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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... From the time that I have been sitting here with you I have followed with attention the speeches that have been made in the hall, hoping with great desire that a ray of light ... That which is true in the religious order is the same in civil and political matters: the Prefect of Rome is not more a prefect than one at Pisa; but civilly and politically he has ... Cyril in his fourth book on the Trinity, says, 'I believe that by the rock you must understand the unshaken faith of the apostles.' St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, in his second ... Chrysostom says in his fifty-third homily on St. Matthew, 'On this rock I will build my church - that is, on the faith of the confession.' Now, what was the confession of the apostle? Here it is - 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.' Ambrose, the holy Archbishop of Milan (on the second chapter of the Ephesians), St. Basil of Seleucia, and the fathers of the Council of Chalcedon, teach exactly the same thing. Of all the doctors of Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Sabbathgate 1888 by Kerry Wynne ... If Christian writers were discussing the meeting of Christians on Sunday to worship God by 70 AD, it is evident that there would have to ... You have a command by Paul. The command is followed. The Council of Jerusalem determines that circumcision is not to be required of the ... Finally, we must be willing to believe that the early church was so theologically bankrupt that they could so easily be swayed into the observation of a day solely based on its association with pagan sun worship, for the purpose of lowering the bar for pagans to enter into the Christian faith. It is an insult to the ... them from Sabbath-keeping to escape the possibility of this persecution on the basis of this supposed common religious practice. ... day by the Christian church immediately after the days of the apostles, he says: "The Lord's Day, then, is the day belonging to the ... He speaks of it as abolished, and treats it with contempt.' (pp. 33, 36) "This is the confession which even the historian of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbathgate-1888ad-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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Scientology is anti-Christian, Satanic and Neo-Gnostic? ... Here, Hubbard says that Christianity is nothing more than a religious system built on parts of the R6 implants. The behavior of the mentally ill was ... church members with this "knowledge" of R6 and God. Hubbard on the Leaders of the Christian Church and the origin of Christianity "Also the Christian Church used (and uses) implanting (with a squirrel version of the "7s"). These gangsters were the Nicomidians from lower Egypt who were cased out for criminal practices (implanting officials). They took over the Niocene Creed before ... not handed down by the Apostles, nor anywhere set forth in the Scriptures..." (Origen's Commentary on Matthew, Book XIII, The Ante-Nicene Fathers vol. ... About redemption in Christ "... I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." - St. Paul, Galatians 2:20 "Christ died for ... Hubbard's early association with Satanism prior to his release of Dianetics is documented in Bare Faced Messiah. Hubbard apparently followed Crowley's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-christianity-compared.htm

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Rapture Doctrine invented by John Darby in 1830 AD That prize to goes to Darby. 3. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 4. Darby has had a profound impact on religion today, since Darby's "secret rapture" false doctrine has infected most conservative, evangelical churches. While the official creeds and statements of faith of many churches either reject or are silent ... Baptists, Grant Jefferies, Christadelphians.) 8. Most of the TV preachers who promote rapture and/or "date set" all wrongly believe they are a prophet of God with special illumination. ... The prophetic clock starts ticking again at the "Rapture" which is the beginning of the 70th week of Daniel. There will be 3 ½ years of peace followed by 3 ½ years of tribulation. ... This means that they do not even need any Biblical passages to prove their new doctrine. They, as prophets, believe God has revealed it to them as a brand new Christian doctrine, that the first century Christians never believed, the apostles never taught. So ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-origin-john-nelson-darby-1830ad.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition Expedient man-made tradition that is optional and not a matter of faith, since the apostles were silent about such matters. ... why this "oral tradition" should not be followed, since they have only one category of tradition and it must be followed. ... the apostles, the Fathers and every church today. What is most troubling about these liturgical traditions to the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, is that there was no uniform pattern anywhere, EVER in the history of the church. Although ... God deliberately left these liturgical choices up to each local church, otherwise the New Testament would resemble the ... The origin of Wednesday night, mid-week bible study, may have started with a single Christian setting aside that time for ... So, contrary to scripture and tradition, they eventually outlawed Quartodeciman view with the Nicene creed. Hippolytus ... Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) Click to View Tradition #4: Uninspired creeds "Rule of Faith". (1 Cor 15:3-6; ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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Why I left the Roman Catholic church! (personal testimony) ... There is not a solitary good work that the Christian can do which is not provided in the Scriptures. The Scriptural proof they give for the Bible not ... We cannot harmonize that which the inspired apostles said (there shall arise false teachers among you) with that which the Catholic writers say (shall be ... Therefore, any church that does not recognize Peter as its foundation stone is not the Church of Christ, and therefore cannot stand, for it is not the work of God." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 82). The apostle Paul said, "For other ... Several months ago that young lady went to confession. While there, the priest asked her where she was working. She told him that she was working for the ... Could there be any stronger indictment of the Catholic Church as a man-made religious organization than that? Incidentally, you might be interested to ... And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. . . . ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-why-I-left.htm

