Larry Wessels Chart

[brother Paul]

What do you guys think... Larry is the Director of Christian Answers

Judaism NT Christianity Roman Catholicism

High Priest –leader of all, Christ alone is high priest, Pope – leader of all

final authority on the scripture Scripture is the final authority final authority on the scripture

Priests, a specially appointed All believers are priests and Priests, a specially ordained

category all had to go through all can access God directly category, all go through them
to approach God to approach God

All priests must where special Clothes are irrelevant and Christ All priests must wear special
clothes and the high priest wears no Mitre garments and the Pope wears a Mitre
wears a Mitre

The laity is separate and passive The laity is active and participates The laity is separate and passive

Must do all the Priests say and Follow Christ alone and the must obey the Priests and do
do all of the law and keep the scripture and partake of the Lords all the Sacraments and keep
the feasts body and blood all the feasts

Right standing with God only by grace alone through faith Right standing with God by
achieved by doing doing

The Temple is the central source The Holy Spirit is the central source the Church is the central
Source

A Holy City-Jerusalem No city more Holy than any other A Holy City-Rome


Sacrifice daily One Sacrifice once for all Sacrifice daily


Obedience to the Institution Lack of faith in Christ and His obedience to the Institution or condemnation finished work is condemnation condemnation

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[brother Paul]

Formatting problem please delete this thread

 

[TOG]

The formatting is a bit of a problem, but I see no reason to delete the thread. It's still relatively easy to understand in most cases. There's one that I don't agree with.

Judaism - A Holy City-Jerusalem
New Testament Christianity - No city more Holy than any other
Roman Catholicism - A Holy City-Rome​

Jerusalem is mentioned as the Holy City 6 times in the New Testament - twice in Matthew and 4 times in the Revelation.

The TOG​

 

[brother Paul]

True! Many other cities are mentioned also...we look for the New Jerusalem (which we may be in some theologies)

 

[jasonc]

new Jerusalem is the way we reach the Lord, its the church.

 

[for_his_glory]

Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Not many lords, many faiths, and many baptisms. Christ is our only mediator before the Father and we come to Him directly.