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Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ... Official Declaration of faith of the Church of God, International Cleveland Tennessee Click to View "The Church of God, with international headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, traces its roots to 1886 in a meeting house located at Barney Creek in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. The Christian Union was organized with eight members. Since that inauspicious start, the Church of God has become an international church with a membership approaching 4 million. The Church of God is a grassroots organization with an appeal to and a concern for the common man and his needs." WE BELIEVE: In the verbal inspiration of the Bible. In one God eternally existing in three persons: namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor. That all have ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm

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Official beliefs of the church of God (7th day) Official beliefs of Church of God (Seventh Day) Sunday worship because of Sunday Resurrection! Click to View SATURDAY Resurrection UNBIBLICAL! Click to View Sabbath Keepers refuted website Our Beliefs The Church of God (Seventh Day) believes that . . . the Bible is the dependable and authoritative Word of God. No other writing is of such divine origin or is necessary for Christian faith and practice. God the Father is the almighty Creator and loving Provider, eternal King and Judge of the universe. Jesus Christ, the preexistent Son of God, is the Savior, Lord, and eternal Redeemer of all who truly believe. the Holy Spirit is the presence of God in believers - convicting, converting, teaching truth, prompting obedience, bearing fruit, distributing gifts, and empowering witness. humans are sinners by birth and by choice. Because our first parents disobeyed, sin and death follow on us all. We also have sinned in thought, word, deed, and in omission. Salvation is the forgiveness of sins ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-God-7thday.htm

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Official creed of Vineyard Churches (AVC) Until such a time, the Association of Vineyard Churches Board of Directors has formally adopted this document as our official statement of faith as of the Board meeting of November 1994. The official Association of Vineyard Churches Statement of Faith reads as follows: WE BELIEVE that God is the Eternal King. He is an infinite unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power, and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory. WE BELIEVE that God's kingdom is everlasting. From His throne, through His Son, His eternal Word, God created, upholds, and governs all that exists, the heavenly places, the angelic hosts, the universe, the earth, every living thing and mankind. God created all things very good. WE BELIEVE that Satan, originally a great, good angel, rebelled against God, taking a host of angels with him. He was cast out of God's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-vinyard.htm

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What International churches of Christ believe/Kip McKean Excerpted from the Official, World Headquarters, Creed of: International churches of Christ ICOC (Crossroads, Boston, Kip McKean, Discipling Movement) NOTE: This website is not affiliated with the ICOC and is presenting their beliefs for reference only. "We Believe That: Jesus, the Son of God, is our one and only Lord and Savior, crucified for our sins and physically resurrected from the dead on the third day. The Bible is the only inspired and inerrant message of God. One is saved by the grace of God and the blood of Jesus Christ; and a person must, through faith and obedience, reach out to receive this free gift of salvation. Only baptized disciples are members of Christ's church. After baptism every new Christian needs to be taught or "discipled" by older, more experienced Christians to obey all of Jesus' teachings (Matthew 28:20). Every disciple must be committed to the vision of building churches of disciples -- true churches of Christ -- in every nation on earth." Click Your ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-ICOC.htm

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The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a canon was recognized See full outline on Jewish Messianic expectation The document is in Greek expect for Mosaic Hebrew (Paleo-Hebrew) where they wrote the name of God YHWH in the extinct Hebrew alphabet. Other documents (Like 4Q175) found at the same time would use four stars **** as an early "nomina sacra" substitution. This substitution of Mosaic Hebrew for Greek in the name of God is probably the very beginning point of "nomina sacra". Nomina sacra developed into the Christian era and became almost ridiculous because they would create substitutional abbreviations for other "sacred" things including: God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Saviour, Cross, Christ etc. While Christians eventually abandoned the practice of nomina sacra altogether, the Jews continue the practice by writing the word God in English as G-D where a dash is substituted for the letter O. Of course the ultimate substitution was provided by the Holy Spirit himself in the 27 books of the New Testament that consistently substitute KURIOS ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-nomina-sacra.htm

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Subordination within the Godhead: Roles and Ranks We call this choice, the subordination (or down-ranking) of Christ to the Father. Jesus did not give up being God, He merely began to obey the Father as though He were a creature. This is called "Biblical subordination". Bible evidence seems to support the view that the Holy Spirit submits to both the Father and the Son, but it is not a strong case. Click to View Biblical subordination proven from the Bible Click to View Biblical Subordination expressed by scholars Click to View Biblical Subordination expressed by early fathers Unitarian subordination refuted "Arian subordination" is taught by Jehovah's Witnesses and Christadelphians. These false teachers use the fact that of Christ's subordination, to prove Jesus is not God, but a creature. They reason it is impossible for God to serve, and if He does, he ceases being God. Click to View Unitarian subordination refuted Click to View The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness) Subordination Athanasian Creed rejects ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination.htm

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Earnest Haenchen: 1984 English translation of Haenchen's commentary ... In fact, for the author of the hymn [in John 1:1], as for the Evangelist, only the Father was 'God' (ho theos) ; 'the Son' was subordinate to him. But that is only hinted at in this passage because here the emphasis is on the proximity of the one to the other. ... It was quite possible in Jewish and Christian monotheism to speak ... Ein Kommentar, 1984, John 1. A Commentary on the Gospel of John Chapters 1-6, pages 108-10, translated by Robert W. Funk., as quoted by the Watchtower, December 15, 1985, p 25; Note: patripassianism is the heresy that teaches that God the Father died on the cross. Patripassianism is a form of Modalism) What they left out to deliberately ... Just like a husband and wife share the same class of being yet the husband has rank over the wife, so too with the Father and the son. Haenchen says: "But there was no rivalry between the Logos as theos and as ho theos (in English the distinction is expressed by "divine" and "God"); the new (Christian) Faith does not conflict ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Haenchen.htm

