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Official creed of the Foursquare Gospel church (4-sqauare) International 4 Square (The Foursquare Gospel Church) The Holy Scriptures We believe the Bible is God-inspired (2 Timothy 3:16,17). The Eternal Godhead We believe God is Triune: Father, Son and Holy Ghost (2 Corinthians 13:14). The Fall Of Man We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that by voluntary disobedience he fell from perfection (Romans 5:12). The Plan Of Salvation We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died ... We believe that upon sincere repentance, and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are justified before God (I John 1:9). The New Birth We believe that the change which takes place in the heart and life at conversion is a very real one (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20). Daily Christian Living We believe that it is the will of God that we be sanctified daily, growing constantly in the faith (Hebrews 6:1). Baptism And The Lord's Supper We believe that baptism by immersion is an outward sign of an inward work (Matt. 28:19). We believe in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-4square.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, Jw's booklet. Trinity "is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Lyman Abbott, p944, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "Precisely what the doctrine is, or ... 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 ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Calvinistic Pre-destination: definitions and official creeds Calvinism Refuted "Unconditional Election" (or Calvinistic Predestination) As defined by these official denominational creeds "God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass ... By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto life, and others foreordained to everlasting death. These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed; and their number is so certain and definite that it cannot be either increased or diminished." (The Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., from chapter 111, entitled "Of God's Eternal Decree") "Unconditional Election" is a fancy phrase that refers to what is commonly known as "Predestination." "Predestinate" comes from the Greek word "PROORIZO." This word was translated three different ways in the King James Version - predestinated, ordained, and determined ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-U-creeds.htm

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Master Index of Quotes of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in ... Click to View Sort by "Author" Click to View Sort by "Book Title" Sorted Alphabetically by Author Use "Control + F" on your keyboard to search Sorted by Author (Title) Abbott, Lyman Dictionary of Religious Knowledge Alpha Encyclopedia, French Alpha Encyclopedia, French Barclay, William Many Witnesses, One Lord Bettenson, Henry Documents of the Christian Church Boer, Harry R. A Short History of the Early Church Bowman, Robert M. Why ... Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopedia Americana Encyclopedia Americana Enslin, Morton Scott Christian Beginnings Fortman, Edmund The Triune God Frend, W.H.C. The Rise of Christianity Funk, Robert W. English translation of Earnest Haenchen's commentary on John Gibbon, Edward ... McKenzie, John L. Dictionary of the Bible Metzger and Coogan Oxford Companion to the Bible Morenz, Siegfried Egyptian Religion Muller, James Arthur Creeds and Loyalty Newman, John Henry Development of Christian Doctrine Norton, Andrews A Statement of Reasons for not believing the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-master-index-quotes.htm

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Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers ... For once JW's and other anti-Trinitarians have found someone who actually believes that trinity is of pagan origin, but look who they are quoting! One of their own! Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers of the Word What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "Clearly, historians of Church dogma and systematic theologians agree that the idea of a Christian trinity was not a part of the first century Church. The twelve apostles never ascribed to it or received revelation about it. So how then did a Trinitarian doctrine come about? It gradually evolved and gained momentum in the late first, ... Seeds of Jesus Christ as God were planted and sprouted during the lifetime of Paul, continued growing during Timothy's lifetime and flourished shortly thereafter, reaching full bloom for all future creeds by 325 AD" (Victor Paul Wierwille, Forgers of the Word, 1983) Deception Exposed: For once anti-Trinitarians have found someone who actually believes that trinity is of pagan origin, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Wierwille.htm

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Christ Yes! ... The church, No??? these comments: "I admire Christ, but I have no use for the church"; "Christianity is great, but the church is a racket"; "I don't in you can organize the spiritual". What we have on our hands, then, are sincere expressions of religious faith coupled with a vigorous dislike for structured institutions. Is such a position valid? Can the "Jesus, Yes! Church, No!" syndrome be justified? To be sure, all sorts of things may be wrong with religious institutions. On occasion churches have been smug, complacent, selfrighteous, impersonal, unfeeling, dated and stuffy. More than once God's people with God's message have forgotten God's purpose for them in the world. Such confession is good for the corporate soul. ... To the question, "The church, who needs it?", comes the answer, "We all do". Jesus or the church? To these add a third alternative: Jesus and the church. To God "be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end" (Ephesians 3:21). Click Your Choice Back to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-yes-christ-no.htm

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Official creed of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF ... Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) Doctrinal Conviction The unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Godhead. The sovereignty of God in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement. The divine inspiration and entire trustworthiness of Holy Scripture as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. The universal sinfulness and guilt of all men since the fall, rendering them subject to God's wrath and condemnation. Redemption from the guilt, penalty, dominion and pollution of sin solely through the sacrificial death (as our Representative and ... The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration. The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone. The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer. The one Holy Universal Church which is the Body of Christ and to which all true believers belong. The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Click Your Choice Go To ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-ivcf.htm

