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351: Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian
Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 200 AD: Tertullian: "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as ... doctrine which agrees with the apostolic churches-those moulds and original sources of the faith must be reckoned for truth, as undoubtedly containing that which the (said) churches received from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, Christ from God. ... If no passage of Scripture has prescribed it, assuredly custom, which without doubt flowed from tradition, has confirmed it. For how can anything come into use, if it has not first been handed down? Even in pleading tradition, written ... All churches have localized customs and they vary, from congregation to congregation. Remember, there are three kinds of tradition that the apostolic fathers refer to. This is the second type of tradition that is optional because it involves ... ...
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352: Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible!!!
Matthew 23:9 2. Praying repetitive words using Rosary beads is forbidden. FACT: Catholics pray repetitive words with Rosary Beads that were first invented in 1090 AD, by "Peter the Hermit" and ... Answer: Matthew 1:24-25 o YES NO o "And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a ... Is mary that one mediator? Answer: 1 Timothy 2:5 o YES NO o "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1 Timothy 2:5 Question #4: Catholics engage in endless praise of ... Luke 11:27-28 4. Every Christian drinks of the communion cup FACT: From 1200-1970 AD, Roman Catholics laity were forbidden to drink the blood. This is known as communion under one kind, or ... When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away." Acts 8:38-39 Question #3: Can babies be baptized since they do not first believe? Answer: Mark 16:16; Acts ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm
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353: May Women speak in Church? 2 Tim 2:12 + 1 Cor 14:34
However, for your wife, none of this material is relevant, because she rejects the inspiration of the Bible. Enclosed is the first lesson of a Bible course (blue booklet and test) that proves the ... Does this context forbid women to ask or answer questions in a public adult Bible class? We must be careful to not be more lenient that God intended nor should we be too strict. One error is as ... Hesuchia is also used in 2 Thess. 3:12 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. Paul says while ... Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? The spiritually ... The Second Reason Given - Eve Was Deceived. Does the fact that Satan chose Eve for this first temptation imply that women as such are spiritually weaker than men? Do they have some kind of ... ...
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354: Divided kingdom and David's Civil war with the House of Saul ...
them, just as everything the king did pleased all the people." (When David mourned for Abner, 2 Samuel 3:36) "The LORD will return his blood on his [Joab] own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, ... Joab: Wicked army commander of David during the civil was with Ish-bosheth until he was executed by Solomon after David died. David made two attempts to fire and replace Joab as his commander. First in the contest to sneak into Jerusalem to capture the city. Second, when Absalom usurped the throne and appointed ... In 1082 BC, Saul is born. b. In Jonathan is likely born around 1067 BC since he is Saul's oldest son. c. In 1052 BC, Samuel was 52 years old when he anointed Saul at age 30-year-old as king. 1 Sam 13:1 d. In 1040 BC, David is born when Jonathan is about 27 years old and Saul is 42. e. In 1025 BC, Saul had been king for 27 years but had failed to obey God twice and is told another will replace him. (David) f. ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-2samuel-1-5-king-david-in-hebron-civil-war-1004-997bc.htm
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355: Refuted: The Christadelphian view of Resurrection, Judgement ...
states that those who do not know the gospel will suffer at the second coming. #3 Acts 17:30-31 God does not exempt the ignorant from the final resurrection and judgement. #4 Romans 2:9-16 Outright says that those without law will be judged at the last day by Christ #5 Jeremiah 25:17-18, 26-28 The people of Jerusalem would "fall ... which He will judge the world Acts 17:30-31. God no longer overlooks ignorance of never hearing the gospel, all will be judged, even the ignorant! All Christadelphians teach that baptized disciples who fall away will be raised. (seed that fell upon rocky or weedy soil) Historically since early 1800's, Christadelphians (same as ... you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 ... Rev 20:12-15 "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. 13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/d-christadelphian-resurrection-judgement-hell.htm
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356: Sola Scriptura: Mistakes made by the Apostolic Fathers based ...
The first historical reference to wrongly interpreting Prov 8:22 as referring to Christ is 150 AD, Justin Martyr, in Dialogue, Ch CXXIX. Widsom in Prov 8:22 is a woman! God went out of His way to make sure we didn't apply it to Christ! To show the folly of this literal ... The controversy began with his interpretation of Proverbs 8:22ff., where Solomon speaks of Wisdom: The Lord created Me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old (RSV). Everyone, both Orthodox and Arian, understood Wisdom to be Christ. The question was, ... viii. 22, which are shown to refer properly to Christ's manhood alone." (Ambrose, Exposition of the Christian Faith, Book 1, 94) What sense would that make, since his humanity was there in the beginning before creation! ... And this is exactly what this reference says they did: "In the long-recognized scriptural testimony for the Logos-doctrine provided by Prov. viii, 22ff. the exegetes of the second and third centuries had found the ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-fathers-mistakes.htm
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357: Trinity Proof Texts: 2 Corinthians 13:14 and Philippians 2:1 ...
