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Acapella Responsive Singing, No Instruments in first century ... ... EXACTLY like the first century church. 5. The Churches of Christ follow the Bible pattern and also practice full immersion, ban all instruments and are opposed to ... to the fifteen Songs of Ascents which are in the Book of Psalms [Ps. 120-134].- on these the Levites stand with their instruments and sing their song. ... The Jews had developed an alternative form of worship independent of the Temple and animal sacrifice. It was the rational worship of prayer and Scripture instruction practiced in the synagogue. The synagogue had arisen as an independent institution in pre-Christian times. Its organization and procedures were well developed by the first century. Before the destruction of ... Music in the Public Worship of the Church, Everett Ferguson, p42, 2013 AD) 11. "The synagogue emphasized teaching and did not have instrumental music. ... Men who are fond of outward pomp may delight in that noise; but the simplicity which God recommends to us by the apostles is far more pleasing to him. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Acapella-responsive-singing-non-instrumental-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ancient-Synagogue-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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Is the RC church infallible and unable to make errors? ... There is no reason or Scripture to support the claim that a continuous, unbroken succession of Christians is necessary to acceptable ... who say they are apostles and are not, and hast found them false...But I have this against thee, that thou hast left thy first love. ... Some generations, however, abandoned error and turned back to the Word of God. A good example is when the book of the Lord was found in ... The relationship that the church sustains to Christ is the same as that of the individual Christian. As long as the individual abides in the Word of the Lord, he will never perish and no outside forces can remove him from the Lord's favor. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me. And I give ... This was up to the thirteenth century. The Council of Ravenna, in 1311, changed the form from immersion to pouring." (Our Faith and the ... rapidly." (Legislation on the Sacraments in the New Code of Canon Law, p. 72). "When all fear of persecution had passed away, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-church-infallible.htm

