[Roman Catholics]

1. Is there salvation by works?No, because…Ephesians 2:8Romans 4:4,5Galatians 2:16

2. Should we pray to Mary and to the saints?No, because…John 17:24,26

Should we pray to the gods of other religions?No, because…1 Kings 18:26-29Thus, to pray to Mary, to the saints, and to the gods of other religion (e.g. Buddhism) is to pray to no one.

3. Should we worship the saints and the angels?No, because…Acts 10:25Acts 14:14,15Revelation 22:8,9

4. Is the Pope the Antichrist?We don’t know for sure but…1 John 2:18,22

5. Is the Apocrypha inspired Word of God?No, because…(1) They were not written by prophets.(2) They were not confirmed by miracles.(3) They contain many false teachings and

historical errors.(4) They were never quoted in the NT.(5) They were never accepted by Judaism as

inspired.(6) They were rejected by the church fathers

of the early church.(7) They were added by the Roman

Catholics in 1546 in response to the Reformation Movement.

[Jehovah’s Witnesses]

1. Is Jesus a created creature?No, because…John 1:14,1-3

Is Jesus an angel?No, because…Hebrews 1:4,5

Is Jesus only a prophet?No, He is God because…He is omniscient John 21:17He is omnipotent Matthew 28:18

He is omnipresent Matthew 28:20He is immutable Hebrews 13:8He is sinless 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5[Read: John 1, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1, Revelation 1]

If Jesus is God, He couldn’t be a real human, right?No, He is also human because…He was born Luke 2:7He grew Luke 2:40,52He got tired John 9:6He got thirsty John 19:28He got hungry Matthew 4:2He slept Luke 8:24He died Luke 23:46

Thus, Jesus is FULLY God and FULLY man.[Read Colossians 2:9, The Chalcedonian Creed (A.D.451)]

2. Is the Holy Spirit a power, a thing?No, He is a person because…He thinks Romans 8:27He speaks Acts 13:2He can be grieved Ephesians 4:30He decides 1 Corinthians 12:11

The Holy Spirit is not God, right?No, He is because…He is omniscient 1 Corinthians 2:10He is omnipotent Zechariah 4:6He is omnipresent Psalm 139:7,8

If Jesus for you is God, and the Holy Spirit for you is also God, that means you worship three Gods, right?No, there is only ONE God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10)And He exists in THREE distinct persons (Father, Son, and Spirit).

Is there a word “Trinity” in the Bible?No, but…“The word ‘Trinity’ is used to define the fullness of the Godhead both in terms of His unity and diversity. They are united in terms of essence and they are diverse in terms of person.” – R.C. Sproul

Yes, God is one but three is a MYSTERY. Not a contradiction, but a paradox.“If we try to understand God completely, we may lose our mind. But if we do not believe in the Trinity sincerely, we will lose our soul.” – Anonymous

3. Hell doesn’t exist, right?No, it does. Matthew 25:41.

3 Common Reasons why many tend to reject the idea of Hell:(1) It is TOO HARSH.(2) It is TOO INSENSITIVE.(3) It is TOO UNFAIR.

5 Things you have to ponder:(1) Jesus taught more about Hell than

Heaven.(2) God is not 10% holy and 90% loving. He

is 100% holy, 100% loving.(3) God’s love does not negate His holiness

and justice.(4) To deny the existence of hell will not

eliminate hell.(5) To disgust at the idea of hell is to view

God’s transcendence as baloney and His holiness as exaggerated.

4. Should we condemn celebrating Christmas, Valentines, Easter, etc.? No, instead…John 10:22-30Romans 14:6

[Muslims]

1. Are we all born good?No, because…Psalm 51:5Romans 5:12,13Ephesians 2:3Romans 3:10,23I John 1:8,10

2. Jesus didn’t really die, right?No, He did because…Mark 15:39,44,45John 19:31-35Non-Christian witness: Tacitus (A.D. 55)

3. Is God of the Q’uran the God of the Bible?No, because the teachings of Q’uran (e.g. salvation by suicide, plural marriage, Jesus did not die, etc.) contradicts the teachings of the Bible. God could not be the author of both. Thus, the God described in the two books is two different Gods. The Q’uran also has many self-contradictions, scientific errors, and was written only by one person, Muhammad. The Bible was written by 40 different authors, at 3 different continents over 1500 years and yet it has no historically errors.1 John 2:23

[Oneness Pentecostal]

1. Is baptism necessary for salvation?No, because…

Ephesians 2:8,9But faith in Christ will always produce Votum Baptisma (desire for baptism)Acts 8:36“It is not the absence of baptism but the despising of baptism that damns.” – St. Augustine

2. Do we receive the Holy Spirit only after we got water baptized?No, because…Galatians 3:2,5

3. Is speaking in tongue necessary for salvation?No, because…1 Corinthians 12:30,11

4. Is Jesus the Father, the Son, and the Spirit?No, because…Matthew 3:16,17Matthew 26:39John 15:26Hebrews 9:14

[Seventh-day Adventists]1. Should we keep the Sabbath?

No, because…(1) It was a commandment given only to

Israel. Note: There was no Sabbath-keeping from Eden to Egypt.

(2) It is a form of Judaizing [Read Paul’s Epistle to Galatians].

(3) It was never commanded by Jesus and the apostles in the NT.

2. Do our souls sleep after we die?No, because…Hebrews 9:27Philippians 1:21,232 Corinthians 5:8Luke 23:43Luke 16:22,23,26

3. Should we not eat pork?1 Corinthians 6:12[Read 1 Corinthians 8]

[World Mission Society Church of God]

1. Is there a God the Mother?No, to insist there is, is to say that God has a gender.

Does God have a gender?No, He is a Spirit (John 4:24) and He is a person (He thinks, He feels, He decides) but He does not participate in any gender.

Why then is God addressed as “Father”?

That is called “anthropomorphism”. It is a personification that is used in Scripture where God is assigned with human characteristics in order to make it possible for us (human beings) to understand God and His nature.

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Who Made God by Norman GeislerThe Forgotten God by Francis ChanDug Down Deep by Joshua HarrisThe Answer Bible Book by Hank Hanegraaff

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