... Although this verse does not give us a "three in one formula" it does have three persons mentioned (like Mt 28:18-19) in an 3 part formula. To argue that the first two (Jesus and God) are persons and that the Holy Spirit is a ... 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 praying in the Holy Spirit Non-triadic passages that interweave fellowship, love joy and ... Only Modalists believe there is no distinction between the three and that they are one person. All we need to do is prove that the Holy Spirit is a person from this verse. Since all anti-Trinitarians deny that the Holy Spirit is a ... When 4 people "have fellowship" with a pizza, we know the difference between persons and things! Persons may "share" or "fellowship" faith, blood, sufferings, water, food or a source of energy (Holy Spirit) without such things ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-2corinthians13-14.htm
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358: Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday?
And the cup in like manner after supper saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you". Jesus was instituting a completely new memorial, not one like the Passover looking back to Egypt, but one in remembrance of him, of his death and of the new covenant he was bringing to men. "As often as you do this" indicates that it was not a single isolated incident, but was to be observed with regularity. Since he did ... 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 religious worship by the apostles themselves, and that after the example of the Church at Jerusalem, it was ... until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned. 3. For this is that which was spoken by the Lord: In every place and time offer to me a pure sacrifice; for I am a great King, saith the Lord, and my name is ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm
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359: Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church
... The church recognized the mystery of the person of Christ, but rather than debating the mystery it adored and revered it. This mystery aspect of the person of our Lord has never been lost in genuine Christianity. However, it has often been pressed into the background. This is what happened during the ... For these reasons it was probably unavoidable that questions about the person of Jesus should arise to which the New Testament gives no direct answer. These questions were of two kinds: the first group concerned the relationship of Jesus Christ to God the Father; the second group of questions dealt with the problem of the relationship between the human nature and the divine nature ... Therefore, he taught that the Father alone is without a beginning. The Son (or Logos) had a beginning; God created the Logos in order that he might create the world. Since the Logos was the first and highest of all created beings, Arius was willing to call the Logos God. But this was only a manner of ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm
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360: Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ...
... to Matthew 28:19. In fact, as you see in the full text below, Scholwalter openly states that trinity is found in Mt 28:19, offers Jude 20-21 as a second passage, but the warning "it is important to avoid reading the Trinity into places here it does not appear" Scholwalter applies to the passage: 1 ... Later believers systematized the diverse references to God, Jesus, and the Spirit found in the New Testament in order to fight against heretical tendencies of how the three are related Elaboration on the concept of a Trinity also serves to defend the church against charges of di or tritheism. Since ... In support of the authenticity of the passage, however, it must be said that the phrasing is much closer to Paul's understandings of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit than to a more fully developed concept of the Trinity. Jesus, referred to not as Son but as Lord and Christ, is mentioned first and is connected with the central Pauline theme of grace. God is referred to as a source of love, not ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm
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361: Role of the Husband in the Bible
"But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. " 1 Cor 11:3 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, " Ephesians 5:25 ... The first primary role in the family of the man is to show loving leadership over wife and children. Oversight of all matters in the home, both physical and spiritual. Spiritual leadership in family home Bible studies and prayers. The wife is the manager of the home, but the husband is the manager of the wife. (1 Tim 5:8) The second primary role in the family of the man is to be the "breadwinner" Works to make money to support family. Can men understand his wife? YES! "Live with her in an understanding way, since she is a woman" 1 Peter ... Extent is greater; implied in "gave himself up". v. 25. b. Husband in workshop, slips, gouges arm with tool. Blood drips. He stops. Gives attention. Immediately heads for medicine chest. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/marriage/husbands.htm
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362: Great Bible Doctrines! The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca
Jesus was laid in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. (Mt 27:57-60) The history of Jewish burials from the time of Abraham down to the time of Christ gives us a good idea exactly what the tomb of Jesus looked like. See examples of First century tombs with a rolling stone ... About Jesus Christ Click to View 1. What are the Old Testament Anti-types of the Blood of Jesus? 2. Was Jesus Christ really born of a Virgin? 3. Who does the Bible say Jesus really ... THE STOLEN BLESSING: Jacob and Esau The theme of the rejected blessing of the firstborn given to the second-born Read outline Able, Shem, Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Perez, Rachel, ... Darkness for three hours 3pm: Sunlight restored to normal Earthquake Centurion: "Truly this was God's Son" Veil of Temple torn in two Tombs opened, saints resurrected 6 PM: Sunset & ... Various Bible topics: 1. The Bible rejects any concept of reincarnation 2. A Christian Analysis of Reincarnation in Contemporary American Society 3. The 7 Promises Of God to Man 4. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/indexdoctrine.htm
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363: Development from the trinity as taught in the Bible and the trinity ...