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"Cast Out For The Cross Of Christ" by Albion F. Ballenger, 1909 ... as "the Lord has instructed me that he has misapplied texts of Scripture, and given them a wrong application" (MS 145, 31 October 1905), ... To the timid soul, whose love of peace and unity leads him to fear the consequences that may follow an investigation of the subject, let ... Until thus tested they know not their great ignorance. And there many in the church who take it for granted that they understand what ... I fear not the valley of humility, for those who have read the little book "Power for Witnessing," know that in my Christian experience there set forth, my greatest victories were ... In the Mosaic sanctuary, the pattern of the true tabernacle, God's dwelling place in heaven, the throne of God abode in the second ... Again, in Bible Reading Gazette, authorized by resolution of the General Conference, published in book form in 1888 is found the ... by the Lord, before you begin to teach the fable that witnessing signs and wonders were for the apostles only. God working with them! ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-1909-ballenger-cast-out-for-the-cross.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... ... Quantitatively the message was complete, but qualitatively it was immature until it was in written form. This author does not claim that the ... Such is utter lies and deception on the part of Catholic leaders! Paul certainly knew he was compiling a canon. Col. 4:16 And when this letter ... There are many passages that speak of gifts being available for all believers. Passages: Mk 16:17,18 "These signs will follow those who ... Mt 4:6,7 Satan quoted Bible, Jesus relied, "On the other hand it is written." Examples of one scripture modifying qualifying and limiting ... Pentecostals are some of the worst offenders since they rely on "feeling This unity was achieved. There was only one church in the 1st ... We agree with this statement completely and reply: If you were to lock a brand-new Christian in a room with a Bible and tell him to study what ... This paper proves it beyond doubt! Ephesians 2:20: clearly says that there will be prophets and apostles in the church at all times: "having ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! ... attempt to preserve the balance between the various statements of Scripture, or their implications, without yielding to views which, though ... of the oneness of the Christian concept of God against all reproaches that Christianity introduces a new, more sublime form of polytheism. ... Jews, Muslims and Hindus would immediately label Jehovah's Witnesses as Polytheists! This is the basic pattern of logic that all ... Trinity "is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, ... The pure Deism of the first Christians . . . was changed, by the Church of Rome, into the incomprehensible dogma of the trinity. Many of the ... "In the book A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton says of the Trinity: 'We can trace the history of this doctrine, and discover its source, not in the Christian revelation, but in the Platonic philosophy . . . The Trinity is not a doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, but a fiction ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... ... He gave some apostles, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers v11 - For the common good, seek to abound for the edification of ... to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."" (Matthew 19:21) c. "Yet we do speak wisdom among those who ... the church is fully mature. 3. "Perfect" refers to the completion of the revelation of the Gospel. (canon) a. What is the perfect? b. ... We have a miracle confirmed message designed to edify the church! Click to View 2. Spiritual gifts revealed the pattern of doctrine ... let century: 2 Th 2:6,7 3. When the HS withdrew gifts from the church, what was left was: the "sword of the Spirit" Eph 6:17 "the power of God for salvation" Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18; Jas 1:21 a book which fully furnishes: 2 Ti 3:16,17 Have all truth in written form: Jn 16:13 + 2 Pe 1:3 IV. Tongues will cease before the second ... of these is love because it never ceases! 1. The contrast has to do with the temporary and the permanent during the Christian age. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... See: The History Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem] 75AD Flavius Josephus (note: Josephus was not a Christian but a Jewish ... deliverance." ( The History Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem Book VI, Chapter V, Section 2). 90AD Clement of Rome (Displaying ... Through envy and jealousy, the greatest and most righteous pillars [of the Church] have been persecuted and put to death.(12) Let us set before our eyes the illustrious(13) apostles. Peter, through unrighteous envy, endured not ... Again, it was revealed how the city and the temple and the people of Israel should be betrayed. For the scripture saith; and it ... Which matters we prove, again, on the ground of the consequences which were ever announced as to follow His advent; in order ... Well, then, although you affirm that it is the Christ of the other god who was driven to the cross by the powers and authorities ... high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a sort of form of religion, but denying the power thereof. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Origin of Ancient synagogues: Architectural prototype of the ... ... The Synagogue was the prototype for the church in form, function and worship. See also: architectural prototypes: Master Chart #1 See also: Worship ... of the 605 BC captivity, but this very late source follows a pattern of defining a synagogue as any place Torah is read and is purely conjectural. ... in every synagogue much like the King James Version is in the Church today. (See also: Greek Septuagint: The Standard Tanakh of every ancient ... in Isaiah so disquiet, anti-Christian Rabbi Tovia Singer, that he claims the book of Isaiah was never translated into Greek by Jews before the second century AD, but by Christians who corrupted it. ... accomplishment of the first order. (The Septuagint as Christian scripture : its prehistory and the problem of its canon, M. Hengel, R. Deines, M. E Biddle, p85, 2002 AD) Synagogues used the ... Philo and Josephus lauded the Greek version, the Sanhedrin authorized it to be read in the Greek-speaking synagogues, and the apostles quoted from it ... ... https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/welcome.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) ... out in our denominational books, that she copied the words of these authorities. 12 Willie's statements would be modified in a 1969 statement by his son Arthur: "Mrs. ... He seemed to overlook the fact that paraphrasing is the most subtle and potentially deceptive form of copying. Even McAdams said in his Spectrum article: Indeed, there ... other sources or other authors in such a way that the color of the new threads did not clash with the ultimate pattern of the fabric being woven through the years. ... but particularly for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 3. That we do not regard them in the same sense as the Holy Scriptures, which stand alone and unique as the standard by which all other writings must bejudged. Seventh-day Adventists uniformly believe that the canon of Scripture closed with the book of Revelation. We hold that all other writings and teachings, from whatever source, are to bejudged by, and are subject to, the Bible, which Is the spring and norm of the Christian faith. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH6-Ellens-sources.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica Christians, or a wise act of statesmanship aimed at buttressing the decaying fabric of the empire with the strength of the Christian church. ... As you can see, the Watchtower omitted the fact that it is universally accepted by all authorities that Constantine was instructed by Ossius ... The impression the Watchtower leaves, is that Britannica says that Trinity is a pagan development 300 years after the apostles. In fact the ... upon scripture not paganism. The apostolic faith was that Jesus was divine the New Testament established the basis for the doctrine of the Trinity. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Trinity, Vol. X, p.126) "The Holy Trinity: The basis for the doctrine of the Trinity: The Christian ... JW's are modern Arians The Christology of Jehovah's Witnesses, also, is a form of Arianism; they regard Arius as a forerunner of Charles Taze ... As long as he lived no one dared openly to challenge the creed of Nicaea, but the expected concord did not follow. Those who disliked the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma ... Harnak's book, What is Christianity? became a record-setting best seller. In it the ideas that had been maturing through Schleiermacher, Ritschl , and others were presented forcefully in a form that the average man could grasp." William Hordern, New ... Church. The true Gospel is regarded as consisting in the simple facts about Jesus and teachings of the historical Jesus, who can thus be objectively portrayed by modern historical research, while the interpretations of St. Paul and the other apostles ... Hence the Ritschlians present the history of Christian dogma as pronouncing its own condemnation in the eyes of all ... so-called objective historical-scientific criticism of Scripture with philosophical idealism and insisted that a primitive ... with the Old, and the church has never been tempted to follow his lead, however much it may have allegorized or even ... Did he cite official publications from my organization? No. Did he use authorities that I would accept? No. Did he use ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International The Scripture does more than attempt to prove the existence of God; it asserts, assumes and declares that the knowledge of God is universal. ... The one true God, the Jehovah of the Old Testament, took upon Himself the form of man, and as the Son of man, was born of the virgin Mary. As ... On the night of our Lord's betrayal, He ate the Passover supper with His Apostles, after which He instituted the sacrament. "And He took ... Godly living should characterize the life of every child of the Lord, and we should live according to the pattern and example given in the ... "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). "But as He which hath called you is holy, so ... all of our people to refrain from any of these practices in the interest of spiritual progress and the soon coming of the Lord for His church. ... "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" (John 1:17). A Christian, to keep saved, must walk with God and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm

