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> [My premise is that the popular aphorism that 'all religions are fundamentally the same and only superficially different' simply is not true. It is more correct to say that all religions are, at best, superficially similar but fundamentally different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/my-premise-is-that-the-popular-aphorism-that-all-religions-are/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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## More by Ravi Zacharias

> [Let us remember that every worldview-not just Christianity's-must give an explanation or an answer for evil and suffering...this is not just a problem distinctive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/let-us-remember-that-every-worldview-not-just-christianity-s-must/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“How do we build root systems capable of weathering every storm that seeks to draw us into the temporary and the profane?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/how-do-we-build-root-systems-capable-of-weathering-every-storm-that/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [You see misery, you see misfortune, you see pain, you see suffering. It's all part of the fatalistic way of looking at life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/you-see-misery-you-see-misfortune-you-see-pain-you-see-suffering-it-s/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Truth is not only a matter of offense, in that it makes certain assertions. It is also a matter of defense in that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/truth-is-not-only-a-matter-of-offense-in-that-it-makes-certain/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“We are his temple. We do not turn in a certain directlon to pray. We are not bound by having to go into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/we-are-his-temple-we-do-not-turn-in-a-certain-directlon-to-pray-we/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“Sometimes in the shadows of one’s self lie the problems, and in the shadows of one’s shaping lie the answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/sometimes-in-the-shadows-of-one-s-self-lie-the-problems-and-in-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Years ago I was asked this question: Do terrorists fear anything? I said, 'I suspect they would fear a morally strong America.' They would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/years-ago-i-was-asked-this-question-do-terrorists-fear-anything-i/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [When you come to religion, you come to a place. When you come to Jesus Christ, you come to a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/when-you-come-to-religion-you-come-to-a-place-when-you-come-to-jesus/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“Philosophically, you can believe anything, so long as you do not claim it to be true. Morally, you can practice anything, so long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/philosophically-you-can-believe-anything-so-long-as-you-do-not-claim/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [None of us like the concept of law because none of us like the restraints it puts on us. But when we understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/none-of-us-like-the-concept-of-law-because-none-of-us-like-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“That truth, by the way, is why even the horror of hell is more the outcome of a heart that seeks to disown God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/that-truth-by-the-way-is-why-even-the-horror-of-hell-is-more-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/but-life-s-joys-are-only-joys-if-they-can-be-shared/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/having-the-answers-is-not-essential-to-living-what-is-essential-is/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Only through repentance and faith in Christ can anyone be saved. No religious activity will be sufficient, only true faith in Jesus Christ alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/only-through-repentance-and-faith-in-christ-can-anyone-be-saved-no/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [In naturalism, man is actually very insignificant, but arrogates to himself stupendous power. In Christianity, man is actually the apex of created significance, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/in-naturalism-man-is-actually-very-insignificant-but-arrogates-to/)

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