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Holy Spirit in the New Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit Any supernatural event in the Bible falls into one of these nine categories! b. "For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same ... This was taught for over 100 years in the churches and has done great damage by falsely differentiating the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a special class of miraculous endowment limited to the apostles, when it really applies to any Christian who has any of the 9 supernatural ... the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" to the apostles ONLY was a false theology developed last century to refute modern day Pentecostals and Charismatics who claim to have miraculous power of the Holy Spirit like the first century church. ... The entire structure is based upon a false reading of italicised words in the KJV of John 3:34 to wrongly imply that the Holy Spirit was given TO JESUS without measure. "God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him" (KJV). The key words ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-New-Testament.htm

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Official creed of Church of the Nazarene With the Bible as our supreme Guide, illuminated by the Holy Spirit, and the Manual as our official agreed-upon statement of faith, practice, and polity, we look forward to the new quadrennium with joy and unswerving faith in Jesus Christ. The Board of General Superintendents Theological Tradition The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the Wesleyan-Arminian (Holiness) theological tradition. ARTICLES OF FAITH: I. THE TRIUNE GOD We believe in one eternally existent, infinite God, Sovereign of the universe; that He only is God, creative and ... Entire sanctification is provided by the blood of Jesus, is wrought instantaneously by faith, preceded by entire consecration; and to this work and state of grace the Holy Spirit bears witness. This experience is also known by various terms representing its different phases, such as "Christian perfection," "perfect love," "heart purity," "the baptism with the Holy Spirit," "the fullness of the blessing," and Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Nazarene.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility Why was Paul was equal to Peter: "Actually I should have been commended by you, for in no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am a nobody." 2 Corinthians 12:11 Why was Peter was not an infallible guide in faith and morals: "But when Peter came to Antioch, Paul opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned." Galatians 2:11 Click to View George Salmon's devastating refutation of Catholic Infallibility Click to View Is the RC church infallible and unable to make errors? Click to View Here is a Picture of the Pope kissing the Qur'an. This is like kissing Satan! We are utterly shocked that any Christian would kiss the Koran. Infallibility of the church? "The entire Roman Catholic argument depends upon ... If Mark 7 teaches us anything, it is that the two must not be "synthesized." The written Word of God must remain the unique norm." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 179) Click to View Peter was not a Pope! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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Official creed of the Convention Baptist Church Canada Billy Graham: "Well I think I am in wonder fellowship with all of them." Larry King: "You're comfortable with Salt Lake City. You're comfortable with the Vatican?" Billy Graham: "I am very comfortable with the Vatican." Larry King: "You were preaching in his church (Pope) the day he was made pope." Billy Graham: "That is correct." Larry King: You like the Clintons. Billy Graham: I like the Clintons very much. Larry King: "You are a democrat" Billy Graham: "Yes." Essentials Of Baptist Belief The Belief in the Necessity of Personal Christian Experience 1. We believe that a personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, is essential for salvation (Rom. 5:1, 8:1, etc.) Baptists believe that the eternal quality of life is found through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and that nothing else is needed for that purpose. 2. We believe in the priesthood (or ministry) of all believers. (1 Tim. 2:5, 1 Pet. 2:4-9, Eph. 4:12, etc.) Baptists believe that all mature ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-Can.htm

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What is the CHURCH? A. What the church means to different people: 1. material structure: (Catholic) a. physical cathedral b. walk in and feel the presence of God you didn't feel outside 2. Benevolent society: feed, cloth help poor and needy (Salvation Army) 3. Social organization: greater benefits than joining club (United) 4. Political organization (Anglican) 5. Money raising organization (TV evangelists) 6. The church is of human origin: religious division: Jn 17:21 (unbelievers) II. What is the church? A. Church in ... 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 ... Some unpleasant experience c. money focused d. members do not have genuine love for one another 2. Result: Forget the church, faith in Christ is the important thing! B. God planned the church to be eternal from creation: Eph 3:11,21 C. God united ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-what-is-the-church.htm

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Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) Even as the Children of Israel in biblical times were all one people of God and yet had distinct tribes, so it is with the Body of Christ today. From God's perspective, there is only one Church. It includes all believers living and dead all over the world who have distinguished themselves by their separation unto the covenants of God through faith. However, within the family of God there are smaller groupings of people and leaders ... The Five Fold Ministry. We believe that the ministries listed in Ephesians 4:11 are to be fully functioning right up to the return of Christ. This includes Apostles and Prophets, not just Pastors, Teachers and Evangelists. All of these ministries are needed if the Body of Christ ... MFI's only official disciplinary action could be the removal of a disqualified minister from membership in MFI. "The Interactive Bible" website below, is not affiliated with Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) but freely hosts their official creed as a courtesy after many ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-ministers-fellowship-international.htm