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Debate with Catholic on Sola Scriptura (Riggs Vs Lopez) Sola Scriptura debate! Between David Riggs, Christian And Michael Lopez, Catholic Signed Proposition and rules David J. Riggs Michael Lopez ... The first account of someone besides an apostle working a miracle is that of Stephen. "And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great ... One commits a grave error when he takes the passages which referred to the apostles and prophets and applies them to the church. The church was never promised the Holy Spirit. The church was not given authority in revealing or changing the laws of God. The church was simply the body of the saved ... For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ." The Old Testament says nothing about any movement ... Most of them, like Catholicism, have their own laws, creeds, traditions, revelations, conventions, headquarters, etc., along with the ... in the religious world today is the continual mirage of teaching of the Catholic Church against the Scriptures as the sole standard. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-debate-riggs-lopez.htm

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Cosmic Consciousness, Richard Maurice Bucke, 1901 AD ... Religion will govern every minute of every day of all life. Churches, priests, forms, creeds, prayers, all agents, all intermediaries between the ... On the other hand, the higher mind (as compared with the lower) possesses faith, courage, personal force, sympathy, affection; that is, it possesses ... of Horace Walpole. ... His religious beliefs were always unorthodox. He claimed that 'He never, even as a child, accepted the doctrines of the Christian church; but, as soon as old enough to dwell at all on such themes, conceived that Jesus was a man-great and good no doubt, but a man. That no one would ever be condemned to everlasting pain. That if a conscious God existed he was the supreme ... I am sure I shall meet you and them; that you and I shall talk of a thousand things and of that unforgettable day and of all that followed it; and ... which gives life and reality to the shadowy phantom which plain folk call their creed, and which metaphysicians call the philosophy of the absolute. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/cosmic-consciousness-richard-maurice-bucke-1901ad.htm

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Using the local newspaper to save souls! ... To learn more about this come visit or write: The Bible: A Symbolic Idol In Most Churches? What place does the Bible hold in the typical "Christian" church today? Well, quite frankly, it en joys. about the ... In fact, those who hold prejudicial attitudes toward others show that they see no worth in others, nor in their own religious convictions. Such is not a characteristic of genuine Christians who ... Didn't Satan quote scripture when he tempted Jesus (Matthew 4)? "But by me" must mean more than faith, confession and scripture quoting. It includes, and requires, obedience. God said that we belong to those whom we obey (Rom. 6:16). Now, whom do you obey? Speak No Mope In The Name Of Jesus In the first century those who were most opposed to the dissemination of the gospel ordered the apostles to ... A Prophet Like Moses If one preacher should preach all of conflicting doctrines found in the warring creeds of Christendom, would we not call him a hypocrite? Then what of the spirit by which ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-newspaper.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) Quakers (Friends) beliefs are a little hard to quantify, since Friends do not believe in having a fixed Creed or Dogma, but ... Of the Church: Christ is the Head of the Church (Col. 1:13 and 2:19). The Church is the body of Christ, the people of God. Of ... "Universalist Friends" and deny these doctrines but can they be really Quakers when they deny our historical Faith? ... letter to the Governor of Barbados in 1671 where he states clearly what Quakers believe about God, the Scriptures, Salvation, etc. Written by: Themistoklis Papaioannou Affiliate member of O.Y.M. (Conservative) "Friends Christian Ministries" (Quakers). ... George Fox is deemed to be the "prophet" whose teachings tend to be the prime source of guidance for the philosophy followed ... appealed to an inward Christ, denying the external authority of creeds and clerics in much the same way as did the Quakers. ... Their religious "enthusiasm" as well as their political resistance made them special targets of the king's wrath. In the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... Wherefore also the Lord, when He sent forth the apostles to make disciples of all nations, commanded them to "baptize in the name of the Father, and of ... not I, but the love of Jesus Christ, entreat you that ye use Christian nourishment only, and abstain from herbage of a different kind; I mean heresy. ... the Monarchy, the most sacred proclamation of the Church of God, making of it, as it were, three powers, distinct substances, and three godheads. ... inasmuch as . . . there is one substance in the Trinity" (A Sectional Confession of Faith, 14). 262 AD Gregory the Wonderworker "We therefore acknowledge one true God, the one First Cause, and one Son, very God of very God, possessing of ... The former as the sun, the latter as it were a ray [of light] extended from the sun" ... "We, on the other hand, are [truly] religious, who make our ... One in being with the Father. Through him all things were made . ." (The Creed of Nicaea). 325 AD Council of Nicaea I "But those who say, 'There was a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Rylands, John: Bulletin of The John Rylands Library is the almost complete absence of just this form of confession in the New Testament explicable?" (Bulletin of The John ... the term Christ was applied to Jesus long after His death by the apostles who corrupted the true historicity of Christ. ... Even worse, the Watchtower had to remove that section from a same sentence that Boobyer denies Jesus is both Christ and God! ... Christian Tradition (1965) has an epilogue headed " Chalcedon--End or Beginning? " Hem this learned Roman Catholic scholar reminds us that, react as we will to the Christological disputations which agitated the church from the Council of Nicaea to that of Chalcedon, the Fathers certainly " intended to preserve the Christ of the Gospels and the Apostolic Age for the faith ... thus runs the familiar language of what we call the Nicene Creed and the Chalcedonian Definition, but how successful are ... And so arises a leading exegetical question, namely, to what extent is the ontological Christology of the ancient creeds with ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Rylands.htm

