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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... ... Once the SDA points out that Saturday is the seventh day of the week (true), then the Catholic either quits the RC church and ... phase of the Kingdom in the end of A.D. 1914 will, we understand, consist wholly of the resurrected holy ones of olden ... Actual resurrection of individual souls out of Hades What is raised, and from where is it raised? The church as a collective body ... In other words, the Full-Preterist IBV view is the same as the Semi-Preterist view with the only differences being when the resurrection happens. How the CBV and IBV Interpret the Text Resur. Texts CBV: AD 70 IBV: AD 66 ... Paul and Barnabas used "approved apostolic example" by describing how they have saved thousands of Gentiles without circumcision ... "For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; and ... For specific details on how the entire law of Moses was abolished in 3 April AD 33 (cross) including all Ten commandments: click ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: Augustine 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 ... For have ye now merely heard that God is Almighty? But ye begin to have him for your father, when ye have been born by the church as your Mother. (Augustine, On the Nicene Creed: a Sermon to the Catechumens, 1) Click to View Augustine, like all the fathers, believed that every phrase in the Nicene creed had its origin in the scripture, not some "unwritten oral tradition of the apostles". He calls the creed, "Rule of Faith" which was first used by Tertullian in 200 AD. The age of creed making is in full bloom! Today, every major denomination, including the Catholic and Orthodox believe their creeds are based ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-augustine.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem 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 ... Cyril sure sounds like one of us "good 'ol Bible thumping Protestants"! He sure doesn't sound very "Catholic or Orthodox". Although he knew of creeds and canons, was himself a Bishop of authority, he demanded, "proof from the Scriptures" and "demonstration of the Holy Scriptures" for every doctrine! He highlighted the need to obey God's silence in the scriptures by saying: "not even a casual statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures". "But in learning the Faith and in professing it, acquire and keep that only, which is now delivered to thee by the Church, and which has been built up strongly out of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyril.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 the Bible! "from childhood you have known the sacred writings" 2 Timothy 3:15 Sola Scriptura home page "Read and you will understand" Eph 3:3-5 "that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as ... 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 churches both claim the Bible cannot be understood by the common man and that only the church can properly interpret scripture. This is false doctrine. Click to View #2: Illumination of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-interpretation.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of ... The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of scripture "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 true that the Apostolic Fathers accepted oral tradition of the apostles as authoritative. However, they believed 100% of apostolic oral tradition (viva voce or living voice) was eventually recorded in scripture. They never indicated that oral tradition was any different or distinct from scripture. Therefore, Christians who advocate Sola Scriptura take the identical view of oral tradition of the apostles, as the Church Fathers did. This is most troubling to Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders of an oral tradition that is distinct from scripture. The Apostolic Fathers in fact viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of scripture. Tradition #2: Verbal inspiration. (Jer 1:9; 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thessalonians ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-2-oral.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers referred to false doctrine as bad tradition ... Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Introduction: The Apostolic Fathers referred to false doctrine as a tradition that should not be followed. When the Apostolic Fathers stated that the tradition of the Gnostics, for example, differed from the church' tradition, they were not referring to oral tradition, but the set of doctrines that were taught in scripture. Tradition #5: False doctrine. (Mk 7:7-9; Col 2:8; 2 Tim 4:2-5; Titus 1:14) Any tradition that contradicted scripture was considered false doctrine. The fathers refer to the heretical "traditions" of the Gnostics, for example, that contradict the inspired, written and oral revelation of the apostles and prophets. The "church fathers" would point out that the Gnostic theology differed from scripture and the Gnostic tradition differed from the church's apostolic tradition. The reference to the tradition of Corbin in Mk 7:11 is particularly applicable to the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since they have a large number ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-5-false-doctrine.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page A. Our position on scripture and tradition: "The Bible is the mother of Tradition" Our view is that the scriptures themselves ... False: "Tradition is the mother of the Bible." Click to View Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the wrong view of tradition B. The Catholic and Orthodox view of tradition: "Tradition is the mother of the Bible." (priest) When Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders attach sola Scriptura, they appeal to references to tradition in both scripture and the writings of the Church Fathers. They use these references to justify the ... Today however, the Roman Catholic church, for example rejects both scripture and tradition (as recorded in the apostolic fathers) and claims that truth is determined only by the current practice of the living Pope. When ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Anti-Sola Scriptura: Those who believe the Bible is not enough! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Apostolic Fathers saw scripture the final mode of revelation that succeeded oral revelation "For we have, as the source of teaching, ... These false teachers just carelessly grab anything they can find to support their doctrines without doing a proper and though study. Again this sounds real "Catholic" or "Orthodox" because they are lazy and want the priest to simply tell them what the Bible says, rather than doing the work and studying the ... The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have changed the original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. Here is proof: "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason because it rejects ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.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 ... authority for baptizing infants, as was the practice of the Catholic church, the Lutherans, the Presbyterians, and the Church of England. ... A great Revival Period in America in the 1800's gave Birth to Several New Religions The Mormon Church (1830's) Joseph Smith received a ... interpret it for them. Can we see how outrageously men exalt their own creeds over the Bible? And none of them is any worse than the others. Calvin's claim is just as bad as those of the Jehovah's Witnesses. So that's where the denominations came from. Perhaps now you can understand ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.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 and ... 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 church as the ... We shall present such an outline of the controversy as may enable the reader to understand its position at the present day. There are, in all, fifteen Epistles which bear the name of Ignatius. These are the following: One to the Virgin Mary, two to the Apostle John, one to Mary of Cassobelae, one to the Tarsians, one ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC ... What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! 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. " ... For when they are called Phrygians, or Novarians, or Valentinians, or Marcionites, or Anthropians, or Arians, or by any other name they have ceased to be Christians, who have lost the name of Christ, and assumed human and external names. Therefore it is the Catholic Church alone which retains true ... When Martin kept silence on hearing these words, and gave no answer whatever, the devil dared to repeat his audacious declaration: Martin, why do you hesitate to believe, when you see? I am Christ. Then Martin, the Spirit revealing the truth to him, that he might understand it was the devil, and not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-prophets.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul did not commanded extra-biblical oral traditions ... 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 commanded oral tradition to be followed in 2 Thessalonians 2:15" If the written word completely supplants oral tradition as Evangelicals argue, then why did Paul tell the Thessalonians to maintain oral tradition? (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 141) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & ... Exactly whose oral tradition should we follow between the Catholic and the Orthodox? Both make the claim only they possess true apostolic tradition, yet their oral traditions differ so greatly, they anathematize each other and are not ... This shows that the Apostolic Fathers viewed the scriptures as containing the totality of the "living voice". Therefore, even Tertullian operated on sola Scriptura because the only traditions he would accept were those recorded in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-2-thessalonians-2-15.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The rock of the wilderness that followed them ... 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 rock of the wilderness that followed them was recorded only in Jewish tradition, not scripture. 1 Corinthians 10:4." "For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ." 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The ... This is our view and is supported by the context and the universal witness of the Apostolic Fathers. Some of the Jewish traditions themselves take a symbolic view of the rock that followed them, not literal. Notice the variation in the verbal traditions of the Jews. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-christ-rock-followed-1-cor-10-4.htm

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The Error of the Catholic Nicene Trinity Click here for Trinity Mouse Rollover Graphical Helper Click to View Biblical Trinity Vs. Catholic Trinity Do you know the difference? Click to View Neither Catholics or Jehovah Witnesses understand the difference between 1st Century Biblical Trinity vs. 4th century Creedal Trinity, do you? Click to View The Catholic Trinity denies the Bible doctrine of the subordination of Christ to the ... and the one God is found to be revealed in a threefold way. (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 458) In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) relationship in ontological terms. ... To study the gradual transition from an unformulated Biblical witness to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to a dogmatic formulation of a doctrine of the Triune God, we look first to the Eastern Church where most of this development took place. The Apostolic Fathers were witnesses to the Biblical ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-catholic-nicene.