Religion

Unit 2

Christian Scared Scripture

All Christians agree
Bible is Inspired Word of God
27 books in New Testament
New Testament was written in Greek with 4
basic literary genres

Biblical Inerrancy
Book of the Church
Catholics/Eastern
Orthodox/Anglicans believe:
Inspired Word of God in human language
No error in bible in matters of faith and morals
May be error in secular matters like history,
geography or science

Level of Interpretation
Book of the Church
Catholics/Eastern
Orthodox/Anglicans believe:
Church interprets through Magisterium guided by Holy
Spirit- on going
Guidelines for interpretation in through Church
Bible read through Literal and Spiritual Senses

Church of the Book

Evangelical Christians and most of Protestants believe:
Sola Scriptura
Answer to all questions found in Scripture

3. Through Catholic Lens

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Catholics
Jesus is God
Trinity: 1 God with 3 Persons
Baptism of living only
Church founded by Jesus,
established at Pentecost
Mass
Evangelization important
All dependent on Gods grace
and mercy for salvation

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Mormons- (Joseph Smith)

Jesus is not God but first spirit
born to heavenly parents
Three separate Gods in one
Godhead
Baptism of living and dead
Church only true Church &
founded by Smith
Ritual similar to Mass; water
instead of wine
Evangelization important
All dependent on Gods grace
and mercy for salvation

3. Through a Catholic Lens

Seventh Day Adventists
Beliers in Common
Trinity, Divinity of Christ,
Virgin Birth, Resurrection
of death, Christ's second
coming, original sin,
Salvation through both
faith and good works

Beliefs Not Shared

Catholics worship on
Sunday not Saturday

Catholics believe all souls

are immortal and there
will be judgment at death
Interpretation of Scripture

3. Through a Catholic Lens

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Catholics
Jesus is God
Jesus died and rose from the
dead
Belief in Trinity
Souls are immortal;
judgment at death
Name Jehovah is
translation error- a
combination of vowels for
Adonai and YHWH

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Jehovahs Witnesses
Jesus is Son of God but not
God and subject to God
Jesus did not die on cross
and did not rise from dead;
cross only a stake
Holy Spirit not God but way
to explain Jehovahs
presence in creation
Do no belief in eternal
damnation or immortal soul
Dont celebrate holidays,
every day is holy.

3. Through a Catholic Lens

Catholics
1. Jesus is God who
redeemed us.
2. God heals physically and
spiritually at His
pleasure and through
Anointing of the Sick
3. Suffering is redemptive
not an illusion. Through
suffering we share in
suffering of Christ

Christian Scientists
1. Jesus is not God and
there is no redemption
2. No belief in magisterial
teaching
3. Suffering and evil are
illusions and can be
overcome through
prayer and union with
mind of God

3. Through a Catholic Lens

Unitarians
Unlike Catholics,
Unitarians do not believe
in Trinity or that Jesus is
God. There will be no
eternal damnation only
salvation for all
There will be no eternal
damnation only salvation
for all

Unitarians believe in the

importance of showing
love to all and service to
poor as outlines in
Statement of Principles
and Beatitudes and Gold
Rule