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The Dugger-Porter Debate on Sunday as the Lord's Day Associate Editor of the Bible Banner and Evangelist of the Church of Christ Covering two questions The Seventh Day as a ... AGREEMENT 1. This is to be a written discussion. 2. The purpose of it is that it may be printed in book form. 3. Each ... holy day," but what my friend needs to find is a reference that calls It God's holy day in the Christian age of the world. ... There is no need to argue that the Sabbath day is "not our own" but "belongs to God" unless he will give a text of Scripture that says the Sabbath is God's holy day in this age of the world. Elder Dugger next refers to "The Weekly Cycle," a book he ... Yes, Jesus kept his father's commandments (John 15:10). And we are to follow him (John 8:12). But Elder Dugger does not think ... to come, but the body is Christ" Whatever this was blotted out it was something against the apostles and contrary to them. ... I demanded proof that this word always meant "the treasury." From his own authorities, and just as he gave them the proof is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-debate-porter-dugger.htm

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Comparison list of 75 Joseph/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... ... The entire Old Testament law: "For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, ... Of course this outline is about a clear and unmistakable pattern of 75 direct parallels between the Joseph and Christ yet nowhere does the ... For the most part, these Jewish sages clearly were not looking at an entire portion of Scripture—a whole psalm or chapter—when they cited ... afternoon and back on Sunday morning just in time to attend a Christian church!!! c. "The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him ... B. Jewish Rabbi Tovia Singer attacks the inspired New Testament, Stephen and the book of Acts: Tovia Singer: “Stephen’s account of ... on all those subjects he knows nothing about but comes across as an expert to those who blindly follow him, but themselves are uninformed. ... were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” Peter said to them, “Repent, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-Joseph-types-Christ-Shadows-Antitypes-similarities-comparisons-2166-1876BC.htm

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The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) Bible manuscript: Oldest and only ... ... While the many ancient literary sources wrongly viewed Terah's age as 70 when Abraham was born, including the Book of Jubilees (170 BC), ... In other words, Thou Shalt not kill and Thou shalt build an altar on Mt. Gerizim! But again, they did not invent new scripture, they merely ... extinct and all the Jews were left with was synagogue worship, which is a mirror image of the Christian church in work, worship and function. ... They write in a form of ancient Hebrew script, as found in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls. They keep the laws of impurity and have done so ... Surely, he would give a copy very willingly to anyone wanting to follow God and give up idolatry. At the time of Josiah there was really no ... 185-ca. 254), dating Dositheus the Samaritan in the time of the apostles and of Simon Magus, writes that the Dositheans are named after him. ... Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Paleo-Hebrew-1362AD.htm

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Rapture Doctrine invented by John Darby in 1830 AD We will be on location in Jerusalem to expose Rapture theology as false and anti-biblical. Follow our live reporting from Jerusalem ... that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. ... Instead it is the good old second coming as taught historically by the church back to the first century, not some new doctrine ... They, as prophets, believe God has revealed it to them as a brand new Christian doctrine, that the first century Christians never believed, the apostles never taught. So they will openly admit they have ... He claimed that the doctrine virtually jumped out of the pages of Scripture once he accepted and consistently maintained the ... of unfulfilled prophecy". (F. F. Bruce, Book Review of "The Unbelievable Pre-Trib Origin" in The Evangelical Quarterly, (Vol. ... the same year John Darby invented Rapture theology in 1830 AD and have a clear pattern of date setting in a premillennial system. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-origin-john-nelson-darby-1830ad.htm

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Aramaic: Native language of Jesus The Greek Septuagint LXX The Textual transmission of the Old Testament "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) Steve ... The Twelve apostles did not even need to know Hebrew to reach the lost sheep of Israel who spoke Aramaic and Greek. e. It's ... If the common Jew visited the temple services conducted in Hebrew, it was exactly like sitting in a Catholic Latin church ... the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading." (Nehemiah 8:8) d. In 410 BC, the Jewish Elephantine letters to Jerusalem were all written in Aramaic. e. "In the centuries before the Christian era ... it was a rare thing and much rarer for a 12 year old boy to confound the authorities by speaking their elite Hebrew! d. ... This is particularly well attested by the rich Hellenistic Jewish literature, whether in the form of translations (LXX etc.) ... OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-default-working-language-Jesus-first-century-Aramaic-Greek-Hebrew-Latin.htm

