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John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John (Translated ... ... JW's project the false illusion that if Christ was not teaching he was "made of the same stuff" as the Father, that he is therefore a creature. In fact, Calvin was merely observing what Biblical Trinitarians know to be true, namely, that the Bible does not reveal what "stuff" the Father is made of, let alone if the Father and Son are made of the same "stuff". This is all that Calvin was saying. Only Catholic/Nicene Trinitarians speak where God is silent by speculating that Jesus and the Father are made of the "same stuff". Full documentation of Text: John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John; A new translation, from the original Latin, ... For which of those works do you stone me? 33. The Jews answered him, We stone thee not for the sake of a good work, but for blasphemy, and, because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods? 35. If it called them gods, to whom the word of God was addressed, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Calvin.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ JW's project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Muslims to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. The fact that Muslims reject the resurrection of Jesus says it all! Koran, (The Islamic Bible of Muslims, written about 600AD) Click ... The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not, 'Three', Refrain, better is it for you. God is only One God. Glory be to Him - that He should have a son! To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the ... While Jesus performed many miracles, he himself admitted that the power he had was not his own but was derived from God when he said, " Verily, verily I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do..." St. John 5:19. Again he said, " I can of mine own self do nothing: As I hear I judge, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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Eternal torment proved ... annihilation refuted ... That's the way the final Gehenna fire will be. In time, it will naturally burn itself out!(Heaven, Hell And The Hereafter, Triumph Prophetic Ministries (Church of God) W. F. Dankenbring) Seventh-day Adventist: the New Testament references to "eternal punishment" (Matt 25:46), "eternal ... Jehovah's Witness: "Some commentators have pointed to the Biblical instances of the word torment to support the teaching of eternal suffering in fire. However, ... Rev 20:10 does not have that sense." (Jehovah's Witness, Aid to Bible understanding, Torment) Click to View Click to View Annihilation vs. Eternal conscious torment Rev 20:10 Will the Devil be tormented forever in the lake of fire? H. W. Armstrong and splinter ... And they began to be merry." ... "But we had to be merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost (apollumi) and has been found." The son still existed even though "destroyed" (apollumi) John 6:27 "Do not work for the food which perishes ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-annihilation-refuted.htm

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Church ministers were the first Psychiatrists!: The history of ... There was no coerced treatment and the insane were never forcibly confined in an asylum away from his home. Today, the takeover of institutional psychiatry has gone so far, that the insurance companies now tell church ministers never to use the word "counseling" when they perform their God given mandate to be "a doctor of the soul". Most preachers and church ... Insurance companies say, "never use the "C" word (counseling)... instead use the phrase, "spiritual insights" etc. The fact is that any judgements a minister might make based upon the Bible are always infinitely better than anything an atheistic psychiatrist or psychologist might ever say. "My intention is not to ... In 1815, it was claimed that there had been an asylum at Box, Wiltshire, for 200 years.' There was a mad-house at Glastonbury, in 1656, where the Reverend George Trosse was confined. It is recorded that, in 1661, the Reverend John Ashbourne, who kept a small madhouse in Suffolk, was murdered by one of his own ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-church-ministers-first-psychiatrists.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... ... If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect [teleios] man, able to bridle the whole body as well." (James 3:2) l. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected [teleios] in love." (1 John 4:18) 3. Teleios (complete/perfect) refers to the true heavenly tabernacle: a. "But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He ... B. Spiritual gifts were the scaffolding that supported the infant church: 1. In the picture we have three stages of building a highway over pass (bridge). a. Stage #1: Scaffolding (spiritual gifts) put up and structure built on top (church) b. Stage #2: Permanent side supports are built (word of God) while scaffolding (gifts) are still in place. c. Stage #3: When the side supports are compete (bible finished in 96 AD) the scaffolding is removed, no longer needed for anything. Now the Word of God supplies everything that the gifts were purposed to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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creed and beliefs of Baha'i Faith: A brief history & notes on ... The Baha'i teachings encouraged me to retain my Christianity and helped me to understand, clarify and reinforce my Christian beliefs. There are many who have discovered the Faith from different backgrounds, some with limited bible knowledge, others with extensive knowledge in areas pertaining to religion and ... Progressive Revelation Process whereby God's will is revealed to mankind through a succession of divine Messengers known as Manifestations Manifestation An incarnation of specific attributes of God, (i.e. Jesus - the incarnate Word) Who re-affirms the spiritual teachings of a previous Manifestation, fulfils prophecies of the previous dispensation and ... As a result, he becomes the subject of ridicule and severe persecution by those whose lives he seeks to save. Sound familiar? The theme of this story can be applied to Joseph, Moses, Elija, John the Baptist, Jesus, Mohammed, the Bab and Baha'u'llah. The story of Moses draws an even more detailed parallel to the themes of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/creed-bahai-beliefs.htm

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Replacement Theology, supersessionism: Christians are God's Jews ... The vast majority of churches believe and teach "replacement theology". Churches that oppose "replacement theology" including John Hagee, are in the minority. Those who believe in Replacement Theology love the state of Israel and are among her ... Most churches teach replacement theology so this should be quite easy for you to see... ...you believe the Bible when it says Christians are the true Jews today: Romans 2:28-29: "For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. ", "for we [Christians] are the true circumcision, who ... Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. " (Acts 13:45-46) 7. "This ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-christians-are-jews-church-is-israel.htm

