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Rejected books, widely used in the first two centuries, but not ... Rejected books, widely used in the first two centuries, but not considered inspired or part of the New Testament Canon. A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Rejected books, widely used in the first two centuries, but not considered inspired or part of the New Testament Canon. Go to: "Canon ... Gospel According to the Hebrews: The date of the book is difficult to know but may be as early as the first century. The book has been forever lost: "The Gospel according to the Hebrews" was a work of early Christian literature to which reference is frequently made by the church Fathers in the first five centuries, and of which some twenty or more fragments, preserved in their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-rejected-books.htm

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Liberal Bible Trashers: "Their unbelief lurks beneath all their ... "Their unbelief lurks beneath all their conclusions" Beware of all "canon" scholars who reject the Bible A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Beware of all "canon" scholars who reject the Bible Liberal Bible Trashers "Their unbelief lurks beneath all their conclusions" Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Beware of all "canon" scholars who reject the Bible Liberal Bible Trashers: "Their unbelief lurks beneath all their conclusions" Commentary: It is important to know the personal biases of the "scholars and authorities" who engage in complicated discussions on the topic of the canon of the Bible. Please keep the following in mind whenever you read any book on the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scholars-liberals.htm

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When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New ... When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New Testament" A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New Testament" Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New ... Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel. I. Comments by Scholars: "The term New Testament, as it is used in second-century Christian literature, may very well refer to the Canonical Edition. At the end of the second century, Melito of Sardis, on behalf of a friend, compiles "extracts from ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-old-and-new-testament.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit ... Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists falsely believe creeds are "functionally equal" to scripture: The Holy Spirit is the ultimate criterion of truth, but He bears witness to the truth through this reciprocal relationship between Christian Scripture, the Christian Church, and the Christian creed. Each of these three relates to the ... especially as expressed in written form in the ecumenical creeds of Nicea and Chalcedon. The Holy Spirit has born a miraculously unanimous witness to the same twenty-seven books of the New Testament throughout a confessing Christendom, and the Holy Spirit has born a miraculously unanimous wit-ness to a common fundamental creed throughout this same Christendom. This means that ultimately the Holy Spirit is the criterion of truth. But His testimony is made manifest through the corporate witness He bears in the hearts and minds of Christ's people. The Holy Spirit bears witness corporately to the canon; He also bears witness corporately to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-creeds.htm

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Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice: Template for book of Revelation Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice: Angelic Liturgy 1st century Synagogue songbook Template for the Book of Revelation Song 6 Song 7 Introduction: 1. Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice was the pre-Christian, first century songbook used in every Jewish synagogue and was as well known as "Jesus loves me" in the church today. a. Also known as "The Angelic Liturgy", it is a collection of 13 songs, sung responsively, every Sabbath for 13 weeks. b. "Although none of the Sabbath songs is preserved in its entirety, it is possible to say a number of things about the form and content of the individual songs and about the work as a whole." (Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, critical edition, Carol Newsom, p6, 1985 AD) ... In the original Hebrew, the syllables and long, drawn-out phrases tumble over one another in an almost hypnotic cadence. We encounter a constant rotation of synonyms that follow one another to numbing effect. Many long phrases consist almost entirely of nouns. Verbs are hard to find. The effect is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Songs-of-Sabbath-Sacrifice-Angelic-Liturgy-dss-dead-sea-scrolls-Ezekiel-Revelation-70AD-destruction-Jerusalem-prototype-150bc

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View ... knowledge," as some do even venture to say, boasting themselves as improvers of the apostles." (Irenaeus, Against 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 scriptures the "ground and pillar" of faith. This should send shivers up the spine of every Roman Catholic and Orthodox because it is a clear interpretation of 1 Tim 3:15 where the same expression is used of the church. ... For how should it be if the apostles themselves had not left us writings? Would it not be necessary, [in that case,] to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they did commit the Churches? 2. To which course many ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Irrefutable questions that Roman Catholics can't answer Click to View "Roman Catholic Examined" Home Page Click to View "Orthodox Church Examined" Home Page Click to View Return to "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Questions for Catholics and Orthodox: If the Roman Catholic church gave the world the Bible, being infallible, then why did Rome reject or question the inspiration of James and Hebrews , then later accept it? Conversely, Rome accepted as scripture books that were later rejected. If the Catholic church really is illuminated by the Holy Spirit so that men can trust her ... Whose "church authority" shall we believe? Whose tradition is the one we should follow? Provide a single example of a doctrine that originates from an oral Apostolic Tradition that the Bible is silent about? Provide proof that this ... The Flesh of Christ, ch 20), (Athanasius, On the Incarnation of the Word, 56), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) If each individual possessing a copy of the scriptures is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-questions.htm

