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Sola Scriptura: Scripture tells us John wrote the fourth Gospel ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "We only know the identity of John as the writer of the fourth gospel from tradition." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "We only know the identity of John as the writer of the fourth gospel from tradition." Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "We only know the identity of John as the writer of the fourth gospel from tradition." A. No need for oral tradition: We marvel at what lengths Roman Catholic and Orthodox oral tradition defenders will go to prove the need for oral tradition. The fact that Matthew, Mark, Luke, Hebrews and most of the Old Testament books do not tell us who actually wrote them is not a proof of the need for oral tradition. It is obviously not important who the authors are, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-beloved-disciple-john.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Clement of ... Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 180 AD: Clement of Alexandria: "But those who are ready to toil in the most excellent pursuits, will not desist from the search after truth, till they get the demonstration from the Scriptures themselves." (Clement of Alexandria, book 7, ch 16, Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished) Click to View What a wonderful anti-Catholic statement Clement makes! Clement will not accept any doctrine, until he can see it is clearly taught in scriptures! "For we have, as the source of teaching, the Lord, both by the prophets, the Gospel, and the blessed apostles, "in divers manners and at sundry ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-clement-alexandria.htm

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sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-few-bibles-until-printing-press ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Sola Scriptura is impossible because there were so few Bibles in circulation until the printing press was invented in the 16th century." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Sola Scriptura is impossible because there were so few Bibles in circulation until the printing press was invented in the 16th century." Even a Protestant author admits sola Scriptura was impossible in the first century! "Literacy in the Roman empire, by very rough estimate, did not exceed 10 percent [10%] on average." (Wayne Meeks, The Moral World of the First Christians, 1986). Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Sola Scriptura is impossible because there were so few Bibles in circulation until the printing press was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-few-bibles-until-printing-press-1436ad.htm

