| MOST CHRISTIANS BELIEVE |
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS |
| Sunday is the Christian Sabbath |
The seventh day is the Sabbath unto YHWH |
| Good Friday celebrates Christ’s death |
Passover celebrates Christ’s death (specifically the Passover bread and wine) |
| Easter Sunday celebrates His resurrection |
Feast of Firstfruits celebrates His resurrection (Jesus is the firstfruits from the dead) |
| There are only about 48 hours between His death and His resurrection |
Jesus was in the grave a full three days and three nights – 72 hours |
| The Feasts of Israel are passed away |
The Feasts of Israel are perpetual statutes |
| Christmas celebrates Jesus’ birth |
No such celebration exists in Scripture. Jesus was probably born in late October |
| The Christmas tree honors Jesus’ birth |
The Christmas tree is condemned as a delusion in Scripture (Jer 10:3-6) |
| The six days of Creation must have been very long ages, to allow for evolution |
Each day of Creation involved only one evening and one morning |
| The stars must have been created millions of years ago for their light to reach Earth |
The stars were created on the fourth day |
| God created the sun and the moon |
God created two great luminaries (suns) to rule the day and the night |
| God created both Adam and Eve on the sixth day |
There seems to be a long time before God made Eve, during which Adam named the animals |
| The dinosaurs all died off long before man came on the scene |
Death came into the world because of man’s sin |
| The flood must have been local. Not enough water exists for a worldwide flood |
All the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered with water |
| The orbits of the planets have always been pretty much as they are now |
The ancients greatly feared close passes of the planets. That’s why they worshipped them |
| We are now living in the “last days” |
The first century church also believed they were living in the “last days” |
| We will be raptured up to heaven before any serious tribulation begins |
Jesus will come and gather His elect after the greatest tribulation since the world began |
| The wicked will be judged |
Everyone will be judged for his deeds, whether good or evil |
| Unbelievers are judged for their lack of faith in Jesus |
We are saved by grace through a faith not of ourselves - it is all the gift of God |
| All who confess Jesus before they die go to heaven; all the rest go to hell |
In Jesus’ parable of the sheep and the goats (Matt 25:37-40) the opposite seems to be true |
| All who don’t get “saved” by believing in Jesus before they die get sent to hell |
All who did not commit the “unforgivable sin” will be forgiven and redeemed |
| The “unforgivable sin” is not believing in Jesus before you die |
The “unforgivable sin” is believing Jesus but rejecting His call, thus blaspheming His Spirit |
| Eternity is a very, very long time |
Eternity is the dwelling place of Father God. It is always right now, for He is the “I AM” |
| Eternal life is living a very, very long time |
Eternal life is knowing the only true God, and having a love relationship with His Son Jesus |
| Eternal life and eternal torment are used in the same verse. They both must be forever |
As in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. Both “alls” seem to be all inclusive |
