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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs." (Koran, Surah 4:171, Women), actually quoted by JW's) "Certainly they disbelieve who say: Surely Allah is the third (person) of the three; and there is no god but the one God, and if they desist not from what they say, a ... Conclusion The Church recognizes the Bible as the primary source of knowledge about God and Jesus. But since the Bible makes it clear that Jesus is not the Supreme Being and the Supreme Being is not Jesus, upon what basis have you come to believe otherwise? My brother or sister, the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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God never named the church ... Architect 1.God's Presence 2.Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27 Rom 12:4-5 Col 1:18 Body Members Head - Support & Dependency Rom 16:16 Tit 2:14 Acts 20:28 The Church -Of Christ -Of God Saints Aliens The Redeemed Saviour Purchaser Redeemer - 1. Christ's Possession 2.Holiness Acts 11:26 1 Pe 4:16 Christians Christian Christ - Christ's Possession ... II. "Attend Your church? You don't have a church, its Christ's alone! " Really? Not! "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) ... exist among you; and in part I believe it." (1 Corinthians 11:18) "however, IN THE CHURCH I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue." (1 Corinthians 14:19) The Greek is very precise to say IN CHURCH, as a local meeting or gathering on Sunday. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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PRAYER IN SYNAGOGUES: "House of prayer" Proseuche ... But He was speaking of the temple of His body." (John 2:18-21) b. "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" (1 Corinthians 6:19) c. The collective church is also a metaphoric temple: "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16) d. When ... 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. 4. For the Christian, the indwelling is a metaphor for God's fellowship: God's ears, eyes, heart and name ... as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." (Matthew 6:5-8) 6. The Jerusalem temple has been replaced by the Christian church at the death of Christ on 3 April 33 AD. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Prayer-ancient-Synagogue-House-proseuche-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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50 ways Harold Camping's pre-tribulation Rapture contridicts ... did not exist before it "popped" into John Darby's head in 1830 AD. If you believe in the Rapture, you probably wrongly assumed it was a historic Bible doctrine, when in fact it was born in the era of the cults (1830-1880 AD). ... Truth: The final kingdom Daniel saw was Rome. God set up his kingdom during the Roman empire which began in 30 BC and was destroyed in 397 AD. The kingdom is the church which was started on Pentecost. 3. False: Daniel saw 13 kingdoms: Truth: Daniel saw only 4 kingdoms: Babylon, Medo-persia, Greece and Rome. The last kingdom had ten horns/toes, representing 10 Caesars/rulers/kings not 10 additional kingdoms for a total of 13 kingdoms. 4. False: Christ will return in one generation from the time Israel became a nation in 1948. Truth: Mt ... And He said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority. But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you." Clearly, the coming of the kingdom would ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-contrast-truth.htm

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Why Be Baptized? The Bible clearly describes the action of Christian baptism as a burial in water, for baptism is a likeness to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. We are not saved by our own goodness, but by the goodness, the love, and the favor of God. We are not ... For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection." Here the Bible clearly describes the baptism which was taught and practiced in the early church and which puts one "into Jesus Christ" as ... what doth hinder me to be baptized?' And Philip said, 'If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest'. And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'. And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down both into the water, and both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the enuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing". ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-be-baptized.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers Book 5, 9) Click to View Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the primary force against the false doctrine of the Arians! "Having therefore held this faith from the beginning, and being resolved to hold it to the end in the sight of God and Christ, we say anathema to every heretical and perverted sect, and if any man teaches contrary to the wholesome and right faith of the ... For all those things which were written in the divine Scriptures by Prophets and by Apostles we believe and follow truly and with fear." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, or the Faith of the Easterns, 30) Click to View Hilary equates, the "faith from the ... While we feel it would have been better in the "Arian wars" for even the Nicene Fathers to simply maintain the personality of the Holy Spirit and the uncreated divinity of Christ, at least it bothered Hilary to venture into area where the scriptures were silent, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hilary.htm

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What Early Christians believed about the 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 What did early Christians believe about... Click to View The 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 fulfilled on 3 April AD 33. (Resurrection) (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View ... Notice that Origen only says they are fulfilled, but that they extend to the ministry of Christ. It is evident that the church departed quickly from the simple truth that the prophecy was fulfilled at the resurrection of Christ. However, none of them take the modern ... And Christ our Lord, "the Holy of Holies," having come and fulfilled the vision and the prophecy, was anointed in His flesh by the Holy Spirit of His Father. In those "sixty and two weeks," as the prophet said, and "in the one week," was He ... And the Most Holy is none else but the Son of God alone, who, when He came and manifested Himself, said to them, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me;" and so forth. Whosoever, therefore, believed on the heavenly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-70-weeks-daniel.htm