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Ancient synagogues of the Bible: Ephesus Synagogue: 43 BC Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources Ancient synagogues of the Bible: Ephesus Synagogue: 43 BC Discussion: 1. "Literary sources only": a. No Synagogue has been located or excavated in Ephesus. b. No Ephesus synagogue inscriptions have ever been found. 2. Literary source #1: The ... This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged ... But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ephesus-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-apostle-Paul-43bc.htm

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Textual Variants Daniel's 70 weeks, Susanna, Prayer of Hananiah ... The alternate text of Daniel 9:24-27 of the messianic prophecy of the 70 weeks. 3. These additions, however, were read by the early church and included in the first full edition Bible's we know of: Codex Vaticanus 350 AD. 4. We find two different prophecies in the Bible for 490 years: a. The Babylonian captivity of 70 years was computed because Israel had not kept the land sabbath since the destruction of Shiloh in 1094 BC down to the beginning of the captivity in ... Jesus said "Scripture cannot be broken!" John 10:35 c. God provided multiple copies of His original word today in both the original language of Hebrew and the translated Greek. d. So when the Jews corrupted the text of Daniel 9:24-29 for anti-Christian purposes, it was 150 years too late because God designed the text to create expectation for the coming of the Messiah between 31 BC and 33 AD and it "accomplished what God desires" (Isaiah 55:11) 2. Christians have always had difficulty how Daniel 9 prophecies the crucifixion ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Daniel-Bible-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-70-weeks-Daniel9.24-Messiah-490-years-458BC-33AD-resurrection-Codex-Vaticanus-Susanna-Prayer-Hananiah-Bel-dragon.htm

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Which Old Testament text did Jesus prefer and quote from? None of the apocryphal books were ever quoted in the New Testament. Not even once! This proves the Catholic and Orthodox apologists wrong when they try to defend the apocrypha in the Bible. I. What books were in each of the three collections: The Law (Torah) - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy The Prophets (Neviim) - Joshua, ... Matthew 5:17 b. "For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. Matthew 11:13 c. "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. Luke 16:16 d. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote-Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." John 1:45 e. After the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it." Acts 13:15 f. "But this I admit to you, that according ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-jesus-favored-old-testament-textual-manuscript.htm

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50 ways Harold Camping's pre-tribulation Rapture contridicts ... Click to View Rapture & Premillennialism Refuted Introduction: 1. See our main Rapture page here. 2. Rapture so clearly contradicts the Bible in so many ways, we are puzzled how any Christian can think any of it comes from the bible. 3. Rapture doctrine is widely believed today, but it did not exist before it "popped" into John Darby's head in 1830 AD. If you believe in the Rapture, you probably wrongly assumed it was a historic Bible doctrine, when in ... Truth: The final kingdom Daniel saw was Rome. God set up his kingdom during the Roman empire which began in 30 BC and was destroyed in 397 AD. The kingdom is the church which was started on Pentecost. 3. False: Daniel saw 13 kingdoms: Truth: Daniel saw only 4 kingdoms: ... Therefore, the Old Testament kingdom of Israel will have to be restored with the Jews in Palestine, so that God's promise can be redeemed and fulfilled. But God's Word says they did receive the full promise. "So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-contrast-truth.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Mark 2:7 This is why they accused Jesus of blasphemy. Anti-Trinitarian rebuttals: Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #1 The unbelieving Jews said this false statement of fact, not Jesus. The Bible also records the lie of the devil in Gen 2 that Eve would "surely not die". The Jews statement that "only God can forgive sins", is just as wrong as the ... But he did not correct them, but rather reinforced their view because it was correct! Only God can forgive sin! Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #2 The apostles could forgive sins just like Christ, does that make the Apostles God? John 20:23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have [already] been forgiven them; if you retain the sins ... Catholic tradition (DB 920; DS 1710) has rightly seen in this act the origin of the Sacrament of Penance, even though it is equally true that the Church's power over sin is also exercised in baptism and the preaching of the redemptive word." (Jerome Biblical Commentary, Catholic, John 20:21) Click to View Go To Start: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-mark2-7.htm

