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What is the CHURCH? B. The church is really only one of many ways God describes His people: 1. Each of us can be described in a variety of ways: a. man: relationship to animal kingdom (not a horse ... Body Members Head - Support & Dependency Rom 16:16 Tit 2:14 Acts 20:28 The Church -Of God -Of Christ Saints Aliens The Redeemed Saviour Purchaser Redeemer - 1. Christ's Possession 2.Holiness Acts 11:26 1 Pe 4:16 Christians Christian Christ - Christ's Possession & Household Luke 14:27 Acts 11:26 Mt 28:18 Disciples Disciple Teacher - Student Of Jesus Luke 17:7-10 Servants Servant Lord - Selfless Obedience 1 Pe 5:2-4 1 Pe 2:25 Flock Sheep Shepherd - Protection Of ... A. People today are disenchanted with the church: 1. Cause: "Junk yard religion" (Pigmi: The only cars the Pigmy had ever seen were broken & damaged and he didn't want to own ... 3. Assemble to partake of the Lord's supper: 1 Cor 11:33; Acts 20:7 4. Assemble to worship, teach and encourage: 1 Cor 14:26 B. There is a specific pattern or blueprint of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-what-is-the-church.htm

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Bible Tongue Speaking and Modern Impostors! I Cor. 14:27 All speak together today in Mass confusion. No interpreter? - Silence. I Cor. 14:28 Don't want to be interpreted today. Sign to unbelievers. I Cor. 14:22 Used today for excitement. For use of edifying I Cor. 14:26 Show, entertain. Spirit subject to speaker. I Cor. 14:26-31 Today - "Don't stop me, I'm getting a revelation. Spoke ... A Sign To Believers Modern Day Tongue Speaking Is Not From God! In the Los Angeles area which consists of about 12 million people, every kind of religious cult that can be imagined is here. One of the churches, called the Rainbow Revival Church, located at 890 Crenshaw in Los Angeles, sent out an instruction sheet a number of years ago giving instructions as to how one may receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Listed below is the sum ... This was true for ancient paganism. The first written record of tongue speaking dates back more than 1,000 years before Christ. A certain Wen Ammon under stress gave forth ecstatic utterances, and the people ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-tongues-today.htm

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What Early Christians believed about USING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ... and Lower houses, is an important witness in the case:"In the beginning of the year 1562," says Hetherington, "a meeting of the Convocation was held, in which the subject of further ... no further reformation, that there should be no relief granted to those whose consciences felt aggrieved by the admixture of human inventions in the worship of God." Hetherington's Hist. Westmin. ... BARCLAY "If God is spirit a man's gifts to God music gifts of the spirit. Animal sacrifices and all manmade things become inadequate. The only gifts that befit the nature of God are the gifts of the spirit ... BENEDICT "In my earliest intercourse among this people, congregational singing generally prevailed among them. . . . The Introduction Of The Organ Among The Baptist. This instrument, which from ... the melody of the heart; while you sing them to the praise, not of Bacchus or Venus, but of the Lord Jesus Christ" (Conybeare and Howson, Life and Times of the Apostle Paul, comment on Eph. 5:19). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-music.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DEACONS REFERENCES IN 2ND-3RD CENTURY WRITERS Justin, 1 Apol. 67 [describing their Sunday worship] And there is a distribution [of the bread and wine] to each,...and to those who are absent a ... always those things that please his Father. Let also the deaconesses be honoured by you in the place of the Holy Ghost, and not do or say anything without the deacon; as neither does the comforter say or do anything of himself, but gives glory to Christ by waiting for his pleasure. And as we cannot believe on Christ without the teaching of the Spirit, so let not any woman address herself to the deacon or bishop without the deaconess. ... For neither may we address ourselves to Almighty God, but only by Christ. 2.30. For now the deacon is to you Aaron, and the bishop Moses. If therefore Moses was called a god by the ... 2.57. While the Gospel is read, let all the presbyters and deacons, and all the people, stand up in great silence;...Let the deaconesses also stand at [the entries] of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deacons.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... For Daniel says, that "both the holy city and the holy place are exterminated together with the coming Leader, and that the pinnacle is destroyed unto ruin."(7) And so the times of the coming Christ, ... to come to pass from that day, when, according to Isaiah, "a man threw away his idols of gold and of silver, which they made into useless and hurtful objects of worship;" in other words, from the time when he threw away his idols after the truth had been made clear by Christ. Consider whether what follows in the prophet has not received its fulfilment: "The Lord of hosts hath taken away from Judah and from Jerusalem, amongst other things, both the prophet and the wise artificer;" that is, His Holy Spirit, who builds the church, which is indeed the temple, and household and city of God. ... or a lodge in a garden of cucumbers," ever since the time when "Israel acknowledged not the Lord, and the people understood Him not, but forsook Him, and provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren ... We believe that God has revealed His power and deity in the created universe so that man can know Him. God revealed Himself in saving word and deed in the Old Testament and established a covenant relationship with His people. He revealed Himself supremely and finally in the Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament. We believe that all Scripture is inspired by God as men of God were moved by the Holy Spirit. We accept the Old and New Testaments as ... Through His Spirit the Lord gives gifts to the church to be exercised for the upbuilding of believers and the propagation of the Gospel. Organization The local church is an association of believers, baptized and organized for worship, fellowship, nurture, service ... This is the blessed hope of the church. "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour" (Mt. 25:13). He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon! Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev. 22:30). Is. 2:4; 61:1-11; Mt. 25:13, 31-46; Mk. 9:43-48; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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Religious Melancholy, John Moore, 1692 AD In 1692 AD, John Moore, a church minister, preached a sermon to the queen about sin induced depression among Christians who have a "sincere love of God" and who experience ... Moore then contradicts himself and says that the cure is self control of the mind, not some drug for the body: [thoughts] "engaged in a good Matter" and he orders people to not quit their jobs: "I exhort you not to quit your employment". He goes on to advice that the cure is through keeping your mind ... gentle application of such comfortable things as restore the strength, and recruit the languishing spirit that must quash and disperse these disorderly tumults in the head." ... Perhaps the Queen suffered from depression and Moore did not want to offend her by blaming her depression on her own sin. (Religious Melancholy, John Moore, 1692 AD) ... and sometimes Blasphemous Thoughts' which 'start in their Minds, while they are exercised in the Worship of God' despite 'all their endeavours to stifle and suppress them'. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/religious-melancholy-john-moore-1692ad.htm