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Official creed of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) While stressing freedom and diversity under God, we believe unity and mission are inseparable; we witness and serve among the whole human family in the interest of peace, justice, mercy and kindness. Composed by General Minister and President Emeritus Kenneth Teegarden, affirmed by the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) While Disciples honor no human-made creed, the preamble to a document called The Design for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) poetically and prayerfully expresses our shared affirmations in this way: The Design for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) "As members of the Christian Church, we confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and proclaim him Lord and Savior of the world. In Christ's name and by his grace we accept our mission of witness and service to all people. We rejoice in God, maker of heaven and earth, and in the covenant of love which binds us to God and to one another. Through baptism into Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Disciples-C.htm

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Lesson 20: Infants Are Not Lost Master index of 25 studies: "Determine your salvation" Lesson 20 Infants Are Not Lost We now turn our attention to another perversion of God's word and that is infants are born sinners and must be baptized in order to be saved. This contradicts God's word. In Ezekiel 18:20 we read, "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor shall the father bear the guilt of the son." Here God is telling us that children do not inherit sin from their parents, grandparents, or any of their forefathers, all the way back to Adam. It says "The son shall not bear the guilt of the Father." Each person is responsible for his own sins. According to this verse, it is "The soul who sins shall die."" Does it say that the soul that inherits sin, it shall die? No. It says the soul who sins. What is sin? I John 3:4 says, "Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness: and sin is lawlessness." We do not inherit sin; we commit sin; and we commit sin when we commit lawlessness. An ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-20-infants-are-saved.htm

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Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines ... As regards the relation of the Three, there is little to be gleaned from Justin beyond his statement that Christians venerate Christ and the Spirit in the second and the third ranks respectively. Athenagoras echoes this idea when he inveighs [a verbal attack] against labeling as atheists 'men who acknowledge God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit, and declare both Their power in union and Their distinction in order'. This order, however, was not intended to suggest degrees of subordination within the Godhead; it belonged to the Triad as manifested in creation and revelation." (Early Christian Doctrines, J.N.D. Kelly, p 102) The deception of selective quoting that misleads: What else did they fail to quote from this source? "The ideas implicit in these early catechedical and liturgical formulae, as in the New Testament writers' use of the same dyadic and triadic patterns, represent a pre-reflective, pre-theological phase of Christian belief. It was out of the raw material thus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kelly.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge", Lyman Abbott, 1875, p. 944, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What else did they fail to tell about Abbott's religious views? But when I came to study the teachings of Jesus with my fellow students in this Congregational Bible Class, I found that he never mentioned vicarious atonement or the Fall of Adam or the Trinity" ("What Christianity Means to me, A spiritual autobiography by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p16) "The notion that Jesus organized a Christian church to take the place of the decaying Jewish church has very little evidence to support it." ... "That he prescribed baptism and the Lord's Supper as permanent ordinances appears to me to rest on an equally slight foundation." ("What Christianity Means to me, A spiritual autobiography by Lyman ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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McKenzie, John L.: Dictionary of the Bible What they left out to deceive you: In the words of Jesus and in much of the rest of the NT the God of Israel (Gk. ho theos) is the Father* of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that the title ho theos, which now designates the Father as a personal reality, is not applied in the NT to Jesus Himself; Jesus is the Son of God (of ho theos). This is a matter of usage and not of rule, and the noun [Gk. ho theos] is applied to Jesus a few times. "Jn 1:1 should rigorously be translated "the word was with the God [= the Father], and the word was a ... God sends Jesus (Jn 3:34; AA 7:35), constitutes Him (AA 10:42), demonstrates Him (AA 2:22), seals Him (Jn 6:27), exalts Him (AA 5:3 1; Phl 2:9); Jesus comes from God (Jn 8:42; 3:2; 9:16, 33; 13:3; 16:27 f). God pardons in Jesus (Eph 4:32), empowers Him (Mt 28:18; Jn 3:35; 5:22; 13:3; Eph 1:21 ), reconciles in Him (2 Co 5:19). The Christian belongs to Christ, and Christ belongs to God (I Co 3:23). In Christ the fullness I] of deity dwells bodily (Col ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McKenzie.htm

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Reglan, Lord: The Hero Lord Raglan, who has made a detailed study of the stories of mythical heroes in another of his admirable books. The Hero, has tabulated the typical incidents, which occur in the majority of stories, into the following pattern: 1. The hero's mother is a royal virgin; 2. His father is a king, and 3. Often a near relative of his mother, but 4. The circumstances of his conception are unusual, and 5. He is also reputed to be the Son of God. 6. At birth an attempt is made, usually by his father or his maternal grandfather, to kill him, but 7. He is spirited away, and 8. Reared by ... and Islam", The Source of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, quoted by Muslims) Muslims then comment: "Out of these twenty-two points, Lord Raglan informs us that Oedipus scores full marks, Theseus twenty points, Romulus eighteen points, Heracles seventeen points, Prerseus eighteen points, Jason fifteen points, Pelops thirteen points, Dionysus nineteen points, Apollo eleven points, and Zeus fifteen points. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Reglan.htm

