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The Pattern of Congregational Benevolence in the New Testament A. We will do two things in this study: 1. Identify each scripture in the NT that deals with benevolence 2. Look for a pattern in actions of benevolence I. Bible Texts On Benevolence: A. Texts that deal with formal benevolence within a local congregation: 1. Acts 2:44-45 2. Acts 4:34-37 3. Acts ... II. The Pattern of collective benevolence A. Rich church to poor church. B. One church directly to another without intermediary organization like "missionary society" or "sponsoring church". Click on photo for high resolution: Click to View C. For the saints, not for non-Christians, without exception, establishing a pattern that must be followed: 1. Acts 2:44; 4:32: needy 'believers" 2. Acts 6:1-10 ... C. False argument #3: Acts of benevolence, funded from the church treasury, such as was rendered to those saints in Judea, also included benevolence to non-Christians. 2 Cor 9:12-13 states that the money was for "all men". All men obviously includes both Christians and non-Christians. 2 Cor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-church-benevolence.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of ... Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Introduction: It is true that the Apostolic Fathers accepted oral tradition of the apostles as authoritative. However, they believed 100% of apostolic oral tradition (viva voce or living voice) was eventually recorded in scripture. They never indicated that oral tradition was any different or distinct from scripture. Therefore, Christians who advocate Sola Scriptura take the identical view of oral tradition of the apostles, as the Church Fathers did. This is most troubling to Roman Catholic and Orthodox ... A. The Bible texts that support oral revelation as tradition: Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Jeremiah 1:9. This is a classic ... the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." 2 Thessalonians 2:15. Both oral and scripture are called traditions. "Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-2-oral.htm

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50 ways Harold Camping's pre-tribulation Rapture contridicts ... Find a church that exposes the Rapture as a heresy in your own home town. Interactive On-line Bible Studies Click to View Did the last days begin this century? Are we living in the last days yet? Click to View Who is the ANTICHRIST? Click to View Does Revelation prophecy today's current events? A. False assumptions of Rapture and premillennialism. 1. False: The kingdom is something distinct from the ... Futurists claim to be "literal" in their interpretation of the book...but then arbitrarily pick and choose when to "go figurative." This need to interpret some of the images and events as being figurative is shared by BOTH the Past and Futurist views. Neither can claim superiority in ease of ... Therefore, the Old Testament kingdom of Israel will have to be restored with the Jews in Palestine, so that God's promise can be redeemed and fulfilled. But God's Word says they did receive the full promise. "So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-contrast-truth.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would ... Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "The prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene, comes from oral tradition only, not scripture." He "came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene." (Matthew 2:23) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene, ... Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human ... Zechariah 6:12 Isa 53 combines both the idea of "branch" and humiliation". "For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-nazarene-matthew-2-23.htm

