Christian Denominational Differences in Doctrine and Possible Marital Problems

The Apostolic Faith Church vs Seventh Day Adventist

The former does not use medicine, which means even if you are dying or your child is dying, you cannot rush the child to the hospital or use any form of medication. It has to be divine healing or death. while the latter believes in the use of hospitals and modern medicine.

One eats both plant and animal-based food, while the latter does not eat animal products.

The former does not believe in adding attachments or any other ornaments to the body; you must be in your natural form always, while the latter believes in moderation in dress choices.

The former believes a believer can lose his salvation, while the latter believes in Investigative judgment.

On marriage, both denominations believe that members must marry within their church and must not be unequally yoked with other Christians from other denominations.

Both denominations believe in divorce where the grounds are proven beyond doubt.

They also believe in remarriage.

Catholic dates Pentecostal

One prays to Mary and other saints, while the other believes this to be veneration of the dead, which is a pagan practise.

One has statues of saints all over their places of worship, and while the other sees this as idolatry.

One believes a couple can live together, have sex before marriage, and even get married in church with pregnancy, while the other believes there must be no premarital sex.

One confesses his or her sin to his or her priest, the other believes confession must be made to God.

One attends mass and sometimes speaks in Latin, the other speaks in tongues and has church services.

One worships God in a solemn manner, the other claps and screams, and shouts during their service.

One has a family altar with the statue of Mary in it, the other has a family altar with nothing but bible and devotional in it.

One believes in purgatory, the other believes the dead go to heaven or hell directly.

One drinks and smokes in moderation as part of their lifestyle

The other forbids drinking and smoking and insists that those who do it are not believers.

One believes that once you are married, only the pope can give you a divorce from Rome, the other believes you can divorce if your partner cheats on you.

You can add more if you remember any, but these are some of the fundamental differences between a catholic and a Pentecostal belief system.

Christian Denominational Differences in Doctrine and Possible Marital Problems

Celestial Church Vs Baptist Church

The former believes in sex before marriage whole the latter does not.

The former believes in polygamy, the latter believes in monogamy.

The former does not formally give their lives to Christ or become born again; they just join the church, and the latter believes in the doctrine of giving one's life to Jesus and getting baptised in the Holy Spirit.

The former has prophets who do spiritual work for members when needed and also see visions on behalf of members to conquer life's battles.

The latter believes in the Word of God and the fruit of the Spirit for believers who are members of the church.

The former believers in serial monogamy or divorce for any reason whatsoever within a couple

The latter believes that marriage ought to last for a lifetime, and divorce is rare.

The former does not allow women into the church during their period.

The latter does not see the period as a hindrance to serving God.

The former engages in some extra-mundane activities seen as manipulation of the Spiritual forces.

The latter believes in the word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

The former prays using the names of Jehovah, Holy Michael, and Jesus Christ.

The latter prays only in the name of Jesus.

The former wears a white garment as official worship apparel for members.

The latter wears anything modest to church.

The system of government in the former is structured from the headquarters.

The system of government in the latter is vested in the church members.

Christian Denominational Differences in Doctrine and Possible Marital Problems

Die By Fire Churches Vs The Cessationist Movement

The former believes in enemies and evil spirits, and they pray for their death always.

The latter believes the Holy Spirit and miracles ended with the apostles.

The former is always casting out devils and fighting demons; the latter holds lectures.

The former has a lot of relatives who are witches, wizards, possessed, or hell-bent on destroying their glory.

The latter is ignorant of the works of the enemy and does not care about prayer or warfare or any such thing.

The former are always conducting deliverance and praying aloud with a lot of physical exertion, including fasting, jumping, shadow boxing, kung fu, and other enemy-defeating spiritual inventions.

The latter believes the former is delusional and practicing animism.

The former prepared prayer points that are scary and inspired by morbid imagination

The latter prays to God as led in his or her heart.

All the relatives, friends, and coworkers of the former can easily conspire with the enemy against them, so they have serious trust issues.

The latter believes in being at peace with all men.

Members are seriously warned not to marry from other weird denominations.

Celestial Church is the most similar in practice to Islam, and members inter-marry because they share very similar doctrines and practises.

The Celestial church borrowed a lot of its religious practises from the Anglican church because SBJ Oshoffa, Founder of the Celestial Church, was born into the Anglican church and was raised as a member of the church in Nigeria.

Catholic and Anglican church members also find marrying into Muslim families easy because of the ease of their doctrine and belief systems.

The doctrine of the Catholic church and the anglican church encourage interfaith marriages.

Many muslims who married from both the Anglican and the Catholic church allowed their wives to continue in the practice of their religion while they also practised theirs.

Thank you.

-GSW-