... The necessity to formulate the doctrine was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith." (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ ... But we could just as easily say this to Jw's: "The doctrine of the prohibition against blood transfusions did not form part of the apostles' preaching, as this is reported in the New Testament, but developed only in the 20 century, when transfusions ... Actually the quote is right and the same encyclopedia openly states that Jesus was considered God in the Bible! Trinitarians agree! Surprise! We also argue that Baptism, the Lord's supper and the second coming of Christ was not revealed to the Jews! ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development.htm
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364: Silence of Scripture and Bible authority
... Only the clean on Nissan 14, unclean prohibited. In, Ex 12:1-51, God instituted the Passover on Nisan 14 (first month, 14th day). The unclean (including those who touch the dead) were ... But rather than speaking where God was silent, Moses said, "Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you" Num 9:8. Now if God had never replied, Moses would not have allowed them to partake of the Passover. But God did reply, and His answer was NO! God would not permit the unclean to eat the Passover on Nisan 14 EVER! But God did create a special second Passover feast exactly one month later on ... It was destroyed by John Hyrcanus about 128 BC. During the time of Christ, the Samaritans and the Jews held each other in contempt. The question about which mountain does God prefer, by the ... of cedar?" 1 Chron 17:6. God didn't want David to build the temple because he was a man of war and had shed blood: 1 Chron 28:3. God said that David's son Solomon would build the temple. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/d-authority-silence-traffic-signs.htm
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365: Psychiatry historic treatments vomits, bloodletting, cold baths ...
... But keep Company with the more cheerful Sort of the Godly. There is no Mirth [gladness] like the Mirth of Believers, which Faith doth fetch from the Blood of Christ, and from the promises of the Word, and from experience of Mercy, and from the serious fore-apprehensions of our Everlasting ... Historically and today, society will not intervene in a person's delusions unless they begin to interfere in their own every day duties or others. Society is full of delusional atheists who believe we evolved from monkeys, reject the existence of God and the Devil, and the coming judgement day at the second coming of Christ. Atheists by definition are mentally ill since they believe mythical things to be true ... Or else a chair with the patient tied to it is affixed to the pole, and the pole is set in motion with the aid of a rope wound around it, in the same way as a top. (Reil, Beytriige, Vol. I, p. 617). Dr. Horn was the first to introduce the swing machine into Germany, and he considerably ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-historic-treatments-vomits-blood-letting-cold-baths-blistering-evacuation-purging.htm
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366: the invisible things of the supernatural realm
Heb 9:11,24 Jesus entered into heaven itself Rev 20:11 heaven and earth fled from his presence Rev 21:4 the first things have passed away Rev 21:1,23; 22:5 No longer any sea, night, sun or moon Jn 13:36-14:6 Heaven is in the very presence of the Father Heb 6:19-20; 10:19-20 We hope to "enter within the veil" 2 Pe 3:10 Earth and works will be burned up Heb 11:3 What was made was made out ... absent from body...home with the Lord 2 Cor 12:3 Caught up to 3rd heaven, either in body or out of body Phil 1:22-24 depart (Die) and be with Christ Eccl 12:7 body to ground, spirit returns to God Mt 10:28 man can kill the body but not the spirit Lk 16:19-31 Lazarus and rich man died and were in Hades Christ's Resurrected Body is Invisible 2 Cor 5:16 We no longer know him by the flesh Rev 1:12-18 Symbolic word picture of Christ Heb 1:13 Christ is now in the spiritual presence of God at right hand Our Resurrected Body is Invisible 1 Cor 15:50-51 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God 1 ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/su-invisible.htm
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367: Death is a separation of two things
Death means separation between two things: Introductory Summary: Physical death Eccl 12:7 body S E P A R A T E D soul spiritual death Isa 59:1-2 man God second death Rev 21:8; 22:14-15 man God dead to sin Rom 6:2,11; Heb 7:26 Christians ... While we live physically in the flesh, we are to be separated from sin and united with God! Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is (spiritual) death, but the free gift of God is eternal (union) life in Christ Jesus our Lord. One of the most basic concepts in the Bible. Sin brings about a ... But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. This fantastic verse graphically illustrates that spiritual death is a separation and that spiritual life is a removal of that ... The rest of the (3. spiritually) dead did not come to (4. spiritual) life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm
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368: Modalism refuted: UPCI's Sixty Questions On The Godhead refuted ...