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Reform tradition uses Calvin's institute as a formal creed interprets the Bible through the one work of this single man. Most members of the churches of Christ, have never even heard about Alexander Campbell, much less ever quote him as doctrinal authority. Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man 500 years ago, each local church of Christ collectively interprets scripture and has a high degree of doctrinal unity world wide. The Reform church boasts loudly that their doctrines are not only scriptural, but echo the apostolic fathers. Yet even the Nicene creed of 325, which they view as authoritative, states that baptism is for the ... This rule, as it will be proved, was taught by Christ, and raises amongst ourselves no other questions than those which heresies introduce, and which make men heretics." (Tertullian, the Prescription Against Heretics, Chapter XIII) Click to View The Roman Catholic and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Sola Scriptura: "Paul quoted an early hymn from tradition in ... "Paul quoted an early hymn from tradition in Ephesians 5:14, 'Awake O sleeper'" 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 quoted an early hymn from tradition in Ephesians 5:14." For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you." Ephesians 5:14 Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Paul quoted an early hymn from tradition in Ephesians 5:14, 'Awake O sleeper'" Introduction: Paul got the phrase ... If they did have any inspired songs, they would use them in all their "masses". Yes there were several later hymns and poetry recorded by the Apostolic Fathers, but the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches do not use them in Liturgy. If they were consistent in their extra-biblical oral tradition, they would be forced ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-awake-o-sleeper-Eph-5-14.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would ... 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 prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene, comes from oral tradition only, not scripture." He "came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene." (Matthew 2:23) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The ... by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) Catholic and Orthodox defenders must contradict the traditional interpretation of the Fathers (Jerome) of Mt 2:23 and their own theologians. They are therefore violating the very principle of oral tradition and the "authority of the church" to interpret scripture, that they are trying to prove. Such an argument is as dishonest as it is self-defeating. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-nazarene-matthew-2-23.htm

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Catholicism's SHOCKING attitude toward the Bible! Click to View The Case of the Ethiopian Eunoch Click to View Not a safe method. Click to View Is a dead letter. Click to View Does more harm than good. Catholicism's true attitude toward the Bible The modern approach of the Catholic Church is to emphasize great love and respect for the Scriptures. Present day Catholics want people to ... "The Apostles are never reported to have circulated a single volume of the Holy Scripture, but 'they going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord co-operating with them.' (Mark xvi. 20)." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. ... "For the Scripture is not like other books, dictated by the Holy Ghost, it contains things of deepest importance, which in many instances are very difficult and obscure. To understand and explain such things there is ... They did not originate from private interpretations or private wills of men, but came from holy men of God who were moved by the Holy Spirit. Jesus expected the people of his day to privately interpret the Scriptures. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-attitude-towards.htm

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Four positions on the day of Christian worship Click to View The false position taught by Sabbatarians that Saturday is the day Christians worship. Click to View The false position taught by the Catholic Church that the Pope changed the day Christians worship from Saturday to Sunday. Click to View The false position taught by most ... SDA's interpret "The Seal of God" to be "Saturday Sabbathkeeping" vs "The Mark of the Beast" which they interpret to mean "Sunday Sabbathkeeping" - not now, but AFTER an assumed national Sunday law is passed so all must choose between ... In reality, what the Catholic church believes is that apostle Peter was the first pope (the first pope was in 606 AD not Peter) and that the very earliest Christians, in apostolic times "transferred the solemnity from Saturday to ... day of the week." (Dr Edward T Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual) "Of course, I quite well know that Sunday did come into use in early Christian history as a religious day, as we learn from the Christian Fathers and other sources. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-4-positions.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 ... We do the same today, by referring to the churches in provinces and states as a group, even though we understand there is no corresponding hierarchy of power. It would clearly be a mistake to assume the church ... 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. ... 