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The answer to this question is actually quite involved.

Rather than attempt to create an exhaustive resource to answer this I’d rather give you key points to consider – key ideas you can take with you, right now about what makes christianity unique from other religions.

This way you won’t get bogged down in memorizing details and facts (there are plenty), but instead walk away with key ideas to pray about, think about, and ask more questions about.

The first thing that makes Christianity unique is that it really is all about Jesus.

Jesus himself made the claim he was the only way (John 14:6). The original founder of our faith, the one we follow as believers and followers of Jesus, said himself he was the only way.

He didn’t apologize for it, or make this claim as though he was embarrassed or unsure of it. In fact, he made this claim with great boldness and confidence, even though he knew it would turn everything around.

Without compromising he said, “It’s all about me”, so to speak. In essence he said, no one gets into heaven, no one lives eternal life, no one sees The Father, except through me.

Jesus was unique in that he himself said he was the only way. Other religions talk about finding the right path, working to make the right decisions, learning the right lessons, or doing the right things, but Jesus simply said it was all about him. Jesus said, “follow me”.

How Do I Know Christianity Is The Right Religion?

Christianity is not only about following a set of teachings and principles, but about following a man, which also is what makes Christianity a unique religion.

Jesus told his disciples to “follow me”, not “obey my teachings”. Jesus said, if you love me you will obey my commandments, so yes, we do need to learn, follow, and obey, but it’s not about following rules, or followings concepts, it’s about following a man, a person, our teacher, lover, protector, savior.

It’s not religion. It’s a relationship with Jesus Christ (click here to tweet this).

It’s not about obeying rules for the sake of obeying rules, it’s about growing in knowledge and experience of a person through a relationship that grows in intimacy. This relationship is intensely personal, not dogmatic, not religious.

What Makes Christianity Different From Other Religions?

Christianity is not based on works, or getting it right, or figuring it out.

It’s more about receiving a free gift. Not free in the sense it has no value, but free in the sense we didn’t have to pay for it. Of course the price of salvation is very expensive, but we didn’t have to pay for it (we never could).

It’s not about getting it right…

Instead Jesus paid the price for our sin debt on our behalf, making salvation freely available to all who would choose to receive it.

This free gift is part of the offense of salvation and the message of God’s grace. This grace is thought of by many as an extreme demonstration of God’s love for us. Some have even referred to it as “vulgar grace“.

Vulgar Grace quote is from NeilVermillion.com

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