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451: The Interactive Bible:
in the same mind and in the same judgement." (Study also Romans 16:17). Thus, we can see that there were no denominations in the original New Testament church, indeed, the few small schisms as came into existence were quickly stamped out by the action of the apostles. Denominationalism was neither necessary nor desirable. Then, we must ask, to what church did the Christians of the first century belong? It had to have been the Lord's church or body of Christ that Jesus died to save, that only and no other - Acts 20:28. It is both reasonable and logical ... One first and obvious step is to believe that Jesus is the Christ and that through Him, and Him only, mankind can be saved. But, contrary to the teachings of man, we must go on beyond this simple belief or ... Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls . . . And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved". Thus, you cannot ... ...
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452: Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ...
... Second, these men would start being called "the overseer" by taking a leading role, but still be seen as a man of equal rank with the other elders/overseers "on paper." Finally, these men exclusively took the title of overseer as a distinct office from his other fellow elders. The first evolution of church government, therefore, was the simple splitting up the one office of the presbytery into two separate offices. One man was overseer/bishop and many men were elders/... But now that I have learned from information given me that their mind was lurking in some hole of heresy, I will make a point of coming to you again: so, brethren, expect me speedily. Knowing then, brethren, of what kind of heresy was Marcion- [Here follows a ... By gradual advances, one bishop over-topped the other bishops in his neighborhood, and finally assumed toward them the relation of archbishop. Even among the deacons distinctions grew up, and one of the body in the different churches became known as the ... ...
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453: Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ...
... Having witnessed this, you would have no choice but to conclude that God had added the requirement of wearing red sox! The Miracles confirmed the message of the man to be genuine! 3. "Pentecostals" today do the very opposite to what occurred in 1st century First Century apostles Miracles confirmed the Word: They would simply perform miracles and then people believed what ever they taught! Pentecostals today The Word confirms ... Mk 16:20 "And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed" c. Acts 14:3 "Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, ... Charismatics walk around claiming to be prophets of God when God never spoke to them. 4. Col 2:18 " taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind" a. Paul clearly stated that some believers in Christ was false claim to have supernatural gifts of ... ...
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454: Official creed of First Evangelical Free Church
First Evangelical Free Church We believe that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God, which reveals to us God's plan of salvation for mankind and is the basis of our faith and the only infallible guide for Christian living (2 Timothy 3:16,17). We believe the entire Bible to be God's ... of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1,14) Statement 4: Mankind We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained. (Genesis 1:26,27; Genesis 3:1-24) Statement 5: Jesus Christ's Death We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. (Isaiah 53; Romans 5:1,9; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4) Statement 6: Jesus Christ's Resurrection We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and ... ...
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455: Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible!
One psychic researcher said, "I feel it is strong evidence of possible reincarnation." There needs to be kept in mind the big difference in the Biblical doctrine of life after death and in reincarnation; they are not the same. Old Testament passages that refute ... Acts 20:9-12 Eutychus was "taken up dead" and Paul said "his life is in him" and he was "alive." After his death he did not come back in another body of either man or beast. 2 Cor 6:1-10 Paul said we have "our earthly house" not houses and judgment will be according to what ... They were not guided by the Spirit into teaching the doctrine of reincarnation. Therefore, reincarnation is not any part of "a truth." 2 Peter 1:3 Peter said "his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain to life and godliness." Reincarnation was not that which his divine power gave, thus, it does not pertain to life or godliness. 2 Cor 6:7 Paul said we walk by faith and Rom. 10:17 teaches faith comes by hearing the word of God. If there is no ... ...
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456: Casebook of Biblical Psychiatry Version 7: Real Mental Illnesses ...
... Unlike all the other mad houses, Pinel refused to torture and use vomits, blistering and bloodletting of the day. Pinel correctly understanding that insanity was a spiritual problem, not an organic/physical problem with the brain. Instead of drugs, he cured insanity by "moral treatments". "My faith in pharmaceutic preparations was ... At a time in history when torture was routinely used to motivate schizophrenics back to normal life, Pinel took the kinder, gentler approach of the threat of torture as a first option. He staged an act outside the insane man's cell where the staff rattled chains and threatened violence to the man. Pinel, however, intervenes with a bowl of soup and the threat that if the man doesn't eat the food by morning, he will suffer torture. Pinel "cured" the man because after this, the man submitted his will and restored his weak and over tired body and mind to normal health. Pinel realized that the man's schizophrenia was a solution to his fear of eternal torture ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-casebook-of-biblical-psychiatry-real-cases-book-treatment-companion-soup.htm
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457: Anti-psychotic drugs cause Cause Diabetes
Given that mental health specialists are often the only doctors a mentally ill diabetic ever sees, some have begun to debate the customary limits of psychiatric practice, deciding to pay much more attention to physical ailments. In particular, ... For patients, the task of taming two debilitating illnesses can haunt their lives. Michael Schiraldi, 44, a Manhattan man who has both schizoaffective disease and diabetes, said his mental illness, now stabilized, was the lesser of his concerns. ... Yet he says he hopes other doctors will eventually share his perspective as diabetes expands among the mentally ill and deepens into an even graver problem. Betrayals of Body and Mind Carole Ernst doesn't know how she got diabetes. Genes? Her mother had ... "As long as it doesn't hurt, I don't mind it," he said. "It's just diabetes." Important Note: Never stop taking prescribed drugs of a medical doctor or psychiatrist without first consulting them. Stopping cold turkey might kill you! If you are on ... ...