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Anglo/British-Israelism: A DETAILED REFUTATION Anglo-Israelism British-Israelism Pre-millennialism As popularized by many including Herbert W. Armstrong of the World Wide Church of God WCG Utterly Refuted! Pictured above is the old coronation chair in Westminster Abby, London England. Under it ... In the 19301940 decade Southern California was subjected to an accentuated radio propaganda campaign under the leadership of the Doctor John Matthews, an ex-Presbyterian clergyman, whose challenges were accepted by the elders of the Central Church of Christ... Hence Britain is Israel. Surely God moves in a way mysterious."-p. 135. "Do you believe them (the prophecies) ? If so, then you must believe that Israel is now a nation, and under a king from the royal line of David."-p. 137. "His chosen people ... This proclamation was addressed to Israel. God had "stirred up the spirit of Cyrus" to make this proclamation. It fulfilled all that Jeremiah had spoken concerning the return of Israel to their land, a blanket fulfillment. If the ten tribes were ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-foy-wallace.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church They literally twist the text and dream up "kingdom toes". "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed [fulfilled in Eph 3:21 and Heb 12:28], and that kingdom will not be left for another ... For the Rapture false teachers who view the church as a temporary "parenthesis", this verse refutes them and proves the kingdom is the church: "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. " (Ephesians 3:21) ... Acts 1:8 fulfills Isa 2:2-4 because the gospel started in Jerusalem and went global: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to ... was giving them utterance. " (Acts 2:1-4) 5. Mark 1:15 is the final proof that the kingdom of Old Testament prophecy began on Pentecost: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15) a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... Scene 2: Study Of Old And New Testaments "Penetrated with the feeling of responsibility, of which God will demand of me an account, I have set myself to study with the most serious attention the Old and New Testaments, and I have asked these venerable monuments of truth to make known to me if the holy pontiff, who presides here, is truly the successor of St. Peter, vicar of Jesus Christ, and the infallible doctor of the church. To resolve this grave question I have been obliged to ignore the present state of things, ... Peter the mastery over the apostles, his fellow-workers. If Simon, son of Jonas, had been what we believe his holiness Pius IX, to be today, it is wonderful that He had not said to him, "When I have ascended to my Father, you should all ... Peter the head of the apostolic college. When Christ sent the apostles to conquer the world, to all He gave the promise of the Holy Spirit. Permit me to repeat it: if He had wished to constitute Peter His vicar, He would have given him ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... To "see face to face," likewise a metaphor, simply means having the lack of clarity due to limited revelation removed. The full-orbed revelation of God having been given, the church is able to see clearly and distinctly the whole counsel of ... with seeing Christ, while hope in the promises of God is replaced by the realization of those promises. Thus, 13:13 reinforces the point made at the outset of the passage in 13:8 where the apostle declares that "love never fails." Unlike the revelatory gifts which cease with the completion of the canon, and unlike even faith and hope which cease with the return of Christ, love never ceases. (Ibid.) Introduction: 1. The Bible clearly teaches that all 9 supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased upon the ... Even though Pentecostal churches represent a tiny fraction of denominations today, even they are highly divided over doctrine and fellowship disputes. e. On what basis would Pentecostals suggest that the church has grown into manhood ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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Lesson 18: Singing In Worship (Part 3) Master index of 23 studies: "Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth!" Lesson 18 Singing In Worship (Part 3) In Ephesians 5:19 we read, "Speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." Also we read in Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching, and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." Here we see in our singing, we are to speak, teach, and admonish one another. This is what God expects us to do when we sing. ... What God says becomes meaningless when we allow our emotions and feelings to become our guide. Many people seem to think they are wiser than God and believe that instrumental music is more pleasing to ... But where would we go in the New Testament for authority for instrumental music in the worship of the church? It just isn't there. But do we really care if it isn't there? Questions Lesson 18 Singing ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-18-singing.htm

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Christians Should Be Different! For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. " I John 4:17 states: "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of ... Christians hear neither inner voices of instruction, nor the teachings of men; they listen well, however, to the voice of God, the Holy Bible. I Cor. 2:12, 13 teaches: "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we ... soon before His execution (John 17:17-21), that all of His followers would teach the same thing so that, "They all may be one . . . that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." Many aspects of modern life styles trouble today's people. ... Thus, fornication, or adultery, is the only cause for divorce satisfactory to God. Paul instructed Jesus' followers regarding family relationships as follows: "Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-christians-different.htm

