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

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

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Book of Psalms 151: Chapter 151: Bible textual variants analysed Textual Variants in the Book of Psalms 151 "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." (Isa 55:11) Steve Rudd November 2017 The Great Psalms Scroll from Cave 11 at Qumran: 11Q5 Textual Variants in the Book of Psalms Chapter 151: Bible textual variants analysed Introduction: PSALM 151: This is an additional chapter found in the Septuagint which dates to 200 BC and is found in the great Psalms scroll (11Q5) in Cave 11 at Qumran. Though it claims to be written by King David himself, it doesn't ... The Hebrew version is extant as two psalms, labeled 151A and 151B, though most of B is damaged. This scroll includes other Psalms that were similarly excluded from later Christian canons and the Hebrew Bible canon, but may have held liturgical significance in the Second Temple period and after. Psalm 151 is included in the Greek Septuagint as represented by all three major early biblical codices, Codex ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Psalms-151-Chapter-151-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-copying-error.htm

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True Sola Scriptura leads to perfect unity! Oral traditions and ... Anti-Sola Scriptura Arguments Refuted: Click to View "David A. Barrett's book, World Christian Encyclopedia, says that there are 30,000 denominations that use sola Scriptura. Obviously using the Bible only doesn't work, we need tradition, since there is only one Catholic church!" TRUTH: Any Traditionalist who misuses David Barrett's data in this way is either dishonest or ignorant. Barrett's data leads us to conclude that there are in fact 30 Roman Catholic denominations and 41 different Orthodox denominations and only 27 "Protestant" denominations and 185 "Independent" ... How do you know you're in the correct church?" (Staples/Latar debate on sola Scriptura, Apolonio Latar, Catholic defender, 2002) "First, it results in hermeneutical anarchy. The fact that hundreds of denominations, each professing to derive its teaching by means of the Holy Spirit's guidance from "Scripture alone," cannot agree even on the fundamentals of the faith, such as the meaning of baptism or the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-division.htm

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The Canon of the Bible: Various councils, synods and canons By Bruce M. Merger A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! The canon of the New Testament Early Lists of the Books of the New Testament Bruce M. Merger Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Historic Canons of synods and ... For John also in the (58) Apocalypse, though he writes to seven churches, (59-6o) nevertheless speaks to all. [Paul also wrote] out of affection and love one to Philemon, one to Titus, and two to Timothy; and these are held sacred (62-3) in the esteem of the Church catholic for the regulation of ecclesiastical discipline. There is current also [an epistle] to (64) the Laodiceans, [and] another to the Alexandrians, [both] forged in Paul's (65) name ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-councils-synods-canons.htm

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Sacred Meals, Passover, Lord's Supper, Communion: No Common Meals ... Sacred Passover Meals in Synagogues: Lord's Supper First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. SACRED MEALS, NO COMMON MEALS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Communal meals and food preparation: Passover, unleavened bread ovens: ... But one may read [i.e., the Bible] in them; and one may study [i.e., the Mishnah] in them; and one may conduct public mourning there." (Babylonian Talmud, b. Meg. 4:4, I.1.A-C) b. "MISHNAH-TRACTATE MEGILLAH 4:4 A. MOREOVER, SAID RABBI JUDAH: A SYNAGOGUE THAT HAS BEEN DESTROYED: ONE MAY NOT MOURN IN IT; AND ONE MAY NOT SPREAD ... a rainy day because of the rain. [C] They to not eat or drink in them, nor to they sleep in them, nor do they take a stroll in them, nor to they derive benefit from them. [D] But they read [Scripture] in them, repeat [Mishnah-traditions] in them, and expound [biblical lessons] in them [T. Meg. 2:18A-D]. [III:3 A] R. Joshua b. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sacred-Meals-ancient-Synagogue-Passover-mazzot-communion-lords-supper-first-century-early-Christian-Church-Potluck-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Official creed of Latter-day Saiimts (LDS) Mormons If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. By Joseph Smith Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Go to top Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA . . Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Basic Beliefs of the RLDS Church What do you use for scriptures? The RLDS Church recognizes three books of scripture: The Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants. We believe in continuing revelation and an open canon of scripture. OUR FAITH AND BELIEFS: GOD: God is the eternal Creator, the source of love, life, and truth. All things exist and have their being in God. God alone is worthy of our worship. God actively loves and cares for each person. CHRIST: Jesus Christ is "God with us," the Son of God, and the living expression of God in the flesh. Jesus Christ lived, was crucified, died, and rose again. The nature, love, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Mormons.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! Perhaps only Catholic cannot refute heretics with the scriptures... Christians, on the other hand, have not problem refuting heretics with the scriptures. Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! Roman Catholic and Orthodox advocates deceptively mislead you into thinking that since the heretics also tried to prove their doctrines from the Bible, the church gave up on scriptural "proof texting" and won the battles by appealing to ... For, since we have to answer in succession each of their allegations and to display on the evidence of Holy Scripture the impiety of their doctrines" (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 4, 11) Click to View Wow, we love this statement by Hilary! He sounds quite ... How heretics quote scriptures: deviant sex practitioners today quote scriptures, but even a plain reading of a child will prove them wrong. Both Clement and Tertullian highlight the fact that the heretics, specifically the Gnostics, did not use the whole canon and rejected a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm

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Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs 100 BC: 70 Weeks of Daniel I. The Christian editorial additions to the original (100 BC) Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs in 192 AD 1. Evidence of the Christian rewrite of the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs: a. ... Therefore I command you to hearken to Levi, because he shall know the law of the Lord, and shall give ordinances for judgment and sacrifice for all Israel until the completion of the times ... For the house which the Lord shall choose shall be called Jerusalem, as is contained in the book of Enoch the righteous.4 11. Therefore, when I took a wife I was twenty-eight years old, and ... The Septuagint LXX "Scripture Cannot Be Broken" Start Here: Master Introduction and Index Six Bible Manuscripts 1446 BC Sinai Text (ST) 1050 BC Samuel's Text (SNT) 623 BC Samaritan (SP) 458 BC Ezra's Text (XIV) 282 BC Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Testament-of-the-Twelve-Patriarchs-Chronology-Daniel9-70-weeks-490-years-Star-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-100BC.htm

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Pentecostal tries to defend manifestions with Scripture Jerking, shaking uncontrollable laughter proven from the Bible? A leading Pentecostal tries to explain and defend from the Bible the wild manifestations seen in their assemblies and revivals! A refutation of the tract called, "What's Going On? An Extraordinary Visitation of God!" By Dr. Shirley A. Elenbaas of White Horse Christian Center. This tract was picked up in February 98 in the "Toronto Blessing" tract rack! But first note these quotations: John Wimber actually said: "There's nothing in Scripture that supports these kinds of phenomena that I can see, and I can't think of anything throughout the church age that would,' Wimber writes. 'So I feel no obligation to try to explain it. It's just phenomena. It's just people responding ... We appreciate and applaud Shirley A. Elenbaas for making this brave and rare attempt to justify the unbiblical manifestations seen throughout Pentecostalism! She is one of the first Pentecostals who have made an attempt to quote book chapter and verse! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-defend-manifestions.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit ... Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists falsely believe creeds are "functionally equal" to scripture: The Holy Spirit is the ultimate criterion of truth, but He bears witness to the truth through this reciprocal relationship between Christian Scripture, the Christian Church, and the Christian creed. Each of these three relates to the ... But His testimony is made manifest through the corporate witness He bears in the hearts and minds of Christ's people. The Holy Spirit bears witness corporately to the canon; He also bears witness corporately to the essential truths of Christianity-the rule of faith. (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed ... if the entire Church for thousands of years confesses to being taught by the Spirit the same essential truths in Scripture, then it follows that those truths are what Scripture says." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 280) by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-creeds.htm

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Psychiatry is founded upon the "medical/chemical model" which ... Bible. Click to View Psychiatry is Anti-Christian Psychiatry is Atheistic Psychiatry is Humanistic Man is not just a pile of chemicals or a binary computer! Click to View Click to View Introduction: Psychiatry is founded upon the "biological/chemical model" which is opposed to the "Moral/spiritual model" revealed in scripture. Psychiatry views man as wholly physical, just a bunch of chemicals and denies the both the existence of God and the spirit of man. Psychiatry openly mocks and ridicules God and Christians, calling Christian theology "foolish, misleading and obsolete". The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is called the "Bible of Psychiatry". The DSM-IV is the central and most important book for classifying and ... For when it is more moist than natural, it is necessarily put into motion, and the affection being moved, neither the sight nor hearing can be at rest, and the tongue speaks in accordance with the sight and hearing. (On the Sacred Disease, Hippocrates, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-medical-chemical-biological-model-vs-moral-spiritual-view.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit to correctly interpret the Bible is false doctrine! Illumination of the Church by the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible is a false doctrine and contrary to "sola Scriptura": Most Protestants are as bad a Catholics and Orthodox in holding to this destructive and deceptive doctrine. The Holy Spirit gave us the Bible and we can understand it as any other book. Why can we understand newspapers, but not the Bible without the Holy Spirit? ... The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit to correctly interpret the Bible is false doctrine! Sola Scriptura home page Click to View The church is not an infallible interpreter of scripture! I. Oral Traditionalists: Roman Catholic and ... Obviously this does not mean that the Christian cannot study Scripture alone. It means that he should not study Scripture individualistically, in isolation from the communion of saints-past and present. Individual private judgment, however, does ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Alleged Bible contradictions refuted: Harmony of Matthew 28; ... easily done by those who have carefully and prayerfully studied the Bible over a number of years and have consistently and faithfully memorized Scripture. Some guidelines are as follows: Be fully persuaded in your own mind that an adequate explanation exists, even though you have not yet found it. The aerodynamic engineer may not under-stand how a bumble bee can fly; yet he trusts that there must be an adequate explanation for its fine performance since, as a matter of fact, it does fly! Even so we may have complete confidence that the divine Author preserved the human author of each book of the Bible from error or mistake as he wrote down the original manuscript of the sacred text. ... In the Old Testament such transmissional errors may have resulted from a poor reading of the vowels; Hebrew was originally written in consonants only, and the vowel signs were not added until a thousand years after the completion of the Old Testament canon. But there are also some consonants that are ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-alleged-bible-contradictions-refuted.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 325 AD: Athanasius Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 325 AD: Athanasius: "the sacred and inspired Scriptures are sufficient to declare the truth" (Athanasius, Against the ... Notice that the expression, "words of blessed Peter" might be seen as some oral tradition, but it just the plain Good old Bible Athanasius is referring to! "This is no Ecclesiastical Canon; nor have we had transmitted to us any such tradition from the Fathers, who in their turn received from the great and blessed Apostle Peter ... but where only the fear of God and the Apostolical rule shall prevail; that so in the first place, the faith of the Church may be secure, as the Fathers defined it in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-athanasius.htm

