RELIGION QUOTES

R&P CHRISTIANITY - "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37)

Agape Love - INTERNAL – action of prayer Creates internal peace through open communication about negative feelings/anxiety [allowing for the alleviation of stress] + provides an opportunity to disconnect

R&P CHRISTIANITY - "Love thy neighbour as thyself" Matthew 22:39

Agape Love - EXTERNAL – action of welcoming to faith/the Church

R&P CHRISTIANITY - “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34)

Forgiveness - INTERNAL – action of forgiving others; By forgiving those who have wronged an individual, adherents are more likely to achieve inner peace as they are not holding on to grudges or feelings of hostility and resentment

R&P CHRISTIANITY - “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:10)

Justice - EXTERNAL – action of aiding/giving to charity by participating in social justice initiatives, Christian adherents give back to minority communities, promoting peace through the lessening of economic and resource hardship for the less fortunate.

R&P CHRISTIANITY - “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9)

Beatitudes - EXTERNAL – action of promoting peace; through active reconciliation and conflict resolution, adherents embody the call to be peacemakers, reflecting God's love and fostering harmony within communities

R&P ISLAM -“…Whoever kills a person… it is as though he has killed all of mankind…” (Qur’an 5:32)

Sanctity of life - External —> Opposition to violence, commitment to preserve life

R&P ISLAM - “Establish prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds.” (Qur’an 29:45)

Salat - Internal; Cultivating presence of heart and consciousness of Allah during prayer.

- Intention (niyyah) to worship God.

- Attaining inner peace and love for God

- Purifying the soul from ego, worldly distractions, and sin

- Reconnecting with the “House of God” symbolically within the heart

R&P ISLAM - “Pilgrimage to this House is an obligation by Allah upon whoever is able among the people.” (Qur’an 3:97)

Hajj - Internal; Sincere intention (niyyah) to perform Hajj for God’s sake alone

- Repentance for past wrongs, seeking forgiveness

- Deep humility and self-reflection

- Feeling unity with all Muslims and the story of Abraham

- Letting go of worldly attachments and ego

R&P ISLAM - “Allah loves the just” (Qur’an 60:8)

Justice & Compassion - External —> giving charity (Zakat – obligatory almsgiving; Sadaqah – voluntary charity), fair and just treatment, protection of the oppressed

R&P ISLAM - “Greater jihad is the struggle with self.” (Hadith)

Greater Jihad Internal; manifested through self-control, patience (sabr), repentance (tawbah), regular worship (salat), fasting (sawm), and ethical conduct in everyday life. It often requires consistent self-reflection and resisting harmful impulses.

R&P ISLAM - “If two groups of believers fight… make peace between them” (Qur’an 49:9)

Ummah/Community External – active cooperation, social welfare, conflict mediation, upholding justice, and promoting peace within and beyond Muslim communities.

“go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, son, and holy spirit” (matthew 28:19)

baptism

“one lord, one faith, one baptism” (ephesians 4:5)

baptism

“the lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it” (Genisis 2:15)

environmental ethics

“The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it” (Psalm 24:1)

environmental ethics