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Could you endure the Persecution of early Christians? Another historian, Suetonius, tells us that among new laws enacted by Nero was one which inflicted punishment on the Christians, a people described as "given to a new and mischievous superstition" (Life of Nero 16, 2). In the period from Nero to Diocletian (64-313 A.D.), historians counted ten persecutions. To be a Christian was a crime which could launch a persecution at any unexpected moment. The ultimate aim was to destroy the Christian faith completely. But that effort was frustrated by the zeal of the Christians, and by their surprising readiness to suffer and die for their faith. No one better describes that frustration than the Roman lawyer Tertullian, converted in Carthage, who turned the sharpness of his wit to defend the Christians and taunt their adversaries. The pagans, he says, have their own heroes, men willing to die for their country. But if a Christian is willing to suffer for God, he is called a fool! "But go to it, my good magistrates! The populace will count you a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-endure-persecution.htm

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Why Pentecostals say, "knoweldge is of the Devil" (anti-intellectualis ... Click to View The devil has deceived all Pentecostals into confusing the presence of God in their assemblies for emotional chaos! Click to View You don't learn Pentecostalism, you experience it Click to View "these are ignorant and unlearned men" Pentecostals often quote the religious Jewish leaders statement in reference to the apostles in Jerusalem, "these are ignorant and unlearned men" (Acts 4:13) Yet God chose apostle Paul to write 2/3's of the New Testament. He used a man of high intellect and education. "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but ... The more I told people what hell was like, the more they laughed, and when I gave an altar call, they came forward by the hundreds to get saved." "Then," I replied, "as to what you're preaching on, it's almost irrelevant what you're saying." He nodded. (An Evening with Rodney Howard-Browne, 1995 by the Christian Research Institute, from the Newswatch column of the Christian Research Journal, Winter 1995, page 43) by Julia Duin.) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-anti-intellectualism.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion ... "TRINITY. Trinitarian doctrine touches on virtually every aspect of Christian faith, theology, and piety, including Christology and pneumatology, theological epistemology (faith, revelation, theological methodology), spirituality and mystical theology, and ecelesial life (sacraments, community, ethics). This article summarizes the main lines of trinitarian doctrine without presenting detailed explanations of important ideas, persons, or terms. The doctrine of the Trinity is the summary of Christian faith in God, who out of love creates humanity for union with God, who through Jesus Christ redeems the world, and in the power of the Holy ... Dogmatic development took place gradually, against the background of the emanationist philosophy of Stoicism and Neoplatonism (including the mystical theology of the latter), and within the context of strict Jewish monotheism. In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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Official creed and Baptismal vows of Seventh-day Adventist church Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word. #1 The Holy Scriptures The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They ... Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Savior. Salvation is all of grace and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is an evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for our fellow men. The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-SDA.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... 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! Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Introduction: 1. It need not disturb the Bible-believing Christian to learn that the canon of the New Testament was not universally set until about 300AD. The canon underwent a progression of development, which by faith, we believe was guided by divine providence to what we have today in the 21 century. 2. Although it is true that Hebrews seems to have been unquestionably accepted as scripture earlier in the east, than in the west; and while Revelation seems to have been unquestionably accepted as scripture earlier in the west, than the east, the fact ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ... Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas, Easter, Halloween See also: Click to View Mistakes commonly made in telling the story of birth of Christ Click to View I. Origin of Jewish Holy Days from Moses in the Old testament: A. Jewish, Hebrew calendar of feast days & holy days: (Adapted from New Bible ... Marchesyan Oct - Nov Ploughing Winter figs - 9 - Chisley Neh 1:1 Nov - Dec Sowing Click to View 25 Dedication or Hanukkah 1 Macc 4:52f; Jn 10:22) Not instituted by God, but man made Jewish tradition. 10 - Tebeth Esth 2:16 Dec - Jan Rains with snow on high ground - 11 - Sebat Zech 1:7 Jan - Feb Almond blossom - 12 - Adar Esth 3:7 Feb - March ... None of these "Christian" holy days are found in Bible but all are of human origin. 1. Immovable: a. EPIPHANY: Jan 6. -Little Christmas- day Jesus revealed to wise men. b. ALL SAINTS DAY: Nov 1, prayers offered for all souls in Purgatory -preceded by "Holy Evening- or Halloween Oct 31 c. CHRISTMAS DAY: Dec 25, Birthday of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/t-holy-days-origin-christmas-easter-halloween.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Revelation 22:3 Trinity Proof Texts Click to View Revelation 21:22; 22:1-5 "I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple." ... "Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any ... C. The pattern of Rev 20:1-6 gives strong evidence, that if Him refers to only one, it does not refer to the Father but the son: "Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-revelation22-3.htm