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Official creed of the Salvation Army The Salvation Army The Doctrines The Salvation Army Articles of Faith are called the "Doctrines" and follow the main outline of historic Christian teaching as derived from the Scripture. These beliefs have not essentially changed since the earliest days of the Army in England. It is required of officers of all ranks that their teaching, in public and private, shall conform to these eleven Articles of Faith. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by ... We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked. In 1890 AD, William Booth, church minister and founder of the Salvation Army, was influenced by Heinroth's 1818 AD book and adopted the view that men who chose to sin can slide down a slippery slope into involuntary insanity. "some men of science [Heinroth] hold that persistence in habits ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Salv-Army.htm

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Official creed of the Presbyterian Church Matthew Ephesians Hebrews Mark Philippians James Luke Colossians I Peter John I Thessalonians II Peter Acts of the Apostles II Thessalonians I John Romans I Timothy II John I Corinthians II Timothy III John II Corinthians Titus Jude Galatians Philemon Revelation All which are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. [6.003] 3.The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings. [6.004] 4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to ... concerning the worship of God, and the government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed. [6.007] 7. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-presby-west.htm

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Official creed of United Church of Christ texts of the three authorized versions of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ. For this and other affirmations of the Christian faith, see the Book of Worship, United Church of Christ and The New Century Hymnal. Both books are rich sources of liturgies in inclusive language. Statement of Faith We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify: He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life and death. He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin. He judges men and nations by his righteous will declared through prophets and apostles. ... The UCC has roots in the "covenantal" tradition-meaning there is no centralized authority or hierarchy that can impose any doctrine or form of worship on its members. Christ alone is Head of the church. We seek a balance between freedom of conscience and accountability to the apostolic faith. The UCC ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UnitedCofC.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of ... Yet it is certainly by these same words of God that we must come to understand the things of God." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book IV, 14) Click to View An amazing text that refutes the Roman Catholic and Orthodox apologists claim that the church refuted heresy with "tradition" because they found that arguing scripture with the heretics futile, since the heretics also quoted scripture. ... For all those things which were written in the divine Scriptures by Prophets and by Apostles we believe and follow truly and with fear." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, or the Faith of the Easterns, 30) Click to View Hilary equates, the "faith from the beginning" with "faith of the Scriptures" and saw ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hilary.htm

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Did you choose your church this way??? He will find that Peter, on Pentecost, preached a sermon about Christ at the end of which the people believed that Jesus was the divine son of God. They asked, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Then Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" Acts 2:37,38. In each of the major conversion stories in the book of Acts you will find the same pattern for becoming a Christian. Faith in Christ as the divine son of God, repentance from past sins, making known, or confessing, faith in Christ before men, and baptism for remission of sins. Would it not be wonderful if the millions of Americans who will choose a church in the next fifteen years would choose a church in this ancient, God-given way of becoming a Christian? There is no way but God's way to be saved (Matthew 7:21). Would it not be wonderful also if these millions would worship in the same simple way that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-choose-church.htm

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Why Be A Christian? First, open your New Testament to the book of "Acts of Apostles" Chapter 11, verse 26. The last part of this verse says: "The disciples were called Christians, first at Antioch." The second time we find the name Christian is in the same New Testament book, "Acts of Apostles" Chapter 26, verse 28. The Apostle Paul was given an opportunity to speak before King Agrippa, and tell why he was a believer in Jesus. At the ... Therefore, when we wear the name Christian, we are wearing Christ's name and we tell the world we belong to Christ. The name of Christ is the only name we are to wear, and whereby we can be saved. Write down this Scripture: "Acts of Apostles" Chapter 4, verse 12. Please listen while I quote it. "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." Christians are members of the "Body of Christ" Ephesians 5: 30. In this same chapter Paul speaks of the Church and Christ, husband and wife, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-christian.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren It focuses on the great truths of the Christian faith which we, with other evangelicals, have held in common through the years. It also describes the distinctives of our faith, in which our understanding of Scripture differs from ... preservation of biblical doctrine and a Christian ethic. instrument of education, clarifying and strengthening the convictions of the members of the church, and introducing others not belonging to our brotherhood to our faith and practice. The Confession may also be used as a study-guide for the instruction of candidates for church membership. missionary pamphlet to people in our communities who ask us to "account for the hope" that is in us (I Peter 3:15). This document, in a concise form, presents our message and mission. guide ... We believe that the Holy Spirit lives in every Christian and transforms him into the image of Christ. He empowers the believer to follow Christ and to be an effective witness for Him. The Christian lives in fellowship with God and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the ... When the Church Fathers made reference to a "oral apostolic tradition" separate from scripture, they always viewed such tradition as duplicating what the apostles later revealed in scripture as a parallel witness. In other words, all doctrines that originated from apostolic oral traditions were finally recorded in the text of scripture. The substance of Oral tradition doctrines is identical with scripture. When the Church Fathers made reference to liturgical "traditions" that were not ... Yet in theological schizophrenia, they claim the "tradition of the Church Fathers" must be followed, but then refuse to follow the specific traditions that the Church Fathers recorded. Virtually all the apostolic fathers viewed a progressive sequence of ... The Flesh of Christ, ch 20), (Athanasius, On the Incarnation of the Word, 56), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) When Basil and the Arians both claimed their tradition was correct, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-top-10-list.htm

