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Official creed of Assemblies of God He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22. THE ADORABLE GODHEAD (a) Terms Defined The terms "Trinity" and "persons" as related to the Godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture, whereby we may convey to others our immediate understanding of the doctrine of Christ respecting the Being of God, as distinguished from ... The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24; Titus 2:12). 6. Ordinances of the Church (a) Baptism in Water The ordinance of ... All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-assemblies-of-god.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers referred to false doctrine as bad 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: The Apostolic Fathers referred ... 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 of human traditions that actually change the revealed law of God in scripture! A. Scripture references to false doctrine as tradition: ... This is a perfect example of how post apostolic man-made rules directly contradict the teaching of the New testament that says the Christian can eat anything he likes, common food or the food of kings, as long as it is accepted with ... of the fathers as defiled with the sin of vanity and glorying and ostentation." (John Cassian, Book V, Of the Spirit of Gluttony, Ch 23) The Apostolic Fathers recognized five different kinds of tradition: Click to View Tradition ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-5-false-doctrine.htm

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The Clinical Textbook of Biblical Psychiatry: home page Find a church in my hometown for me to attend. . Click to View "The spirit of a man can endure a sick body, but who can bear a broken spirit?" (Prov 18:14) Click to View Six pillars of the Clinical Textbook of Biblical Psychiatry The Foundation is Jesus Christ, "Doctor of the Soul": "For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11). The Bible: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, ... Using psychiatric drugs and electric shocks on the brain to cure insanity is like hitting your printer's USB cable with a hammer to fix a software problem that has its origin in the CPU. The Christian knows that behaviour is not controlled by body ... I was glad that when something I believed to fact (evolution) or a foundational doctrine (all-sufficiency of scripture) came into contradiction with the Bible, I chose to believe the Bible was right and my understanding was wrong. Today, when I look for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/welcome.htm

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Dates: When did the apostolic fathers live? Wrote: "Embassy for the Christians" and "Treatise on the Resurrection". Theophilus (Antioch) b120-d190 One of the bishops at Antioch Tatian w150-172 Born in Assyria. Became a Christian in Rome in 150 AD and was faithful till in 172 AD ... Click to View More on the Ignatian forgeries. Athanasius Alexandria b293/296-d373 w325 Born in Alexandria Played a prominent role in the theological struggle in the Council of Nicea (325) Opposed Arius (256-336) who maintained that the Son was of a different substance from that of the Father, and was merely a creature Formulated the "homousian doctrine" that the Son of God is the same essence of substance of the Father Became bishop of Alexandria (328) Hilary Poitiers, France b300-d367/368 w350 Born in Poitiers Bishop of ... Bishop of Sasima (371) Took charge of the Nicene congregation of Constantinople where he delivered five discourses on the Trinity that earned him fame as "The Theologian" Gregory of Nyssa Neocaesarea 335-394 w375 Bishop of Milan (374) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory-fathers.htm

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Jehovah's Witness leaders sympathized with Hitler ... high ethical goals and ideals which also the national government of the German Reich proclaimed respecting the relationship of humans to God, namels: honesty of the created being towards its creator. ... were criticized, only refers to the situation and actions within the Anglo-American world power - especially England - which is responsible for the League of Nations and its contracts and burdons imposed upon Germany. What is written in our literature - no matter whether from a financial or political point of view - is only directed towards the suppressors of the German people and their ... Reichskanzler and the high government officials will lift this ban - which forces tens of thousands of Christian men and women to a martyrdom which can only be compared to that of the first Christians ... The party as such represents the viewpoint of positive Christianity without being attached to any particular denomination. It fights against the Jewish-materialistic spirit inside and outside of us ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-hitler.htm

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Messianic Sermon Topics In Synagogues: How Christians used the ... prototype for Christian Church. I. BIBLE READINGS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Public Bible reading, study, teaching: 1. As we have seen elsewhere in this book, Synagogues began in 280 BC at Alexandria, as a direct result of Antiochus II translating the Hebrew scriptures into Greek (Septuagint). a. The spiritually starved Greek speaking Jews were experiencing a famine for the word of God because they could ... In 440 BC, Nehemiah conducted Public reading of scripture in the city gate, proving that synagogues did not exist yet. b. "[I:1 A] [73d], Said R. Yohanan, "[The rule of M. 3:1A] represents the view of ... And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel ... Only though the cross can the Jews be healed. 4. Messianic Expectation in the First century as witnessed in the Dead Sea Scrolls: a. Ancient papyrus documents found at Qum'ran quote Deut 18:18 in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sermon-Topics-ancient-Synagogue-Messianic-prophecy-Rabbinical-approach-how-to-convert-a-Jew-first-century-church-New-Testament-prototype-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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What Early Christians believed about EVOLUTION What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Six (24 hour) day creation VS. Evolution Young earth creationists! Click to View Click to View 170-215 AD Mark ... Since God has foreknowledge, he understood the nonsense of the foolish philosophers who were going to say that the things produced on earth come from the stars, so that they might set God aside. In order therefore that the truth might be ... In short, it must be said that our authors knew the truth about the nature of the skies, but it was not the intention of the Spirit of God, who spoke through them, to teach men anything that would not be of use to them for their salvation" ... many thousands of years, though reckoning by the sacred writings we find that not 6,000 years have yet passed" (The Literal Interpretation of Genesis, 12:10). Go to Early Christian index Click to View Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Darwin.htm

