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Christianity, Judaism, Islam Compared/Related

RiffRaff said:
This is only because Islam has not had their reformation yet, although there are movements in that direction. "Salvation" is possible in Islam (although they don't call it that), but the primary difference is that in Islam, good works are taken into account as well as faith, whereas in Christianity only faith is required. I have read both the Bible and the Quran, although my Muslim guide told me that reading the English translation is not really as accurate as reading the original Classical Arabic. To be fair, he admitted that there is the same contention in the Muslim world, with some Muslims believing that Allah and Yaweh are the same deity and some vehemently stating the two gods are incompatible. He and I had very interesting debates. There were actually four of us - Muslim, Christian, Jew, and atheist. We all got along and respected each other, and we frequently commented that if we could do that, there is zero excuse for others to not do so as well.

All that being said, I honestly believe that this question can be debated, but it cannot be truly answered. We can't exactly ask the authors of either book for clarification on the matter.
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I do have a slight correction on this- the Catholic Church believes that faith and good works are required for salvation.
 
I received a Catholic education in the 1970s. The difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is that Roman Catholics don't place as much emphasis on the Old Testament; they focus mainly on the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, including Paul and his letters.

I believe the American Old Testament is very similar to the Jewish Torah.

Furthermore, the Catholic religion is closer to Christian Orthodoxy (Russian and Greek Orthodox, etc.) compared to Protestantism.

This helps me understand different cultures.
 
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