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Did you choose your church this way??? church. How shall they make their choice? Wouldn't it be wonderful it each one would begin with an open Bible in his hand? Let him read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, thus coming to believe deeply and earnestly that Jesus of Nazareth is truly the Christ, the son of God. And then let him read on into the book of Acts. There he will find the dynamic preaching of the good news about Christ. He will find that Peter, on Pentecost, preached a sermon about Christ at the end of which the people believed that Jesus was the divine son of God. They asked, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Then Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" Acts 2:37,38. In each of the major conversion stories in the book of Acts you will find the same pattern for becoming a Christian. Faith in Christ as the divine son of God, repentance from past sins, making known, or confessing, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-choose-church.htm

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Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page I. Written by an apostle vs. non-apostles: Tertullian, the "Father of Latin Theology" (ca. 160-225), witnesses to the authority of writings in the Western church. He stressed the criterion of apostolicity. For example, in his writing Against Marcion he clearly distinguishes gospels of apostolic origin and gospels written by disciples of apostles. He writes: "Of the apostles, therefore, John and Matthew first instill faith into us; whilst of apostolic men, Luke and Mark renew it afterwards."" Tertullian did not produce a list of what was in his Old Testament and New Testament, but it is significant that he refers to the two parts of the Christian Bible in a collective way as totttm ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-criteria-of-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Reasons why the Apocrypha does NOT belong in the Bible! Faith Examined and The Apocrypha "The Jewish canon, or the Hebrew Bible, was universally received, while the Apocrypha added to the Greek version of the Septuagint were only in a general way accounted as books suitable for church reading, and thus as a middle class between canonical and strictly apocryphal (pseudonymous) writings. And justly; for those books, while they have great historical value, and fill the gap between the Old Testament and the New, all originated after the cessation of prophecy, and they cannot therefore be regarded as inspired, nor are they ever cited by Christ or the apostles" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, chapter 9) 21 ... It teaches immoral practices, such as lying, suicide, assassination and magical incantation. The apocryphal books themselves make reference to what we call the Silent 400 years, where there was no prophets of God to write inspired materials. And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-apocrypha.htm

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Official creed of Bible Chapel Brethren Statement of Faith WE BELIEVE that the Bible is divinely inspired, and is complete. final and authoritative. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 WE BELIEVE that there is one God eternally existent in three equal Persons: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 1 John 5:7 WE Believe that the Bible declares the fill Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His Ascension, His intercessor-y work and His imminent return for His believing people. John 1:1. Matthew 1:23, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:18, Luke 24:39, Ephesians 1:20, Hebrews 7:25, Revelation 22:20 WE BELIEVE In one Church, the body of Christ on earth, that its members should gather ... WE BELIEVE in the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church. 1 Cor. 15:51, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 WE PRACTICE baptism by immersion upon the personal confession of the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. Acts 8:38-39, Romans 6:4 WE PRACTICE the weekly observance of the Lord s Supper in remembrance of His death, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-BibleChapel.htm

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The Interactive Bible: How to Be A Christian Without Joining Any Denominations It is a fact of history, that all denominations came into existence many centuries after the time of Jesus Christ. Denominations were unknown during the times that the apostles of ... Contrary to many religionists today, who praise division or denominationalism the apostles who (by the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God) wrote the New Testament condemned denominationalism. Paul, in I Corinthians 3:3-4, has stated, "For you are yet carnal; for whereas there is among ... Thus, we can see that there were no denominations in the original New Testament church, indeed, the few small schisms as came into existence were quickly stamped out by the action of the apostles. Denominationalism was neither necessary ... The main marking of the Lord's church is that of strict compliance with and submission to the apostle's doctrine as revealed in the New Testament. Creeds or other books (in addition to the Bible) and additional revelations are not needed ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-non-denominational.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Introduction: 1. It need not disturb the Bible-believing Christian to learn that the canon of the New Testament was not universally set until about 300AD. The canon underwent a progression of development, which by faith, we believe was guided by divine providence to what we have today in the 21 century. 2. Although it is true ... II. Summary overview of the development of the canon of the New Testament: 33 AD, Pentecost: Jesus initially made the promise of divine inspiration through the Holy Spirit exclusively to His apostles. (Jn 16:12-13) This promise was fulfilled when the church is born ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff ... Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "The doctrines of the Logos and the Trinity received their shape from Greek Fathers, who ... were much influenced, directly or indirectly, by the Platonic philosophy ... That errors and corruptions crept into the Church from this source can not be denied." (The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, edited by Samuel Macauley Jackson, 1957, Vol. IX, p. 91, quoted in, ... (New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia, Trinity, Doctrine of the; p18) "The doctrine of the divine Trinity is the summarized statement of the historical revelation of redemption for the Christian consciousness of God. ... But the New Testament and the Christian consciousness as firmly demanded faith in the divinity of the Son, who effected redemption, and of the Holy Spirit, who founded the church and dwells in believers; and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Schaff.htm

