What’s the Difference

I. Religious Authority A. Hindu Religious Authorities Vedas – Collection of poems or hymns on Ethical conduct Brahmanas & Aranyakas – Deals with performance of rituals and sacrifices Upanishads – Deals with meditation, philosophy and consciousness Ramayana – Story of Rama dealing with good vs evil Mahabharata – Philosophical and devotional material Bhagvad Gita – […]

Sermon Notes: 1. Watch out for people that say they know when the world’s going to end! (Mark 13:32)   What’s the difference between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the New Testament Gospel of Jesus? 2. The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in a different Jesus. (John 1:1-2) 3. They believe that Jesus is a god, but not THE […]

I. Why did Paul single-out Apostles and Angels? Gal. 1:8 A. Apostles come from the greek Apostolos which means messenger or ambassador B. Angel comes from the greek Angelos which means messenger from God C. Jesus is the ultimate revelation from God. There will be no more new revelation from God II. Main Issue in […]

Introduction 1. The difference between witnessing and apologetics 2. The Romans Road for Salvation MI – G-d’s plan for atonement can be found in the Jewish Scriptures   1. The Jewish Bible teaches all have sinned. a. The Kings of Israel declare this. 1. Solomon said it. 2. David said it. b. The Prophets of […]

Sermon Notes: 1. If you change the identity of Jesus who died on the cross or what Jesus did by dying on the cross, you distort the gospel.   Mormonism and Islam are two faiths, similar in many ways: a. They both involve angels in their “new revelations” of God. b. They both teach about […]

What’s the difference between New Testament Gospel of Jesus and Islam? 1. In Islamic teaching, Jesus didn’t die for your sins on the cross and you are not reconciled to God. (Sura 4:157) 2. In Islamic teaching, you need to work off your sins through religious activity. (Sura 23:101-104) a. In heaven, there are scales […]

Sermon Notes: 1. Jesus’ message to the world is encompassed in the word “gospel” which means good news! (1Corinthians 15:1-4) The essence of the Gospel is: 2. Jesus plus nothing and nothing plus Jesus for salvation. a. If you add something to what Jesus did on the cross then you are subtracting from what He […]

We are concluding our series entitled “What’s the Difference;” a study to hold up the New Testament Gospel of Jesus and then compare it to other religions and religious thoughts. -If you’ve missed any of the messages in this series that began on January 10, please visit the church website at http://www.woodbridgecommunitychurch.org/sermons/. -This week our […]

-We are approaching the conclusion of the series entitled “What’s the Difference;” a study to hold up the New Testament Gospel of Jesus and then compare it to other religions and religious thoughts. -On the first Sunday of this series, Pastor Frank walked us through the Gospel – “Jesus Plus Nothing.” This study was the […]

We are continuing in the series entitled “What’s the Difference;” a study to hold up the New Testament Gospel of Jesus and then compare it to other religions and religious thoughts. On the first Sunday of this series, Pastor Frank walked us through the Gospel – “Jesus Plus Nothing.” This study was the basis for […]