Christianity vs Noahide Laws

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Christianity versus Noahide Laws comparison chart
	Christianity	Noahide Laws
Place of worship	Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica, home bible study, personal dwellings.	Synagogue, Shul, Temple.
Founder	The Lord Jesus Christ.	Noah.
Place of origin	Roman province of Judea.	Middle East.
Use of statues and pictures	In Catholic & Orthodox Churches.	Forbidden.
Belief of God	One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity.	One God.
View of the Buddha	Christians believe that the Buddha was a false teacher, and do not adhere to anything he taught.	N/A.
Scriptures	The Holy Bible	The Torah.
Literal Meaning	Follower Of Christ.	Laws that are still expected to be followed by Gentiles (because they too, are descended from Noah).
Followers	Christian (followers of Christ)	Noahides.
Means of salvation	Through Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection.	Follow the 7 Noahide Laws
Prophets	Prophets in the Bible are venerated.	Noah and Moses.
Position of Mary	Mother Of Jesus. Revered in all denominations. Degree of reverence varies from denomination.	Not applicable, as they do not believe that Jesus Is the Messiah.
Jesus	Son Of God. Second person of the Trinity. God the Son.	Not believed to be the Messiah.
Position of Abraham	Father of the faithful.	The first Patriarch of Judaism.
Marriage	A Holy Sacrament.	Monogamistic.
Abrahamic Lineage	Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.	Denied, but, follow Jewish belief.
Status of Muhammad	N/A.	N/A.
View of other Dharmic religions	N/A.	N/A.
Religious Law	Varies among denominations. Has existed among Catholics in the form of canon law.	The 7 Noahide Laws.
imams identified as	N/A.	N/A.
Birth of Jesus	Virgin Birth, through God.	Normal Birth.
God's role in salvation	Humans cannot save themselves or ascend on their own to a higher level. Only God is good and therefore only God is able to save a person. Jesus came down from Heaven to save mankind.	God Gave the world certain Commandments to abide by.
Ressurection of Jesus	Affirmed.	Denied.
Identity of Jesus	The Son Of God.	They do not believe He was the Messiah.
Rites	Seven sacraments: Baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders, matrimony (Catholic and Orthodox). Anglicans: Baptism and Eucharist. Other denominations: Baptism and communion.	Mitzvahs.
Offshoot religions	Rastafarianism, Universalism, Deism, Masonry and Mormonism.	N/A.
Concept of God	One God, Who Is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.	One God.
Prophet	Moses, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, Elisha, etc., as well as both Johns in the New Testament too.	Noah, Abraham, & Moses.
View of Animistic religions	Paganism is Heathenism. Witchcraft is communication and interaction with demons, fallen evil angelic beings. These have no real interest ultimately, in helping their worshipers. Demonic possession is common.	Pagan.
Virtues in which religion is based upon	Love, charity, and mercy.	Justice.
Praying to Saints,Mary, and Angel	Affirmed, in Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, & Anglican(Episcopalian)Christianity; most Protestants do not.	They do not believe in praying to Mary, because they do not believe her Son Is the Messiah.