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, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible!!! Overview of how Catholic faith contradicts the Bible 1. Calling the Priests "Father" is forbidden FACT: Catholics are taught to call their priest, "Father", as a religious title of respect. Christians in the first century never called their leaders, "father". This first happened hundreds of years later. Click to View Question #1: Does Jesus approve of calling the leaders of the church, "Father"? Answer: Matthew 23:9 o YES NO o "Do not ... approved by the Catholic Council of Constance in 1415 AD. So for the first 1000 years, the Catholics in the Pews drink the cup, then the Pope changed this apostolic tradition. ... They deny they are worshipping Mary with loud illogical and irrational protests. What these need to understand, is that the Bible teaches that WE ONLY PRAY TO DEITY and Christians ... the doctrine of total hereditary depravity (inherited original sin) contradicts the Bible, but you cannot understand the Bible anyway, only the priest can correctly interpret it. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today The Church teaches, believes it, and practices it, therefore it is true. While a Roman Catholic, I could not understand why non Catholics were always bringing up the Bible and trying to disprove my beliefs ... have come down even unto us, transmitted as it were from hand to 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." The Question Box, Rev. Bertrand L. Conway, p. 78). ... 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 ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.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 of ... to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction" 2 Peter 3:15f. "Beyond the Grasp of Human Reason": Is such reasoning hard to follow? ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... 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 of ... to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction" 2 Peter 3:15f. "Beyond the Grasp of Human Reason": Is such reasoning hard to follow? ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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The Dugger-Porter Debate on Sunday as the Lord's Day Click to View Formal Debates Saturday or Sunday? Debate #3 A.N. Dugger Vs. W. Curtis Porter Buy This Book Proposition #1: "The Scriptures ... Affirmative: A.N. Dugger Church of God (Seventh Day) Negative: W. Curtis Porter (Christian) Proposition #2: The Scriptures teach that the ... carry any burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the Sabbath day as I commanded your fathers..... ... fine; and who are we, that we should deny God's word, and say it is not true, just because we cannot fully understand the significance of it. ... Anyone knows that to interpret Paul's writings of the law in such a way to make it void would increase wickedness, but to interpret them as I ... support this pagan institution christened by the Roman Catholic church, and forced upon the world to take the place of the ancient Sabbath . ... No argument in favor of first day observance by the apostolic church has been slighted, or intentionally overlooked. There are no scriptures ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-debate-porter-dugger.htm

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Apostate church organization: 588 - 606 AD: The final dog fight ... ... Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church that is organized exactly as the Bible says The Historical Development of the Papal and Patriarchal Systems of Centralized Church Government. Click to View John Paul II Catholic, Bishop of Rome, Pope Click to View Introduction Click to View Graphical Mouse ... 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 ... 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. ... Answer: Although Gregory's protest could be viewed as exercising his Papal power, there is not reason why we are forced to interpret it this way. After all, every Bishop protested many things of other Bishops for hundreds ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-588-606AD.htm

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Scripture contains a pattern that must to be followed. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! The Apostolic fathers viewed Scripture as containing a complete pattern that must to be ... Patternism is the act of following scripture so closely that you view it as a mold or form, that we are to duplicate morally and doctrinally in our lives. Roman ... his Prescription against Heretics disagrees concerning who has the right to interpret the scriptures. 'They [heretics] treat of the scriptures and recommend their ... He denies this right to the heretics because the scriptures belong to the catholic Christians (ch. 15; 19). He charged Valentinus with tampering with the scriptures ... Implications for Canon Formation, p 467, 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-pattern.htm

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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church Leaves out the comment that JW's theology is of pagan origin. Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church Click to View Harry R. Boer, A Short History of the Early ... The full quote says: "When God desired to create the world, he needed an agent to do this for him. This necessity arose out of the Greek view that God cannot concern himself with matter. Therefore, he begot another divine being to create the world for him." (A Short History of the Early Church, Dr. H. R. Boer) Our comment Boer flatly states that the deity of Christ is found in the New Testament and was taught by the Apostolic Fathers before the age of the ... Moreover, the Logos was subject to change: he could become a sinner. Such was the teaching which Arius began to set forth in about 311. Alexander, the Catholic bishop of ... Theologians, monks, and church leaders took sides in the debate. The common people did, not understand the issues, but nevertheless they aligned themselves with this or that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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Catholic Encyclopedia's and Dictionaries ... In them the Apostles are instructed not only as to the personality of the Spirit, but as to His office towards the church. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) It is evident that, ... Person. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) In the Apostolic writings theos may almost be said to be treated as a proper name of God the Father, and Kurios of the Son (of. e. g. ... p 47-49) The early Fathers were persuaded that indications of the doctrine of the Trinity must exist in the Old Testament and they found such indications in not a few passages. Many of them not merely believed that the Prophets had testified of it, they held that it had been made known even to the Patriarchs. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) Click to View New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1965 ... Each Person is really distinct from the other, each is the true, eternal God, and yet there, is only one God. We can understand how three individual men are distinct from each other and yet ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Catholic.htm

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Historical overview of Psychiatry: 1550 BC - 2010 AD Encyclopedia of psychiatric history Click to View Click to View Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Click to View History of Psychiatry 1550 BC - 2013 AD (Snake Oil? Yes! and its still that bad) Click to View Click to View See also: Church ministers were first psychiatrists: Historically, the very ... While the cures were no better than a witches brew with "eye of newt", they did understand the various diseases. The only reference to anything coming close to ... Burton shows that the etiology of mental illness is upbringing. If parents are too harsh "Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart" ... Or if they talk with him, he is ready to misconstrue every word they speak, and interpret it to the worst . . . He thinks they laugh or point at him, or doe it in ... Farmer would not "ascribe madness and epileptic fits to possession, rather than other disorders". The Bible does teach demon possession during the apostolic age, but ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-overview.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 Trinity Proof Texts: Gen 19:24 Click to View Genesis 19:24 "Then Yahweh [on earth in human form] rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh [in spirit form in heaven] out of ... Genesis 19:24. Although the unanimous opinion of the apostolic Fathers was that this was Jesus talking to Abraham, such is a guess and not specifically known by scripture. The unanimous opinion of the ... And Isaiah says this: "Lord, who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? " Now he would most certainly have said Thine Arm, if he had not wished us to understand that ... This is because the context irrefutably proves beyond question that Yahweh (or Jehovah if you adopt the spelling of that famous 13th century Roman Catholic monk.) was walking around on the earth ... spirit form in heaven] out of heaven. E. Note to Jehovah's Witnesses: Click here to find a new church that doesn't teach false doctrine like they do at the Kingdom Hall. By Steve Rudd contact the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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The $200 Text: A Written Debate Concerning the Sabbath Click to View Formal Debates Saturday or Sunday? Debate #2 David F. Smith Vs. Gene Frost Proposition: "The Bible clearly teaches that the ... Affirms: David F. Smith (Seventh-day Adventist) Denies: Gene Frost (Christian) Click to View How it all began! Mr. Smith places an ad in the ...Catholic) Version -- stating that Sunday -- the first day of the week should be observed by Christians as a day of rest and worship. A text meeting any one of the 7 specifications below will be sufficient to claim the $200. SIGNED: DAVID F. SMITH, Pastor Seventh-day Adventist Church ... What should we do with the parts of scripture that we cannot understand? "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but those ... of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the ... were shadows of things to come, is proven by the fact that the Apostolic council warned us against Blood and things strangled, and that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sabbath-debate-frost-smith.htm

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Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ... ... ASCENSION DAY: Thursday, 40 days after Easter: Lord's ascension g. WHITSUNDAY or PENTECOST: Sunday, 50 days after Easter: birthday of church h. TRINITY SUNDAY: Sunday after Pentecost: dedicated to the "Trinity7 Click to View III. Origin of Christmas: A. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ + Mass" 1. from the Catholic "mass" 2. term first used in 1038 AD B. Date of Christ's ... It may be that Christmas was set on this day to supplant the pagan feast, or it may simply be a coincidence. Hippolytus and Tertullian, two early church fathers who lived before the Nicene Council set up ... The uncertainty of all the data discredits the computation. There is no historical evidence that our Lord's birthday was celebrated during the apostolic or postapostolic times. The uncertainty that ... So the principles which determine the scripturalness of Christmas apply to these other holidays as well. Principles To scripturally answer our inquiry, we must understand, accept, and apply two important ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/t-holy-days-origin-christmas-easter-halloween.htm

