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Date Submitted: 02/15/2012 08:46 AM
The religion of Christianity was founded by Jesus. The religion of Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad. These two religions are the largest in the world ranging from 1.1 to 1.8 billion followers. These men have had a powerful way of affecting humanity with their beliefs. With them being religious leaders they have shared their teachings and principles to live by.
There has been many times where scholars have confused Jesus and Muhammad to be one in the same. However, majority of us know more about Jesus Christ and how he lived and died for us. Jesus was born the Son of God in the 4th year before the Common Era. His parents are the Virgin Mary and Joseph, who had to stay in a stable in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. The night that he was born shepherds and wise men came to pay their respects to the parents and saw Jesus as the Savior. At the age of twelve Jesus and his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the religious belief of Passover. His parents found him amongst some Rabbis in a temple discussing the Torah. The knowledge he possess was well over the average child of his age. He sought out his claims that he had a close connection with God and this came to be known later in life. He was the age of 30 when he was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The day he received his baptism God called out from the heavens and said “This is my beloved son”, this signified that Jesus was actually the Messiah.
Jesus was given twelve disciples of his choosing to go with him on his travels. During his travels he taught the masses about God through parables and sermons. He also performed miracles to the sick and dying. He made many believers out of people who witnessed the outcome of his miracles. He used his gift for the good of the people and found suit to aid those who were the under privileged. One thing that he achieved that was very symbolic to the people was the ability to turn a few loaves of bread into enough food for a large...