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Bible texts taught Sola Scriptura and the all-sufficiency of ... Click to View "How could 2 Timothy 3:16 teach the all-sufficiency of scripture, when several New Testament books were not even written yet?" "No Orthodox Christian would deny that Paul's affirmation of the inspiration of the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16) applies to the New Testament by extension. However, at the time Paul wrote to Timothy-and for almost three centuries thereafter-there was no official New Testament canon. Indeed, at that point, not all of the books of the New Testament had even been written. If Paul were asserting the sole sufficiency of the Scriptures (i.e. the Old Testament), it would obviate the need for the New Testament." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, ... According to this Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument, the only way God could state by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that scripture is all-sufficient, is if it was the very last verse of the very last book written in the Bible. So if God had inserted "2 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-2-timothy-3-16-canon.htm

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The Pattern of Congregational Benevolence in the New Testament The Pattern of Congregational Benevolence in the New Testament Introduction A. We will do two things in this study: 1. Identify each scripture in the NT that deals with benevolence 2. Look for a pattern in actions of benevolence I. Bible Texts On Benevolence: A. Texts that deal with formal benevolence within a local congregation: 1. Acts 2:44-45 2. Acts 4:34-37 3. Acts 6:1-8 4. 1 Ti 5:9-16 B. Texts where one church helps another needy church(s) 1. Acts 11:27-30 Antioch to churches of Judea 2. Rom ... Notice that not only are all non-Christians specifically excluded, but two categories of Christian widows: young Christian widows (under 60) with no relatives may not get church treasury money on the list lukewarm Christian widows or widows who ... Remember also, that if "doing good to all men" authorizes church funds to help non-Christians, then it is a commandment all local churches must follow. This means that each local church MUST be involved in running orphans and widows homes. It is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-church-benevolence.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers referred to false doctrine as bad tradition ... of doctrines that were taught in scripture. Tradition #5: False doctrine. (Mk 7:7-9; Col 2:8; 2 Tim 4:2-5; Titus 1:14) Any tradition that contradicted scripture was considered false doctrine. The fathers refer to the heretical "traditions" of the Gnostics, for example, that contradict the inspired, written and oral revelation of the apostles and prophets. The "church fathers" would point out that the Gnostic theology differed from scripture and the Gnostic tradition differed from the church's apostolic tradition. ... Irenaeus clearly point out that their false teachers tradition differed from the church's tradition. (Against Heresies, Book 3, Ch 3, 2) Cyprian calls the Gnostic doctrine a "sacrilegious tradition against God long after the apostles, and ... This is a perfect example of how post apostolic man-made rules directly contradict the teaching of the New testament that says the Christian can eat anything he likes, common food or the food of kings, as long as it is accepted with prayer ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-5-false-doctrine.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final And those have a craving for glory who voluntarily evade, by arguments of a diverse sort, the things delivered by the blessed apostles and teachers, which are wedded to inspired words; opposing the divine tradition by human teachings , in order to establish the heresy"(Clement of Alexandria, book 7, ch 16, Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished) Click to View Clement shows the sequence of revelation starting with Jesus, moving through the prophets, then finally ending its journey in the written gospels. Notice that at the end of the process, the Christian, "of himself" (using his own powers of interpretation) believes the scriptures. Notice that Clement ... The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have changed the original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. Here is proof: "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason because it ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Ark of the Scrolls Niche, Torah Shrine: Prototype of the Church ... Christians borrowed from Jewish synagogues, not the other way around. Standardized Architectural Synagogue Signature Typology Synagogue Architecture adopted by the Christian Church Floorplans and Furnishings of Pre-70 AD Second Temple Period synagogues Inside the Ark of the covenant was a copy of the Ten Commandments. On the side of the Ark of the covenant was a copy of the Torah, or Book of the Law. "Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the ... of the Lord,' and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; nor will they walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart." (Jeremiah 3:15-17) 3. Synagogue storage of Holy Scripture: The Niche and the Ark cabinet: a. ... However, in the Diaspora, theArk is shown as an open chest containing scrolls placed on shelves (Hachlili 1988:272-278; 1998:366-370; 2000:157-159). The location of the Ark arid its form can be deduced from remains found in synagogues of the Land of Israel, its ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ark-of-the-Scrolls-Torah-Shrine-Niches-Prototype-Apse-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-copied-similarities-church.