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Earliest evidence for the New Testament canon ... each book, strongly argues for an early and unified canon of scripture. c. "In view of the unanimity on this point of the tradition of the Church which can be traced ... Are we not forced by the evidence to interpret the discussion in the early church about the authenticity of certain biblical writings as a reaction to an already ... Zahn developed his position, which was supported with formidable scholarship, by an exhaustive study of the early canonical lists, Marcion, and the Apostolic Fathers, especially Clement, Polycarp, and Ignatius. He argued that the references to the Pauline letters in widely separated areas of the church (Rome, ... III. Roman Catholic and Orthodox confuse the issue: 1. False claims by Catholic and Orthodox church leaders like James Bernstein: "The second big surprise came when I ... Even so, these 5 books were still being used in churches throughout the world from 100 AD. By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-earliest-evidence.htm

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The Lord's Supper The Bible Blueprint of the Lord's Supper: Click to View The Bible Pattern: Communion Breaking Bread The Lord's Supper Click to View Refuted: The false doctrine of ... stomach. (1 Tim 5:23) Even if this view is wrong, which it is not, it is an insult for these Christians to avoid alcohol at all times, except during the most holy portion of worship in communion. Therefore under all occasions plain grape juice is the best choice. D. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches are divided over exactly whose "apostolic church tradition" is correct: 1. "In the 11th century the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches ... information before 400 AD, from the uninspired writings of the "church fathers" regarding whether the bread is unleavened vs. leavened, and the juice is grape juice or leavened wine. ... to come to unity on the "eucharist" as they call it, by using their tradition, proves sola Scriptura correct. Using scripture, we can easily prove the correct liturgy of communion. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... ... Glait and Fischer, who had been taught the false doctrine of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, that Sunday is the Sabbath, were astonished to read in the Bible that ... only in the 19th century did God, through the Seventh-day Adventist church, restore in any measurable way, by direct revelation, the truth that the day Christians worship was Saturday. See the extensive historical quotes below. Click to View While Sabbatarians will quote 20th century authors who guess about what happened ... ascended into heaven. (15:8f, The Epistle of Barnabas, 100 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 147) 110AD Pliny: they were in the habit of meeting on a certain ... Now this custom took its rise from apostolic times, as the blessed Irenaeus, the martyr and bishop of Lyons, declares in his treatise On Easter, in which he makes ... day and the Lord's day, is better than any number of days as we ordinarily understand them, and better than the days set apart by the Mosaic Law for feasts, new ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma Read more from a critical review of Adolf Harnack. Click to View Outlines of the History of Dogma quoted in, "Should you believe the Trinity?", Watchtower publication. Watchtower Deception ... But, as always, the old became new by conservation and the new was placed under the protection of the old. What the Church utilized in doctrine, cultus and organization was " apostolic ", or claimed to be deduced from the Holy Scriptures. But in ... This brings us to an important point about what Harnack is saying and what he is not saying. Frankly, we doubt, 1 of a thousand JW's even understand what Harnack is talking about. He is ... with massive thoroughness in the learned volumes of his History of Dogma. The Creed of Nicea, the formulary of Chalcedon, the dogmatic writings of the Fathers, even the Epistles of St. ... So in essence Harnack read back into history his own biases and prejudices. "The most memorable comment on Harnack's best-selling portrait of Jesus came from the pen of the Catholic ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church Organization and hierarchy of Autocephalous churches in fellowship with the Patriarch of Constantinople. Orthodox Creed Orthodox Catechism Click Your Choice Go To Start Orthodox Creed Orthodox Catechism GOD ... Orthodox Christians refuse to build an unnecessary and artificial wall between science and the Christian faith. Rather, they understand honest scientific investigation as a potential encouragement to faith, ... The Ecumenical Movement takes as its guiding principle the Protestant view of the Church. Protestants hold that there is no single truth and no single visible Church, but that each of the many Christian ... For the Orthodox, joint prayer and Communion at the liturgy is an expression of an already existing unity within the bounds of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. St. Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd century) concisely expressed this: "Our Faith is in accord with the Eucharist, and the Eucharist confirms our Faith." The Holy Fathers of the Church teach that the members ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses abuse the divine name YHWH of my God ... George Howard, who is quoted as proof that Matthew was written in Hebrew also said the proper pronunciation of YHWH was "YaHWeH" and that this is the accepted one by the vast majority of scholars. Jehovah was popularized by a catholic ... contain YHWH many times, the Greek New Testament, NEVER uses the name of God YHWH. In words JW's would understand: "Jehovah is never found in the New Testament, but was added by the Watchtower society to support their false doctrine." ... Anyone who has studied the writings of the "Apostolic Fathers" knows that they are quite unreliable. It is most likely that they thought a Hebrew translation of the original Greek text of Matthew into Hebrew was the original. They were mistaken. It is also possible that Matthew produced both a Hebrew and a Greek Original, except for the fact that we have no textual manuscript evidence in the way of ancient fragments to support a Hebrew original of Matthew. Click to View Scholars reject that the early church fathers ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... 