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Official creed of the Evangelical Free church Evangelical Free The Statement of Faith of The Evangelical Free Church of America The doctrinal position of the Evangelical Free Church of America is summarized in our twelve-article Statement of Faith. We believe... 1. The Scriptures, both Old & New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. 2. In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons, ... govern its own affairs. 11. In the personal and premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. 12. In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgement and everlasting conscious punishment. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Evang-free.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The story of Michael and the Devil over Moses ... Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "The story of Michael and the Devil over where Moses' body was buried in Jude 9, comes from oral tradition." "But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"" (Jude 9) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The story of ... Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human ... The same thing is identically true between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. Both fight the other claiming their oral tradition is the valid one. Sola Scriptura can only bring unity. Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-devil-michael-jude-9.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 does not prove ... Sola Scriptura home page Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View "The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 came from oral tradition." "In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " (Acts 20:35) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The saying of Jesus in Acts 20:35 came from oral tradition." Sola ... Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. 2 Pet 1:20-21. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. We challenge the Roman Catholic ... Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 So Acts 20:35 may be exactly like 2 Cor 12:9, in that both are sayings of Jesus that were revealed only to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-acts-20-35.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 scripture the final mode of revelation that succeeded oral revelation "For we have, as the source of teaching, the Lord, both by the prophets, the Gospel, and the blessed apostles, "in divers manners and at sundry times," [Heb 1:1] leading from the beginning of ... These false teachers just carelessly grab anything they can find to support their doctrines without doing a proper and though study. Again this sounds real "Catholic" or "Orthodox" because they are lazy and want the priest to simply tell ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian JW's Quote Kittel in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Click to View Gerhard Kittel quoted in: Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication Watchtower Magazine, Aug. 1, 1984 Our Comments: The way ... In discussing whether "mono-genes" (only-begotten) means "comparison or source" Kittel flatly states first "In compounds with genes, adverbs describe the nature rather than the source of derivation" then "Grammatically both interpretations are justifiable". What that means is that JW's cannot use ... More likely, however, is the influence of Jewish models. For in Judaism, as in the early Church, we find triadic formulae, and even formulae with four or more members. Justin combines the triad God, Christ and angel, with that of Father, Son and Spirit, to produce the fourfold (Apol., 1, 6). Eph. 4:4 ff. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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The Lord's Supper The Bible Blueprint of the Lord's Supper: Click to View The Bible Pattern: Communion Breaking Bread The Lord's Supper Click to View Refuted: The false doctrine of "transubstantiation" Introduction: A. Bible's major references: 1. Jesus instituted the "Lord's Supper" in Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-23 2. Paul gave us some more details in 1 Cor 10:16-17,21; 11:20-34 a. The church at Corinth had made communion into a common meal: 1 Cor 11:20-22 b. We likewise must partake of the Lord's ... B. Both the bread and grape juice must be unleavened in order to exactly duplicate the liturgy of Jesus when he instituted the Lord's Supper: 1. Jesus instituted communion during the days of unleavened bread and the upper room was prepared ... Therefore under all occasions plain grape juice is the best choice. D. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches are divided over exactly whose "apostolic church tradition" is correct: 1. "In the 11th century the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion.htm

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled Bible Prophecy Fulfilled through Jesus the Messiah Introduction 1 to Midrashic Prophecy and Fulfillment. I. Using the Midrashic Hermeneutic to establish Bible authority in the Church 1. II. Master Classification Catalogue of Midrashic Bible Prophecies 1. III. Jewish Messianic Expectation at the time of Jesus's birth. ... Descension and Ascension Psalm 68 God the Rock of Moses Ex 17:6 The Begotten Son Psalm 2 Shadows, Types and Antitypes Click to View MAIN Messianic Prophecy Website Click to View List of 75 similarities of Joseph as a type of Christ ... Many elements of the Jesus' prophecy in Matthew 24 are dual prophecies of both the coming of the Lord in Judgment in AD 70 and the future second coming. Our modern thinking wants to identify each verse in Matthew 24 as ... Instrumental music was banned in all first century Jewish synagogues and the Orthodox church has practiced acappella worship without instruments from Pentecost down to the present. The Roman Catholic church introduced ... ... https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/welcome.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? Click to View Roman Catholic Faith Examined! Was Peter the first Pope? Catholics say Yes! Truth says No! Click to View Papal Infallibility Click to View Was The Apostle Peter A Pope? Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE tell us if we have ... "Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of Scripture or evident reason (for I do not believe either Pope or councils alone, since it is certain that they have both erred frequently and contradicted themselves)...I neither can nor wish to revoke ... "Therefore, to resume, I establish: (1) That Jesus has given to His apostles the same power that He gave to St. Peter. (2) That the apostles never recognized in St. Peter the vicar of Jesus Christ and the infallible doctor of the church. (3) That ... There is not a single instance in the Scriptures where any of the above titles are applied to a man. The term, "Holy Father" is used only once in the entire Bible, and it is used by Jesus in addressing God the Father. (John 17:11) Among the above ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian JW's Quote Kelly in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines Kelly is quoted in, Watchtower Magazine, Aug. 1, 1984, p 23 by Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower Deception exposed: How the Watchtower quoted the source What ... Athenagoras echoes this idea when he inveighs [a verbal attack] against labeling as atheists 'men who acknowledge God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit, and declare both Their power in union and Their distinction in order'. This order, however, was not intended to suggest degrees of subordination ... "The ideas implicit in these early catechedical and liturgical formulae, as in the New Testament writers' use of the same dyadic and triadic patterns, represent a pre-reflective, pre-theological phase of Christian belief. It was out of the raw material thus provided by the preaching, worshiping Church that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kelly.htm