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Recensional history of the Six Bible Manuscripts of the Old Testament Manuscript Transmission of the Old Testament Recensional history of the Six Bible Manuscripts of the Old Testament Mosaic | Naiothic | Samaritan Pentateuch | Quattuordecim | Septuagint | Masoretic "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) Steve Rudd 1017 Six Manuscripts of the Old Testament Name Date Authors Place Content Language Mosaic (ST) 1446 BC Moses Sinai Book of the Law, Torah Hieroglyphic Hebrew Naiothic (SNT) 1050 BC Samuel Naioth, Ramah Torah, Joshua Paleo-Hebrew Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) 623/... Masoretic Text of the 10th century AD, but may be an ancient parent copy like the "Proto-Masoretic" text.) Proto-Theodotionic/KR (of the Old Greek or proto-Lucian?) at the beginning of the Christian era to conform to the proto-Masoretic text. ... Ezra's Text (XIV) 282 BC Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-Manuscript-Recessional-Transmission-history-Old-Testament-Mosaic-Naiothic-Samaritan-Pentateuch-Quattuordecim-Septuagint-Masoretic.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary ... They argue: "if they believed in using the Bible alone for doctrine, they did a rather poor job of it!" With this we agree. For example, although the final canon was not settled until after 200 AD, by 100 AD, the four gospels, Acts and the 14 letters of Paul were in ... Many religions today will say one thing and do another, but the key here is the official approach the "Fathers" voiced that scripture was the final authority. Roman Catholic and Orthodox advocates deceptively mislead you into thinking that since the heretics also tried to prove their doctrines from the Bible, the church gave up on scriptural "proof texting" and won the battles by appealing to oral tradition and apostolic succession. This view completely ... "Ignorance of prophetic diction and unskillfulness in interpreting Scripture has led them into a perversion of the point and meaning of the passage." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35) Click to View Notice how Hilary expected the heretics to be able to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Early Christians were as smart as we are today ... Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition Arguments Refuted: Click to View "Widespread malnutrition of the first three centuries crippled the thinking ability of the average Christian to engage in Bible study." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church tradition are refuted. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments ... For anything that is taken over and above what is customary and the common use of all, is branded by the ancient tradition of the fathers as defiled with the sin of vanity and glorying and ostentation." (John Cassian, Book V, Of the Spirit of Gluttony, Ch 23) Here we have dietary rules for ... They were once monks, ate the commoners food and crippled their brains to understand the Bible. Perhaps this explains why Orthodox and Catholics teach so many things that are contradictory to scripture! Of course, the truth is, there was plenty of food, more than enough for basic nutrition. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-nutrition.htm

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Why Be A Christian? It concerns your happiness during your life on earth, and for life after death. Why be a Christian, is a Bible question, and therefore, you can have a Bible answer. We find the name of "Christian" three times in the New Testament. Please write these scriptures down and then read them in your own Bible. First, open your New Testament to the book of "Acts of Apostles" Chapter 11, verse 26. The last part of this verse says: "The disciples were called Christians, first at ... The name of Christ is the only name we are to wear, and whereby we can be saved. Write down this Scripture: "Acts of Apostles" Chapter 4, verse 12. Please listen while I quote it. "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." Christians are members of the "Body of Christ" Ephesians 5: 30. In this same chapter Paul speaks of the Church and Christ, husband and wife, and Christians and Christ. Christians are followers of Christ, and he loved ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-christian.htm