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Elijah and Elisha Chronology timeline 870-810 BC ... Ahab against Ben-Hadad II in the Battle of Ramoth-Gilead I in spite of the fact that Micaiah son of Imlah, predicts the death of Ahab:1 Ki 22: 2 Chr 19:2; Why Jehoshaphat would ask for a true prophet of YHWH, then reject the word of God that it will be defeat and therefore DO NOT GO, is a mystery. ... Jehoshaphat would AGAIN agree to another military cooperation with a wicked king of Jehoram of Israel who 7 years later issues a death edict against Elisha in 843 BC. Perhaps Jehoshaphat's victory against Moab in the Battle of Engedi gave him confidence that such an allegiance was approved by God. ... John was a prophet, yet performed no miracles. b. Elijah performed some of the greatest miracles in the Bible like raising the dead, yet was a man with a nature exactly like ordinary ungifted Christians, who also can accomplish much through prayer: i. "The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/chronology/bible-chronology-timeline-Elijah-Elisha-John-the-Baptist-Jesus-types-antitypes-870-810BC.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility ... Finally, Jesus Himself said that "all authority" was given to Him both "in heaven and on earth (Mt. 28:18-20). C. Paul would make a far better "pope" than Peter: The Bible says apostle Paul was certainly in Rome, we have nothing in the Bible that says Peter was ever in Rome. Paul is more front and center in the book of Acts than Peter. Paul is the great apostle whose record we ... John 16:12-13 Yes Peter was inspired by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the word of God, but so were the rest of the apostles. Peter is not given any special status and the promise of the Holy Spirit applies equally to all the apostles. So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs." He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep." He said to him ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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A Better Life than this? ... be happy, to be the one to whom He could give His most prized possession as a gift. That love God has for us ought to really make us happy. In John 8:35-36, Jesus said, "If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." Happiness is being free of guilt, pain, worries, problems. Jesus wants to set you free of all these. He came to take our burdens away. To be free is to be happy. In John 10:10, Jesus said He had come to give us life and life abundantly. The word "abundantly" means fully packed, stamped down and running over. Imagine a life filled with so much happiness and joy that you just bubble over. Those were the promises God made to you. Why be a chicken when you can be an eagle. Why walk when you can fly. Why eat dirt when you can sail in the pure fresh air of the mountains. Never knock the way of life Jesus has offered to you unless you try it first. You might be surprised what you will feel, when you soar on wings like an eagle. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/f-better-life.htm

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Lesson 14: Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins ... ... We read in I Peter 3:21 (KJV), "The like figure whereunto even baptism does also now save us." The Bible says that "baptism does now also save us," but men say that "baptism does not save us." This is very similar to the situation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God in Genesis 2:17 told them not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, "For in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." But Satan told Eve in Genesis 3:4, "Then the serpent said to the woman, you will not surely die." Satan only added the one word "not" to what God had said and completely changed the meaning. That is what men are doing to God's commands today. Who are you going to ... C Arise and be baptized. 4) T F Until Paul was baptized he still had all his sins. 5) Where can we find in the Bible that we are told to pray and ask Jesus to come into our heart in order to be saved? A Jude 2:5. B 2 John 1:14. C It is not there. 6) T F We cannot find in the Bible where anyone was ever told to accept ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-14-baptism-forgiveness.htm

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Church Creeds: The fuel of religious division They responded by defining a Christian as one who believes in the Apostles Creed, the Holy Trinity, in God, the Divinity of Christ, and who subscribes to a confession of faith. Notice this definition denies to those refusing to accept the Apostles Creed and a denominational confession the name Christian. By it neither Peter nor Paul would qualify as a follower of Jesus, since such creeds were unknown in the First Century. In the decades following the death of John, the last living apostle, the ... This first human creed subscribed to by Christians was followed through the centuries by many other confessions of faith. The word creed is derived from the Latin credo meaning I believe. In a sense, what one believes is his creed. However, the term ... The problem is not that the Apostles Creed is erroneous, but that it is a human expression placed on par with the divine revelation of the Bible. Human writings are not wrong because they are human, but they become wrong when they presume to speak ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-creeds=fuel-division.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Every time they see the word "tradition" they think it destroys the truth of sola Scriptura. There are a number of serious problems with this view. Scripture is also called tradition in the Bible and by the Church Fathers. Even the "Rule of Faith" Creeds were all based directly on scripture phrase by phrase, and never "oral ... In the same way Rome has developed an unwritten tradition that she has synthesized with the written New Testament to the degree that it cannot be judged by that New Testament. If Mark 7 teaches us anything, it is that the two must not be "synthesized." The written Word of God must remain the unique norm." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Typical Arguments that Catholics & Orthodox use to defend oral tradition are refuted. Click to View "Paul commanded oral tradition to be followed in 2 Thessalonians 2:15" Click to View CLICK HERE Click to View "John 20:30 clearly tells us that the Bible lacks many things Jesus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition.htm

