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Fundamentally, Christians and Jews worship God the Father in similar fashion, but Christians (meaning Mainstream or Nicene aka Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity) believe God to be larger than just that. Nicene Christianity confesses that God the Father is "just" one person amongst three within the Godhead. Muslims and Jews reject this.
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1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy ...
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I'll take your question as, "Are there any Christian doctrines reinforced by the typical use of villains in literature and film?". Here are a few:
1) Demonstration of natural law that people who do bad things can end up with bad consequences.
2) Demonstration that "bad guys" can undergo repentance. Examples: Darth Vader, Gru from Despicable Me, Megamind, ...
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Short answer: Possibly, but it's complicated.
My view: It's hard to answer that Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God or not because everyone claim that they have the Truth. Even I myself will firmly say that what I believe is the Truth(Christianity). The deeper we go inside any of these religion, the bigger their differences are.
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I'm answering from a Catholic perspective:
Is it really true that no matter what you do, you can still be saved,
go to heaven, if you confess and repent?
Yes.
And, what if, due to crappy circumstances, you've become detached, and
lost the ability (or maybe forgotten how) to believe/hope/have faith
in things? Will He be understanding?
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Also, to extend Wikis answer, one definition of true nowadays is "equal to the original". According to this definition I think Jesus was saying that he was equal to the original, meaning, equal to God the Father.
Not saying that Jesus was created from the original here, if He is equal to the Father, then He is not created and He is eternal... ;).
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I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) I would say that Christians, Jews, and Muslims all worship the same God, but that they have different views on the nature of prophets, the identity of the Son, and the identity of the Holy Ghost.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
God is Elohim from the Old Testament
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