Lesson #41 Apologetics: comparison with other (false) beliefs

TEACHING
 MORMONS
 CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE
 UNITY
 BLACK MUSLIM
 7TH DAY ADVENTIST
 JEHOVAH’S
WITNESS
THE BIBLE
 Combines bible and
book of Mormon:
KJV a part of the
word
 “Science & Health
inspired
interpretation of
Bible: Bible full of
errors
 A satisfactory
authority for those
not in direct
communion with the
Lord (Use various
resources)
 Koran: selective
citing from the
bible viewed as
“white deception”
error
 Verbal interpretation
questionable in some
circles:Bible without error
 inerrant Word of God
as originally given
THE TRINITY
 NO
 Life, Truth and Love
 Father-Principle
Son-Principle
revealed
Spirit-Executive power
 NO
 Essentially same as
Christian
 Not Christian
unbiblical: Satan is
originator of this
doctrine
GOD
 Many: God has a
body, was once a
child; 5ft tall,
married, etc
 Impersonal; life,
love, truth, principle,
etc.
 Loving; invisible
“something” we call
life.
 Allah
 Same as Christian
 Supreme creator and
ruler of the universe
JESUS
 Pre-existent spirit
took body at
incarnation; a God
 Son of God, not
God. Jesus mere
human: Christ is
divine idea
 Potentially perfect
example to live by,
probably
reincarnation of David
 Black Prophet
 Some teach sin-nature of
Christ: (general
population)
 First creation, then
created all things; a
god, but not God
HOLY SPIRIT
 Divine substance:
one of the gods
 Divine science:
development of life,
truth and love
 The spirit of truth in
us
 NO
 Essentially same as
Christian
 God’s active force;
impersonal
MAN/SIN
 Adam’s sin
necessary for
mortality; remission
of sin through faith,
baptism, works
 Non-existent: illusion
man not capable of
sin; man is soul
only, body is illusion
 Unreal: deny sin,
sickness and death,
problems, etc
 White man is evil
and not capable
of doing good;
whatever sin a
Blackman
commits is
caused by the
white man
 Essentially same as
Christian; some unclear
as to imputation of
Adam’s sin on whole world
 Natural destiny of the
sinner is death
SALVATION
 Atonement gives
man the chance to
earn salvation
 Salvation by acsting
out sin; reincarnation
 Spiritual man will be
equal with God when
he overcomes the
body
 No freedom for
the blackman;
make your own
faith-fulness, work
for Allah brings
salvation
 Grace plus works:
limited atonement;
observance of the
Sabbath
 Jesus gives man a
chance to earn his
salvation through His
death
HEAVEN
 Telestrial for
heathens, terrestrial
for Christians not
accepted in
Mormonism;
celestial for
Mormons: pre-mil
reign
 NO
 NO
 Here on earth
 Millennium in heaven;
eternity on new earth
 Future home of
144,000 Jewish
Jehovah witnesses
HELL
 NO
 NO
 NO
 White teaching
 Annilation of the wicked
 Common grave; deny
hell and eternal
torment; annilation
DEATH
 ?
 Reincarnation
 Reincarnantion
 ?
 Annihilation
 Sleep until
resurrected by Jesus