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Nuweiba Beach Red Sea crossing: Rejected, debunked, refuted ... Sinai when the Law of Moses was given on Pentecost, so too there were "tongues of fire" on the heads of the twelve apostles on ... There is unanimous agreement of all Jewish and Christian literary sources from the earliest in 170 BC down to AD 500 that the ... as the traditional route to Mt. Musa. The Tiran and traditional routes follow the identical path for the first 280 km from Goshen. ... Bible" and only Old Testament used by the first century church. Those who say the common Hebrew word for the colour red used in the book of Exodus is a different word than "suph" in "yam suph", are in ... the Exodus route unless one begins by demonstrating that scripture calls all three saltwater ocean gulfs the Sea of Reeds. 7. ... The frequency of the wind direction from NNE to NNW was 92.2%." (ibid. p22) iv. "The current pattern during summer could be ... Time: Grand total of 64 days: 30 days from Goshen to Wilderness of Sin. 31 days form Wilderness of Sin to Wilderness of Sinai. 3 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-ruling-out-candiates-excluding-red-sea-crossing-points-kadesh-barnea.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Jews persecuting Christians ... ... same can be said of those descendants of Abraham [Jews], who follow the Law and refuse to believe in Christ to their very last breath. ... Philo and Josephus lauded the Greek version, the Sanhedrin authorized it to be read in the Greek-speaking synagogues, and the apostles ... already cited extensively in his Apologia25 and also quoted in totality in Dialogue 73:3-4, although now in the traditional LXX form. ... of Scripture must be newly reconsidered." (The Septuagint as Christian scripture : its prehistory and the problem of its canon, M. Hengel, R. Deines, M. E Biddle, p6, 2002 AD) d. ... Judaism was facing a crisis of biblical proportions (literally) during the second century of the Christian era. The gospel of Messiah ... corrupt their texts without leaving behind a trail of evidence in the Hebrew manuscripts. Numerous church fathers testify to the lengths to which orthodox Judaism went to discredit Jesus' Messianic office, a phenomenon also recorded throughout the book of Acts. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70A-Justin-Martyr-patristic-apostolic-church-father-150ad.htm

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Jewish Messianic Expectation at the time of Christ ... H. And Scripture says, "For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when they are past" (Ps. 90:4). [A day stands for a ... E. "[As to the years to follow] in some there will be wars of the great dragons, and in some, wars of Gog and Magog, and the rest ... time of Jesus Christ and the early church, you must become familiar with the "Days of the Messiah" theology. a. The apostles of Jesus and all the first Christians were familiar with this eschatological concept. b. ... Paul said that "all spiritual blessings are in the Messiah" (Eph 1:3). d. BOOK OF REVELATION: Apostle John borrowed the "days of ... Jewish chronology dates are AC = After creation. The entire world follows the Christian dating of AD (the year Jesus was born) b. ... and the constitution we have before us in fragmentary form emanated from the immediate followers of Dositheus, the ... Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Jewish-Messiah-Jesus-coming-Days-Coins-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Seder-Olam-Talmud-Revelation-Gog-magog-dragon-war-1000-years-Hell-judgment-resurrection.htm

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Seals, Bulla, Documents, Pottery & Antitypical New Testament ... ... II. Scribes: Each Christian is a scribe! Here is a sculpture in the Louvre of a seated Greek scribe from the 6th century BC found at Thebes in ... "Ezra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose. ... Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he ... know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. ... known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; to be specific, that the Gentiles are ... Old Testament to His life, crucifixion, resurrection, kingdom and church. "For whatever was written in earlier times [Old Testament] was ... 1:2-4) "Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture (Isa 53) he preached Jesus to him." (Acts 8:35) "And according to ... so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/bulla/bible-archeology-seals-clay-bulla-scribes-inkwells-quills-papyrus-documents-scriptorium-antitype-assurance-salvation-Christ.htm

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495-399 BC: The Judean Elephantine Egyptian Papyrus letters to ... And this is exactly what we have found. The Bible is the most historically accurate book of history on earth. Read the Bible daily! ... Document of wifehood (bride price, dowry, divorce causes and penalties) c. Passover regulations (unleavened wine and bread) I. Authorities ... The most intriguing aspect of Jewish communal life at Elephantine was a temple dedicated to the Hebrew God Yahu (YHW, a variant form of ... conquest of Egypt by the Persians." (The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, Elephantine Papyri, 2005 AD) 5. "The first group of papyri was ... The building of a "temple in the wilderness" after the simple pattern of the tabernacle seems to have been built. g. The fortress came first ... Bare traces of the Temple itself may have been uncovered in recent excavations." (Context of Scripture, Bezalel Porten, COS 3.51, 2003 AD) d. ... in which He was betrayed took bread;" (1 Corinthians 11:23) "When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-archeology-Elephantine-papyrus-Egypt-Aswan-Syene-Darius-persian-Jewish-colony-temple-burned-Bagohi-Sanballat-passover-wine-fortress-Ezek29-10-495-399BC.htm

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Pseudo-Philo: 60 AD Creation in 5886 BC, Septuagint Chronology ... that there is a falsified statement in the original, from which, through the Greek, the Scripture has been translated into our own tongue. ... We also know that synagogues were God's bridge between temple worship and the Christian church. See author's book on the Origin of Synagogues. 5. The methodical ... And therefore we find that the apostles justly sanction the Septuagint, by quoting it as well as the Hebrew when they adduce proofs from the ... and corrupted the only Hebrew text in existence, for anti-Christian purposes in 160 AD, that would end up in the hands of Augustine ... during the lifetime of the first-born of the two sole parents then on earth, the human race multiplied sufficiently to form a community. ... Chap. 13.-Whether, In Computing Years, We Ought To Follow The Hebrew Or The Septuagint 1. But if I say this, I shall presently be answered, ... Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Augustine-of-Hippo-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-Septuagint-Hebrew-400AD.htm