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Review: New International Version Bible: avoid ... and attempt to infer the THOUGHTS behind a passage, the text is almost certain to be colored by their personal religious views. ... Translating v. 15 as "bondage" would allow the reader to understand that a Christian married to a non-Christian is not in bondage/... Paul is referring to the type of personal testimony common to denominationalism, rather than the good confession of Jesus as Lord. ... Similarly, Philp. 3:6 is rendered: "As for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless." The NIV artificially contrasts faith in Christ with "legalistic righteousness," rather than with ... is a neuter adjective that likely refers not to Jesus (a masculine noun), but to the completed revelation of God to man (cf. ... They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was." The underlying Greek does not require (a) this ... with "him or her, man or woman, humans" etc.] The NIV has followed the trend of moving to "gender neutral" language throughout ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-NIV-Bible-New-International-Version-Review-exposed-avoid-bad-Accurate-Translation-Gods-Word.htm

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Acapella Responsive Singing, No Instruments in first century ... ... It was inferred from the phrase "in the name of the Lord" that ministering to God (Deut. 18:7) required song, because in song the name of the Lord was mentioned with praise ... Since a special vocal use of psallo is first and most clearly attested in Jewish religious literature, and since the Psalms were recited without instrumental accompaniment in ... Christians derived their use of the word from the Jewish circles in which the church began, not from classical Greek usage. Moreover, Christian worship in many of its practices seems to have followed the worship of the synagogue. (A Cappella Music in the Public Worship of the Church, ... Men who are fond of outward pomp may delight in that noise; but the simplicity which God recommends to us by the apostles is far more pleasing to him. Paul allows us to bless ... service and was abolished with the rites of that dispensation." (Questions on the Confession of Faith and Form of Government of The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Acapella-responsive-singing-non-instrumental-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ancient-Synagogue-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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Anglo/British-Israelism: A DETAILED REFUTATION ... The religious lunacy of these men was about identical in degree, the difference being in the circumstances of Richard Brothers' ... Hence Britain is Israel. Surely God moves in a way mysterious."-p. 135. "Do you believe them (the prophecies) ? If so, then you must ... Let it here be definitely stated that neither the British government nor the British people, not even the Church of England, make ... to see visions, so she brought forth her system of so called science in the form of a creed called "Science and Health with a Key to the Scriptures," and "Christian Science," falsely so called, was born. ... philological and Biblical arguments, followed by an exposure of the political character of this British system of teaching. ... But Anglo-Israelites have the audacity to assert that no apostle- not one was a Jew. The apostles were Israelites, they say, not ... seed of Abraham-Gal. 3:2629; that the seed is with Abraham's faith, not with his flesh-Rom. 4: 16; that the hope of Israel is no ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-foy-wallace.htm

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"KJV Only" advocates refuted! alter the meaning of a passage, and NONE of them would contradict or alter any of the basic points of Christian doctrine. ... This is simply blind faith gone to seed! A statement based on wishful thinking without any proof and contrary to all known ... Do KJV only advocates realize that they stand beside the Mormon church in that both groups believe that they were delivered ... "like the Son of God" instead of "like a son of God", even though in 28 Nebuchadnezzar states God sent "His angel" to deliver the men. The definite article was also added to the centurion's confession in Mt 27:54.) How can you accept that the ... According to The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, "The textus receptus...resolves itself essentially ... they should be followed in passages where a variant occurs, even though the oldest manuscripts stand against the reading. ... not man; the inditer, the holy spirit, not the wit of the Apostles or Prophets; the Penmen such as were sanctified from the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm

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THE PIRATES OF PRIVILEGE: Walter Rea Rocks the Seventh-day Adventist ... ... Another disruption followed on the heels of Ronald Numbers' book that not only questioned the integrity of Ellen White and her ideas but the ... It would be difficult to defend this long-standing default on our part as a responsible, Christian way of relating to what we all recognize as a ... My studies and The White Lie laid open for all to see several new problems concerning the Adventist Church. With the Adventists always using the ... place revelation, God, ritual, or creed above human needs and experience are not for us. B. Moral values derive from human experience. C. Reason and intelligence are the most effective instruments that humans possess. D. . . . we reject all religious, ideological, or ... In no way could Adventists or Adventism qualify as being concerned with the individual soul or spirit. Any idea, principle, creed, or faith that cannot ... Willis Hackett, Cree Sandefur and yourself, they will realize that with the confession in the June '82 Ministry Magazine, my discovery on Mrs. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-pirates-of-privilege.htm

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Hindu Gurus and Pentecostal preachers are identical!!! ... and humanists, atheists and agnostics, Hindus and Brahmos, Christians and Muslims, seekers of truth of all races, creeds and castes. ... One source states that "Bhagwan" means "God" and that "Shree" means "Master". He was raised in the Jainism faith as a child. He received ... of some quality control. In a sound Christian assembly, all are required and allowed to pray for another's, not just appointed ministers. ... The common explanation for the "kriyas'' happening in TB meetings is that the God is doing some inward work on the people's lives and that it ... So we see that the supposed purpose and reason for the manifestations is -- below the surface of religious terms -- exactly the same. Click to ... Shakers Manifestations Click here to review Shakers history and official creed We can't tell the difference... can you? Shakers: Who were ... About the year 1774, Mother Ann received a revelation, directing her to repair to America; also that the second Christian Church would be ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-kundalini-shakers-charismastics.htm

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On hallucinations: a History and Explanation, Alexandre J. F ... ... committed every imaginable crime. " I am," she said " the beast mentioned in the Apocalypse, which is to appear in 1840. God has forsaken me. ... Amongst her other delirious propensities, she had the habit of making a general confession to the person with whom she conversed. I ... Her letters informed us that she had been to church, and that she felt quite well. Five years after her health continued perfectly good. This ... Bred up in the Christian faith, and having recourse to prayer in all her afflictions, she felt no surprise at the voice she heard. When Madame A. ... The examples which we have taken from poets, philosophers, and the founders of religious creeds, have proved this to be the case: at the same ... to the influence of his education and his neglect of moral and religious principles. , We shall confine our observations to some of those ... These were followed by the inferior spirits, who were provided with the ears of a cat or a griffin, and with deformed and distorted limbs. It ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/on-hallucinations-a-history-and-explanation-alexandre-j-f-brierre-de-boismont-1859ad.htm

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In Darkest England and the Way Out, William Booth 1890 AD ... These, it may be said, are but phrases. Who are the Lost? reply, not in a religious, but in a social sense, the lost are those who have ... Let's go a thousand strong, and ask for work and bread!" Three years ago, in London, there were some such processions. Church parades to ... A problem which even slave owners have solved ought not to be abandoned as insoluble by the Christian civilisation of the Nineteenth ... But those who do not put their trust in man alone, but in One who is Almighty, have no right to despair. To despair is to lose faith; to despair is to forget God ... My story was doubted. Question followed question, and confirmation must be waited. 'Why had I surrendered?' 'I was a rum'un.' 'Cracked.' ... Let not that word confession scandalise any. Confession of the most open sort; confession on the public platform before the presence of ... Then the social condition must be changed. We stand in need of a public creed--of a social, and if you will understand the word, of a lay ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/in-darkest-england-and-the-way-out-william-booth-1890ad.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit ... Sola Scriptura home page Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists falsely believe creeds are "functionally equal" to scripture: The Holy Spirit is the ultimate criterion of truth, but He bears witness to the truth through this reciprocal relationship between Christian Scripture, the Christian Church, and the Christian creed. Each of these three relates to the other two in a unique way. The Scripture is the Spirit-inspired Word of God that bears witness to the truth of the regula fidei and bears witness to the identity of the ... It means that we can identify the fragments of the true visible Church by their acceptance of the common testimony of the Holy Spirit in the rule of faith, especially as expressed in written form in the ecumenical creeds of ... a rejection of the Christian faith. (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 147) "The ecumenical creeds are simply the written form of the confession of the faith of the universal Church. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-creeds.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Philippians 2:5-8 ... Clearly, the idea is that faith would come to nought, as the following clause confirms: "and the promise has been nullified" (kai katergetai he epangelia). Similar ... the poetic quality of the passage. · The smoothest option, followed by NASB and NIV, is to translate the first three participles as referring to simultaneous action. ... Paul appeals to them on the basis of their Christian experience to have unity of mind and heart and to put others ahead of themselves. What motives are there for unity ... & Murphy, R. E. · 6. who: Paul proposes to the Philippians the historical Christ who enjoyed according to this hymnic confession of the early Church also a divine pre-existent quality and an exalted celestial reward. of divine status: Lit., "originally being in the form of God; having as a possession the form of God." ... New International Commentary, Philippians, J.J Muller, p77 · The verb used by the apostles denotes that both the previous existence of Christ and His continued ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians2-6.htm