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Holy Spirit in the Old Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit ... with God is the Church temple and Jesus statement in John 17:21-23 where Jesus, the Father and the Christian are mutually inter-dwelling inside each other. 3. Indwelling representatively in righteous individuals of godly conduct in both the OT & NT a. Men of holy, faithful, godly conduct are said to have the Holy Spirit indwelling in them in both the Old and New Testament b. If you live a holy life then you REPRESENT the Holy Spirit and act as if the Holy Spirit were literally and directly controlling your moral choices. c. If you live a wicked life, then you REPRESENT the Devil and act as if Satan were literally and directly controlling your moral choices. d. The key is that the righteous are making freewill choices in harmony with the Spirit of God and the wicked are making freewill choices in harmony with the Devil. e. Your freewill choices of behavior determine if you represent God or the Devil, Holy Spirit or a harlot, governed by the Law of God or by sin, if you are a son of God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-Old-Testament.htm

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Yes we can pray to Jesus! Prayer is simply talking to Jesus Praying to Jesus The oldest surviving fragment of an early Christian liturgical prayer is probably "Our Lord, come" (Maranatha, I Corinthians 16:22; compare Revelation 22:20); it implies that prayer was addressed to the risen, glorified Christ. The Aramaic title Mar or Lord (Greek Kyrios; I Corinthians 12:3) was a term or title regularly used in religious worship. (Encyclopedia Americana, Trinity, p116) Click to View Praying to Jesus is scriptural: There are three ways to establish Bible authority: (Command, example and inference.) We are commanded to pray to Jesus: Jn 14:14; James 1:1-7; 1 Cor 1:2; Eph 5:19; Acts 8:22 We have apostolic examples of praying to Jesus: Rev 22:20, 2 Cor 12:7-9, Acts 7:54-60; Acts 8:24 We have necessary inferences of pray to Jesus: 1 Jn 5:11-15, Acts 1:24; Heb 7:25 Jesus is God, so we can pray to God the son, and God the Father. Paul wrote of Jesus that "by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-praying-to-jesus.htm

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Parthasarathy, A.: The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals To indicate that these three processes are one and the same the three gods are combined in one form."(The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals, A. Parthasarathy, Hindu, Bombay, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What they fail to tell the same article also says: Parthasarathy is a Hindu who would review the Watchtower concept of God and label all JW's as trinitarian! Our comment There are only vague parallels between the Hindu trinity and the Christian trinity. For Arians (JW's, Christadelphians) to appeal to Hindus, to support their false doctrine is nothing short of incredible! Doing such is as dishonest as it is deceptive! JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Hindus, would immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Hindus, there is NO REAL ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Parthasarathy.htm

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The original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon had 1000's of errors ... The author and proprietor of this work Joseph Smith, Jr. the translator of this work Title page now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men... now if there are faults, they are the mistakes of men... 1 Ne 13:40 the lamb of God is the Eternal Father the lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father 1Nephi 11:21 the Eternal Father son of the Eternal Father 1 Nephi 11:32 the Everlasting God son of the Everlasting God 1 Nephi 20:1 words added or out of the waters of Baptism 2 Nephi 12:9 the mean man boweth ... George Reynolds, who was a member of the First Council of the Seventy, 1890-1909, made this statement in 1883: "But at the outset it must be recollected that the translation was accomplished by no common method, by no ordinary means. It was done by divine aid. There were no delays over obscure passages, no difficulties over the choice of words, no stoppages from the ignorance of the translator; no time was wasted in investigation or argument over the value, intent or meaning of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-1830-changes.htm

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Indwelling of the Holy Spirit ... Eph 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts dwell in temple 1 Cor 3:16 you are a temple of God...the Spirit of God dwells in you 2 Cor 6:16 we are the temple of the Father, I will dwell in them abides in you Jn 14:17 the Spirit of truth, abides with you, and will be in you. 1 Jn 4:15 God abides in him with you forever John 14:16 another Helper...may be with you forever Matt 28:20 I am with you always, even to the end of the age D. God's abiding fellowship through a metaphoric mutual inter-dwelling: Mutual Inter-Dwelling of God and Man = Fellowship "dwells" = "in you" = "abide" = "filled" Father, Son, Holy Spirit and Christian mutually inter-dwell in each other Jn 17:21-23 That they may be one; even as Thou, Father, are in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in us, I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity Jn 14:20 You shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 1 Jn 4:15 Whoever confesses Jesus, God abides in him, and he in God John ... ... https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Indwelling.htm

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Greek Scroll Twelve minor prophets Nahal Hever 50 BC: Septuagint ... ... Many skins were joined to create a scroll 10 meters long and 35 cm high. 2. The document is in Greek expect for Mosaic Hebrew (Paleo-Hebrew) where they wrote the name of God YHWH in the extinct Hebrew alphabet. a. Other documents found at the same time would use four stars **** as an early "nomina sacra" substitution. b. This substitution of Mosaic Hebrew for Greek in the name of God is probably the very beginning point of "nomina sacra". c. Nomina sacra developed into the Christian era and became almost ridiculous because they would create substitutional abbreviations for other "sacred" things including: God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Saviour, Cross, Christ etc. d. While Christians eventually abandoned the practice of nomina sacra altogether, the Jews continue the practice by writing the word God in English as G-D where a dash is substituted for the letter O. e. Of course the ultimate substitution was provided by the Holy Spirit himself in the 27 books of the New Testament that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Septuagint-twelve-Greek-Minor-prophets-scroll-Nahal-Hever-Bar-Kochba-Cave-of-Horrors-letters-Dodekapropheton-Greek-8HevXIIgr-50BC.htm

