, consisting of Gods wishes for all humans, is the Ten Commandments; a list of uniformed qualities he commands all to abide