Over a billion people consider themselves christian. Most often they are born into it. The family may be church goers… they may live in a society where bible and church are cultural norms... perhaps christianity is the state religion. Current data tells us christianity is still the largest religious group on earth. Somewhere between 1-2 billion are loosely categorized, christian.This vast group of people have a wide variety of divergent teachings, but have some core teachings in common. But what this vast majority believe and teach is very different from what the Church of God, and groups like the United Church of God teach.The Differences Go Way Beyond The SabbathKeeping the 4th commandment instruction to observe a Sabbath rest each 7th day certainly makes us stick out in a very visible way. But the differences between the Church of God and the vast majority are more than what you see on the surface. Consider these 3 weighty questions:What is humanity? [immortal soul going to heaven or hell vs. finite being who must be raised to eternal life or remain permanently dead]Who and what is God? [an expanding family vs. an unfathomable 3 sided box]What does God expect of humanity? [must we do as God commands or may we make our own decisions about what commands are valid]On each of these points you will get a very different answer here than you will from the vast majority of christian churches that dominate the world scene.People and churches that believe and teach like the United Church of God are so small, so few. To the human mind’s way of reasoning you would expect that teachings with greater numbers of believers are more likely to be true. Might makes right.Matthew 7:13, 21-23 [explain anomia] not everyone who accepts, proclaims, or teaches about Jesus is a true follower. Jesus Christ does not recognize those who practice, or teach, a “no-law” message… no matter what else they say or do in His name [either good or bad].The teachings and the prophecies of Jesus indicate that something would appear that looks deceptively like a church representing Him. This church would dominate human affairs up to the very end, yet this it would be a misrepresentation of what He actually taught. They would come with a message of lawlessness. Jesus has warned you about it in advance.Matthew 24:4-5 people will come forth in the name of Jesus and proclaim Him to be the Christ or Messiah… yet lead large numbers of people astray [verses 11-12 tell you how]Where Do Most Christian Churches Get Their Teachings & Practises?You would assume they get their teachings from God’s own word. What they say sounds very biblesque. But if you go back to the 3 core teachings mentioned earlier, immortality of the soul, a triad of co-equal God beings, the place of God’s law in your life… what you are really hearing is human imagination and reasoning, human desires and goals, and doctrines of demons. Scripture is then distorted and read out of context to comply with these human ideas and philosophies. It sounds very biblesque… yet teaches an approach to life, an understanding of God, and false hope that are simply not found in scripture. I believe this is a very serous way in which humanity violates the commandment that warns “do not use my name in ways that are false, empty, and worthless”? Don’t attach my name to your worthless ideas!What Are Churches Supposed To Teach?Matthew 28:20 we are to teach what Jesus taughtMatthew 19:16-17 obedience to God’s commandments leads to eternal lifeThis is the same message taught by the apostles and the Church of God!Romans 1:15 teach the obedience that comes from faith [Romans 3:31]Colossians 2:6-8 stick with this and don’t be fooled by deceptive philosophy [human reason, human imagination and ideas]. Error, Confusion, and Deception Are Always At The Church’s DoorPeter, Paul, John and others went forth filled with zeal, faith, and truth. The church of God grew rapidly and spread out all over the Roman empire. Those were the da