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How to be saved from Hell and get yourself to heaven! Before we become Christians, it is important for us to openly state that Jesus is the Son of God who rose from the dead the third day. After we become Christians through water baptism, it means that we must be evangelistic in leading others to Christ. This as a bare minimum requires us to at least inform others that we are Christians when the need of the moment requires us to do so. Confession in this sense, is not a confession of sins, but a confession of faith. See: Matt 10:32-33; Luke 9:26; Rom 10:9-10; Acts 8:36-37 Step #5: Baptism by ... Step #6: Remain faithful till death Click to View Click to View Is weekly Church Attendance Essential? Click to View Attending church for 24 wrong reasons. Also 12 excuses people use for not attending church. Click to View Will you pass the Self-Evaluation test for Christians! Click to View What is Bible Obedience? Click to View Could you endure the Persecution of early Christians? Click to View Can A Christian Sin And Be Lost? Why people will go to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexsalvation.htm

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Other False Doctrines that originated from inherited sin B. The personal faith of godfathers and godmothers is considered an acceptable substitute for the faith a newborn lacks. "Catholic parents who put off for a long time, or entirely neglect the baptism of their children, commit a mortal sin." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Pg 264) "We (Catholics) promised through our Godparents in baptism to renounce the devil and to live according the teachings of Christ and His church." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine) A "Dedication ceremony" is where the child is dedicated to God through the parents. C. Implications of faith by proxy: What becomes of the newborn, whose parents are atheists? Is one child saved and another lost solely ... On Dec 8, 1954, Pope Pius IX, Official Papal Decree before 200 bishops in St. Peter's Cathedral, "It is proclaimed by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ and the blessed apostles Peter and Paul and in our own authority that the doctrine which holds the blessed virgin Mary to have been, from the first instant of her ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-spawned-false.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith. For it is unlawful to assert that they preached before they possessed "perfect knowledge," as some do even venture to say, boasting themselves as improvers of the apostles." (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 1, 1) Click to View Irenaeus states that the gospel was first orally revealed, then the gospel was recorded in scriptures and calls the scriptures the "ground and pillar" of faith. This should send shivers up the spine of every Roman Catholic and Orthodox because it is a clear interpretation of 1 Tim 3:15 where the same expression is used of the church. ... To say it excludes scripture, as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches say it does, and then say the text only discusses oral tradition, is as unwarranted as it is silly. The oral tradition that is identified in the text is in fact a creed (in blue) that is identical to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Brown, Colin: New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology ... creeds."-The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. "The Trinity. The NT does not contain the developed doctrine of the Trinity. "The Bible lacks the express declaration that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are of equal essence and therefore in an equal sense God himself. And the other express declaration is also lacking, that God is God thus and only thus, i.e. as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These two express declarations, which go beyond the witness of the Bible, are the twofold content of the Church doctrine of the Trinity" (Karl Barth, CD, 1, 1, 437). It also lacks such terms as trinity. (Lat. trinitas which was coined by Tertullian, Against Praxeas, 3; 11 ; 12 etc.) and homoousios which featured in the Creed of Nicea (325) to denote that Christ was of the same substance as the Father (cf. J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines, 1968, 113, 233-7). But the NT does contain the fixed, three-part formula of 2 Cor. 13:13 (EVV 14) in which God, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Brown.htm

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Newman, John Henry: Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine Newman, John Henry: Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "Let us allow that the whole circle of doctrines, of which our Lord is the subject, was consistently and uniformly confessed by the Primitive Church . . . But it surely is otherwise with the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity. I do not see in what sense it can be said that there is a consensus of primitive [church authorities] in its favour . . . The Creeds of that early day make no mention . . . of the [Trinity] at all. They make mention indeed of ... that each still has gone far enough to be only a heretic not enough to prove that one has held that the Son is God (for so did the Sabellian, so did the Macedonian) and another that the Father is not the Son (for so did the ... What we have a right to ask, if we are bound to act upon Vincent's rule in regard to the Trinitarian dogma, is a sufficient number of Antenicene statements, each distinctly anticipating the Athanasian Creed. 11) Now let us ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Newman.htm