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Jesus Our Hope! Jesus Our Hope! At Jesus' transfiguration, soon after the start of His earthly ministry, God spoke saying, "This is my beloved son... hear you Him". Later, as recorded in John 14: 1-6, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me". Jesus did not say that he was a way of many ways, a truth of many truths, a life of many lives. He said He was the way, the truth, and the life. This means that He is the only way to life everlasting, the only divine truth, and the only source of life satisfactory to God. This verse ... It is by our obedience to God's will through our faith in Christ that puts us into the body of Christ, His church, and makes us acceptable to God. For details about obedience and its need and how to be pleasing to Christ, study the message , "The Importance of Obedience", and "What Must I Do To Be Saved?". The Christian life can be a glorious, hopeful existence even though the individual may face war, famine, illness, and other ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-Jesus-our-hope.htm

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Official creed of the Unity/Unitarian Church We need only to quietly turn within ourselves to contact God. Unity follows a form of pantheism [better yet, panENtheism... WM]. God exists in all things. God is present throughout creation: in humans, plants, animals, the earth itself, etc. [And, all things are present in God, hence panENtheism... WM] Jesus Christ: Unity rejects the traditional Christian view that Jesus is a deity to be worshipped; we point out that at no time did Jesus tell his disciples to worship him. Rather, we look upon Jesus as a great healer, miracle worker, ... Rather, many in Unity believe in a form of reincarnation. After death the soul is believed to leave the body, and to live again in another human body. This is/was a common belief among: present day Eastern religions the early Christian Church prior to the Council of Constantinople in 533 CE the Essenes, one of the three Jewish sects while Jesus was alive. Unity cites references from the Christian Scriptures which show that the concept of reincarnation was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Unity.htm

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The theme of the rejected blessing of the firstborn given to ... Introduction: 1. Firstborn in the world is simple birth order and the special privilege that comes with that. "Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth" (Genesis 10:15) "Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram" (Genesis 22:21) "Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah." (1 Chronicles 2:25) Firstborn in scripture is a special status and has nothing to do with birth order. David and Jesus were begotten by God on their coronation not when they were born: "You are my son, today I have begotten you" Dual prophecy Psalm 2 David Jesus God's anointed ... The Greek word "monogenes" is actually a combination of two words: "monos" which means "only" or "alone," and "genos" which means "of the same nature, kind, sort, species" (Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the NT); "race, stock, class, kind" (Arndt & Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the NT and Other Early Christian Literature). It ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-Bible-Stolen-blessing-Jacob-Esau-Pattern-theme-firstborn-rejected-blessings-given-to-secondborn-Christ-Christians.htm

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Who Do You Think Jesus Is? Not surprisingly, Jesus got a wide range of answers. But Jesus was most interested in what His followers thought so He next asked, "But who do you say that I am?" So we begin this lesson by asking you the reader,"Who do you think Jesus is"? Jesus (God the son) has existed from eternity with God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. John 1:1,14 says, "In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God...and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, ... For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it." He then said, "Not everyone who calls me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father" (Mt 7:21). Jesus is saying that in order to be saved, it takes more than calling oneself a "Christian". Jesus demands obedience! Anyone can merely claim to be a Christian. "Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-Who-Is-Jesus.htm