... UPC Question #23. "If Jesus is the first and the last, why did God say in Isaiah 44:6 that he was the first and the last? Because Jesus is the God of the Old Testament incarnate." In Isaiah 44:6 it is Yahweh who is the first and the last. ... I, ... the LORD (Yahweh), And besides Me ... no savior." "LORD" (Yahweh) is the name of the plurality who are members of the eloheem. As a member of the eloheem, Jesus who was crucified, but God made "both Lord and Christ" (Acts 2:36) is our "Savior, who is Christ ... Amen." "The only wise God our Savior" or "God our Savior," according to Isaiah 43:11 is the LORD (Yahweh) and Yahweh is the singular name for the plurality which is eloheem. UPC Question #55. "Does the Bible call the Holy Ghost a second or ... God the Father was not incarnate (John 4:24). The Holy Spirit was not incarnate (Luke 24:39). UPC Question #59. "Does the Bible say that God shed His blood and that God laid down His life for us? Yes, Acts 20:28; John 3:16. God was able to do ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism-UPC-60-questions-godhead.htm
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369: Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying)
Just follow the twin rules: Tell the people what you want them to hear; don't let them hear what you don't want them to hear. The first rule is not too difficult, but the second still takes some form of control. If people can't read, they can't be reached by reading; if they can read, they might be reached by the wrong reading. How churches solve this problem is to assign it to God. That's an old idea too. God has often been given credit for things he didn't do; and since the beginning of time the devil has been exonerated for ... In 1792 Joanna Southcott, a domestic servant, of poor parents and little education, announced herself a prophetess and said that her trances told her that Christ was to have a speedy advent 4 Joseph Smith of Mormon fame had just ... it has always been said that God did it. In 1867 Ellen said: Although I am as dependent upon the Spirit of the Lord in writing my views as I am in receiving them, yet the words I employ in describing what I have seen are my own. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH3-aint-so.htm
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370: Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
... The form is first found in the baptismal formula in Mt. 28:19; Did., 7. 1 and 3. Perhaps recollection of the many triads of the surrounding polytheistic world contributed to the formation of these threefold formulae. More likely, however, is the influence of Jewish models. For in Judaism, as in the early Church, we find triadic formulae, and even formulae with four or more members. Justin combines the triad God, Christ and angel, with that of Father, Son and Spirit, to produce the fourfold (Apol., 1, 6). Eph. 4:4 ff. has spirit and lord, and then God. ... But Jn. puts it in an illuminating and easily remembered formula which was taken up into the baptismal confession and which ever since has formed an inalienable part of the creed of the Church. To Mono-genes, as a ... This is true both of believers and also of Jesus. For this reason Mono-genes probably includes also begetting by God. To be sure, Jn. does not lift the veil of mystery which lies over the eternal begetting. But this ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm
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371: What Is Hell Like?
... The most horrible thing one can do is live in rebellion to the will of Almighty God. Those who live five years, five months, or five days in defiance of the Lord, and die in that condition will be punished in hell forever. Second, there are those who believe the punishment of Matthew 25:46 means eternal annihilation. They maintain that the disobedient will be cast into the fires of hell and simply experience a cessation of all existence. 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 ... It is impossible to torment a dead dog, since he is not conscious. There is a difference between a man and a dog. Man survives the grave and judgement. 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 obedience to his will and flee from the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/su-hell-like.htm
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372: Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Matthew 2:23 "He shall be ...
The holy one of God was born in insignificant Bethlehem and grew up in despised Nazareth. Midrashic messianic prophecy fulfilled "Jesus the Nazarene": Mt 2:23 "Behold, a man whose name is Branch [Hebrew: tsemach], for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the Lord. "Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord, and He who will bear the honor ... Non-Christian Jews today who say "Matthew got it wrong" are being very "un-Jewish" since the interpretation methods of the first century rabbis were identical to Matthew's throughout his entire gospel. The fact that Matthew does ... Hebrew. "What I consider most probable is that Mattityahu is combining the second and third alternatives by means of wordplay, a technique very common in Jewish writing, including the Bible. ... for Him to be held in its power." (Acts 2:22-24) ii. "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ-this Jesus whom you crucified." ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Matthew-2-23-triple-messianic-prophecy-Jesus-called-Nazarene-branch-from-branchland-holy-despised-Nazareth.htm
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373: Was Jesus Christ really born of a Virgin?
Was Jesus Christ really born of a Virgin? The Bible says, "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost..... Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying, 'Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us"'. (Matthew ... If the first is true, history has no purposeful goal, man is a biological pawn, and morality is purely relative or speculative. Ultimate pessimism must be the ... He wrote the clearest and the best Greek written in that century..... Since the arguments (for the virgin birth) were sufficient to convince Dr. Luke, we know that we ... Luke was a product of the Greek medical school that flourished from the time of Hippocrates to the second century of the Christian era, and is recognized as having ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/d-virgin-birth.htm
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374: Saul Becomes king. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of Judges ...
... to the LORD." (1 Samuel 7:15-17) 5. Ramah is the location of Naioth, Samuel's preachers school. It was also his home. There was an altar that he built here. 6. Nebi Samuel is about 1 km south of Gibeon (el Jib) where the Mosaic Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle) was located from 1018-960 BC (58 years). Gibeon was a Levitical city which is why the tabernacle was moved here from Nob after Saul killed all the priests when they harbored David. (1 Sam 21) Since Samuel ... Pagan Philistines do not belong on the "hill of God". In the first century AD, Herod built his palace in such a way so as to be able to look from his window into the holy of Holies. Also the Antonio fortress, built directly on top of the Dome of the Rock was a Roman fort built directly beside the Jewish temple in order to keep watch of things much like the Philistines were doing at Geba. 5. Saul's second faith failure came when he did not wait for Samuel at Gilgal for seven days, but offered sacrifices instead. He had ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-1samuel-eli-samuel-saul-becomes-king-1046-1019bc.htm
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375: 10 False distinctions between the 10 Commandments and the ceremonial ...