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Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Church and Christians: 1 Tim ... Christians borrowed from Jewish synagogues, not the other way around. Standardized Architectural Synagogue Signature Typology Synagogue Architecture adopted by the Christian Church Floorplans and Furnishings of Pre-70 AD Second Temple Period synagogues "I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth." (1 Timothy 3:15) "'He who overcomes, I ... Discussion: 1. One of the most obvious shared architectural features between synagogues and churches is the presence of two rows of Pillars. a. In the earliest churches followed the basic synagogue pattern of two rows of columns. b. While there are many variations on a ... Known as the Twelve Thrones and first mentioned in a text of AD 808, they were probably taken from disused buildings [Synagogues] and placed there to commemorate the Twelve Apostles. It takes little insight to appreciate the mental jump from John 21:9 ... to 'You will ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Columns-Pillars-Freestanding-Antitype-Christians-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-incorporated-spiritualized-similarities-church.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? in 1837. The Debate was later printed in a book and Bishop's Purcell's statement is found on page 27. He made his remark before papal infallibility was decreed by the Vatican Council in 1870 to be an article of faith). "Therefore, to resume, I establish: (1) That Jesus has given to His apostles the same power that He gave to St. Peter. (2) That the apostles never recognized in St. Peter the vicar of Jesus Christ and the infallible doctor of the church. (3) That St. Peter never thought of being pope, and never acted as if he were pope...I conclude victoriously, with history, with reason, with logic, with good sense, and with a Christian conscience, that Jesus Christ did not confer any supremacy on St. ... In the books of men, the following titles are commonly used with reference to a man: "Pope," "Holy Father," "Vicar of Christ," "Sovereign Pontiff." All of these are titles that rightly belong only to the Lord Jesus Christ and to God the Father. There is not a single instance in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Psychiatry is Anti-Christian, Atheistic and Humanistic Psychiatry is Anti-Christian Psychiatry is unBiblical Psychiatry is Atheistic Psychiatry is Humanistic Psychiatry is Evolutionist Introduction: Jesus Christ created man in 6 literal 24 hours days about 6000 years ago. 2000 years ago, God became man, walked among us and died upon a cross to shed his blood to save us from eternal damnation in hell because of our personal sin. We are Bible believing Christians washed in the blood of Christ. We invite you to join us in being born again through faith in Jesus Christ, repentance of your sins, confession of Jesus to others, water baptism for the forgiveness of your sins and a life of willing obedience to God. You will then be cured of your sin problem by Jesus, the ... Psychologists are so viciously anti-Christian they even call Jesus a mental patient and a paranoid schizophrenic! Click to View Psychiatry wants to replace the church with itself: Psychology is the "new religion" imposing their own personal atheistic and humanistic value system ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian.htm

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When & Where Did The New Testament Church Begin? When & Where Did The New Testament Church Begin? The coming of Christ as deliverer and Savior was prophesied throughout the Old Testament. After the flood in Noah's day, people grew corrupt again. In Genesis 12:1-4, God called Abraham and promised that through his seed all nations would be blessed. In the New Testament, Gal. 3:8, the Apostle Paul said, "and the scriptures farseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith preached before the gospel unto Abraham saying, 'In thee In verse sixteen the same chapter, he ... In Zach. 1:16, God speaking through the prophets said, "My house shall be built in Jerusalem". In Mark 9:1, Jesus told his Apostles, "some of you standing here shall not taste of death until you see the kingdom come". In Luke ... It was also the beginning of the kingdom of Christ in its operational sense, it was when Christ started to reign over his kingdom. It was, in reality, the beginning of the entire Christian system. We do not, therefore, search back to, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-origin-church.htm

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Scientology is Neo-Gnosticism: Paying to learn secret knowledge ... A religion where you pay to learn secret knowledge that saves you!!! This article will contain material which was written by early Church Fathers to refute the Gnostics; Scientology critics will recognize ... It is an organized system of Axioms and Processes which resolve the problems of existence. This science is formed in the tradition of ten thousand years of religious philosophy and considers itself a culmination of the searches which began with the Veda, the Tao, Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions. Scientology is a Gnostic faith in that it knows it knows." [ed note: end ... In his treatise "Against the Valentinians" (written c:a 207 a.D - Jeff Jacobsen's statement about "Valentinus writing c:a 300 a.D" is clearly a mistake) Tertullian, an early Christian apologist, describes ... They were neither children nor infants; in other words, they were not simple. The apostle, too, bids us to 'become children again' towards God, 'to be children in malice' by our simplicity, yet as being ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-gnostic-roots.htm