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Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers ... For once JW's and other anti-Trinitarians have found someone who actually believes that trinity is of pagan origin, but look who they are quoting! One of their own! Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers of the Word What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "Clearly, historians of Church dogma and systematic theologians agree that the idea of a Christian trinity was not a part of the first century Church. The twelve apostles never ascribed to it or received revelation about it. So how then did a Trinitarian doctrine come about? It gradually evolved and gained momentum in the late first, second and third ... Victor Paul Wierwille, Arian, Leader of The Way International, Jesus Christ is Not God) "The doctrine that Jesus Christ the Son of God was God the son was decreed by worldly and ecclesiastical powers. Men were forced to accept it at the point of the sword or else, Thus, the error of the trinity was propounded to the end that ultimately people believed it to be the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Wierwille.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 Pentecostalism looks and feels good, but is rotten to the core! Comparison Chart What produces(ed) the "falling" Purpose of the "falling" How did/do people "fall" Being ... Women who fall have their legs covered with clothes due to immodest positions they fall in 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 one "caught" them, no women fell in the Scriptures Click to View Slain In The ... The last text they use to shore up their doctrine is the account of Paul encountering the Lord on the road to Damascus. What is interesting in the Acts 9 account is that only Paul is slain, i.e. falls off of his horse. The men with Paul, were (1) speechless, (2) heard a voice, (3) saw no one, and (4) did not fall down. Another ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-slain-in-spirit.htm

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Does God Approve Instrumental Music in church? Although mechanical instruments of music, organs, pianos, and the like, have long been a part of traditional religious worship, Christians wish to know is their use is in accord with the will of God, or if their use is only in accord with the traditions of men The Bible, indeed, never condemns the use of instruments of music in worship, but neither does it command their use. Many ... The lesson is clear; like Abel, we must act from faith, and acting from faith means acting from the directions of God, not from directions of man's invention. Revelations 22:18 tells us that we must not go beyond that which is written. In the Old Testament, God commanded Jewish worshippers that musical instruments were to be used, and when and where - God was specific (see II Chron. 29:25-28). Likewise, God has commanded, in the New Testament, the kind of music He wishes in modern Christian worship, and that is singing. Col. 3:16 reads, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-instrumental-music.htm

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Do animals go to heaven? Animals have both a soul and a spirit Will Spot Be In Heaven? Will Spot greet you with a loving, welcoming lick the moment after you die? "For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity. All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. Who knows that the breath [spirit] of man ascends upward and the breath [spirit] of the beast descends downward to the earth?" Ecclesiastes 3:19-21 click to view God, Man, and Animals have spirits and souls spirit/ruwach soul/nephesh God Isa 42:1 Isa 42:1; Isa 1 :14; Lev 26:11; Jer 5:9,29;9:9; Zec 11:8; ... you. "Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this, In whose hand is the life [soul/nephesh] of every living thing, And the breath [spirit/ruwach] of all mankind?" (Job 12:7-10) 4. Animals are called living creatures in Genesis and there are living creatures in heaven in Revelation: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/su-do-animals-have-souls-spirit-will-spot-be-in-heaven.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren It thus has an apologetic function and can aid the brotherhood in the 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 ... Gen.1; Deut. 6:4-6; Ps. 139; Is. 40; Mt. 28:19; Jn.1:1, 18; 4:24; 15:26; Rom. 8:1-17, 26-27; 2 Cor. 3:17; 5:19; 13:14; Phil. 2:6-8; I Tim. 3:16; 6:15-16; Heb. 11:6; Jude 25 The Revelation of God We believe that God has revealed His power and deity in the created universe so that man can know Him. God revealed Himself in saving word and deed in the Old Testament and established a covenant relationship with His people. He revealed Himself supremely and finally in the Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament. We believe that all Scripture is inspired by God as men of God were moved by the Holy Spirit. We accept the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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Why I left the Pentecostal church ... It was not until October, 1987 when I met Louis Sharp in Little Rock, AR, that I really understood what "faithfulness" really means. As we began to study and learn... I began to realize that the Lord had work for me, as a Christian, to do. I then began to teach and preach the Gospel of Christ, it has now become my life. My ... B. Pentecostalism teaches that the "power of the Holy Spirit" fell first on the 120 gathered in the upper room. 1. The Bible teaches that only the 12 disciples received first the "Holy Spirit". (Acts 1:26-2:1) C. Pentecostalism believes that this power is received today because of the "New Revelation of God". in 1899. 1. The Bible teaches ... D. Pentecostalism believes and teaches that women may participate in leading in prayer .. teaching .... and preaching in public ... doing the work of an evangelist and teacher. 1. The Holy Spirit contrasted the duties of men from that of women in public prayer. (1 Tim 2:8-15) 2. Women are to learn in silence. (1 Cor 14:34) ... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/t-why-I-left-pentecostalism.htm

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Orientation of Early Synagogues Did Not Point to Jerusalem Or ... ... God" much less a tiny building. b. Although the language of the New Testament appears like the Holy Spirit literally indwells the human body, like the antitypical Old Testament cloud and temple, it is metaphoric and symbolic. 7. For the Christian, the indwelling is a metaphor for God's fellowship: God's ears, eyes, heart and name were there: 1 Kings 9:3; 2 Chron 6:18-20; 39-40; 7:15-16 a. Ears: prayer b. Eyes: providential protection c. Heart: love, compassion, grace d. Name: "Christian" ... See also: East orientation of Jewish temples and altars By Steve Rudd 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections Quick links Ancient Synagogues Go to: Main Start Page By Steve Rudd 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or ... the Church Pulpit 7. Synagogue Benches: Metaphor of Equality in Christ 8. Women Seating in Synagogues: Not segregated from men 9. The Moses' Seat: Metaphor of Pride 10. Niches & Ark of The Scrolls: Prototype of Church Apse 11. Table of the Scrolls: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Orientation-Point-to-Jerusalem-face-East-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-adopted-similarities-into-church.htm