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Apostate church organization: 451-588AD: The reign of the 5 Patriarchs ... AD Click to View Outline: 250-451 AD Click to View Outline: 588-606 AD Click to View Outline: 606 AD-Today Click to View 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. ... "After the council fourth ecumenical, the Roman bishop, Leo, himself protested in three letters of the 22nd May, 452, the first of which was addressed to the emperor Marcian, the second to the empress Pulcheria, the third to Anatolius, patriarch of Constantinople." (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, chapter 5) "The ... In him the idea of the Papacy, as it were, became flesh and blood." (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, chapter 5) "Still less successful was his effort to establish his primacy in the East, and to prevent his rival at Constantinople from being elevated, by the famous twenty-eighth canon of Chalcedon [451 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-451-588AD.htm

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

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Weekly Church Attendance is Essential! Weekly Church Attendance is Essential! A. Christians met every Sunday: 1. The Bible warns against forsaking the assembly: Heb 10:25 a. Acts 20:7 tells us they came together for the purpose of breaking bread b. The book of 1 Corinthians gives us strong evidence Christians met weekly: Christians assembled regularly: 1 Cor 11:17-18,20,33; 14:23,26 1 Cor 16:1,2 giving "EVERY first day" infers habitual weekly ... which is performed the reading of the prophets, the preaching of the Gospel, the oblation of the sacrifice, the gift of the holy food? (Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, book 2) Yes, church attendance is necessary if a person is to grow in the "Grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ". ... Jesus said in Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them". Remember, Jesus has never forsaken an assembly and every Christian should want to meet with Him. Thirdly: Is Jesus just as pleased when we do not attend? Listen to his words ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-weekly-attendance.htm

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The original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon had 1000's of errors ... The Mormon Church The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Click to View Inspired translation of Nephi Plates into English resulted in thousands of errors! Click to View Click to View Joseph Smith in the process of translating the golden Nephi Plates the angel Moroni gave him. This process of translation of "scripture" is the only time known to man, when God inspired the translator. Yet the original 1839 book of Mormon was full of all kinds of errors! The original 1830 Book of Mormon: Summary of Changes By far the majority ... Why did the angel take Nephi Plates back to heaven? Do they not belong with man? Mormon Article of Faith #8: "We Believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be ... Thus: 'The light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.' In this manner the sacred records were translated into English." (An Analysis of the Accounts Relating Joseph Smith's Early Visions, A Thesis Submitted to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-1830-changes.htm

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A Short History of the Watchtower Organization JWs are accustomed to defending themselves against the charge that they are a new religious cult. They will often respond that theirs is the most ancient religious group, older than Catholic and Protestant churches. In fact, their book Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose asserts that "Jehovah's witnesses have a history almost 6,000 years long, beginning while the first man, Adam, was still alive," that Adam's son Abel ... He had begun to doubt not only church creeds and doctrines, but also God and the Bible itself. At this critical juncture a chance encounter restored his faith and placed him under the influence of Second Adventist preacher Jonas Wendell. For some years after that Russell continued to study Scripture with and under the influence of various Adventist laymen and clergy, notably Advent Christian Church minister George Stetson and the Bible Examiner's publisher George Storrs. He met locally on a regular basis with a small circle of friends to discuss the Bible, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-history.htm

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Official creed and Baptismal vows of Seventh-day Adventist church Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. 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 ... 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 ... There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and began ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-SDA.htm

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The Clinical Textbook of Biblical Psychiatry: home page Before you start consider this The wise old church elder said, "Depression is not a medical problem, it is a faith problem." Since insanity, schizophrenia, bipolar and depression have no biological cause, ... It extincts all psychiatrists who claim to be experts in something they do not think exists ("psychiatrist" lit. Greek: "doctor of the soul"). What is left standing is the Bible and Christians who had it right all along as the historic experts on human behaviour. We strongly advise anyone with any "mental illness" from depression to schizophrenia to book an appointment with their ... The Foundation is Jesus Christ, "Doctor of the Soul": "For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11). The Bible: "All Scripture is inspired ... Using psychiatric drugs and electric shocks on the brain to cure insanity is like hitting your printer's USB cable with a hammer to fix a software problem that has its origin in the CPU. The Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/welcome.htm

