Merging of Two Religious Worlds

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I was born and raised a Seventh-Day Adventist. As I was growing up I studied my denomination’s beliefs side by side with other common denominations. I have come to realize that despite the many differences between the religions, there are also many similarities. One of the most common religions that are compared against Adventism is Catholicism. Both religions actually share some common beliefs. Most people only focus on the differences though. Regardless of the different doctrines, Seventh-Day Adventists and Catholics have a strong connection because of their belief in God. One of the main doctrines that set Adventist apart is their observance of Saturday as Sabbath. They keep Saturday as Sabbath because in the Bible is says, “And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the Seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made”(The Holy Bible, Gen.2.2-3). Looking at a calendar one can see that the week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. That would make Saturday the seventh day. Following the Sabbath is the Adventist’s way of showing thanks to God and reflecting on His creation of the world. The Sabbath is also a time to come to God with whatever is troubling them. There isn’t a place in the Bible that it states the change of Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. That’s way they have stayed with the same Sabbath day that God appointed at the beginning of the world. On the other hand the Catholic Church observes Sunday as Sabbath. They keep Sunday as Sabbath because every Sunday is supposed to be a reminder of Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is important to them because it symbolize... ... middle of paper ... ... confession of sins is important. In the whole scheme of things they actually have more similarities than differences. So, maybe next time they find differences in each other’s believes they should try to focus on the similarities instead. Works Cited The Holy Bible. Nashville: Nelson Bibles, 1982. Print. New King James Vers. “Sunday Observance.” Catholic Insight. 7.1 (1999): 22. General OneFile. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist. “Baptism.” Seventh-day Adventist Believe…A Biblical Exposition of 27 Fundamental Doctrines. Hagerstown[MD]: Review and Herald, 1988. 189. Print. Perrine, Stephen. "Your Get-Out-of-Hell-Free Cards." Best Life 5.2 (2008): 20. General OneFile. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. McClory, Robert. "Baptism Creates Wet, Oily, Dazzling Christians." National Catholic Reporter 31.42 (1995): 10 General OneFile. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.

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