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Official creed of Church of God, International (Tyler, TX) Psalm 19:1; 50:1, 6-7 Isaiah 44:6; Nehemiah 9:6, 16-17 John 1:12-13; 3:16; 4:8; Romans I:20; Colossians I:16; Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 John 3:1-2 2. BIBLE The whole Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God containing His plan of salvation, and the record of His participation in history. The Bible is God's revelation of knowledge that man cannot discover for himself. It is the foundation of knowledge, and the guidebook of life. The Old and New Testaments comprise God's written Word, which forms the basis of Christianity as taught by the church and as practiced by the Christian. Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; John 17:I7; Romans 8:16; 1 Corinthians 2:7-11; II Timothy ... Sin is the transgression of God's law--the falling short or missing the mark of the character of Jesus Christ. Although the penalty for sin is death in the lake of fire, all sin can be completely forgiven by God, who desires that all men be saved. (The unpardonable sin is a sin for which the sinner asks no pardon.) God ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CoG-Tyler.htm

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Masoretic Text (MT) born in 160 AD at Zippori ... The edition is also noteworthy for having the Christian chapter divisions marked for the first time in a Hebrew Bible, for dividing the books of Samuel, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah into two books each, and for recording the consonants of the qere readings for the first time in the margins." (ISBE, Text of the Old Testament, Vol 4, p 810) g. It is ironic that the three key men who produced the Mikraot Gedolot Jewish Bible (Daniel Bomberg, Felix Pratensis and Ben-Hayyim) were all Jewish converts to Christianity. Editor Felix Pratensis converted before he worked on the Hebrew Text and editor Ben-Hayyim converted to Christianity after intense work with the ... Despite two waves of deliberate Jewish corruptions of their own Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew Masoretic text of the Old Testament retains all the historical and theological information God intended his creatures to know in order to become Christians. In other words, the variants make zero difference to anything important. c. The Masoretic ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Masoretic-Text-MT-Leningrad-Codex-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-Hebrew-Rabbi-Yose-ben-Halafta-Zippori-160AD.htm

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Christians can eat test tube meat and genetically modified foods Some people, reputed Christians, seek to impose a vegetarian diet on all who claim the name of Jesus, while a number of other people teach that it is essential to the Christian faith to follow no more than the Jewish dietary laws. Nor is it only believers who hold certain kinds of food to be gravely immoral. Some secular ... As a result, their prohibitions have been adopted by alleged Christians, who would urge abstinence on others in the name of the will and design of God. But what does God say? Fortunately, ancient Christian literature has much to relate on whether it is ethical to eat various foods, such as the meat described in the next paragraph below, if only to treat ... The impermissibility of sacrificed meat spawned a much larger literature and, in some writers, underlies the other prohibitions. Remember 1 Corinthians 10.27-29, quoted above. The prohibition was still very much alive in the last book of the Bible (Revelation 2.14 and 20). Post biblical reflections. Around A.D. 125 in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/s-christians-can-eat-genetically-modified-food.htm

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100 BC: two Greek inscription tombstones of Jewish women Heraclaea ... Language of commerce Default daily use language Inside Judea Greek Aramaic Outside Judea Greek Greek a. Aramaic was the default language as seen in Jesus' cry in Aramaic: "My God, why have you forgotten me" on the cross. b. Aramaic was the default language of the first century Jews as seen in the Aramaic Lots found at ... "Two Jewish inscriptions from the island of Rheneia near Delos from c. 100 bce imply the use of the LXX outside Egypt also. The Alexandrian translation of the Pentateuch marched victoriously throughout the whole Greek-speaking Jewish Diaspora." (The Septuagint as Christian scripture: its prehistory and the problem of its canon, M. Hengel, R. Deines, M. E ... Hellenism is already at work on the great task of peacefully secularising the Jewish faith, and this at a time when in the old home of that faith men were still living who had witnessed the great days when the Maccabean martyrs poured out their blood for the law of their fathers. This Hellenisation from outside was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-inscriptions-archeology-tombstones-Greek-Jewish-Heraclaea-Marthina-murdered-poisoned-prayer-vengeance-Lev23-29LXX-Rheneia-Island-Delos-Greece-100BC

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Comparison list of 14 Moses/Constantine the Great Shadows, Types ... Both took steps to correctly understand the true nature of God Paganism vs. Monotheism Constantine facilitated the Nicene council which defined Jesus as uncreated God as opposed to a creature. 12. Both were among the most righteous and morally pure leaders in history Humble, pure, faithful Constantine was a great restorer among ... Moses delivered Israel from Egyptian oppression and persecution. b. Constantine delivered Christians from Roman oppression and persecution 2. Ancient Jewish and Christian literary sources abound with references to Moses as a type of Joshua, Gideon, Elijah, Ezra and Constantine the Great. See: The New Moses: A Matthean Typology, D.C. ... For while they besieged and wasted the churches of God, leveling them to the ground, and obliterating the very foundations of the houses of prayer, he kept his hands pure from their abominable impiety, and never in any respect resembled them. They polluted their provinces by the indiscriminate slaughter of godly men and women; ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Moses-Constantine-the-Great-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD313.htm