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John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John (Translated ... The ancients made a wrong use of [John 10:30] to prove that Christ is . . . of the same essence with the Father." -Commentary on the Gospel According to John, by John Calvin" (As quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication, John 10:30; p 416-423) Comments: When Calvin said, "The ancients made a wrong use of this passage", he was referring to the era of 325 AD when the Nicene creed was written. We totally agree ... JW's project the false illusion that if Christ was not teaching he was "made of the same stuff" as the Father, that he is therefore a creature. In fact, Calvin was merely observing what Biblical Trinitarians know to be true, namely, that the Bible does not reveal what "stuff" the Father is made of, let alone if the Father and Son are made of the same "stuff". This is all that Calvin was saying. Only Catholic/Nicene Trinitarians speak where God is silent by speculating that Jesus and the Father are made of the "same stuff". Full documentation of Text: John ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Calvin.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament ... More likely, however, is the influence of Jewish models. For in Judaism, as in the early Church, we find triadic formulae, and even formulae with four or more members. Justin combines the triad God, Christ and angel, with that of Father, Son and Spirit, to produce the fourfold (Apol., 1, 6). Eph. 4:4 ff. has spirit and lord, and then God. This is even more complicated than the formula in S. Bar. 85:14: One law through one, one world, one end. In I Cl., 46,6, the narrower triad Is more clearly distinguished from the ... It is not that Jesus is not unique in this sonship for Mt., Pl. etc. also. His Messiah-ship proves this. But Jn. puts it in an illuminating and easily remembered formula which was taken up into the baptismal confession and which ever since has formed an inalienable part of the creed of the Church. To Mono-genes, as a designation of Jesus corresponds the fact that God is the [Greek], of Jesus, Jn. 5:18; for [Greek], means to be in a special relation to Jesus which excludes ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity by Dr. David W. T. Brattston 2013 AD There are strongly-held differences as to whether God wishes Saturday or Sunday to be the main weekly day of Christian assembling and worship. As with many religious issues, both sides appeal to the Bible; then, when arguments based on it fail to convince, they look to the practice of the earliest Christians. For instance, some adherents of a seventh-day Saturday Sabbath allege as fact that Sunday did not become the chief day of the Christian week until the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the early fourth century AD, when he changed it from Saturday to win over ... Theophilus and Romans 13.9 detail the commandment against coveting also. False witness was included in the list as forbidden, and honoring one's mother and father as mandatory, by Bishop Irenaeus in France (Against Heresies 4.12.5; AD 180s; the teacher of Hippolytus), Clement of Alexandria, by Theophilus, and in Origen's On First Principles ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary ... Peter, in explaining the phenomenon of Pentecost, represents it as the activity of the Trinity. 'This Jesus ... being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear' (Acts ii. 32, 33). It is not too much to say that the apostolic Church was built upon faith in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) Full text: "TRINITY. The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, and, though used by Tertullian in the last decade of the 2nd century, it did not find a place formally in the theology of the Church till the 4th century. It is, however, the distinctive and all comprehensive doctrine of the Christian faith and gathers up into the seam of a single grand generalization with respect to the being and activity of God all the major aspects of Christian truth' (Lowry). Theology seeks to define the subsistence of God by stating ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Greek word study of the Biblical pattern of counseling Greek word study of the Biblical pattern of counseling Click to View God is our councilor! The Father: Psalm 73:21-24 Jesus Christ: Isaiah 9:6 The Holy Spirit: John 14:16 The Bible: Psalm 119:24 Introduction: This is a detailed summary page of all the Greek words used in connection with counseling. We have derived our ... Do not be explosive, fast, instant but slow, unchangeable, patient, suffering for a long time before you have a noticeable change in your actions. (makrothumia, 3115) Speak truth as though in open court. Do not get charged with contempt of court by God! (marturomai, 3143) verbal council to put what is right and wrong into another's mind (nouthesia, ... Titus 1:9 "Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching [didache] of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching [didache], he has both the Father and the Son." 2 John 9 "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [didache], do not receive him into your house, and do not give ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-counseling-therapy-bible-pattern-detailed-study-greek.htm

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Modalism refuted: UPCI's Sixty Questions On The Godhead refuted ... ... The Bible does not use the word office, role nor relationships when referring to any connection which the Father, Son or Holy Spirit have with humanity. c. Matthew 28:19 deals with "the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," not offices, roles nor relationships to humanity. UPC Question #5. Does the Bible use the word three in reference to God? Only one verse in the entire Bible does so-1 John 5:7. It speaks of the Father, the Word (instead of Son), and the Holy Ghost, and it concludes by saying, "These three are one." Due to ... Thayer defines the word translated "godliness" as meaning: "reverence, respect;" and comments, 1. "in the Bible everywhere piety toward God," 2. the mystery which is held by godliness and nourishes it, 1 Tim. 3:16;". UPC Question #8. "Has the Christian only one Heavenly Father? Yes, Matthew 23:9" The Christian also has only one teacher "the Christ" (Mt. 23:10). "One" (v. 9) and "one" (v. 10) is two in every math book I ever saw. What proves ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism-UPC-60-questions-godhead.htm

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The Madaba map (mosaic floor) 542 AD St. George's Orthodox church ... The dark ages of Islam had begun. Christians have been murdered at Muslim hands ever since. About 700 AD the Muslims under the Umayyad Dynasty, were offended by the fact that the mosaic portrays Jesus as God's Son and that Jesus is seen walking on water and asking Peter to get out of the fishing boat to join him. So, like their modern Muslim archeological counterparts who excavate the Temple mount with a bull dozer and grind 2000 year old artifacts into gravel for the roads, they defaced the mosaic where it shows Islam to be an apostate religion. (i.e. Jesus is the Son of God) Of course it is odd that this event is portrayed on the Dead Sea where no one fished, ... The Onomasticon says that the city of Medaba is 10 miles west of Kariathaeim: "Kariathaeim. City which "the sons or Ruben" built. There is now a (flourishing) wholly Christian village called Kariatha (Coraiatha), near Mēdaba, city of Arabia, ten miles west toward (the place called) Barē. 582. Kariathaeim. Numbers 32:37; K. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-madaba-map.htm

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Prayer: sermon ... in personal life and thanksgiving when prayer answered) Elijah 1 Ki 18:24, 36-37, 41f ; Jas 5:17 (make God's people evident to unbelievers; show the world the advantages of being a Christian) Hannah: 1 Sa 1:9-12,18 (The barter prayer, similar to but distinct from, a fox hole prayer; make sure you keep what you vow) Daniel: 6:10; 9:5-22 (prayer of confession of sin; to ... Close of prayer: Literally, "so be it". VIII. THE GOD WHO ANSWERS PRAYER: PS 65:2 A. God answers prayer: Ps 34:17; 20:6 B. Nothing God can't do: Jer 32:17 1. Notice Jesus reply to "If you can do anything..." Mk 9:22-23 C. God is a loving Father: Acts 17:25; Heb 12:9; Ps 103:13; 27:10 1. A Father to nation Israel: Ezek 16:4-6,9-10 2. We are children of adoption: Gal 3:26-27; Rom 8:14-15 D. God will supply all our needs: Phil 4:19 1. He did not spare His son, how much more...Rom 8:32 2. How much more than physical fathers: Mt 7:11 IX. TIPS ON PRAYER: A. Be brief B. Make it the first thing in the day C. Set aside ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-prayer.htm