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458: Official Creed of Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI ...
has truth without any admixture of error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the age, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried. 1. By "The Holy Bible" we mean that collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation, which, as originally written does not only contain and convey the Word of God, but IS the very Word of God. 2. By "inspiration" we mean ... of Himself in the sinner's place, the Just dying for the unjust, Christ, the Lord, bearing our sins in His own body on the tree; that, having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in heaven and uniting in His wonderful person ... Accordingly, only men are eligible of licensure and ordination for pastor by the church. We believe the true mission of the church is found in the Great Commission: first, to make individual disciples; second, to build up the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-BBFI.htm
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459: Trinity Proof Texts: 2 Corinthians 13:14 and Philippians 2:1 ...
Click to View 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Philippians 2:1-2 "If therefore there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one ... in great detail in his first letter to the Corinthians, "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." 1 Cor 12:13 Here we see that the Holy Spirit is the agent of salvation, by placing us into the body of Christ. ... Some want to translate Phil 2:1-2 as "if anyone has a sharing spirit" rather than "if there is any fellowship of the Holy Spirit." They do this in an effort to make the word "spirit" refer, not to the Holy Spirit, but a personality quality ... ...
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460: Trinity proof texts: Mark 2:7
Mark 2:7 Jesus forgave the sins of others in a way obviously different from the common practice of the Levitical priests and the Jews called it blasphemy. Jesus must therefore be God. Comments: It was a common practice for the Levitical priests ... Jesus made the claim that no Jewish priest would ever make, that He Himself, had the power to forgive sins, hence the power of absolution. Jews and Christians never have the power to forgive sins in the mind of God. No man can, by personal grace, change a man's ... The verse is not saying that "God forgives sins, the moment the apostles proclaim it" but rather, when the Holy Spirit leads them to proclaim forgiveness of sins, God has already previously forgiven them. First they are forgiven in God's mind ... Catholic tradition (DB 920; DS 1710) has rightly seen in this act the origin of the Sacrament of Penance, even though it is equally true that the Church's power over sin is also exercised in baptism and the preaching of the redemptive word." ... ...
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461: Is Suicide an answer to life's problems?
Problems such as these cause us many times to question what is really good about life. There is an answer to hopelessness, anger, that feeling of not belonging, and depression which might be causing you to think about attempting to kill ... There is a better way for you to discover the happiness that has been so hard to find. There is a God and he knows your dilemma and provides answers for you. Listen then to His Word and realize that life is really worth living, for at least four reasons. First of all, you are made in the image or likeness of God, ... You are important because you are a creature of God. As one observed: "One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man." Being made in God's likeness gives you reason to live. Second, for every man God has a plan. Every man is an expression of the thought of God. No man's life is purposeless, for God sent you into the world to do some definite thing. Being made in God's image, He wants you to use your body as his representative ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/s-suicide.htm
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462: 10 Bible passages for Teenagers!
One of the burning questions of the ages has been, "How can I get the most out of life?". Each person in each generation must wrestle with this idea. Since God made man and knows what is the best life for him, man should want to know God's advice for the good life. I have selected ten key statements from the Bible which tell one how best to live. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word ... We are made in the image of God. Genesis 1:26, so we are spiritual beings, who, like God, will live eternally. If we seek first the kingdom of heaven and His righteousness our earthly needs will be ... Think of these things. Read Philippians 4:8. Allowing one's mind to dwell on low, base things will cause one's life to be low and base. Thinking on high and inspiring things will life one up to a high ... Take no thought for your life - Matthew 6:25-32. God cares for the flowers, the grass, and the birds. Since we are more valuable than they, God will certainly care for us. We therefore should not ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-teens-10passages.htm
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463: What Early Christians believed about SALVATION BY FAITH ONLY
But as to those who do not keep His commandments, there is no life in them.... All, therefore, who despise Him and do not follow His commands deliver themselves to death, and each will be guilty of his own blood. But I implore ... And so we have received [this teaching] that if men by their works show themselves worthy of His design' they are deemed worthy of reigning in company with Him, being delivered from corruption and suffering." (Justin First Apology chap. 107, written before 150 A.D.) 190 AD Clement of Alexandria "The Word, ... salvation, they fail to make the necessary preparation for attaining the objects of their hope." (Clement Rich Man chaps. 1, 2) 185-255 AD Origen "The soul... [will] be rewarded according to what it deserves, being destined to ... For since man consists of two parts, body and soul, of which the one is earthly, the other heavenly, two lives have been assigned to man. The first, which is appointed for the body, is transitory. The other, which belongs to the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/H-Faith-Only.htm
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464: Spital Sermon, Andrew Snape, 1718 AD
Click to View Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Click to View Introduction: In 1718 AD, Andrew Snape is the first preacher to diverge from the widely held view that insanity was caused by solely by sin. Snape marks ... Christians today know that thinking hard and deep thought do not cause insanity, since these happen in the spirit not the physical brain. The brain is the physical medium the spirit uses to illuminate the body. (Spital Sermon, Andrew Snape, 1718 AD) "By ancient custom the five ... What Snape had preached and Battie later taught was the opposite of the generally held view that the essence of madness was vitiated judgment and impaired intellect which long perpetuated confusion between mind and brain disease and ... But besides Sin and Ignorance, there is a third Sort of Blindness incident to Human Minds : and that is Distraction, which divests the rational Soul of all its noble and distinguishing Endowments, and sinks unhappy Man below the mute and ... ...