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Revelation 12:17 and 14:12 do not teach we must keep the 10 commandmen ... John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. " (Revelation 1:9) "And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand" (Revelation 20:4) In Revelation 19:10 "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" "Then I fell at his feet to worship him. ... Philip preached "the name of Jesus Christ" to Samaria (Acts 8:12); but the apostles heard that Samaria received the "word of God" (Acts 8:14). Therefore the testimony of Jesus is the word of God. C. The proper chart is like this: Revelation 12:17 Revelation 14:12 Who keep the commandments of God Everything God expects the Christian to Obey hold to the testimony of Jesus and their faith in Jesus Continue to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-decalogue-plus-gospel-rev-12-17.htm

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Lesson 21: Man Is Not To Change What God Says Master index of 25 studies: "Determine your salvation" Lesson 21 Man Is Not To Change What God Says Man does not have the authority to change the will of God on any subject. We have been given severe warnings in several places in the Bible concerning any changes that we try to make to God's word. As we have already seen in Galatians 1:6-9, if we pervert the gospel by changing it, we will be accursed. Another such warning comes in the closing verses of the Bible. Revelation 22:18-19 says, "For I testify unto everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written ... Those who have added to and taken away from God's word will be lost. If you continue to follow them, then you too will be lost. What You Need to Do In Acts 19:1-5 we have an example of twelve men, that the Apostle Paul met at Ephesus. They had something wrong with their baptism. In verses 3-5 we read, "And he said to them, into what then were ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-21-must-follow-bible-exactly.htm

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Church Creeds: The fuel of religious division False doctrines such as Gnosticism and Monticism plagued the body of Christ. Some even denied the deity of Jesus. To cope with the situation a simple confession of faith was devised to distinguish the Orthodox Christian from the heretic. It was sometimes called the rule of faith. And many ... Some may wonder how anyone could legitimately object to it as a confession of the church. The problem is not that the Apostles Creed is erroneous, but that it is a human expression placed on par with the divine revelation of the Bible. Human writings are not wrong because they are human, but they become wrong when they presume to speak for God. If the teachings of the Apostles Creed are not controversial, such can ... will itself. In seeking to determine what is pleasing to our Maker, therefore, let us abandon human confessions of faith and remember the admonition of the apostle Peter, "If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God". I Peter 4:11. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/r-creeds=fuel-division.htm

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Statistical Analysis of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in ... Self-Quoting: Unitarians (quoting from fellow-Arians) 2 (6%) Says trinity is of pagan origin Accurately quoted, but don't tell you the source is a Unitarian which is one of their own kind and amounts to self quoting! Non-Christian religions: Hindu, Jewish, Muslim (Muslim also included in Christianity Trashers) 3 (10%) "Trinity doctrine is a barrier to conversion" 1. Jews would not say trinity is pagan. 2. Hindus would claim common divine revelation for all major world religions. 3. Muslims take notes from JW's in dishonestly claiming trinity is pagan but also trash Christianity too! All three would label JW's as polytheists! Accurately quoted, but draw incorrect conclusions and fail to inform reader that all three would label JW's as polytheists! (Jesus a created demi-god and Hindus for example have a "one true almighty God" over many lower demi-gods) Secular reference 4 (12%) Never say Trinity is pagan Generally impartial, but always misrepresented Trinitarians 16 (50%) Never say ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-statistical-review.htm

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Holy Spirit in the Old Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit ... David understood that saying God "indwelt" the temple was really an all-inclusive metaphor that described a place where men could connect with the divine providence (eyes), prayer (ears), love (heart) and family (name) of God. f. The same thing is true in the church today. Christians themselves are the temple of God and therefore direct beneficiaries of God's providence (eyes), prayer any place they stand (ears), love of God anywhere the live (heart) and share the family name of God as "Christian" (name). g. A good example in the Old testament of a metaphoric indwelling that indicates fellowship with God is the Temple of Solomon. h. A good example in ... For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God." (1 Corinthians 2:9-10) e. "that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-Old-Testament.htm