1870, he walks up to the podium and begins speaking to the 500 most important and powerful Catholic leaders in the world.] "Venerable Fathers and Brethren: - It is not without trembling, yet with a conscience free and tranquil before ... Peter, vicar of Jesus Christ, and the infallible doctor of the church. To resolve this grave question I have been obliged to ignore the present state of things, and to transport myself in ... Well (shall I dare to say it?), I have found nothing either near nor far which sanctions the opinion of the Ultramontanes. And still more, to my very great surprise, I find in the apostolic ... St. Cyril in his fourth book on the Trinity, says, 'I believe that by the rock you must understand the unshaken faith of the apostles.' St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, in his second book on ... from the holy Scriptures alone for the rule of faith which we ought to believe and to profess. I have spoken: may God help me!" [curtains fall] Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! Bible Trinity is not Pagan Origin Click to View Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! (You have been lied to!) Introduction: 1. Six reasons why trinity is not ... so in utter deception] It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain thought ... Lohse says, and correctly so, is that early Christians would frame Christian doctrine in terms understand within the current culture for illustrative purposes. ... serious thinkers of every school reject as destitute of foundation. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) The question as to how to reconcile the ... Since they can't find any Trinitarians to say that Trinity was "ingrafted on Christianity, through the hands of the Platonizing Fathers" they must turn to ... What the Church utilized in doctrine, cultus and organization was " apostolic ", or claimed to be deduced from the Holy Scriptures. But in reality it legitimized in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon. Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page I. Written by an apostle vs. non-apostles: Tertullian, the ... no scripture contradicts another, I shall admit rather that I do not understand what is recorded, and shall strive to persuade those who imagine that ... V. What was written during the apostolic age: Antiquity: The traditional understanding of canon formation is that the church at first recognized only the Old Testament writings as scripture. Later, as the Gospels and Epistles (at first only Paul's) began to circulate among the churches they too were accorded scriptural status. Barton, however, challenges the traditional view, ... "Accordingly, among the canonical Scriptures he will judge according to the following standard: to prefer those that are received by all the catholic ... 2, Chapter 8, The Canonical Books) 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-criteria-of-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Official creed of the Evangelical church ... spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. C. Definition of Chalcedon (451 AD) Following, then, the holy fathers, we unite in teaching all men to confess the one and same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. ... We believe that God has given to each individual various gifts of varying worth (1 Corinthians 12:22-24). Each Christian has an obligation to understand accurately what his gifts are, and to put them to work ... pastors, qualified in their households, grounded in rigorous and wise handling of the Scriptures, and exhibiting a thorough understanding of the biblical world and life view (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Tit. 1:5-9). ... This constitution may be amended at any time through unanimous consent of the Elders, after due consultation with the Electors of the church by mail and/or at the monthly men's meeting. Click Your Choice Go ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-evangelical.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... Click to View What does the inspired Bible say? Cessation of spiritual gifts Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and the refutation of these objections (Part 3 of ... We now consider and refute all Pentecostal Objections to the fact that the Bible teaches spiritual gifts ceased at the end of the apostolic age around 100AD Actual ... This is a common slur that Pentecostals label upon any church that does not claim 20th century tongues. They call such churches, "dead, lifeless, spirit lacking ... And since Paul has been contrasting forms of revelation throughout verses 8-12, it makes much more sense to interpret "face to face" in the sense of clearness (or ... use to sustain their view that there was no fixed canon until the 5th century, when the Catholic church graciously gave the world, for the first time, the Bible! ... ANSWER: God has worked in different ways at different times with his people all down through history: Heb 1:1-2 " God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches Dutch Reformed Christian Reformed Canadian Reformed Click one of the following to view: The Heidelberg Catechism The Belgic Confession The ... The Belgic Confession The Canons of Dort Top of page Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA . . THE BELGIC CONFESSION The Heidelberg Catechism The Canons of Dort Top of page The oldest of the doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church is the Confession of Faith, ... During the sixteenth century the churches in this country were exposed to the most terrible persecution by the Roman Catholic government. ... such as Marcion, Mani, Praxeas, Sabellius, Paul of Samosata, Arius, and others like them, who were rightly condemned by the holy fathers. ... But when he was in honor he did not understand it and did not recognize his excellence. But he subjected himself willingly to sin and ... of darkness into this marvelous light, and may boast not in themselves, but in the Lord, as apostolic words frequently testify in Scripture. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm

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Encyclopedia of Pentecostal ministries and preachers ... Arnott, John Click to View Head pastor of the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship where the "Toronto Blessing" originated. Prophetic movement, Proponent of the "Holy Laughter Movement" of Rodney ... Perhaps this is an important connection between Hinduism and Kundalini Pentecostalism. Perhaps this is where Branham, one of the fathers of the Third Wave movement, picked up the ability to pass ... Irving was eventually excommunicated from the Presbyterian Church and he formed his own organization. He was defrocked not so much for the charismatic extremism but for his heterodox view of the ... Cardale also began to speak in tongues and to prophesy. Edward Irving formed his own church called the Catholic Apostolic Church and he soon ordained its first twelve apostles on November 7th, 1832. "He also ... by Julia Duin.) Anti-intellectual, anti-doctrine: "You really cannot understand what God is doing in these meetings with an analytical mind," he said. "It's not a move of man, it's a move of God. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-encyclopedia-pentecostal-preachers.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica Extensive quoting that misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what Britannica actually says. Encyclopædia Britannica Click to View Encyclopædia ... What else did they fail to quote from this source? Trinity is based upon scripture not paganism. The apostolic faith was that Jesus was divine the New Testament ... empire with the strength of the Christian church. Neither view is very likely (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1971, Constantine, Vol. 6, p. 386) Nor was the visit to Rome a success. ... Initially, both the requirements of monotheism inherited from the Old Testament and the implications of the need to interpret the biblical teaching to Greco-Roman ... (the Cappadocian Fathers), the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since." (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Trinity, Vol. ... This view was adopted by the catechetical school of Alexandrian theology. Thus it was that the struggle to understand the figures of Jesus Christ created a rivalry ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed Click to View Constantius (Constantine's son) exiled and crushed by force, the Trinitarians Click to View Arius triumphed for 50 years after Nicea, then was defeated till the 19th century. ... Whereas there are a tiny number of Jw's who do understand Trinity doctrine who would be able to argue in an intelligent manner (unsuccessfully none the less). "Apparently a fairly large ... vaguely worded submission. (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1971, Constantine, Vol. 6, p. 386) Schism, in Constantine's view, was "insane, futile madness," inspired by the Devil, the author of evil. ... or "essence," or "The Son of God is created," or "changeable," or "alterable"-they are condemned by the holy catholic and apostolic Church .] The statement is significant both for what it affirmed and what it denied. ... Somewhat surprisingly the Council still used the words ousia and hypostasis as synonyms. Several points stand out. The Council Fathers did not use the term Logos for Christ but the more ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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Sabbath Vs. 1st Day Debate: Samuele Bacchiocchi Click to View Formal Debates Saturday or Sunday? Debate #1 Samuele Bacchiocchi Vs. John Lewis Proposition: "RESOLVED, the New Testament teaches that the first day ... Second, that the laws of Moses were bad and consequently Christ had to replace them with better laws. This view is discredited by the witness of both the OT and of ... that the unusual coverage given in the Gospels to the Sabbath teachings and ministry of Jesus, is indicative of the importance of Sabbathkeeping in the apostolic church. ... I am willing to make an exception for you and to take precious time out of my research, if I see that you are making an earnest effort to study and understand the ... house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;...." ... Here again we have an echo of Paul's attitude to the law in his more pisitive moments. . . . However, we interpret the situation, Paul's statement 'Let no one pass ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi-lewis-debate.htm

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What Early Christians believed about USING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ... DICKINSON "In view of the controversies over the use of instrumental music in worship, which have been so violent in the British and American Protestant churches, it is an interesting ... But students of ecclesiastical archaeology are generally agreed that instrumental music was not used in churches till a much later date; for Thomas Aquinas [Catholic Scholar in 1250 A.D.] ... and shameless performances of the degenerate theatre and circus, that it is easy to understand the prejudice against their use in the Christian worship." (The Story of Our Hymns, ... The absence of instrumental music from the church for some centuries after the apostles and the sentiment regarding it which pervades the writing, the fathers are unaccountable, if in the apostolic church such music was used" ... over fifty had used an instrument in worship." (Earl West, Search for the Ancient Order, Vol. 2, pp. 80, 81) By Steven Rudd Go Back to last menu Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/H-music.htm

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