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Ein El-Qudeirat is not Kadesh Barnea: : Wrongly identified as ... Click to View K. Ajrud Click to View Elat/Kheleifeh Click to View Haseva Click to View Loz Introduction: Ein El-Qudeirat means "Fountain of Omnipotence" or "Fountain of God s Power" If you want to take the easy short cut and skip all the reasons from the Bible, history and archeology why Qudeirat cannot be Kadesh, Click here to learn the true location of Kadesh Barnea now. For an detailed summary of the search for Kadesh Barnea see also: Chronological History of "The search for Kadesh" John Rowlands goes down in history as the man who plunged the search for Kadesh Barnea in to the "Dark Ages" (1881 AD - present). But Ein Qedeis would be just another ... Its name Ayn el-Qadayrat the " Fountain of Omnipotence," or " Fountain of God s Power," was not inappropriate, in view of its impressiveness, bursting forth there so unexpectedly, as at the word of Him who " turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water springs." No wonder that this fountain was a landmark in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-fortresses-ein-el-qudeirat.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... Modern Roots: The 1901 Apostasy: II. John Alexander Dowie Like Irving, Dowie was a minister from the same area. He was originally a Congregational Pastor, who subsequently left his denomination and formed his own called the "Christian Catholic ... Seymour went to Los Angeles and began to preach about the Holy Spirit baptism in a barn/warehouse on Azusa. What Eyewitness said about the Azusa Street Mission All these men are respected Bible scholars G. Campbell Morgan described the Azusa Street activities as "the last vomit of Satan." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire" by Michael L. Brown, pages 197&198) R.A. Torrey declared that this new Pentecostal movement was "emphatically not of God, and founded by a Sodomite." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy ... Their evolving doctrines became increasingly heretical and, many degenerated into clearly definable cults (Church of the Living Word, The Body, House of Prayer, etc.)." (Old Wine in New Wineskins: A look at the Kansas City Fellowship, Stephen F. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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Photogallery: Pentecostal Fake Miracles and Trinkets page ... Brother Smith your scripture for this month is Acts 19:11,12: "and God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: so that from his body were brought onto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them." Lord I hand this to John Smith 123 Main, Chicago, Illinois (start page two, mass printed without any personalization) "Now I am obeying the Holy Spirit and loaning you this blessed handkerchief by faith. I used the word "load" because I must let another dear friend of mine prayer with this same blessed handkerchief after you print your name on it. You will not need it after tonight. Here is what I ask you to do in Jesus' name... Print your name, by faith, in the center of my handkerchief. Print the name of someone else, whom you really love, under your name. Next, open your Bible to the book of Acts 19:11-12. Then, lay my "faith handkerchief", with your name printed in the center of it, on Acts 19:11-12. Leave it there ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-photogallery-pentecostal-trinkets.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from the Holy Spirit! Paul got the names directly from the Holy Spirit. Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) In 405 AD, John Chrysostom concluded that the names came from direct inspiration, and not tradition. This agrees with us exactly! "Who ... He gets so excited over this "mount Everest" discovery, that you would think the "oral tradition" was the exact date for Easter! (Which Catholics and Orthodox have always fought over, each claiming their tradition is the TRUE one.) Well because Carlton is so easily excited, we carefully and quietly say the word, "Hanukkah" to him. (This will no doubt end up in his next revision of his book, and he will no ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rolalyn-maqsood-petra ... What connection has Petra with the quarrel between Esau and Jacob? with the selling of Joseph into slavery? or with the fall of Jerusalem? How is it linked with Herod the Great, or Salome who danced and demanded John the Baptist's head as a reward? The following pages look at these stories (among ... The other early "men of Seir" were the menhir-building cave-dwelling Horites mentioned earlier, descendants of their founding-father Seir the Horite. Their capital (headquarters would be a better word) was the Sela (Rock) (Gen. 14:6) with which Petra is usually now identified. Descendants of Abraham The history of Petra as told in the Bible concerns the descendants of the Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) through his son Ishmael and his grandson Esau. Abraham was the Nomad of Mesopotamia, reckoned to be the founding father of all the tribes people in that region - both Arabs and Jews. He was the man called by God, the man who became Al-Khalil ("the Friend") who spent all his life following the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rosalyn-maqsood-petra-a-travelers-guide-1994ad.htm

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Grant, Robert M.: Gods and the One God In any event, the passage [Phil 2:6-8] makes it plain that before Christ Jesus emptied himself he was not human but divine." (Gods and the One God, Robert M. Grant, p105) But Justin describes this Logos as a second God, one who proceeded from the Father before creation in the manner of word or fire or spring water. "The ... In Philo a Logos doctrine had bridged the gap between his transcendent, abstract God and the world. It also explained how theophanies could be included in the Old Testament revelation. The point was picked up in John 1: 18: "No one has ever seen God; the Only-begotten God at the Father's bosom has interpreted [or revealed] him." Among the apologists too ... What comes into existence has a beginning of being." The slogan of Arius and his allies soon came to be this: "There was when he was not." (Gods and the One God, Robert M. Grant, p160) Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: www.bible.ca Click to View Go To Start: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Grant.htm

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A Better Life than this? ... to be happy, to be the one to whom He could give His most prized possession as a gift. That love God has for us ought to really make us happy. In John 8:35-36, Jesus said, "If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." Happiness is being free of guilt, pain, worries, problems. Jesus wants to set you free of all these. He came to take our burdens away. To be free is to be happy. In John 10:10, Jesus said He had come to give us life and life abundantly. The word "abundantly" means fully packed, stamped down and running over. Imagine a life filled with so much happiness and joy that you just bubble over. Those were the promises God made to you. Why be a chicken when you can be an eagle. Why walk when you can fly. Why eat dirt when you can sail in the pure fresh air of the mountains. Never knock the way of life Jesus has offered to you unless you try it first. You might be surprised what you will feel, when you soar on wings like an eagle. Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-better-life.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses told to cross examine their own religion ... We speak the truth in Love... 1968 If a religion is not in accord with what the Bible teaches, then it is not in harmony with truth. it is not the true religion. (Rom. 3:4) You have nothing to fear in examining your beliefs by the standard of Gods Word, for if you have the true religion you can only be reassured. And if what you believe is not in keeping with the Bible, then you should welcome the truth, because it leads to eternal life. John 17:3 (Watchtower, July 1, 1968, p. 389) If Witnesses have the truth and nothing to fear from self-investigation, why are they officially forbidden ... If Witnesses have the truth and nothing to fear from self-investigation, why are they officially forbidden from reading any materials that examine their doctrines? Go to Jehovah's Witness New Convert Library We speak the truth in Love... 1972 "Jehovah, the God of the true prophets, will put all false prophets to shame either by not fulfilling the false prediction of such self-assuming prophets or by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/JwsPermission.htm