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Diocletian's destruction and Constantine's production of scripture Diocletian's destruction & Constantine's production of scripture 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! Diocletian's destruction and Constantine's production of scripture Go ... It also forced the Christians to meditate on the subject of which books were most sacred and inspired. So with the solders knocking at the door and the Christian inside, as Everet puts it: "for the most part they knew what books the soldiers were ... This edict, which remained in effect until 313, led to the persecution of the church and called for the burning of its sacred writings. Diocletian also compelled Christians to turn over their sacred books to the authorities to be burned. The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-diocletians-destruction-constantines-production-scripture.htm

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David's New Spiritual Order: Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons ... ... of this pattern." (1 Chronicles 28:19) 3. The Church must follow the pattern of doctrine and morality shown us in scripture: Heb 8:1-5; Tit 1:9; 2:1; 2 Tim 2:2; Mk 7:6-13; Gal 1:6-9; Mt ... for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."" (Hebrews 8:1-5) b. ... Jesus, like David, ushered in a new Spiritual order during his ministry and later with the Church: During Jesus ministry, he, like David ... as fierce spiritual warriors], then the rest of the 12 apostles, then the 70 (Lk 10:1). 4. Special qualities highlighted in David's might men: a. Fierce warriors, highly skilled in Battle. The Christian is to likewise be a spiritual soldier for Christ in Eph ... spiritual giant of them all and who was chosen to be translated into heaven to write the book of Revelation (and John, 1,2,3 John). iv. ... Cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1-2), and did not reach its final form until the year David died: "As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-2samuel-6-7-1chron-13-17-22-king-david-new-spiritual-order-temple-reorganizes-levitical-priesthood-997-964bc.htm

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The canon of the Bible: What the apostolic fathers and apologists ... 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! The books did the apostolic fathers and apologists quoted Go ... In Dialogue 103.8 he refers to "memoirs" composed by Jesus' apostles and by those who followed them." As noted above, this remark corresponds to the evidence that the early church thought that two gospels ... Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Peter Balla, Evidence for an Early Christian Canon: Second and Third Century, p 380, 2002) The first author who clearly asserts that the ... Irenaeus employs analogies from both nature and scripture (e.g., the four winds and the four-faced cherubim of Ezek l; Haer. 3.11.8) to show that the church has to have no more and no less than four ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-apostolic-fathers-apologists.htm

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Nimrod and the Archaeology of the Tower of Babel by Steven Rudd ... ... If Nimrod is Sargon I born almost 1000 years later this would be an an exception to the pattern of giving the descendant list down ... forefathers! 3. (115) Now the multitude were very ready to follow the determination of Nimrod, and to esteem it a piece of ... You cannot say that this happened during Peleg's middle life since Scripture does not come to hide but to explain. Therefore, the ... strata of the 17 temples from professional excavations: a. "Christian Archaeological Dating" (CAD) First published in its detailed final form in 2019 AD. CAD is founded upon the truth that no Archaeology ... Early church apses are architectural echoes of these synagogue niches. f. The excavators found the mudbricks of the alter to have ... KEY CONTENT FOUND ONLY IN BOOK: C. Temple VIII (8) 3000 BC: during the 'Ubaid 3 Expansion Archaeological Age when Nimrod founds ... like the sound of a trumpet," (Revelation 1:10) c. "The apostles further appointed: On the first day of the week let there be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/nimrod/welcome.htm

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Inspiration claims of the Watchtower Bible Tract Society ... No human interpretation of scripture is advanced." (Reconciliation, 1928, p. 6) 1930 "The Watchtower is the channel which Jehovah, our God, is ... The expression "the word", therefore includes every revelation of truth down to and including the book Vindication and whatsoever shall be ... has graciously provided for the publication of his message in the form of books, that the people many be informed of the truth....those ... p 143) 1938 Lord Jesus Christ directs all things concerning his church, because he is in full command and fulfills completely the places or ... organization. Yes, besides having God's spirit of illumination, a Christian needs Jehovah's theocratic organization in order to understand the ... they be interpreters of prophecies. but as fast as the superior authorities Jehovah and Christ Jesus reveal the interpretations through their ... guidance in local congregations. (1 Corinthians 12:28) But the apostles and other elders in Jerusalem served as a body to give guidance and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-inspiration.htm

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Lunar Eclipses at birth and death of Christ: 1 BC and 3 April ... ... extended the "umbral duration" by 21 minutes more than other authorities. (Lunar visibility and the crucifixion, Bradley E. Schaefer, ... The mount of olives is about 800m, the temple platform about 750m and the church of the Holy Sepulcher is about 775m above sea level. However ... I would certainly not restrict the event to Jerusalem because it would be witnessed even more spectacularly in Babylon! People who follow the ... The entire eclipse had a duration of 333 minutes (5:32:50 h/m/s). John Hagee might find the number 333 the topic of a new book he can sell for ... A third possibility is that the so-called report is a late Christian "forgery." If this is correct, there must have been a tradition that at ... Otherwise Mary and Joseph would have travelled back home to Nazareth. The scripture does not tell us where the Magi visited Jesus, nor the ... "Second coming" being on Yom Kippur; and goes on to imply that the coming of Messiah will be according to the pattern he gives for Moses. d. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/jesus-christ-died-death-cross-eclipse-red-blood-moon-sun-darkness-earthquake-bodies-raised-resurrection-temple-veil-torn-in-two-centurian-son-of-god-3-april-33AD.htm