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Daniel 2,7,9,12 and Revelation 1 File name: Bible-Only-commentary-Daniel-Steven-Rudd.pdf Version: Oct 2021 Commentary on the book of Daniel by Steven Rudd Daniel Commentary: Daniel 2: The 5 kingdoms: Rome 49 BC + Church kingdom Daniel 7: The 1260 Days, 42 months: Nero persecution: 64-68 AD Daniel 8/11: 2300 days: Antiochus Epiphanes 167-164 BC Daniel 9: The 70 weeks, 490 years ending at Resurrection Daniel 12: The ... It grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down. It even magnified itself to be equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down. And on ... And if there were any sacred book of the law found, it was destroyed; and those with whom they were found miserably perished also. (257) When the Samaritans saw the Jews under these sufferings, they no longer confessed that they were of their kindred; nor that the temple on Mount Gerizzim belonged to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-commentary-Daniel-Steven-Rudd.pdf

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Sola Scriptura: Scripture tells us John wrote the fourth Gospel ... If the earliest, universal oral tradition clearly states that Paul wrote the book of Hebrews, why does the Roman Catholic church question this tradition to this day? (The Orthodox, are at least consistent in accepting this tradition, not that they are correct.) All this question about who wrote Hebrews, should embarrass the Roman Catholic church who says by its own inspired, God given authority, determined the 27 book canon. They claim that Rome determined Hebrews was inspired, yet never could say for certain who wrote the book. If knowing who wrote the fourth gospel is so important, they why is knowing who wrote Hebrews any less important? B. Apostle John wrote the fourth gospel: "The disciple whom Jesus loved = John" Scripture does not explicitly say who wrote the fourth gospel, but scripture does clearly reveal that John is the author when you take all the Bible verses together. Several Bible texts that clearly show us John is the author because John is the disciple whom Jesus ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-beloved-disciple-john.htm

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A Review of the creed of The Evangelical Christian Church in ... There was no attempt to do away with any other church or form a new division within the Protestant Movement, but CECC is bringing together all those who want and need a direct relationship with Jesus Christ without the limitations of a church hierarchy or a bureaucratic system which was once the characteristic of the medieval system. We have no creed but Christ, and no book but the Bible. Our biblical standard allows our ministers to walk in the freedom of Christian unity and love by following the motto: "Unity in the essentials - Liberty in the non-essentials - Charity in all things." Ten Articles of ... Individuals can hold certain personal views in cultural and doctrinal beliefs, but they are at the liberty to do so if this dose not conflict with Scripture and these Articles of Faith. Discussion of issues is encouraged and diversity of opinion is accepted. We have learned to agree to disagree in the name of Love. CECC Clergy are at liberty to choose their own path of conscience ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-Canadian-Evangelical-Christian-Churches-CECC.htm

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Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ... However Edwards ideas, which he admitted were brand new and never before taught, had no influence in the modern population of the false doctrine. That prize to goes to Darby. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of ... What proof is there for the date of May 21, 2011? The date May 21, 2011 was derived solely from evidence found in the Bible. Mr. Camping saw God had placed, in Scripture, many important signs and proofs. These proofs alert believers that May 21st of 2011 is the date Christ will return for His people and begin a period of the final destruction of the world." 3. "In 1992, Harold Camping published the book 1994? Like Miller, he rejected the historic understanding of Daniel 8. The prophecy ... a Pentecostal inspiration of our pouring upon him at a time just before his Rapture. Camping, although originally a Christian Reform church minister in 1958, has long abandoned the reform tradition in favor of his own mix of theology he invented ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-harold-camping-2011-official-end-of-the-world-time-rapture-chart-numerology-date-setter-may-21-2011.htm