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Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27; Rom 12:4-5; Col 1:18 Church of Christ/God Christ's Possession & Holiness Rom 16:16; Tit 2:14; Acts 20:28 Christians Christ's Possession & Household Acts 11:26; 1 Pe 4:16 Disciples Student Of Jesus Luke 14:27; Acts 11:26; Mt 28:18 Servants Selfless Obedience Luke 17:7-10 Flock Protection Of Caring For By Jesus 1 Pe 5:2-4; 2:25 Army Fight Spiritual Battles For Jesus 2 Ti 2:3-4; Eph 6:10-17 Wife, Bride Intimate Spiritual Relationship Eph 5:22-32; Rev 21 B. Synagogues and churches were called by the same five the Greek words: English collective Greek Jewish assembly Christian assembly Synagogue Synagōgē Acts 15:21; Jerusalem ... E. Synagogue "collective" names: "church/called out" (Greek: ekklesia) 1. This is the same term used most often for the church. 2. Notice how Philo uses Ekklesia interchangeably with syllogos (Holy/Sacred assembly): 3. "Therefore, as it was aware that no inconsiderable number of wicked men are often mingled in these ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Names-Collective-House-Prayer-Synagogue-proseuche-Sanctuary-Temple-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) Note: This is for popular circulation only and is intended to be interpreted in light of the official Statement of Faith and Doctrine of the AGC. I. The Divine Authority and Plenary Inspiration of the whole Canonical Scriptures. We believe that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God," by which we understand that the whole of the book called the Bible is inspired in the sense that the Holy Ghost gave the identical words of the sacred writings of the holy men of old, chosen by Him to be the channel of His revelation to man. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:21; Acts 1:16; 2:4; Mark 12:26-36 1 Cor. 2:13 We believe ... John 3:5-8; Gal.6:15; Eph.1:13; Tit.3:5; Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet.1:23; 1 John 5:1 We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, that He is God and has all the attributes of God. We also believe that He lives in all believers and that by His ministry every Christian is made to be part of God's eternal family, is marked off as truly God's possession, and is specifically and uniquely gifted ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Camera Ready Flyers! Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Discover it Yourself Click to View Choose Your Topic (We mail you the study) When does God allow divorce? Can a Christian ever be lost? Is the Bible scientifically accurate? Must I attend church every week? Why are there 1000 churches? Why get baptized? Does the book of Revelation prophesy today's current events? Is there conscious life after death? Should Christians keep the weekly Sabbath day? What are the signs of the great tribulation of Matt 24? The Trinity: ... Why 550 churches but only one Bible? (Circle your choice on the reverse side) Click to View Is this an accurate map of end times events? Other side of flyer Click to View Is this the "666 mark of the beast"? Exciting Bible Information Just you & your Bible Bible prophecy Truth The Bible Only 33 Highcliffe Ave Hamilton, Ontario Canada L9A 3L3 or phone direct at 905-575-8437 YES! I would like to request ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-coupons.htm

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Weekly Sabbath Assemblies in Synagogues absent from the Tanakh Christian Church. WEEKLY SABBATH ASSEMBLIES IN SYNAGOGUES A. Week assemblies are foreign to Mosaic Judaism and Temple worship: 1. Weekly assemblies are 100% foreign to Mosaic Judaism and Temple worship! a. The importance of this observation cannot be under emphasized. b. There is no direct Bible authority for weekly assemblies in Synagogues for Jews. c. Weekly attendance for Jewish synagogues on the Sabbath was an innovation. d. Weekly attendance for Christians on the first day was the result of Biblical legislation: Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:1-2 2. Mosaic Judaism and Temple worship required three annual pilgrimages to the tabernacle tent or temple: a. ""Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which ... to Jerusalem by the hands of those who were to conduct the sacrifices." (Philo, Embassy 156, 31 BC) c. "nor do we conceal those injunctions of ours by which we govern our lives, they being memorials of piety, and of a friendly conversation among men. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Weekly-Sabbath-Synagogue-assemblies-first-day-Sunday-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Noss, John B.: Man's Religion Noss, John B.: Man's Religion What Anti-Trinitarians quote: John B. Noss 1968 "The doctrine of the trinity he [Michael Servetus] felt to be a Catholic perversion and himself to be a good New Testament Christian in combating it. . . According to his conception, a trinity composed of three distinct persons in one God is a rational impossibility" (Man's Religion, John B. Noss, 1968) What they fail to tell the same article also says: The high place which Moses has held in Hebrew-Jewish devotion is richly deserved. Recent scholarship, while denying to him the authorship of the Pentateuch and the extremely complicated legal provisions ... Noss himself rejects the Bible! Deception Exposed: Why must anti-Trinitarians always appeal to modernists and Bible haters and liberal theologians to prove their points? How valuable can the opinions of these men be? Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: www.bible.ca Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Noss.htm

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Eternal Salvation: lesson #1 Can we say that all these many differing doctrines have come from God? I think not. I Corinthians 14:33 says that, "God is not the author of confusion." Or are they from men? Where else could they have come from, if they did not come from God? This becomes a very serious question. Our worship becomes vain and useless, if our doctrines come from men when they meet in conventions and conferences to decide what we are to believe and do. As the apostle Peter told the Jewish council in Acts 5:29, "We ought to obey God rather than men". Do not believe anything that I tell you, because we are not going to be judged by what I say. Do not believe anything any other person tells you, because we are not going to be judged by what some other person says. In fact, we are not going to be judged by what we personally believe. On the Day of Judgment we are going to be judged only by what the Lord says in the Bible. That is going to be the only standard for judgment, for our Lord says in John 12:48, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-1-eternal-salvation.htm

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Roman Empire Caesar and Emperor Tiberius tribute Coins of Jesus ... ... But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? "Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's." And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away." (Matthew 22:15-22) 37-41 Caesar Caligula 41-54 Caesar Claudius 54-68 Caesar Nero (Nron Qsr = "666", Greek transliterated into Hebrew) "Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." (Revelation 13:18) "Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, and they are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. "The beast which was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Roman-Empire-Caesar-31-476AD.htm