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Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority ... Click to View They compete with the authority of the Bible! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View All Church Creeds are Dangerous Click to View Historical origin of creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Luther and Calvin merely replaced Catholic creedalism with their own creeds. ... Just for the record, all our churches have absolutely no creeds, not even the Nicene or Apostles Creed! So not only do we use the Bible alone, unlike Luther, we are above criticism because we are totally anti-creed. ... It makes us grieve when denominations use creeds instead of the Bible alone. Israel claimed that a king was essential when they chose Saul. God was furious because they had in fact rejected God as being king. (1 ... Click to View "The ecumenical creeds are simply the written form of the confession of the faith of the universal Church. They are a confession of what the Church as a whole has read in the Scriptures." (The Shape Of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds.htm

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Official creed of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC ... It takes the Bible as its all-sufficient source of faith and practice, and subscribes to the historic creeds of the universal church. In common with historical, evangelical Christianity, it emphasizes Christ as Saviour and coming King. It also presents Christ as Healer and it adopts the distinctive position that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence when Christ baptizes in the Holy Sprit (See Section VI. 3). HOLY SCRIPTURES All scripture is given by inspiration of God 2 Tim. 3:16,17 by which we understand the whole Bible to ... The Bible does not simply contain the Word of God, but is, in reality, the complete revelation and very Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit. Christian believers today receive spiritual illumination to enable them to understand ... Angels were created as intelligent and powerful beings to do the will of God and worship Him. Ps. 103:20; Rev. 5:11,12 However, Satan, the originator of sin, fell through pride and was followed by those angels who rebelled against ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-PAOC.htm

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Official creed of United Church of Christ 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 ... The United Church of Christ embraces a theological heritage that affirms the Bible as the authoritative witness to the Word of God, the creeds of the ecumenical councils, and the confessions of the Reformation. The UCC has roots in the "covenantal" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UnitedCofC.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Reform tradition uses Calvin's institute as ... Most members of the churches of Christ, have never even heard about Alexander Campbell, much less ever quote him as doctrinal authority. Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man ... to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all ... without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of ... From what and through whom, and when, and to whom, has been handed down that rule, by which men become Christians?" For wherever it shall be manifest that the true Christian rule and faith shall ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Official creed of the Southern Baptist Church 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 ... It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. It reveals the principles by which God judges us; and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. The criterion by which the ... God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-BaptistSout.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... Archeology without a Bible foundation is just a pile of sand. Without faith it is impossible to please God and without faith in the historical accuracy of the New Testament it is impossible to discover the origin and purpose of Synagogue worship. Introduction: A. God's eternal purpose in the Christian church: "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to ... And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried ... Paul followed the Rabbinical synagogue preaching style with Jews by quoting Deut 18:18 "God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. "Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for ... be born again: Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21 https://www.bible.ca/salvation-christian-how-to-be-saved-faith-repentance-confession-water-baptism-stairway-stairs-to-heaven-john-3-16.jpg G. 36 AD: Apostle Paul, chosen from birth ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the ... The "Rule of Faith" creeds drafted by the post apostolic church were 100% based upon scripture phrase by phrase. The idea that they had their origin in extra-biblical oral tradition is utterly false. It is wrong to view creeds, like the Nicene creed, as proof that oral tradition continues today, since these creeds were in fact written down and being written, were no longer "oral" traditions! When the Church Fathers made reference to a "oral apostolic tradition" separate from scripture, they always viewed such tradition as duplicating what the apostles later revealed in scripture as a parallel ... binding. Yet in theological schizophrenia, they claim the "tradition of the Church Fathers" must be followed, but then refuse to follow the specific traditions that the Church Fathers recorded. ... 7, 16) When Basil and the Arians both claimed their tradition was correct, Basil said, "let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-top-10-list.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Second, the Watchtower, through a series of deceptive quotes, irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed. ... First, it is important to note that the doctrine of the Trinity does not go back to non-Christian sources [pagan], as has sometimes been supposed in the past. ... All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain thought forms already present in the philosophical and religious environment, in order that, with the help of these, it might give its own faith clear intellectual expression. This ... In any case, he permitted himself to be more fully instructed about many things by his episcopal counselors. The decisive catchword of the Nicene confession, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Wells, H.G.: Short History of the World What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "There is no evidence the Apostles of Jesus ever heard of a trinity" [H. G. Wells, Outline of History, 1920 Edition, p 499]." quoted by anti-trinitarians "The writer is of opinion that the Council of Nicaea, which forcibly crystallised the controversies of two centuries and formulated the creed upon which all the existing Christian churches are based, was one of the most disastrous and one of the least venerable of all religious gatherings. ... The systematic ... A large majority of those who possess and repeat the Christian creeds have come into the practice so insensibly from unthinking childhood that only in the slightest way do they realise the nature of the statements to which they subscribe. They will speak and think of both Christ and God in ways flatly incompatible with the doctrine of the Triune deity upon which, theoretically, the entire fabric of all the churches rests. ... By faith we said of that stuffed scarecrow of divinity, that incoherent ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Wells.htm