But we will prove that the ten commandment law is clearly abolished and Christians do not keep that code of law any more. They keep a new and better law called the Law of Christ: Gal 6:2. III. How Seventh-day Adventists teach ... (According to Sabbatarians logic, women keeping silent in the churches must be one of the 10 commandments since every time they see "Lord's Commandments" they automatically call it the ten commandments!) Interchangeability ... The Law of Moses, Moses Law The Law of God contained animal sacrifices and ceremonial laws: Click to View "Law of God" commands animal sacrifices: Lk 2:23 written in the Law of the Lord, "Every first-born male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord", and to offer a sacrifice according to what ... The phrase "the Law" in Romans is always the 10 commandments, except when the same term is used in the same verse, once to refer to the 10 commandments and the second time the ceremonial law? for the Law [ten commandments] ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-2laws.htm
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376: The Error of the Catholic Nicene Trinity
... formulated in the second century and received final approbation in the fourth, as the result of the Arian and Macedonian controversies ... In view of this assertion it is necessary to consider in some detail the evidence afforded by Holy Scripture. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) It should be observed that there is no real cleavage or antithesis between the doctrines of the economic and the essential Trinity, and naturally so. The Tri-unity represents the effort to think out the Trinity, and so to afford it a reasonable basis. The first Christians had with St. Paul a saving experience of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the love of God, and of the communion of ... Likewise, the developed concept of three coequal partners in the Godhead found in later creedal formulations cannot be clearly detected within the confines of the canon. Since the Christians have come to worship Jesus as a god ... Matthew 28.19 ... Matthew records a special connection between ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-catholic-nicene.htm
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377: trinity-theophanies
... Leviticus 9:4 Aaron: "The Lord said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over ... I. Solomon: Solomon: "In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, "Ask what you wish me to give you."" 1 Kings 3:5 Solomon: "that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. " 1 Kings 9:2 Solomon: "Now the Lord was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the ... L. Jesus Christ on earth: "And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born. (Zech 12:10) By Steve Rudd contact the author Click to View Go To ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-theophanies.htm
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378: Jehovah's Witness leaders sympathized with Hitler
... Such actions can only described as the persecution of Christians by other Christians, since the accusations - which have led to these actions against us - primarily are of clerical, especially catholic origin and untrue. ... Reichskanzler, as well as the high officials of the German Reich and its countries, with a document of the fact that the Bible Re searchers of Germany only have one goal in their work, namely to lead people back to God and to be witnesses of the Name of Jehovah, the most high, the father of our Lord and redeemer Jesus Christ. ... 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 - after they have ... being now duly assembled at Berlin this 25th day of June, AD.. 1933, do joyfully declare our complete devotion to Jehovah, the Almighty God, and to his kingdom under Christ Jesus, whose shed blood bought the human race. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/jw-hitler.htm
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379: Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ...
"Consider the fact that whoever has not been in the peace and unity of the Church cannot have the Lord. ...Although given over to flames and fires, they burn, or, thrown to wild beasts, they lay ... But when Philip demanded of Pope Clement V, the first Avignon Pope, that he withdraw Unam Sanctam, Pope Clement did not do so, but issued the Brief Meruit February 1, 1306, which despite its ... With reference to those words Augustine says: `If any man be outside the Church he will be excluded from the number of sons, and will not have God for Father since he has not the Church for mother.'" (Encyclical, ... you, despiseth me." (Luke 10:16) Therefore, it is from the Church alone that the law of Christ must be asked: and, consequently, if for man Christ is the way, the Church, too, is the way, ... And no one can be saved, no matter how much alms he has given, even if he sheds his blood for the name of Christ, unless he remains in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church." (Pope Eugene IV, ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm
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380: Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary ...
the Christian trinity and the "Platonic trinity". In other words, the dictionary is guessing! Deception Exposed: First the quote does not say that the church got the "rational for trinity" from Plato, but the "rational of the 4th century ... blood atonement, the ascension, even the name Mary for the mother of Jesus, from the Pagans! Lachatre, M., Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique Click to View Quoted by Anti-Trinitarians including JW's: "It seems unquestionable that the revelation of the mystery of the Trinity was not made to the Jews." (Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, French Catholic) Our comments Trinitarians agree! Surprise! We also argue that Baptism, the Lord's supper and the second coming of Christ was not ... JW's are notorious at taking quotes like this that say nothing against trinitarian theology, and make it appear the quote demolishes the fact that Christ is God. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by ... ...
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381: Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ...
... Unlike the revelatory gifts which cease with the completion of the canon, and unlike even faith and hope which cease with the return of Christ, love never ceases. (Ibid.) Introduction: 1. The Bible clearly teaches that all 9 ... Whatever is partial in verse 9 is "that" which is partial in verse 10. And since to teleion ("the perfect") is the counterpart to to ek rmerous ("that which is in part"), it is absolutely clear that the "perfect" also refers to those ... To one is given wisdom, knowledge, faith healings, miracles, prophecy, distinguishing of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues 12:8-10 - Prophecy, service, teaching, exhorting, giving, leading mercy v6-8 God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third ... Nothing, including death, "shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 8:39). 2. Faith and Hope must outlive Tongues: True interpretation of 1 Cor 13:8-13 Tongues ---...> cease (96 ... ...