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Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and ... 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 ... Introduction: 1. Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders all believe inspiration still happens today. The Jehovah's Witnesses have their inspired Watchtower Magazine, the Seventh-day Adventists make bold claims that Ellen G. White was inspired, and we tire of the outrageous and reprehensible claims that all the charismatics and Pentecostals make about being directly guided by the Holy Spirit. Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders view themselves as directly inspired by God. Too bad no one told them ... Pseudo -Tertullian charges, "They say that the Paraclete said more in Montanus than Christ revealed in the Gospel, and they say he has said not only more, but things that are better and greater" (Adv. omn. haer. 7). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-complete-inspiration-ended.htm

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Lesson 19: Baptism Is Immersion Then in verses 36-39 we read: "Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See here is water, what hinders me from being baptized? And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing." Here we see that the baptism ... There is not one instance anywhere in the Bible where anyone was sprinkled for baptism. But we then ask the question, where then did sprinkling or pouring come from? The first recorded case in all of early church history was that of Novatian in 251 AD, who lay sick on his bed and water was poured on him. Who made this first exception, man or God? Man did without the authorization of God. God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-19-baptism-is-immersion.htm

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Demons and Demon Possession every spirit is from God: 1 Jn 4:1-4 D. Existence of demons appeared to be generally accepted by the Jews: Lk 4:36 E. Demons will be cast into hell: Jn 16:11; Mt 25:41; 2 Pe 2:4; Jude 6; Rev 12:7-9 F. The Devil need not possess us, but merely cause us to die with unrepented sin or give up! G. That all demons were cast out in the apostolic age is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zech 13:1-2. H. While some teach that demons were exclusive to the first century, demons in fact were active from Moses to Christ: Deut 32:17; Lev 17:7; Ps 106:37 II. Different Views Of The Origin Of Demons: (Bible Is Silent) A. Intelligent powerful spirit beings: 1. Having reviewed the historical and Biblical data, I believe that demons are most ... D. Pentecostals often site personal examples like this man who actually faked being demon possessed and fooled the Pentecostal minister! Faking demon possessed man convinced everyone the Bible student! Written by Ney Rieber, preacher for the Church of Christ, wrote ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-demons.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... ... This is a common slur that Pentecostals label upon any church that does not claim 20th century tongues. They call such churches, "dead, lifeless, spirit lacking churches" ... all because they do not roll around on the floor making fools of themselves then blaming it on the poor Holy Spirit! We call it "spiritual Aryanism" Wesley, like his grandchildren in the Pentecostal churches today, confused emotionalism for the presence of God! Should this really surprise us? Wesley is the founder of the Methodist church. Notice that Wesley believed in continuing revelation, just ... The official creed of the Methodist church reads: "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 ... There are many passages that speak of gifts being available for all believers. Passages: Mk 16:17,18 "These signs will follow those who believe" Acts 2:17.39 "our of Spirit upon all flesh" "many as Lord calls" ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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The New World Translation: A corrupt sectarian paraphrase. 1666 ... Julius Mantey , author of A Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament, calls the NWT "a shocking mistranslation." "Obsolete and incorrect." "It is neither scholarly nor reasonable to translate John 1:1 'The Word was a god.'" "I have never ... By experienced, they mean that they had been JW's for a long time and would tow the party line. By "anointed", they mean inspired by the Holy Spirit. So not only do JW's believe that the Watchtower is inspired, they believe the NWT is translated by inspiration. This is ... The revision suggests that even though Jesus is highly honored, he is still one among many of God's created beings. (Similar revisions found in Rom. 8:32; Phil. 2:9; Col. 1: 16-17.) Acts 20:28 They change "God purchased the church with His ... The revision, however, translates pneuma in a more abstract form to evade the reality of the Holy Spirit. (Same revision found in Rom. 15:19; Eph. 2:22; 3:5; Titus 3:5; James 2:26; 2 Peter 1:21.) Rom 8:1 "Therefore those in union with Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-NWT.htm