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Sola Scriptura was not impeded by a 10% of people could read ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Sola Scriptura is impossible since only 10% of people could read in 100 AD" False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Sola Scriptura is impossible since only 10% of people could read in 100 AD" Even a Protestant author admits sola Scriptura was impossible in the first century! "Literacy in the Roman empire, by very rough estimate, did not exceed 10 percent on average." (Wayne Meeks, The Moral World of the First Christians, 1986). Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Sola Scriptura is impossible since only 10% of people could read in 100 AD" Literacy rates are irrelevant: Scriptures were easily accessible to all from Moses to 1436 AD. Sola Scriptura means you follow the Bible only apart from tradition ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-illiteracy-rate.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Heretics even quoted scripture! The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches use this silly argument to suggest that we cannot use the Bible alone to refute heretics, since they also quote scripture. Perhaps there is more truth to this than what first appears! Perhaps only Catholic cannot refute heretics with the scriptures... Christians, on the other hand, have not problem refuting heretics with the scriptures. Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! Roman Catholic and Orthodox advocates deceptively mislead you into thinking that since the heretics also tried to prove their doctrines from the Bible, the church gave up on scriptural "proof texting" and won the battles by appealing to tradition. This view completely misrepresents history and the facts. Click here to learn why. "Proponents of sola Scriptura often point out that the early Church Fathers appealed to the Scriptures for authority ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The local church is the largest unit of organization ... Anti-Sola Scriptura Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Sola Scriptura advocates hypocritically deny the authority of the Catholic and Orthodox church organizations, then claim their own church's organization has authority." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to trash Sola Scriptura are refuted. Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Click to View Click to View More ... At times, their statements, if taken in isolation, can sound almost Catholic." (Philip Blosser, Philosophical and Practical Problems with Sola Scriptura, 1998) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument: "Sola Scriptura advocates hypocritically deny the authority of the ... The church is not the source of truth as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches teach, but the proclaimer of scripture to the world. Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-local-church-authority.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 does not prove ... Click to View "The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 came from oral tradition." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 came from oral tradition." "In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " (Acts 20:35) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 came from oral ... Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. 2 Pet 1:20-21. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. We challenge the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to give us a list of "oral ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-acts-20-35.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from oral tradition." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... If he believed that the Scriptures are self-sufficient, then he was not very consistent." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 123) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Paul got the names ... It is ridiculous for Orthodox and Catholic to use the case of "Jannes and Jambres" as proof they should have a blank "oral tradition" cheque today. Just as there was invalid oral tradition regarding the disciples stealing the body, so too there is invalid oral tradition in both the Roman ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Moses' Seat is not an antitype of the Papal authority ... Matthew 23:2. Jesus relies on the oral tradition of acknowledging Moses' seat of authority, which passed from Moses to Joshua to the Sanhedrin." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Moses' Seat is the antitype of the Papal authority ... "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them." Matthew 23:2-3 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox ... If Moses' seat really was an antitype of the Papal chair in Rome, then the Catholic church should have a 6 tier organization: the pope + "leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens". But the Roman Catholic church only has three tiers: Pope, Bishops, Priests. It is also ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-moses-seat-matthew-23-2.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The story of Michael and the Devil over Moses ... "The story of Michael and the Devil over Moses in Jude 9, comes from oral tradition." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "The story of Michael and the Devil over where Moses' body was buried in Jude 9, comes from oral tradition." "But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"" (Jude 9) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The story of ... This actually proves oral tradition is not a valid form of authority, since until scripture "chose between the traditions", there was no way of knowing which was the correct one. The same thing is identically true between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. Both fight the other ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-devil-michael-jude-9.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Scripture recorded the prophets were persecuted ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Only oral tradition knew that all the prophets were persecuted in Acts 7:52." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Only oral tradition knew that all the prophets were persecuted in Acts 7:52." "Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; you who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it." Acts 7:52-53 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Only oral tradition knew that all the prophets were persecuted in Acts 7:52." Scripture recorded the prophets were persecuted in Acts 7:52 The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-persecuted-prophets-acts-7-52.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Jews being sawn in two in Hebrews 11:37 came ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Jews being sawn in two in Hebrews 11:37 came from tradition not scripture." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Jews being sawn in two in Hebrews 11:37 came from ... "And when Isaiah was being sawn in sunder, he neither cried aloud nor wept, but his lips spake with the Holy Spirit until he was sawn in twain." (The Ascension of Isaiah 5:14) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Jews being sawn in two in Hebrews ... There are many examples of New Testament doctrines and ideas throughout the book. The Ascension of Isaiah is not oral tradition, but a written tradition. Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders should be spanked for even suggesting that Hebrews 11:37 borrowed from "The Ascension of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-sawn-in-two-hebrews-11-37.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Scripture tells us Elijah's drought was three ... Click to View "Only oral tradition gave the duration of Elijah's drought in James 5:17 as 3 1/2 years." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "Only oral tradition gave the duration of Elijah's drought in James 5:17 as 3 1/2 years." ... James 5:17 "Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." 1 Kings 17:1 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & ... Even if the figure of 3 1/2 years was a matter of oral tradition, just how important is the length of the drought? It is not a matter of importance or critical faith. If this is the best example of oral tradition Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders can come up with, they have lost ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-elijah-drought-3-half-years.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Apostolic Fathers viewed scripture itself ... The Apostolic Fathers viewed scripture itself as tradition "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Introduction: It is clear that the apostolic fathers viewed scripture as tradition. They even referred to scripture as tradition. This should not surprise us, since scripture itself refers to itself as tradition: 2 Thess 2:15 ... life and not according to the tradition which you received from us." 2 Thessalonians 3:6. This verse likely includes both oral and scripture tradition as a summary of 2 Thess 2:15. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, ... Tradition #2: Verbal inspiration. (Jer 1:9; 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 3:6; 2 Tim 2:2) Click to View Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) Click to View Tradition #4: Uninspired creeds "Rule of Faith". (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-1-scripture.htm

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Sola Scriptura is proven by 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Anti-Sola Scriptura Arguments Refuted: Click to View "2 Timothy 3:16-17 doesn't say the Bible is all sufficient by itself." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to trash Sola Scriptura are refuted. Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Click to View Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! Click to View A list of Sola Scriptura proof texts. Click to View Sola ... "What Paul does not say [2 Timothy 3:16], however, is that the Scriptures are sufficient all by themselves." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 122) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument: "2 Timothy 3:16-17 ... The scripture is able to fully furnish us for EVERY GOOD WORK. In other words, there are no good works that the Bible does not discuss. If we abide with scripture, and scripture alone, we need not look to oral church traditions to learn about any other good works. If we do what the Bible says, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-2-timothy-3-16.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Luther and Calvin indeed contradicted themselves ... Anti-Sola Scriptura Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Luther and Calvin contradicted themselves because they claimed to use the Bible only, then went on to write creeds in addition to the Bible." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to trash Sola Scriptura are refuted. Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Click to View Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! ... If he had, he'd have tossed out the Creeds and spent less time writing commentaries." (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. James Bernstein, Orthodox churchman, 1994, p 21) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument: "Luther and Calvin contradicted ... Luther and Calvin practiced "pseudo-Sola Scriptura" because they did use creeds in addition to the Bible. Click to View Find a true Sola Scriptura local church in your own home town. Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-luther-calvin-creeds.htm