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382: Birth order of Shem and Japheth: Shem second born: Chronology ...
... "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath. He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with ... Ten people who had their blessing stolen: Able, Shem, Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Perez, Rachel, Shimri, Christians a. Shem is listed first not because he was firstborn, but because he is in the line of Jesus Christ. b. There is a pattern in the Bible of the blessing being given to the second born AND the second born is named first. c. For example, Esau was older than ... (Book of Jubilees 10.12-14) 2. 160 AD: Seder Olam implies the Shem is the oldest and "greatest" since he is equated with Melchizedek: a. "About Shem it says (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. ... ...
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383: Trinity proof texts: John 5:18
note that Jesus breaking the sabbath was the first recorded controversy that John records in the single most important chapter in the gospel of John to prove the deity of Christ. ... Jesus obviously didn't break the Sabbath so neither was Jesus actually claiming to be equal with God. On both counts, the Jews MISUNDERSTOOD Jesus. Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #2 refuted Anti-Trinitarians really only have this one argument which states that Jesus did not break the Sabbath law. Well in fact Jesus did break the sabbath law, yet without sin. First we notice that Jesus never denies breaking the sabbath. Second we notice that every argument ... And Jesus actions were specifically covered in both the Mishnah and the Law of Moses: Jer 17:21-22 'Thus says the Lord, "Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the ... When charged with working (breaking the Sabbath) Jesus replied, "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working." This is quite remarkable, since we would have expected ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john5-18.htm
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384: Qubur Bani megaliths: Location of Rachel's tomb, fulfilled prophcy ...
Ten commandments abolished. b. Pattern of slaughtered children. c. Pattern of death for disobeying Moses or Christ. d. Conscious life after death Archaeologists are digging up bible stories: Archaeology is an important science that confirms the historical accuracy of the Bible. Since the Bible refers to hundreds of cities, kings, and places, we ... given her maid to get children in spite of the promise of Isaac from her own body. c. Barren Rachel was following a pattern of first giving her maid to her husband then mistreating her once she had kids. d. "So Sarai said to Abram, "Now behold, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. ... You need to find out if the prospect had genuine faith. Do you want to marry a pretty girl who worships idols and leads you from God? g. Rachel's faithless act of giving ... worship idols. 5. CHILDREN OF FLESH VS. SPIRIT: "Husband for mandrakes": Rachel's second faithless act to get children by the flesh: (her first was giving her maid to Jacob) a. ... ...
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385: The Lord's Supper
... There is no evidence of fermentation from the Greek. It also cannot be proven to be wine with yeast from the Greek. 4. Since the Lord's Supper was instituted DURING the Days of unleavened bread (Mark ... Also there is some debate among scholars as to whether the Last Supper instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ derived from the once a year Passover Haggadah meal which used only unleavened bread or the weekly ... the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharistic celebration." (Eastern Greek Orthodox apologist) 4. The whole debate between Roman Catholic and Orthodox regarding whether the bread is leavened or unleavened revolves around whether the Lord's supper was instituted at the same time the Jews ate the lamb, or the day before. a. It should be clear, first of all, that there is ... E. A fellowship, sharing, communion: Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 10:16-17 1. Between Christians and God: V16; Lk 22:16,18 2. Between individual Christians: V17 3. It is meaningless to non-Christians: a. Just like ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion.htm
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386: Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds
as persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God." John Calvin, inventor of "Calvinism": Calvinism is a "domino theology". All 5 points must either be accepted in total, or entirely rejected. Calvinism clearly teaches that there will be a lot of newborn babies burning in hell. Since Calvin viewed the majority of men were not elect and therefore going to hell. ... If you are on the "lost and going to hell because you are not elect" predestination list, then to hell you will go and there is nothing you can do to change that... not even the blood of Christ can change that... ... that 'the covenant being made with Adam not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.' ... All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Pentecostal: Statement of Fundamental and Essential ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm
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387: Official creed of the Southern Baptist Church
... freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification. A. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. ... The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming. Matt. 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; Acts 20:7; Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Cor. 10:16, 21; 11:23-29; Col. 2:12 VIII. The Lord's Day The first day ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-BaptistSout.htm
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388: Pentecost in Acts 2:1 was on Sunday
You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord. " (Leviticus 23:15-16) 13 reasons why Pentecost in Acts 2:1 fell on the First day of the week (Sunday): There were two competing views at the time of Christ on how to calculate the day of Pentecost. For the Sadducees, Pentecost always fell on Sunday, while the Pharisees had it on various days of the week. Yet in ... of the week in Acts 2:1. Even Samuele Bacchiocchi, the Seventh-day Adventist Scholar agrees that Pentecost always fell on a Sunday: "The second dating method that could be used today is to reckon the fifty days of Pentecost from the first Sunday after Passover, which means that ... All Sabbatarians who believe in a Friday crucifixion and a first day resurrection MUST admit to a Pentecost in Acts 2:1 that fell on the first day (Sunday). Only Herbert W. Armstrong (WWCOG) before 1990 and all splinter groups since the 1994 shake down, believe in a Wednesday ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-pentecost.htm
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389: The Power of a personal invitation!