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Textbook of Disturbances of Mental Life, Johann Christian August ... ... Johann Christian August Heinroth 1818 AD I. BASIC CONCEPTS Chapter One THE CONCEPT OF MENTAL LIFE § 1. The common features of human life and ... possessions or avoids this course and denies the world and Self to follow the Guiding Spirit Who opens up to him, already in this space-time ... But the diseased states discussed below, which are the proper subject matter of this book, are the very decline and death of true freedom and ... This growth develops from one form to another, through the domains of sensuality, free phantasy, and ratio in the form of play urge, beauty ... of it, follows an ordered pattern in which a series of morbid manifestations has another series of morbid manifestations as its counterpart. ... shining light of God's Magnificence, where he saw a choir of archangels, prophets and apostles sing and make music around God's Throne. ... weakened by abuse, and which usually, upon investigation by the authorities, proves to have disappeared; it then immediately becomes clear ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/textbook-of-disturbances-of-mental-life-or-the-disturbances-of-the-soul-and-their-treatment-johann-christian-august-heinroth-1818ad.htm

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Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine 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! Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page I. Written by an apostle vs. non-apostles: Tertullian, the "Father of Latin Theology" ... Tertullian did not produce a list of what was in his Old Testament and New Testament, but it is significant that he refers to the two parts of the Christian Bible in a collective way as totttm instrumentum utriusque ... canon. (Lee Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Lee Martin McDonald, Identifying Scripture and Canon in the Early Church: The Criteria Question, p 432, 2002) III. What was consistent and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-criteria-of-apostolic-fathers.htm

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The Church organization and counsels did not give the world the ... The Roman Catholic Church did not give the world 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! The Roman Catholic Church did not give the world the Bible! ... I. Discussion: The councils of the church played little part in the canonization of scripture. When councils did speak on the subject, their voice was a ratification of what had already ... The Canon Debate; Peter Balla, Evidence for an Early Christian Canon: Second and Third Century, p 373, 2002) Of interest here is the fact that the community of faith, rather than church authorities, were responsible for this process; what they determined to be edifying and useful later found a place in the canon. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-church-did-not-give-world-bible.htm

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The canon of the Bible: A conservative, bible believing perspective ... The Canon of 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! A conservative, bible believing perspective! 1. 100AD: All 27 books ... Introduction: 1. The Word Bible is from Greek, biblia and is found twice in scripture: a. I, Daniel, observed in the books (or Bible) [Greek: biblia] the number of the years which was revealed as ... The Old Testament Canon: The council of Jamnia 4. List of books in the Christian Bible, Roman Catholic Bible, Greek Orthodox Bible III. Refuting the claims of Roman Catholics and Orthodox: 1. Questions for Roman Catholics and Orthodox 2. Scripture contains a pattern that must to be followed. 3. Scriptures were more important than ... ... https://www.bible.ca/canon.htm

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Study resources for the Old and New Testament Canon Study resources for the Old and 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! Study resources for the Old and New Testament Canon Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home ... Was 2 Chronicles the last book in the OT in Jesus' canon (see 2 Chr 24:2-24) or simply the last martyr mentioned in the OT scripture? Does this passage suggest a closed biblical canon in the time of Jesus that began with Genesis and closed with ... Phil. 2.2-3; 3.2; 6.3; 7.1-2; 8.2; 12.1; (5) 2 Clem. 2.4-6; 14.2. Reference to the authority of Jesus' words in early gnostic teaching (Ptolemy, Flor. 3.5-8; 4.1, 4; 7.5, 10). Justin's use of NT writings to support Christian teaching and worship ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-resource-list-macdonald.htm

