plt, I hope you find your time here very informative!

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I am NOT an authority on the bible and do not wish (at least at this time) to discuss scripture. I am just interested in some of the differences in the various Christian beliefs and how they differ from each other.

Well, first know that we as Reformed Christians believe that the Bible is our sole infallible authority in all matter of life and doctrine. There are many who call themselves Christians (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox) who would deny this, but that has led them into all sorts of problems (their authority becomes fallen man rather than the authority of God's Word.)

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Be assured that I am as confident in my bible as you are in yours and hope that we will both respect those differences.

We believe in Genesis through Malachi (or, in your Bible, Genesis through 2 Chronicles). In fact, we are very confident in it too. In it, we see Jesus Christ, the Messiah that was promised. He is the One that Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms testify to.

True godliness is a sincere feeling which loves God as Father as much as it fears and reverences Him as Lord, embraces His righteousness, and dreads offending Him worse than death~ Calvin