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465: Sola Scriptura: All-sufficient: The Bible alone is a blueprint ...
For thence we shall know, whether we ought to learn or to be ignorant of anything. And thence we may disprove what is false, thence we may be corrected and brought to a right mind, may be comforted and consoled, and if anything is deficient, we may have it added to us. "That the man of God may be perfect." For this is the exhortation of the Scripture given, that the man of God may be rendered perfect by it; without this therefore he cannot be perfect. Thou hast the Scriptures, he says, in place ... That is to say, there are no specific instructions for worship. We are given hints as to when the early Christians met for worship, i.e. on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7), but no specific directions. Nor are we given any details about how the ... As a member of the "Greek Orthodox church", Clark Carlton should have no shortage of Greek language advisers to inform him that the primary definition of the word "baptitzo" in the Greek, is immersion, not sprinkling or pouring. Carlton should know ... ...
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466: The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ...
The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition based 100% on scripture. "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Introduction: The ... Between 180 - 325 AD, there were many different versions of creeds and none universally accepted. In 325 AD, the Nicene Creed became the first creed that was considered universal law and equal to the Bible. Indeed, the authors of ... We are not denying "oral apostolic tradition", we merely say it is identical with scripture. Irenaeus said: "1. Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain ... Thus, by means of that ancient tradition of the apostles, they do not suffer their mind to conceive anything of the [doctrines suggested by the] portentous language of these teachers, among whom neither Church nor doctrine has ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm
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467: Modalism refuted: UPCI's Sixty Questions On The Godhead refuted ...
... From a relationship of "enmity" "both" (Jew and Gentile) come to a friendly relationship, a harmonious relationship, with God and each other making up "one body." John 14:10 expresses the harmonious relationship which Jesus had with ... Isaiah 63:19 shows the "LORD" (Yahweh) as "Father." This is not a reference to Jesus in particular. UPC Question #16. "When God said, 'Let us make man in our image' (Genesis 1:26), was He speaking to another person in the Godhead? No, ... The reason for the delay was to allow the author of the questions to show his view of the passage. Here the author connects Malachi 2:10 to Isaiah 44:24. That would makes the Hebrew word el in Malachi 2:10 refer to Yahweh in Isaiah 44:24. Therefore he fails to show that in Genesis 1:26 the ... Revelation 1:8." He possesses all the Father possesses (John 16:15). UPC Question #20. "Who do some describe as the first person in the trinity? God the Father." What some do or do not do is of no relevance because it proves nothing ... ...
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468: 10 Bible passages for Teenagers!
One of the burning questions of the ages has been, "How can I get the most out of life?". Each person in each generation must wrestle with this idea. Since God made man and knows what is the best life for him, man should want to know God's advice for the good life. I have selected ten key statements from the Bible which tell one how best to live. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word ... We are made in the image of God. Genesis 1:26, so we are spiritual beings, who, like God, will live eternally. If we seek first the kingdom of heaven and His righteousness our earthly needs will be ... Think of these things. Read Philippians 4:8. Allowing one's mind to dwell on low, base things will cause one's life to be low and base. Thinking on high and inspiring things will life one up to a high ... Take no thought for your life - Matthew 6:25-32. God cares for the flowers, the grass, and the birds. Since we are more valuable than they, God will certainly care for us. We therefore should not ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/f-teens-10passages.htm
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469: First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Cana 40 BC
... "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days." (John 2:1-12) 2. "Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee ... So Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe." The royal official said to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him, "Go; your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off. As he ... II, 40-37 BC a. "Now as Antigonus [II, 40-37 BC]had a mind to appear to exceed Herod not only in the courage but in the number of his men, he sent Pappus, one of his companions, with an army against Samaria, (334) whose fortune it was to oppose Macheras. ... ...
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470: Tomb of Jesus with Rolling stone
Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away." (Matthew 27:57-60) Introduction: 1. Jesus was laid in a tomb cut out of rock with a rolling stone: a. "When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named ... It is part of a series of tombs under the authority of Ecole Biblique which continues to the property of the garden tomb. c. These tombs differ from first century tombs because they have no bone repositories or loculi 3. The ... He judged it incumbent on him to render the blessed locality of our Saviour's resurrection an object of attraction and veneration to all. He issued immediate injunctions, therefore, for the erection in that spot of a house of prayer: and this he did, not on the mere natural impulse of his own mind, but being moved in spirit by the Saviour ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-tombs-burials-Jewish-rolling-stone-Jesus-Christ-resurrection-3-days-Koch-Loculi-ossuary.htm
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471: Weekly Church Attendance is Essential!