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Why Be Baptized? ... And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down both into the water, and both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the ... Only immersion fits the New Testament description of Christian baptism. If you believe in Jesus and want to receive the remission of your sins; as a penitent person, be buried with Christ in baptism to ... And now with this question in mind, let's turn to the Bible to see what God really says about why a person should be baptized. In Acts Chapter 2, verse 38, the Apostle Peter in his great sermon on the day of Pentecost said, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost". The Bible ... Bible requires, may we encourage you to do so today. If you need assistance in obeying the Lord in this vital matter, please feel free to contact the Church of Christ nearest you. Who Should Be Baptized ? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-be-baptized.htm

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100 Sabbath keeper stumper questions. together on the Sabbath day as a church or prayer meeting after the resurrection of Christ? 7. Why is there no command in the New Testament for Christians to keep the Sabbath ... God's word? 10. How could Adam, Noah and Abraham keep the Sabbath, when Deuteronomy 5:2-4 says that the 10 commandment covenant (see was "not made with any of the fathers of Israel who lived before Moses." 11. If the Sabbath was intended for all people, both Jew and Gentile, then why does Exodus 31:16-17 state that the Sabbath was a sign between God and the "Children of Israel" instead of clarifying that it should be kept by all people of ... that first covenant (Ex 34:27-28; 1 Kings 8:9,21; Heb 9:1-4), then why do Sabbatarians want to keep the first/old covenant? 23. Why is the universal record of history (75-500AD) ... neighbor as Yahweh loved them? 49. If Christians worshipping on Sunday is equal to Sun Worship, then is Adventists worshipping on Saturday equal to Saturn worship? 50. If Sabbatarians ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbath-questions.htm

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A Christian's Survival guide on any College Campus If I need help, where will I get it? Does God want me? Does God know me? Where does God want me? How does God know I exist? What do I really believe? Suddenly his reasons for ... the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38,39). The Apostle Paul had faced many crises: affliction, hardship, calamities, beatings, imprisonment's, labors and hunger. The qualities that enabled him to overcome those crises he listed as purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, the power of God and righteousness (II Corinthians 6:4-10). You have access to the same endurance through ... Get your priorities in line. We never get done all that we would like. Decide on the most important thing. People who fail in college, or in life, are usually busy people, but busy ... Don't isolate yourself from the body of Christ, stay in touch with the church, place membership, draw strength from regular worship. Stay in touch with your parents, also. You will ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-campus-survival.htm

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Mormonism: God had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus ... Ghost o them, lest he should beget children to be palmed off on the Elders by the people, bringing the Elders into great difficulties."...But what do the people in Christendom, with the Bible in their hands, know but this subject? ... There is nothing figurative about his paternity; he was begotten, conceived and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the son of God, and that designation means what it says.-page 742 SON OF MAN: Christ is the Son of Man, meaning that his Father (the eternal God!) is a Holy Man. ... "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, ... He is the Son of God in the same sense and way that we are the sons of mortal fathers. It is just that simple" (The Promised Messiah, pg.468). "Elohim is literally the Father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and also of the body in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-god-had-sex-with-mary.htm

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John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John (Translated ... ... As true religion, in maintaining the glory of God, burns with its own zeal which the Spirit of God directs, so unbelief is the mother of rage, and the devil hurries on the wicked in such a manner, that they breathe ... judgment, as if they were acting according to the injunction of the Law, by which God commands that false prophets shall be stoned, (Deuteronomy 13:5.) 32. Many good works I have shown you. Here Christ not only says that they have no reason for their cruelty, but accuses them of ingratitude, in making so unjust a requital for God's favors. ... The meaning may be thus summed up, "God intended to make known to you, by me, distinguished benefits; he has conferred them upon you by my hand. Banish me as much as you please, I have done nothing that does not ... For whatever plausibility may adorn their malice, and whatever reproach they may bring on us for a time, if we fight for the cause of God, he will not refuse to uphold his truth. But as the wicked never want ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Calvin.htm

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Can Ordinary People Understand The Bible? Should you have questions regarding the origin, inspiration, and authenticity of the Bible, please study from the messages under Christian Evidences. We especially recommend the ... the church at Corinth: I Corinthians "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you." ... In practice, there were few misunderstandings of God's teachings by the early Christians; the churches of the first century were united in spirit and in teaching, just as Jesus had intended. It is difficult to believe, logically, that just anything goes in the Christian religion. If wide interpretation of the scriptures were permitted, or were desirable, God would accept different faiths and different obedience from different people depending ... Colossians 1:1-2 "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-understand-common-man.htm

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Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism ... That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854... 494 ... As St. Irenaeus says, "Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race." ... Rosary and prayers to Mary 971 "The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship." The Church rightly honours "the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. ..." The liturgical feasts dedicated to the ... It was to the apostolic college alone, of which Peter is the head, that we believe that our Lord entrusted all the blessings of the New Covenant, in order to establish on earth the one Body of Christ into which all those should be fully incorporated who belong in any way to the People of God." 846 Basing itself on ... All grace comes through the Catholic church 819 Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm

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The Decepto-Meter goes crazy when you bring it near the Watchtower ... ... Hick completely denies the incarnation, but is so liberal in his view of the Bible that not even Christadelphians, who also deny the incarnation, would want to quote from this guy! Hick, John The Myth of ... to what American actually says Click to View Encyclopedia Americana Encyclopedia Americana Deceptive Quote Secular All the quote says is that one pagan (Plato) borrowed his trinity from another pagan! ... Son-a created demi-god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Click to View Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Satanic Quote secular Our Islamic specialist applied the Muslim's own "hero myth test" to the Islamic religion itself and came up with a score of: 14/22! Moses scored 14/22 too! That is only one less than Christ at 15/22! Reglan ... JW's project the false impression that Jews are more easily converted to the Watchtower view of Jesus than the Trinitarian view because of the deity of Jesus. Jocz, Jacob The Jewish People and Jesus ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-decepto-meter.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) ... to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come; and worship him that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." ... represents the reception by Christ of His kingdom. The Holy City, the New Jerusalem, which is the capital and representative of the kingdom, is called "the bride, the Lamb's wife," "He carried me away in the spirit," says the prophet, "and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God." Revelation 21:9,10. Clearly, then, the bride represents the Holy City, and the virgins that go out to meet the bridegroom are a symbol of the church. [427] The proclamation, "Behold the bridegroom cometh," in the summer of 1844 led thousands to expect.... At the appointed time the Bridegroom came, not to the earth, as the people expected, but to the Ancient of Days, m heaven, to the marriage, the reception of His kingdom. ... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-exhibits-Great-Contro.htm

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East orientation of Jewish temples and altars And behold, there were twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate, and among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people." Ezekiel 11:1 10. "As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width." Ezekiel ... But seeing that we are composed of a visible and an invisible nature, that is to say, of a nature partly of spirit and partly of sense, we render also a twofold worship to the Creator; just as we sing both with our spirit and our bodily lips, and are baptized with both water and Spirit, and are united with the Lord in a twofold manner, being sharers in the mysteries and in the grace of the Spirit. Since, therefore, God is spiritual light, and Christ is called in the Scriptures Sun of Righteousness and Dayspring, the East is the direction that must be assigned to His worship. For everything good must be assigned to Him from Whom every good thing arises. Indeed the divine David also says, Sing unto ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-east-orientation-jewish-temples-altars.htm

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7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly I even got "the most spiritual student on campus" award engraved on a wood plaque at high school graduation. The problem was, it was me doing it. I was trying to live right. The bible says our ... She spoke of demonic forces exercising their power in earthquakes, fires, and other calamities. She also warned that the time will come when defiant rejection of God's Spirit will result in the ... Strict Catholics believe it is the one true church and that their system is the way to God. There is no system that leads us to God, it is only through Christ. "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. ... All of us are products of our environments and the people and institutions that taught us. If you were reared in a Seventh-Day Adventist environment, or attended one of their churches or ... it proper and necessary to record for future generations the findings of my ongoing study. These coming generations will want to know the truth about what has been unearthed from the past. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly.htm

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Pentecostal "Slain in the Spirit" is occult, non-Christian and ... ... Note also that all the priest fell down, not just some. There is no record of a Pentecostal or charismatic service where all the people fell out under the power of God simultaneously. Also keep in mind the amount of priests at the ... There is nothing in the text which indicates that God slayed them in the spirit. The text states "they fell on their face, sore afraid" it does not say "the presence of God was so strong they could not stand." Nor does it say "the power of the Holy Spirit knocked them on their faces." It says "they fell," Peter, John, and James chose to fall. Why? They were afraid! It was a voluntary act on their part, not a sovereign act of God upon their bodies. Please note also, that at no time were they unaware of their ... they are screaming out under His power, we dont want to stop that do we? 4. The person is simply faking it to fit it. 5. The Holy Spirit is doing something prophetic in the persons life and we do not want to interfere with that do we? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-slain-in-spirit.htm

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Anti-Trinity Proof Texts Refuted: Galatians 4:14 ... God for Jesus: "but you received me as an angel of God, as God Himself". Making another substitution we get the same identical thought, "but you received me as Jesus Christ, as God Himself". ... The point revolved around the difference in how they accepted Paul, an angel, and God. Arians love to play on words and confuse people by pointing out that the original language word for ANGEL is literally MESSENGER throughout the Bible. Of course functioning as MESSENGER does not make one an "ontological literal spirit creature" known as an ANGEL. Here is an interesting note, Jehovah's Witnesses who ... Yet Jesus' whole earth ministry was to be a servant to the Father and Jesus frequently told his listeners he was SENT from the Father to bring a message of salvation. (Matt 10:40; Jn 13:20) There ... If I asked God to function as MY messenger that doesn't make Him a created angel. For example I could ask God in prayer, "Father, please tell Jesus I really love him!" Is it impossible for God to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-galatians4-14.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... Today, every major denomination has followed the error of creedalism, each claiming their creed teaches exactly what the Bible says. The solution is to do away with all creeds including the ... "By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, ... Tertullian 200 AD "believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love towards His creation, condescended to be ... but as regards doctrine, manner, and tenor of life, they are, because of faith, very wise indeed; and they do please God, ordering their conversation in all righteousness, chastity, and wisdom. ... For since all cannot read the Scriptures, some being hindered as to the knowledge of them by want of learning, and others by a want of leisure, in order that the soul may not perish from ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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SDA 1919 Bible Conference that discusses E. G. Whites' inspiration ... to guard against any domineering spirit, for I think it is a most abominable thing for a man in office to begin to lord it over people who are not in office; but it is in human nature. ... I may be a doubter of their views or their interpretation, but that does not make me a doubter of the spirit of prophecy. I may differ with a man about his interpretation of the Bible, ... And O, I would feel terribly to have this denomination lose its true, genuine, proper faith in this gift that God gave to this church in these messages that have come to us. I want that we shall stay by this clear through to the end. [Amens] Now with ... W. E. Howell: The Spirit of prophecy says the Bible is its own expositor. A. G. Daniells: Yes, but I have heard ministers say that the spirit of prophecy is the interpreter of the Bible. ... I had really got weary with prayer, and stopped to read a little, and the first thing I found was this: [Not verified with the book] " ___... receive the Spirit of Christ, you will grow ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-1919-sda-conference.htm

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Definition and Nature of God ... IV. Qualities that Jesus Christ possessed before, during and after incarnation: Although Jesus Christ was fully divine before and after the incarnation, it is clear ... He took another role, he didn't use what he had. He came to serve, not to show himself to be God. He came to do the will of the Father, and coming to earth Jesus changed roles. He took on himself the form of a servant. As a servant Jesus did every thing in this role. As a servant, Jesus would not, he did not use his innate power to give himself glory, which he surrendered. He lived in the flesh. He experienced in every way what the human spirit experiences in the body. He imposed upon himself ... Included among the activities was a softball game. There was one unusual feature of the rules that day. The young people were permitted to bat in their normal ... of deity dwelt in Jesus while he walked the earth. (Col 2:9) Although the Bible says God is immutable (unchangeable) this quality refers not to the presence, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god.htm

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Ralph P. Martin: The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians Comments: Although Martin says that "to hold fast" is questionable (in his opinion), he outright states in the same article that it is clearly permitted in the Greek. ... could actually have become his possession by the seizure of it, viz. equality with God, and chose instead the way of obedient suffering as the pathway to his lordship. ... Paul, by the citation of the hymn to Christ in verses 6-11, would show, in an unforgettable and convincing manner, that the community created by the incarnate and enthroned Lord must share his spirit, and be controlled by the pattern of self-effacement and humility which his incarnation and cross supremely display. One of ... It will then refer to the 'pre-incarnate renunciation coincident with the act of "taking the form of a servant" ', (V. Taylor, The Person of Christ in New Testament ... token of his deity and authority for, as Lohmeyer says in a brilliant insight, only a divine being can accept death as obedience; for ordinary people it is a necessity. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Martin.htm

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Weekly Sabbath Assemblies in Synagogues absent from the Tanakh ... Now the spiritual cream of the crop don't argue about the fact that Jesus never specifically commanded weekly attendance on Sunday, they just show up because that is where they WANT TO BE. 2. Weekly attendance is ... Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ." (Colossians 2:14-17) 3. Transition from annual Temple worship to weekly attendance: a. The church was the eternal purpose of God ... God in His providence foresaw the need to upgrade the commitment level of his people from three times to 52 times yearly. d. The rise of Synagogue worship, therefore was God's providential preparation to have the ... 12. The disciples reception of the promise of the Father on Sunday: Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-4 13. The Holy Spirit first fell upon the apostles on a Sunday: Acts 2:1-4 14. Salvation first preached by Peter on Sunday: Mt ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Weekly-Sabbath-Synagogue-assemblies-first-day-Sunday-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Weekly Church Attendance is Essential! ... Yes, church attendance is necessary if a person is to grow in the "Grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ". There are many very valid reasons as to why we should attend the worship services of the church. We might begin by asking ourselves some questions: First: Has God left man to his choice about the matter? The Bible says in Hebrews 10:25, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, ... Jesus said in Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them". Remember, Jesus has never forsaken an assembly and every Christian should want to meet with Him. Thirdly: Is Jesus just as pleased when ... Such is not in keeping with the proper observance of the Lord's Day. We should use it to assemble together and to worship God in Spirit and in Truth, John 4:24. The early church gave the formula for church attendance in Acts 2:42. It reads simply: "They ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-weekly-attendance.htm

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What is the 1000 Year Reign of Christ? When the complex life becomes to intense, and our frustrations on earth rise to high level, we as men of all ages speculate about the end. We're living in such a time. Good people are investing enormous energy in many ... Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection. On such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.' Revelation 20:1-6. In connection with this passage please also read John Chapter 11 , verse 25. Col. 2:12, 3:1, also Romans 6:3-5. The ... Third, this passage does not mention a bodily resurrection. Fourth, it does not mention Christ on earth. And fifth, it does not mention us, it says "they" lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The passage ... Here the martyrs are on thrones, God's inevitable judgement has come. The victory came in the spirit world, God assured their victory. The passage also mentions the first resurrection, which is in contrast with the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-1000year-reign.htm

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Official creed of the Unity/Unitarian Church God is present throughout creation: in humans, plants, animals, the earth itself, etc. [And, all things are present in God, hence panENtheism... WM] Jesus Christ: Unity rejects the traditional Christian view that Jesus is a deity to be worshipped; we point out that at no time did Jesus tell his disciples to worship him. ... as a reward after death, Unity conceives of heaven as expressed by Jesus: "The kingdom of heaven is at hand", and "The kingdom of God is in the midst of (within) you". ... The Unity Church does not conceive hell to be a place of eternal torment in which people are eternally punished with fire because of their beliefs and/or actions during ... We have accepted this thinking of ourselves as incurable sinners, so much accepted it that it is a difficult exercise to entertain an alternative to this idea. We have ... Rather we encourage every believer to attain a Spiritual Baptism which is a deeply personal event, a cleansing "prayer experience with Spirit, an ultimate dialogue ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Unity.htm

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Lesson 14: Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins ... Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins? In the second chapter of Acts, Peter had convicted the people there of having killed the Son of God. In verse 37 their question was, "Men and brethren what shall we do?" In verse 38 (KJV), "Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins." Here people were told to repent ... But please make the right choice. In the book of Acts we have the account of the conversion of the Apostle Paul. In Acts chapter 9, Paul is traveling on the road up to Damascus to persecute Christians. The Lord appears to Paul on the road and strikes him blind. In verse 5 he tells Paul, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting." In verse 6 Paul asks, "Lord what do you want me to do? Then the ... Whether it be believing in Jesus or being baptized, we can never "earn our salvation". The only way we can show our faith in Christ is if we are willing to accept and obey what He says. But it is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-14-baptism-forgiveness.htm

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The Lord's Day - Revelation 1:10 ... The First Day! The Lord's Day - Revelation 1:10 ... The First Day! The Lord's day is whatever day Christians worship on. Sabbatarians maintain that the "Lord's day" is the Sabbath. They maintain that ... Jesus rose on the first day (Sunday) Jesus was crucified on Friday and rose on the first day. The Holy Spirit was given on Pentecost Acts 2:1, which always falls on a Sunday Early ... It is the Lord's [Jehovah's] Passover Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord [Jehovah's] your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who ... here for more quotes) 107AD IGNATIUS: let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days of the week. (Ignatius, Epistle to the Magnesians, chp 9. Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 62-63.) 130AD BARNABAS: Moreover God says to the Jews, 'Your new moons and Sabbaths 1 cannot endure.' ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lords-day.htm

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Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura ... The common "slave class" Jehovah's Witness (the ones who knock on your door) cannot understand scripture themselves apart from what the Watchtower says. Like Catholics, they believe the Holy Spirit guides the organization to understand ... "It is only within the Church that we find Scripture interpreted rightly, and it is only within the Church that we find the gospel." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 268) "the Holy Spirit is promised to guide the people of God into ... TRUTH: Sola Scriptura: "that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was ... Accept scripture is a complete inspired revelation from God in order to determine all essential matters of faith, liturgy and worship. Strongly believe God was smart enough that He could write the Bible in such a way, so as to be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: The Exodus "Out of Egypt ... Paul then links the Exodus as one big messianic lesson for Christians! b. "For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; ... from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play." ... When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses." (Exodus 14:21-31) 5. Manna from ... face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was, how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?" (2 Corinthians 3:7-8) 9. Aliens in Church till death: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Exodus-Moses-Israel-Christ-church-double-dual-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-type-antitype.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... Whereas there are a tiny number of JW's who do understand Trinity doctrine who would be able to argue in an intelligent manner (unsuccessfully none the less). So the fact that Lohse says Constantine had little understanding and that Trinity is not found in the Bible ... How vividly the early church experienced the reality of the Spirit, and how definitely it was influenced by that reality, can be seen on every hand in the Pauline letters. The Spirit is called the Spirit of God, as well as the Spirit of Christ (Rom. 8:9)., Here, too, however, the Spirit is not yet ... At the same time Constantine was concerned about keeping or restoring ecclesiastical peace. After all, the church had an important service to perform in his empire. It was to rid the people of the immoralities which had made broad inroads among them and to guide men into law and order; it was to be concerned about the extension of the pure worship of God; and above all else, it was to ask and to obtain God's blessing for the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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mormon church The Mormon Church The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Why people convert to Mormonism in the first place (The "Hook" of Mormonism) "And for this reason ... ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." Asking a potential new convert to pray to God to reveal to them feelings of confirmation that the B of M is ... with Bible truth are heard to reply, "I can't answer your arguments, but I know you must be wrong because I have the testimony of the Holy Spirit in my heart." ... Try this approach: "Will you please read my Bible cover to cover and ask God to reveal to you that it contains all of God's message to man and that parts are not lost ... The Bible contradicts B of M on Jesus' birth place Bible has changed over time & has translation errors The Bible says there is no marriage in heaven The B of M was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-convert-mormons.htm

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A practical guide to enduring annoying and hated relatives during ... to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. "Therefore if you are presenting ... " (Proverbs 15:18) g) "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. " Proverbs 16:32) h) "The beginning of strife is like letting out ... Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." (Ephesians 4:31-32) b) love is kind does not take into account a wrong suffered and bsears up in ... best interest. (love) 2. I don't like "that relative", I don't care about him, I don't want to be around him, I am not happy to see him, I am glad when he is gone, I won't lift a finger to ... (Luke 6:27-29) b) "'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. " (Leviticus 19:18) c) "Do not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/thanksgiving-survival-guide-weddings-christmas-church-peace-love-forgiveness-gentless-meekness-selfless.htm

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Development of Trinity Doctrine from the Old to the New Testament JW's don't even see this as hypocrisy! If the Watchtower organization tells Jehovah's Witnesses they are "God's servant" to dispense "new light" on a weekly basis! JW's accept this blindly and ... some of the Jews had figured out, but were generally not fully understood. 2 Tim 1:10 is most helpful here because it says that Jesus "brought life and immortality to light through the gospel". ... as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them." (Exodus 6:2-3) From Adam to Moses, God's name was "El-Shaddai" (God Almighty). From Moses to Christ, God's name was YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah). ... The Septuagint was a translation in 250 BC from the Hebrew Old Testament by 70 scholars into Greek. They translated YHWH as LORD (Kurios). It was no mistake that the Holy Spirit Himself ... V. New Testament Doctrines that contradicted Old Testament doctrines: During the Old Testament God's people first entered into "Covenant relationship" by way of circumcision on the 8th day, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development-old-testament.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? ... 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 ... Catholic writers often speak of "the primacy of Peter" and "the primacy of the Pope." However, Col. 1:18, speaking of Christ, says, "And he is the head of the body, the church, who is ... Catholics claim that the Pope is the visible head of the church. Please notice the following from Catholic sources: "The pope, therefore, as vicar of Christ, is the visible head of Christ's kingdom on earth, the Church, of which Christ Himself is the invisible head." (Answer Wisely, by Martin J. Scott, p. 49). "According to the will of Christ, all its members profess the same faith, have the same worship and Sacraments, and are ... On the contrary, let him who is greatest among you become as the youngest, and him who is chief as the servant.'" (Luke 22:24-26). The very fact that the apostles had an argument among ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Jews being sawn in two in Hebrews 11:37 came ... will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) Interesting that we have a reference to King David killing his enemies by sawing them in two: "He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem." 2 Samuel 12:31 There is no known tradition or writing in existence that pre-dates the New Testament that says Isaiah was sawn in two. The ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders should be spanked for even suggesting that Hebrews 11:37 borrowed from "The Ascension of Isaiah". We want to draw the readers attention to the fact that Hebrews 11:37 does ... be buried in the sepulchre" (The Ascension of Isaiah 3:13) An obvious reference to Nero as the Anti-Christ: "After it is consummated, Beliar the great ruler, the king of this world, will descend, who hath ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-sawn-in-two-hebrews-11-37.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... ... No, Monsignori, I do not blaspheme, and I am not mad. Now having read the whole New Testament, I declare before God, with my hand raised to that great crucifix, that I have found no trace of the papacy as it ... Peter the head of the apostolic college. When Christ sent the apostles to conquer the world, to all He gave the promise of the Holy Spirit. Permit me to repeat it: if He had wished to constitute Peter His vicar, He would have given him the chief command over His spiritual army. Christ - so says the Holy Scripture - forbade Peter and his colleagues to reign or to ... The great bishop believed so little that the church was built on St. Peter that he said to the people in his thirteenth sermon, 'Thou art Peter, and on this rock (petra) which thou hast confessed, on this rock ... "Well, venerable brethren, here history raises its voice to assure us that some popes have erred. You may protest against it or deny it, as you please, but I will prove it. Pope Victor (192) first approved of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Must I keep the Ten Commandments today? ... Instead, we are answerable to God under the "new and living way" (Hebrews 10:20) which became operative on the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Christ. Nine of the ten commandments of the ... Nine of these ten precepts have always been right, by their very nature, and they always will be right. They were right before Moses ever presented them to the people on tables of stone. They are ... Again, the second commandment has .. always been right. The New Covenant says: "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with ... the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" enjoined upon the Israelites the observance of seventh-day worship. They were required to keep it as a memorial of their deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 31:12-17). ... It is, to put it simply, to want that for which one is not willing to pay, or for that for which there is no lawful exchange. To "covet" is, therefore, to long for something we cannot get in a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-10-commandments.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist's teach that Sunday worshippers ARE THE ... ... Click to View Show me where Leo Schreven says: Sunday-keeping is a step towards the mark of the beast Click to View Show me where Leo Schreven says: Sunday-keepers will be condemned The Mark Of The Beast And The Seal Of God PROPHECY ... truths. ... "The true God was worshiped on Saturday, the seventh day. So Papal Rome had to change the law, and the day of worship to Sunday, so they could be worshipped." ... "Faith of Our Fathers, p. 14, C.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons: "Of course the Catholic church claims that the change was her act. And the act is the MARK of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters." "Thus the way was opened to lead people to worship the Beast, and receive his mark. ... "The third step is found in verse 12, "That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." They are damned for not believing the truth. Rather than being comforted by the Spirit who leads to Jesus Christ, they stand ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-mark-beast.htm

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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? Since he did not indicate when or how often the memorial was to be observed, we must look further to the record of the apostles, who received the Holy Spirit to instruct and guide them into all truth. What the church ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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Bible Help to Fight Temptations! He was not fighting a sham battle. In Matthew Chapter 4, verse 1, we are told that "Jesus was led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil". ... What would Jesus do? The Bible says "For even hereunto were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that he should follow his steps; ... The Bible says that he "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin" (Hebrews 4: 15). 2. Second - we learn that temptation is not irresistible. Jesus is our perfect example to prove for all times that regardless of how powerful the temptation may be, it is possible to resist it if we really want to do so strongly enough. The Apostle Paul said, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ... The same kind of temptation has been faced and successfully overcome by thousands of other people and this passage points out that we are merely fooling ourselves if ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-temptation.htm

