Tuff Stuff: Are All Religions the Same?

This week at FUSION Gathering, we talked about the similarities and differences between religions around the world.  We realized that while all religions have some things in common like a set of beliefs or values, and sometimes a text or set of writings they hold valuable, there are many differences among faith traditions.  We split up into groups and in 5 minutes, wrote down as many religions as we could think of.  We looked at some of the differences and similarities among these religions.  Then we talked about some of the things that make Christianity distinct from other religions.  We discussed faith in One God.  We talked about the trinity and the distinct characteristics of each of the parts of the trinity.  We talked about the Bible being our distinct text.  And we also talked about grace and our understanding of salvation through faith. 

It can be difficult to understand the beliefs of people around the world and of all the over 4,000 religions.  However, one thing we concluded is that Christianity is not just a set of beliefs, but it is a relationship and a way of life.  God calls us to know as much as we can about our faith, and then to live it out!  We each determined one thing that we could work on this week to further live out our faith.  What would your one thing be?  Comment on this post with your responses.

Then, of course, we played some fun games.