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Archeology and the Temple in Jerusalem The 4 major Parallel passages in the gospels All these things will happen in THIS GENERATION Actual siege map of destruction in 70AD by Roman armies Historical quotes from early Christians on 70AD and Mt 24 Historical quotes from early Christians that the 70 weeks of Daniel 9 are fulfilled Book written in 1805AD proving Mt 24 was fulfilled C. Christians are the temple today, not some stone building! Click to View Christ's body = The church: "Christ is head over all things to the church, which is His body." Ephesians 1:22-23 "You are saints, God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building is a holy temple in the Lord, a dwelling of God in the Spirit." Ephesians 2:19-22 D. The location of the Temple on the Temple Mount: There are four places today where people locate the temple: Over the threshing floor Under the Al-Kas Fountain We believe this is where Solomon built his temple on the temple ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed. Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Click to View A Short History of Christian Doctrine by Bernard Lohse quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower ... All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain thought ... generally speaking the New Testament is less intent upon setting forth certain doctrines than it is upon proclaiming the kingdom of God, a kingdom that dawns in and with the person of Jesus Christ. ... had little understanding and that Trinity is not found in the Bible projects the false impression that such facts refute the fact that Jesus is divine and the Holy Spirit is a person not a thing! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Four positions on the day of Christian worship ... This is not to say that Christians are free to steal, murder and commit adultery, just because the 10 commandments have been abolished. No! Christians are under a new law, a better Law, the law of Christ, (Gal 6:2) a better covenant (Heb 8:6-7). Paul stated, "If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord's commandment." (1 Corinthians 14:37) Apostle Peter said at the beginning of the establishment of the church, "Moses said, 'THE LORD GOD SHALL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVE HEED in everything He says to you. 'And it shall be ... But God, they say, chose Ellen White and the modern Seventh-day Adventist movement as the medium through which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct inspiration and revelation. Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) only in the 19th ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-4-positions.htm

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Mental Ilness Cures: (MMPI-2) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality ... These results are then used against you by the CAS in court to keep your children away from you. 5. All human behaviour including, insanity and mental illness are caused by choices of the spirit, not chemicals in the brain. Mental illness is a behaviour, not a disease. 6. Historically, church ministers were the "experts", that other went to for help for any behaviour problem including insanity. The theistic origin of "Psychiatry" is embedded in the fact that it is a Greek word literally meaning "doctor of the soul". Today's chemical psychiatrists are generally evolutionary atheists who don't even believe man has a soul who use drugs and shocks to ... Jeremiah 17:9 7. "And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Mark 2:17 8. "God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. " (Psalm 147:3) By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Send ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures-MMPI-7-meticulous-moral-principles-inquiry-mmpi-2-minnesota-multiphasic-personality-inventory-2.htm

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Praying And Looking For Seekers! At one end of the spectrum of contacting seekers is the telecomputer which will enroll 150 people a month in a correspondence course. At the other end of the scale is a Christian praying to God to lead him to a seeker through providence. You don't believe God operates this way? Look again: Here is the triangle of seeking: 1. God Is Seeking The Lost: "But an hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such people the Father seeks to be His worshippers" Jn 4:23. 2. The Lost Are ... For those who think this kind of answered prayer must be co-incidence, we refer them to William Temple who replied to his skeptic friend; "That may be true, but I have noticed that when I pray, co-incidences happen; and when I don't, they don't." Click to View STORY #1 Sewell Hall, On a recent sermon at the Central church in Ocala, Florida, it was suggested that Christians should pray for prospects whom they might bring to Christ. One young mother took ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-pray-look.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... Which matters we prove, again, on the ground of the consequences which were ever announced as to follow His advent; in order that we may believe all to have been as well fulfilled as foreseen. ... "Therefore, when these times also were completed, and the Jews subdued, there afterwards ceased in that place "libations and sacrifices," which ... For it began to come to pass from that day, when, according to Isaiah, "a man threw away his idols of gold and of silver, which they made into useless and hurtful objects of worship;" in other words, from the time when he threw away his idols after the truth had been made clear by Christ. Consider whether what follows in the prophet has not received its fulfilment: "The Lord of hosts hath taken away from Judah and from Jerusalem, amongst other things, both the prophet and the wise artificer;" that is, His Holy Spirit, who builds the church, which is indeed the temple, and household and city of God. For thenceforth God's grace failed amongst ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds Webster Dictionary: "the utter depravity of man which Calvinists regard as due to original sin and as persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God." John Calvin, inventor of "Calvinism": Calvinism is a ... to the exclusion of water baptism (see Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Pe 3:21) but then say that a man must repent in addition to believe. Repentance is as much a work as water baptism, but they invoke the "irresistible grace" doctrine and say that the Holy Spirit not only implanted saving faith, but also directly led them to also repent. ... If you are on the "lost and going to hell because you are not elect" predestination list, then to hell you will go and there is nothing you can do to change that... not even the blood of Christ can change that... ... Church of the Nazarene: Manual, Article 5: "We believe that sin came into the world through the disobedience of our first parents, and death by sin. We believe that sin is of two kinds: original sin or depravity, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today ... That is the same as saying that for a long time the church wanted to believe something, we now believe it, it must be true. Also, if we now believe it, that proves that the church always believed it. My friends, that is just not good enough. Greg Litmer Click to View Is Tradition a Source Of God's Revelation? The Catholic Church ... Hence, both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal feelings of devotion and reverence... . It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others" (Vatican II, Const. on Divine Revelation, Chp. 2, Sec. 9). "Christ did not leave his followers a religion in the sense of a 'package of clear well 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... The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... In the Catholic church men are forbidden to marry. (except for one small part of the world) The Roman Catholic church introduced instrumental music no earlier than the 7th century and the Orthodox church has never used instrumental music, but like the apostles, sang without instrument. In Catholic communion, the cup is withheld from the members, while the Orthodox float the "crouton looking" bread cubes in the wine. Catholics believe the bread and wine (transubstantiation) become the literal body of Christ when the priest says, "this is my body". The ... For Orthodox the change occurs when the priest offers the prayer of thanks. The "Filioque" scandal: Following the Nicene creed, the Orthodox Church believed the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father alone. Then in 1054 AD ... the custom which obtains here. If they reject this, we are clearly not bound to follow them. Therefore let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Official creed of Christadelphian's Ecclesia TRUTH TO BE RECEIVED 1. That the only true God is He Who was revealed to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, by angelic visitation and vision, and to Moses at the flaming bush unconsumed and at Sinai, and Who manifested Himself in the Lord Jesus Christ, as the supreme self-existent Deity, the ONE FATHER, dwelling in unapproachable light, yet everywhere present by His Spirit, which is a unity with His person in Heaven. He hath, out of His own underived energy, created heaven and earth, and all that in them is. Isa 40:13-25; Isa 43:10-12; Isa 44:6-8; ... by perfect obedience, and, dying, abrogate the law of condemnation for himself, and all who should believe and obey him. 1 Co 15:45; Heb 2:14-16; Rom 1:3; Heb 5:8-9; Heb 1:9; Rom 5:19-21; Gal 4:4-5; Rom 8:3-4; Heb ... Reject 10. That the righteous will ascend to the kingdoms beyond the skies when they die. Reject 11. That the devil is a supernatural being. Reject 12. That the Kingdom of God is "the church." Reject 13. That the Gospel is the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Chrdelphian.htm