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Bible Texts Calvinists misuse to attempt to prove "Inherited ... Spiritual do not. The closing of the wombs could have been a sign to all that Abraham was to be protected. Ex 20:5; 34:7; Deut 5:9 Ezek 18:20 clearly teaches that God will not hold the son guilty for the father's sin Exactly what do they believe this verse is teaching? Is the guilt of sin only transmitted 4 generations? How can we be guilty of Adams sin? Will God condemn you to hell because your grandfather never repented of murder? Can anyone be saved if their father was a great sinner? Calvinists faith to distinguish between spiritual & physical consequences of sin. This verse is speaking of the physical consequences of sin not ... Jesus was born of a woman: Gal 4:4 was He depraved? Doesn't say every women is inherently unclean or that man is born depraved, this is assumed. If this verse teaches that a sinner cannot beget the righteous, then can a Christian (one who has his original depravity forgiven and removed as taught by most churches) beget the righteous thereby avoiding ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-calvinist-prooftexts.htm

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Official creed of United Church of Christ United Church of Christ Statement of Faith Traditional Version Robert V. Moss Version Doxological Version This file contains the texts of the three authorized versions of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ. For this and other affirmations of the Christian faith, see the Book of Worship, United Church of Christ and The New Century Hymnal. Both books are rich sources of liturgies in inclusive language. Statement of Faith We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify: He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life and death. He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin. He judges men and nations by his righteous will declared through prophets and apostles. In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord,he has come to us and shared our common lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to himself. He ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UnitedCofC.htm

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Lesson 10: Believe in God and in Christ Master index of 25 studies: "Determine your salvation" Lesson 10 Believe in God and in Christ Jesus says in John 8:24, "For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." In order to do the will of the Father, we must believe in God and in Christ, otherwise we will die in our sins and be lost. If we don't believe in God and in Christ, we will certainly not do what They tell us. If God is to be believed at all, He must be believed fully. Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible ... And he who loves Me will be loved of My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." Just before Jesus ascended back into heaven, He commanded His apostles in Matthew 28:19-20 to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you." Our faith in Him must lead us to observe all things the Lord has commanded us to do in order to be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-10-faith.htm

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Lesson 14: Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins ... Master index of 25 studies: "Determine your salvation" Lesson 14 Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins? In the second chapter of Acts, Peter had convicted the people there of having killed the Son of God. In verse 37 their question was, "Men and brethren what shall we do?" In verse 38 (KJV), "Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus ... Another condition of his free gift is repentance: Luke 13:3, "Unless you repent you will all likewise perish." Another condition is baptism: Mark 16:16, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved." Still another condition is living a faithful Christian life: Revelation 2:10, "Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." The conditions include doing all "the will of the Father," Matthew 7:21. These are God's conditions. Believing in God and Christ with all our heart, repenting of all our sins, confessing Christ and being baptized are all equally important to our salvation. If ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-14-baptism-forgiveness.htm

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Trinity: plural references to God in the Old Testament: Plural ... ... For I would not say that the dogma of that heresy which is said to be among you (The Jews had their own heresies which supplied many things to the Christian heresies) is true, or that the teachers of it can prove that [God] spoke to angels, or that the human frame was the workmanship of angels. But this Offspring, which was truly brought forth from the Father, was with the Father before all the creatures." (Dialogue of Justin Martyr, with Trypho, a Jew: Chapter LXII.-The Words "Let Us Make Man") 180 AD Irenaeus "It was not angels, therefore, who made us, nor who formed us, neither had angels power to make an image of God, nor any one else, except the Word of the Lord, nor any Power remotely distant from the Father of all things. For God did not stand in need of these [beings], in order to the accomplishing of what He had Himself determined with Himself beforehand should be done, as if He did not possess His own hands. For with Him were always present the Word and Wisdom, the Son and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-nouns-pronouns-verbs-adverbs.htm

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Lesson 12: Confessing Christ Master index of 25 studies: "Determine your salvation" Lesson 12 Confessing Christ Jesus wants us to confess Him before men. In Matthew 10:32-33 he says, "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven." If we deny Christ we are going to be lost. We must not be ashamed to confess to other people that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus says in Mark 8:38, "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." If He is ashamed of us, that means that we are going to be lost. There are several examples of people confessing their faith in Christ in the Bible. One is found in Matthew 16:16-17, "Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered and said to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-12-confession.htm

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Kung, Hans: Christianity and the World Religions ... The same is true of the otherwise very helpful "Orientations pour un dialogue entre Chretiens et Musulmans," by the Roman Secretariat for Non-Believers (1969). For this reason it was sharply criticized by the Catholic side. (See Y. Moubarac, "L'Istam et le dialogue islamo-chretien," Beirut 1972-73; unfortunately the revised edition of "Orientations" [ 198 11 does not take cognizance of this criticism.) It is by no means the case, as Christian apologists often claim, that all Muslim theologians without exception have mistaken the Christian doctrine of the Trinity for tritheism. Admittedly, the Qur'an labors under the misapprehension, possibly based on certain apocalyptic traditions, that the Trinity consists of God the Father, Mary the Mother of God, and Jesus the Son of God. But even well-informed Muslims simply cannot follow, as the Jews thus far have likewise failed to grasp, the idea of the Trinity. They do not see why faith in one God, the faith of Abraham, which both Moses and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kung.htm