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Almost Persuaded, to be Christian, but now it is too late!!! Christianity as intended by God is not a matter of satisfying ourselves, or merely being religious, but rather of satisfying God's will through Jesus Christ. To be a Christian means to become like Christ in our surrender to the will of God. Let's look at the example of a man in the Bible, Agrippa, by name, who was almost persuaded to be a Christian. His story is found in Acts Chapter 26. Paul the apostle had been arrested in Jerusalem and taken to Caesarea for trial. A new Roman governor, Festus, came into office, and invited the Jewish king, Agrippa, to help in Paul's trial. Agrippa had heard a great deal about Paul and Christianity, and was glad to ... Paul says it this way in Phillipians Chapter 2, verses 5-8: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: v6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: v7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: v8. And being found in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-almost-persuaded.htm

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Earnest Haenchen: 1984 English translation of Haenchen's commentary ... Philo has therefore written: the Logos means only theos ('divine') and not ho theos ('God') since the logos is not God in the strict sense. Philo was not thinking about giving up Jewish monotheism. In a similar fashion, Origen, too, interprets: the Evangelist does not say that the logos is 'God,' but only that the logos is 'divine.' In fact, for the author of the hymn [in John 1:1], as for the Evangelist, only the Father was 'God' (ho theos) ; 'the Son' was subordinate to him. But that is only hinted at in this passage because here the emphasis is on the proximity of the one to the other. ... It was quite possible in Jewish and Christian monotheism to speak of ... Jehovah's Witnesses read the phrase, "Jesus was divine" and automatically conclude the phrase means Jesus is a creature, a lessor than the Father, type of deity. Jehovah's Witnesses are polytheistic in that they view an entire "henotheist" system of created gods, ranging from Jesus to angels, to men. Deception Exposed: The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Haenchen.htm

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What Early Christians believed about deviant sex ... 4). 250 AD Novatian "[God forbid the Jews to eat certain foods for symbolic reasons:] For that in fishes the roughness of scales is regarded as constituting their cleanness; rough, and rugged, and unpolished, and substantial, and grave manners are approved in men; while those that are without scales are unclean, because trifling, and fickle, and faithless, and effeminate manners are disapproved. Moreover, what does the Law mean when it . . . forbids the swine to be taken for food? It assuredly reproves a life filthy and dirty, and delighting in the garbage of vice . . . Or when it forbids the hare? It rebukes men deformed into women" (The Jewish Foods 3). 253 AD ... Whether in the house or in a place where there is no one to see your actions, be not found in his company under the pretense either of studying the divine oracles or of any other business whatsoever, however necessary" (The Renunciation of the World). 390 AD John Chrysostom "[The pagans] were addicted to the love of boys, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deviant-sex.htm

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Does God Really Exist? ... The disbeliever has more difficulty in rejecting God than the believer has in accepting Him. The disbeliever must assume three times more than the believer, for he assumes that such a thing as matter existed, that force existed, and that force acted upon matter; whereas the Christian has one premise upon which he builds his faith, namely, that an eternal God brought about life and all things. Some have ... God has, however, left throughout the universe, numerous indications of his existence (Psalms 19:1-3). The Bible claims to reveal God and to be a revelation from God. It claims to give an accurate account of the way the world came into being. Can these claims be substantiated? If not, surely they can be disproved. But, men have tried every way imaginable to disprove the Bible and have miserably failed. Many theories have been advanced which are in conflict with the Bible account of creation, but not one of these theories has been proved. If the Bible is wrong, and some other ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-does-God-exist.htm

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Lesson 3: Eternity In Luke 16:24 Jesus is describing a man who went to hell and is pleading, "Then he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame". How much relief, and how long would a drop of water last on the tongue of those who are being tormented forever? It would not last even one second. We must wake up and heed our Lord's warning! The many who end up in eternal punishment will not be there alone. They will have company. Revelation 20:10, "The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever". Not very good company to be in. Notice that the torment goes on "day and night forever and ever". There are many people who scoff at the idea of eternal punishment, but they are scoffing at what God says. The fire will burn forever and those who are lost will be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-3-eternity.htm

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Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines ... As regards the relation of the Three, there is little to be gleaned from Justin beyond his statement that Christians venerate Christ and the Spirit in the second and the third ranks respectively. Athenagoras echoes this idea when he inveighs [a verbal attack] against labeling as atheists 'men who acknowledge God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit, and declare both Their power in union and Their distinction in order'. This order, however, was not intended to suggest degrees of subordination within the Godhead; it belonged to the Triad as manifested in creation and revelation." (Early Christian Doctrines, J.N.D. Kelly, p 102) The deception of selective quoting that misleads: What else did they fail to quote from this source? "The ideas implicit in these early catechedical and liturgical formulae, as in the New Testament writers' use of the same dyadic and triadic patterns, represent a pre-reflective, pre-theological phase of Christian belief. It was out of the raw material thus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kelly.htm

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Does It Matter What We Believe As Long As We Are Honest? The prophet was sincere and honestly believed that he was acting in accord with the will of God. He believed he had good reason for he was told that the instruction had come from God. He was honest and sincere, however, God destroyed him very soon afterward because of this disobedience. The ardent Jewish Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, persecuted the church in the days soon after it's establishment, and brought many Christians to trial and death. He did Christ a very great wrong because he wanted to please God. But Saul did all these things with a sincere and honest conscience; years later, this same man (now a Christian) said, as recorded in Acts 23:1, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day". Men still say, "God will be pleased with your life and your worship as long as you are honest and sincere in your heart". The story about the good father is an earthly example to show that honesty and sincerity are not always the key to being pleasing to the one in authority. The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-honesty-enough.htm