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Prerequisites Qualifications & Requirements of the councilor Werry sees psychiatric training as largely irrelevant to the work he must pursue. (John S. Werry's "The Psychiatrist and Society," Discoverer, Vol. 5, No. 3, August 1968, p. 8) "I will at a number of points bring into question whether the special technical knowledge the doctor presumably has, is ... It is a deal breaker and is what disqualifies any Psychiatrist who is an atheist, regardless of how many Ph.D.'s he has. The councilor must have a good working knowledge of the Bible which is able to equip him for even mental illness: "equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort [pleading for one to take action: parakaleo] and strengthen [to fix as with a nail so it will not move: sterizo] your hearts in every good work and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 "holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching [formal instruction, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-counseling-therapy-bible-pattern-requirements-of-the-councilor.htm

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Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible! ... One death and then judgment; not several deaths and more lives of reincarnation. 2 Tim. 4:1-8 Paul said when his departure took place he had a crown of righteousness waiting him, not another life in another body by reincarnation. John 16:13-15 Jesus said the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into "all truth." They were not guided by the Spirit into teaching the ... 2 Cor 6:7 Paul said we walk by faith and Rom. 10:17 teaches faith comes by hearing the word of God. If there is no word of God for the doctrine of reincarnation, and there is not, then it can not be taught or believed by faith, Paul warns "beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, and after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ" (Col 2:8). The doctrine is one of those which did not originate with Christ and may be classified as "philosophy," , 'vain deceits." "rudiments of the world" and "traditions of men." Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/d-reincarnation.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isa 6:8 of Christ, who is the image of God. " 2 Corinthians 4:4 2. "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. " Colossians 1:15 3. "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. ... Jesus, being God, is the creator of all things: "All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. " John 1:3 IV. Christ cannot be the angel Michael the arch-angel: Jehovah's Witnesses are taught through their Watchtower, that Jesus is the created arch-angel named Michael. This is false doctrine and heresy. Hebrews 1:5 proves Jehovah's Witnesses false teachers when they ... But this violates Rom 1:25: "worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator". This passage teaches that if Jesus is the creator, as the Bible says he is, then he cannot be a creature. Jesus cannot be creator and creature at the same time! V. The apostolic Fathers ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis1-26.htm

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Biblical Subordination expressed by scholars ... Though at times he presents the Son as in some sense subordinate to the Father, he never makes the Son a creature. (The Triune God, Edmund Fortman, p23) Thus the New Testament writers were not adoptionists, although in a few passages they can seem to point in this direction. ... Nor were they subordinationists in intention or words, if subordinationist is understood in the later Arian sense of the word; for they did not make the Son a creature but always ... It offers no room for a statement of the relations of Father, Son, and Spirit which would imply that one of them is more or less properly on the divine level of being than another. (Dictionary of the Bible, John L. McKenzie, Trinity, p899) "Jesus Christ does not usurp the place of God. His oneness with the Father does not mean absolute identity of being. ... Although completely co-ordinated with God, he remains subordinate to him." (Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament, J. Schneider, 1965, Vol. 2, p. 606) Wherever in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-scholars.htm

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Kingdom of David: Fulfills Abraham's land Promise 1003-1001 BC ... ... E. Jeroboam II (793-753 B.C.): Plain Bible passages say that Israel got all the land promised Abraham: a. "He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher." (2 Kings 14:25) III. Israel lost the land promise to Abraham for wickedness: A warning to the USA God choses every world leader including Obama, Stephen Harper, Hitler, King David etc. "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing ... recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind and that He sets over it whomever He wishes." (Daniel 5:21) "Jesus answered him, "You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."" (John 19:11) B. God used the Assyrians to destroy Israel in 722 BC because of they had left God: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-2samuel8-1chronicles18-david-fulfills-abrahams-land-promise-997-995bc.htm