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15 Tips For Running A Successful Correspondence Course Program 15 Tips For Running A Successful Correspondence Course Program Click to View 15 Tips For A Correspondence Course Program Standard practice May I suggest... Purpose to Convert & Baptize Purpose to Salt & Cultivate Doctrinal & Controversial Topics Create Desire For Further Study Length 5 or More Lessons Length 3-4 Lessons Mass Distribution of Lesson #1 Distribute Enrollment Opportunity Personal Contact ... Members involved in running course Preacher Runs Course Preacher Conducts Resultant Studies Members Do Resultant Studies Use Box Number Use Address of Church Building Offer Second Course Offer Personal Bible Study Computer Record Keeping Manual Record Keeping Sloppy Or No Record Keeping Methodical Record Keeping No long ... If the preacher is using personal phone follow-up even for those who don't send in the first lesson, he can't help but set up many personal Bible studies. Give these studies to willing and properly equipped members. This takes some organization and training. You will ... ... https://www.bible.ca/bcc/e-15-mistakes.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... If he believed that the Scriptures are self-sufficient, then he was not very consistent." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 123) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from oral tradition." Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from the Holy Spirit! Paul got the names directly from the Holy Spirit. Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. ... of an oral tradition, but were recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Talmud, Targums, various rabbinical writings and Pliny: "Jannes and Jambres, one or both, are also mentioned by Pliny, 23-79 AD" (ISBE, Jannes and Jambres). Origen suggested that Paul got the names from "the Book of Jannes and Jambres". ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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Carpenter, Edward: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Christianity Carpenter, Edward: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs What Anti-Trinitarians quote: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs Edward Carpenter 1920 1996 "And when at the Council of Nicea (325 AD) it [the early church] endeavored to establish an official creed, the strife and bitterness only increased." "-the Nicean creed had nothing to propound except some extremely futile speculations about the relation to each other of the Father and the Son, and the relation of both to the Holy Ghost," (The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs, Edward Carpenter, quoted by anti-Trinitarians) What ... is of pagan origin, is dishonest, unless they are willing to tell you that he also trashes the whole of Christianity as of pagan origin. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: www.bible.ca Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Carpenter.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition "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 Introduction: ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox "Classical Reformation" apologists have a great deal of difficulty explaining why this "oral tradition" should not be followed, since they have only one category of tradition and it must be followed. Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) A. Expedient Tradition exists in every church today: Today, every local church on earth has ... sung how much scripture is read and which scriptures are read if the worship service should start with a prayer or a song The day of "mid week bible study", if the local church decides to even have one. ... Of course, they want it both ways. First they trash the Bible saying it is not a complete guide to doctrine and that we need the "oral tradition of the church". Then when we draft a list of doctrines that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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15 Tips for running a successful correspondence course program 15 Tips for running a successful correspondence course program Click to View 15 Tips For A Correspondence Course Program Standard practice May I suggest... Purpose to Convert & Baptize Purpose to Salt & Cultivate Doctrinal & Controversial Topics Create Desire For Further Study Length 5 or More Lessons Length 3-4 Lessons Mass Distribution of Lesson #1 Distribute Enrollment Opportunity Personal Contact ... Members involved in running course Preacher Runs Course Preacher Conducts Resultant Studies Members Do Resultant Studies Use Box Number Use Address of Church Building Offer Second Course Offer Personal Bible Study Computer Record Keeping Manual Record Keeping Sloppy Or No Record Keeping Methodical Record Keeping No long ... If the preacher is using personal phone follow-up even for those who don't send in the first lesson, he can't help but set up many personal Bible studies. Give these studies to willing and properly equipped members. This takes some organization and training. You will ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-15-mistakes.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... Rapture, Premillennialism & Dispensationalism Refuted! Click to View See: "Replacement theology" proven from the Bible! See: The Origin of Rapture Doctrine in 1830 AD (Inventor: John Darby) See: 50 ways Pre-millennialism contradicts the Bible Interactive On-line Bible Studies Click to View Did the last days begin this century? Are we living ... but it did not exist before it "popped" into John Darby's head in 1830 AD. If you believe in the Rapture, you probably wrongly assumed it was a historic Bible doctrine, when in fact it was born in the era of the cults (1830-1880 AD). 2. Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. ... Herbert W. Armstrong's book examined and refuted: The United States and Britain in Prophecy "Breaking News" May 10, 2011: Details of Camping's numerology Harold Camping's official Numerology Rapture chart he used in his failed prediction of May 21, 2011 has been found! Harold Camping is an agent of the Satan to destroy faith ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) Click to View Ellen G. White Prophet? or Plagiarist! The White Lie! By Walter T. Rea Chapter 4: Gone - but Not Forgotten by Walter Rea Click to View Order Walter Rea's book: "The White Lie" The world will "little note nor long remember" (to use a phrase by a famous President) what Ellen wrote ... There is no evidence that the work that contained it all, Spiritual Gifts (volumes one and two), became a best seller. 1 It is appropriate to point out, in defense of Gifts, that the Adventist organization had not yet perfected its system of printing presses, colporteurs, conference Book and Bible houses, church propaganda organs, and a horde of paid workers such as are now used to catechize the church ... Much controversy developed over the printing of some of Ellen's early ideas in the small pamphlet called A Word to the "Little Flock" (published by James White in 1847) in support of her views about the "shut door" and contradictions on vision matters. 2 In later printings, both A Word and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH4-gone-forgotten.htm