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4 Competing Views of Church Organization Catholic organization today Click to View Orthodox organization today Click to View True Bible organization today Click to View Find a local congregation of the New Testament church in your own home town. Click to View Bartholomew Orthodox, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Today: 4 Competing views of organization: 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 already revealed in the Bible. ... found in scripture, believe that divine providence brought it into existence. They object to the Roman Catholic monarchy because it would mean one of two things: 1. That God repudiated the decisions of the Ecumenical councils and changed his mind in favour of monarchal power at Rome. Such is difficult for the Orthodox mind to accept, for they see the decisions of the Ecumenical councils as being inspired and directed by the Holy Spirit. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-perspective.htm

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Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Irrefutable proof texts ... Scripture alone lights the one pathway in the darkness, and although we may only see a short distance ahead, even surprised at times by the route, we know the final destination is paradise. Let the Holy Spirit guide you with scripture to ... We are in a difficult position with Catholics, Orthodox and Watchtower believers alike, because when we point out the verses that prove sola Scriptura is taught in scripture, they don't believe they can understand the Bible without their church interpreting it for them... and they say ... The only times Jesus referred to Oral traditions, was condemning them: 'But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.' "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." He was also saying ... Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men. (Acts 17:11-12) "Apollos powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." (Acts 18:28) B. Scriptures ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts.htm

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Kung, Hans: Christianity and the World Religions can only dilute or nullify that oneness and uniqueness?" (Christianity and the World Religions, Hans Kung, Catholic theologian, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What they fail to tell the same article also says: For the Christian Church, however, the central issue shifted, over the course of time, to the person of Jesus and his relation to God. And the controversy between Christianity and Islam remains wholly concentrated on this question. ... And he was." (Koran, Surah 3:59) Muslims reject the resurrection of Jesus, saying he never really died: "That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was ... The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, / was only the Messenger of God, and His Word / that He committed to Mary, and a Spirit from / Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, / and say not, 'Three.' Refrain; better is it / for you. God is only One God. Glory be / ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kung.htm

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Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the ... the nature of God and the person of Christ Click to View "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 of the school of the later Platonists.'" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA, p 94, 104., as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) Awake Magazine! 11-8-52 ... Unitarians taught that the devil is the personification of sin and not an actual person, in the same way that Jehovah's Witnesses teach that the Holy Spirit is the personification of God's power and ... Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA) p ix, biographical notice) That Norton is the leader of an Anti-trinitarian "Unitarian" church. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Norton.htm

