What do our Seventh Day Adventist friends believe?

The Seventh Day Adventist Church

History

Millerism based

What do our Mormon Friends Believe

Founder: Joseph Smith Jr




With the help of an Angel...

What is Scripture?

Death of Joseph Smith:


"Like a lamb to the slaughter' with a pepperbox.















Prophesies of J Smith

2 main approaches to witnessing to Mormons

One is to demolish Mormonism in an apologetic way:  deals with Mormon history, false prophecies, archaeology, DNA, etc

 the other is to expose Mormonism in a theological way.:  deals with sin, repentance, atonement, the gospel, etc.

Steps

1.   PRAY.

2.  CHECK ATTITUDE.

3.  WIN PEOPLE, NOT ARGUMENTS.

4.  ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD.

5.   ASK QUESTIONS.

6.   DEFINE TERMS.

7.   USE THE BIBLE AND BOOK OF MORMON.

8.   SHARE YOUR TESTIMONY.

What do our Scientologist friends believe:

The Church of Scientology.

Founded by L. Ron Hubbard

History:

Scriptures:

All the teachings of L Ron Hubbard.

some problems with L Ron Hubbard

link to lies by L Ron Hubbard

Hubbard made many claims about his life and military carreer.

I happen to be a nuclear physicist;: at George Washington University during which he failed a course of “Molecular and Atomic Physics.”

Hubbard sank a Japanese submarine after a battle that lasted 35 hours.;  He actually launched depth charges at a magnetic deposit on the ocean floor off the coast of Oregon.

In Dianetics, Hubbard said that following his counseling techniques, “Arthritis vanishes, myopia gets better, heart illness decreases, asthma disappears, stomachs function properly and the whole catalogue of illnesses goes away and stays away.”;    With no proof that Dianetics and its successor, Scientology, cured anything, in 1971 Hubbard settled with the Food and Drug Administration by putting a label on all “E-meters” that it was not a tool for the diagnosis of any disease.

Dianetics promised the state of “Clear,” which would include “complete recall of everything which has ever happened to him or anything he has ever studied.”;   When Hubbard introduced his first “Clear” in August 1950, she was unable to remember what she had eaten on certain days, or even the color of the tie Hubbard was wearing. She couldn’t rember formula’s for physics equations (she was majoring in physics).  Hubbard didn’t claim to produce another Clear until 1966.

What do our Buddist Friends Believe

Started by Siddhartha Gautama.  Son of a rich and powerful Hindu warrior king.  When he bored of being rich he rethought his ways.

Scriptures

The Tripitaka: oldest writing.  

The Sutras: many writing 2 bc-2ad

Heaven?

no, just Nirvana

how?

Peaceful and violent!

Can we share the truth of Jesus with Buddhists?

https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2012/06/sharing-jesus-with-buddhists

Below is a progression found to be logical to some Buddhists:

1. Jesus as Miracle-Worker

2. Jesus as Teacher of Morality

3. Jesus and His Admirable Character

4. Jesus as Teacher Regarding the Living God

5. Jesus as Creator

6. Jesus as Judge

7. Jesus as Savior

What do Our Hindu Friends Believe

This is an old old religion that has many differing contradictory viewes




Hinduism Basics


History of India/Hinduism

What do Our Baha'i friends believe

a bit of Bah'i history:

• Founder: Siyyid ‘Ali Mohammad aka "the Bab" as a sect of Shiite Islam in Iran.  

• Mirza Husayn-'Ali-i-Nuri  "Baha'u'llah" ("glory of God")

Brief Introduction to the Baha'i Faith

Scripture:

lots and lots

God:

Only 1

Completely unknowable.

Jesus:  A Manifestation of God.