all their money on themselves‚ they were selfish. They could have used their money to help the poor and needy but instead they used their money to live lavish lives in luxury. They continued to worship God without turning away from their sins. God rejected their worship because He hates insincere worship. Prophets in the Old Testament were necessary in that they provided insight on many issues such as social injustice‚ idolatry‚ and religious ritualism. The prophets of the Old Testament taught instruction
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Monotheism religions are religions that follow and believe in the existence of only one God. Islam and Christianity are both examples of monotheistic religions. They have many similarities and differences‚ and it is only through comparing these that we can understand both religions. I will be comparing them on their laws‚ their pastes‚ and what they are like today. Both Christianity and Islam had received laws from their founding prophets. Christians live according to the Ten Commandments. These
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Khalifas‚ the first three are alleged to have been born as Hindus and to have been converted to Islam by Noor-ud-Din. It is said thar Bam-ud-Din was a famous Brahmin‚ respected by many Kashmiri Hindus‚ residing in Bamzu‚ where he used to worship numerous idols. He is credited with having possessed remarkable miraculous powers‚ even as a Hindu. For example‚ he is reported to have bathed‚ daily at dawn‚ simultaneously at five different places in Kashmir. Chandanyar in the town of Vijabror‚ Shoryar
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sending the ten commandments that the Israelites had to follow. The ten commandments were a set of duties how to worship God and how to treat one another. Although‚ the Israelites did not follow the ten commandments when they melted gold to create an idol being a golden calf. The Israelites did this after Moses left the mountains. The second commandment states‚ “You shall make no idols”. Therefore‚ they went against God’s commands. After returning to the mountains‚ Moses broke the tablet of the ten
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feared to depict the human form‚ since they thought it is idolatry‚ which is forbidden in the Qur’an. Actually‚ Qur’an doesn’t contain any rule about forbidding the images of human‚ but a stern warning against the worship of idols. Eventually‚ this warning against worship of idols led to a doctrine forbidding images of animate beings in religious context. Even Qur’an itself as a religious text‚ it was never illustrated with images of any animate beings. Instead‚ it is ornamented with patterns
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unique beliefs and customs‚ along with distinct similarities. As both Islam and Christianity stemmed from Judaism‚ they share many basic principals. The first and foremost of which being monotheism‚ both believed exclusively in one God and forbade idol worship. In fact‚ both had this instruction in their law codes‚ (the 10 Commandments for Christianity and the Five Pillars and Shari ‘a for Islam)‚ the fact that both had law codes being another similarity. These moral codes were what followers of each
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days ago‚ Ganesh Festival or locally known as “Ganesh Chaturthy” was celebrated all over India and also abroad in some parts where majority of Indians are living. Originally it was celebrated by every hindu religious person by establishing a small idol of lord Ganesha in their homes and by offering prayers daily with their family and friends for 10 days. But during British rule‚ to encourage the fight for freedom among the people‚ one of the great Indian freedom fighter-Lokmanya Tilak used Ganesha
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A ZESTFUL INQUISITIVENESS Everything in the universe is made up of entities and their attributes. We individuals are made up of entities‚ which is why we are what we are today. If you are reading this try to list all those entities that make you‚ all those which constitute in shaping your personality. What are those? ....You name?‚ your place?‚ your family?‚ your country?‚ your caste?‚ your friends?‚ your money? Your education?‚ your possessions? Your culture? Your job? Or your RELIGION?.... your
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There is a folklore for Lord Balarama being the main deity now. The story goes that due to somebody vandalizing the statue of Lord Subrahmanya one of the arms of the idol broke. Due to this the idol could not be kept in the temple for worshipping. So the people of the village decided to immerse the idol into the temple pond and named the pond Skanda Pushkarani. Skanda‚ being yet another name for Lord Subrahmanya or literally meaning the God of war. The great Vaishnavite
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rituals are all relevant in the today’s society. Idolatry is the worship of anything else other than God. It separates the relationship between humans and God. Idolatry was a prominent issue among the Jews. God had confronted this issue early in Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I‚ the Lord your God‚ am a jealous God‚ punishing the children
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