False Religions Flashcards
(10 cards)
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
Deny Deity of Christ
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word…
Deny Trinity
Salvation by Works
Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace…
Deny Eternal Punishment - body and soul are inseperable, soul dies with body (annihilationism)
Matt. 25:46 And these will go away into eternal punishment…
MORMONS
Deny Deity of Christ - begotton of God, but not God Himself
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word…
Salvation by Works - Learn/progress/become more like God (different from sanctification)
Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace…
There is More than One God - Deification of man/man becomes a god/God was once a man, then became God
Is. 46:9 I am God, and there is no other, I am God and there is no one like me.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
Additional Revelation
Heb. 1:1-3 God, after he spoke to the fathers in the prophets in many…
Deny the Sinfulness of Man
Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned…
Eph. 2:1-2 We were dead in our trespasses and sin…
Deny Eternal Punishment
Matt. 25:46 And these will go away into eternal punishment…
SCIENTOLOGY
Support Reincarnation
Heb. 9:27 It is appointed to man to die once and then the judgment
Deny the Sinfulness of Man
Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned…
Eph. 2:1-2 We were dead in our trespasses and sin…
NEW AGE
Deny Deity of Christ
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word…
Deny the Sinfulness of Man
Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned…
Eph. 2:1-2 We were dead in our trespasses and sin…
Man Creates His own Destiny
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness, but according to His mercy He saved us…
EASTERN MYSTICISM
Buddism/Hinduism: Focus on inner-self, non-duality (no difference between man/nature or man/divine), seeks enlightenment through inner peace/meditation
Denies Personhood of God
Is. 46:9 I am God, and there is no other, I am God and there is no one like me.
Deny Deity of Christ
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word…
Cannot account for Good and Evil
Ez. 28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you.
OCCULT
Witchcraft Detestable to God
Deut. 18:11-12 One who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead… these detestable things the Lord your God will drive them out…
Witchcraft of the Flesh
Gal. 5:19-20 …the deeds of the flesh are evident… sorcery…
CATHOLICS
No Assurance of Salvation
I John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that you may know…
Scripture Not the Ultimate Authority
II Tim. 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable…
Mary Elevated to the level of a God
Matt. 12:46-50 Who are My mother and who are My brothers?
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY
Scripture Not the Ultimate Authority
II Tim. 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable…
Deny Deity of Christ
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word…
Deny the Sinfulness of Man
Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned…
Eph. 2:1-2 We were dead in our trespasses and sin…
CHARASMATICS
Post Salvation Spirit Baptism
I Cor. 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body…
Continuation of Apostolic Gifts
Eph. 2:20 Built upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets…
Heb. 2:3-4 God bearing witness to them with signs and wonders…
Illness is a Lack of Faith
I Tim. 5:23 …use a little wine for your stomach.