... they arise from sleep, run to their idols to worship them, and before all their work and all their labors do first of all pray to them, and in their feasts and in their solemnities do not keep away, but attend upon them; and ... To whom the Lord says to Jeremiah, "Ye have not kept My ordinances; nay, you have not walked according to the ordinance of the heathen and you have in a manner exceeded them... How, therefore, will any one make his apology who has despised or absented himself from the church of God? (Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, book 2) 350 AD APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS: Be not careless of yourselves, neither deprive your Saviour of His own members, neither divide His body nor disperse His members, neither prefer the occasions of this life to the word ... There are many very valid reasons as to why we should attend the worship services of the church. We might begin by asking ourselves some questions: First: Has God left man to his choice about the matter? The Bible says in ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/g-weekly-attendance.htm
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472: 100 Sabbath keeper stumper questions.
Stumper Questions Sabbatarians don't like to be asked! Amazing Facts about the Sabbath and other stumper questions! 1. If every man from Adam to Moses kept the Sabbath, why is the Hebrew word for the weekly Sabbath found in the ten commandments, never found in the book of Genesis? Why is no ... Why is Moses the first one to see a stone tablet written by the finger of God? 4. Why is the weekly Sabbath commandment never quoted in the New Testament? 5. Why is the Sabbath the only one of the ten commandments that are said to be ... Any if we should therefore keep the Sabbath, then we must also build the tabernacle, for the Bible says through it we may know it is God who sanctifies us Ezel 37:28? 79. If the fact that the Sabbath is mentioned in the New Testament ... Can Sabbatarians find even one reason in the New Testament why the Sabbath has any meaning distinct to Christians? 82. Did you know that the Jewish Sabbath was significant to the Jews because it was a memoral of this present physical ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbath-questions.htm
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473: The weekly Sabbath is abolished, being nailed to the cross!
Click to View Colossians 2:14-16: The Sabbath was nailed to the cross Click to View Proof early Christians worshipped on the first day AND NEVER keep the Sabbath! Click to View Stunning new ... Click to View Sabbatarians falsely say: "Adam, Noah and Abraham kept the Sabbath." Yet the Sabbath did not exist until Moses. Sabbatarians haven't comprehended the fact that the word "Sabbath" is ... Click to View The Sabbath is an Old Testament shadow or anti-type of heaven and was never intended endure past the cross. God gave the Jews many physical anti-types that were replaced with new meaning ... Click to View Jesus said in Mark 2:27 "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath". Jesus taught that the Sabbath should be broken, if it conflicted with a higher law of God like human ... In the beginning God made "all things" Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:16. 2. The Sabbath day was MADE: Mk 2:27-28. 3. Therefore the Sabbath day was created or made in the beginning and therefore Adam had to keep it! ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbath.htm
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474: Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ...
And from that fact it follows that for an individual Christian to dissent from the faith of the universal Church (i.e., the body of true believers), is tantamount to dissenting from the Scriptures ... God, therefore, very rightly proclaims through Isaiah that the prophets, together with the whole people are witnesses to him; for they, instructed by prophecies, unhesitatingly held that God has spoken without deceit or ambiguity [Isa. 43]. Such then is a conviction that requires no reasons; such, a knowledge with which the best reason agrees-in which the mind truly reposes more securely and ... church] owes its whole authority to the fact that it is a common understanding of the written word, attained and preserved under that teaching of the Spirit, which secures to believers a competent ... Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Anti-Creedalists: Sebastian Franck, 1499 - 1542 AD, is an example of a man who rejected the church creeds, while continuing to believe the Holy Spirit directly ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm
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475: False dilemmas and the Trinity (Logical fallacies and horns of ...
God is Omni-present (everywhere), Jesus existed in body of flesh. God is Omniscient (all knowing), Jesus learned God is Tirelessness, Jesus slept When Jehovah's Witnesses deceptively try to prove Jesus cannot be God with the following false dilemma, "God is not a ... God knows everything, therefore man's life is pre-destined: God already had a master "lost and saved" lists before creation. Man cannot save himself without God's help, therefore, man can do nothing to be saved: baptism not essential God is in control of everything, therefore, man has no free will. Anti-Trinitarian false dilemmas: Anti-Trinitarian false dilemmas usually involve two corrects facts that force an invalid conclusion. Notice that the first two statements ... Jesus wasn't man 1. God is immutable: "I Change Not" Mal 3:6; Heb 6:17-18 2. Yet Jesus changed by becoming a man 3. Jesus isn't divine (Arianism) 1. "Jehovah is not a man that He should change His mind." 1 Sam 15:29 2. Yet God changed his mind: Num 14:12,20 3. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-false-dilemmas.htm
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476: TRINTITY: 6 Different ontological views of God Examined and defined
The Bible doesn't really tell us much about how God is "built". We understand that humans have a body with bones etc., but the "metaphysical structure" of God is in fact outside our ability to know. ... In fact they were trying to answer questions that went beyond what is revealed. We must therefore be content to know that God is one, yet three are distinct, the Son is uncreated and the Holy Spirit ... The discussion continues today. Let us all be humble and honest when we approach this subject. It may also help to keep in mind that there will always be a sliver of truth contained within each of the ... Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View A single man has many roles: father, employee and citizen. Click to View Click to View Click to View ... B. Illustrations of God that are best in our opinion: Marriage: two distinct individuals, are joined as one. Class of being: deity, Mankind: Singular word for a class of being composed of many ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-ontology-views.htm
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477: Psychiatry: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and other 12 step programs ...