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Official creed of the Methodist church The Discipline is a record of the successive stages of spiritual insight attained by Methodists under the grace of Christ. We therefore expect that the Discipline would be administered, not merely as a legal document, but as a revelation of the Holy Spirit working in and ... eternal God, of one substance with the Father, took man's nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one person, never to be divided; whereof is one Christ, very God and very Man, who truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not only for original guilt, but also for actual sins of men. ... Although the law given from God by Moses as touching ceremonies and rites doth not bind Christians, nor ought the civil precepts thereof of necessity be received in any commonwealth; yet notwithstanding, no Christian whatsoever is free from the obedience of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-methodist.htm

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Does Daniel 7:25 prove Sabbath keepers are the mark of the beast ... B. What Dan 7:25 is really prophesying: The book of Daniel has several figures and illustrations (statue, 4 beast, Goat & Ram etc.) They all have one thing in common: They all envision kingdoms from Babylon to Rome. In Dan 7:7 Rome is the fourth beast of the vision. Obviously then, this is something the Roman Government changed. It has nothing to do with Christians changing the day of worship. That is a Sabbatarian fabrication. C. Two changes in times and laws: two obvious applications It was the Romans who introduced a whole new time keeping system known as "Roman Time"... you know the system the world uses today as opposed to Jewish Time that Daniel was familiar with? The Romans introduced Emperor worship (changing laws) where Christians were killed if they did not say Caesar was God. Conclusion: So too bad the for all the Sabbatarians who get all excited over Daniel and Revelation as proof that Rome change the day of Worship for Christians. We know this cannot be the correct ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-change-times-seasons-daniel-7-25.htm

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Pope Offers Catholics Time Out Of Purgatory By Y2K Indulgences Wouldn't that be nice? Wouldn't it be great if we could receive "a full pardon for sins" by simply going to see someone in prison or on their sickbed, or ... imagine this Christian brothers and sisters ... if we could give up our sinful practice of drinking alcohol for only a day!!! Wow! Think about it. That would mean we could ... Further, the article mentioned "rosary" and "stations of the cross," two things which are not as the oracles of God (1 Pet 4:11). It is worth noting that Martin Luther was right to rebel against the Catholic church and its teachings, but he went FROM BABYLON PAST JERUSALEM TO EGYPT. His disgust for Catholic perversions drove him to an equally sinful extreme--faith only. The Bible teaches that one must OBEY, DO, FOLLOW, and WORK in order to be pleasing to God (Heb 5:9; Mt 7:21-27; Jn 10:27; Mk 8:34-38; 2 Pt 1:10-11). God's word foretold of those who would set themselves up as God and teach perversions of truth (2 Ths 2:3-4, 9-12; 1 Tm 4:1-3). These men and their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-indulgences.htm

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Rylands, John: Bulletin of The John Rylands Library ... Athanasius's statement is often quoted; speaking of Jesus, he remarked: He was humanized, that we might be deified." (On the Incarnation, 54 (vol. iii, Library of Christian Classics, p. 107).) Then, too, notwithstanding its fervently sustained insistence upon monotheism, upon the belief that the only true God was the transcendental God of the Jewish Scriptures, Judaism, the cradle of Christianity, sometimes went surprisingly far in applying divinizing terms to angels, to the personalized concepts of Wisdom and the Logos and even to men. Angels could carry the designations " son of God ", " lord " and even " god "-the Qumran documents have brought further evidence of this. Jewish writing about Wisdom, the Logos and the Torah (the Law of Moses) contains close parallels to the New Testament description of Jesus as God's image, the effulgence of God's glory, his firstborn, God's agent in the creation of the world and so on. Philo could speak of the Logos as a " second God ". In honorific ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Rylands.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church assemblies, do hereby ordain, establish, and set forth as the fundamental law, or constitution of The Wesleyan Church, the articles of religion, rules of Christian living, privileges and conditions of church membership, and articles of organization and government, here following: Contents Faith in the Holy Trinity The ... He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, truly God and truly man. He died on the cross and was buried, to be a sacrifice both for original sin and for all the transgressions of men, and to reconcile us to God. Christ rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and there intercedes for us at the Father's right hand ... Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, Jude, and Revelation. Ps. 19:7; Matt. 5:17-19; 22:37-40; Luke 24:27, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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Official creed of Awana Clubs International (A.W.A.N.A.) We believe in God as absolute and sole Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and that creation was by divine command, from nothing and not through an evolutionary process. (John 1:3, 10; Acts 17:24-25; Genesis 1:1) We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save ... From there He is coming again personally, bodily and visibly to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom. (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Hebrews 1:1-2, 7:25; Luke 1:30-35; Ephesians 4:8; John 1:1-5, 10-14, 14:3; Colossians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:3,11; Revelation 20:4) GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person and is ... But both of which are an evidence of obedience and fellowship with the Lord. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38, 41, 8:12, 35-38; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29) THE CHRISTIAN LIFE We believe that a Christian should walk in holiness and not after the flesh, with the goal of being conformed to the image of our Lord and Savior ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Awana.htm