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Anti-Sola Scriptura: Those who attack the Bible Click to View Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA Links on this page: Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura Sola Scriptura debates between Christians vs. Orthodox/Catholics The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Irrefutable questions that anti-sola Scriptura defenders can't answer Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority of the Bible! Sola Scriptura defended from the Bible and the Apostolic Fathers! The 27 book canon was written and in use by 100 AD. The Bible defends itself against those who think it is an incomplete dead letter. The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without the church or the illumination of the Holy Spirit. ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura.htm

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The Eastern Greek Orthodox church Examined Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA Like on this page: Introduction and overview to Roman Catholicism: Start here Irrefutable questions that Roman Catholics can't answer The Catholic church did not give the world the Bible by her authority! The apostate doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today Sola Scriptura: Using the Bible only to the exclusion of oral church tradition The unbiblical apostate organization of the Roman Catholic church Massive list of Roman Catholic False doctrines The apocrypha is not inspired Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make the identical claim of apostolic succession, yet are so different they are not even in communion! Mariolatry: The worship and adoration of the Virgin Mary Doctrinal evolution: Roman Catholic doctrinal flip flops ... https://www.bible.ca/orthodox.htm

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Sabbatatrians Refuted and Sabbath keepers Exposed: 2011 AD ... The Sadducees followed the Torah as it was written while the Pharisees believed in a second "Oral" Torah which they added to the real one. ... Apologetic Need. The early Fathers adopted the notion of the Mosaic origin and exclusive Jewish nature of the Sabbath, to challenge those ... It was a group of Jews-the Apostles-who, in apostolic times, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, decided that the Gentile converts ... Their records demonstrate that the Orthodox churches observed, instead, a Sabbath festival at several times during their liturgical year. ... wide-spread by 100 AD and essentially universal by 140 AD. It is not even possible that the Roman Catholic Church could have "changed" the Sabbath. ... Nor does he speak for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in any official capacity, especially in view of his recent highly controversial ... For the complete text of the 1873 edition of Andrews' book, go to the Wikipedia article, "J.N. Andrews," and click on the link to the book. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lying-for-god-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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Bible texts taught Sola Scriptura and the all-sufficiency of ... Anti-Sola Scriptura Arguments Refuted: Click to View "How could 2 Timothy 3:16 teach the all-sufficiency of scripture, when several New Testament books were not even written yet?" False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to trash Sola Scriptura are refuted. Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Click to View Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! Click to View A ... If Paul were asserting the sole sufficiency of the Scriptures (i.e. the Old Testament), it would obviate the need for the New Testament." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 122) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox ... God also knew the exact working that would be in these books, since he, not the men chose the working, as 2 Peter 1:20-21 says. Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-2-timothy-3-16-canon.htm

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Roman Catholic Faith Examined MAIN HOMEPAGE https://www.bible.ca/moving-search.gif https://www.bible.ca/moving-logo.gif Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA Links on this site: Introduction and overview to Roman Catholicism: Start here Irrefutable questions that Roman Catholics can't answer The Catholic church did not give the world the Bible by her authority! The apostate doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today Sola Scriptura: Using the Bible only to the exclusion of oral church tradition The unbiblical apostate organization of the Roman Catholic church Massive list of Roman Catholic False doctrines The apocrypha is not inspired Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make the identical claim of apostolic succession, yet are so different they are not even in communion! Mariolatry: The worship and adoration of the Virgin Mary Doctrinal evolution: Roman Catholic doctrinal flip flops ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic.htm

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Sola Scriptura proof texts: 1 Corinthians 4:6 3:10) "I used the gardener and builder figures to that you learn not to exceed what is written" (1 Cor 4:6) Jesus intended his church to built upon scripture, not Peter or oral traditions. Click to View Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura proof texts! Introduction: The larger context of 1 Cor 4:6 is in a section of 1 Corinthians we call, "preacheritus" (Chapters 1-4.) The church was beginning to follow men rather than scripture. Of course Roman Catholics today say, "I am of Peter" ... the pope. This directly violates what Paul said here. These four chapters are a contextual unit. ... 4:6) Click to View Jesus intended his church to built upon scripture, not Peter or oral traditions. Conclusion: 1 Cor 4:6 so clearly refutes the Roman Catholic and Orthodox church's doctrine of oral tradition, they do not know what to do with it! Jesus said, "upon this rock I will build My church" and Paul warned: "in building ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts-1-corinthians-4-6.htm