Carl Jung noted that this is precisely what happened to a man who used alcohol around 1900 AD, as "a desperate attempt to narcotize himself, to forget his oppressive situation." b. Carl Jung treated Rowland Hazard in 1931 AD for ... The Oxford Group is where one of the founders of AA learned the basic concepts of AA today. See the case of "Dominatrix". 3. Picking up a glass of alcohol is no more an "involuntary physical compulsion" than is rape, gluttony, smoking or ingesting drugs. The body may crave because of a historical pattern ... effort to explain why some people consume alcohol and do not become addicted and others become alcoholics when they consume the first drink. a. A bee sting causes a physical reaction in some people because they have an allergy. b. ... principles he learned from Dr. Silkworth that alcoholism was a disease and an allergy. AA began, therefore, by Wilson rejecting the idea that alcoholism was sinful and instead teaches it was form insanity or mental ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-junk-science-alcoholics-anonymous-AA.htm
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478: Propositions Concerning Animal Magnetism, Franz Anton Mesmer ...
founded "Mesmerism" where a man could transmit animal magnetism to another and bring about an instant cure for "diseases of the nerves". The idea that a person has been "mesmerized" or that something is "mesmerizing" are verbs that owe their origin to this charlatan quack. Mesmer believed he and his disciples, had the ability to transmit a magic power to cure insanity from their body to another. ... Even today's hypnotists mislead audiences that they possess some inherent power they are able to transmit from their hands to the person being hypnotized. Since hysteria is all in the mind, Mesmer ... Tana Dineen, 2001, p 202) For the "good therapist" designation, it would seem that two characteristics are important. The first is that the psychologist must exude an aura of warmth, attentiveness, ... Compression, imagination, imitation are therefore the true causes of the effects attributed to this new agent, known by the appellation of animal magnetism, this fluid, which is said to circulate ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/propositions-concerning-animal-magnetism-franz-anton-mesmer-mesmerism-1779ad.htm
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479: Casebook of Biblical Psychiatry Version 7: Real Mental Illnesses ...
... I saw what the son had to contend with, and realized that he did not have the strength to resist. Physically, too, he was rather delicate and no match for his mother. I therefore decided upon an act of force mateure. Behind his back I gave ... A rather simple etiology became a complex medical issue. Here we have a man who is caught in an unhappy life situation under the control of his executive mother. Rather than grow up and be a man and just quit, he fabricates a collection of ... Picking up a glass of alcohol is no more an "involuntary physical compulsion" than is rape, gluttony, smoking or ingesting drugs. The body may crave because of a historical pattern of bad choices, but the spirit is always in control. Biopsychiatry have bizarrely diagnosed alcoholics with an allergy of all things, in an effort to explain why some people consume alcohol and do not become addicted and others become alcoholics when they consume the first drink. A bee sting causes a physical reaction in some people ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-casebook-of-biblical-psychiatry-real-cases-book-treatment-companion-dominatrix.htm
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480: The Bible & How to Properly Discipline your Child
... And the widely held notion that he is the best parent who most sternly and severely punishes his child for wrong-doing is a more serious mistake. Wrong-doing results in harm and is therefore to be avoided. This is a lesson every child should ... He immediately sought out other homeless demons whom he had met in his wanderings and invited them to live with him in the readied, empty heart of the man he had formerly inhabited. The man's last state was worse than the first! That "discipline" which is concerned only with removing evil is doomed to fail. It may result in making a child good, but good for nothing! True discipline not only guards, but guides. It overcomes evil with good. Timothy was wisely disciplined in that in his childhood his mind was ... Parents may profit from this word. The truly disciplined child is not the one who knows only what not to do - rather the one who is instructed and practiced in good things to do. Effective discipline consists not only of words and acts of ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/f-child-discipline.htm
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481: Date written: John the Gospel of John in AD 98
is odd, since John writes the entire book of Revelation about it and the topic would be front and center on his mind that is only 2-4 year away. B. Internal Evidence #2: John 21:20-23 proves the gospel of John was written long after AD 70 1. "Lord, and what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!" Therefore this saying went out among the brethren that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would ... The former of these, in Book 2 of his work Against Heresies, writes word for word as follows: 'And all the presbyters who had associated in Asia with John, the disciple of the Lord, attest to John's tradition, for he remained with them until the ... The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-Revelation-commentary-Steven-Rudd-Date-Revelation-written-66AD-Gospel-of-John-98AD.htm
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482: 10 Supposed extinction proof texts refuted!
What Jesus was saying is that no one ascended into the place in heaven that is in the direct presence of God. Jesus was the very first man to do this at his ascension. Up to the cross, no man who died ... Whatever your hand finds to do, verily, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. Click to View Positive Bible proof that man ... The Hebrew word "yada" meaning "to know" is deliberately mistranslated "conscious" by Jehovah's Witnesses to deceive the public "yada" is never translated "conscious" anywhere in the following major ... his appearance and send him away. "His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it. "But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself." ... Deuteronomy 25:19 "Therefore it shall come about when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance to ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/su-extinction-refuted.htm
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483: Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ...
