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Sun 25 Apr, 2010 11:54 pm
Context:
When one compares Jesus with the other great religious leaders, a remarkable distinction emerges. Ravi Zacharias, who grew up in a Hindu culture, has studied world religions and observed a fundamental distinction between Jesus Christ and the founders of other major religions.
"In all of these, there emerges an instruction, a way of living. It is not Zoroaster to whom you turn; it is Zoroaster to whom you listen. It is not Buddha who delivers you; it is his Noble Truths that instruct you. It is not Mohammad who transforms you; it is the beauty of the Koran that woos you. By contrast, Jesus did not only teach or expound His message. He was identical with His message."5
Delivered = a religious term meaning to receive salvation (being saved) from all human sins by way of accepting Christ as your savior.
@oristarA,
More broadly, deliver = liberate is pretty close, but there is a religious aspect as well. "God delivered his people from the Egyptians." Here's an
example.