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S.T.I.N.C.S. Trophy Award Winners! S.T.I.N.C.S. Trophy Award Winners! Click to View S.cripture T.wisted I.nterpretation N.ull (of) C.ommon S.ense This trophy is housed in the "twisting and contorting the word of God" Hall of Fame How to get a STINCS Award: The Interactive Bible reviews theological arguments for their truth content. We have a very high standard for maintaining both that which is reasonable as well as that which it actually true. We openly recognize that many false arguments and interpretations have shades of truth, respectability and although false, may in fact be a logical option for what the text may be saying. In other words, false ... Jehovah's Witnesses for their interpretation of John 19:7 Christadelphians for their interpretation of John 8:58 Christadelphians for accusing Jesus on two distinct doctrinal issues of teaching, promoting and perpetuating pagan false doctrine regarding the state of the dead and demons. Rather than change their own doctrine for truth, they call Jesus a false teacher! Seventh ... ... https://www.bible.ca/stincs-trophy.htm

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4 Essential Truths that are required for someone to convert! If a person does not accept the Bible as God's word, the rest of the lessons will not have any impact. Click to View Truth #2: False Doctrine is Sin! A prevalent belief today is that false doctrine won't send you to hell. People have been unable to comprehend the horrible results that logically follow from having one Bible and 500-plus different denominations. The masses are forced into accepting that one church is as good as another! Jesus, however, has a different point of view and we must teach this to the seeker. It is important to show that all churches use creeds in addition to the Bible. At first, do not dwell on specific false doctrines taught by these churches. Rather, show that the creed book is used as doctrinal authority in addition ... Calling of the Pastor at the induction service, the pastor-elect shall be required to affix his signature to the following declaration: I hereby affix my signature to this official document as assurance that I subscribe wholeheartedly to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-4essential-truths.htm

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Great Bible Doctrines! The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca ... doctrine from the Bible 1. The doctrinal dispute in Acts 15 2. Examining the four argumentation methods 3. Generic and specific authority 4. A critical lesson from the US Constitution! 5. A critical lesson from the driver's handbook! 6. Gifts of benevolence from the church treasury: The Bible Pattern If you drove your car the way you interpret the Bible, would you be arrested? Click to View Test yourself: What does this traffic sign mean? (click on one to be scored) (a) Left turn only, all other directions forbidden. (b) Left turn permitted, all other directions OK. (c) Left turn preferred, all other directions OK. Various Bible topics: 1. The Bible rejects any concept of reincarnation 2. A Christian Analysis of Reincarnation in Contemporary American Society 3. The 7 Promises Of God to Man 4. Is Doctrine Important? 5. What is the true Bible "Christmas" story of the birth of Jesus? (separating fact from Catholic myth) 6. Sunday is the day Christian's worship! 7. What will happen ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexdoctrine.htm