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Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the ... It is wrong to assume every time the fathers used the word "tradition", that they are referring exclusively to "oral tradition" and not scripture. The Church Fathers continued to quote scripture to refute the ... The idea that they had their origin in extra-biblical oral tradition is utterly false. It is wrong to view creeds, like the Nicene creed, as proof that oral tradition continues today, since these creeds were in ... of the apostles based upon Christ's oral tradition and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit for new information Christ never discussed. 3. All of Christ's and the apostles teachings were recorded in scripture. ... of Christ, ch 20), (Athanasius, On the Incarnation of the Word, 56), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) When Basil and the Arians both claimed their tradition was correct, Basil said, "let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-top-10-list.htm

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Official creed of the Lutheran church; 95 Theses or 95 Articles ... Click here to view: 95 Theses or 95 Articles of Martin Luther, 1517 AD The Augsburg Confession (1530): The Augsburg Confession is the first of the great Protestant Confessions. All orthodox Lutheran church bodies base their teachings upon this treatise because they believe that it is a faithful to Word of God. ARTICLE I: OF GOD. Our Churches, with common consent, do teach that the decree of the ... but one Person, sophistically and impiously argue that the Word and the Holy Ghost are not distinct Persons, but that "Word" signifies a spoken word, and "Spirit" signifies motion created in things. ... And to the true unity of the Church it is enough to agree concerning the doctrine of the Gospel and the administration of the Sacraments. Nor is it necessary that human traditions, that is, rites or ... Therefore inexperienced and profane men judge ill concerning this matter, who dream that Christian righteousness is nothing but civil and philosophical righteousness. Heretofore consciences were ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-lutheran.htm

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Miracle workers who couldn't heal themselves too.'" (Believer's Voice of Victory Broadcast, 7/9/1987) "God intends for His people to be united, and, that union won't be based on doctrine [the Bible]" (Copeland - Believer's Voice... - 12/88). Click to View The Pensacola News Journal. No medical proof of 'miraculous healings' Church does not keep records, Nov 20, 1997 By Kimberly Blair News Journal staff writer PENSACOLA -Night after night, revival leaders tell the crowds that healings are occurring and growing more powerful. "I know now that we could all get to the place where the dead are raised," evangelist Steve Hill said in a November 1996 article in "Ministries Today," a magazine for Christian leaders. "We 're seeing miraculous healings, cancerous ... Friday, her third day at the revival, evangelist Steve Hill prayed for her, Elrod said, and she was slain in the spirit. "I laid on the floor 45 minutes with my hand raised," she said. "When I got up I was healed. You are talking about a woman who could hardly make a bed, clean my ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-miracles-fake-pentecostal.htm

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Differences between three different types or Mormons So, also, when Jesus said, "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it", we see the timeless, unchanging character of that church. From the earliest days of the ... This is deleted from all books of Doctrine and Covenants, which was first published in 1835, two years after publication of the Book of Commandments! By this time, the church's name was changed, which church was organized according to, or, "by the will and commandments of God", and into this same section (Utah D&C 20; RLDS D&C 17) was introduced a first presidency, high priest, etc. The Book of ... All comparison to the divine pattern should be with the New Testament of the Bible and with the Book of Mormon after Christ had come to the American continent. The same is true of doctrinal points. ... See Doc. and Cov., Utah ed. 42:12, 59: RLDS ed. 42:5, 16. Source: Synopsis of the Church of Christ Beliefs and Practices, as Compared to Other Latter Day Churches. Click to View Go To Start: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/mor-church-of-christ-temple-lot-mormons-1830.htm

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God never named the church For example, Christians are individually described as "sheep", "disciple", "stone", "member", "soldier," etc. So, although God describes His people individually as "sheep, disciple, stone," these are not names. Yet the Bible tells us the word "Christian" is a name. The church is described in many ways with "metaphors". Each metaphor gives us a different view point of the church. These are descriptors. Care needs to be taken to differentiate the local church from the universal church. ... Names are only needed when you have two of the same thing. In the first century, there were not hundreds of different denominations, each with their own doctrine, but one unified church. "He ... gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His ... II. "Attend Your church? You don't have a church, its Christ's alone! " Really? Not! "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Is Scientology A Religion? YES! Alan Black ... Some religious experiences which have been reported are quite dramatic, such as the conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus, the experience of ecstasy associated with shamanism in central and northern regions of Asia, and the phenomenon of spirit possession in parts of ... These narratives may be about the activities of God, gods or other spiritual entities, about the career of a sacred teacher, about the experiences of a religious collectivity, and so on. The narratives in the Jewish and Christian scriptures about the creation of the world, ... The content of these beliefs or doctrines varies greatly from one religion to another, ranging, for example, from the doctrine of the Trinity in Christianity to the teachings of Hinduism about the continuous cycle of death and rebirth to which every creature is subject, from the 99 names for the one God in Islam to Buddha's teaching of the Four Noble Truths about the nature of suffering, the cause of suffering, the possibility of a cessation of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-is-a-religion-black.htm

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Prayer: sermon ... for us: Isa 53:12; Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25; 9:24; 1 Ti 2:5-6 c) The Holy Spirit intercedes for us as we pray: Rom 8:26-27; Jude 20; Eph 6:18 d) We should intercede for other men: (1) Jas 5:16; Acts 8:24; 2 Ti 2:1; Ex 32:11; Gen 18:23-33 e) "Talking to men for God is great, but talking to God for man is greater." (Bounds) III. WHEN, WHO, HOW OF PRAYER Click to View A. Who has the right to pray? 1. God will answer the prayers of: a) His children: Mt 6:6; 26:39,42; 7:7-11 b) The righteous: Prov 15:29; 1 Pe 3:12 c) The ... One busy day my soul was called, to answer for my deeds; And as I stood, I realized I had denied its needs. My name was called, and I stepped up to hear my sentence quote; Yet all I got, to my surprise, was a little paper note; And on this ... D. SOMETHING ELSE: 1. Like a baby, we cry to God for something, but don't know what it is: Rom 8:26-27 2. Acts 16:7 Instead of preaching in Bithynia they preached in Macedonia v. 9 3. Poem on answered prayer: "He was a Christian, and he ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-prayer.htm