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Personal Evangelism 101 ... Like Wycliffe before him, Luther also believed that the scriptures were the only rule of faith and practice. "Sola Scriptura" was the Latin phrase for it and ... They turn to their councils and traditions first and the Bible second. See chart # 2. The Greek Orthodox Catholic Church has its own creed book called the Divine Liturgy. Like the Roman Catholic Church, they too exalt human creeds. Luther ... corruptions and innovations of every kind, we must confine ourselves to the teachings of the apostles, and to the practice of the apostolic church. ... There are two attitudes toward the silence of scripture: A. Denominational view - "We can practice things not found in the New Testament. We must ... This can be illustrated well by a "Figure and Ground" perception test that I use in my communication's classes. (SEE BELOW). . . Click to View . . ... The written approach gives him/her time to think about it, digest a kernel of truth and get their thinking on the right path. There are two basic oral ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility We are utterly shocked that any Christian would kiss the Koran. Infallibility of the church? "The entire Roman Catholic argument depends upon the assumption that Rome could not do what Israel did. The problem is that in reality she has done exactly what Israel did. She has placed herself in precisely the same position that the Scribes and Pharisees found themselves in. Their oral law or tradition was so "synthesized" to the written Torah, that judgment of the ... If Mark 7 teaches us anything, it is that the two must not be "synthesized." The written Word of God must remain the unique norm." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 179) Click to View Peter was not a Pope! By Peter McPherson A. What Is True Of The Apostle Peter, ... Take for example, the liturgy of the Lord's Supper or the date of Easter. The Oral traditions of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches contradict each other so bad, they condemn each other and are not "in communion" with each ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation ... Click to View Click to View Click to View Click here to locate the nearest congregation of Christians who follow the Bible pattern. Christians (click for a local church) Roman Catholics Greek Orthodox Conclusion: Transubstantiation is as much an assault against ... While Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches rely on "manmade tradition", Protestants rely upon their various human creeds. Of course true Christians rely upon what the Bible says alone, to the exclusion of all tradition and all human creeds. Sola Scriptura leads us to the symbolic view, which is in keeping with Christ and the earliest post-apostolic tradition. Transubstantiation is a false doctrine because: Mt 26:28 proves transubstantiation wrong because Jesus calls the cup "fruit of the vine" after both Roman Catholics and Orthodox say the "change" was supposed to take place. Catholics make Jesus a liar by calling the cup "fruit of the vine" rather than what Catholic false doctrine claims it was: Literal Blood. 1 Cor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today The whole idea of tradition as it is now found in the Roman Catholic Church was not defined until 1546 by the Council of Trent, and then it was done to counter the reformers of the Protestant Reformation who demanded scriptural authority for ... hand, following the example of the orthodox Fathers, receives and venerates, with an equal affection of piety, all the books of the Old and New Testaments....and also the said traditions...preserved in the Catholic Church by a continuous succession." ... Also, if we now believe it, that proves that the church always believed it. My friends, that is just not good enough. Greg Litmer Click to View Is Tradition a Source Of God's Revelation? The Catholic Church teaches that there are two sources of ... The Church often asserted apostolic sanction for tradition and usages that could not be traced to apostolic writings...While the Bible contains God's original revelation, yet the Bible cannot be understood alone. The Church's living tradition ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: John Cassian Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 425 AD: John Cassian: For the nature of gluttony is threefold: first, there is that which forces us to anticipate the proper hour for a meal, next that which delights in stuffing the stomach, and gorging all kinds of food; thirdly, that which takes pleasure in more refined and delicate feasting. And so against it a monk should observe a threefold watch: first, he should wait till the proper time for breaking the fast; secondly, he should not give way to gorging; thirdly, he should be contented with any of the commoner sorts of food. For anything that is taken over and above what is customary and the common ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cassian.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 375 AD: Gregory of ... Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 375 AD: Gregory of Nyssa: "But while the latter proceeded, on the subject of the soul, as far in the direction of supposed consequences as the thinker pleased, we are not entitled to such license, I mean that of affirming what we please; we make the Holy Scriptures the rule and the measure of every tenet; we necessarily fix our eyes upon that, and approve that alone which may be made to harmonize with the intention of those writings." (Gregory of Nyssa, On the Soul and the Resurrection) Click to View "on the other hand, even if our reasoning be found unequal to the problem, we must keep for ever, firm and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-gregory.htm