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Weekly Sabbath Assemblies in Synagogues absent from the Tanakh "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for 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. ... [Synagōgē] every Sabbath."" (Acts 15:21) b. 31 BC: "Therefore, he knew that they had synagogues [proseuche], and that they were in the habit of visiting them, and most especially on the sacred sabbath days, when they publicly cultivate their national philosophy. ... B. Jewish converts to Christianity continued weekly assemblies on the "Lord's Day" (1st day = Sunday) 1. Weekly attendance is the "litmus test" of salvation: a. Weekly attendance with other Christians to partake of the Lord's supper, sing, pray, read scripture and ... ... ...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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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren It focuses on the great truths of the Christian faith which we, with other evangelicals, have held in common through the years. It also describes the distinctives of our faith, in which our understanding of Scripture ... 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 ... Such documents are to be regarded as descriptive more than normative. They are never to be given equal status with the Bible. The Mennonite Brethren Church is historically and theologically rooted in evangelical ... The purpose of His coming was to redeem man from the judgment and power of sin and to reconcile him to God. Through the shedding of His blood, Christ provided the one sufficient sacrifice for sin and established God's New ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Anti-Sola Scriptura: Those who believe the Bible is not enough! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Apostolic Fathers saw ... the divine tradition by human teachings , in order to establish the heresy"(Clement of Alexandria, book 7, ch 16, Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished) Click to View Clement shows the sequence of revelation starting with Jesus, moving through the prophets, then finally ending its journey in the written gospels. Notice that at the end of the process, the Christian, "of himself" (using his own powers of interpretation) believes the scriptures. ... The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have changed the original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. Here is proof: "But the appeal to antiquity is both a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Second, the Watchtower, through a series of deceptive quotes, irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly ... "As far as the New Testament is concerned, one does not find in it an actual doctrine of the Trinity." (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p 38, as quoted in, Should you ... 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 ... In fact this is exactly opposite on both counts to what Lohse actually says. He flatly rejects a pagan source after stating it has its foundation in the Bible. Second, the Watchtower irresponsibly ... Constantine's conversion had come on the heels of the Diocletian persecution, which had been the most ruthless the ancient church had ever known. ... At Nicaea the emperor provided lodging for the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... Click to View What does the inspired Bible say? Cessation of spiritual gifts Exposition of: 1 Cor 13:8-13 (Part 2 of 3) Part 1: Intro and foundational arguments Part 3: Pentecostal arguments refuted Gifts cease when the "Perfect comes": 1 ... that which is described as "the perfect" in 13:10 refers to the counterpart of the piecemeal revelation these gifts provide. In other words, "the perfect" refers to the full or complete body of revelation God intended for the church and preserved in the New Testament canon. ... 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 ... was left was: the "sword of the Spirit" Eph 6:17 "the power of God for salvation" Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18; Jas 1:21 a book which fully furnishes: 2 Ti 3:16,17 Have all truth in written form: Jn 16:13 + 2 Pe 1:3 IV. Tongues will cease before ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... Archeology without a Bible foundation is just a pile of sand. Without faith it is impossible to please God and without faith in the historical accuracy of the New Testament it is impossible to discover the origin and purpose of Synagogue worship. Introduction: A. God's eternal purpose in the Christian church: "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He ... Additionally, most were force converted to the Aramaic language. 2. In 483 BC, the book of Esther documents a large population of Jews who remained in Babylonia (Persia). 3. In 410 BC the Elephantine Papyrus document a large population of Jews on the ... scroll of the Twelve Minor Prophets written in 50 BC 22. Prayer in Synagogues: "House of prayer" Proseuche 23. Food: Sacred Passover Meals, No Common Meals In Synagogues 24. Sermon Topics in Synagogues: How Christians used the Tanakh to convert ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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What Must I Do To Be Saved ? What Must I Do To Be Saved? In the book of Acts we read, "Repent you therefore, and be converted that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19). The change in a person's life resulting in his becoming a Christian is called in the Bible, conversion, and the Bible teaches that conversion is necessary for a person to be saved. Christ likened this change to a birth and taught Nicodemus, "Except a ... The Bible says, "Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22: 16). And we also remember in a scripture we read only a moment ago that in Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost, he said that both repentance and baptism are ... of sin, confesses Christ and is baptized into Christ for the remission of sins, he is converted. Only then has he been born of water and of the Spirit as referred to in John 3: 3-5. Then the Lord adds him to the body, the Church, the Kingdom of God (Acts 2: 47). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-how-to-saved.htm

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The real reasons why Watchtower organization FEARS the INTERNET ... If we are to walk in the light of truth we must recognize not only Jehovah God as our Father but his organization as our mother. (The Watchtower; 5/1/1957; pp. 274) 1967 Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind. (The Watchtower; 10/1/1967; pp. 587) 1972 Only this organization functions for Jehovah's purpose and to his praise. To it alone God's Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book. (The ... but also to give bad advice, spread gossip and false information, plant negative ideas, raise questions and doubts that subvert the faith of some, and disseminate private interpretations of Scripture. On the surface, some information may appear to be Interesting and informative, and yet it may be laced with poisonous elements. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-internet.htm

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Synagogue Basilica and Byzantine Church Octagonal Architecture Christians borrowed from Jewish synagogues, not the other way around. Standardized Architectural Synagogue Signature Typology Synagogue Architecture adopted by the Christian Church Floorplans and Furnishings of Pre-70 AD Second Temple Period ... Archeology has confirmed that the first formal church building were posts 325 AD. 2. For those who say we are without Bible authority for church buildings, we have the clear example of Christians using the synagogue as their "church building" for weekly Sunday ... Here is the octagonal Byzantine church in Jerusalem below Rachel Ramat, directly beside the highway: 5. Many examples of octagonal churches are known. a. Domus Aurea (Golden Church): "Antioch church": 327 AD started by Constantine, 341 AD ... scroll of the Twelve Minor Prophets written in 50 BC 22. Prayer in Synagogues: "House of prayer" Proseuche 23. Food: Sacred Passover Meals, No Common Meals In Synagogues 24. Sermon Topics in Synagogues: How Christians used the Tanakh to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Byzantine-Churches-Octagonal-Basilica-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-copied-adopted-similarities.htm