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The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a canon was recognized 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! "Nomina Sacra" The ... This substitution of Mosaic Hebrew for Greek in the name of God is probably the very beginning point of "nomina sacra". Nomina sacra developed into the Christian era and became almost ridiculous because ... The external identifying characteristics of the witnesses to the text of the Christian Bible-the types of abbreviation of the nomina sacra, use of the codex, a common pattern of names for the individual ... They show the work of a single redactor who produced the canonical edition of the New Testament as part of a total Christian scripture . (Lee Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-nomina-sacra.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... This directly contradicts Calvinism. 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. "1. Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged ... 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 ... among whom neither Church nor doctrine has ever been established. (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 4, 1-2) "Now, with regard to this rule of faith-that we may from this point acknowledge ... From what and through whom, and when, and to whom, has been handed down that rule, by which men become Christians?" For wherever it shall be manifest that the true Christian rule and faith shall ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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The Old Testament Canon: The council of Jamnia: 90 AD 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! The council of ... "it appears that a general consensus already existed regarding the extent of the category called Scripture, so that even the author of 4 Ezra, though desiring to add one of his own, was obliged to ... II. Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders deliberately misrepresent history: 1. Misrepresentation of history: a. "THE BIBLE OF THE APOSTLES: ... The modern Jewish canon was not rigidly fixed until the third ... James Bernstein, Orthodox churchman, 1994, p 5, p ) b. "Indeed, it may not have been until the Council of Jamnia (c. A.D. 90), well into the Christian era, that the Jews defined their canon." (THE WAY: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-council-of-jamnia.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition appears to be a binding apostolic tradition nowhere recorded in scripture. This is the mistake the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make when they look at their current practices. They just assume that because there was a pattern of tradition in the church around 200 AD, that it was a binding and ... These kinds of optional expedients were practiced by Christ, the apostles, the Fathers and every church today. What is most troubling about these liturgical traditions to the Roman Catholic and ... The origin of Wednesday night, mid-week bible study, may have started with a single Christian setting aside that time for personal Bible study, worship and prayer. ... If these anti-sola Scriptura advocates are correct, that we must follow, as Tertullian did, "tradition" then why do neither the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches ... Unlike "classical reformers" like Keith A. Matheson, who stated in his book, "The shape of sola Scriptura", that it is important to maintain the oral traditions of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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Official creed of Anglican/Episcopal Church In the name of the holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament of whose authority was never any doubt ... of Esdras [Nehemiah] The Book of Esther The Book of Job The Psalms The Proverbs Ecclesiastes or Preacher Cantica, or Songs of Solomon Four Prophets the greater Twelve Prophets the less And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example of life and instruction ... Although the Law given from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind Christian men, nor the Civil precepts thereof ought of ... XII. Of Good Works. Albeit that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after Justification, cannot put away our sins, and ... Christ in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things, sin only except, form which he was clearly void, both in his flesh, and ... being such as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states of life allowed in the Scriptures; but yet have ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Anglican.htm

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Pentecostal "Slain in the Spirit" is occult, non-Christian and ... Pentecostal "Slain in the Spirit" is occult, non-Christian and unbiblical! Click to View Slain in the Spirit: Unbiblical and of satanic origin! Click to View ... the individuals who fall (1) fake it, (2) are pushed over, (3) are under a form of hypnotic suggestion, (4) demonic force weakens them physically many diverse ... Biblical accounts of people falling supernatural appearance of angels, or God Himself revelation of Gods will, usually set down in the canon of Scripture All fell forward, no ... Our loved ones, our families, our kids, our neighbours, are on their way to an eternity in hell and the church is sitting around laughing. This is no laughing ... John White used the following two verses in his book When The Spirit Comes With Power to justify falling down under the Holy Spirits power: Daniel 10:9-10 But the ... The text in Revelation 1:17 also fails to meet the test when examined. John the beloved was an apostle of the Lamb. There are no more apostles today. Secondly, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-slain-in-spirit.htm

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today ... which, received by the Apostles from the mouth of Christ Himself, or from the Apostles themselves, the Holy Ghost dictating, have come down even unto us, transmitted as it ... How surprised I was to discover that when solid evidence of "perpetual belief" is lacking, the Roman Catholic authorities merely fabricate it. Let me give you a few note worthy examples. From the book, The Roman Catholic Church, p. 212, we find; "In the definition of the Mariological ... The Roman Catholic concluded from the literary evidence in which the beliefs are found that the beliefs were as old, at least in an implicit form, as the church itself, and thus ... These are God's Word, the Bible, and the teachings and "We find God's revelation in Sacred Scripture and in Tradition" (New Parish Catechism, p. 11). "Sacred Tradition and ... defined truths'...the Holy Spirit guides each generation to add it's own understanding to them...Nor did the apostles sit down and write a handbook of the Christian faith... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.htm

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The Septuagint, LXX: 10 Archeological proofs the Septuagint Tanakh ... translated by Jews into Greek by 150 BC The Greek Septuagint LXX "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) Steve Rudd 2017 Abstract: Modern Jewish "anti-Christian" Rabbis, like Tovia Singer attack Christianity with the historical lie and falsehood that the Septuagint did not exist at the time of Christ but was a product of the Byzantine church designed to convert Jews. Indeed! ... bible" in every Synagogue: footnote to the Greek Esther dates the book to 176 BC, Eupolemos quotes Greek/LXX Chronicles in 150 BC, Aristeas The ... The translator of Ecclesiasticus in his prologue clearly states that the entire tripartite division of the Hebrew canon (Law, Prophets, Writings) had ... The Pharisees, the most influential religious party in Palestine, must have had a particular interest that the form of the text they had established ... Philo and Josephus lauded the Greek version, the Sanhedrin authorized it to be read in the Greek-speaking synagogues, and the apostles quoted from it ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Bible-entire-Tanakh-39-books-translated-complete-by-150BC.htm