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Examples of Mental Illness in the Bible The word "psychiatry" comes from the Greek and literally means, "doctor of the soul", yet psychiatrists and the DSM-V actually mock the idea that man has a soul or a spirit. So psychiatrists are doctors of something they do not even believe in. "Psychiatry was first coined by Johann ... Psychologists reject the moral code of the Bible and replace it with their own person standard of what is right and wrong in the DSM-5, known as the "Bible of Psychiatry". b. Psychologists will often identify church attendance and Bible reading as the root cause of a person's problems. They even believe Jesus and Apostle Paul were schizophrenic. "Jesus Christ might simply have returned to his carpentry following the use of ... The devil loves Psychologists. 3. The mental health industry (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, social workers, certified councilors etc.) is rotten to the core and stands for the exact opposite to the will of God, Jesus Christ and the message of the Bible: a. The mental health industry ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-bible.htm

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Ontological trichotomy of man: Spirit, Soul and Body "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23) The mind, the person, the soul all refer to that which has its seat in the spirit. The Christian knows from Luke 16:19-31, that the spirit of man consciously survives death. Death is the separation between the body and the spirit/soul. When a man dies, his body returns to dust, but his personality passes into the spirit world to await judgement with all his earth memories intact. The root battle ground between chemical psychiatrists and Christians is the nature of man. Chemical psychiatrists believe man has a ... He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-human-ontological-dichotomy-of-man-dichotomous-body-spirit-memory-conscience-freewill-personality-mood-choice-behaviour.htm

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The Sinner's Prayer: Modern apostasy and false teaching that ... It wasn't formalized as a theology until around the time of Billy Graham. No one in the Bible ever prayed for their initial salvation. They did however believe, repent, confess Jesus and be immersed in water for the forgiveness of their sins. The sinners prayer is ... back a few hundred years. Consider the following appeal: "Just accept Christ into your heart through prayer and he'll receive you. It doesn't matter what church you belong to or if you ever do good works. You'll be born again at the moment you receive Christ. He's at the door knocking. You don't even have to change bad habits, just trust Christ as Savior. God loves you and forgives you unconditionally. Anyone out there can be saved if they ... Accept Christ, now! ... For decades mainstream evangelicals were using the LB and circular reasoning to justify such a strong 'trusting moment' as salvation, never knowing their Bible was corrupted. A whole international enterprise of publishers, universities and evangelistic associations ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-sinners-prayer.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Hippolytus to get at it in any other way than by mastering the dogmas of philosophers, so all of us who wish to practice piety will be unable to learn its practice from any other quarter than the oracles of God. Whatever things, then, the Holy Scripture declare, at these let us look; and whatsoever things they teach, these let us learn; and as the Father wills our belief to be, let us believe; and as He wills the Son to be glorified, let us glorify Him; and as He wills the Holy Spirit to be bestowed, let us receive Him. ... This also proves that although Hippolytus may also have recognized the witness of church tradition, he saw that tradition was ultimately derived from scripture, since none of the inspired apostles were alive to consult with. And certain ... Yearly Easter celebrations are found neither in scripture or the apostolic fathers. What we do find in the apostolic fathers, was that every Sunday was a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. "We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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The office of Elders, pastors and bishops ... But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:14-19 VI. The Limit of the Elder's Authority A. Elders authority in the Bible was limited to within one local congregation: Acts 20:28 "Be on guard for yourselves and for ALL THE FLOCK, AMONG WHICH the Holy Spirit has made you OVERSEERS, to SHEPHERD the church of God which he purchased with His own blood." 1 Pet 5:1-3 "Therefore, ... "CHURCH OFFICERS: In the New Testament we find that in apostolic times, and for many years after, pastors and deacons only were known as permanent church officers. Others have been added at later times, for a variety of reasons." (The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual) "THE WIDER FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS: Because churches are the only Christian organizations ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-elders-pastors-bishops.htm

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Premillennial Theology Refuted: Christ is on Throne of David ... King Jesus sits on the Throne of David now! Go to Rapture Refuted home page click to view A King has a throne and a kingdom! Premillennialists believe Jesus is a king without a throne or kingdom. The throne of David is a key prophecy in 2 Sam ... to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay. "This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. "For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself ... Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices." (Zechariah 6:12-13) 2. Christ has built his temple, the church, which is the kingdom: "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-christ-on-throne-of-david-now.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Refuted: 1948 Israeli nationhood did ... modern statehood. 5. For example, Harold Camping teaches that exactly 40 years after May 14, 1948, that the "church age" came to an end and ordered everyone to leave their churches in 1988. He then went on to predict the end of ... Nothing could be further from the truth. 7. The truth is that Israeli statehood in 1948 was and is irrelevant to Bible prophecy. 8. Paul said the hope of Israel was not physical restoration, but only in Christ: a. "And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; the ... priesthood, complete with ashes of the Red Heifer is to deny Christ as the true Passover lamb. 3. Those who believe in Rapture are in fact "severed from Christ" (Gal 5:4) because they are trying to do what the first century Jews ... you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. "I will put My ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-israeli-statehood-became-nation-1948.htm