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Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and ... God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders view themselves as directly inspired by God. Too bad no one told them the age of inspiration ended with the apostolic age about 100 AD. 2. The Bible clearly teaches that direct divine inspiration ceased with the completion of the revelation that God intended for man in the New Testament. 3. The Montantist heresy where men were condemned as heretics for claiming they could speak in tongues and were inspired by ... McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Everett Ferguson, Factors Leading to the Selection and Closure of the New Testament Canon, p 319, 2002) By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-complete-inspiration-ended.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The rock of the wilderness that followed them ... 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 refuted! Click to View "The rock of ... Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "The rock of the wilderness that followed them was recorded only in Jewish tradition, not scripture. 1 Corinthians 10:4." Introduction: We reject that there was a literal rock that followed the Jews ... B. Apostolic Fathers reject literal rock followed them and are utterly silent regarding the meaning is founded in Jewish tradition: Justin, in conversing with a Jew, mentions both the cloud and the rock, but says only the cloud followed ... not know how to separate truth from fable in the traditions. Click to View More Pro-Oral Church tradition arguments refuted! Click to View More Anti-Sola Scriptura arguments refuted! by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-christ-rock-followed-1-cor-10-4.htm

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Conclusion to the 500 year historical overview: The concept of a psychiatric diagnosis was non-existence and people judged the insane on the basis of their words and actions against the moral code of the Bible. A man was not seen as "melancholy or depressed", instead he was rebuked for ... local "parish" church where they attended. Click to View The "poors box" seen in the animated Robin Hood movie, where the church mice gave their last farthing to friar Tuck, is how the poor were supported out of altruistic Christian charity. However, this all changed at the time when King Henry VIII divorced his wife and married Anne Boleyn. The recent collapse of Feudalism drove the poor into the cities as beggars and the Renaissance and the Enlightenment had just dawned. The Roman Catholic church was rife ... Nothing has really changed in 500 years. In both medieval times and today, there were those who selfishly refused to work, but instead chose to live off of the hard work of others through begging and state welfare from taxation of those who ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-conclusion.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: Augustine Divine Scriptures scattered up and down: but thence gathered and reduced into one, that the memory of slow persons might not be distressed; that every person may be able to say, able to hold, what he believes. For have ye now merely heard that God is Almighty? But ye begin to have him for your father, when ye have been born by the church as your Mother. (Augustine, On the Nicene Creed: a Sermon to the Catechumens, 1) Click to View Augustine, like all the fathers, believed that every phrase in the Nicene creed had its origin in the scripture, not some "unwritten oral tradition of the apostles". He calls the creed, "Rule of Faith" which was first used by Tertullian in 200 AD. The age of creed making is in full bloom! Today, every major denomination, including the Catholic and Orthodox believe their creeds are based directly upon the Bible. This of course cannot be true since they contradict both one another and the Bible itself! by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-augustine.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 450 AD: Theodoret 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 ... him not slander me in my absence." (Theodoret, letters, 40) Click to View As we have seen from Athanasius (Athanasius, de Synodis, Part 1, 6), the church viewed the every phrase of the Nicene creed as being based directly upon scripture, not some unwritten oral tradition. So when Theodoret about 125 years later that he follows the "laws and rules of the apostles" AND "the faith at Nicea" it surely doesn't provide the proof Catholic and Orthodox defenders are looking for. Yes Theodoret has a ... increased. Creed are wrong because they complete with the authority of the Bible. Today Roman Catholics and Orthodox common folk, don't even both with the Bible, they just obey the creeds. by Steve Rudd Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-theodoret.htm

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TRINTITY: 6 Different ontological views of God Examined and defined We understand that humans have a body with bones etc., but the "metaphysical structure" of God is in fact outside our ability to know. The Bible, for example tells us that God is one, yet the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are all called God, yet they are distinct. ... They represent "sketches on paper" of the invisible God. They are likely all wrong in some regard! Analyzing the different ontological views of God Biblical Trinity Catholic Trinity WCG Twinity UPCI Modalism JW's Arianism Monotheism Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Jesus is Divine Click to View Click to View ... Class of being: deity, Mankind: Singular word for a class of being composed of many individuals. Family: Singular word comprised of many members. Organization: Singular word for a group of individuals functioning together for a common goal or purpose. Church/Body: Singular word with Christ as the head and individual Christians as the body. Unity: Three can be one in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-ontology-views.htm