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God never named the church The local church can be either a single congregation or a collection of local churches in an area. The local church excludes other living Christians and all those who are dead. The Universal church is every Christian, both living and dead. For example, Rom. 16:16 is discussing a collection of one set of local churches greeting the church at Rome. The universal church is not mentioned here. The term "Christians" ... One should not conclude the elders are to oversee "the church" in the universal sense in which it is used in 1 Cor. 12. Metaphors for the church Note: Some collective terms, some local Verses Collective Individual Jesus God Meaning 1 Ti 3:15 Household Children Brothers Firstborn Eldest Son Father Family: Love And Care Col 1:13 Phil 3:20 Kingdom Citizens King/Judge King Authority: Privileges Obligations 1 Pe 2:9 Heb 2:17 Priesthood Priests High Priest God Service Eph 2:19-22 1 Cor 3:11 Temple Building Stones Foundation Architect 1.God's Presence 2.Support & Dependency 1 Cor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Storr, G. C. & Flatt: Biblical Theology Wierwille comments: "This indicates clearly that Luther and other men of the Reformation period did not put the trinity into the creed because they believed it to be true, but in order to escape the charge of heresy which was labeled against Arius and Socinius. I'm surprised by the great man's actions, but that is man." (Victor Paul Wierwille, The Way International, " Forgers of the Word," Bibliography--Jesus Christ is not God (New Knoxville, Ohio: American Christian Press, n.d., p. 23.) Our comment: A closer look at Storr's words reveals that Luther did not disagree with the Trinity, but was afraid of the words, or theological terminology such as the Latin word "person" (persona), which might imply tritheism instead of trinity. Luther's hesitation is exactly that of many who signed the Nicene creed. It was not that they questioned if Jesus was a creature, but that they felt the words used to convey the ontological relationship between God and Jesus were inadequate. Deception Exposed: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Storr.htm

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The Interactive Bible: The doctrine that really has power in our lives is the doctrine of Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). The Apostle John, said, "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son" II John, verse 9. The doctrine of Christ is very important. Without it we do not have God. By abiding in it we have both the Father and the Son. In the Bible, the doctrine of Christ includes his virgin birth, his miracles, his death, burial and resurrection, and ascension to the right hand of God. However, there are other things that are important which are in the doctrine of Christ. They include his church, worship, repentance, baptism, the Holy Spirit, the Lord's Supper, right living, and his second coming as well as others. Sometimes there is a tendency to emphasize Christian living and neglect Christian doctrine. This we must not do. They must not be separated. The great ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-doctrine-important.htm

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What is the CHURCH? Each metaphor gives us a different view point of the church. Metaphors for the church Verses Collective Individual Jesus God Meaning 1 Ti 3:15 Household Children Brothers Firstborn Eldest Son Father Family: Love And Care Col 1:13 Phil 3:20 Kingdom Citizens King/Judge King Authority: Privileges Obligations 1 Pe 2:9 Heb 2:17 Priesthood Priests High Priest God Service Eph 2:19-22 1 Cor 3:11 Temple Building Stones Foundation Architect 1.God's Presence 2.Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27 Rom 12:4,5 Col 1:18 Body Members Head - Support & Dependency Rom 16:16 Tit 2:14 Acts 20:28 The Church -Of God -Of Christ Saints Aliens The Redeemed Saviour Purchaser Redeemer - 1. Christ's Possession 2.Holiness Acts 11:26 1 Pe 4:16 Christians Christian Christ - Christ's Possession & Household Luke 14:27 Acts 11:26 Mt 28:18 Disciples Disciple Teacher - Student Of Jesus Luke 17:7-10 Servants Servant Lord - Selfless Obedience 1 Pe 5:2-4 1 Pe 2:25 Flock Sheep Shepherd - Protection Of Caring For By Jesus 2 Ti ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-what-is-the-church.htm

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Why Be Baptized? Why Be Baptized? Click to View Among our Lord's last words to his disciples was the charge to preach the saving gospel to all men. In Matthew Chapter 28,verse 19, he said, "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost". The question before us is what was and is the action of that baptism commanded by Christ and his apostles. The Bible clearly describes the action of Christian baptism as a burial in water, for baptism is a likeness to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. We are not saved by our own goodness, but by the goodness, the love, and the favor of God. We are not saved by our own merit, but by the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus shed his precious blood in his death and as penitent belie vers in Christ we contact his saving blood by going through a likeness to his death, his burial, and his resurrection. Listen to the Apostle Paul's vivid description of baptism in Romans 6, verses 3 through 5. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-be-baptized.htm

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Dunn, James D. G.: Christology in the Making, 2nd edition, 1989 The importance of setting these texts within the historical context of meaning and of recognizing conceptuality in transition is indicated by the correlative recognition that these developments in earliest Christology took place within and as an expression of Jewish-Christian monotheism. In contrast, the too quick resort to the 'obvious' or 'plain' meaning actually ... If the preexistent Word of God, the Son of God, is a person in that sense, then Christianity is unavoidably tritheistic. And if we take texts like Col. 1. 15ff. as straightforward descriptions of the Jesus who came from Nazareth we are committed to an interpretation of that text which has broken clearly and irrevocably from monotheism. Likewise if we assume that the Father/Son language of John's Gospel has in view more the relationship between the Father and the Son (of Nicene and post-Nicene concern) than the continuity of Logos Christology (of pre-Nicene concern) we lose sight of the primary monotheistic control which ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Dunn.htm

