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3. “A friendly study of all the world’s religious scriptures is the sacred duty of every person.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi

4. “Every life is a profession of faith in something, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.” ~ Henri-Frederic Amiel

5. “My life is my message.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

6. “He who knows one knows none.” ~ Max Muller, founder of Comparative Religious Studies

7. “Brief and powerless is Man’s life; on him and all his race the slow, sure doom falls pitiless and dark.” ~ Bertrand Russell

8. “Believe me! – the secret of gathering in the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from existence is living dangerously!” • ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

9. “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” ~ William Shakespeare (As You Like It)

10. “Life can only be understood backwards; • but it must be lived forwards.” • ~ Soren Kierkegaard

11. “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon

12. “The heart has its reasons, • that reason knows nothing of.” • ~ Blaise Pascal

13. “To live is like love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.” ~ Samuel Butler

14. “The unexamined life is not a life worth living for a human being.” ~ Socrates

15. “Learning the beliefs of a Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or some other religious person is essential for Christians to deepen their understanding of the biblical view of God. Without such a comparative approach, most remain ‘greenhouse Christians’, people who have grown up in a controlled environment and who have difficulty functioning in the world of a multiplicity of religious alternatives.” ~ Dr. Larry A. Poston, Islam In America

16. “Man was born free, but today he is in chains everywhere.” • ~ Rousseau

17. “Religion can be a particularly gainful enterprise because it requires relatively little investment, and the merchandise [spiritual blessing] is an easily renewable resource.” ~ Dr. Winfried Corduan

18. “Islam represents the most serious opposition to the Christian faith in our time.” ~ Dr. James A. Beverley, Christ & Islam

19. “Say not ‘Trinity’. Deist: it will be better for you: for God is one God: Glory be to Him: far exalted is He above having a son.” • ~ Qur’an, sura 4:171

20. “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger.” ~ The Shahada

21. “The kingdom of God is within you.” ~ Luke 17:21 (NIV)

22. Complimentary BeliefsContradictory Beliefs “A” is true. “A” is true. “B” is true. “Not A” is true.

23. Belief Truth

24. “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger.” ~ The Shahada

25. “Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.” ~ Psalm 119:5 (NASB)

26. “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger.” ~ The Shahada

27. “Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing; rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.” ~ 1 Peter 3:3-4 (NRSV)

28. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” ~ Romans 1:16 (NASB)

29. “But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed!” ~ Galatians 1:8 (NRSV)

30. “There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” ~ Galatians 3:28 (NRSV)

31. “You husbands… live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honour as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.” ~ 1 Peter 3:7 (NASB)

32. “The kingdom of God is within you.” ~ Luke 17:21 (NIV)

33. “God loveth not those who reject faith.” ~ Qur’an

34. “Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by the Son.” ~Hebrews 1:1-2 (NRSV)

35. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God – not the result of works, so that no one may boast.” ~ Ephesians 2:8-9

36. “Whoever BELIEVES in the Son has eternal life; but whoever does not OBEY the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on them.” ~ John 3:36 (NASBi)

37. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.” ~ John 1:12 (NASB)

38. “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as children by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’ The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.” ~ Romans 8:15-16 (NASBi)

39. “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” ~ Romans 10:9 (NASB)

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