Mainstream versus First Century Christianity
| Mainstream Christianity | First Century Christianity |
| Go to church on Sunday | Keep the Sabbath |
| Sunday, Christmas, Easter | The Holy Days of the Bible |
| Dead people are now spirits | Dead people are dead awaiting resurrection |
| Trinity is mandatory | Accepting Yeshua as the Messiah and Son of God is the key to life |
| Works optional/not required | Repentance and change mandatory |
| Goal of life is going to heaven | Being in a better resurrection/the kingdom of God/ the Olam Haba |
| Old Testament for reference only | The Old Testament was the only bible they had for decades |
| Christianity is a different/new religion | Christianity is the continuation of the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob |