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THE PIRATES OF PRIVILEGE: Walter Rea Rocks the Seventh-day Adventist ... ... Pirates of Privilege shows Adventist leaders operating as if they do not believe there is a Heaven to win or a Hell to shun, much less than in the Church's own special teachings about the Sabbath, the Investigative Judgment, or the divine ... Also, the real landlord of those post offices turned out to be the Seventh-day Adventist Church with several hundred of its leaders and divines helping the Doctor launder his actions and money through the church's laundry.2 It is an incredible story, even for a ... To understand them fully and to see the enormity of the deceit practiced and the fraud participated in by the church and its leaders and clergy, one must realize the claims of those clerics and their church. First it must be noted that these ... 15, 1968), Eastern Edition, p. 1. 2. Art Wong and James Nickles, "After the Fall: An Adventist's Bankrupt Empire," The Sunday Sun, San Bernardino, California, (4 articles May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 1982). 3. Richard N. Ostling, "The Church of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-pirates-of-privilege.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet times I lost all trace of the first published works." . . . "And here I pause to state that any of our people having in their possession a copy of any or all of my first views, as published prior to 1851, will do me a great favor if they will send them to me without delay." ... Their professions, their prayers and their exhortations are an abomination in the sight of GOD." Spiritual Gifts Vol 1-p. 189. White blames her failed prophecy on the members of the Seventh-day Adventist church! "Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history." SELECTED MESSAGES, Book 1, p. ... In TESTIMONIES, (Volume 8, p. 117), Mrs White says, "The seal of God is revealed in the observance of the Seventh Day Sabbath." In TESTIMONIES, Volume 1, pp. 206, 207, Mrs. White says PORK is "nourishing and strengthening food" and rebukes a brother for teaching that it was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-prophecy-blunders.htm

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Why are most Jehovah's Witnesses former Roman Catholics? Both share a similar hermeneutic on how to determine truth: Catholics have a system called, "Doctrine of Development" popularized by Dr. Newman, but anticipated by the German theologian Mohler in his work, Symbolik. This hermeneutic contended that Christ had committed to His Church certain seeds and germs of truth, destined ... Only the governing body (the 144,000) of Jw's are allowed to have communion, the average "publisher" that knocks on your door is not allowed to obey Jesus' command to communion weekly on the first day. For Catholics, there was about 900 year period (Council of Lambeth, Council of Trent, communion under one kind/species) that ended in the 19th ... The Bible is understandable by merely reading it: Eph 3:3-5 The Bible is the only guide for doctrine Creeds and the Watchtower are additions to the Bible that actually entrench doctrines that differ from the Bible forever. Salvation is an individual matter that is fundamentally rooted in faith in Jesus Christ and does not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-JW-converting.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Moses/Constantine the Great Shadows, Types ... Constantine preached sermons regularly in public: Eusebius Life Const. 4.29 11. Both took steps to correctly understand the true nature of God Paganism vs. Monotheism Constantine facilitated the Nicene council which defined Jesus as uncreated God as opposed to a creature. 12. Both were among the most righteous and morally pure leaders in history Humble, pure, faithful Constantine was a great restorer among a pagan population like Josiah. 13. Both established the first physical places for worship First Tabernacle First Church buildings in Jerusalem, Mt. of Olives, Bethlehem: Eusebius Life Const. 3.41 14. Both established true ... But now the same God has given to us to be eye-witnesses of miracles more wonderful than fables, and, from their recent appearance, more authentic than any report. For the tyrants of our day have ventured to war against the Supreme God, and have sorely afflicted His Church. And in the midst of these, Constantine, who was shortly to become their destroyer, but at ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Moses-Constantine-the-Great-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD313.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Micah 5:2-3 ... The truth is, the word "OLAM" means "age lasting" and the context always tells you usage. For example, Passover feast (Ex 12:14), circumcision (Gen 17:10-14) and the weekly Sabbath day (Exodus 31:16-17) are all described as an (OLAM) "eternal ordinance", yet all are abolished (Col 2:16) for they were bound to the "Jewish age and law" and we are in the "age of Christ and grace". But OLAM also refers to God and Micah 5:2 is exactly parallel to several other places where the context demands OLAM be unlimited! Jehovah's Witnesses completely fail to observe that the expression, "go forth" is used TWO TIMES in Micah 5:2! Notice the following etymological connection between the two different Hebrew words rendered, "going forth" in Micah 5:2! The irrefutable point is that NEITHER uses of the phrase "going forth" denote actual origin! The first use of "going forth" refers to the incarnation, yet Jesus existed before this! The second use of "goings forth" is plural and means, "activity" not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-micah5-2.htm

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Casebook of Biblical Psychiatry Version 7: The case of "Abba ... Psychiatric students, educators, and practitioners-as well as social workers, nurses, medical physicians, and interested laypersons-will find this unique volume of inestimable value in their day-to-day work. The case of "Abba" (Depression, Schizophrenia) Click to View The case of "Abba" Biopsychiatric labels DSM-5 ... The united church at one time was Canada's largest protestant denomination, but is slated for extinction in the year 2021. This dramatic fall from number 1 to non-existent is the result of two factors: The first is the great weekly church attendance drop off from 45% to 9% documented by Reginald Bibby between 1950 - 2009 AD that affected all ... John was a good boy, respectful and obedient to his parents and a good student at school. When John was 18, he began studying the Bible on his own and became convinced that Jesus rose from the dead and that the message of the Bible was true. He also believed in the full inspiration of the Bible. He quit attending the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-casebook-of-biblical-psychiatry-real-cases-book-treatment-companion-abba.htm

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How to survive a church service with [your] small children! ... After Linda and I married ten years ago we began to attend the Belview Heights church in Birmingham. Since we had both been Christians for several years, Sunday had always been special; but our marriage made us seem to look forward to it even more. Sunday was not only the Lord's day and afforded time for worship and fellowship with the saints in the assemblies, but also was used as a convenient time to have other Christians into our apartment and to accept invitations into the homes of others. There was time to visit the sick or attend an occasional singing at another congregation. About six months after we began to attend Belview Heights, I was asked to drive about forty miles to the south of Birmingham to preach for a small congregation called Pea Ridge. Sunday continued to be very special. Even though we were spending over two hours in travel we enjoyed the journey, worshipping with those Saint's, spending the afternoon in their homes, and my first opportunity to preach regularly ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/f-surviving-church-service-with-small-kids.htm

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TRINITY: Christology: Diety and Humanity of our Savour! This is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2 John 7) f. This proves that the apostolic view of the first century church was that Jesus was eternal, creator God become flesh in the incarnation. 3. During the Nicene era (AD 325) the great battle between those who believed Jesus was creator God, vs. Arius who taught that Jesus was a mere creature man. a. ... Future glory "glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was." Jn 17:5 that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me Jn 17:24 Knowledge "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." Mt 24:36 And ... He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?" 3. ""And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."" (Acts 4:12) Equal Worship! ""Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-deity-of-christ.htm

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How to survive a church service with [your] small children! ... After Linda and I married ten years ago we began to attend the Belview Heights church in Birmingham. Since we had both been Christians for several years, Sunday had always been special; but our marriage made us seem to look forward to it even more. Sunday was not only the Lord's day and afforded time for worship and fellowship with the saints in the assemblies, but also was used as a convenient time to have other Christians into our apartment and to accept invitations into the homes of others. There was time to visit the sick or attend an occasional singing at another congregation. About six months after we began to attend Belview Heights, I was asked to drive about forty miles to the south of Birmingham to preach for a small congregation called Pea Ridge. Sunday continued to be very special. Even though we were spending over two hours in travel we enjoyed the journey, worshipping with those Saint's, spending the afternoon in their homes, and my first opportunity to preach regularly ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-surviving-church-service-with-small-kids.htm

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A Review of the creed of The Evangelical Christian Church in ... Our ministers and clergy are at liberty to hold other personal opinions and Christian doctrinal beliefs, or important matters pertaining to dress code, hair length, observations of days, and informal or formal worship etc., outside of the Articles of Faith ... It held spiritual UNITY as its benchmark and goal of returning to a more apostolic format not unlike the first century church. Our brotherhood came into existence because of a growing conviction concerning a united Church, the "One Body of Christ." There was no attempt to do away with any other church or form a new division within the Protestant Movement, but CECC is bringing together all those who want and need a direct relationship with Jesus Christ without the ... Creation The three creative acts of God are recorded in Genesis: 1. the heavens and the earth; 2. animal life; 3. human life. The 7 day creative act refers to the dateless past, and gives scope for all the geologic ages. And we believe in the fall of man in sin ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-Canadian-Evangelical-Christian-Churches-CECC.htm

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Judean Governors, Procurtors and Prefects time of Jesus, first ... culture and worship: a. Herod would build the Jews a temple in 18 months completed in 18 BC. b. In 18 BC, Herod transferred the manufacturing of the Tyrian Shekel (official temple tax coin) from Tyre to a new mint in Jerusalem. See outline on the Shekel of Tyre. 7. Jesus would be born in 2-1 BC and Herod would die in 1 BC. 8. The Roman empire would control the Jews up until the first Jewish war of 66 AD. a. This rebellion resulted in the Romans coming down with a heavy hand and they easily crushed the rebellion and forever destroyed the temple in 70 AD. b. A new temple had been raised from the dust, just as Jesus said: His body, THE CHURCH. c. Jesus said the kingdom of God and the temple is not physical but within each of us! ... Ezra: Arrives in Jerusalem in 458 BC in the 7th year of Artaxerxes I, which is 13 years before Nehemiah arrives in 445 BC "Moreover, from the day that I [Nehemiah who is writing the book] was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Coins-Judean-Governors-Satraps-Procurators-Prefects-Jesus-Herod-Antipas-Philip-Archelaus-Pilate-Agrippa-Felix-Festus-587BC-66AD.htm

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The polytheistic "henotheism" of Jehovah's Witnesses and Christadelphi ... Ten Commandments as Jehovah's Witnesses read it with a Henotheist: "You shall have no other gods [even though I created these other gods and I call them gods. You need to learn that I am the only one who is called God you can worship and serve. Yes there are other gods like Jesus, Angels and the devil, but you need to learn not to worship them. If you can learn this, then one day you will be a god ... You will read the passage and naturally come to the correct conclusions. But Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Watchtower magazine is a revelation of God on a weekly basis, and their mind is twisted into knots. Here is a road map to how a Jehovah's Witness interprets various passages. Put your seat ... So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present. And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, "What would this idle babbler wish to say?" ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-watchtower-JW-henotheism.htm

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The Power of a personal invitation! The institute for American Church Growth asked over 10,000 church-goers this question: What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church? 2% I had a special need 3% I just walked in 6% I liked the minister 1% I visited here 5% I liked the Sunday school 1/2% I attended a gospel meeting 3% I liked the programs 79% A friend or relative invited me In this article I wish to examine this most powerful tool of evangelism the personal invitation. I believe there are three different categories of inviting. Let's begin by looking at the first. ... The woman at the well in John 4:28-30; 39-42 brought almost the whole city out to meet Jesus after he intrigued her. Evidently she had quite a circle of influence! Click to View Opportunity In Crossing Paths This second category involves inviting gas station attendants, waitresses, checkout personnel, bank tellers, etc. Have you ever thought of how many people you cross paths with every day during the normal course of your daily business? I ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-inviting.htm

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Bible Chronology charts: Septuagint LXX vs. corrupted Masoretic ... Bible Chronology Charts The Septuagint (LXX) vs. corrupted Masoretic "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." (Isa ... Every reliable literary source before 100 AD uses the longer LXX chronology and not the shorter Masoretic. 2. Both Philo and Josephus were using the extant Hebrew manuscript of their day which followed the longer LXX chronology. a. This is a huge finding because they were NOT using the Greek Septuagint used in Synagogues as their source text, but ... 100 BC: Testament of Levi and the Twelve Patriarchs 150 AD: Justin Martyr Jews corrupt their own Greek Synagogue Tanakh 160 AD: Seder Olam Rabbah: 3761 BC 221 AD: Julius Africanus Sextus: 5500 BC 384 AD: Vulgate by ... The Seder Olam again, is the first reference in history and was the basis for corrupting the pre-Masoretic text in the chronologies of Gen 5 and 11. Primeval Chronology of Genesis 5 Greek Septuagint (LXX) (Correct ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-chronology-charts-age-of-earth-date-Genesis-5-11-Septuagint-text-LXX-original-autograph-corrupted-Masoretic-MT-primeval-5554BC.htm

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Tomb of Jesus with Rolling stone Jesus was laid on a stone slab and would have remained there for a year at which point his bones would have been placed in an ossuary. c. However, Jesus "didn't undergo decay" as the prophecy said, because he rose from the dead on the third day! 2. The Famous Garden Tomb is not the tomb of Jesus: a. It is an Iron Age tomb, dating from the time of David-Josiah. b. It is part of a series of tombs under the authority of Ecole Biblique which continues to the property of the garden tomb. c. These tombs differ from first century tombs because they have no bone repositories or loculi 3. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher marks the actual location of the tomb of Jesus, ... The emperor, however, was not satisfied with having proceeded thus far: once more, fired with holy ardor, he directed that the ground itself should be dug up to a considerable depth, and the soil which had been polluted by the foul impurities of demon worship transported to a far distant place." d. CHAPTER XXVIII: Discovery of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-tombs-burials-Jewish-rolling-stone-Jesus-Christ-resurrection-3-days-Koch-Loculi-ossuary.htm

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Official creed of the Unity/Unitarian Church ... In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark , John the Baptist is referred to as the reincarnation of Elijah. In Matthew, some of the populace guessed that Jesus was a reincarnation of John the Baptist; others guessed Elijah; still others guessed Jeremiah or one of the other prophets. Jesus neither criticized the people for their beliefs, nor declared reincarnation to be heresy. Each lifetime is viewed as a time of ... One can also use the "arms" of prayer by mentally embracing some other individual as the target of a prayer or the "wings" of prayer by directing one's prayer at all those who are receptive. Worship: It is not limited to Sunday church services. Worship can be pursued at any time and location when one feels adoration and devotion for God. Ideally, it can be experienced continually through the day. Baptism: Within Christendom, some faith groups follow the tradition started by John the Baptist; they totally immerse the body in water. Others regard baptism as symbolic; they simply ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Unity.htm

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Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) One of the primary sacrifices is the "fruit of our lips" or our audible worship given to God (Hebrews 13:15). Davidic worship is demonstrative worship that is characterized by the biblical expressions of clapping, shouting, singing, dancing, lifting hands, bowing and kneeling. Prophecy and the Laying on of Hands. We believe that prophecy and the ministry of the prophet are to be fully operational in the Church today. If the church is going to be filled with vision and under the full direction of Jesus, the prophetic voice must be heard. ... This is a form of government that involves equality and headship which is modeled in the Godhead, established in the natural family, set up by God in Israel, used in the synagogue and ordained for the Church in the New Testament ... If there was ever a time that these gifts were needed, it is today. We do not believe that these gifts were only for the embryonic church of the first 100 years. They are to be a part of the Church right up to the return of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-ministers-fellowship-international.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church ... who are standing here who will not die until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power." (Mark 9:1) b. "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." (Matthew 16:28) 3. Jesus said the Kingdom was so near that at the last supper, he said the next time they would have the Lord's Supper, they would be in the Kingdom. a. "And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. "Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." (Mark 14:24-25) b. Acts 20:7 shows that the early church had communion every Sunday. c. Communion means a sharing with one another and with Christ. d. Every time we break bread on the first day of the week, we are fulfilling Jesus' words: "I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Philippians 2:5-8 ... Indeed, how could a divine Jesus-creator God cease to exist during the three days he was dead. But Jesus certainly saw and likely even talked with the thief on the cross during Jesus' three days in paradise (Luke 23:43). On the first day of the week, by Jesus' own divine power, along with the Father and Holy Spirit, Jesus raised himself up from the dead. (Acts 2:32; John 2:19; Rom 1:4). The body of Jesus after the ... Jesus did not give up deity by wearing a man-body on earth, and man does not become God by wearing a God-body in heaven. Jesus is ever-divine, and humans are ever-creatures who worship the Father and the Son, as seen in Revelation 4 & 5. (Mt 2:2,8; 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John ... became a human, in a sinless physical body; (3) He used that body to be a servant; (4) He took that body to the cross and willingly died. Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament · There is the suggestion in this passage of disunity in the Philippian church (see also 4:1-3). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians2-6.htm

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Why Are There So Many Different Churches? Ephesians 1:22,23 & 4:4-6. A simple reading of the New Testament reveals that in bible times, there was only one church, and that all faithful Christians were a part of that one great body of believers (I Corinthians 12:12-13). Although the term churches ... At first they began a gradual departure from come. These prophecies did not cease to be religious, nor that they would cease to claim that they would be following Christ, but simply that they would depart from God's pattern, and thus make worship vain. Jesus said that such people would in fact strongly claim to be following him, and would be doing great work in His name (Matthew 7!22). It was long after this in Matthew 15:9 that Jesus said that teaching for doctrine such commandments for men make our entire worship vain. Paul made the coming departure from the New Testament pattern even clearer if possible, when he described the end of the world in these words. "Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, except ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-why-1000-churches.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... If the Orthodox church really is illuminated by the Holy Spirit so that men can trust her as "God's organization", why was she so wrong about something so simple? II. Summary overview of the development of the canon of the New Testament: 33 AD, Pentecost: Jesus initially made the promise of divine inspiration through the Holy Spirit exclusively to His apostles. (Jn 16:12-13) This promise was fulfilled when the church is born on the day of ... None of the New Testament books were yet written. 49 AD: first inspired New Testament book written: Acts 15:19:29. We learn about this first book, because it is embedded within the book of Acts. This marks the beginning of the creation of the canon. 27 more books will ... The fact that writings attributed to the apostles were copied repeatedly, as per the manuscript evidence, and that they were published in codices, points to their widespread usage in the congregations, probably in worship from an early date, though we do not know exactly ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Sola Scriptura: All-sufficient: The Bible alone is a blueprint ... Evangelicals view Christianity as "a system of truth" that is "infallibly preserved" only in Scripture. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 144) "For how is it not absurd that in respect to money, indeed, we do not trust to others, but refer this to figures and ... and having learnt what are the true riches, let us pursue after them that we may obtain also the eternal good things; which may we all obtain, through the grace and love towards men of our Lord Jesus Christ, with Whom, to the Father and the Holy Spirit, be glory, might, and honor, now and ever, and world without end. ... It is perfectly clear that there is nothing in the New Testament that resembles the Torah in any way. That is to say, there are no specific instructions for worship. We are given hints as to when the early Christians met for worship, i.e. on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7), but no specific directions. Nor are we given any details about how ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-all-sufficient-blueprint.htm

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Must I keep the Ten Commandments today? ... The ten commandments were a vital part of the entire law of Moses (Romans 7:7). Hebrews 8:13 clearly teaches us that the old covenant (the 10 commandments) are all abolished. However, for those under the new covenant we are to hear Jesus and not Moses: "Wherefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God" (Romans ... The last time the Sabbath is mentioned in the New Testament is in Colossians 2:16. There Paul issues a warning against those who would seek to bind it. The only commandment peculiar to the Israelite order was the law of the Sabbath. Christians meet for worship today, not on the Jewish Sabbath, but the Lord's day, the first day of the week (Acts 20:7; I Cor. 16:1,2; Rev. 1:10). 5. The fifth commandment is: "Honor thy father and thy mother." This forbids disrespect and disobedience to parents. The new covenant states similarly: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-10-commandments.htm

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Hebrew: The World's Oldest Alphabet: English came from Hebrew ... Sinai in 1446 BC required a written script. b. When Israel entered Egypt, they had no written script. c. God looked ahead and through Prophet Joseph and his sons Ephraim and Manasseh, invented the first alphabet in preparation for the written word of God. 5. In the same way, God through His providence, provided for the rise of Synagogues as a result of Antiochus II translating the word of God into Greek. a. God looked ahead at the Babylonian Captivity and through Jeremiah prophesied the New Testament Law of Christ wherein the body of Christ, the church replaced the physical temple. b. Weekly meetings in thousands of synagogues, each equipped with its own "Christian maker" (water baptistry- Mikveh) made the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul very easy with a seamless transition from Temple, to synagogue to church. c. Read detailed history of synagogues. 6. We now know of four different Hebrew alphabetic scripts, thanks to the translation skills of Dr. Doug Petrovich. This changes ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Hebrew-worlds-oldest-alphabet-Douglas-Petrovich-original-first-Proto-Consonantal-Sinaitic-Canaanite-Pictograms-Photograms-Echograms-Avaris-Tel-el-Daba-1859-1842BC.htm

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Prophecy Blunders! 100 Years of Failed Watchtower prophecies Dan. xii. 1. Nor will we here, again present the conclusive Bible proof that our Lord came for his Bride in 1874, and has an unseen work as Reaper of the first-fruits of this Gospel Age. (Zion's Watchtower November, 1880 p. 1) 1886 "The outlook at ... And though the Bible contains no direct statement that the seventh thousand will be the epoch of Christ's reign, the great Sabbath Day of restitution to the world, yet the venerable tradition is not without a reasonable foundation." (Studies in the ... And yet the course of the Church is to be finished within the space of time that intervenes." (Watchtower p. 56, 1894) 1894 "We see no reason for changing the figures - nor could we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ... Jesus' statement plainly is that the gospel age will end with a harvest, during which time he would be present, directing the work of that harvest. In the earth three and a half years from the time of his consecration and baptism, Jesus was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-Prophecy.htm

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Official creed of Church of the Nazarene The General Assembly is the supreme doctrine-formulating and lawmaking body of the Church of the Nazarene. This Manual contains the decisions and judgments of ministerial and lay delegates of the Twenty-first General Assembly, ... statement of faith, practice, and polity, we look forward to the new quadrennium with joy and unswerving faith in Jesus Christ. The Board of General Superintendents Theological Tradition The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the Wesleyan-Arminian (Holiness) theological tradition. ... the Church to express its life in the unity and fellowship of the Spirit; in worship through the preaching of the Word, observance of the sacraments, and ministry in His name; by obedience to Christ and mutual accountability. ... De 6:6,7; Mt 6:6 SECOND. By avoiding evil of every kind, including: (1) Taking the name of God in vain Ex 20:7; Lev 19:12; Jas 5:12 (2) Profaning of the Lord's Day by participation in unnecessary secular activities, thereby ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Nazarene.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... In the Orthodox Church married men can become priests. In the Catholic church men are forbidden to marry. (except for one small part of the world) The Roman Catholic church introduced instrumental music no earlier than the 7th century and ... Catholics on the other hand, must not eat the hour before, to have communion every day. In the end, Orthodox offer communion weekly and Catholics daily. In practice most Orthodox laity have communion four times year and Catholics weekly. So which of these two traditions is the one ... Transubstantiation is a false doctrine that says the bread and grape juice of the Lord's supper actually molecularly change to become the flesh and blood of Jesus. Of course this old doctrine was formulated before the advent of molecular ... The Roman church believed the Holy Spirit proceeded from BOTH the Father and the Son. Orthodox keeps the original Nicene Creed, accepted by the Universal Church, East and West, during the first millennium without the addition of "And the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? Click to View Roman Catholic Faith Examined! Was Peter the first Pope? Catholics say Yes! Truth says No! Click to View Papal Infallibility Click to View Was The Apostle Peter A Pope? Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE tell us if we have ... "Therefore, to resume, I establish: (1) That Jesus has given to His apostles the same power that He gave to St. Peter. (2) That the apostles never recognized in St. Peter the vicar of Jesus Christ and the infallible doctor of the church. (3) That St. Peter never thought of being ... When one searches the Bible from cover to cover, he finds only one passage which gives an indication of a vicar of Christ or God. It is 2 Thess. 2:3-4; it is worded as follows: "Let no one deceive you in any way, for the day of the Lord ... "According to the will of Christ, all its members profess the same faith, have the same worship and Sacraments, and are united under the one and same visible head, the Pope." (Father Smith Instructs Jackson, by John F. Noll and Lester J. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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FALSE: End of the world prophecy charts The one pictured below is a general overview chart to give the basic idea. click to view 2. Seventh-day Adventist rapture chart 1980 AD. This is an amazingly honest chart that SDA's handed out to the public in the 1980's. Notice that the entire New Testament period is something that God had to think up on the fly when the Jews rejected Jesus as their king. So God had to think up the church age as a stop gap measure until God could try a second time to get the Jews to accept Jesus as king during the millennium. Notice that the "prophetic clock stops" when the Jews crucified Jesus and it starts at the Rapture. The reason the clock had to stop, is because of all the time prophecies were supposed to be fulfilled at the first ... click to view 6. Bill Brown Ministries rapture chart: VIEW 7. Tom Stewart of "What Saith The Scriptures" predicted the rapture on Sunday May 31, 1998 AD. In a disclaimer on his website, he says his date was wrong, but no off my much time and that the end if VERY, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-false-end-times-charts.htm

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Lesson 14: The Lord's Supper Master index of 23 studies: "Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth!" Lesson 14 The Lord's Supper Christ instituted the Lord's Supper in order for us to remember the great sacrifice He made for us and that we rely on Him and His sacrifice for our salvation. He gave us this memorial so we would not forget Him and ... One place is found in Isaiah 53:5-6, "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, and by His stripes we are healed...And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." God and Christ are loving and wonderful for what they have done for us. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 we read of Jesus ... As we drink of the fruit of the vine we envision His precious blood which was poured out for us to cleanse us from all our sins. What great love and concern God and Christ have for us! The Lord wants us to remember what He did for us every first day of the week as the church did in the first century. We are to remember that our Lord gave up heaven to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-14-communion.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM ... Then we bring them to a place where there is water, and they are regenerated in the same manner in which we ourselves were regenerated. They then receive the washing with water in the name of God (the Father and Lord of the universe) and of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. For Christ said, 'Unless you are born again, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"' [John 3:5]. (Justin First Apology chant 61) 115-188 THEOPHILUS "On the fifth day the ... If, moreover, even from a 'brother' who 'walketh idly' he warns the Thessalonians to withdraw themselves, how much more withal from a fornicator! For these are the deliberate judgments of Christ, 'loving the Church,' who 'hath delivered Himself up for her, that He ... and obey your own will rather than God's, you are doubtless contrary and hostile to His will. But you will perhaps say, 'What does the baptism of water contribute towards the worship of God?' In the first place, because that which hath pleased God is fulfilled. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ... ... There were no organizational ties between local churches and one set of elders in a local church never had any control over any other local churches. Each local congregation was self-governing under Jesus Christ as its head. The concept of a diocese (groups of local churches ruled by one bishop) and even more so "mother churches" (patriarchs), simply did not exist in the Bible. Historically, it wasn't until about 150 AD that we first see a single bishop ruling over the local church. But even in 150 AD, he ... The terms Presbyter (or Elder) and Bishop (or Overseer, Superintendent) denote in the New Testament one and the same office, with this difference only, that the first is borrowed from the Synagogue, the second from the Greek communities; and ... Notice that Jerome documents in 492 AD, that overseers and elders are the same office, and that local churches had more than one. In spite of the practice of the day in 492 AD, Jerome looks back, in same way we can today, and comments on what ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: The Exodus "Out of Egypt ... There are at least 12 Exodus events that were later understood to be messianic prophecies. b. There is no indication in the Exodus narration that it is one big messianic prophecy of Christ and the Church. c. Before the coming of Jesus, we have no idea it was messianic. 2. Jesus is the first person to indicate that the Exodus is messianic typology when He associates his crucifixion with the ... 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." Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. Nor ... Jesus answered, "Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later."" (John 13:36) 13. Death = Heaven rest: a. "For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Exodus-Moses-Israel-Christ-church-double-dual-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-type-antitype.htm

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Catholic Encyclopedia's and Dictionaries The Catholic Encyclopedia also comments: "In Scripture there is as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together. The word [tri'as] (of which the Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in ... Yet, notwithstanding this difference as to origin, the Persons are co-eternal and co-equal: all alike are uncreated and omnipotent. This the Church teaches is the revelation regarding 'God's nature which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came upon earth to deliver to the world: and which she proposes ... to apply the more extreme theories of comparative religion [pagan similarities] to the doctrine of the Trinity, and to account for it by an imaginary law of nature compelling men to group the objects of their worship in threes. ... ... The Doctrine in the Old Testament.- ... "Jehovah said to the angels, ministering before Him, who were created on the second day of the creation of the world, "Let us make man in our image."' This view has met with the approval of some ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Catholic.htm

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What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC ... Click to View Prophets outside the Apostolic Age Click to View What Do The Early Church Fathers Say Regarding Prophets In Their Day? 160AD Clement of Alexandria (On the end of Apostolic revelation) "Mystagogues of the souls of the impious. " ... I have cited just a few of these references below. Admittedly some of this language is difficult to follow but some interesting facts are easily seen. First, the early church had to combat people who said they were prophets or prophetesses and were not. How did ... But all of these, ensnared by frauds of demons, which they ought to have foreseen and guarded against, by their carelessness lost the name and worship of God. For when they are called Phrygians, or Novarians, or Valentinians, or Marcionites, or ... Then Martin, the Spirit revealing the truth to him, that he might understand it was the devil, and not God, replied as follows: The Lord Jesus did not predict that he would come clothed in purple, and with a glittering crown upon his head. I ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-prophets.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Matthew 2:23 "He shall be ... Atheists, Jews and "Bible trashers" say Matthew got it wrong because no Old Testament prophecy says anything about Jesus being "called a Nazarene". In fact, when Matthew wrote, "as the prophets prophesied" in Mt 2:23, he was following a Midrashic method and style of connecting many different texts and prophecies in exactly the same way as the Jewish rabbis of his day. The Jews in Matthew's day would instantly recognize his method of connecting scriptures the way he did in Mt 2:23. Mirroring the first century Jewish Midrashic style Matthew makes three prophetic ... Most of these already had long hair and their only battle was not getting caught drinking beer or partaking the Lord's Supper in church. The phonic similarity between Nazarene and Nazarite would cause early ... Luke's infancy narrative shares significant parallels with that of Samuel the Nazirite in 1 Sam 2" (Lexham Bible dictionary, Nazareth, 2016 AD) The Septuagint (LXX) was the standard text used in every synagogue ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Matthew-2-23-triple-messianic-prophecy-Jesus-called-Nazarene-branch-from-branchland-holy-despised-Nazareth.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... will prove that we worship him reasonably; for we have learned that he is the Son of the true God Himself, that he holds a second place, and the Spirit of prophecy a third. For this they accuse us of madness, saying that we attribute to a crucified man a place second to the unchangeable and eternal God, the Creator of all things; but they are ignorant of the Mystery which lies therein" (First Apology 13:5-6). 150 AD Justin Martyr "Jesus Christ is the only proper Son who has been begotten by God, being His Word and first-begotten, and power; ... Sinai's The Guide 13). 180 AD Theophilus of Antioch 180 AD Theophilus of Antioch Chapter XV. - Of the Fourth Day. "On the fourth day the luminaries were made; because God, who possesses foreknowledge, knew the follies of ... Now, the scriptures would not have testified these things of Him, if, like others, He had been a mere man. (Irenaeus Against Heresies, chapter xix.2) 180 AD Irenaeus "For the Church, although dispersed throughout the whole ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Flavius Josephus Genesis Chronology: 70 AD Creation 5467 BC ... Hebrew text and not the Greek Septuagint in Antiquities 10:218 and Against Apion 1.1. This is powerful evidence that in 70 AD all Hebrew Torah scrolls in use agreed with the Greek Septuagint used in thousands of synagogues the world over. ... The LXX says the 27th but the modern Hebrew Masoretic says the 17th c. Josephus said it was the 27th day. "Now he says that this flood began on the 27th day of the forementioned month; and this was 2656 years from Adam" (Josephus, ... ended at the resurrection of Jesus Christ. See also the Ephesian Jewish Synagogue of 43 BC I. The Genesis chronology of Josephus in his own words: 1. Josephus follows the LXX Chronology: " This calamity happened in the six hundredth year of Noah's government [age], in the second month, called by the Macedonians Dius, but by the Hebrews, Marchesuan; for so did they order their year in Egypt; (81) but Moses appointed that Nisan, which is the same with Xanthicus, should be the first month for their festivals, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Josephus-Flavius-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-creation-5467BC-age-earth-Daniel9-70-weeks-70AD.htm

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Move-in's, Drop-in's, Born-in's & Drag-in's Isn't one of our primary purposes as Christian's to get ourselves to heaven and take as many with us as we go? Stop and take a look at the church where you worship and determine the number of new members added over the last year or two. Now, subtract the ... This can take up a major portion of the week's time, especially for a young preacher. He simply doesn't have enough time left to reach the lost. There are several solutions to this. First, the church could secure a second man to share the preaching and teaching. Second, depending on the spiritual maturity of the church, to have the members participate in the teaching and preaching. Third, a congregation can replace one of the weekly assemblies so all (preacher and ... Are we not aware that the work of saving souls is something that individual Christians do? We have made the church building the focal point of evangelism rather than the individual. Jesus taught "outreach" when he said through the parable of The Great Supper, "Go ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-born-ins.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) We believe in the essential Deity and the Virgin Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and that all the Scriptures from first to last centre about Him, His Person and work, His sacrificial death upon the Cross and His coming again. Isa. 7:14 John 5:39 Matt. 1:18-23 Acts 1:11; 17:2+3; 18:28; Luke 1:35; Acts 26:22+23; 28:23 We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life, in which He taught and did mighty works and signs exactly as revealed in the four gospels. We believe that He was crucified, dying as a penalty for our sins and was bodily raised from the dead on the third day as the scriptures declare. Later, He ascended to heaven where He is Head of the Church and intercedes for believers. ... in consequence, many independent groups of earnest Christians are being gathered together for fellowship and worship; WE DO THEREFORE declare anew our Faith and Doctrine herein contained, and, looking to Him for strength, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DEACONS So preaching everywhere in country and town, [the Apostles] appointed their first-fruits, when they had approved them by the Spirit, to be bishops and deacons unto them that should believe. And this they did in no new fashion; for indeed it had ... 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 portion is sent by the deacons. Hippolytus, Refutation of all Heresies ... But deacons ought to remember that the Lord chose apostles, that is bishops and overseers; while apostles appointed for themselves deacons after the ascent of the Lord into heaven, as minsters of their episcopacy and of the church. REFERENCES IN ... things in godly concord, the bishop presiding after the likeness of God and the presbyters after the likeness of the council of the Apostles, with the deacons also, who are most dear to me, having been entrusted with the diaconate of Jesus Christ. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deacons.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 58 Triadic Bible Texts church! Analysis of Triadic Texts showing interchangeability of terms: Interchangeability of "love": Romans 5:5-6 love of God Christ died Holy Spirit who was given Jude 20-21 love of God mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ praying in the Holy Spirit 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 always give thanks to God loved by the Lord , glory of our Lord Jesus Christ sanctification by the Spirit Romans 15:30 prayers to God urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ love of the Spirit Interchangeability of "testifies": Hebrews 2:3-4 God also testifying salvation first ... Jesus answered him, "It is written , 'You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only." John 14:16: "I will ask the Father , and He will give you another Helper , that He may be with you forever" John 20:21-22: "So ... Ephesians 4:30-32: "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption ... forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 5:18-20: "be filled with the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-text-triadic.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine 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 ... At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New ... The decisive catchword of the Nicene confession, namely, hoinoousios ("of one substance"), comes from no less a person than the emperor himself. To the present day no one has cleared up the problem of where the emperor got the term. It seems ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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BEWARE: Arian Biased Translations ... Lamsa, George M.: This is a translation made from Greek into Aramaic Hebrew, then translated a second time into English. Lamsa admits he was raised in the Nestorian church. Nestorius, who was condemned by the third Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431, taught that Jesus had two persons in one body, one human and one divine. Lamsa said: "the Eastern Christians believe in one God with three attributes, instead of three persons." ... In Luke 1:34 they mistranslate the Greek, "knew no man-virgin" for "I have no husband." They also mistranslate the Greek "first day of the week" for "Saturday night" in Acts 20:7. (Saturday is the 7th day of the week). They use "Friday" in Luke 23:54, with no supporting Greek at all! They use "Sunday" in 1 Cor 16:2, instead of "first day of the week". They also mistranslate the Greek, "Pentecost" for "Whitsuntide" (a religious festival of the church of England). Overall, the translation bears the stamp of modernism. If they can get big simple stuff wrong, we certainly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-translations.htm

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Development of Trinity Doctrine from the Old to the New Testament ... killed (Dan 9:26 = Lk 9:22) The Messiah was to be raised from the dead (Ps 16:10 + Lk 24:46) Immortality and eternal life (Dan 12:3 = 2 Tim 1:10) That the first covenant (10 Commandments) would be abolished and replaced by a new covenant (Jer 31:31f = Heb 8:6-13). ... had the mistaken idea that during the age of the Messiah (between cross and resurrection) that they would be keeping the weekly Sabbath and monthly New moon festival (Isa 66:23), yet they were abolished by the Messiah. (Col 1:14-16; Gal 4:10) They didn't understand his death and resurrection even though the Old Testament prophesied it and Jesus explicitly taught it: (Lk 24:46; Mt 16:21-22; Lk 18:31-34; Jn 16:16-18; 20:9) They didn't understand the second coming even ... 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 afterward were taught about the conditions of the covenant. The New ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development-old-testament.htm

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Mental Illness cures: (EDS-7) Etiological Diagnostic Snapsheet Introduction: 1. This is the third of three self-tests. If you have not completed self-test #1 (DSM-7) or self-test #2 (MMPI-7), do them first, then come back and take this final self-test. Click to View Click to View 2. First and second Laws of ... Discover what personal benefit is derived from insanity. Super Spiritualism, Super-Christian Syndrome Excessive singing, praising, prayer, fasting, talking about Jesus, evangelism, Bible study etc. so that life's everyday duties become neglected ... High self-esteem, Selfish, revenge, fame, attention, escape Call anyone and ask their help with your problem. Religious commitment I attend church every Sunday Click to View at this church: ___... I don't attend: Find me a good local ... Even more will do this if it costs them nothing because the therapy is paid for, by welfare etc. These people view the therapy as entertainment, something exciting to do and a break in an otherwise boring day. Click to View 3. Attention seeking, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures-EDS-7-etiological-diagnostic-snapsheet.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) George Fox saw himself as an apostle restoring the true church. Click to View George Fox in 1658 AD. What to Quakers Historically Believe The Quakers started in England the 17th Century by George Fox. George Fox asked his friend and ... Christ Jesus was born from the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18). Jesus Christ, God made flesh (Jn 1:14). Jesus Christ died for our sins but rose again the third day according to Scripture (1 Cor. 15:3,4). Christ is the only Mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5). ... 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 Worship: True worship is done in Spirit and in Truth (Jn. 4: 23,24). Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper: There ... Cry from the Desert (London, 1708), p. 14) This testimony was given in London on January 14, 1706. His mother had first experienced this linguistic ability in 1693 and had been imprisoned because of her spiritual gifts since 1695. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren ... The Mennonite Brethren Church is historically and theologically rooted in evangelical Mennonite-Anabaptism of the sixteenth century Reformation which sought to recapture the faith and life of the New Testament church. Our forefathers agreed with Menno Simons, after whom Mennonites are named, that "No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 3:11). Numerous confessions in the Anabaptist tradition were used in the preparation of the first Mennonite Brethren ... 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, ... Gen. 1:27-28; 2:18-24; Prov. 5:18-19; Mal. 2:13-16; Mt. 5:31-32; 19:4-9; 1 Cor. 7:10-11; 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:22-23, 6:4; Heb. 13:4 The Lord's Day and Work We believe that God intended man (man=mankind) to work diligently and honestly in his/... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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The Exodus Route: Goshen and Ramses of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the sons of Israel started out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians," (Numbers 33:3) Click to View 3. Ballah lake and Timsah lake cannot be the Red Sea crossing site because they are inside Goshen: a. ... The translation of the Septuagint was the seed that spawned the Synagogue system in 280 BC in Alexandria when spiritually thirsty diaspora Jews gathered in homes to read their new Greek Torah for the first time in their lives and pray to YHWH. Since Hebrew had been was extinct among the Jewish population since 500 BC, this became the standard "pulpit Bible" in the thousands of synagogues all around the world and was used exclusively in Judea at the time of Christ and the Apostles. Only the Temple Sadducees continued to speak Hebrew in their worship services to an Aramaic and Greek speaking audience the same way Roman Catholics today use Latin in English speaking audiences. These Jerusalem Temple approved scholars were the ones who ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-goshen.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers ... aspect of tradition can be found coming from the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 15:3-9. He calls the Pharisees "hypocrites" for nullifying the commandments of God through their phony traditions, and then goes on to castigate them by quoting Isaiah's prophecy, "These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." What ... Christians actually agree that we must maintain the oral tradition of the apostles. We are not opposed to apostolic tradition of the first century church. But that is where the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches are in big trouble. The vast majority of their "church ... Just like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses of our day, they all claimed adamantly that these misbegotten views were the true teaching of Scripture!" (Scripture and Tradition, Raymond L. Zell, Orthodox churchman, 1995, p 13) Neither Mormons and Jehovah's ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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