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Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James ... A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders ... By "disputed", we mean that some geographic regions accepted the book, while others recognized it, but did not view it on the same level as the accepted New Testament books. While some geographic ... A key point to remember, is that we have fragmentary historical data for the earliest periods. So a lack of historical evidence, does not mean these books are spurious. For example, the Muratorian ... of opinion...was not over the core, but over the 'fringe.'" (The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon, Lee M. MacDonald, 1995, p 132) It is interesting Song of Solomon was never quoted by Philo. ... James: 1. The earliest quote from any apostolic writer appears to be Origen. (225 AD) a. "the letter bearing the name of James," (Origen, Commentary on Matthew, 17.30) b. "They thought, then, that He ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-disputed-books.htm

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Earliest evidence for the New Testament canon we see today! 2. This of course does not mean that there was direct inspiration in the many men who were part of the process, just that God, in His providence, achieved His goal of a 27 book canon. a. ... division of opinion...was not over the core, but over the 'fringe.'" (The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon, Lee M. MacDonald, 1995, p 132) c. Basilides was a Gnostic heretic who lived about 117-138 AD. Basilides, however, quoted from 1 Corinthians prefacing the quote with: "the scripture says". I. Evidence to support the early canon: 1. The use of "Nomina Sacra": a. ... Although the titles are not inspired, the fact that all the manuscripts employ the same titles for each book, strongly argues for an early and unified canon of scripture. c. "In view of the unanimity on ... The Earliest Christians described their writings as "the New Testament". Since the expression "the New Testament" is used many times within the Bible itself, this proves that the apostolic writings were ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-earliest-evidence.htm

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Jewish Messianic Expectation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Luke 3 ... "He shall be called a Nazarene" Mt 2:23 Dead Sea Scroll: 4Q175-4QTestimonia Dead Sea Scroll: 4Q174-4QFlorilegium Click to View Digging up Bible stories! Written about 90 BC, two Dead Sea Scroll, ... Messianic expectation was at an all time high fever pitch when Jesus started his ministry: a. "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so ... I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Luke 3:15-16) c. "And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." ... of messianic prophecy (see "60 messianic prophecies of Jesus" below), it is important to understand the messianic expectations of the Jews before he was born from a non-Christian Jewish perspective. ... Hezekiah was the messiah, as previously taught by some Jews from an earlier time, they actually quote Isa 9:6 as a messianic prophecy, then to on to say that Hezekiah DID NOT fulfill Isa 9:6. a. "Of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-dss-dead-sea-scrolls-4Q174-4QFlorilegium-4Q175-4QTestimonia-Messianic-prophecy-Mt2-23-he-shall-be-called-a-Nazarine-Nazarite-branch-Jesus-90BC.htm

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Noah was saved by water baptism: 1 Peter 3:21 the spirit; in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a ... Introduction: 1. Once Noah's Ark has been found and fully documented as fact by archeologists, geologists and other scientists, then, is the time for you to consider getting saved as Christian so that ... would be destroyed with water are identical to the scoffers that live today and reject the doctrine that the heavens and earth will be destroyed by fire and the second coming of Jesus Christ. 2. ... and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. " (Matthew 24:38-39) Click to View Click to View Noah's Ark, Flood and Tower of Babel ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/salvation-water-baptism-noah-8-eight-persons-saved-by-water-1-peter-3-21.htm

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Ein El Qedeis: "Piltdown Kadesh" Kadesh Barnea: 1881 - 1916 AD Ein El Qedeis: "Piltdown Kadesh" The world's choice for Kadesh Barnea: 1881 - 1916 AD Click to View Click to View Ein el Qedeis oasis c1900 AD Its looks the same today. Introduction: Ein Qedeis means ... Ein Qeudeis in 1916 AD. Scholars like Keil & Delitzsch in 1867 AD, William Smith's Bible Dictionary in 1884 AD and the New Advent Catholic encyclopedia, Cades, 1917 AD all focused upon the similarity of modern name. But all this was thrown aside and forgotten when a larger spring was found 6 km north at Qudeirat. Ein El-Qudeirat means "Fountain of Omnipotence" or "Fountain of God s Power". ... Click to View Ein Qedeis is a barren dustbowl. "The actual site of Kadesh-Barnea has long been a subject of scholarly dispute. The earliest 19th century investigators, men like Karl von Raumer and ... on the deception of Trumbull: "Mr. H. C. Trumbull, an American, spent a single hour at the spring in 1882, and wrote round his visit a very large book with fantastic descriptions of the valley ... ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-fortresses-ein-qedeis.htm

