Whats the easiest way to explain the difference between all the religions?

Its a very good question. After much thought I decided to avoid a lengthy discussion and to just list a few.

Grace...it means unmerited favor. In other words we don't get what we should get. We get forgiveness instead of punishment, a faithful God in spite of our unfaithfulness, unconditional love instead of love with strings attached.

Love...Many other religions have a loving leader who cared for his, her or its people but not even close to the extent of Jesus. First the Christian God loves all, not just those who are doing a good job following him. He loves us all unconditionally. Nothing you could do could make God love you more and nothing you could do could make him love you less. The Bible say in 1 John 4 that God is love. Love is perfected in God which means it is complete. You don't have to work to win his favor. He already favors you.

God is pursuing you ...always has been and always will be. It doesn't matter who you are or what you've done, God is pursuing you with His love. His great hope is that you will accept His love. That you will take the forgiveness offered to you, because you will never be perfect, and He can't expect you to be. Because He knows you will do it again...He knows you need forgiveness. Forgiveness so that you can be free, so that you can have hope, so that you can walk into a place that is perfect as something you could never be on your own...perfect.

Maybe that's the biggest thing of all...where else is there a god who died on a cross because He loved so deeply the people he created? What other God demonstrated His love in dying for us so that we wouldn't have to die spiritually and then rose for us, so that we could live again? What other God would send all that He had...His son... to this dirty and dark place to die for a bunch of screw ups like us?

Listen, this is important...The story of God and Christ was never supposed to be about religion. We interject religion as people and inevitably things get messed up. Christians have made many mistakes. We have mistreated people, even nations, and done horrible things, sometimes even in the name of God. And so from a religious standpoint people can make a pretty good case that Christians aren't much different than any other religion. But here is the most important thing: This story is not about religion...its not about being religious...its about faith...its about hope...its about love...its about being able to have a relationship, real and active, with a God who loves us perfectly.