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? From the past and present, here are some things that have been said about papal infallibility by Catholics themselves: "Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of Scripture or evident reason (for I do not believe ... John Purcell in the Campbell-Purcell Debate on the Roman Catholic Religion in 1837. The Debate was later printed in a book and Bishop's Purcell's statement is found on page 27. He made his remark before papal infallibility was decreed by the Vatican Council in 1870 to be an article of faith). "Therefore, to resume, I establish: (1) That Jesus has given to His apostles the same power that He gave to St. Peter. (2) That the apostles never recognized in St. Peter the vicar of Jesus Christ and the infallible doctor of the church. (3) That St. Peter never thought of being pope, and never acted as if he were pope...I conclude victoriously, with history, with reason, with logic, with good sense, and with a Christian conscience, that Jesus Christ did not confer any supremacy on St. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... The Holy Spirit gave us the Bible and we can understand it as any other book. Why can we understand newspapers, but not the Bible without the Holy Spirit? This false doctrine makes God incapable of writing to be understood, while men can ... The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit to correctly interpret the Bible is false doctrine! Sola Scriptura home page Click to View The church is not an infallible interpreter of scripture! I. Oral Traditionalists: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches "But the appeal to ... Holy Ghost: Or Reason and Revelation, 1865, p 227-228) The position of the Orthodox Church on the matter is clear: the tradition of the Apostles is the authoritative interpretive matrix within which the Scriptures are rightly understood. ... Obviously this does not mean that the Christian cannot study Scripture alone. It means that he should not study Scripture individualistically, in isolation from the communion of saints-past and present. Individual private judgment, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Review of the Official Creed of the Dominion Christian Centre They believe that Salvation comes ONLY by Grace They believe that Salvation can NEVER be earned (NOBODY DESERVES IT). They believe that Salvation is possible with Biblical instruction, Faith in and obedience to God, and true Christian fellowship -- based upon the word of God -- because of ... Jesus showed HOW to live a Godly Life and HOW to worship; how to live in brotherhood among the saved. they simply FOLLOW that pattern Christ left us. REGARDING MINISTERS They believe that only 2x2 workers can give spiritual translation of the holy bible. They believe that the ministers follow the example of Jesus and the apostles (everyone reads the Bible daily and should know), following both in what they preached and taught, and how they preached and taught. They believe that Jesus Christ is the mediator between man and God, and that He the ONLY Mediator. They believe that their ministers study the Bible (along with the church) constantly to prepare them and keep them in this labor of love. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-2x2.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary ... In rebuttal to sola Scriptura, Roman Catholic and Orthodox apologists, always point out that many of the "fathers" we quote, also believed in many false doctrines not found in scripture. They argue: "if they believed in using the Bible alone for doctrine, they did a rather poor job of it!" With this we agree. For example, although the final canon was not settled until after ... This clear teaching, evidently did not stop the gradual apostasy of church organization that began in about 150 AD and came to full flower in 606 AD. Therefore, it is obvious, that the Fathers maintained the concept of using the Bible as the ultimate and all-sufficient source of doctrine and tradition, while failing to notice the very drifting away from the Bible pattern. Many religions today will say one ... "Ignorance of prophetic diction and unskillfulness in interpreting Scripture has led them into a perversion of the point and meaning of the passage." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35) Click to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... in the early church, is as unscholarly as it is deluded. Between 180 - 325 AD, there were many different versions of creeds and none universally accepted. In 325 AD, the Nicene Creed became the first creed that was considered universal law and equal to the Bible. Indeed, the authors of the Nicene creed stated that every clause and phrase was based directly upon scripture. As time went on, ... Today, every major denomination has followed the error of creedalism, each claiming their creed teaches exactly what the Bible says. The solution is to do away with all creeds including the "apostles ... who transform the truth, and despise His Father and His advent." (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 4, 1-2) "there is one only God, and that He is none other than the Creator of the world, who ... For how should it be if the apostles themselves had not left us writings? Would it not be necessary, [in that case,] to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! ... But now let us continue our reading of this Scripture, to shew how the consistency of truth is unaffected by these dishonest objections. (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 5, 9) Click to View Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the primary force against the false doctrine of the Arians! "Ignorance of prophetic diction and unskillfulness in interpreting Scripture has ... Both Clement and Tertullian highlight the fact that the heretics, specifically the Gnostics, did not use the whole canon and rejected a great deal of the scriptures as Marcion did. So the Roman Catholic and Orthodox claims that the early church did not use the scripture, because she found herself in a stalemate, and therefore appealed to tradition, is wholly false. The Heretics rejected the very scriptures the church used against them as inspired. "And if those also who follow heresies venture to avail themselves of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm

