Sunday, June 25, 2006

Christianity vs.

This is a retro post that consists strictly of Tonya's notes. Please add comments with your notes as well!

A quick overview of the basic differences between Christianity and other religions.

Catholic --> required works

Mormon (LDS)
...believe in the Bible plus the Book of Mormon plus two others
...believe in three levels of Heaven
...believe you can be your own God
...believe that Jesus was not God in the flesh, but His sacrifice counted anyway

Jehovah's Witnesses
...believe that Jesus was not God but was Michael the archangel
...believe only 144,000 will make it to Heaven
...believe there will be Heaven on Earth for the rest who do enough to earn it

Islam (Muslim)
...second largest religion (one billion people)
...believe in the Koran, plus the Torah, Psalms and the Gospels
...works-oriented

Judaism
...do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. still await Him.
...must follow the ten commandments

Christian Science (Scientology)
...everthing is an illusion. We exist only in God's mind.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Basic Truths

There are three basic truths that we base our studies on:

1. We believe that God created the universe and has a plan for each person's life.

2. We believe the Bible is the literal, living Word of God and speaks to those willing to listen and follow.

3. We believe that the only way to eternal life is by Salvation through the acceptance of Jesus Christ.

That's it. Every discussion we have will be based on these truths. Period.