I was born and raised Seventh-day Adventist. Growing up, I studied the beliefs of my faith alongside those of other common faiths. I realized that despite the many differences between religions, there are also many similarities. One of the religions most commonly compared to Adventism is Catholicism. The two religions actually share some common beliefs. However, most people only focus on the differences. Regardless of different doctrines, Seventh-day Adventists and Catholics have close ties because of their belief in God. One of the main doctrines that distinguishes Adventists is their observance of Saturday as the Sabbath. They observe Saturday as the Sabbath because in the Bible it says: “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.” Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made” (The Holy Bible, Gen.2.2-3). Looking at a calendar, we can see that the week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. This would make Saturday the seventh day. Following the Sabbath is Adventists' way of thanking God and reflecting on His creation of the world. The Sabbath is also a time to come to God with all that troubles them. There is no place in the Bible that indicates the change of the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. This is how they remained with the same Sabbath day that God appointed at the beginning of the world. On the other hand, the Catholic Church observes Sunday as the Sabbath. They observe Sunday as the Sabbath because every Sunday is meant to recall Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is important to them because it symbolizes...... middle of paper...... confession of sins is important. Overall, they actually have more similarities than differences. So maybe the next time they discover differences in each other's beliefs, they should try to focus on the similarities instead. Nashville: Nelson Bibles, 1982. Print. New King James Verse. “Sunday observance. » Catholic insight. 7.1 (1999): 22. General OneFile. Internet. March 21, 2014. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. "Baptism." Seventh-day Adventists believe… A biblical exposition of 27 fundamental doctrines. Hagerstown[MD]: Review and Herald, 1988. 189. Print. Perrine, Stephen. “Your escape from hell.” Better Life 5.2 (2008): 20. General OneFile. Internet. March 21, 2014. McClory, Robert. “Baptism creates wet, oily, dazzling Christians.” National Catholic Reporter 31.42 (1995): 10 General OneFile. Internet. March 21. 2014.