Cardale also began to speak in tongues and to prophesy. Edward Irving formed his own church called the Catholic Apostolic Church and he soon ordained its first twelve apostles on November 7th, 1832. "He also expounded a detailed teaching on the ... Their evolving doctrines became increasingly heretical and, many degenerated into clearly definable cults (Church of the Living Word, The Body, House of Prayer, etc.)." (Old Wine in New Wineskins: A look at the Kansas City Fellowship, Stephen F. Cannon, ... Branham taught that gifts of the Holy Spirit could be transmitted through the laying on of hands via a man who possessed such gifts. He believed in further revelation given by angels, dreams, visions, and prophecy. He strongly taught that Jesus ... of David, i.e. continual prophetic praise before the Lord The dominion of the world by The Church The defeat of physical death by ascended believers called Manifest Sons of God Unity of the Body, i.e. all churches submitting the Apostolic ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm
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484: The theme of the rejected blessing of the firstborn given to ...
... 'It came about, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord the males, the first offspring of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.' "So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and as phylacteries on your forehead, for ... Firstborn from the dead Firstborn of the dead "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." (Colossians 1:18) "John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne," (Revelation 1:4) Only Begotten only one of its kind (At resurrection) The Greek word "monogenes" is actually a combination of two words: "monos" which means "only" or "alone," and "genos" which means "of the same ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/d-Bible-Stolen-blessing-Jacob-Esau-Pattern-theme-firstborn-rejected-blessings-given-to-secondborn-Christ-Christians.htm
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485: Experimenta & Observationes Physicae, Robert Boyle, 1691 AD
He clearly shows that the cause is purely of mind affecting the body: "Instances I have met with, that shew the great Power which sudden Passions of the mind may have upon the Body". One was the case of a ... within his own mind. The second extract contains two cases reported by Boyle to demonstrate the power of 'Violent Passions' or emotional shock in causing and curing psychological ills. The first was that of a woman who developed a 'hysterical paralysis' following an accident to a favourite child; the other, the cure of 'a Sciatica' by a 'Fright' is unmistakably autobiographical. ... Moreover, the same inward causes produce different outward signs; and, vice versa, the same outward signs may proceed from different inward causes; and therefore those little rules of prognostication, found ... nothing to rest long in the same condition; and it being no farther from Dublin to Corke, than from Corke to Dublin, why may not a man as easily recover of a disease, without much care, as fall into it ? ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/experimenta-and-observationes-physicae-robert-boyle-1691ad.htm
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486: Eph 2:15 proves the 10 commandments are abolished!
Click to View Lev 23 The Weekly Sabbath is lumped in with all the yearly Sabbaths without distinction and they are all called "The Lord's appointed times" and "holy convocations". Click to View Ezek 20 calls the first and fourth commandment, "My ... Ceremonial law Ceremonial law 10 commandments 10 commandments 10 commandments 10 commandments 10 commandments 10 commandments C. Greek word study "by abolishing [Strongs #2673] in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. " (Ephesians 2:15-16) "having "canceled out" ... For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it. For if that which fades away [Strongs #2673] was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory. Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in ... ...
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487: Hybrid-Universalism refuted: literal hell will come to an end ...
... Habakkuk 3:6 The larger context has God's mountain (v 3 Paran) lasting forever, but Edom's and Midian's mountains being destroyed. So the first major problem is explaining how two physical mountains will be destroyed, but one physical mountain will endure forever. The mountains are in fact metaphoric for kingdoms. The ... Therefore the way the word "olam" is used in Hab 3:6 is not an example of two different time lengths because the Edomites viewed their mountain lasting the same length of time as God himself. For all these reasons, Hab 3:6 is not an example of a single passage using the word "olam" for two different time lengths. In the universalist debate, there are no other passages that use "olam" for two different duration of time. Heb 3:6 cannot be used as an example of this. E. A loving God wouldn't do it: There is a philosophical reason that underpins all universalism, those who believe in extinction (man does not consciously survive death) or annihilation (hell comes to an ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/su-hell-universalism-refuted.htm
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488: Birth order of Shem and Japheth: Shem second born: Chronology ...
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) ... first time in history, make Shem the GREAT Melchizedek. The Jews wanted to counter the Christian doctrine in the book of Hebrews that Jesus has the priesthood of Melchizedek as the Messianic king/priest/conqueror: "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath. He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country. He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His ... It is now declared that in two periods of seven years the form of the world was originally created and now renewed under Noah. But the wise man lives for a period of fourteen quarters of a century; ... ...
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489: Lachish Letters Ostraca collection, Tablets and Inscriptions ...
