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Christian teachings. Granted, it could be a case of the political correctness mentioned above. Or
it could be that the factual data regarding the non-Christian religions is just unknown to the
commentator. But whatever the reasons, it certainly seems to occur too often to simply be a
matter of coincidence.
A last matter should be remembered briefly here before we dig into the meat of this
subject. One remark is perhaps heard above all others, often made in a variety of ways in this
age of supreme tolerance. The popular platitude is that all major religions basically proclaim the
same core message or truths, though they may be packaged a little differently. The most
common rendition could well be that all religions are paths up various sides of the same
mountain, of course implying that they will all reach the pinnacle together. Throughout the
remainder of this short book, this idea will remain in the background in our comparison of
religious ideas. Our chief conclusions will bear on the truth of these notions.
Six Areas Indicating Jesus’ Uniqueness
Moving beyond these preliminary matters, we will now examine a half-dozen areas that
indicate that several of Jesus’ major teachings and actions were unparalleled in religious terms.
Comparisons will be made to what we know regarding several non-Christian founders of other
major world religions, too. But our purpose in this volume is to contrast the Christian message at
each of these points with other philosophical and religious declarations or actions, to test if the
nature of Jesus’ teachings and actions indeed were unmatched. The contention and overall
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