In this article I wish to examine this most powerful tool of evangelism the personal invitation. I believe there are three different categories of inviting. Let's begin by looking at the first. ... When we look to the Bible, we find the following conversions fall into this category. Family: Have you noticed that several of the apostles were related by blood. Andrew leads Peter to Christ (John 1:40,41). Philip brings ... Evidently she had quite a circle of influence! Click to View Opportunity In Crossing Paths This second category involves inviting gas station attendants, waitresses, checkout personnel, bank ... A good Biblical example of this is found in Acts 16:13-15 where Paul went to a riverside, where he supposed there would be a place of prayer. He didn't always wait for God to place ... Invite someone. If they are remotely interested, always ask for their phone number. Then follow them up. The Lord will cause the growth! Steve Rudd Click Your Choice Go to Interactive Bible ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-inviting.htm
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390: Trinity Proof Texts: Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isa 6:8
... the creator, not a creature: "Since then he is the image of the Creator (for He, when looking on Christ His Word, who was to become man, said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness"), how can I possibly have another head but Him whose image I am? For if I am the image of the Creator there is no room in me for another head" (Tertullian, Book V, Elucidations, Chapter VIII.-Man the Image of the Creator, and Christ the Head of the Man.) 200 AD Tertullian: "In the first place, because all things were ... 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.) Origen: "it was to Him that God said regarding the creation of man, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness." (Origen Against Celsus, Book V, Chapter XXXVII) Novatian: "For who does not ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis1-26.htm
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391: The Canon of the Bible: Various councils, synods and canons
God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible ... in this way he professes [himself] to be not only an eye-witness and hearer, (33) but also a writer of all the marvelous deeds of the Lord, in their order. (34) Moreover, the acts of all the apostles (35) were written in one book. ... explaining the order (or, plan) of the Scriptures, and also that Christ is their principle (or, main theme). It is necessary (47) for us to discuss these one by one, since the blessed (48) apostle Paul himself, following the example of his predecessor (49-50) John, writes by name to only seven churches in the following sequence: to the Corinthians (51) first, to the Ephesians second, to the Philippians third, (52) to the Colossians fourth, to the Galatians fifth, (53) to the Thessalonians sixth, to the Romans (54-5) seventh. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-councils-synods-canons.htm
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392: Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ...
wrote a short essay as a college paper for Bristol Baptist College in Bristol England in 1744 where he confused the second coming with the first resurrection of Revelation 20 and described a "pre-tribulation" rapture. ... 55 radio stations and purchased over 2000 full size bulletin boards across the USA. Harold Camping's slogan, "THE BIBLE GUARENTEES IT: MAY 21, 2011" has made a mockery of Christ and the Bible. ... 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 ... Camping uses his "new light" "latter rain" theology to justify his previous prediction of 1994 failing. Incredibly Camping says: "In the nineteen years since "1994?" was written, the biblical ... These comparisons between the flood and the destruction to come in our day make it clear that the Lord wants us to go back and look at how it was in the days of Noah to learn about how it will ... ...
...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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393: Official creed of Christadelphian's Ecclesia
TRUTH TO BE RECEIVED 1. That the only true God is He Who was revealed to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, by angelic visitation and vision, and to Moses at the flaming bush unconsumed and at Sinai, and Who manifested Himself in the Lord Jesus Christ, as the ... Co 5:19-21 4. That as the first man was Adam, whom God created out of the dust of the ground as a living soul, or natural body of life, "very good" in kind and condition, and placed him under a law through which the continuance of life was contingent on obedience. ... All who approach God through this crucified, but risen, representative of Adam's disobedient race, are forgiven. Therefore, by a figure, his blood cleanseth from sin. Luk 9:47; Luk 20:1-26; Joh 11:45-53; Act 10:38-39; Act 13:26-29; Act ... to shame and "the second death", and the faithful, invested with immortality, and exalted to reign with Jesus as joint heirs of the Kingdom, co- possessors of the earth, and joint administrators of God's authority among men in everything. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Chrdelphian.htm
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394: The real reasons why Watchtower organization FEARS the INTERNET
To understand why the Governing body literally fears the Internet, you must go back a few years prior to the Internet. We have posted this page since 1996 and predicted the crackdown on Jw's would come regarding the internet. Well the time is past for in November ... Organization is God's inspired prophet in whom is only source of salvation 1936 "... there is but one place of safety, and that is to be in and to abide in the organization of Jehovah God." (Riches; 1936; p. 101) 1938 The Lord Jesus Christ as the head of Jehovah's organization Zion has a visible part of his ... book. (Watchtower; July 1, 1973; p. 402) 1983 To receive everlasting life in the earthly Paradise we must identify that organization and serve God as part of it. (Watchtower; Feb. 15, 1983; p. 12) 1983 "Jesus Christ identified a first requirement when he said in prayer to his Father: 'This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you... Many have found the second requirement more difficult. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/Jw-internet.htm
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395: Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ...
