| Group Name |
Founder |
The Gospel |
The Church |
God |
Jesus |
Salvation |
Jesus
Resurrection |
Scripture and writings
associated with group |
| Christianity |
Jesus Christ |
That Jesus saves from sin |
Those who are saved |
Trinity: 3 Persons
in one God |
God in flesh |
by Grace |
Jesus rose in the same body he died in. |
The Bible alone |
| Christa- delphianism |
John Thomas
(1805-1871)
founded 1848 |
Faith in Christ and baptism |
Members of their church |
One God as one person |
Created being. A man with a sin nature |
Baptism is required |
Yes |
The Bible is inspired.
Elpis Israel, Eureka written by founder. |
| Christian Science |
Mary Baker Eddy
(1821-1910) |
Religious beliefs of Jesus' teachings, not the atonement. |
A collection of spiritual ideas |
Impersonal Universal Presence |
A man in tune with the Divine Consciousness, not the Christ. |
Correct thinking |
No |
Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Miscellany |
| Islam |
Muhammad |
Faith in Allah and works |
n/a |
One God: Allah. Non Trinitarian |
Created being. A prophet. Not God. |
by Allah's grace and man's works |
No. |
Qur'an, Hadith |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Charles T. Russell
(1852-1916)
founded 1879 |
Jesus opened the door for us to earn our salvation |
Members of their church |
One Person |
Created being. Michael the archangel who became a man |
Keeping the commandments, being in their Organization |
No |
Bible, Studies in the Scriptures, presently the Watchtower and
Awake Magazines |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day saints (Mormons) |
Joseph Smith
(1805-1844)
founded 1830 |
Jesus' atonement plus the Laws and ordinances of the gospel |
Members of their church |
Triad - 3 gods. |
Created being. The brother of the devil and of all people |
Resurrected by grace, saved by doing works. |
Yes |
The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants,
Pearl of Great Price |
| Oneness Pentecostal |
N/A |
Faith in Christ and baptism |
Members of their church |
One Person
modalism |
God in flesh |
By faith and baptism "in Jesus' name" in their church |
Yes |
The Bible |
| Theosophy |
Madame Helena Blavatsky
(1831-1891)
founded 1875 |
n/a |
n/a |
God is a principle |
Created being. A great teacher |
* |
No |
The Secret Doctrine, Isis Unveiled, The Key to Theosophy, and
The Voice of the Silence |
| Unity |
Charles Fillmore
(1854-1948)
founded 1889 |
The overall principles of Unity |
A collection of spiritual ideas |
Impersonal Universal Power |
Created being. A man, not the Christ |
Adopting the correct Unity thought principles |
No |
Bible, Unity Magazine, Metaphysical Bible Dictionary. |
| Way International |
Victor Paul Weirwell
(1917-1985)
|
Earned |
Members of their church |
One Person |
Created being. A man, not God in flesh |
By works |
Yes |
Bible, Jesus Christ is Not God, Power for Abundant Living |