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George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... Finally, to Gary, Kelly, and Steven-God's children and mine-I dedicate this work. Kenny Chumbley Ludlow, IL 60949 31 December 1996 Click to View TABLE ... may call a puritanically struck view-had pronounced it unlawful for Christians to wear a flower crown, as the heathens did, on occasions of rejoicing. ... It is an argument a fortiori in favor of our rule of requiring Scripture proof for Divine or Apostolic traditions, that in the early Church such proof ... The second part of Taylor's Dissuasive contains a complete catena of Fathers establishing by their consent this principle, which no Father denies. There is no Roman Catholic doctrine disputed by us for which anything like so complete a tradition ... John's oral teaching, that our Saviour passed through all the stages of human life from infancy to old age. [ 135-36] b. There is a like discrepancy ... investigating his case, if he protested that he was perfectly orthodox, and that it was the bishop who had censured him whose views were eccentric. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm

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Sola Scriptura proof texts: John 20:30 proves the Bible is enough ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "John 20:30 clearly tells us that the Bible lacks many things Jesus did." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "John 20:30 clearly tells us that the Bible lacks many things Jesus did" "John tells us that his book only contains part of what Jesus did, therefore we need oral tradition to complete the ... "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written." John 21:25 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "John 20:30 clearly tells us that the Bible lacks many things Jesus did" Sola Scriptura proof texts: John 20:30 proves the Bible is enough! If we took all that is in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-john-20-30.htm

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Encyclopedia of Pentecostal ministries and preachers ... International Charismatic Bible Ministries International Charismatic Bible Ministries: Oral Roberts; Chairman of ICBM; Prophet Kenneth ... For Pentecostals the events of Azusa Street mark the watershed event in modern Pentecostalism, Yet look at what contemporary, orthodox, ... Sons of God Unity of the Body, i.e. all churches submitting the Apostolic and Prophetic authority Allen, A. A. Allen "scammed" his ... Arnott, John Click to View Head pastor of the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship where the "Toronto Blessing" originated. Prophetic movement, ... consumed by the World Council of Churches under the control of the Roman Catholics, that the rapture would take place, and that the world ... "...not one place in the Bible is trinity ever mentioned...It's Catholic error and you Protestants bow to it" (William Branham, Conduct, ... Perhaps this is an important connection between Hinduism and Kundalini Pentecostalism. Perhaps this is where Branham, one of the fathers of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-encyclopedia-pentecostal-preachers.htm

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Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority ... Click to View All Church Creeds are Dangerous Click to View Click to View They violate sola Scriptura, since they are additions. Click to View They compete with the authority of the Bible! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View All Church Creeds are Dangerous Click to View Historical origin of creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Luther and Calvin merely replaced Catholic creedalism with their own creeds. Luther and Calvin practiced "pseudo-Sola Scriptura" because they used creeds in addition to the Bible. Click to View "Luther and ... If he had, he'd have tossed out the Creeds and spent less time writing commentaries." (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. James Bernstein, Orthodox churchman, 1994, p 21) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument: We completely agree with this criticism. Luther merely replaced Catholic creedalism with a system of his own. Luther and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston ... Although we may doubt that this Letter is inspired or scripture or even apostolic, it does witness to an early date for ... differences between the two peoples of God in the second century, both from the Christian and from the Jewish point of view. ... the Jews and confuted them, saying: Christ, upon whom your fathers laid hands, abolished their sabbaths and fasts and ... Some scholars attribute this Letter to a former tutor of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180). The Didascalia 26 speaks of Christ "fulfilling" the Sabbath, which therefore need no longer be observed. In his catholic period, Tertullian's ... Whether the form was originally oral or written, early Christian sources consistently omitted the Sabbath when summarizing or ... 5. This was in a violent attack against the orthodox, mainstream, church after he had joined a narrow, rigorous, sect. ... in the Spring 2012 issue (vol. 126 no. 1) of The Churchman, Watford, England. Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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Sola Scriptura: 2 John 12 does not prove the need for extra-Biblical ... False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "In 2 John 12, John refused to write everything in scripture, but gave them oral traditions." John says that there are many things he did not want to tell them in scripture, but only face to face. This proves we need oral tradition, otherwise how do we know what John told these brethren? "Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that your joy may be made full." 2 John 12 "I had many things to write to you, but I am not willing to write them to you with pen and ink; but I hope to see you shortly, and we will speak face to face." 3 John 13-14 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "In 2 John 12, John refused to write ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-2-john-12.htm