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Oldest Old Testament Bible manuscripts: Qumran | Wadi Murabba ... ... There are three different readings: Sons, Angels, Israelites b. Dead Sea Scroll 4Q45 reads Deuteronomy 32:8: "according to the number of the sons of God," but the LXX translates it "angels of God" by the LXX, as in Genesis 6:4 (margin); Job 1:6; 2:1; and 38:7. The Masoretic Text reads, "according to the number of the children of Israel." (cf. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, p 188, 1999 AD) III. Dead Sea Scrolls that validate the ... 3. Discussion: a. "In the view of the recent finds in Qumran it is now believed that at the base of the Samaritan Pentateuch lies a non-sectarian Palestinian text similar to several texts that have been found at Qumran and which for this purpose are named "proto-Samaritan." ... At Lev 17:4, 4QLevd contains an expansion that is also represented in the SP and LXX but not in the MT; the parallels between 4QLevd and SP are indicated in italics in the quote below: "Any man from the house of Israel and the stranger who resides in Israel who slaughters ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-oldest-manuscripts-Bible-Ancient-copies-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Qumran-Masada-Nahal-Hever-Nahal-Seelim-Wadi-Murabbaat-Masoretic-Greek-Hebrew-Aramaic.htm

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Spital Sermon, Andrew Snape, 1718 AD Snape's view of insanity was not particularly clever or novel. It was utter quackery in hindsight. This is where the idea of the "mad scientist" or the "insane genius" came from. Just as a body builder will snap a bone or tendon from too much load, so too the genius overloads his fleshly brain. Of course, the Christian knows from Luke 16:21ff, that memory and computation are a function of the spirit, not the brain or the body. Snape worked at Bedlam and suggested that institutionalized care could cure it: "there is need of Art and Skill, of proper Remedies, and a strict Confinement of the Person so afflicted ... Physick and Diet, and other Management" It is noteworthy ... Towards the end of the seventeenth century it was the practice for preachers not only to mention the hospitals by name but also to review their year's work such as admissions and discharges of patients, the numbers cured, alterations in buildings, plans for expansion, and so on. These constitute the earliest printed ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/spital-sermon-andrew-snape-1718ad.htm

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Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ... ... 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) E. Roman Catholics and Orthodox love to quote from Ignatius: Click to View Outline on the Fraudulent forgeries of Ignatius Now of course, Roman Catholics and Orthodox simply ... Ignatios makes it clear that in a given local Church, there is one bishop, a council of presbyters, and the deacons: "All of you follow the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed the Father, and the presbytery as the Apostles; respect the deacons as the ordinance of God" (Smyrnaeans 8). It is commonly ... In fact, if it could be proven that any of Ignatius' letters are genuine, we could still dismiss Ignatius as "unorthodox" when compared to the record of scripture and the historical data. Perhaps the church in Antioch truly was the original festering pot of the false doctrine of apostate church ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-150-250AD.htm

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A Short History of the Watchtower Organization ... At this point Charles Russell no longer wanted to consider himself an Adventist, nor a Millerite. But, he continued to view Miller and Barbour as instruments chosen by God to lead His people in the past. The formation of a distinct denomination around Russell was a gradual development. His immediate break was, not with Adventism, but with the person and ... It was only after Paton broke with him in 1882, and ceased to be listed on the masthead, that Russell began writing against the doctrine of the Trinity. By the time of his death , Charles Taze Russell had traveled more than a million miles and preached more than 30,000 sermons. He had authored works totaling some 50,000 printed pages, and nearly 20,000,000 copies of his books and booklets had been sold. Followers had been taught that Russell himself was the "faithful and wise servant" of Matthew 24:45 and "the Laodicean Messenger," God's seventh and final spokesman to the Christian church. But he lived to see the failure of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-history.htm

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True Bible Quiz booth Stories ... The two other boys were about 15 and 16 years old. They were attacking the Bible and God and wanted Daniel to prove God and the Bible. I could see that at times, they were whipping him good, but I remarked to Loreen that Daniel will learn more about the Bible in these 2 hours then 5 years of my sermons! In the end, Daniel felt that he prevailed. Click to View The blind can see the deaf can hear!!! Lk 7:20-23 Daniel and ... There were two questions that opened up a lot of discussions: #2 Ephesians 3:4 says "When you read you can understand". This means that: You must have a priest or a pastor explain the Bible to you. You must have the Holy Spirit to know God's will. Reading the Bible daily is a good way to learn the Bible. #7 Which of the following is a quote ... Baptism now saves you is a direct quote of 1 Pe 3:21 and the concept of "praying the sinners prayer" isn't even found in the Bible but is a manmade doctrine. We would ask, "did you know, that of all the conversion examples in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-bible-booth-stories.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian 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 ... The earliest apostolic fathers considered Sunday the weekly celebration of the Resurrection and the Lord's Supper the weekly remembrance of His death. "2. Let nothing be innovated, says he, nothing maintained, except ... Whether does it descend from the authority of the Lord and of the Gospel, or does it come from the commands and the epistles of the apostles? For that those things which are written must be done, God witnesses and ... No appeal is made to oral tradition of Jesus apart from the scriptures. "For it weighs me down and saddens me, and the intolerable grief of a smitten, almost prostrate, spirit seizes me, when I find that you there, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Oldest Old Testament Bible manuscripts: Qumran | Wadi Murabba ... ... There are three different readings: Sons, Angels, Israelites b. Dead Sea Scroll 4Q45 reads Deuteronomy 32:8: "according to the number of the sons of God," but the LXX translates it "angels of God" by the LXX, as in Genesis 6:4 (margin); Job 1:6; 2:1; and 38:7. The Masoretic Text reads, "according to the number of the children of Israel." (cf. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, p 188, 1999 AD) III. Dead Sea Scrolls that validate the ... 3. Discussion: a. "In the view of the recent finds in Qumran it is now believed that at the base of the Samaritan Pentateuch lies a non-sectarian Palestinian text similar to several texts that have been found at Qumran and which for this purpose are named "proto-Samaritan." ... At Lev 17:4, 4QLevd contains an expansion that is also represented in the SP and LXX but not in the MT; the parallels between 4QLevd and SP are indicated in italics in the quote below: "Any man from the house of Israel and the stranger who resides in Israel who slaughters ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-oldest-manuscripts-Bible-Ancient-copies-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Qumran-Masada-Nahal-Hever-Nahal-Seelim-Wadi-Murabbaat-Masoretic-Greek-Hebrew-Aramaic

