Chart of comparative doctrines of traditional Christian, Seventh day Adventist, Jehovah's witnesses, Mormonism and Christian Science

Chart of comparative doctrines of traditional Christian,

Seventh day Adventist, Jehovah's witnesses,

Mormonism and Christian Science

Chart of Comparative Doctrines

	Traditional Christian	Seventh day Adventist	Jehovah's Witness	Mormonism	Christian Science
Bible	Verbally Inspired	Reluctant to affirm verbal inspiration; vague about status of Mrs. White	Verbally Inspired	Inspired Bible and Book of Mormon	Bible inspired and Science and Health is its inspired interpretation
God	Three persons in one Essence	Approximately traditional Christian View	Uni-personal	Polytheism	Impersonal and pantheistic
Man	Body-soul created good	Body-soul creature, created neutral or with inclination to evil	Body. Soul not distinguishable from body	Pre-existent soul takes body at birth in the world.	Soul only; body is an illusion.
Sin	Result of Adam's disobedience; corruption of nature and action	No clear doctrine of imputation of Adam's sin; man now polluted	Adam's sin brought liability to temporal death	It was necessary for Adam to sin. This brought morality with out guilt	“There is no sin” - it is illusion.
Christ	One divine person in two distinct natures (Divine human)	Like traditional view but represents human nature as having tendency to sin	First-born creature; changed into man at birth in this world	Called creator but pre-existent spirit who took body at incarnation	Christ is a divine idea; Jesus is mere human
Redemption	Faith in atonement as expressed by holy life	Believing in atonement made in heaven plus holy living including observance of Saturday Sabbath.	Christ's ransom gives man chance to earn salvation	Atonement gives man chance to earn salvation	Salvation by casting out idea of sin
Church	Mystical union of all true believers, visible union of all professed believers	Seems to regard itself as true remnant church	Traditional church rejected 144000 witnesses make up church	Other churches apostate; efficient hierarchical organization	A denomination like protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish
Future	Eternal heaven, eternal hell, temporary purgatory (R.C)	Annihilation of wicked; millennium in heaven and eternity on new earth	Earthly millennium during which final probation leading to annihilation or eternal life	Pre-millennial reign at Independence, Mo. Tends toward universal salvation	Universal salvation in future when idea of sin gradually dies.