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"KJV Only" advocates refuted! ... If not, why do some "limit" "the word of God" to only ONE "17th Century English" translation? Where was "the word of God" prior to 1611? Did our Pilgrim Fathers ... [same page above] Click to View Indisputable, universally recognized errors in the KJV Special thanks to Bill Reid for providing some source documentation in this section. ... "Easter" Acts 12:4 "Passover"(Easter very poor choice as it confuses the pagan origin Roman Catholic "Easter" holy day with what the TR clearly says is the Jewish ... was not so sound and so perfect, but it needed in many places correction; and who had been so sufficient for this work as the Apostles or Apostolic men? ... If any doubt hereof, he may be satisfied by examples enough, if enough will serve the turn. First S. Jerome saith, Multarum gentium linguis Scriptura ante ... "should at any time be neglected:" [S. Chrysost. in epist. ad Rom. cap. 14. oral. 26.] Lastly, the admonition and menacing of S. Augustine, "They that despise ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in five different kinds of tradition The Apostolic Fathers believed in five different kinds of tradition "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Apostolic Fathers recognized five different kinds of tradition: Click to View Tradition #1: Scripture. (2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Thess 2:15; 3:6) Click to View Tradition #2: Verbal inspiration. (Jer 1:9; 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 3:6; 2 Tim 2:2) Click to View Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) Click to View Tradition #4: Uninspired creeds "Rule of Faith". (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:8) Click to View Tradition #5: False doctrine tradition. (Mk 7:7-9; Col 2:8; 2 Tim 4:2-5) By Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ... Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand the Bible! Illumination of the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible is a false doctrine and contrary to "sola Scriptura": Most Protestants are as bad a Catholics and Orthodox Click to View The Holy Spirit gave us the Bible and we can understand it as any other book. Why can we understand newspapers, but not the Bible without the Holy Spirit? This false doctrine makes God incapable of writing to be understood, while men can be understood in the newspaper. It also makes all books on earth understandable without the Holy Spirit, except for the Bible, which we are, according to this false doctrine, prevented from understanding until the Holy Spirit illuminates the meaning for us! Sola Scriptura home page I. Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders make this correct observation about the Protestant "inward witness of the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible": Protestants all claim to interpret the Scripture by the light of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm

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The Catholic Church did not Give the world The Bible! Click to View Roman Catholic Faith Examined! Did The Catholic Church Give Us The Bible? Catholics say Yes! Truth says No! Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE tell us if we have misrepresented Catholic Faith Click to View Did The Catholic Church ... Bible as the Word of God, you are obliged to receive it on the authority of the Catholic Church, who was the sole Guardian of the Scriptures for fifteen hundred years." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 68). "When were all these writings put together? ... Thus, the New Testament books were in existence in their present form at the close of the apostolic age. As a matter of fact, the apostles themselves put their writings into circulation. "And when this letter has been read among you, see that it be ... Some of the most valuable Greek Bibles and Versions have been handed down to us from non-Roman Catholic sources. A notable example of this is the Codex Sinaiticus which was found in the monastery of St. Catherine (of the Greek Orthodox Church) at ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-origin.htm

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The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without ... Sola Scriptura: "Read and you will understand"! For those who think God is an incompetent writer! Click to View The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person. Click to View Without the church to interpret for you. (false doctrine) Click to View Without the illumination of the Holy Spirit. (false doctrine) Click to View Children read and understand ... It assumes a degree of absolute objectivity that would make the most ardent positivist cringe with embarrassment. ... this is exactly what the doctrine of sola Scriptura assumes: a bare text that somehow imposes its meaning on the reader." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 100) Three false sources of truth other than the Bible: Click to View #1: Illumination of the Church Organization by the Holy Spirit The church is not an infallible source of truth Click to View The church is not illuminated by the Holy Spirit! Click to View The Roman Catholic and Orthodox ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-interpretation.htm

