Christianity: A belief in the divine son of God, Jesus Christ, with 2 requirements: Love Him and love your neighbor. Christians are followers of Jesus, and are therefore not divine themselves or rebellious toward God’s plan. They are Holy which means separated from others who do not follow Jesus, not self righteous. The bible is God in written form and therefore is not a story book, not subject to change and needs no addition. Reference John 1:1, 1 John 5:7 and Rev 22:18-19 No man has ever seen God. Ref 1 John 4:15 Anyone who denies Jesus is God in the flesh is an antichrist. Ref John 10:30 and 2 John 1:7 Mormon: Sin and death entered the world when the serpent promised Eve she could become a god by disobeying God. Hebrews 7 describes Melchisedek: “…without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life…Jesus was made a surety of a better testament…a priest after the order of Melchisedek.” Are Melchisedek Priests becoming Gods themselves? The pre-flood world lasted 1656 years and Adam’s 6th descendant, Jared lived 962 years, overlapping the lives of both Adam and Noah. Genesis 6 describes the world during his life. Demon angels left their first estate and began mating with human women producing offspring who were giants. Wickedness, evil and violence filled the earth and all flesh was corrupted except Noah and his family. God gave 120 years warning and destroyed everyone on the earth except the 8 people in Noah’s family with a flood. The
Jaredites are introduced to Jesus Christ 2050 years before the rest of the world and saw God in the flesh even though 1 John 4:12 says “No man hath seen God at any time.” They travel in a barge full of animals, fish and honey bees from Babylon to the Americas spending much of the time underwater like a whale in 2050 BC as recorded in the Book of Ether. The bible says only Noah found favor with God, so how did these dead people accomplish this feat, and why is the bible silent about them? 2 Kings 24:19 says King Zedekiah did evil in sight of the Lord. 2 Kings 25:7, Jer 21:7 and Jer 39:6 all say King Zedekiah was warned by the prophet Jeremiah that God was set to punish him. His sons were killed in his sight, his eyes were then gouged out, he was bound and lowered into a mire pit without water where he died. The Book of Mormon records one of his sons, Mulek escaped in 582 BC and traveled to the Americas. How did this dead person travel to the Americas? Eve rebelled, Jared died in the flood, Zedekiah did evil, and Jesus is the only priest in the order of Melchisedek. John 1:1 says “…the word was with God, and the Word was God” How can you change God? How can you become God? Why found a religion on rebellion? Catholic: “…thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Mat 16:18. Jesus was describing the rock of His divinity, not Peter yet he is considered the first Pope from which all subsequent Popes derive their authority. Nicolaitan derives from 2 Greek words meaning conquer and people. Rev 2:6 and 2:15 describe the doctrine of the Nicolatians as something Jesus hates. This
doctrine elevated the clergy above the laity in a strict hierarchy. The Catholic Church also has a strict hierarchy: Pope, Cardinal, Archbishop, Bishop, Priest. Mat 23:9 “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in Heaven”. Why found a church with this hierarchy if Jesus hates it, and why call a Priest “Father” when Jesus expressly forbid it? Protestant: Most Protestants follow teachings of John Calvin and/or Martin Luther who taught that man is totally depraved and cannot affect his/her salvation, which is why God had to chose certain people for salvation and others for damnation in advance of creation. 1 Thess 1:4 “Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God” Mat 6:6 “ Ask, and it shall be given…knocketh it shall be opened”. John 3:16 “…whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Free agency is central to Christianity, so why take it away? Many Protestant denominations support Israel’s forceful acquisition of the lands originally promised to Abraham and a re-building of the Jewish Temple. Rev 21:2 “I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven.” If God brings it down from heaven, how can a man-made Temple be pleasing to Him? Judaism: Monotheistic religion which by definition rejects Jesus as the Son of God. Central to original Judaism was adherence to 10 commandments and presentation of suitable sacrifices to God for falling short through prescribed ritual in the Jewish Temple. There is no Jewish Temple anymore, so how are their
sacrifices acceptable to God? Additional texts used in modern Judaism: Talmud, Mishnah, Gemera, Halakhah, Haggadah and Zohar all written by men called Rabbis and Rebbes. Rev 22:18 “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.” Belief in God is central to Judaism, so why add all these books? Buddhism and Hinduism: Belief in multiple gods and reincarnation is central. Hebrews 9:27 “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. “Our Father, which art in Heaven.” If you want to go to Heaven one day, Hinduism will not get you there. In fact, reincarnation brings you right back to earth over and over. Islam: The Encyclopedia of Religion: “Allah is a pre-Islamic name…corresponding to the Babylonian Bel.” The Koran says Abraham was instructed to sacrifice Ishmael rather than Isaac, and God’s covenant would be with him and his descendants. Gen 17:19 “…thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant.” Essentially, Islam is exactly opposite of Christianity, which is fine because they don’t use the bible. Their followers should know however that Bel is the Confounder for a reason and the crescent moon is a symbol of Allah, and he is not God. Jews have been unmercifully persecuted for 2000 years by “Christians” who were told to love their neighbor as themselves. Crusaders and Inquisitors have battled Islamic armies and each
other for 1400 years. Jesus never once proscribed the use of violence or forceful conversion of non-believers. Mat 28:19 “…teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Luke 3:14 “…Do violence to no man.” Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians are part of one human race. Race: …global human population. Humanity as a whole. A genealogical line, ie the line descending from Adam and Eve. If humans kill, enslave and discriminate against monkeys, call it racism. If humans do this to other humans, call it fratricide, the murder of one’s brother or sister. Religion is powerful because each group thinks God is on their side. If the foundation of your religion is flawed, how do you know God is on your side? If you can’t answer the questions posed of each group in this simple discussion why not return to basics and build your house on rock? Christianity says Love God with all your heart and soul, and Love your neighbor as yourself. Pretty basic isn’t it?