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Messianic Sermon Topics In Synagogues: How Christians used the ... How Christians used the Tanakh to convert Jews 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. I. BIBLE READINGS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Public Bible reading, study, teaching: 1. As we have seen elsewhere in this book, Synagogues began in 280 BC at ... In 440 BC, Nehemiah conducted Public reading of scripture in the city gate, proving that synagogues did not exist yet. b. "[I:1 A] [73d], Said R. Yohanan, ... B. The church directly adopted the pattern of public weekly readings on the Lord's Day while in church: Sunday 1. "Until I come, give attention to the ... in the first century church would follow this identical pattern of historical survey, except now it was used as a witness that Jesus was the Christ. ... to Christianity in the first century because of the supernatural miracles of healings that were taking place at the hands of the Apostles of Jesus. d. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sermon-Topics-ancient-Synagogue-Messianic-prophecy-Rabbinical-approach-how-to-convert-a-Jew-first-century-church-New-Testament-prototype-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ... ... These were of two kinds, Presbyters or Bishops, and Deacons or Helpers. They multiplied in proportion as Christianity extended, while the number of the apostles diminished by death, and could, in the nature of ... towards the close of the second [century]. (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 1, chapter 10) "Plurality of Elder-Bishops: The later books of the New Testament and the earliest post-apostolic writings indicate that at the end of the first century the general pattern of church organization was for local churches to be presided over by a ... But in the process of time it became customary for all the Christian churches within the same province to unite and form a sort of larger society or commonwealth; and in the manner of confederated republics, ... 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 bishops in righteousness, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Irrefutable proof texts ... ... Oral tradition is worthless without the witness of scripture! Unlike the apostles, Catholics and Orthodox would never send you to scripture, since they don't think you can even understand ... valid, then Jesus would have at least one time referred to oral tradition, or used himself as the authority, as the Catholics, Orthodox and JW's use the church organization as an authority. ... C. Jesus made over 100 references to scripture. Jesus never relies upon oral traditions but scripture alone. Let's follow the Lord's pattern of relying upon scripture! "Have you not read" Matthew 12:3 "have you not read in the ... Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the ... Notice also that God knew that Revelation was the last book of the 66 book canon and that the warning not to add or take away from scripture is at the very end of the very last book of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts.htm

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About who we are! The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca This is the church for which Jesus Christ shed his blood, about which the Apostles preached and the church in which the early Christians were ... For this reason, we are not interested in man-made church doctrines but only in the New Testament blueprint. With the Bible as our only guide, we seek to find what that original church was like and restore it exactly. Our way of life The Bible contains a complete blueprint or pattern for how we should live our lives. Many think the Bible is an outdated book unable to provide answers for today's modern ... We are an independent non-denominational, self-governing local church who earnestly desires to follow our divine savior Jesus Christ. Although we ... You too can be just a Christian and serve God without belonging to any denomination bound by no denominational laws or obligations. If such ... The material on the Internet at: www.bible.ca (The Interactive Bible) may not be placed on other internet web sites. Such actions are a form of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/seek-about.htm

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4 Competing Views of Church Organization Development of the Papal and Patriarchal Systems of Centralized Church Government Click to View Learn from the Bible Blueprint, how the church was organized by the apostles! ... There are four different ways that believers in Christ view the development of papal power in Rome: The true position: True Christians follow the organization of exactly what God ... Individual local churches, functioned independent and autonomous of each other, with no ties between them, is the pattern we see. Within each local church, the pattern is that of a plurality of ... Pulpit preachers have no more authority than common members, unless they are also one of the elders. Let us get back to the simple organization that God ordained in scripture! The ... as well as the latter for a certain time and a certain stage in the progress of the Christian world." (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, ch 5) "The apostolical organization of the first century now gives place to the old ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-perspective.htm

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Apostate church organization: 250-451AD: The rise of the diocesan ... ... But that they who are at Rome do not observe those things in all cases which are handed down from the beginning, and vainly pretend the authority of the apostles; any one may know also from the ... is, therefore, an undeniable historical fact, that the greatest dogmatic and legislative authorities of the ancient church bear as decidedly against the specific papal claims of the Roman ... or to depart from the decrees of her own greatest councils." (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, ch 5) H. 381 AD: Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople: This council tried to change ... is New Rome." (The Second Ecumenical Council. The First Council Of Constantinople, Canon III, 381 AD) "It should be remembered that the change effected by this canon did not affect ... and drops Constantinople from notice; whereupon the canon was read to them in its original form from the Greek Acts, without that addition, together with the first three canons of the second ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-250-451AD.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance ... In 36 AD Apostle Paul (Saul) triggered the first great Christian Diaspora of with the stoning of Stephen: "Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. But ... During this early period, Christians began using Synagogues on the first day of the week, adopting the same basic pattern of synagogue worship they ... Additionally, most were force converted to the Aramaic language. 2. In 483 BC, the book of Esther documents a large population of Jews who remained ... As for those who will follow this rule-peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God." (Galatians 6:15-16) d. "For it is we who are the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church convinced that the Bible is God's written Word and the final authority for all Christian beliefs and practices. Therefore, our statements of faith, which we call "Articles of Religion," seek to express only what the Bible teaches, as those teachings have been understood by the Church as a whole in its official assemblies. The Discipline, the book containing the constitution and bylaws of The Wesleyan Church, includes twenty-one "Articles of Religion." Each has its own brief list of supporting Scripture passages. ... We believe that although good works cannot save us from our sins or from God's judgment, they are the fruit of faith and follow after regeneration. Therefore ... The Wesleyan Church believes that the use of an ecstatic prayer language has no clear scriptural sanction, or any pattern of established historical usage in ... have dominion over the faith of the saints. 280. The Church has a right to form and enforce such rules and regulations only as are in accordance with the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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