| | Romanism (R) /Babylonian Concepts | | | | | | | |
Pt | VS | Scripture (S) | | | | | | | |
1 | R | Venerates Sunday Worship | | | | | | | |
| S | Honours the Sabbath (Ex 20:8 - 11) | | | | | | | |
2 | R | Venerates traditional holidays. | | | | | | | |
| | (Christmas, New Years, Good Friday, Easter etc) | | | | | | | |
| | This promotes the Great Deception: Rv 12:9 | | | | | | | |
| S | Honours God's Holy Days (Lv 23, Num 28, 29, Neh 8 | | | | | | | |
| | see PS 81:3 -5 -- note that this is addressed | | | | | | | |
| | to Joseph not Judah (Gen 48) | | | | | | | |
3 | R | Venerates Solar based Gregorian Calendar -- Jan to Dec ; dead of Winter | | | | | | | |
| S | Venerates Lunar based Hebrew calendar | | | | | | | |
| | Spring to Spring (Ex 12:1-2, Ps 104:19 | | | | | | | |
| | Moon appointed for seasons | | | | | | | |
4 | R | Superficial understanding of scripture; pick and choose what suits you; | | | | | | | |
| | For comfort (II Tim 3:5 | | | | | | | |
| | ``Form of piety / godliness but denying the power thereof``) | | | | | | | |
| S | Deep understanding; all scripture is to be applied | | | | | | | |
| | II Tim 3:15 - 16; Also our sacrifice "must be perfect | | | | | | | |
| | (Deut 17:1) | | | | | | | |
5 | R | Heaven: Reward of the "saved" immediately after death | | | | | | | |
| S | The "saved" await the ressurrection (Job 14:14-15, | | | | | | | |
| | Jn 5:28 - 29, Rv 20:5 -6); | | | | | | | |
| | Earth is promised | | | | | | | |
| | Ps 37:9 - 11, Mt 5:3 - 12 | | | | | | | |
| | See article: ``Where Will The Righteous Be?`` | | | | | | | |
6 | R | Baptism by sprinkling and is generally done during infancy | | | | | | | |
| S | By Immersion and you must repent first | | | | | | | |
| | Acts 2:3, Rm 6:1-4 | | | | | | | |
7 | R | Must be saved in this age | | | | | | | |
| | But what about those who have died tragically? | | | | | | | |
| | Floods (Noah`s for ex), isolation, children, handicapped etc | | | | | | | |
| | not having known Jesus Christ. | | | | | | | |
| S | Many will come to Christ after his return (Rv 20:11-15, Is 6, Mt 10:15 etc | | | | | | | |
| | Judgement = Decision (Heb 9:27) | | | | | | | |
| | (see article "Points to Consider) | | | | | | | |
8 | R | Those who are 'condemned' suffer for eternity in an 'ever-burning Hell' | | | | | | | |
| S | In general hell (sheol in Heb & hades in Gr) means grave. | | | | | | | |
| | Those who choose to remain sinful will die the 2nd death | | | | | | | |
| | and be as ashes under the feet of the righteous | | | | | | | |
| | Ezek 18:4, Rv 20:15, Mal 4:1) | | | | | | | |
9 | R | Veneration of objects (crosses etc), people (Virgin Mary, saints etc) | | | | | | | |
| | and places (shrines, churches etc) | | | | | | | |
| | Also known as Icons | | | | | | | |
| S | God is to be worshipped in sprit and in truth (Jn 4:24) | | | | | | | |
10 | R | Formal worship and buildings (mass, liturgy, ceremony etc) | | | | | | | |
| | {superficial social clubs} | | | | | | | |
| S | (see prev point) | | | | | | | |
| | Many examples in the Gospels and the Book of Acts | | | | | | | |
| | of informal worship, often interacting 1 on 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Philip and the Eunuch - Acts 8) | | | | | | | |
| | {focus is on building relationships} | | | | | | | |
11 | R | Human interession required: confession baptism. | | | | | | | |
| | Priest has the authority to forgive in place of Christ. | | | | | | | |
| S | Jesus Christ is our one and only intercessor (I Jn 2:1) ; only he can forgive | | | | | | | |
| | (Mrk 2:7-10) yet he does use human instruments. | | | | | | | |
12 | R | Self-denial of God-given pleasures | | | | | | | |
| | (celebacy, monasteries, lent, vows of poverty etc) | | | | | | | |
| | i.e. Complete denial on one extreme to a Hedonistic approach on the other | | | | | | |
| | (everything according to one`s desire | | | | | | | |
| | with no regard to the effect on youself or others.) | | | | | | | |
| S | See Col 2:20 - 23, I Cor 8:8-9, 9:27, 10:23-24, Rm 14:5, 19-23, Eph 2:29 | | | | | | | |
| | Lead a balanced temperate life and be responsible that | | | | | | | |
| | nothing you say or do offends another | | | | | | | |
13 | R | Prayers to and asking for intercession from others instead of Jesus Christ | | | | | | | |
| | (Virgin Mary, Saints) see pt # 11 | | | | | | | |
| S | These are dead and are awaiting the ressurrection (Rv 20:5-6, 11, Mt 5:28-29) | | | | | | |
| | see pt # 5 | | | | | | | |
14 | R | Attributes of ``Jesus Christ`` are identical to those of Mithra | | | | | | | |
| | the Persian sun god. | | | | | | | |
| | A Roman cult of which the Emperor Constantine was a follower. | | | | | | | |
| | (see: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html) | | | | | | | |
| S | We need to worship the real Jesus as we find in scripture in both the old | | | | | | | |
| | and new testaments (see Mt 24:23-26) | | | | | | | |
15 | R | Salvation is earned by works | | | | | | | |
| S | Salvation is a gift of God (Rm 6:23) | | | | | | | |
16 | R | The Church is involved with the politics of this world. | | | | | | | |
| | "Civic Duty" to vote. Lobbying (Moral Majority). | | | | | | | |
| | Many "laws of the land" based on the religion of the people. | | | | | | | |
| S | Rv 18:4, Heb 11:13-14, 10:34. | | | | | | | |
| | We are ambassadors (II Cor 5:20, I Kng 18:21, 19:18) | | | | | | | |
| | No involment with this word's affairs. | | | | | | | |
| | Cannot have both. | | | | | | | |
| | I Jn 2:15-17 "Love not this world" | | | | | | | |