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Mental Illness cures: (EDS-7) Etiological Diagnostic Snapsheet While Christians are fully aware of the many faults in Darwinian evolution theory, they are often totally ignorant that modern psychiatry is based 100% on evolution which denies man is dichotomous with both body and spirit. Psychiatry views ... Super Spiritualism, Super-Christian Syndrome Excessive singing, praising, prayer, fasting, talking about Jesus, evangelism, Bible study etc. so that life's everyday duties become neglected or cycles of working, eating and sleeping are ... High self-esteem, Selfish, revenge, fame, attention, escape Call anyone and ask their help with your problem. Religious commitment I attend church every Sunday Click to View at this church: ___... I don't attend: Find me a good local church! ... I expected to be picked up for church, taken out for lunch after, given cash and dropped off home. I view the church as another welfare organization to serve me. I am a drain on a church's resources, not a contributor. If I do contribute, it ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures-EDS-7-etiological-diagnostic-snapsheet.htm

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Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ... ... B. So called "Christian" holy days fall into 2 categories: Immovable which always occur on the same date and movable which occur on different days each year. None of these "Christian" holy days are found in Bible but all are of human origin. 1. Immovable: a. EPIPHANY: ... ASCENSION DAY: Thursday, 40 days after Easter: Lord's ascension g. WHITSUNDAY or PENTECOST: Sunday, 50 days after Easter: birthday of church h. 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 ... He had reached the conviction that Jesus's life from conception to crucifixion was precisely thirty-three years and that both events occurred on Mar. 25. By calculating nine months from the annunciation or conception he arrived at Dec. 25 as the day Of Christ 's birth. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/t-holy-days-origin-christmas-easter-halloween.htm

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The 10 commandments are Abolished Today 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 first time in ... Click to View False distinction refuted: 10 commandments vs. ceremonial law is a man made distinction not found in the Bible! Click to View 10 proofs that the 10 commandments are called "Statutes, Ordinances and Decrees" To the shock of Adventists, we have ... Problem is, this expression, as Jesus used it, included the whole Law of Moses including animal sacrifices. If "jot or tittle" is still in force today, the we must have both the Sabbath and animal sacrifices! Logic has never been a strong point ... The Decepto-Meter goes crazy over this Adventist argument! Click to View Adventist Pastor said: "The next time a preacher tells you the law is done away with, just go to his church and break the eighth commandment and steal his offering and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-10-commandments.htm

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Modalism refuted: UPCI's Sixty Questions On The Godhead refuted ... Refuted: "Sixty Questions On The Godhead" (UPCI) Modalism Refuted! Anti-Trinitarian! United Pentecostal Church's: "Sixty Questions On The Godhead" Refuted! Click to View See modalism as taught by the UPCI Refuted at: Modalism Before ... When LORD and GOD appear in the King James Version they translate the Hebrew word Yahweh (or the contraction Jah) which the American Standard Version renders Jehovah. The plural Hebrew word Eloheem is translated God. Lord and ... Notice that these "60 Questions" are in fact in the form of a Catechism. (UPC raises a question then provides an immediate answer) The 60 questions of the United Pentecostal church (UPC) in red. The UPC then provides their own answer to their own question. Bible Answer/refutation to the UPC position are ... John 15:1 - 7 uses "in" to mean connection or union. "In" also is used to indicate a relationship as in Ephesians 2:16 "...that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism-UPC-60-questions-godhead.htm