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Indwelling of the Holy Spirit used in the New Testament. 3. The Holy Spirit was "given" as a "gift" in exactly the same way in the Old Testament as in the new. 4. Supernatural gifts were bestowed by Moses to Joshua by laying on of hands, just like the Apostles did in Acts 8 in Samaria. ... of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion," (Philippians 2:1) 2. Metaphoric Fellowship Indwelling to indicate God's fellowship in Solomon's Temple and the New Testament "church temple" a. The metaphoric fellowship indwelling is unconditional for every Christian. Once you have met the conditions of faith, repentance, confession and water baptism, you are born again and immediately God unconditionally begins to dwell in you as long as you continue to be obedience. ... The key is that these verses synchronize with New Testament passages where possession of the Holy Spirit is a metaphor for being in fellowship with God. 3. "But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring ... ... https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Indwelling.htm

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Carpenter, Edward: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs Edward Carpenter 1920 1996 "And when at the Council of Nicea (325 AD) it [the early church] endeavored to establish an official creed, the strife and bitterness only increased." "-the Nicean creed had nothing to propound except some ... What they fail to tell you Carpenter trashes the whole of Christianity, arguing that all of Christian faith was borrowed from the pagans! Muslims also use Carpenter's book, but they ... of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, quoted by Muslims) "Those doctrines which we have described in the preceding chapters-doctrines of Sin and Sacrifice, a Saviour, the Eucharist, the Trinity, the Virgin-birth, and so forth-were in their various forms seething, so to speak, all around. It was impossible for any new religious synthesis to ... Let us take the belief in the coming of a Saviour-god ; and this will be the more suitable as it is a belief which has in the past been commonly held to be distinctive of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Carpenter.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) ... We believe that salvation with its forgiveness of sins, includes the receiving of a new nature and the assurance of eternal life. It is entirely apart from good works such as baptism or church membership, but is purely by God's grace. VIII The ... The Holy Spirit also fills or empowers the believer, in response to confession of sin and yieldedness, then He teaches and guides the believer for effective Christian service. X. The Believer's security and Assurance We believe in the Eternal Security of all who are actually born again by the Spirit of God through faith in Christ as revealed in the Scriptures, and that it is the privilege of all such to be assured of their present salvation and eternal safety. John 10:28+29; 2 Tim.1:12; ... We believe that speaking in tongues and the working of miracles were sign gifts demonstrated in the early church to authenticate God's revelation through the apostles, and to authenticate the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but no such signs give ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Lesson 22: The Lord's Church confession to Jesus in Matthew 16:16 that, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God". Jesus then says in Matthew 16:18, "On this rock I will build My church." To whom was this church to belong? "My" is possessive, which shows the church belongs to Jesus. How many churches did Jesus say He was going to build? He said He was going to build "My church", which 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 ... In Psalms 127:1 we read, "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." No one has the right to start a church or religious organization that is different from the one Jesus built. But we see hundreds of different kinds of churches that men have built, each with a different creed. We must recognize the difference between the church the Lord built and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-22-lords-church.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! First, it is important to note that the doctrine of the Trinity does not go back to non-Christian sources [pagan], as has sometimes been supposed in the ... [but Jehovah's Witnesses continue to do so in utter deception] It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain thought forms already present in the philosophical and religious environment, in order that, with the help of these, it might give its own faith clear intellectual expression. ... intent upon setting forth certain doctrines than it is upon proclaiming the kingdom of God, a kingdom that dawns in and with the person of Jesus Christ. ... In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the Unity of God." (The Pentateuch and Haftorahs", J. H. Hertz, ... 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, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Click to View ... Tertullian and Jerome started dangerous practices in writing their "Rule of Faith", because these creeds eventually supplanted the authority of the Bible itself. 100% of the information we need for salvation is found in scripture. This means that doctrines and liturgy not taught in scripture are superfluous to the will of God, ... references to justify the introduction of extra-biblical doctrines which they say should not be rejected because they were taught orally by the apostles themselves. ... Click to View "Paul commanded oral tradition to be followed in 2 Thessalonians 2:15" Click to View CLICK HERE Click to View "John 20:30 clearly tells us that the ... "Widespread malnutrition of the first three centuries crippled the thinking ability of the average Christian to engage in Bible study." Click to View CLICK HERE Click ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition.htm