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Pentecostalism: The religion founded by women who usurp their ... Click to View Sometimes Truth makes Love hurt "You are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth" Jn 8:40 Click to View The Holy Spirit forbids any woman from: Major theology outline on women ... Major theology outline on women pastors forbidden Click to View Major theology outline on women pastors forbidden Usurping Women have been the originators of many false Charismatic movement! One of the trademarks of Pentecostalism is that women usurp their God ordained place of submission in the church! Miram 1500 BC Notice that Miram usurped her place by claiming to be equal with Moses! Yes Aaron ... They introduce novelties in the form of fasts and feasts, abstinences and diets of radishes, giving these females as their authority." (Cited in Henry BeKenson, ea., Documents of the Christian Church (London: Oxford, 1963), 77.) (Charismatic Chaos, John F. MacArthur, 1991, p. 73) Shakers [Mother Ann Lee] 1700's Another group that practiced a form of tongues was the Shakers, an American sect with ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-women-usurp.htm

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Mormonism: God had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus Original documents prove it without question! Mormons will actually deny this, but in fact it is well known by those who have been in the cult many years. Click to View A. Mormons deny the virgin birth of Mary: The Mormon Church Teaches That: Our ... Comparatively Nothing." (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1:50-51) I. Bruce R. McConkie, deceased member of the 12 Apostles (d.1985) and leading LDS theologian, writes in Mormon Doctrine: SON OF GOD: God the Father is a perfected, glorified, holy Man, ... He is the Son of God in the same sense and way that we are the sons of mortal fathers. It is just that simple" (The Promised Messiah, pg.468). "Elohim is literally the Father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and also of the body in which Jesus ... He was not the son of the Holy Ghost; it was only through the Holy Ghost that the power of the Highest overshadowed Mary (Luke 1:35; 1 Ne. 11:19). (Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.2, Jesus Christ, Fatherhood And Sonship) The scriptures plainly and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-god-had-sex-with-mary.htm

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Historical Encyclopedia of Psychiatry. Dictionary of mental illness Historical Encyclopedia Of Psychiatry Dictionary Of Historic Mental Illness Archaic medical terms related to mad doctoring of the 1700's. These are terms from the 1600-1900 that were used in medical and mental health discussions Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Ab Extra from outside. Adustion the state of being adust, or excessively dry. Affidavit a written statement sworn by a ... Duodenum the first portion of the small intestine, immediately below the stomach. Dura Mater the hard outer membrane enclosing the brain and spinal cord, from the Latin for 'hard mother'. Election the doctrine that holds some individuals to be unalterably chosen by God for salvation. Emetic any medicine intended to induce ... Inappetency without desire or longing. Induration hardening. Integument a covering. Intropression pressure directed inwards. Ipecacuanha root of the South American shrub, having a range of purgative properties. Ipecacuanha wine involves infusing the root in wine. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/historical-encyclopedia-of-psychiatry-dictionary.htm

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Birth order of Shem and Japheth: Shem second born: Chronology ... to counter the Christian doctrine that Christ was the type of Melchizedek as seen in the book of Hebrews. It was important to the Jews who just suffered their second major defeat in the second Jewish war of 135 AD that Shem as Melchizedek, conferred priesthood to Abraham. But it was all a fiction created by the Jews in living in Zippori in 160 AD as an anti-Christian revision to counter the idea that Jesus was the messianic type of Melchizedek in the book of Hebrews. The earliest Jewish literary sources (100 BC) make no connection of Shem was Melchizedek as witnessed in the ... (Gen. 9:26): "Praised be the Eternal, the God of Shem," (Ps. 110:4) "about my word to Malchisedekio [Melchizedek]."" (Seder Olam Rabbah 21:77, 160 AD) 3. 400 AD: Augustine believed Shem was firstborn: a. ... Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections By Steve Rudd: November 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Bible ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-Chronology-variants-theological-interpretation-Old-Testament-Book-of-Genesis-10-21-Shem-Japheth-inverted-reversed-birth-order-textual.htm

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Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ... We will be on location in Jerusalem to expose Rapture theology as false and anti-biblical. Follow our live reporting from Jerusalem on Between May 21 and Pentecost June 8, 2011 click to view See our main ... However Edwards ideas, which he admitted were brand new and never before taught, had no influence in the modern population of the false doctrine. That prize to goes to Darby. Prior to 1830, no church taught it ... The Bible indicates prior to this year that date could not be known." "The discovery of this information [by Camping after his 1994 prediction failed] built the foundation for what God would later reveal from ... Camping, although originally a Christian Reform church minister in 1958, has long abandoned the reform tradition in favor of his own mix of theology he invented because he believes the Holy Spirit whispers truth in his ear... like his failed date of May 21, 2011. Obviously, Camping was listening to demons! 3. Harold Camping is the worst kind of false teacher. He ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-harold-camping-2011-official-end-of-the-world-time-rapture-chart-numerology-date-setter-may-21-2011.htm