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology ... JW's project the false impression that ancient Babylonians would not label the Watchtower version of God as a Triad. (Father-true God, Son-a created demi-god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) JW's deliberately misrepresent the fact that the Watchtower view of God is CLOSER to Babylonian polytheism than Trinitarians! Just as the Babylonians view Anu the supreme God over lesser gods. JW's view Jehovah as the supreme God who over all other lesser Gods (Elohim include angels, Jesus, Devil, men etc) Trinitarians totally reject the Watchtower teaching that Jesus is a demi-god. Further they create a false dilemma by thinking that if there are similarities between Christianity and paganism, that the Christian belief must not be the result of divine revelation, but borrowed from the pagans. JW's failed to quote that there were all kinds of grouping combinations down through history, even today! The pagans had twinities, trinities quadities etc right up to 30 millionities! It is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Larousse.htm

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Trinity: Arius and the Nicene Creed "Arius, Waldo, John Wycliffe, and Martin Luther were part of God's organization." (Watchtower, May 15, 1925, p. 149) Arianism did not exist before the 4th century, but was a development of doctrine, just like Creedal Trinity Arianism, a Christian heresy first proposed early in the 4th century by the Alexandrian presbyter ... Since the Logos was the first and highest of all created beings, Arius was willing to call the Logos God. But this was only a manner of speaking. The Logos was a creature. And God himself could not create the material world; indeed, Arius considered God so far removed from men that it was impossible to know him or to have fellowship with him. ... In the old angel-Christology the concern is already expressed to preserve the oneness of God, the inviolable distinguishing mark of the Jewish and Christian faiths over against all paganism. The Son is not himself God, but as the highest of the created spiritual beings he is moved as close as possible to God. Arius joined ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-arius.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... ... V8-13 Then Paul referred to the three gifts of prophecies, tongues, and knowledge (again obviously representing all spiritual gifts) and contrasted them with the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love (vs. 8-13). i. This contrast has to do with the duration of spiritual gifts. As long as earthly life shall last, faith, hope ... In other words, the two statements in 13:10 have a cause-and-effect relationship. The partial ceases when and only when "the perfect" arrives. Assuming, as was argued, that "the perfect" refers to the completed revelation God intended for the church and preserved in the New Testament, then according to this verse the revelatory gifts ... We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us v6 The Spirit distributes to each one individually just as He wills v11 When He ascended on High He gave gifts to men v8 God has allotted to each a measure of faith v3 To one is given wisdom, knowledge, faith healings, miracles, prophecy, distinguishing of spirits, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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The Old Testament Canon: The council of Jamnia: 90 AD The council of Jamnia (The Old Testament Canon) 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 ... Roman Catholics and Orthodox leaders feel that re-writing history to suggest the canon of the Jews was not fixed until after the Jewish system was abolished in 70 AD, is as absurd as it is wishful thinking. Think about it, only after God destroys the Jewish religion, do the Jews get a fixed canon. There was clearly a fixed canon long before ... The concept of "Scripture" was much less well-defined than I had envisioned." (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. 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." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-council-of-jamnia.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Herodium 66 AD ... Jewish ideas of the Messiah in 30 AD. 3. Jesus fulfilled Prophecy: Master list of fulfilled messianic prophecies 4. Jesus fulfilled Prophecy: "He shall be called a Nazarene (branch)" Matthew 2:23 5. Jesus fulfilled Prophecy: "Jesus would rise the third day" 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Synagogue Architectural Prototypes in the Church: 1. Standard architectural synagogue typology: Introduction, Master Chart 2. Mikveh for Ritual Purity: The Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone Vessels: Stoneware cups and wash basins 4. Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Christians 5. Artwork: Heart-Shaped Columns 6. The bema: Prototype of the Church Pulpit 7. Synagogue Benches: Metaphor of Equality in Christ 8. Women Seating in Synagogues: Not segregated from men 9. ... to him a providential sign, out of which when he had unexpectedly escaped, he had the reputation of being very dear to God; for that evening there feasted with him many of the principal men; and after that feast was over, and all the guests were ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Herodium-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-bema-mikveh-mikvaot-free-standing-columns-open-air-first-jewish-revolt-66ad.htm

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Textual Variants Daniel's 70 weeks, Susanna, Prayer of Hananiah ... ... Josephus said: "But now, what did most elevate them in undertaking this war, was an ambiguous oracle (Dan 9:24) that was also found in their sacred writings, how, "about that time, one from their country should become governor of the habitable earth." (313) The Jews took this prediction to belong to themselves in particular and many of the wise men were thereby ... D. Variants Between Christian LXX and Jewish MT in Daniel 9:24-27 1. The textual variance in Daniel 9:24-29 is irrelevant today because it has already served God's original purpose of generating "messianic Expectation" at the time of Christ. a. "So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11) b. Jesus said "Scripture cannot be broken!" John 10:35 c. God provided multiple copies of His original word today in both the original language of Hebrew and the translated Greek. d. So when ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Daniel-Bible-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-70-weeks-Daniel9.24-Messiah-490-years-458BC-33AD-resurrection-Codex-Vaticanus-Susanna-Prayer-Hananiah-Bel-dragon.htm

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