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Created page with "'''Different gospels''' literally mean false teachings other than the gospel of the kingdom of heaven that Jesus taught. Salvation cannot be given by these gospels. However, as the church underwent secularization post the early Church era, different gospels gained prominence. Consequently, different gospels began masquerading as authentic, making it challenging to discern the genuine gospel of the kingdom of heaven. ==The..." |
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==Different Gospels Disguised as the Gospel== | ==Different Gospels Disguised as the Gospel== | ||
===Sunday Worship=== | ===Sunday Worship=== | ||
[[File:Fresque Mithraeum Marino.jpg| | [[File:Fresque Mithraeum Marino.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Sunday was the holy day of the sun god Mithra. Fresco depicting Mithra in the Mithraeum at Marino, Italy, painted around the 2nd century]] | ||
While many churches presently observe [[worship]] on Sunday, it is noteworthy that Jesus neither taught nor practiced Sunday worship. He observed [[Sabbath]] worship as a regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+4%3A16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The apostles, following Jesus’ example, also observed weekly Sabbath worship as a regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+17%3A1-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Acts 17:1–3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The seventh-day Sabbath corresponds to Saturday among the days of the week. | While many churches presently observe [[worship]] on Sunday, it is noteworthy that Jesus neither taught nor practiced Sunday worship. He observed [[Sabbath]] worship as a regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+4%3A16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 4:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The apostles, following Jesus’ example, also observed weekly Sabbath worship as a regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+17%3A1-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Acts 17:1–3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The seventh-day Sabbath corresponds to Saturday among the days of the week. | ||
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===Christmas=== | ===Christmas=== | ||
[[File:Christmas Tree and Presents.jpg|대체글=| | [[File:Christmas Tree and Presents.jpg|대체글=|thumb|250x250px|A Christmas tree and gifts]] | ||
Christmas is commonly celebrated as the birthday or anniversary of Jesus’ birth, but during the early Church era, there was no such observance. Furthermore, there is no [[Bible|biblical]] basis for Christmas. | Christmas is commonly celebrated as the birthday or anniversary of Jesus’ birth, but during the early Church era, there was no such observance. Furthermore, there is no [[Bible|biblical]] basis for Christmas. | ||
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===Cross-Reverence=== | ===Cross-Reverence=== | ||
[[File:The_Ancient_Cross_on_Mill_Lane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3361727.jpg| | [[File:The_Ancient_Cross_on_Mill_Lane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3361727.jpg|thumb|306x306px|The Ancient Cross on Mill Lane, England]] | ||
The cross, initially an [[idol]] originating from ancient [[Babylon]]<ref>Cross, Vine's complete expository dictionary of Old and New Testament words : with topical index, Crucify, Vine, W.E., 1996, pg. 138</ref> and later serving as an instrument of execution,<ref>[https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/ Crucifixion], ''WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA''</ref><ref>[https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/cross.html Cross], Bible Encyclopedias, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, ''StudyLight.org''</ref> finds no mention in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]] written during the Apostolic Age. The apostles, rejecting idolatry, emphasized that idol worshipers cannot enter [[heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+6%3A9-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 6:9–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | The cross, initially an [[idol]] originating from ancient [[Babylon]]<ref>Cross, Vine's complete expository dictionary of Old and New Testament words : with topical index, Crucify, Vine, W.E., 1996, pg. 138</ref> and later serving as an instrument of execution,<ref>[https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/ Crucifixion], ''WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA''</ref><ref>[https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/cross.html Cross], Bible Encyclopedias, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, ''StudyLight.org''</ref> finds no mention in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]] written during the Apostolic Age. The apostles, rejecting idolatry, emphasized that idol worshipers cannot enter [[heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+6%3A9-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 6:9–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||