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Ancient Synagogues: 24 New Testament Synagogues When synagogue looking structures are identified, they always interpret them as being civic non-religious centers for no reason other then their own personal bias and dogma that there were ... C. God's eternal purpose in the Christian church: "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He ... And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried ... Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the ... Bible passages: i. "The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Christian-infallible-inspired-Scripture-New-Testament-50ad.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... The church of the Bible featured a plurality of equal elders, none of which were higher or lower in rank or authority than the other. B. False doctrines taught and practice ... the enemies of God at the arrest of Jesus as a condemnation warning, not a blessing. Slain in the spirit is practiced my many non-Christian pagan occultic Eastern and African religions today where the observer cannot see any difference with what is practiced in Living Hope Christian Assembly. 3. Tongue speaking as gibberish. The 12 apostles spoke in tongues on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) but they spoke real human languages. ... Today churches throw all the Bible rules out the window to be culturally and politically correct. 7. Salvation by faith only without and before repentance, confession and water baptism: The church in the Bible taught ... Application for membership in "Ministers Fellowship International" (MFI). As you can see, you must agree with a human, man-made creed even when it contradicts the Bible at ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ... About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 81) II. Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists: A. Falsely believe the Holy Spirit guides or "illuminates" them to understand the Bible: "Nevertheless, we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word" (Westminster Confession of faith, 6:6) If the Scriptures be a plain book, and the Spirit performs the functions of a ... And from that fact it follows that for an individual Christian to dissent from the faith of the universal Church (i.e., the body of true believers), is tantamount to ... Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Anti-Creedalists: Sebastian Franck, 1499 - 1542 AD, is an example of a man who rejected the church creeds, while continuing to believe ... the Lord, so help me God, nor was sent by God to teach. Rather, they were all apostles of Antichrist." (Sebastian Franck, 1530 AD) by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm

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Early and Latter Rain Theology Refuted ... church has a creed, catechism or statement of faith b. your church practices tongues and "slain in the spirit" c. your preacher claims God talks and communicates with him. d. your church is Calvinistic and teaches the Holy Spirit must communicate directly to you and independent from the Bible in order to "let you know you are elect." ... Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture itself. These churches are heavy users of creeds. In buffet style, they pick and choose which doctrines of the apostolic fathers they feel are ... Rather, they were all apostles of Antichrist." (Sebastian Franck, 1530 AD) Frank also rejected the almost universally held idea that the corporate church was guided by the Holy Spirit. We observe that had Franck ... So ignoring the actual context of physical blessings enjoyed by physical Israel will be followed by spiritual blessings by spiritual Israel, the church, on the day of Pentecost. 3. Notice that in Acts 2, there is no ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-prediction-end-of-the-world-early-and-latter-rains-god-told-me-inspired-illuminated.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the primary force against the false doctrine of the Arians! "Having therefore held this faith from the beginning, and being resolved to hold it to the end in the sight of God and Christ, we say anathema to every heretical and perverted sect, and if any man teaches ... For all those things which were written in the divine Scriptures by Prophets and by Apostles we believe and follow truly and with fear." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, or the Faith of the ... Yet Orthodox and Catholic defenders think they are better skilled at writing religious literature than God! For only in their writings can man understand truth! "The Scripture is accurate and ... There is no danger in faith: the reverent confession of the hidden mystery of God is always safe. Christ was born of the Virgin, but conceived of the Holy Ghost according to the Scriptures. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hilary.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers 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 ... Some Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders actually try to use Irenaeus as an example of an early Christian leader who put church tradition over the Bible, but they ... Irenaeus discusses how tradition of the most ancient churches should be respected. He uses Rome as an example of a church whose tradition should be followed. But Irenaeus says more than Roman ... derived from the apostles, of the very great, the very ancient, and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which comes down to our time by means of the successions of the bishops. ... Zell doesn't know that Orthodox and Jehovah's Witnesses both view the Bible the same way. Further, Roman Catholics, Orthodox and JW's all have creeds that replace ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Messianic Sermon Topics In Synagogues: How Christians used the ... How Christians used the Tanakh to convert Jews 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. I. BIBLE READINGS IN ... The spiritually starved Greek speaking Jews were experiencing a famine for the word of God because they could not read Hebrew. b. The genesis of synagogues throughout the world followed the distribution of the LXX. c. As soon at the Septuagint arrived in ... of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. "For while I was passing through and examining the objects ... preaching style the Jews used in their synagogues before their conversion to faith in Jesus as the risen Messiah, would continue after they Believed, repented, ... converted to Christianity in the first century because of the supernatural miracles of healings that were taking place at the hands of the Apostles of Jesus. d. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sermon-Topics-ancient-Synagogue-Messianic-prophecy-Rabbinical-approach-how-to-convert-a-Jew-first-century-church-New-Testament-prototype-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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4 Essential Truths that are required for someone to convert! At least four fundamental truths must be accepted by a seeker before he/she can be converted to Christ. After setting up a one-on-one study with a non-Christian ... use creeds in addition to the Bible. At first, do not dwell on specific false doctrines taught by these churches. Rather, show that the creed book is used as doctrinal authority in addition to the Bible. Do this by confronting the student with the teachings found in the creed book used by his/her own church. Show that the creed book ... Then ask, Does the Methodist church use the Bible only? Second, read the following: Wherefore that we are justified by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine and ... Quite simply, will the seeker ACT upon the words of Christ? A simple way to determine if a person has a commitment to God is to ask if he/she attends church every ... The spiritual condition of each indicates the need for different approaches. 1. The strong religious type (regular church-goers): The emphasis should be doctrine ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-4essential-truths.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity to the Biblical data and the traditional faith rather than theologians, but they furnished useful insights into the lines along which the Church's unconscious theology was developing. ... They offered no trinitarian doctrine and saw no trinitarian problem. (The Triune God, Edmund Fortman, introduction, p.xv, p43, p59-61) The Apostolic Fathers: The Apostolic Fathers wrote ... None of the Apostolic Fathers presented a definite doctrine on this point. In this respect the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers, and the Apostles' Creed stand in one line. (A Short History of the Early Church, Harry R. Boer, p108-110) The ... Nevertheless, being loyal churchmen, they made it their business to proclaim the Church's faith, the pattern of which was of course triadic. [ie. trinitarian] (Early Christian Doctrines, ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Official Creed of the United Church of God, an international ... Satan has ruled by deception with the aid of a host of demons who are rebellious angels, spirit beings, who followed Satan in his rebellion. We believe that humanity was created in the image of God ... We believe that all who truly repent of their sins in full surrender and willing obedience to God, and who by faith accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, have their sins forgiven by an act ... They are baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ, which is the true Church of God. We believe in a true change in life and attitude. Only those who have the indwelling presence of and are being led ... On this day we are commanded to rest from our labors and worship God, following the teachings and example of Jesus, the apostles and the New Testament Church. We believe in observing the New ... and the duly approved bylaws. (6) To approve all official relationships with other religious organizations. (7) To ratify the rules of Association. 4.2 MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-church-of-god-international.htm