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Official creed of Christadelphian's Ecclesia See also: conscious life after death proven Resurrection and judgement of all men proven Objections to conscious life after death refuted! Death always means separation Demons are spirit creatures not flu viruses Rich man and Lazarus examined Christadelphian Statement Of Faith THE FOUNDATION - That the book currently known as the Bible, consisting of the Scriptures of Moses, the prophets, and the apostles, is the only source of knowledge concerning God and His purposes at present extant or available in the earth, and that the same were wholly given by inspiration of God in the ... Reject 9. That the wicked will suffer eternal torture in hell. Reject 10. That the righteous will ascend to the kingdoms beyond the skies when they die. Reject 11. That the devil is a supernatural being. Reject 12. That the Kingdom of God is "the church." Reject 13. That the Gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ merely. Reject 14. That Christ will not come till the close of the thousand ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Chrdelphian.htm

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Lesson 21: We Must Worship The Lord In His Church The word "My" shows possession and that the church belongs to Jesus. How many churches did He say He was going to build? He said, "I will build My church". The word church is singular not plural. The Lord only promised to build His one church. In Ephesians 4:4-6 there are seven ones listed: "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Just ... This name glorifies and honors Christ, the one who built it. Other names honor and glorify John the Baptist, Martin Luther, the day of Penticost, the apostles, Rome, Antioch, Nazareth, the Greeks, the Russians, the methodical way of doing things, ... C Christ is not the saviour of His church. 10) T F Christ is the saviour of only His body, His one church. 11) (Matthew 15:13) What will happen to the plants (religious organizations) that God did not plant? A God will continue to water them. B They ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-21-only-one-church.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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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? and church historians of every denomination. Mosheim, in his celebrated Ecclesiastical History, volume 1, Pages 46 and 85 says: "The first of all the Christian churches founded by the apostles was that at Jerusalem; and after the form and model of this all the others of that age were constituted. That church, however, was governed immediately by the apostles, to whom the presbyters (or elders) and the deacons, or overseers of the poor, were subject. Though the people had not withdrawn themselves from the Jewish worship, yet they held their separate meetings, in which they were instructed by the apostles and presbyters (or elders), offered up their united prayers, celebrated the sacred supper, the memorial of Jesus Christ, and the salvation he procured . . . . The Christians of this century assembled for the worship of God and for their advancement in piety on the first day of the week, the day on which Christ reassumed life; for that this day was set apart for religious worship ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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Hastings, James: Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics The religious Trinity associated, if somewhat loosely, with Comte's philosophy might also be cited here: the cultus of humanity as the Great Being, of space as the Great Medium, and of the earth as the Great Fetish. (c) What lends a special character to the Christian doctrine of the ... And so, when the early Christians would describe their conception of God, all the three elements-God, Christ, and the Spirit-enter into the description, and the one God is found to be revealed in a threefold way." (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 458) "At first the Christian faith was not Trinitarian . . . It was not so in the apostolic and sub-apostolic ages, as reflected in the N[ew] ... Paul a saving experience of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the love of God, and of the communion of the Holy Ghost; and the theologians of the ancient Church sought to set forth the Christian experience in logical terms of reason. In the effort they were led, inevitably, to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hastings.htm