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Mental Illness Diagnosis and cures Click to View Click to View Be your own psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist and counselor 1. "The spirit of a man can endure his [physical] sickness, But as for a broken spirit who can bear it? " (Proverbs 18:14) 2. "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. " (Proverbs 12:25) 3. "A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken. ... but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Mark 2:17 8. "God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. " (Psalm 147:3) Introduction to the cure of ... Click to View Full discussion of reactions of the person being counseled to your advice Click to View Non-Christian counseling and therapy methods examined counselor Click to View Scientistic language ... Become a Christian and you will have the hope of eternal life and riches laid up for you in heaven! "The eminent American psychiatrist Karl Menninger called hope "the major weapon against the suicide ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Matthew 24 Fulfilled in 70AD Destruction of Jerusalem Click to View rapture-second-coming-end-of-world-end-times... But when the raging wrath of the Most High comes upon the Hebrews it will also take faith away from them, because they did harm to the son of the heavenly God. . . . "Then when the Hebrews reap the bad harvest, a Roman king will ravage much ... III Toma, p. 186) [Note: This was fulfilled to the letter! See: The History Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem] 75AD Flavius Josephus (note: Josephus was not a Christian but a Jewish historian) "A false prophet was the occasion of these people's ... CHAP. XXXIX.--Direct Predictions By The Spirit. "And when the Spirit of prophecy speaks as predicting things that are to come to pass, He speaks in this way: "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Photogallery of fake occult miracles to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View "The" Supernatural Event of This Century Is Experienced Simultaneously Worldwide It all began on September 21st when an ... Reuters news service quoted Anila Premji, "I held the spoon out level, and it just disappeared. To me it was just a miracle. It gave me a sense of feeling that there is a God, a sense of Spirit on this Earth." Not only Ganesha, but Siva, Parvati, Nandi and the ... Ganesha seemed to be in a whimsical mood: sometimes He refused the spoonfuls offered by devotees and slurped up that given by non-believers. At the Hindu temple in Flushing, a young African-American woman who is not a Hindu but loves Hindu ... The painting is no ordinary icon for it hang sin the Bethlehem Church of the Nativity, above the very spot where Christ is said to have been born. Many hundreds of Christian pilgrims, of all denominations, together with Jews and Muslims, say ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-miracles-fake.htm

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Ordinary Christians make the best psychologists in 1835. The second, Zur Dieitetik der Seele, a slim volume, appeared in two different American editions: one titled The Dietetics of the Soul (1838), the other titled Hygiene of the Mind (1933). ... In The Principles of Medical Psychology, he memorably stated: "The maladies of the spirit [die Leiden des Geistes] alone, in abstracto, that is, error and sin, can be called diseases of the mind only ... To illustrate the differences between the various counseling methods, picture a poor fellow sitting on a tack suffering from severe pain. He has come in for help with the pain. Click to View First he ... Now, how do you feel and what do you think is the solution to your pain? Finally, broke and still in pain, he discusses the problem with a Christian: The Christian looks around and finds a tack stuck ... The one seeks help of an authoritarian expert, because he in unable to find the solution himself. The preacher as a minister of God, allows God's opinion to be known. Since there is a long history of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-counseling-therapy.htm

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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? Click to View Should the Lord's Supper be observed every Sunday? To answer this question, we cannot depend on the practice of churches ... Since he did not indicate when or how often the memorial was to be observed, we must look further to the record of the apostles, who received the Holy Spirit to instruct and guide them into all truth. ... Mosheim, in his celebrated Ecclesiastical History, volume 1, Pages 46 and 85 says: "The first of all the Christian churches founded by the apostles was that at Jerusalem; and after the form and model ... The Christians of this century assembled for the worship of God and for their advancement in piety on the first day of the week, the day on which Christ reassumed life; for that this day was set apart ... For the first three centuries, then, the church observed the Lord's Supper each first day of the week. Testimony to this fact comes from Justin Martyr, one of the earliest church fathers. To those who ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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What Is Hell Like? There is another argument which can be made against the eternality of hell. which cannot be applied against the eternality of God the Father, God the Spirit, and Heaven. If one were to take the poisition that hell were to last only a thousand years, to be consistent he would also have to contend that the Father, Spirit and Heaven will last for only a thousand years. That is ... If that is true it would also be wrong to bless one eternally who had lived for only five years in obedience to God's will. If not, why not? The same arguments used to rid the Bible of the doctrine of hell, ... When Revelations 21:8 speaks of a second death, they understand it to refer to a second physical death. In their view, when one dies the first time he goes back to where Adam was before he was created. ... The unsaved shall go away into everlasting conscious, suffering torment. That is what Hell is like, If you are not a Christian, if you are a backslidden child of God, I plead with you to turn to Christ by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hell-like.htm

