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The grace to follow Christ

• Christ gave His followers the New Commandement to love one another
• On our own we Are not always able to do the eight thing so God gives us grace
• The call to discipleship doesn't overcome our free will, it requires our free consent and leads us to true happiness
• The story of the Prodigal son is a good illustration of Gods mercy 
• Jesus had a tremendous impact on history. His life, deeds, and teachings are so influential that the other world religions all have opinions about Him 
• In the last century, the thoughts of Jesus have been organized and deeply thought about
• Christians embrace the Jewish rots of their faith and acknowledge the great legacy inherited from the Old Testament and Jewish traditions 
• While Jews see Jesus as a rabbi who started a new religion, Christians recognized him as the long awaited Messiah 
• The teachings of Islam is influenced by Judaism and Christain belief 
• Jesus is mentioned in the Quo ran 
• Islam considers the Trinity as a belief 
• Islam doesn't believe that Jesus is the unique Son of God or a prophet greater than Muhammad 
• Many Buddists consider Jesus is a man of compassion 
• Buddhism is incompatible with the teachings of Chrsitianity 
• Material world is evil and must be liberated 
• Hinduism 
• One of the oldest religions
• Many of the teachings of Jeus is incorporated in some way 
• Many of them regard Jesus as a great teacher who is to be admired