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The Septuagint, LXX, origin, textual transmission, synagogues ... The Septuagint (LXX) 282 BC "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." (Isa 55:11) Steve Rudd November 2017 See also: Author's Preface and Master Introduction Six Manuscripts of the Old Testament Name Date Authors Place Content Language Mosaic (ST) 1446 BC Moses Sinai Book of the Law, Torah Hieroglyphic Hebrew Naiothic (SNT) 1050 BC Samuel Naioth, Ramah Torah, Joshua Paleo-Hebrew Samaritan ... Masoretic II. Anti-Christian, theologically driven, single textual variants in the Old Testament: LXX vs. MT 1. Shem was NOT Melchizedek. Shem died before Abraham was born. 2. Shem was second-born and NOT Melchizedek. Japheth "the Great" was firstborn ... Ezra's Text (XIV) 282 BC Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the author for ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Old-Testment-Tanakh-ancient-Synagogues-first-century-church-PtolemyII-282-246BC.htm

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Interactive Bible Home Page www.bible.ca Maps, Archaeology and Literary Sources: 1. Bible Maps 2. The 27 book New Testament canon was written and in use by 100 AD. 3. Bible Chronology 4. Panoramic photos of Israel 5. Antique Bible maps 6. History of Christianity: Ancient Literary sources 7. Early Christians Speak! Historical documentation of what early Christians believed 8. The Origin of Synagogues as a model for the Christian church 9. Septuagint and Bible manuscript variants in the Old Testament 10. Nimrod and the Archology of the Tower of Babel 11. Archeology: Digging up Bible stories! 12. The Exodus Route 13. Bible ostraca 14. Bible Pottery 15. Bible manuscripts and ... time! 6. Mormonism Exposed Are the Book of Mormon and the golden Nephi plates from God or man? 7. Calvinism refuted The famous 5 point T-U-L-I-P doctrinal system refuted by scripture! 8. 20th Century Tongues exposed Are modern day tongue speakers guided by divinity or self-delusion? 9. neo-sadduceeism.htm A doctrine that takes all the supernatural out of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/

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Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura claim to use the Bible only, but in fact do not! B. Sola Scriptura means: The Bible alone without creeds. (ie Apostles creed, Nicene creed.) The Bible alone without councils. (ie Ecumenical Councils.) The Bible alone without church ... D. Sola Scriptura and the infallible book! Sola Scriptura rejects the false doctrine of infallible church organizations, pastors and individuals and claims only the Bible is infallible... and we best start reading it to know exactly what it says! While Catholics claim and infallible ... Any church that claims to speak in tongues. (Charismatics and Pentecostals Most TV preachers. Any church that believes in Evangelicals, Baptists All Reform churches, (Dutch Reformed, Christian Reformed, Classical Reformed) because ... The scriptures are not understandable by the common man in the pew and that the Holy Spirit communicates with the organization to correctly understand truth. Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm

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Apostate church organization: 588 - 606 AD: The final dog fight ... Phocas transfers the title from Constantinople to Rome. Boniface III, Bishop of Rome takes title: "universal Bishop": Catholicism is formally born in its final evolved form but the east never accepts Rome's claims and finally split fellowship with Rome in 1054 AD. 8 607 AD: Boniface III dies on 19 February, shortly after ... Click to View Learn from the Bible Blueprint, how the church was organized by the apostles! Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church that is organized exactly as the Bible says The Historical Development of the Papal and Patriarchal Systems of Centralized Church Government. Click to View John Paul II ... It was not a divine institution, unchangeably fixed from the beginning for all times, like a Biblical article of faith; but the result of a long process of history, a human ecclesiastical institution" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, chapter 5) "And such universal power had already been claimed by Roman pontiffs ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-588-606AD.htm

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Differences between three different types or Mormons So, also, when Jesus said, "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it", we see the timeless, unchanging character of that church. From the earliest days of the restoration of the "fullness of the gospel" (1 Nephi 10:14, Utah Book of Mormon), we have told the world that this included a restoration of divine priesthood authority, and by which the true Church of Christ would be restored as in the time of Christ and the ancient apostles. ... Many changes were made in the revelations to support offices not originally provided for, and these were introduced by men-not God! All comparison to the divine pattern should be with the New Testament of the Bible and with the Book of Mormon after Christ had come ... They must be compared with the Bible and Book of Mormon, the only safe standards. See Isaiah 8:20 and Ezek. 37:19 - only two "sticks" or, "books" of scripture. (+) Utah D & C provides for plural marriages, but the practice was since declared illegal by President ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/mor-church-of-christ-temple-lot-mormons-1830.htm

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The Bema: Prototype Of The Church Pulpit: Neh 8 Christians borrowed from Jewish synagogues, not the other way around. Standardized Architectural Synagogue Signature Typology Synagogue Architecture adopted by the Christian Church Floorplans and Furnishings of Pre-70 AD Second Temple Period synagogues "Ezra read from to all the people the book of the law as he stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose." Neh 8 THE BEMA: PROTOTYPE OF THE CHURCH ... A bema was used as a platform that a person would stand on when they are reading the Tanakh (Bible) or addressing the crowd. b. A bema was used as a place to put the Ark of the Scrolls cabinet wherein scripture was stored when it was not in use. c. A bema was used as a Table of the Scrolls ... Each of these categories had its own structural form, but all served as repositories for the Ark of the Scrolls: a raised platform as a base for the aedicula, made of stone or wood on which the wooden Ark of the Scrolls was placed; it should be noted that some excavators relate to this ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Bema-Prototype-Christian-Pulpit-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-adopted-similarities-into-church.htm