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Angels commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Deut 32:43: Textual ... Introduction: Angels are commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Heb 1:6 and Christians mistakenly think the quote came from Ps 97:7 alone, unaware that Deut 32:43 is the primary source quote. The key ... the destruction of Jerusalem as a direct fulfillment of the passage which would irk the non-Christian Jews. "For I know that after my death you will act corruptly and turn from the way which I have ... When the Holy Spirit assigned the worship of YHWH in Deut 32:43 to Jesus in Heb 1:6, it would greatly infuriate the Jews who did not convert to Christianity. Notice that Justin Martyr directly quotes ... correct reading and the Masoretic reflects a theologically motivated alteration of the word of God to break the connection with the messianic last days prophecy of Moses and Jesus Christ the Messiah. ... Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections By Steve Rudd: November 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Bible ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Deuteronomy-32-43-Angels-Worship-Jesus-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-copying-error.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... ... In 36 AD Apostle Paul (Saul) triggered the first great Christian Diaspora of with the stoning of Stephen: "Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they ... fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22) C. In 2BC Jesus was born "when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son" (Gal 4:4) ... Moses clearly said that when the Messiah comes, that he would relinquish his authority to the Messiah and commanded all his followers to obey Christ in all things. e. Ancient papyrus documents found at Qum'ran quote Deut 18:18 in expectation of ... (the branch) as their messiah. It's time to come home! Click here to find a church near you. By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Ancient Synagogue Start Page Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Death of the Anti-Black Doctrine, Salt Lake City Messenger, December ... ... and his posterity... he is the last to share the joys of the kingdom of God." (Ibid., Vol. 2, page 143) The First Presidency of the Church reaffirmed Brigham Young's teaching in 1949 (see Mormonism and the Negro, Part 2, p. 16), and in 1967, N. Eldon Tanner, was quoted as saying: "'The church has no intention of changing its doctrine on the Negro,' N. Eldon Tanner, counselor to the First President told SEATTLE during his recent visit here. 'Throughout the history of the original Christian church, the Negro never held the priesthood. There's really nothing we can do to change this. ... To accept the anti-Negro doctrine is to deny the spirit of revelation. If we allow others to do our thinking on this vital issue it could lead to violence or bloodshed. Be cause we felt that it was not ... "Brigham Young revealed that the Negroes will not receive the Priesthood until a great while after the second advent of Jesus Christ whose coming will usher in a millennium of peace. "Revelation? "In view ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-blacks-racism.htm

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The White Lie: Walter Rea: Chapter 1: How To Change History Prophet? or Plagiarist! The White Lie! By Walter T. Rea Chapter 1: How To Change History Click to View Order Walter Rea's book: "The White Lie" by Walter Rea With the turn of the century to the 1800s ... The European nations would continue their struggle for identity and power. The expansion of the American West brought great change in values. Land and individualism became important considerations in ... In religion, the early part of the century, from the 1820s to the 1850s, was to see one of the last gasps of the old-time drama of fear and hellfire in the name of God and heaven. That theme which had ... over a period of forty years-with one interesting deviation in his 1945 supplement to volume four of her book The Spirit of Prophecy: Mrs. White ever sought to avoid being influenced by others. ... The same could be said of the Mormons with their Joseph Smith, the Christian Scientists with their Mary Baker Eddy, the Jehovah's Witnesses with their John F. Rutherford, the Lutherans with their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH1-save-history.htm

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Shem as Melchizedek: A test case for validating or falsifying ... ... At the time of Christ, Jewish messianic expectation was of the arrival of Melchizedek as a "heavenly being" not Shem as witnessed in the Dead Sea Scrolls dating to 90 BC in 11QMelchizedek. The earliest literary source that equates Melchizedek with Shem is Seder ... This was simply impossible for the Jews in 160 AD to allow if they wanted to start, for the first time in history, make Shem the GREAT Melchizedek. The Jews wanted to counter the Christian doctrine in the book of Hebrews that Jesus has the priesthood of Melchizedek as the ... And he blessed him by saying, "Blessed be Abram before God Most High whose possessions are heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High who had delivered your enemy into your hand and has given him a tenth of everything." (The Aramaic Bible, The Targum Onqelos Translated with a Critical Introduction Apparatus and Notes, Bernard Grossfeld, Michael Glazier, Volume 6 to Genesis, Translation of Gen 14:18-20, p 68, 1988 AD) b. The prevailing view is that Onqelos ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Shem-was-Melchizedek-Masoretic-chronology-Messiah-Jesus-Christ-priesthood.htm

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Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD Click to View Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD Papers: Click to View Muslim Myths: Islam is not the fastest growing religion in the world. Click to View Roman Catholic's and Orthodox should cast no stones at the religious division of ... Samaritans 7 -7 0 0.00 500 0.0 500 0.0 500 0.0 5 All Spiritists 137,163 80,748 217,911 1.96 12,333,735 0.2 16,211,780 0.2 20,709,300 0.2 55 Afro-American spiritists 15,524 4,149 19,673 2.05 1,071,735 0.0 1,609,190 0.0 2,116,020 0.0 18 ... Global population 78,860,791 0 78,860,791 1.41 6,055,049,000 100.0 7,823,703,000 100.0 8,909,095,000 100.0 238 (David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 4) Table 1-2: Over the next 24 hours period, these average increases will occur: Category ... Apocalyptic, eschatological 1 1,000 1 1 Divine Science 20 1000 1 1 Gnostic, esoteric, anthroposophical 200 70,000 5 3 Holy Spirit Assoc. for Unification of World Christianity 900 926,000 9 8 Jehovah's Witnesses (Russellites) 70,500 11,305,000 226 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm

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Seven Parenting Sayings Of Worldly Wisdom ... Caning & scourging although a civil option is not for child discipline by parents Remember the 20 year old American man who was caned 4x in Korea for car theft? American government objected as torture! Prov 20:30 Stripes that wound ... Don't break the child's "spirit": Col 3:21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, that they may not lose heart Click to View Deadly saying #3: "Parents should rule with love not fear" A. Some say spanking makes children obey out of fear! AMEN! Deut 21:21 stone rebellious son to death...all Israel shall hear of it and fear. Fear: Greek: Phobos #5401 from a primary phebomai (to be put in fear); alarm or fright B. We are commanded to fear the God of love! Luke 12:5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who after He ... World always consider themselves successful as parents as long as their children don't end up in jail: For a Christian the standard of success is much much higher. (Teaching their children to passing on their faith to their children's ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/parenting-seven-deadly-sayings.htm