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Bulwarks of the Faith Foy E Wallace JR. Refuting Dogmas Catholicism ... in January 1946, Refuting the Dogmas of Roman Catholicism and the Doctrines of Protestant Denominationalism By FOY E. WALLACE JR. Copyrighted 1951 All Rights Reserved Published By Foy E.Wallace Jr., Publications Oklahoma City Printed In The United States Of America Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE tell us if we have misrepresented Catholic Faith Click to View CONTENTS OF PART ONE Pages Author's ... Chapter Four: The Doctrines Of The Roman Catholic Church 127-165 Chapter Five: The Arguments Of The Catholics Scripturally Answered 166-199 Chapter Six: An Apostolic Syllabus On The New ... When a mighty movement to restore the New Testament church was set in motion, liturgy, creeds, orthodox denominationalism held sway. The heroic reformations of Luther, Calvin and Wesley had sent ... No one is ignorant that the heresies proscribed by the Fathers of Trent, by which the divine magisterium of the Church was rejected, and all matters regarding religion were surrendered to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic/Catholic-church-doctrine-Bulwarks-of-the-Faith-Foy-E-Wallace-JR-Refuting-Dogmas-Catholicism-Protestant-Denominationalism-1951AD.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... The 15 forged letters of Ignatius: They claim to be written by Ignatius in 110 AD, but were forged by another in about 250 AD that deceptively claimed to be Ignatius. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other info. All scholars reject 8 of Ignatius' alleged writings as forgeries and say the 7 remaining letters are genuine ... The very first historical reference to the "Catholic Church" is nestled warmly between very strong commands to obey the bishop as you would Jesus Christ and the only valid baptism or communion service is one by the bishop's authority. We feel that is it no co-incidence that the first historical reference to the ... Baur declares it impossible that any writer of so early an age could have uttered such high episcopal notions as appear in the so-called Ignatian Epistles." (Henry C. Sheldon, History of the Christian Church, Vol 1, p 147) B. Roman Catholics and Orthodox love to quote Ignatius because he is the first writer who documents the unbiblical ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ... The simple bible blueprint of church organization where a group of equal elders (presbyters) govern only within their own local church meeting the full qualifications of 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1. 30-150AD: No trace of the Roman Catholic papal or the Orthodox patriarchal systems. Click to View John Paul II Catholic, Bishop of Rome, Pope Click to View Introduction Click to View ... This is evident from the following passage from Titus 1:5-7." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 156) This proves false, the Catholic and Orthodox claim of being the apostolic church. C. What Scholars say about the period of 33 A.D. - 150 AD: We ... D. What the apostolic fathers say about the period of 30 AD - 150 AD: Click to View Learn from the Bible Blueprint, how the church was organized by the apostles! 90 AD "Appoint, therefore, for yourselves, bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek, and not lovers of money, and truthful and proved; for ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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Catholic doctrinal Flip-Flops: Baptism: Changed from immersion ... Roman Catholic Doctrinal evolution: Doctrinal flip flops Baptism: Changed from immersion to sprinkling in 1311 AD. Click to View Doctrinal flip flops Click to View More Catholic doctrinal Flip-Flops Baptism: Changed from immersion to sprinkling in 1311 AD. Baptism: Changed from immersion to sprinkling in 1311 AD. A. Jesus was immersed not sprinkled by John the Baptist. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately ... Colossians 2:12 "Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." Romans 6:3-4 The Orthodox church never changed and immerses to this day! More on baptism as immersion. The Apostolic Fathers always baptized by immersion. C. The Roman Catholic church admits baptism by ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic-flip-flops-baptism-immersion-sprinkling.htm

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4 Competing Views of Church Organization Click to View Outline: 250-451 AD Click to View Outline: 451-588 AD Click to View Outline: 588-606 AD Click to View Outline: 606 AD-Today Click to View Catholic organization today Click to View Orthodox organization today Click to View True Bible organization today Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church in your own home town. ... True Christians view the Bible as the only roadmap and reject all creeds and councils as of human origin. The foundational error of Roman Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants is their acceptance of the Nicene council as authoritative. As soon as you accept the Nicene council, you leave the barn door open for wild apostasy. All human creeds are to be rejected, even if they are correct, because they compete with the authority of the Bible. If you think this is not true, take note that both the Catholic and Orthodox churches reject "Sola Scriptura" and openly admit that the Bible is not enough and that we actually need human creeds. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-perspective.htm