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Death is a separation of two things Death as "non-existence" is a member of "Domino Theology" (Refute one element & refute the whole system!) The question of death being an extinction was considered and rejected by virtually all early church fathers, as this quote from 177 AD proves: ... Physical Death The separation of the body and soul Early Christians define death as a separation! Click to View Text Body Soul/Spirit Eccl 12;7 "the dust will return to the earth as it was," "and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Gen 25:17 "and he breathed his last and ... Do you believe this?" Notice the plain statement that if we die physically, Christians continue to live spiritually forever in the presence of God. Sounds very similar to what Paul said in Phil 1:19 Verse Text Comment Rom 6:2,11 "How shall we who (spiritually) died to sin still live in it?" ... "Even so consider yourselves to be (separated) dead to sin, but alive (united) to God in Christ Jesus." Christians are dead or separated from sin. Sin still ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm

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Psychiatry is Anti-Christian, Atheistic and Humanistic Christ as creator and replaces Him with atheistic evolutionary humanism as its foundation. Looking to the body alone for the cause of insanity and using drugs and shocks as their only cure, biologic psychiatrists are the blind, using blind cures to heal the blinded. The Bible explicitly teaches that man has a spirit and a soul that is not only entirely distinct from the body, it consciously survives death. Eccl 12:7 says that at death: "then the dust (body) will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who ... Psychiatry is philosophically opposed to Christianity: A psychiatry industry study confirms psychiatry and Christianity are at war! Click to View Psychiatrists believe... Jesus was schizophrenic! Psychologists are so viciously anti-Christian they even call Jesus a mental patient and a paranoid schizophrenic! Click to View Psychiatry wants to replace the church with itself: Psychology is the "new religion" imposing their own personal atheistic and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian Whereas all doctrine must be prejudged as false which savours of contrariety to the truth of the churches and apostles of Christ and God. It remains, then, that we demonstrate whether this doctrine of ours, of which we have now given the ... It rests upon its own supernatural and perpetual consciousness. ... The only Divine evidence to us of what was primitive is the witness and voice of the Church at this hour." (Henry Edward Manning, The Temporal Mission of the Holy Ghost: ... in this matter by the Gospel of John, when it declares that the Spirit descended in the body of a dove, and sat upon the Lord. (Tertullian, The Flesh of Christ, ch 3) Click to View Tertullian appeals to scriptures as his primary and foremost doctrinal standard with no mention of oral tradition. Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders today merely say, "the current tradition of the church is the standard." Further, These leaders don't even believe the scriptures can be understood by the common people so obviously they ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm

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Mad-Doctors: William Battie: 1703-1776 AD the many nervous filaments ... stomach, intestines, and uterus, are frequently the real seats of Madness" It is important to realize that as an agnostic who didn't attend church, Battie rejected the idea that anxiety was a spiritual problem. ... Like modern chemical psychiatry, Battie was caustically hostile to Christianity and religion in general. His entire A Treatise on Madness, written in 1758 AD, does not mention the words: soul, spirit, God, Jesus. The only time Christianity is brought into ... Also called greensickness] Nuns, and their frequent conversations with Angelic ministers of grace. Not to mention what now and then happens to the senior Recluses in our Protestant Monasteries at Oxford and Cambridge. " (A Treatise on Madness, ... Once all treatments stopped, the patient made a full recovery! We find this very interesting because this really happened. But why? Aversion therapy! We believe that this is proof that mental illness is not organic. The person, having just endured ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-mad-doctors-william-battie-1703-1776ad.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Joshua/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... Click to View List of 13 Exodus Route types of our salvation in Christ Click to View Replacement Theology: The church replaced the Jewish Temple Joshua a shadow and type of Christ Click here for Full quotations List of 14 Joshua/Christ Shadows and Antitypes "Shadow of what was to come, but the substance belongs to Christ" Col 2:17 JOSHUA CHRIST 1. Both have the same name. "Jesus" is a Greek ... Ex 24:13; 32:15-17 Heb 8:13; 12:24; 1 Cor 9:21; Gal 6:2 8. Both were appointed by Moses as his Holy Spirit filled successors Deut 18:18-19; Num 27:18-20; Deut 34:9; Josh 1:1-2 Acts 3:20-24; Mt ... lift up His head." (Psalm 110:1-7) g. "In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp. "The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. ... Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times. "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. "In My Father's house are many dwelling ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Joshua-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD33.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... ... The ten commandments are the foremost visible representation of this first/old covenant was replaced by a new covenant called, among other things "the law of Christ". 100% of the old covenant was abolished. No part of the Old Covenant remains in force. No one prior to ... But Seventh-day Adventists are convinced that God chose Ellen White and the modern Seventh-day Adventist movement as the medium through which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct inspiration and revelation. Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) only in the 19th century did God, through the Seventh-day Adventist church, restore in any ... And for all the things with which we are supplied we bless the Maker of all through his Son Jesus Christ and through his Holy Spirit. And on the day called Sunday there is a gathering together in the same place of all who live in a city or a rural district. (There ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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4 Essential Truths that are required for someone to convert! 4 Essential Truths that are required for someone to convert! Click to View 4 Things Every Seeker Must Believe Before Conversion At least four fundamental truths must be accepted by a seeker before he/she can be converted to Christ. ... It is interesting to note that most of the people we study with on a one-on-one basis already accept most of the basic principles of Bible authority. The authority of Christ tends to be a non-controversial subject and serves as an ... First, from the Discipline read the following: We have therefore expected that the discipline would be administered, not merely as a legal document, but as a revelation of the Holy Spirit working in and through our people. Then ask, Does the Methodist church use the Bible only? Second, read the ... Quite simply, will the seeker ACT upon the words of Christ? A simple way to determine if a person has a commitment to God is to ask if he/she attends church every Sunday. This is the true acid test. It is simple yet 99 percent ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-4essential-truths.htm