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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? It is also clear that this was on the first day of the week, which had become the regular time for the meeting of Christians, and which John, in Chapter 1, verse 10 of Revelations, calls "the Lord's Day". That the early church under the direct guidance of the inspired apostles observed the Lord's Supper on the first day of every week is the testimony of all biblical scholars and church historians of every denomination. Mosheim, in his celebrated Ecclesiastical History, volume 1, Pages 46 and 85 says: "The first of all the Christian churches founded by the apostles was that at Jerusalem; and after the form ... But in churches where the Lord's Supper is observed each Lord's day attendance is usually regular and interest high. Jesus is the bread of life, and when we attend the supper to which he invites us, we receive a constant renewal of life within us. For our own salvation it is important to follow the apostle's example and observe the supper every Lord's day. Click Your Choice Go To ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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Bible Authority: Generic & Specific plus 4 methods of authority ... ... was not necessary: a) Peter used "necessary inference" argument method v7-11 b) Barnabas and Paul used "approved example" argument method v12 c) James used "direct Biblical statement" argument method v13-21 d) The letter used the "silence of Scripture" argument method v24 3. The apostles, elders and church "became one mind" on the issue. They came to unity! ... Again the point is "respect the silence of God''. "We shouldn't have to forbid circumcision, we never authorized it!'' 5. The NT is a distinct revelation, clean slate, separate law book from OT. a. 40AD: Silence was not respected when circumcision made essential: Acts 15:1 b. 2000AD: Silence not respected: ... circumcism: Gal 2:1 b) Paul's knockout punch could have been asking Titus to stand up from within the audience as an example of a living uncircumcised Christian approved of God: Gal 2:3 C. DIRECT BIBLICAL STATEMENT: ACTS15:13-21 James quoted Bible verse to prove 1. This is the most common type of Biblical ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-authority-acts-15-silence.htm

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Lesson 24: The Lord's Church Notice there is to be a plurality of elders in every church or congregation. This is the way the Lord set up His church. But what does the Lord intend for the elders to do in His church? In Acts 20:28 the apostle Paul was talking to ... If we really accept the Bible as our only authority, we will want to worship God only as He has specified. We must reject human traditions and doctrines that members are required to follow such as creed books, catechisms, manuals, articles of faith, the book of Mormon, the Koran, constitutions, ... Jesus Christ is to be glorified and honored in us. Besides doing all that he tells us to do, we glorify the name of Christ by wearing the name "Christian". I Peter 4:16 says, "Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ... Men want to wear other names that give honor and glory to someone or something other than Christ. For example honor and glory are given to Martin Luther, the day of Pentecost, the apostles, the methodical way of doing things, the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-24-lords-church.htm

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Apostate church organization: From 606 AD to the present time ... Click to View Learn from the Bible Blueprint, how the church was organized by the apostles! Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church that is organized exactly as the Bible says Click to View John Paul II Catholic, Bishop of Rome, Pope Click to View Introduction ... distracted and weakened in the course of the fifth and sixth centuries by the tedious monophysite controversies, and subsequently, after the year 622, were reduced to but a shadow by the Mohammedan [Muslims, Islam] conquests." (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church) In this way, the devil created the political environment for the great split of 1054 AD by removing all other authorities, except these two. ... As you can see, there are only three levels of government in the Roman Catholic church, whereas the Orthodox has 5, which they borrowed from the period of 381 - 606 AD. The Roman Catholic church actually developed from the simple Bible pattern of organization 30 - 150 AD with a single ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-606AD-today.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ... I. Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders make this correct observation about the Protestant "inward witness of the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible": Protestants all claim to interpret the Scripture by the light of the Holy Spirit, and ... are revealed in the Word" (Westminster Confession of faith, 6:6) If the Scriptures be a plain book, and the Spirit performs the functions of a teacher to all the children of God, it follows inevitably that they must agree in all essential matters in their interpretation of the Bible. And from that fact it follows that for an individual Christian to dissent from the faith of the universal Church (i.e., the body of true believers), is tantamount to dissenting from the Scriptures themselves. (Charles Hodge, ... Franck said of creeds: "Foolish Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory-of whom not one even knew the Lord, so help me God, nor was sent by God to teach. Rather, they were all apostles of Antichrist." (Sebastian Franck, 1530 AD) by Steve Rudd ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm

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Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority ... Just for the record, all our churches have absolutely no creeds, not even the Nicene or Apostles Creed! So not only do we use the Bible alone, unlike Luther, we are above criticism because we are totally anti-creed. We also have a much ... It is interesting that Reformed Protestants like Mathison are full of contradiction. On one hand they fight the Catholics for claiming scripture cannot be understood without the church, then they say scripture cannot be understood without creeds. It escapes their notice that the ... Click to View "The ecumenical creeds are simply the written form of the confession of the faith of the universal Church. They are a confession of what the Church as a whole has read in the Scriptures." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith ... Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 280) Rule of Faith: regula fidei: FF Bruce, in The canon of scripture, p 115-116, claims that the regula fidei was read and memorized by those who were to be baptized. by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds.htm