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Apostate church organization: 250-451AD: The rise of the diocesan ... Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church that is organized exactly as the Bible says 250-451AD: "The oligarchic diocesan episcopate" The organization of the Eastern Greek Orthodox patriarchal systems is fully formed. The Roman Catholic papal system is developing, but will not flower until 606 AD. Click to View John Paul II Catholic, Bishop of Rome, Pope Click to View Introduction Click to View Graphical ... This was due in some degree to the fact that the Roman was an apostolic church, founded, according to current belief, by the two eminent apostles Peter and Paul. It was due in a much larger degree to the political pre-eminence of Rome. It is no exaggeration to say, that the ... "His [Chrysostom] 242 extant letters are nearly all from the three years of his exile [A.D. 404-407], and breathe a noble Christian spirit, in a clear, brilliant and persuasive style." (Philip Schaff, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series I, Vol. IX, The Life and Work of St. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-250-451AD.htm

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Autocephalous Orthodox Churches centered at Constantinople ... Of course, the Orthodox claim they, not the Roman Catholic church are the one true apostolic church and depict the Roman Catholics "falling away" in 1054 AD. Roman Catholics use the same chart but have the Orthodox "falling away" from them. But the point remains, that Roman Catholics claim they are the apostolic church based upon tradition and Orthodox claim they are the ... How can so many contradictory statements be based upon" apostolic tradition? "How can intelligent and sensible people" claim to be the apostolic church, "yet arrive at such opposite conclusions?" Here is a time line of history produced by the Orthodox church: Click to View II. Understanding ranks and titles within Autocephalous Orthodox Churches centered at ... Moreover, monks in the Egyptian desert provided the first models for the Christian monastic tradition, having been nourished by the spiritual insights of the early "desert fathers." But the christological teachings of the Council of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/orthodox-church-autocephalous-hierarchy-organization.htm

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Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and ... Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended Introduction: 1. Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders all believe inspiration still happens today. The Jehovah's Witnesses have their inspired Watchtower Magazine, the Seventh-day Adventists make bold claims that Ellen G. White was inspired, and we tire of the outrageous and reprehensible claims that all the charismatics and Pentecostals make about being directly guided by the Holy Spirit. Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders view themselves as directly ... Debate; Everett Ferguson, Factors Leading to the Selection and Closure of the New Testament Canon, p 319, 2002) By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-complete-inspiration-ended.htm

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Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ... to View Outline: 250-451 AD Click to View Outline: 451-588 AD Click to View Outline: 588-606 AD Click to View Outline: 606 AD-Today Click to View Catholic organization today Click to View Orthodox organization today Click to View True Bible organization today Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church in your own home town. ... Up to this time, the office of Overseer (Bishop) and Elder (presbytery) were two terms describing the same office. This is seen both in scripture and the witness of the post apostolic writers. Even Roman Catholic and Orthodox scholars agree with us: "In the New Testament, the terms bishop and presbyter are used interchangeably. ... The Diocese (one bishop ruling over many local churches) did not begin to develop until after 250 AD. B. The case of Serapion, Bishop of Antioch 190-203 AD: In the "Introduction To The Gospel Of Peter" (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol 10) the following historical comment is made about how The Gospel Of Peter was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-150-250AD.htm

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Apostate church organization: 588 - 606 AD: The final dog fight ... of Rome dies and is replaced by Boniface III. Phocas writes to the new bishop of Rome, Boniface III and through imperial decree of the Roman government, proclaims Boniface III, as the "Head of all the Churches" and "Universal Bishop". ... View Outline: 451-588 AD Click to View Outline: 606 AD-Today Click to View Catholic organization today Click to View Orthodox organization today Click to View True Bible organization today Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church in your own home town. ... Hence, though there were several apostles, there is but one apostolic see, that of the prince of the apostles, which has acquired great authority; and that see is in three places, in Rome where he died, in Alexandria where it was founded ... Still Divides Us?, p14, edited by Don Kistler, 1995) "The attitudes and practices of the Fathers and councils reveal that the church never viewed the bishops of Rome as being endowed with supreme authority to rule the church universal. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-588-606AD.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... It is the Watchtower "Star Witness" to prove trinity is pagan used several times in this booklet. Click on link for a real eye opener! What, exactly, is the Trinity? How do supporters of it explain it? How Is the Trinity Explained? Click to View The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine ... The Encyclopedia of Religion says: "Theologians agree that the New Testament also does not contain an explicit doctrine of the Trinity." The key word here is "explicit". The very next sentence says, "In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) ... Origen, who died about 250 C.E., said that "the Father and Son are two substances . . . two things as to their essence," and that "compared with the Father, [the Son] is a very small light." View Origen quotes. Origen was always Trinitarian in his views, although he moved away from orthodox trinity towards heresy later ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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