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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... Introduction: 1. Although Ptolemy II wanted the Jewish scriptures translated into Greek in 282 BC for his father's (Ptolemy I) famous Library of Alexandra, the local Jews quickly made copies and started to gather to read the "Bible for themselves" ... God knew Hebrew would be extinct as a language in the first century AD. b. The Diaspora Jews outside Judea spoke Greek while the Judean Jews spoke Aramaic as their default language and Greek as their working language. c. The only Jews who spoke Hebrew at the time of Christ were the Temple elites (Sadducees, High priest). d. At the time of Christ, the High priest would conduct Temple worship services in Hebrew to a Greek speaking audience who didn't understand a word he was saying. This made the ... There are certain Old Testament passages that following a sequence of keywords from the LXX are used as an inspiration and a model for the redaction of certain chapters in the gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and the Apocalypse of John. The LXX was ... ... ...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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Synagogue allusions in the New Testament Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded." (James 4:8) c. "instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, ... Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them." (Acts 21:23-26) e. ""You are already clean because of the word [not through a mikveh] which I have spoken to you." (John 15:3) 2. Ritual purity that would ... Synagogues: Elders, officials, attendants, Independent, autonomous 18. Attendance: Weekly Sabbath Assemblies in Synagogues absent from Tanakh 19. Public Bible readings: Preaching and Teaching In Synagogues 20. Greek Septuagint: The Standard Tanakh of every ancient synagogue 21. Greek Septuagint scroll of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/synagogue-worship-New-Testament-allusions-symbolism-antitypes-church-moses-seat-baptism-mikveh-foot-washing.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) Much controversy developed over the printing of some of Ellen's early ideas in the small pamphlet called A Word to the "Little Flock" (published by James White in 1847) in support of her views about the "shut door" and contradictions on vision matters. 2 In later printings, both A Word and another paper called Present Truth (issued between July 1849 and ... These endless discussions made it obvious, by elimination, that in the 1980s one would have to be in the age range of 130 to fit the condition, though some still say that is not impossible with God-a statement one would not want to find fault with, where God weighs in on the other side. Even with the help of poet John Milton and his Paradise Lost, things did not go smoothly. A careful examination in recent years has revealed very close parallels between the Ellen White writings and the Book of Jasher-a book mentioned in the Bible, but never a part of it. Francis D. Nichol (twentieth-century writer, Review editor, and staunch ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH4-gone-forgotten.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 2 Corinthians 13:14 and Philippians 2:1 ... abides with you, and will be in you." So Paul's desire in 2 Cor 13:14 for Christians to have the "fellowship of the Holy Spirit" is EXACTLY what Jesus promised in John 14:17 of the Spirit: "He abides with you, and will be in you". 2 Cor 13:14 also echoes what Paul explained in great detail in his first letter to the Corinthians, ... Father Son Holy Spirit 2 Cor 13:14 Love of God Grace of Jesus Fellowship of Holy Spirit Rom 15:30 Prayers to God Jesus Love of Holy Spirit 1 Thess 1:6-8 faith toward God word of the Lord joy of the Holy Spirit 1 Pet 1:2 Foreknowledge of God obey Jesus Christ sanctifying work of the Spirit Jude 20-21 love of God mercy of our Lord ... By this rendering, they are trying to project the false impression that Kindness and love come from the persons of God, but that we have "fellowship and sharing" in the power of the non-personal Holy Spirit. Jehovah's Witnesses just can't leave the Bible alone without twisting it! The NWT rendering is below violates the rule of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-2corinthians13-14.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Isaiah 9:1-7 "A child will ... Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Isaiah 9:1-7 Messiah is Born Midrashic triple prophecy of Isaiah 9:1-7: Introduction: A. The Midrashic triple prophecy of Isaiah 9:1-7: 1. Hezekiah partially fulfilled Isa 9:1-7 2. John the Baptist partially fulfilled Isa 9:1-7 3. Jesus fully fulfilled Isa 9:1-7 B. The historical and chronological setting of Isaiah 9:1-7 which was written in 734 BC: 1. ... C. Translation: All names refer to the messianic king to be born not Hezekiah alone or God. 1. The Septuagint (282 BC): "Because a child was born to us; a son was given to us whose leadership came upon his shoulder; and his name is called "Messenger of the Great Council," for I will bring peace upon the ... 9:6): R. Tanhum said, "In Sepphoris [i.e. Zippori], Bar Qappara expounded this verse as follows: " 'On what account is every M in the middle of a word open, but the one in the word "increase" is closed? " 'The Holy One, blessed be he, proposed to make Hezekiah Messiah, and Sennacherib into Gog and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Isaiah9-6-child-king-triple-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-fulfillment-Gideon-Hezekiah-Jesus-John-baptist-Jesus.htm

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Saul Hunts David. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of Judges ... ... Deception is always a sin but some religions use the sinful example of David's lying to prove it is OK to lie to your enemies. Just as the Bible didn't openly criticize Noah for getting drunk, so too it didn't criticize David's deceptions. This, however, should not be viewed as divine approval because God expects the reader to apply the most basic moral template onto any Bible story for their own discernment of what is right and wrong. ... In legal custody battles over children, the watchtower instructs their members to openly lie, give half-truths, remain silent and withhold important information etc. at any cost to retain custody of the children. "God's Word commands: "Speak truth each of you wish his neighbor." ... It is interesting to note that the common Jew was forbidden to work, but then in the same passage, the priests were told do the work for them in Num 28:9-10; 18-19). So the same work on the sabbath day brought stoning to the common Jew and blessing to the Priests. In John 7:19: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-1samuel-21-31-saul-david-on-the-run-1012-1004bc.htm

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Objections to baptism being essential to salvation REFUTED! Knew in spite of Jesus dying, that He would still establish His kingdom v42 Knew that although about to die, Jesus could help in his circumstance v42 Where did he get this understanding? The preaching of John the Baptist or Jesus He appears more like a fallen disciple than an alien ... We are not saved by our works...baptism is a work: Eph 2:9 1. It is ridiculous to suggest we earn our salvation through baptism. Different types of works in the Bible: Compare "Not of works lest any man should boast" Eph 2:9 and "By works is a man justified not by faith alone" Jas 2:24 Works of God Jn 9:3 Works of the devil 1 Jn 3:8 Meritorious works Eph 2:8-9 Works of the law Gal 2:16 Moral goodness Mt 19:20 Works of ... Click here 3. I am done here, take to the MAIN MENU . . Acts 2:38 really says, "repent and be baptized because your sins have already been forgive 1. There are 2 Greek words for the English word "for": "gar"=because of & "eis"=unto, in order to "'What does "for" (Greek: "eis") mean in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/baptism-objections-refuted.htm