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Psychiatry is founded upon the "medical/chemical model" which ... Psychiatry is founded upon the "biological/chemical model" which is opposed to the "Moral/spiritual model" revealed in scripture. Psychiatry views man as wholly physical, just a bunch of chemicals and denies the both the existence of God and the spirit of man. Psychiatry openly mocks and ridicules God and Christians, calling Christian theology "foolish, misleading and obsolete". The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is called the "Bible of Psychiatry". The DSM-IV is the central and most important book for classifying and diagnosing mental illnesses in North America. The ... accordance with the sight and hearing. (On the Sacred Disease, Hippocrates, 400 BC) "I think we follow the basic law of nature, which is that we're a bunch of chemical reactions running around in a ... A potential consequence of this emphasis is the idea, in its simplest form, that an excess or deficit in the functional activity of a given neurotransmitter is the pathophysiological basis for the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-medical-chemical-biological-model-vs-moral-spiritual-view.htm

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What Must I Do To Be Saved ? in his becoming a Christian is called in the Bible, conversion, and the Bible teaches that conversion is necessary for a person to be saved. Christ likened this change to a birth and taught Nicodemus, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). Of the 27 books comprising the New Testament, there is one book which is particularly helpful in understanding the nature of conversion. This book is Acts of the Apostles which tells of the ... The Bible says, "Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22: 16). And we also remember in a scripture we read only a moment ago that in Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost, he said that both ... Only then has he been born of water and of the Spirit as referred to in John 3: 3-5. Then the Lord adds him to the body, the Church, the Kingdom of God (Acts 2: 47). If you have not obeyed these commands of the gospel, you are encouraged to do ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-how-to-saved.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! Was the New Testament influenced by the pagan religions of the first century A.D.? Even though I surveyed this matter in a 1992 book,[1] the issues are so important -- especially for Christian college students who often do not know where to look for answers -- ... While a tendency toward eclecticism or synthesis developed after A.D. 300, each of the mystery cults was a separate and distinct religion during the century that saw the birth of the Christian church. Moreover, each mystery cult assumed different forms in different ... Far too many writers use this late source material (after A.D. 200) to form reconstructions of the third-century mystery experience and then uncritically reason back to what they think must have been the earlier nature of the cults. This practice is exceptionally bad scholarship and should not be allowed to stand without challenge. Information about a cult that comes several hundred years after the close of the New Testament canon must not be read back into ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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Terah's begetting age of Abram: Terah was 130 not 70 years old ... in the Bible "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." (Isa 55:11) Steve Rudd November 2017 Terah's begetting age of Abram: Terah was 130 not 70 years old when Abraham was born Abraham was the youngest of three brothers not the oldest! Chronological Interpretation Variants in the Book of Genesis Bible ... Historically, the Jews living from 300 BC down to 70 AD generally all misinterpreted the age to be 70 years old. In spite of Acts 7:4, several ancient Christian sources also got it wrong. Presently ... Abraham is first because he is in the bloodline of Christ not because he was firstborn. c. There is a pattern in the Bible of listing second born son first in a list because they are in the blood line ... Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-Chronology-variants-theological-interpretation-Old-Testament-Book-of-Genesis-11-32-Terah-70-beget-abraham-born-130-years-textual.htm

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Hostels, Housing, Food Banks and appendages in Synagogues First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. APPENDAGES, HOSTELS, HOUSING, FOOD BANKS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Appendages were buildings ... Communication systems like phones, internet is derived from synagogues having an on site columbarium to house passenger pigeons. k. Specific and separate storage area for scripture and important church related documents. l. Source of water from city pipes traces its origin back to ancient synagogues being located near water sources, cisterns and wells. m. The church Baptistry followed the pattern that every synagogue had a mikveh. 2. These many specific functions do not ... UNAUTHORIZED AND FORBIDDEN: Members only Bowling alleys, fitness gymnasiums equipped with weights and cardio equipment, pot luck kitchens/banquet halls for secular parties, daycare, etc. c. The church has no scriptural authority to use money form the church ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Hostels-Housing-ancient-Synagogue-Appendages-Food-Banks-out-buildings-farming-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype.htm

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Pentecostalism: The religion founded by women who usurp their ... ... They magnify these females above the Apostles and every gift of Grace, so that some of them go so far as to say that in them there is something more than Christ.... They introduce novelties in the form of fasts and feasts, abstinences and diets of radishes, giving these females as their authority." (Cited in Henry BeKenson, ea., Documents of the Christian Church (London: Oxford, 1963), 77.) (Charismatic Chaos, John F. MacArthur, 1991, p. 73) Shakers [Mother Ann Lee] 1700's Another group that practiced a form of tongues was the Shakers, an American sect with Quaker roots that flourished in the mid-1700s. Mother Ann Lee, founder of the sect, regarded herself as the female equivalent of Jesus Christ. ... Irving also believed that tongues and prophecy had divine origin and were truly revelatory in nature. As with Montanus (Montanism heresy , the role of the two women prophetesses became pronounced and set a pattern destined to be repeated over the coming years. Agnes Ozman beginning of modern ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-women-usurp.htm