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God never named the church For example, Christians are individually described as "sheep", "disciple", "stone", "member", "soldier," etc. So, although God describes His people individually as "sheep, disciple, stone," these are not names. Yet the Bible tells us the word "Christian" is a name. The church is described in many ways with "metaphors". Each metaphor gives us a different view point ... Has it ever occurred to us, that if we chose to universally use the terms "Church of Christ" or "Church of God" on the all the signs of meeting houses worldwide, we would be VIOLATING THE PATTERN of scripture? In the first century, local churches were given a variety of "descriptors" (or "names", for those who must ... Instead, He determined for each local church to be autonomous, just as each golf course is autonomous, being separately owned and operated, but each following the same PGA rule book that is used as the standard. Conclusion: We need to reconsider the practice of exclusively putting "Church of Christ" on signs as a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath ... No one prior to Moses (Abraham or Adam) ever heard of the Sabbath law much less kept it. The very first time that anyone was commanded to keep the Sabbath was in Exodus 16. The word "Sabbath" is not even found in the book of Genesis. Gen 2:2-3 was written by Moses to tell Jews at Sinai the meaning ... Historically, it was in 1844 the first Seventh-day Adventists (known then as Millerites) started keeping the Sabbath, introduced to them by Joseph Bates (a member of the Christian Connextion Church which was was part of the Christian Church, Stone/Campbell movement, who convinced their Methodist minister that the Bible teaches us to keep the Sabbath. But Seventh-day Adventists are ... The so called "inspired prophet" Ellen White originally claimed the Pope started "Sunday worship" White later changed her mind and said the Emperor Constantine introduced "Sunday worship" in 325 AD. Today, Adventists blame the interaction of Sunday worship on Christians in 135 AD and not the Pope or ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-history-sabbath.htm

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Samuele Bacchiocchi, Seventh-day Adventist Historian Refuted She teaches that in the first centuries all Christians observed the Sabbath and it was largely through the efforts of Constantine that Sundaykeeping was adopted by many Christians in the fourth century. My research shows otherwise. If you read my ... "Sundaykeeping was introduced into the Christian Church rather innocently, and its first advocates never dreamed that it would take the place of the seventh-day Sabbath of God. Sundaykeeping had its origin in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in ... Samuele Bacchiocchi refuted Click to View A. "From Sabbath To Lord's Day" By D.A. Carson Editor; R.J. Bauckham, author Pages 270-273 (This book is a thorough and brilliant refutation of Bacchiocchi's speculations.) "A number of scholars have in the ... Magn. 9; Clement of Alexandria, Str. 7.12.76)." (Encyclopedia of early Christianity) Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE "you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth" Jn 8:40 Click to View Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi.htm

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Dates: When did the apostolic fathers live? Taught Irenaeus Was a disciple of John Didache w70-110 Didache means "Teaching" A reference book on moral precepts, instructions on organization of church communities, how to worship and contains the oldest prayer for communion, instructs on Baptism, fasting Athenagoras w177 Wrote: "Embassy for the Christians" and "Treatise on the Resurrection". Theophilus (Antioch) b120-d190 One of the bishops at Antioch Tatian w150-172 Born in Assyria. Became a Christian in Rome in 150 AD and was faithful till in 172 AD he became a Gnostic of the Encratite sect Barnabas w130 Not the Barnabas of the Bible Allegorical interpretation of the Old Testament Papias (Hierapolis) w115/140 Contemporary of Polycarp One of the bishops at ... Eusebius (Caesarea) b260-d340 Born in Caesarea Origen Alexandria b185-d253/254 Born in Egypt A student of Clement presbyter allegorical method of scripture interpretation developed the idea of Christ as Logos or Incarnate Word Hippolytus Rome b170-d236 w200 Presbyter at Rome ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory-fathers.htm