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Bible Tongue Speaking and Modern Impostors! ... Contemporary tongue speaking must not be confused with the New Testament gift of tongues. One is a human phenomenon; the other a divine miracle. One is common to all religions, ancient and modern; the other is unique to the church in the first century. One is irrational, ecstatic utterances; the other is human language. One can be imitated and learned; the other ... that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the dumb idols, however you were led." John was no doubt speaking of counterfeits of miracles when he wrote in I John 4:1, "Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits to see if they be from God." One major purpose for tongues was to serve as a sign to unbelieving Jews - a problem that was eliminated with the destruction of the Temple and Judaism as a religion in AD 70 by Rome - cp. 1 Corinthians 14:21-22 (it was a testimony against those who had rejected Christ Jesus.) Tongue speaking today is not of God, it is of man. J. Hurt, Steve Rudd Click Your Choice Back to START ... https://www.bible.ca/su-tongues-today.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian ... Mindful of which precept, the blessed Apostle Paul himself also warns and instructs, saying, "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to His doctrine, he is proud, knowing nothing: from such withdraw thyself." ... "8. Deservedly thus do heresies and schisms arise day by day, more frequently and more fruitfully grow up, and with serpents' locks shoot forth and cast out against the Church of God with greater force the poison of their ... No appeal is made to oral tradition of Jesus apart from the scriptures. "For it weighs me down and saddens me, and the intolerable grief of a smitten, almost prostrate, spirit seizes me, when I find that you there, contrary to ecclesiastical order, ... Obviously Cyprian had no concept of the bishop of Rome being the infallible interpreter of Scripture being the "bishop of bishops"! Cyprian does not believe the bishop of Rome has the authority to appoint a bishop and he criticizes Maximus and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge", Lyman Abbott, 1875, p. 944, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What else did they fail to tell about Abbott's religious views? But when I came to study the teachings of ... by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p16) "The notion that Jesus organized a Christian church to take the place of the decaying Jewish church has very little evidence to support it." ... ... My realization of the fact that Jesus Christ does not promise remission of penalty but does promise remission of sin revolutionized my theology because it revolutionized my religious experience. ... Incarnation means to me more than that the Spirit of God dwelt unrecognized by the world centuries ago for a few years in Jesus of Nazareth; it also .means to me that the-, same Spirit still dwells in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization "Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. . . . From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity." ("Will Durant", quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower booklet) "Christianity was to ... From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity, the Last Judgment, and ... reward and punishment (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Part III, 1944, p. 595) from Syria the resurrection drama of Adonis; from Thrace, perhaps, the cult of Dionysus, the dying and saving god. From Persia came millennarianism, the "ages of the world," the "final ... "Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. The Greek mind, dying, came to a transmigrated life in the theology and liturgy of the Church; the Greek language, having reigned for centuries over ... Mithraism, had lost ground, but Neoplatonism was still a power in religion and philosophy. Those doctrines to which Plotinus had given a shadowy form-of a triune spirit binding all reality, of a Logos or ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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