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Introduction and Overview: The development of the Papal and Patriarcha ... A. Based upon our research, we have divided the development of Papal power into 6 periods of History: Outline: 30-150 AD Click to View 30-150 AD: The original Bible pattern for church government: The period of the Eldership/Presbytery with autonomous local churches: Congregational oligarchy where each local church is ... Click to View 606 AD-Today: Boniface III, Bishop of Rome is the first bishop of Rome to take the title: "universal Bishop": Catholicism is formally born in its present organizational form. Constantinople however, never agrees and eventually proclaims itself the Universal bishop of the east. Noting has really changed in ... Yes many more Patriarchs were added in the East, but after the same order and design of Constantinople in 606AD, echoing the period of the 5 Patriarchs (451-588 AD). B. Purely for interest sake we include the following, with which we fully agree. Henry C. Sheldon, in his book, History of the Christian Church, Vol 1, p 143, also divided the development ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-606AD.htm

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Synagogue Organization and Government: Elders, officials, attendants ... of the Apostles in Jerusalem in both the temple and Synagogues on the first day of the week. After the Christian Diaspora of Acts 8:4 and Paul's subsequent success in establishing church in the Greek world on his missionary journeys, he appointed a plurality of married Christian men with believing children, who met stringent spiritual and moral qualifications: 1 Tim 3; Tit 1. 2. It is important to understand the backdrop of the qualifications of elders in the Christian church in relationship ... the Ark of the Scrolls. b. "And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him." (Luke 4:20) 6. Women took no leading roles in synagogues (see main section on role of women) a. ... D. Church government was identical to synagogue government: 1. When Jews were converted to Christianity, they wholesale adopted the pattern of church government from the synagogue. a. Churches and synagogues were governed by a PLURALITY of men, not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Government-organization-Elders-officials-attendants-Synagogue-Independent-overseer-shepherd-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-prototype-ancient.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) Some, but not all Quakers, view the doctrine of Jesus' and the virgin birth as nonessential and not accepted as fact. Primacy of "feelings" over scripture as source of testing doctrine. Acceptance of ... George Fox saw himself as an apostle restoring the true church. Click to View George Fox in 1658 AD. What to Quakers Historically Believe The Quakers started in England the 17th Century by George Fox. George Fox asked his friend and Quaker Theologian Robert Barclay to write an Apology of the Quaker Faith, which he did. Robert Barclay also wrote a catechism on the Quakers Faith using as answer Book ... Written by: Themistoklis Papaioannou Affiliate member of O.Y.M. (Conservative) "Friends Christian Ministries" (Quakers). Documentation: Striking parallels exist between Quaker silent worship and the ... Both Ranter and early Quaker worship contained an emotional element, as both consciously endeavored to follow the promptings of the Spirit as he directed from within. Early accounts of meetings of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Official creed of the Unity/Unitarian Church Unity Church Unity Beliefs Deity: Unity has abandoned the popular image that God is an elderly, superhuman male with a white flowing beard who lives in a remote place "up there". We do not believe ... We need only to quietly turn within ourselves to contact God. Unity follows a form of pantheism [better yet, panENtheism... WM]. God exists in all things. God is present throughout creation: in humans, plants, animals, the earth itself, etc. [And, all things are present in God, hence panENtheism... WM] Jesus Christ: Unity rejects the traditional Christian view that Jesus is a deity to be ... This dual divinity has obvious links to Zoroastrianism which was incorporated into ancient Jewish legends which, in turn, were later codified as parts of the book of Genesis. Other aspects of Satan ... Ideally, it can be experienced continually through the day. Baptism: Within Christendom, some faith groups follow the tradition started by John the Baptist; they totally immerse the body in water. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Unity.htm

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Role of Women preachers, segregation and Children in Synagogues Role of Women preachers, segregation and Children in Synagogues First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. ROLE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SYNAGOGUES A. Women not segregated from men in ... was this: (257) Since we have ever a great regard to piety towards God, and to holiness; and since we aim to follow the people of the Romans; who are the benefactors of all men, and what they have written to us about a league ... and Current Research, Rachel Hachlili, p579, 2013 AD) 4. The "Therapeutae" were a Jewish monastic order in Egypt of self-denial and devotion to God that later Christians used as a pattern for Christian monastic orders. a. ... the men, and partly into a chamber for the women, for women also, in accordance with the usual fashion there, form a part of the audience, having the same feelings of admiration as the men, and having adopted the same sect ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Role-of-Women-Synagogue-preachers-leaders-segregated-Children-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient-liturgy.htm

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The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without ... For those who think God is an incompetent writer! Click to View The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person. Click to View Without the church to interpret for you. (false doctrine) Click to View Without the illumination of the Holy Spirit. (false ... it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" Ephesians 3:3-5 "For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand until the end" 2 Corinthians 1:13 "from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:15 "He read from the book before the square which was in front of ... Matthew 13:23 "Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), Matthew 24:15 With the exception of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, all of Scripture is written to the Christian in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-interpretation.htm

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