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The office of Elders, pastors and bishops ... Click to View Click to View C. Why do people confuse the one office, for many distinct offices: People are taught false doctrine from their denominations, that the "office of Bishop" is a different office than the "office of Pastor" and ... Immersion Baptism D. Why did God use four different terms to describe the one office? Simple! Each term gives us a distinct view of the various functions of that one office. If God had used only one word, it would not be nearly as clear as it is with the four terms. Elder indicates an ... "It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do." 1 Timothy 3:1 "Be on guard for yourselves and for ALL THE FLOCK, AMONG WHICH the Holy Spirit has made you OVERSEERS, to ... Others have been added at later times, for a variety of reasons." (The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual) "THE WIDER FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS: Because churches are the only Christian organizations provided for in the New Testament, it may be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-elders-pastors-bishops.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Hades: where conscious dead ... What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Hades, the temporary two part receptacle of the conscious dead who are awaiting judgment (Luke 16:19-31) Click to View Irenaeus Book II Chapter XXXIV.-Souls Can Be Recognised in the Separate State, and are Immortal Although They Once Had a ... made had a beginning when they were formed, but endure as long as God wills that they should have an existence and continuance. The prophetic Spirit bears testimony to these opinions, when He declares, "For He spake, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created: He hath established them for ever, yea, forever and ever." ... Josephus' Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades. Note: Josephus was not a Christian, but a Jewish historian who wrote in about 75AD. Also note that Hades and Hell are two different things. Josephus verifies this difference. Now as to Hades, wherein the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-hades.htm

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The Pattern of Congregational Benevolence in the New Testament B. One church directly to another without intermediary organization like "missionary society" or "sponsoring church". Click on photo for high resolution: Click to View C. For the saints, not for ... One common passage they quote is James 1:27 as proof that the church is given the authority to run orphan homes and Widow homes etc. They argue that giving money from the treasury is for "all men" and ... B. But we can actually prove treasury money is restricted to Christians with two passages: James 1:27 and 1 Tim 5:3-16. James 1:27 This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and ... Notice that not only are all non-Christians specifically excluded, but two categories of Christian widows: young Christian widows (under 60) with no relatives may not get church treasury money on the ... Gal 6:1 Brethren, even if a man [an individual not a church] is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, lest you too ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-church-benevolence.htm

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Synagogue Organization and Government: Elders, officials, attendants ... The early church began under the government and spiritual direction of the Apostles in Jerusalem in both the temple and Synagogues on the first day of the week. After the Christian Diaspora of Acts 8:4 and Paul's ... While synagogues, through God's providence, were prototypes of the church in organization, God wanted to ensure an ultra high quality of leadership based upon faith, family history, marriage status, town reputation and morals. c. The Holy Spirit gave two detailed lists in the New testament of the qualifications of church overseers: i. "It is a trustworthy ... good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. ... Roth and, more recently, Rahmani interpret the cathedra as the place where the Torah scroll was placed after it was read. Most scholars, however, view the cathedra as the seat for a leader in the congregation, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Government-organization-Elders-officials-attendants-Synagogue-Independent-overseer-shepherd-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-prototype-ancient.htm

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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... ... reports that Alexander himself settled Jews in the city, JW 2.487; cf. AgAp 2.35.) The earliest archeological evidence for the Jewish community of Alexandria consists of tombs in the E ... He also forbade the Jews from participating in the gymnasium and told them to be satisfied with the benefits they were enjoying in "a city not their own." Both these last factors support the view that ... God's master plan for the Christian church. There are many important historical and archeological markers that point to the origin of Synagogues at Alexandrian in Egypt at 280 BC. 1. In preparation for the Greek New Testament, Alexander the Great makes Greek the universal language of the world in 333 BC because Hebrew would be extinct at the time of Christ. a. God knew Hebrew would be extinct as ... The post-Pentateuchal books were translated after the translation of the Torah, for most of these translations use its vocabulary, and several translations also quote from the Greek Torah. Since the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Origin-of-ancient-Synagogues-first-century-originated-at-Alexandria-Egypt-began-spawned-by-Greek-Septuagint-translation-Tanakh-Babylonian-captivity-Nehemiah-280BC.htm

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The Septuagint: God approved Translation in every synagogue like ... This is what Jesus meant (in part) when He said that "scripture cannot be broken" in John 10:35. Today Christians regard our translations like the King James Version (KJV) or the New American Standard Bible (NASB) as equal to ... From the Septuagint a Latin translation has been made, and this is the one which the Latin churches use." (Augustine, City of God 18.43, 400 AD) God foresaw at the tower of Babel the His word MUST be translated and the Holy Spirit wrote it in such a way so that the original meaning would transcend the translation process. ... The Septuagint: A text of the Bible in the language of the common people (Greek) A Mikveh: Also known as "The Christian Maker", full immersion water baptism washed away sins in the name of Jesus and be born again! See full ... At the time of Jesus, the Greek Septuagint (LXX) was accepted by the Jews in their Synagogues as "equivalent to" the Hebrew Tanakh. (Old Testament). Christians today view the English KJV or NASB as "equal to" the Greek and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Bible-standard-issue-Jerusalem-certified-translation-synagogues-church.htm

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