Because they are letters, they also give precious insights into the personal aspects of these administrative workings. From the perspective of the history of discovery, the Lachish inscriptions were the first cohesive body of original texts from the pre-exilic period in Hebrew and they were therefore very important in providing data on all aspects of the Hebrew of that period: palaeography, ... And now, open the ear of your servant with respect to the letter which you sent to your servant last evening, for the heart of your servant has been ill since you sent (it) to your servant, and because my lord said, "You did not understand it-- call a scribe!" By the life of YHWH no man has ever dared ... "May Yahweh cause my lord to hear reports of peace and of good news. And now, give 10 loaves of bread and 2 measures of wine. Bring back to your servant a word by the hand of Shelemiah concerning what we must do tomorrow" 1935 AD Lachish: British Museum Date of ostracon: 587 BC Bulla of Jucal son of ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/ostraca/Ostraca-Lachish-Letters-Jeremiah-YHWH-Egypt-Fire-Signals-Azekah-weakening-hands-nebuchadnezzar-587BC.htm
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490: Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ...
FF Bruce, in The canon of scripture, p 115-116, claims that the regula fidei was read and memorized by those who were to be baptized. "1. Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is ... Thus, by means of that ancient tradition of the apostles, they do not suffer their mind to conceive anything of the [doctrines suggested by the] portentous language of these teachers, among whom neither Church nor doctrine has ever been ... that He is none other than the Creator of the world, who produced all things out of nothing through His own Word, first of all sent forth; that this Word is called His Son, and, under the name of God, was seen "in diverse manners" by the patriarchs, heard at all times in ... Even the apostle Paul gives a similar type of "one paragraph summary" of doctrine in 1 Cor 15:3-8. Of course, we must take issue with Tertullian's "rule of faith" on one key point: While he views this extra-biblical, man-made document ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm
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491: The Interior Of Bethlem Hospital, Urbane Metcalf, 1818 AD
Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Introduction: 1818 AD, Urbane Metcalf, a Patient at Bedlam, gives a shocking first hand account of what it was like to be "treated" for insanity ... He describes a keeper named Davis as a, "cruel, unjust and drunken man, and for many years as keeper secretly practised the greatest cruelties to those under his care". He described another keeper ... Vickery the cutter [butcher], has it in his power to defraud the patients in many instances...". Metcalf stands as the final witness that helped forever change the kinds of brutal physical torture and ... Rodhird being out that evening; though he Blackburn might have prevented them from fighting if he had pleased, they went to bed in the greatest perturbation of mind against each other; in the morning ... disordered, trod on the middle of his body purposely, this Blackburn the keeper encouraged by laughing, and Lloyd would have repeated it, but something diverted his attention: Baccus is since dead. ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/the-interior-of-bethlem-bedlam-hospital-urbane-metcalf-1818ad.htm
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492: BEWARE: Arian Biased Translations
... of the tales and traditions within the first five books of the Bible." He believed portions of the Bible were badly edited and arranged, so he tried to improve on them. He rearranged entire chapters to suit himself. Goodspeed, Edgar: The Complete Bible, an American Translation, by Edgar Goodspeed and J. M. Powis Smith. Greek into English but a two man translation, whereas all other major ... The Complete Bible renders Matthew 1:23 as "A maiden will become pregnant ..." - again denying the virgin birth. Even if one might debate whether the Hebrew word has to mean virgin, there is no ... Nestorius, who was condemned by the third Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431, taught that Jesus had two persons in one body, one human and one divine. Lamsa said: "the Eastern Christians believe in one ... and written commentaries on it" (George M. Lamsa, More Light on the Gospel, p151) Lamsa denies the physical bodily resurrection of Christ, the actual second coming, the person of the devil and demons. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-translations.htm
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493: The Bible & How to Properly Discipline your Child
... And the widely held notion that he is the best parent who most sternly and severely punishes his child for wrong-doing is a more serious mistake. Wrong-doing results in harm and is therefore to be avoided. This is a lesson every child should ... and invited them to live with him in the readied, empty heart of the man he had formerly inhabited. The man's last state was worse than the first! Click to View That "discipline" which is concerned only with removing evil is doomed to fail. It may result in making a child good, but good for nothing! True discipline not only guards, but guides. It overcomes evil with good. Timothy was wisely disciplined in that in his childhood his mind was filled with the knowledge of the sacred Scripture (11 Timothy ... Parents may profit from this word. The truly disciplined child is not the one who knows only what not to do - rather the one who is instructed and practiced in good things to do. Effective discipline consists not only of words and acts of ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-child-discipline.htm
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494: "KJV Only" advocates refuted!
