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Topic
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Scientology
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Christianity
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Scripture
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God
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In Scientology, God can be whoever you want him to be.
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There is One God, and man is to
worship Him and Him only
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“… for there is one God, and
there is no other but He.”
(Mark 12:32)
” …one God and Father of all, who is
above all, and through all, and in you all.“
(Ephesians 4:6)
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Jesus
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Jesus is seen as a great teacher. He rarely is featured in
Scientology.
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Jesus was God in the flesh. He is
the Savior of all mankind, effectual to those who put their trust in Him.
Jesus was the Son of God.
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"BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE
WITH CHILD, AND BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,"
which is translated, "God with us."
(Matthew 1:23)
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life.
(John 3:16)
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Man
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Believe man is basically good. It is believed that human
beings are trapped in material bodies and need to be released from this state
so that they can achieve their original god-like state. Scientology
practitioners guide people into this state.
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Man is in a fallen state, having no
redeemable quality within him. He is separated from God because of his sin, and
cannot change his state through any good works on his part. Man cannot please
God by his own efforts.
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But we are all like an unclean
thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a
leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.
(Isaiah 64:6)
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Sin
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Sin – Scientology has no concept of sin
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All men and women are by nature
sinners. And, for this reason they will end in spiritual death.
Sin separates us from God, as He is
Holy and cannot look upon sin.
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for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God,
(Romans 3:23)
As it is written: "There is
none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who
seeks after god. They have all turned aside; they have together become
unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one."
(Romans 3:10-12)
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Salvation
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Salvation, or lack thereof, is a psychological state of mind. Salvation
occurs when the psychological problems (“engrams”) that block the way to
re-establishing the god-like state are overcome.
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Salvation comes by grace through
faith in Christ’s finished work on the cross.
Jesus suffered and died on the
cross in our place, because of our sin.
Salvation comes by putting our
trust in Him and Him alone. Salvation comes through no other person, by no
other means. Man cannot work to earn his salvation. He bust repent of his
sin, ask God to forgive him his sins, through Jesus Christ, and accept Christ
as his personal Lord and Savior
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For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should boast.
(Ephesians 2:8-9)
Therefore by the deeds of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight ….
(Romans 3:20)
Jesus said to him, "I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
(John 14:6)
Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we
must be saved."
(Acts 4:12)
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The Bridge
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The bridge is the broad path that Scientologists follow as
they study the teachings of Scientology. These teachings enable them to cross
over a chasm from their present state into a vastly higher level of
awareness.
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Because of their sin nature, humans
are not capable of passing from good to better. They are born in their sin,
and die in their sin. The flesh cannot reform itself. Christ’s salvation is
their only hope.
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…for without Me you can do
nothing.
(John 15:5)
For I know that in me (that is,
in my flesh) nothing good dwells ….
(Romans 7:18)
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