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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Ātman and Moksa
to the infidels but they have to pass through a long series of sufferings and tortures. Ultimately all are delivered by God as He is merciful. The Islamic concept of liberation is rather akin to the Vedic idea of the life in paradise after death as both believe that unending pleasures of all sorts are obtained in the paradise.
Christianity recognises the phenomenon of salvation or redemption which is similar to Moksa, but in a different sense. According to Christianity, the ideal to be attained is enjoyment of life in the Kingdom of God. God is addressed as the Father in heaven and He bestows peace, happiness, and joy on his children on earth out of love and mercy for them.
The souls have too acute a sense of their sinfulness and they seek to liberate themselves from the sins by leading a morally perfect and pious life. The removal of sins can be acquired by faith and devotion to God with all humility. God is extremely loving to the souls like a father but He shows his love to those who deserve it by practising highly moral life. God is met by direct and immediate coinmunion with Him, and when such an experience is attained, the liberated soul enjoys Divine peace and joy. The soul does not win such peace and joy only for itself but it spreads it around to all its brethren who suffer from sin and imperfection. Christianity makes moral elevation of the soul a necessary condition for such a final experience of salvation. God proclaims His decisions on the day of judgement and distributes rewards in accordance
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