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5 Components of a Growing Church 5 Components of a Growing Church Click to View Why doesn't the church grow? The same reason we have so few elders-a lack of faithful children! The role of a parent is not merely to teach his children the gospel but rather to teach his children to ... We are losing another generation of young people. With the loss of the young people, we lose another generation of qualified men for the eldership. Both problems are symptoms of the same cause. If the track record with our physical children is poor, ... We expect lawyers to give us expert legal advice, not to train us to defend ourselves in court. Likewise, in many local churches the preacher is looked at as the official religionist, the expert ...not the one who turns "laymen" into ministers. We ... if we remember that we are the workmen and God causes the growth. We need to work as if everything depends on us and pray as of everything depends on God! Steve Rudd Click Your Choice Go to Interactive Bible Websight Go back to Evangelism Websight ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-growing-church.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus 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 ... 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 established. (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 4, 1-2) Click to View Irenaeus identifies that both inspired apostolic oral and written tradition are carefully preserved by the churches in succession over time. It is obvious from the passage that scripture is included in this category of "ancient tradition of the apostles". To say it excludes scripture, as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches say it ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Newman, John Henry: Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian It is deceptive to deliberately misrepresent Newman to say that trinity is pagan origin, when in the same breath Newman also says that incarnation, angles, demons, ... "Let us allow that the whole circle of doctrines, of which our Lord is the subject, was consistently and uniformly confessed by the Primitive Church . . . But it surely is otherwise with the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity. I do not see in what sense it can be said that there is a ... For instance, the doctrine of a Trinity is found both in the East and in the West; so is the ceremony of washing; so is the rite of sacrifice. The doctrine of the Divine Word is Platonic; the doctrine of the Incarnation is Indian; of a ... Newman, being Catholic, surely goes too far in some of the things he THINKS are in the Bible, but are not. However in the list of things that Newman says were of pagan origin and not in early Christian practice, we not that Newman errs ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Newman.htm

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The Madaba map (mosaic floor) 542 AD St. George's Orthodox church ... But this is a devotional map for worship. The map is famous because it is one of the oldest maps of Bible lands in the world. The Madaba map, is was clearly based upon the "Onomasticon" written by Eusebius in 325 AD, even though it differs at times from it. In 1894 AD, the Madaba map was rediscovered and is currently under the protection of the Orthodox church, who rebuilt a church over the mosaic in modern times. Click to View The map is currently in St. George's Orthodox church. This is the church that ... Sinai and the shape of the Red Sea. We must keep in mind that in 545 AD, the prevailing view of the Western/Latin church (Rome/Roman Catholic) was that Mt. Sinai was located at Mt. Musa in the modern Sinai peninsula. The Madaba Map is located ... Two little letters "ME" on the top of the Madaba map just right of Zered Wadi, simply cannot be Kadesh Barnea. Both Eusebius and Jerome believed Kadesh was at Petra. Petra was such a major center that many of their references were based upon ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-madaba-map.htm

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The canon of the Bible: A conservative, bible believing perspective ... 4. A list of inspired and non-inspired books mentioned in the Bible that are not part of our canon. 5. When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New Testament" 6. The Canon of Marcion the heretic proves early existence of New Testament. 7. The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a ... tradition to Apostolic Fathers. 4. Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended. 5. The Church organization and counsels did not give the world the Bible 6. The Catholic Church did NOT give us the Bible! IV. Reference materials: 1. The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? By F. F. BRUCE, 1943 2. Study resources for the Old and New Testament Canon 3. Ancient lists of Old Testament Book Collections 4. Ancient lists of New Testament Book Collections 5. Various councils, synods and canons related to the Canon By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/canon.htm

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What New Converts Don't know about their own Organization They even had pictures of Jesus hanging on crosses in their publications. The Organization once taught that celebrating Christmas and civil holidays was OK. The Organization once taught that serving in the Military was OK. ... Jw's own "Aid to Bible Understanding" book admits on pages 884 & 885 that the spelling of "Jehovah" originated with a Catholic monk named Raymundus Martini in the 13th Century.! Watchtower organization prophesied that all churches would be destroyed in 1918 Watchtower organization prophesied that world-wide anarchy would ... Blood transfusions, vaccinations and organ transplants were originally condemned because Jw's view man as wholly physical and based upon the medical science of the 1800's, they feared that tendencies to sin could be ... light" never extinguishes older "light" but merely adds to it. (Zion's Watchtower, February 1881, page 3.) We speak the truth in Love... Go back to Main Jehovah's Witness Index Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-Dont-Know.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem Click to View What an incredible statement! Cyril sure sounds like one of us "good 'ol Bible thumping Protestants"! He sure doesn't sound very "Catholic or Orthodox". Although he knew of creeds and canons, was himself a Bishop of authority, he demanded, "proof from the Scriptures" and "demonstration of the Holy Scriptures" for every doctrine! He highlighted the need to obey God's silence in the scriptures by saying: "not even a casual statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures". "But in learning the Faith and in professing it, acquire and keep that only, which is now delivered to thee by the Church, and which has been built up strongly out of all the Scriptures. For since all cannot read the Scriptures, some being hindered as to the knowledge of them by want of learning, and others by a want of leisure, in order that the soul may not perish from ignorance, we comprise the whole doctrine of the Faith in a few lines. This summary I wish you both to commit to memory ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyril.htm