... By different learned men it has been fixed at each month of the year. Nor is it of any consequence to know the time, if it were, God would have preserved the record of it. Matters of moment are clearly revealed; ... by the Basilidian Gnostics in the second century . . . and by catholic Christians by about the beginning of the fourth century. The earliest record of the recognition of Dec. 25 as a church festival is in the hilocalian Calendar (copied 354 but representing Roman practice in 336. . .). In the East the celebration of Jan. 6 as the physical as well as the spiritual birthday of the Lord prevailed generally as early as the first half of the fourth century. Chrysostom (in 386) states that the celebration of the birth of Christ 'according to the flesh' was not ... informed him that the "myriads of Jews" who had become Christians were "all zealous for law." (verse 20) They understood this was not a matter of salvation, since they did not bind it on the Gentiles (verse 25 ). ... ...
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396: Biblical Evangelism: Biblical Guidelines to Effective Evangelism ...
... Biblical Foundations God planned for an evangelistic people when he first designed the scheme of redemption. Evangelism was a vital link in the chain of grace and mercy that God extended to ... One of the most important passages that impresses me the most is that complete picture of the kingdom which God intended. Its center was the death and suffering of Christ and its expected result was a stream of believers who had to tell the gospel to later generations! After the great prophecies of the crucifixion of Jesus, the Psalmist said: Ps 22:30-31 30 Posterity will serve Him; it will be told of the LORD to ... Do we need to evangelize? Do we need to grow? Those are two different questions. Occasionally we might answer the second question differently from our answer to the first. Yet, for most common ... People do have religious needs today! More people are ready to visit a New Testament congregation since there is much less prejudice in those who are under 40 today. Some congregations turn out ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-harold-comer-biblical-evangelism.htm
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397: 30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ...
This proves that the bishop of Rome really was not a central authority during the first century. While mentioning four other regions of churches, God never even gave Rome ... of Christ. The extraordinary officers were necessary for the founding and being of the church, the ordinary officers for its preservation and well-being. The terms Presbyter (or Elder) and Bishop (or Overseer, Superintendent) denote in the New Testament one and the same office, with this difference only, that the first is borrowed from the Synagogue, the second from the Greek communities; and that the one signifies the dignity, the other the ... One of its directions is this, "Appoint for yourselves bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord."" (Henry C. Sheldon, History of the Christian Church, Vol 1, p 143) "These ... Nor was this any new thing, since indeed many ages before it was written concerning bishops and deacons. For thus saith the Scripture in a certain place, "I will appoint their ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm
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398: The White Lie: Walter Rea: Chapter 1: How To Change History
Land and individualism became important considerations in the lives of people. Property was available to many for the first time. Things became desirable, many things. Life and progress that for many (for almost a millenium) had hardly ... It featured personalities, persons, occupations, sermons, diatribes, invectives, recriminations, attacks, and counter attacks-indeed a real holy war, all in the name of God. Reading of those days, one wonders if the real issue was not the ... The Hebrews of old had held to the seventh day throughout the Old Testament. New Testament Christians had given some attention and lip service to the Second Coming since the days of Christ. But the names and dates and places would be changed to protect the guilty. In the ... She did not open it, but took it to the kitchen and out it up on a high shelf, determined that if there was anything in that book like what God had shown her in vision, she would not read it until after she had written out what the Lord had ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH1-save-history.htm
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399: Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus
they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith. ... Heresies, book 3, 1, 1) Click to View Irenaeus states that the gospel was first orally revealed, then the gospel was recorded in scriptures and calls the ... Obviously then, Irenaeus viewed that the church came second in authority under the scriptures. It is also clear that you can make no change from what the apostles teach as it was the unchangeable standard of doctrine. "1. Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to ... Churches? 2. To which course many nations of those barbarians who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without ... For [they maintain] that the apostles intermingled the things of the law with the words of the Saviour; and that not the apostles alone, but even the Lord Himself, ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm
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400: 1001 BC: Papyrus Moscow 127: Wermai's Odyssey & Tragic Tale of ...
... you have aspirations which are so noble, and since you are not only my brother in character no less than in blood but are one with me as well in the pursuit of goodness. 8 For neither the pleasure derived from gold nor any ... In the perfection and wealth of your clemency release those who are held in such miserable bondage, since as I have been at pains to discover, the God who gave them their law is the God who maintains your kingdom. They worship the same God-the Lord and Creator of the Universe, as all other men, as we ourselves, O king, though we call him by different names, such as Zeus or Dis. 16 This name was very appropriately bestowed upon him by our first ancestors, in order to signify that He through whom all things are endowed with life and ... Farewell.' 47 The following are the names of the elders: Of the first tribe, Joseph, Ezekiah, Zechariah, John, Ezekiah, Elisha. Of the second tribe, Judas, Simon, Samuel, Adaeus, Mattathias, Eschlemias. Of the third tribe, ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-archeology-Zedekiah-letter-of-Aristeas-to-Philocrates-Pseudepigrapha-Psammetichus-Septuagint-LXX-Psamtik-II-Expedition-Nubia-Egypt-troops-Ezek17-15-593BC.htm
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