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Jocz, Jacob: The Jewish People and Jesus Christ For Arians (JW's, Christadelphians) to appeal to Hindus, Jews and Muslims to support their false doctrine is nothing short of incredible! Doing such is as dishonest as it is deceptive! JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Hindus, Jews and Muslims would immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Hindus, ... The fact remains that the title theos, is clearly applied to Christ proving that Jehovah's Witnesses make a deceptive argument as Lohse states: "Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a doubt applied to Christ.' With these affirmations, which for Jewish monotheism were utterly offensive." (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p37-39) The deception is to project the false impression ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Jocz.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ The man who had said "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God' had now himself been made a god or the third part of one." (Winwond Reade, Philosopher and historian, The Martyrdom of Man, p 183-84, quoted by Ulfat 'Aziz as-Samed, Peshaver University, Muslim, "A Comparative Study of Christianity and Islam", The Source of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, Quoted by Muslims) Note: Not even Reade questions that Jesus died on the cross. Muslims Reject the Trinity and ... For Arians (JW's, Christadelphians) to appeal to Muslims to support their false doctrine is nothing short of incredible! Doing such is as dishonest as it is deceptive! JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Muslims would immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Muslims there is NO REAL DIFFERENCE ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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Muller, James Arthur: Creeds and Loyalty Anti-Trinitarians create a false dilemma by projecting the false impression in the mind of the reader that if the "Formulated trinity doctrine" (of the Athanasius creed) is not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature and the Holy Spirit is electricity! Muller, James Arthur: Creeds and Loyalty What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "This lack of a formulated doctrine of the Trinity reflects the theological thought of the second century. In the works of Justin Martyr, who wrote in about 150 A.D., the preexistence of the Son is stressed, yet in relation to the Father He is spoken of as 'in the second place.'" (Creeds and Loyalty, James Arthur Muller, Episcopal professor of church history, p9) Our comment Biblical Trinitarians totally agree with this quote! The Athanasius creed is nothing more than human attempts to describe the raw Biblical date of the trinity, namely the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. Although they correctly define the Son and Holy Spirit as persons of God, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Muller.htm

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The Incarnation of God, the Son: Jesus Christ ... Jesus did not give up deity by wearing a man-body on earth, and man does not become God by wearing a God-body in heaven. Jesus is ever-divine, and humans are ever-creatures who worship the Father and the Son, as seen in Revelation 4:11 & 5:12. (Mt 2:2,8; 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; Rom 1:25; Heb 1:6 + Deut 32:43 LXX + Dead Sea Scroll 4Q44 + Justin Martyr, Dialogue 130)" While man's spirit is made ontologically identical to God's spirit "in the image of God", our goal as Christians is to conform ourselves into the moral image of ... Ontology of the Incarnation: Body (Outward Form) Spirit (Image of God) Living being (Body + Spirit) Image of God (Character) Jesus before incarnation Holy Jesus on earth Holy Jesus after ascension Holy Non-Christian man Sinful Christian man Sinful, forgiven Christians in heaven Holy PRESS THE EASY BUTTON I. Four views of the Incarnation of Christ 1. Bible truth: The Semi-Kenotic view of the Incarnation: "Semi Kenotic view" is the only ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-incarnation-Jesus-god-son.htm

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The polytheistic "henotheism" of Jehovah's Witnesses and Christadelphi ... ... Human class of god lower gods god a god Yes, YHWH approves Devil, demon class of god not god false god a god No, YHWH disapproves Idol class of god not god false god a god No, YHWH disapproves I. Jehovah's Witness Henotheistic system of Gods A. Master summary of abused texts used by Jehovah's Witnesses to teach Henotheism: ... Ki 5:17; 17:35,37,38; 22:17; 2Chr 7:19,22; 28:25; 34:25; Jer 1:16; Hos 3:1 Abused texts Jehovah's Witnesses (wrongly) say that YHWH confers with other gods for council: Father + Jesus alone: Gen 1:26; "host of heaven" includes angels: 1 Ki 22:19-23; 2 Chron 18:18-22; "Lord of hosts" includes angels includes angels: Isa 6:1-11. B. ... It does not mean, "God of all other gods that YHWH created like, Jesus, angels, devil, man." The "Almighty God" applied to the Father, and the lower sounding "mighty god" applied to the son, sounds convincing to the neophyte, until they learn that the Father is also called "mighty god" in the very next chapter: Isa 10:21 and in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-watchtower-JW-henotheism.htm

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Reading the Hearts of Men! The best example of Jesus reading the hearts of men is in Luke 9:57-62: And as they were going along the road, someone said to him, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. And he said to another, Follow me. But he said Permit me first to go and bury my father. But he said to him, Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God. And another also said, I will follow you, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home. But Jesus ... He thought that discipleship was a bed of roses but Jesus replied (in our words), All you see is my fame and my charisma, but I don't even have a house. Your perception of following me is inaccurate. Do you still want to follow me after knowing this? We need to teach people that being a Christian is the best lifestyle one can choose and that it will provide present and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-reading-hearts.htm

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