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How Does the Devil Control Human Life? Satan's greatest temptations are hurled against "good people" not the drunkards, liars, thieves, adulteresses, and murderers. He already controls them. Both Christ and Paul were ... Christ. He wants to destroy your desire to live a holy life. In short, he wants you to worship him. You may recoil at the spectacle of an organized "Church of Satan", but there are many other ways in which you can pay homage to him. An egocentric preoccupation with self is one of his most deceptive attacks. Satan is the originator of self-worship, because that is his basic nature (Isaiah 14:13,14; Ezekial 23:2). When one exalts "self" he robs-God of ... Though Satan is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, he has tremendous powers of manipulation. The Bible says, "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in ... the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" Ephesians 6:13-17. Click Your Choice Go To Start: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-devil-control.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Sardis, Asia 49 BC ... My God. 'So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 'But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. 'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'" ... decree recorded in Josephus, Antiquities 14.259-261: decree: (48 BC) demonstrates the following worship and functions of first century synagogues: a. Men, women and children worshipped in Synagogues: i. ... (Strabo, Geogr. 12.8.18) 7. After this earth quake of 17 AD and during the life of Jesus Christ, the Sardis synagogue was rebuilt into its current configuration. 8. The Synagogue building of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sardis-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Rev3-table-of-scrolls-niche-shrine-eagle-lions-mosaics-earthquake-Lydia-49bc.htm

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Bible Help to Fight Temptations! He was not fighting a sham battle. In Matthew Chapter 4, verse 1, we are told that "Jesus was led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil". ... What would Jesus do? The Bible says "For even hereunto were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that he should follow his steps; ... The Bible says that he "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin" (Hebrews 4: 15). 2. Second - we learn that temptation is not irresistible. Jesus is our perfect example to prove for all times that regardless of how powerful the temptation may be, it is possible to resist it if we really want to do so strongly enough. The Apostle Paul said, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ... The same kind of temptation has been faced and successfully overcome by thousands of other people and this passage points out that we are merely fooling ourselves if ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-temptation.htm

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The border Between Judah and Egypt: River of Egypt, Wadi el-Arish ... The entire Sinai Peninsula has been under the control of Egypt from before the exodus in 1446 BC down to the time of Christ. The land from the Nile river, the entire modern Sinai Peninsula ... LXX: "And this will happen on that day: God will fence in the people from the channel of the river as far as the Rhinocolura. But as for you, gather the children of Israel one by one." (Isaiah 27:12) 4. The River of Egypt IS NOT the Nile River or the Pelusiac arm of the Nile. a. If the Gen 15:18 says the Nile was boundary of land God promised Abraham Isaac & Jacob, then: They already lived in the promised land in Goshen ... It will come about also in that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and worship ... extent all the way down to the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba). Now we know the reason! God did not want to interfere with the Egyptians at Jezirat Faraun and Timna. 9. Archeologist Beno Rothenberg ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-southern-border-judah-territory-river-of-egypt-wadi-el-arish-tharu-rhinocolu.htm

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Melqart Stele of Ben-Hadad-Ezer II: 845 BC ... Then he mustered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000. They went out at noon, while ... Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, "Thus says the Lord, 'Because the Arameans have said, "The Lord is a god of the mountains, but He is not a god of the ... So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live.' " And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my ... So he made a covenant with him and let him go. Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of the Lord, "Please strike me." But the man refused to strike him. Then he ... And one said this while another said that. "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, 'I will entice him.' "The Lord said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Ben-Hadad-II-Melqart-Stele-Bir-Ezer-Damascene-king-Aram-1939AD-Breij-Aleppo-1Kings20-2Ki5-845BC.htm

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Is Scientology A Religion? YES! Alan Black ... In Scientology, he added the other four. Given what has been already said about its concept of the spirit (thetan), Scientology's positing of dynamics 7 and 8 is specifically religious in ... Of necessity any definition of God must be subjective, and we make no attempt to define God as a reality for all people. It would only be possible, theoretically, to be totally aware of God, in all ... Scientology does not involve the worship of God in the traditional Western sense. Rather, as in many Eastern religions, Scientologists seek personal spiritual awareness or enlightenment. As will become ... by persons who have attained the state of Clear are as effusive as the accounts given by evangelical Christians of the transformation of their lives as a result of an encounter with Christ. ... others' religious beliefs, trying not to do to others that which you would not like them to do to you, trying positively to treat others as you would want them to treat you, and achieving success. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-is-a-religion-black.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma ... But the spirit of this religiousness entered into the Church and produced forms of expression in doctrine and cultus to correspond with itself. The testament of ... But in reality it legitimized in its midst the Hellenic speculation, the superstitious views and customs of pagan mystery-worship and the institutions of the decaying ... What else did they fail to quote from this source? What they fail to tell the same author also says: "In the 1880's and 1890's the issue of subscription to the Apostles' Creed was hotly debated. In 1888 a candidate was denied ordination for refusing to assent to the virgin birth of Christ and the descent into hell. In Wittemberg ... only one differs from the creatures, an indefinable being who only becomes God in becoming man, and who is neither God nor man." (Outlines of the History of ... From Judaism he inherited the husk: the kingdom as a future event-the external rule of God. But he also saw the kingdom as an inward reality that elevates people ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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