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104 Adventist Pastors fired for rejecting the inspiration of ... However at his reinstatement ceremony the Or. Conf. Pres asked him to reaffirm his belief in Ellen White and her writings stacked on top of the Bible in front of his congregation. After all they had told him, and all he had leaned in the process of the events he went through, he was amazed he could be asked such a thing and told ... Their refusal to preach extrabiblical church doctrines led to excruciating circumstances and decisions for many who loved their church and wished only to proclaim God's Word unhindered by human traditions and creeds. We ask our readers to supply us with any additions or corrections to this list Albertson, Ivan, Teacher: Central ... Conference Ford, Desmond, Religion Professor: Australasian Division Fredericks, Richard, Maryland Garrison, Gary, Pastor: Central California Conference Geddes, Charles, Teacher: Colorado Conference Greenley, Ray, Pastor: Ohio Conference Harper, John, Pastor: Oregon Conference Harris, Ed, Pastor: Washington - Upper Columbia Conf. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-white-inpsired-100-pastors-fired.htm

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SUMMARY: PROOF that TRINITY is NOT of PAGAN origin! ... Jehovah's Witnesses are willing to trust the devil SOME OF THE TIME! Anti-Trinitarians will quote from "Trinitarian modernists" (who deny inspiration, but believe in God as a Trinity) and say, "see even Trinitarians know their doctrine is Pagan origin!" We relply: Yes, ... First, they will simply selectively quote Trinitarian sources without saying they are Trinitarian in order to give the impression that anti-Trinitarian doctrine is the majority orthodox view among "scholars". Second sometimes, even in the same article, will quote different Trinitarian sources and say: "see even the Trinitarians know that trinity doctrine originated with the pagans!" Now if you just stop and think for a minute, what "Bible believing ... "The evidence of the holy spirit in the quality and content of the writings published by the Watchtower Society should be the thing that satisfies, that convinces, together with a comparison of these things with the inspired Word of God, the Holy Scriptures." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-not-pagan-reasons.htm

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RaPseudo-Ephraem does not teach the Rapture! "On the Last Times, the Anti-Christ, and the End of the World A Sermon by Pseudo-Ephraem" (Latin version) Full text of Latin and Syraic versions of Pseudo-Ephraem See also: The origin of Rapture doctrine: John Darby 1830 AD Pseudo-Ephraem does not teach the rapture! Pre-tribulation rapture promoters twist ... The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 6. Christians reject all these false notions of God illuminating man and rely upon the pages of the Bible alone as a sole ... Behold, the Apostle has penned a warning for us In his epistle to the Thessalonians: 'Let no word or no letter Trouble you that is not from us. For the rebellion comes first, Also the Man of Sin And he will exalt himself over God, Making himself to be God.' And when the Accursed One comes And displays his mighty ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-pseudo-ephraem-latin-syraic-texts.htm

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Sola Scriptura: All-sufficient: The Bible alone is a blueprint ... Amen." (John Chrysostom, Homily 13, commentary on 2 Cor 7:1) Click to View Chrysostom calls scripture, "exact balance, and square and rule for all things, the declaration of the divine laws". We not only agree, but ask why this sounds so opposite to how Catholics describe the Bible. "For doctrine." For thence we shall know, whether we ought to learn or to be ignorant of anything. And thence we may disprove what is false, thence we may be corrected and brought to a right mind, may be comforted and consoled, and if anything is deficient, we may have it added to us. "That the man of God may be perfect." For this is the exhortation of the Scripture given, that the man of God may be rendered perfect by it; without this therefore he cannot be ... As a member of the "Greek Orthodox church", Clark Carlton should have no shortage of Greek language advisers to inform him that the primary definition of the word "baptitzo" in the Greek, is immersion, not sprinkling or pouring. Carlton should know ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-all-sufficient-blueprint.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 ... And again [he confessed a second time our Lord Jesus by saying], "And God said, Let Us make man after our image: and so God made man, after the image of God made He him."" (The Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians, Chapter II.-The True Doctrine Respecting God and Christ.) 253 AD Cyprian "In the Gospel according to John: "The ... But although the Father, being invisible, was assuredly not at that time seen, He who was accustomed to be touched and seen was seen and received to hospitality. But this the Son of God, "The Lord rained from the Lord upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire." And this is the Word of God. And the Word of God was made flesh, and dwelt ... Luke 9:26 This is not God speaking in the third person, but Moses (or whoever wrote Genesis) speaking: "Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven." (Genesis 19:24) But even if these Unitarians could find similar examples of Genesis 19:24 in the Bible, it still would not make any ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... Scene 2: Study Of Old And New Testaments "Penetrated with the feeling of responsibility, of which God will demand of me an account, I have set myself to study with the most serious attention the Old and New Testaments, and I have asked these venerable monuments of truth to make known to me if the ... Paul, St. Peter, St. James, and St. John - doctors to whom no one can deny the divine authority without putting in doubt that which the holy Bible, which is here before me, teaches us, and which the Council of Trent has proclaimed as the rule of faith and of morals. I have then opened these sacred pages. Well (shall I dare to say it?), I have found nothing either near nor far which sanctions the ... Paul, the great apostle of the Gentiles, would have forgotten the first of these offices, the papacy, if the papacy had been of divine institution? The forgetfulness appeared to me to be as impossible as if an historian of this Council were not to mention one word of his holiness Pius IX. [Several ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) ... I was thus satisfied that the Bible is a system of revealed truths, so clearly and simply given, that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein."' [326] "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy Holy City." The word here translated "determined" literally signifies "cut off."... But from what were ... From the 2300 days; for there is no other period given from which they can be taken.... [53] If then we can definitely locate this commandment, we have the starting point for the great period of the 2300 years... [321 ] He became satisfied that. . .- a temporal millennium before the end of the world-was not sustained by the word of God.... In the parable it was those who had oil in their vessels with their lamps that went in to the marriage ... those who. . . had also the Spirit and grace of God. [202] Paul, in Gal. iv, applies this prophecy to the New Jerusalem. Says John, speaking of Christ, "He that hath the bride is the bridegroom." John iii, 29.... [203] Then ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-exhibits-Great-Contro.htm