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The canon of the Bible: What the apostolic fathers and apologists ... God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form ... In Dialogue 103.8 he refers to "memoirs" composed by Jesus' apostles and by those who followed them." As noted above, this remark corresponds to the evidence that the early church thought that two gospels were written by apostles (Matthew and John), and two by followers of apostles (Mark as the interpreter of Peter, as per the Papias fragment, and Luke as the companion of Paul). Stanton also argues that 1 Apol. 61.4 and Dial. 88.7 show that, apart from the Synoptics, Justin also knew John's Gospel, because the former draws on John 3:3-5 and the latter on John l:19-20. (Lee Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Peter Balla, Evidence for an Early Christian Canon: Second and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-apostolic-fathers-apologists.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. 3. Rapture promoters usually claim to have inspiration, are prophets, apostles, "the Elijah", have special illumination from the Holy Spirit and that God has revealed new doctrines not previously known by anyone, including the apostle Paul himself. They believe in 4. There are two types of false teachers who promote Rapture: "Date setters" like Camping whose DATE is not the rapture but their own self-extinction on the world religious stage... if they are honest. "Date Teasers" like Jack Van Impe are cowards who ... Harold Camping's official Numerology Rapture chart he used in his failed prediction of May 21, 2011 has been found! Harold Camping is an agent of the Satan to destroy faith in the Bible when his "the bible guarantees it" date. Notice his official ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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Jesus Our Hope! He completed His mission for we read in Romans 7: 6-7, "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of Spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter". Because Jesus did away with the Law of Moses and replaced it with a better way, none of the Old Testament commandments or laws, including the Ten Commandments, applies to us today. It is the law of love and liberty (made perfect by Jesus' sacrifice) that was revealed by Christ and His apostles in the New Testament which we, today, are to obey. (James 1: 25). 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, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-Jesus-our-hope.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... Cardale also began to speak in tongues and to prophesy. Edward Irving formed his own church called the Catholic Apostolic Church and he soon ordained its first twelve apostles on November 7th, 1832. "He also expounded a detailed teaching on the ... Like Irving, Dowie was a minister from the same area. He was originally a Congregational Pastor, who subsequently left his denomination and formed his own called the "Christian Catholic Church." (Burgess, McGee, Alexander, Dictionary of Pentecostal and ... G. Campbell Morgan described the Azusa Street activities as "the last vomit of Satan." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire" by Michael L. Brown, pages 197&198) R.A. Torrey declared that this new Pentecostal movement was "emphatically not of God, ... The Flow of Current Heretical Beliefs The Lineage Of Modern Pentecostal churches E.W. Kenyon 1886-1948 Father of the Word of Faith Movement Franklin Hall, William Branham, George Warnock Fathers of the Latter Rain/Manifest Sons of God/Kingdom ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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4 Competing Views of Church Organization of Centralized Church Government Click to View Learn from the Bible Blueprint, how the church was organized by the apostles! Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church that is organized exactly as the Bible says Click ... If God wanted a Patriarchal system, it would be revealed in the Bible and Set up on the Day of Pentecost. If God wanted Rome to be the all time world headquarters of the church, the first century Christians knew nothing about it and God failed to mention such in the Bible. True Christians do Bible things in Bible ways, call Bible things by Bible names and view the Bible as a complete inspired blueprint revealed once for all time. True Christians view the Bible as the only roadmap and reject all creeds ... Protestantism rejects at once the papal monarchy and the patriarchal oligarchy, and thus can justify the former as well as the latter for a certain time and a certain stage in the progress of the Christian world." (Philip Schaff, History of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-perspective.htm

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Sabbath Vs. 1st Day Debate: Samuele Bacchiocchi By "as a day of worship" I mean that this is the day sanctioned by God for the church to come together in worship. This is not to say that the church cannot come together at other times. This simply means that the church is commanded (either by direct command, example, or implication) to come together upon the first day of the week for worship. I do not believe Sunday was ever a "Christian Sabbath" as some denominational preachers have taught. I do not contend that God "changed" the "Sabbath" from ... The apostle Paul, however, tells Christians that they were to give upon the "first day of the week." We must ask Mr. Bacchiocchi a few questions at this point. First, is giving to the church a religious service? Second, could giving be done on any ... If your proposition that Sundaykeeping "is enforced upon God's people" in the NT were true, why is it that we have no commandment of Christ or of the apostles regarding a weekly Sunday or annual Easter Sunday celebration of the resuurection? This ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi-lewis-debate.htm

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Hostels, Housing, Food Banks and appendages in Synagogues Hostels, Housing, Food Banks and Appendages in Synagogues First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. APPENDAGES, HOSTELS, HOUSING, FOOD BANKS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Appendages were buildings ... Levine (2000:19-41, 124-159; 2004:27-30) contends that "the synagogue of this period was primarily a communal institution serving the many and varied needs-including the religious ones-of the local community". These services ... Church civic town hall meetings: Acts 6 and the neglected widows. b. Food bank for needy widows (1 Tim 5) followed the ancient practice of special synagogue on site vegetable gardens to grow kosher food. c. General housing and ... What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you. ... "So then, my ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Hostels-Housing-ancient-Synagogue-Appendages-Food-Banks-out-buildings-farming-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) When the Publishers issued the first volume of this work, they felt that it supplied a want long realized by the Christian world, in illuminating a subject which is of great interest to the Christian mind, the relation of the son of ... The author, as a religious writer and speaker, has labored for the public during more than twenty Years. Being aided in the study of the Scriptures, and her work as a religious teacher, by the special enlightenment of the Spirit of God, she is peculiarly qualified to present the facts of the ... In the late 1970s Robert W. Olson, for the White Estate (which is always pushed to keep its readers and the church members up to date on such things), issued a rather late concession that Ellen had indeed been peeking at the work of ... does not take into account that there may be disturbing features in inspired writings, resulting in the need of faith as made clear by Ellen White as she discussed investigations of the Bible and her writings... "All who look for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH6-Ellens-sources.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath One of these beliefs is that Ellen G. White was an inspired prophet! (there is no such thing as a prophet who was not inspired!) If you don't like this fact, look for another church! Don't believe it? Check it out for yourself: Official SDA Creed. Ellen G. White was a false prophet: Colossians 2:18 "Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by... taking his (her) stand on visions he (she) has seen inflated without cause by his (Ellen White's) fleshly mind" REASON #2: ... Spiritual gifts were present from Ellen's Harmon's experience, the Sabbath from Joseph Bates and of course, the continued belief in the actual, visible, second coming of Jesus Christ; hence, the name "Adventist." The word "Adventist" used alone here without a qualifier, refers to all Millerites, including those who would form the Evangelical Adventist Church (now defunct), The Advent Christian Church and the Church of God (Abrahamic Faith). You will find the Church of God (Adventist) or the Church of God (Seventh Day) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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Is Church Membership Essential to my salvation? Since you have visited this website, you want to know the Bible answer to this question; you want to know which of the forgoing alternatives is correct, or if God presents another alternative through His word, the Bible. The Bible tells, us in Acts, ... Thus, the New Testament terms, "being in Christ", "being in the church", and "being in the Lord's body", equally describe one condition, that of being saved or that of being a Christian (Refer to Gal. 3: 27; Eph. 1:22,23; 1 Cor. 12:13). Although unsaved persons may meet with the earthly worship of the body of Christ, their presence in the worship does not infer that Christ has accepted them or added them to the church. Faith in Christ and obedience to His will is the only route ... To answer this question, we observe that Acts 2:42 records that the very first Christians continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine. The teachings, or doctrines, of the apostles are found in the Pages of the New Testament: They have been recorded and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-membership-essential.htm