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The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without ... Sola Scriptura: "Read and you will understand"! For those who think God is an incompetent writer! Click to View The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person. Click to View Without the church to interpret for you. (false doctrine) Click to View Without the ... known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" Ephesians 3:3-5 "For we write nothing ... are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:15 "He read from the book ... of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, all of Scripture is written to the Christian in general, not the leaders: Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:2 ; 2 Cor. 1:1 ; ... Without the Holy Spirit, the common man cannot understand the Bible. This is false doctrine. Click to View #3: Illumination of Human Creeds by ... because they believe the Holy Spirit assisted in the writing of the creed. This is false doctrine. by Steve Rudd Click to View Click to View Go ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-interpretation.htm

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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity ... "blood atonement for sins" is of pagan origin: p152,158 Jesus "Begotten of God" is of pagan origin: p169 Incarnate Logos of Jn 1:1 is of pagan origin, The ... Some Jehovah's Witnesses are so blind and deluded that they actually try to defend Weigall as a careful conservative scholar who attends church faithfully ... The Christian idea of the Prince of Darkness seems to have entered the Faith through Mithraism, wherein Mithra was 'light' personified and hence Evil was 'darkness'; and Satan is simply the old Persian Ahriman... ... the twelve signs of the Zodiac and just as Jesus Christ with His twelve apostles came to Jerusalem to eat the Paschal lamb, so Joshua crossed the Jordan ... the Virgin Birth of Jesus should be insisted upon as an article of the Creed." ... "The story of the Virgin Birth, as I have pointed out in Chapter IV, ... To the modem religious mind, in fact, there can be very little difference in saying, as do the orthodox, that Jesus, was temporarily dead, but after a few ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 325 AD: Athanasius He also says that the decisions of the councils were identical with divine scripture, or as Athanasius, "you can't tell one from the other". When you read the Nicene Creed, you wonder if you are ... in their turn received from the great and blessed Apostle Peter ... but where only the fear of God and the Apostolical rule shall prevail; that so in the first place, the faith of the Church may be secure, as the Fathers defined it in the Council of Nicaea (Athanasius, History of the ... early writer tells us: "This is a doctrine not found in scripture, because the Bible is not all-sufficient... this doctrine came directly from the extra-biblical oral tradition of the apostles." ... If these Canons and tradition are "divine rules practiced by the apostles" then why did later councils and creeds modify and reverse decisions of earlier councils and canons? Our whole point is that creed making, is the source of religious division, not the solution. Rather than getting progressively more complex with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-athanasius.htm

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