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Love vs. Selfishness ... IV. Bible Speaks Plainly ABOUT SELF-IMAGE. A. Self-Image is the Problem, II Tim. 3:1-2. 1. New Testament Christians, Rom. 12:3. 2. Elders, I Tim. 3:6. 3. Paul, II Cor.12:7. B. Results of the self-image problem, Js.3:14-16. C. God's solution requires opposite approach; Deny Self! Matt. 16:24. 1. Humility Commanded, Micah 6:8; Matt. 5:3; I Pet 5:6; etc.; etc. 2. Contrast, "You are special." "You are of infinite worth." V. LOVE REQUIRES SELF-SACRIFICE; NOT SELF-LOVE. A. Examples of Great Lovers (Great givers). God, I Jn. 4:9-11; Christ, Eph.5:25; Paul, II Cor.12:15. B. Definition Chart: LOVE (agape) ....the characteristic word of Christianity, and since the Spirit of revelation has used it to express ideas previously unknown, enquiry into its use, whether in Greek literature or in the Septuagint, throws but little light upon its distinctive meaning in the N.T.....Love can be known only from the actions it prompts. God's love is seen in the gift of His Son, I John 4:9, 10. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/self-love-low-esteem.htm

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Hastings, James: Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics ... Germ. Dreienigkeit) Adopted as the designation of the essential Trinity (or the doctrine of the tri-personal nature of God). (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 461) What else did they fail to quote from this source? What they fail to tell the same article also says: As Augustine said, "if in the books of the Platonists it was to be found that 'in the beginning was the Word,' it was not found there that 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.'" (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 458) In the New Testament we do not find the doctrine of the Trinity in anything like its ... But quite simply, Hastings is saying what any informed trinitarian would say namely: That the word trinity is used in two senses. Economic Trinity: First in a simple sense, as we find in the Bible, where there is an affirmation of the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit combined with a mono-theistic view of God, but without any ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hastings.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Isaiah 45:23-24 = Philippians 2:9-11 First they deny Phil 2:9-11 is a quote of Isa 45:23-24. Next they will say that Phil 2:9-11 teaches that every knee will bow to the Father, not Jesus. Then, they flip-flop (often in the same article) and say that that it does apply to Jesus but that this is not the highest form of honor equal to what the Father would receive. ... No more than the fact that Jesus acquired the status of Lord and Christ. Very troubling for Jehovah's Witnesses is that YHWH is not found in the New Testament Greek anywhere. They are guilty of adding to the word of God! (The speculation of a Hebrew gospel of Matthew is without any evidence and is the result of wishful thinking. Even if ... Joint co-worship of Father and Jesus Both are co-recipients of worship Heb 1:6; Rev 5:11-14; Matt 14:33; 28:9; John 9:38; Rev 19:10 Both are co-recipients of the kind of "service" that is only allowed to God: Matt 4:10; Rev 22:3f Greek--latreuo; cf. ). Notice the identical structure in Rev 20:6 speaks of Christ or both, but not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians9-11.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 true for the same word used to describe the duration of Hell's punishment is also used to describe the duration of the Father, ... 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, can be used with equal validity against the ... In response to that position, consider the word translated as punishment in Matthew 25:46. It is, "colason", which means to chastise, or torment. In I John 4:18, it is translated as torment. Read Luke 16:19-31, and notice that four times the rich man ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hell-like.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity by Dr. David W. T. Brattston 2013 AD There are strongly-held differences as to whether God wishes Saturday or Sunday to be the main weekly day of Christian assembling and worship. As with many religious ... Consulting early Christian practices and customs is a good idea because they record how Christians lived their faith when the unwritten teachings and Bible interpretations of Christ and the apostles were still fresh in Christian memory, and reveal the consensus of Christian conviction on various matters before they become issues in dispute. These sources also witnessed ways of doing things passed down through overlapping generations. The present article therefore distils the five hundred (more ... I have to answer, that to the perfect Christian, who is ever in his thoughts, words, and deeds serving his natural Lord, God the Word, all days are the Lord's, and he is always keeping the Lord's day." (Against Celsus 8.22) Was "the Preparation" the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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