... only advocates realize that the most powerful and irrefutable evidence that neither were translated under inspiration, is the very first edition with all their thousands of errors? (KJV- 1611 edition; BoM- 1831 edition) Do KJV only advocates realize that, to point out ... Since most "KJV-Onlyites" believe the KJV is the inerrant and inspired "scripture" [2 Peter 1:20], and 2 Peter 1:21 says that "the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost," would you not therefore reason thus - "For the King James Version came not in 1611 by the will of man: but holy men of God translated as they were moved by the Holy Ghost"? Which reading is the verbally (word-for... if he come to draw with a devout and pious mind, as true Religion requireth." [S. August. de utilit. credendi cap. 6] Thus S. Augustine. and S. Jerome: "Ama scripturas, et amabit te sapientia etc." [S. Jerome. ad Demetriad] Love the Scriptures, and wisdom will love thee. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm
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495: Dr. Don Patton's Rebuttal of NAMI Dec 10, 2010
fraud. 2. In an attempt to sustain the slanderous accusation that I am a liar, they typed "don patton's lies" into Google and merely copied and pasted the first 15 results from Google for their proof. ... with Don Patton, except my name was on the same page as the word "lie." 4. Several instances are blog pages where the name Patton comes up in one blog and someone uses the word "lies" three blogs later on a different topic. Twice the word for "lies" means "laying, lays" as in the sentence, "A house lies upon it's the foundation" or "A man lies in bed". 5. The Chinese English skills are clearly ... Powell chafes at the implication and says, "With all of this in mind concerning the lies and frauds that have been committed what would an honest botanical evolutionist say?" He is sarcastically ... Therefore all the "evidence" put forward in the P&P Report in relation to the "Price and Patton Site" were virtually irrelevant and had no impact on the genuineness of the "NAMI Site" whatsoever. 2. ... ...
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496: Official creed of Assemblies of God
... Since the name "Immanuel" embraces both God and man in the one Person, our Lord Jesus Christ, it follows that the title, Son of God, describes His proper deity, and the title Son of Man, His proper humanity. Therefore, the title, Son ... Man Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Rom. 5:12-19). 5. The ... consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20). 8. The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost The baptism of ... The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-assemblies-of-god.htm
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497: Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ...
... for us to keep. 2. Those whose origin in from the OT: Sabbath day, Pentecost 3. Origin is manmade but based upon NT meanings: Palm Sunday, Trinity Sunday 4. Origin is a combination of man-made Christian ideas & pagan sources: a. ... TRINITY SUNDAY: Sunday after Pentecost: dedicated to the "Trinity7 Click to View III. Origin of Christmas: A. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ + Mass" 1. from the Catholic "mass" 2. term first used in 1038 AD B. Date of Christ's birthday is unknown: best guess is spring of 6BC 1. year: between 4-7BC a. ... There is no historical evidence that our Lord's birthday was celebrated during the apostolic or postapostolic times. The uncertainty that existed at the beginning of the third century in the mind of Hippolytus and others . . ... The earliest record of the recognition of Dec. 25 as a church festival is in the hilocalian Calendar (copied 354 but representing Roman practice in 336. . .). In the East the celebration of Jan. 6 as the physical as well as the ... ...
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498: Stumper questions Jehovah's Witnesses do not like to be asked ...
... God is also referred to as the "first" and the "last" in Isa 44:6 and Isa 48:12. How can this be since by definition of these words there can only be one first and one last? Jn 1:3 says that Jesus created "all things", but in Isa ... If chapter 7 of Revelation is to be taken literally, where then does the Bible say that the 144,000 will come from? (See Rev 7:5- 8). If the soul is the body, why does Jesus make a distinction between the body and the soul in Mt 10:28? The NWT translates Jn 1:1 as "... and the Word was WITH God, and the ... If Jesus was a created being, then according to Jn 1:3, Jesus would have had to create himself. If the spirit of a man has no existence apart from the body, why does Stephen just before his death in Acts 7:59, pray to Jesus to ... Heb 3:1 refers to "holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling". In Mk 3:35, Jesus says, "Whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother ...". Therefore, according to the Bible, whoever does the will of God is a brother ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/jw-questions.htm
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499: Sabbath Abolished: God does not change, but His law has many ...
Click to View A common, but false argument that Sabbatarians will use to prove we must keep the Sabbath, is by saying "God never changes, therefore His 10 commandment law never changes". While it is true that God never changes, God's ... Yet the Ten commandments and the Sabbath did not exist until Moses. Sabbatarians haven't comprehended the fact that the word "Sabbath" is never found in the book of Genesis. The first case of Sabbath keeping was in Exodus 16 at Mt. Sinai. Here Jehovah gave Moses the "Ten Commandments", for the ... Since God gave the law of animal sacrifices then abolished it, this also proves that God changes! Right? Wrong: The laws God gives and what God requires of man has changes a lot. There are three basic periods of earth history: Heb ... Colossians 2:18 "Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by... taking his (her) stand on visions he (she) has seen, inflated without cause by his (Ellen White's) fleshly mind" Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE "you are seeking ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/7-GodnoChange.htm
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500: "The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ...
... "One thing has suprised me very much. Turning it over in my mind, I said to myself, If Peter had been elected Pope, would his colleagues have been permitted to send him with St. John to Samaria to ... Peter, that he openly blames those who would say, We are of Paul, We are of Apollos (I Cor. 1:12), as those who say, We are of Peter. If therefore this last apostle had been the vicar of Christ, St. ... Is it to be believed, my venerable brethren, that St. Paul, the great apostle of the Gentiles, would have forgotten the first of these offices, the papacy, if the papacy had been of divine institution? The forgetfulness appeared to me to be as impossible as if an historian of this Council were not to mention one word of his holiness Pius IX. [Several voices - 'Silence, heretic, silence!] ... The apostle Paul makes no mention, in any of his letters directed to the various churches, of the primacy of Peter. If this primacy had existed, if, in one word, the church had in its body a supreme ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm
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