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Lesson 25: Salvation Summary We must call Bible things by Bible names and do Bible things in Bible ways. We will not be wrong in doing this. To do this we must get rid of all the manuals, creeds, disciplines, and confessions that ... It is a very serious matter to be rejected of God because we did not care enough about what God is saying to us in His Word to read and study it for ourselves. Instead, we have taken someone else's word over God's Word. This is the reason we have so many different kinds of churches today. It is not good enough to be religious, but we must be right religiously. Everything we do must be according to ... Will you be baptized (immersed) for the remission of your sins so you can be saved? Then the Lord will add you to His church, the church of Christ, where we can worship Him faithfully until death when ... BEFORE AFTER 10) Did your baptism put you into Christ where all spiritual blessings are such as: salvation, forgiveness of sins, and eternal life? YES NO 11) Do you wear only the name Christian? YES ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-25-summary.htm

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Please explain why we have Old And New Testaments? Please explain why we have Old And New Testaments? A great deal of the religious division and confusion in the world today is caused by general lack of knowledge about the purpose and intent of the two major divisions of the Bible, the old and the new testaments. The Old Testament is revelation and law from God covering about the time from the creation of the earth to the time of Jesus' death on the cross. The New Testament is revelation and law from God covering about the time from Jesus' birth to ... The New Testament is the will of Christ, its seal is Jesus' blood (Hebrews 9:15-17). The testator of this will is Jesus, God's Son. The inheritance is heaven. The terms are faith and obedience. The period of probation is the Christian age which will end when Christ returns. The beneficiaries are all men who accept the terms, and the executors of the will are the apostles. This will could not come of force until Jesus' death, "For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-Why-OT-NT.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ 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 the Deity of Christ "O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. ... Conclusion The Church recognizes the Bible as the primary source of knowledge about God and Jesus. But since the Bible makes it clear that Jesus is not the Supreme Being and the Supreme Being is not Jesus, upon what basis have you come to believe otherwise? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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God never named the church A man could be described as a father, a man, a citizen, a husband, factory worker, BUT HE HAS ONLY ONE NAME. The trees in my back yard are described as "spruce", "green", "tall", or "living," but NONE OF THEM ARE NAMES. Same is true with the church. In the Bible, God describes His people in 40 + different ways, but none of them are a name. The Bible specifically speaks of the word "Christian" as being a name. "If anyone ... They did not pick a single denominational name not found in the Bible, but referred to each church most commonly by geographic location using a Bible designation. This mirrors the practice of the apostles in the Bible: A. Clement was an elder in the church at Rome who was writing a ... The word CHURCH is itself, one of those "gobbledygook" (meaningless gibberish) words used and defined only within the religious context. Others include, baptism (immersion), pastor (shepherd), presbyter (elder), bishop (overseer) The word CHURCH in the Greek simply means, "assembly" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the ... Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the doctrines of the Trinitarians concerning the nature of God and the person of Christ Click to View "In the book A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton says of the Trinity: 'We can trace the history of this doctrine, and discover its source, not in the Christian revelation, but in the Platonic philosophy . . . The Trinity is not a doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, but a fiction of the school of the later Platonists.'" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, ... His memory will be ever admiringly cherished by those who sympathized with him in his religious views, and who knew him in the fulness of his fine powers" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA) p ix, biographical notice) That Norton is the leader of an Anti-trinitarian "Unitarian" church. Asking Norton what he thinks about the trinity is like asking a Jw if the Watchtower ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Norton.htm

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