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Jacob enters Egypt with 70 or 75 persons: Exodus 1:5: Textual ... Single Textual Variants in the Bible "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." (Isa 55:11) Steve Rudd November 2017 Two Dead Sea Scrolls read 75 persons in Ex 1:5 validating the Septuagint: Jacob enters Egypt with 70 or 75 persons: Gen. 46:27; Ex 1:5; Deut 10:22; Acts 7:14 Textual Variants in the Bible Bible textual variants analysed Introduction: Did Jacob enter Egypt with 70 or 75 persons? When Christian looks up these four passages (Gen 46:27; Ex 1:5; Deut 10:22; Acts 7:14) in the top ... were seventy and five;"-(200) for to him, while wrestling, and not shrinking at all from the truly sacred contest, for the acquisition of virtue, belong the souls which are the offspring of the body, and ... Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Exodus-1-5-Jacob-enters-Egypt-70-75-persons-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-error.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View ... at Jerusalem, just as in very many other provinces also many things are varied because of the difference of the places and names"(Cyprian, Epistle 74, 6) Click to View The Orthodox Church relishes this little anti-Roman Catholic text by Cyprian. ... For that those things which are written must be done, God witnesses and admonishes, saying to Joshua the son of Nun: 'The book of this law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest observe to do ... For we must inquire whom they themselves have followed. For if in the sacrifice which Christ offered none is to be followed but Christ, assuredly it behoves us to obey and do that which Christ did, and what He commanded to be done, since He Himself ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Hostels, Housing, Food Banks and appendages in Synagogues ... The Jewish Mishnah and Talmud both do not allow common meals eaten in the synagogues. c. For expanded discussion about church pot lucks being forbidden in the church see section on "Sacred meals in synagogues". 4. Early byzantine churches had a preacher's manse, agricultural ... meet the strict criteria of 1 Tim 5. If you want to help non-Christian widows, sell your house and give them the money or start a privately funded old folks home. 2. Its ok the church to run a hostile for visiting out of town Christians and preachers for gospel meetings but its not ok to start a hotel that charges discounted rates to random European backpackers travelling the world for fun. Many churches have church owned manses. 3. Its ok for the church to have storage buildings for scripture, books, bible libraries but its not ok to start a public "U-Store It" business. Most churches have libraries and storage rooms. 4. Its ok for the church to have civic style meetings for non-spiritual matters that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Hostels-Housing-ancient-Synagogue-Appendages-Food-Banks-out-buildings-farming-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype.htm

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Lamson, Alvan: The Church of the First Three Centuries to all the ante-Nicene Fathers; that is, to all Christian writers for three centuries after the birth of Christ. It is true, they speak of the Father, Son, and . . . holy Spirit, but not as co-equal, not as one numerical essence, not as Three in One, in any sense now admitted by Trinitarians. The very reverse is the fact." Thus, the testimony of the Bible and of history makes clear that the Trinity was unknown throughout Biblical times and for several centuries thereafter." (The Church of the First Three Centuries, Alvan Lamson, 1869 edition, p 56-57, published by the British and ... of trinity doctrine is not found in scripture, but that is not the issue. What is important is that Justin and all most of the Ante-Nicene Fathers clearly taught that Jesus was uncreated God and the Holy Spirit was a person, being the third person in the trinity. This is taught both in scripture and the Ante-Nicene Fathers! Another quote from Lamson's book "The doctrine of the Trinity was of gradual ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lamson.htm

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Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ... The Christian Union was organized with eight members. Since that inauspicious start, the Church of God has become an international church with a membership approaching 4 million. The Church of God is a grassroots organization with an appeal to and a concern for the common man and his needs." WE BELIEVE: In the verbal inspiration of the Bible. In one God eternally existing in three persons: namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, ... We are to walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). Examples of fleshly behavior which do not glorify God are noted in several passages of Scripture (Romans 1:24; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Galatians 5:19-21; ... Since God alone confers life, God alone must decide when it is to be ended (Psalm 31:14, 15). Because a human fetus is sacred and blessed of God, we believe that we have the responsibility to protect the life of the unborn (Jeremiah 1:5; ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Hippolytus Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: ... Although Hippolytus was fully aware that the gospel was first preached 100% orally through the apostles and prophets even before the first book of the New Testament was written, in 200 AD, he recognized that scripture was the only source of authority. 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 ... They do not, however, attend to this (fact), that the legal enactment was made for Jews, who in times to come should kill the real Passover. And this (paschal sacrifice, in its efficacy,) has spread unto the Gentiles, and is discerned by faith, and not now observed in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers referred to false doctrine as bad tradition ... ... Irenaeus clearly point out that their false teachers tradition differed from the church's tradition. (Against Heresies, Book 3, Ch 3, 2) Cyprian calls the Gnostic doctrine a "sacrilegious tradition against God long after the apostles, and after long lapse of time from them." (Cyprian, Epistle 74, 5). Cyprian referred to false doctrines of Pope Stephen as "traditions". Cyprian proves here that he viewed traditions of the church to be acceptable only when they agreed with the Bible and for those "traditions" that contradict scripture Cyprian says, "custom without truth is the antiquity of error". Wow! We couldn't have said it better ourselves. (Cyprian, Epistle 73:2,3,8,9, ... Here we have dietary rules for monks called, "the ancient tradition of the fathers". This is a perfect example of how post apostolic man-made rules directly contradict the teaching of the New testament that says the Christian can eat anything he likes, common food or the food of kings, as long as it is accepted with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-5-false-doctrine.htm

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