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The Key to church growth! It is my opinion that mass media methods such as mail dropping and newspaper and handbills on windshields should only point in one direction the correspondence course. I suggest, for example, that church services not be advertised at all. ... At this point you are only interested in the names and phone numbers of persons interested in Bible study. Click to View Cultivation Studies (John 4:7-42) Cultivation studies are an important intermediate stage between the point of contact and a one-on-one Bible ... There is a need to have both a single and multilesson series prepared. Click to View Grounding Studies (Matthew 28:18) The fourth stage is most commonly called follow-up. We all know that we neglect follow-up, but when are we going to start ... The revolving class and the one-on-one studies will provide for almost every need of a new convert. Generally, the revolving class has doctrinal lessons while the one-on-one lessons are exhortational. The kind of follow-up I have suggested ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-key.htm

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Refuted: Anti-Trinitarians misuse these passages to prove the ... ... Mt 22:29 The scriptures were the source of their doctrinal misunderstandings and God's power would raise all men from the dead at the second coming. To demand that scriptures and God's power are interchangeably ... The Bible calls the Holy Spirit an "it" 7 times proving He is not a person. John 1:32; Rom 8:16,26; 1Cor 12:11; Heb 10:15,17; 1 Pet 1:11 Click to View · Jehovah's Witnesses are major promoters of the lie that persons in the Bible are never referred to as " IT ": "But on the other hand, we find Jesus repeatedly using IMPERSONAL pronouns when referring to God's holy spirit, a most DISRESPECTFUL thing to do if the holy spirit were the third person of a trinity, coequal, & cosubstantial with Jehovah God himself.... But if the holy spirit were the third person of ... Eph. 4:10 that you may be filled with all the fullness of God Eph 3:19 "I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all mankind." Acts 2:17 "He has poured forth this which you both see and hear." Acts 2:33 Because He ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-holy-spirit-arian-proof-texts-refuted.htm

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Samuele Bacchiocchi, Seventh-day Adventist Historian Refuted "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 ... Click to View Guess #1: the Pope introduced Sunday worship. Click to View The Roman Catholic Pope DID NOT change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday as Sabbath keepers falsely teach. Yes Catholics do claim they changed the Sabbath, but they also claim that Peter was ... Those Ebionites who, according to Eusebius, observed both the Sabbath and Sunday may well represent the practice of the early Palestinian church. Those others who, in Eusebius' time did not worship on Sunday may have been the descendants of ... 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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The Kingdom Of Prophecy Has Arrived! Here is a more detailed study that the Kingdom is the church. The Bible is a book of fantastic prophecy! One of the major themes of the Old Testament is the prophecy of God's kingdom. Isaiah 2:1-4 is a key prophecy regarding God's kingdom, "Now it will come about that in the last days, the mountain (kingdom) of the house of the Jehovah will be established as the chief of the mountains (kingdoms), and ... Acts 2:17, Hebrews 1:2, 1 Peter 1:20 all identify the day of Pentecost as being within "the last days". Second, both Jew and Gentile will be within the kingdom. That is exactly what Peter said on Pentecost in the first recorded sermon ever preached in the church. He said in Acts 2:39, "The promise is for you (Jews), your children, and for all who are far off (Far off = Gentiles: see Eph 2:13f)". God's kingdom that was prophesied in the Old Testament was established on the day of Pentecost! Click to View Another Prophecy is in Daniel 2 where a great image of a statue was seen by the King ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-kingdom-came.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 ... them." (Hippolytus, Against Noetus, ch 9) Click to View This is a powerful contradiction and refutation to the modern Roman Catholic and Orthodox view of tradition. 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 ... So here we have the bishop of Rome, going against both scripture and tradition of the early church. The issue has never been settled because Easter is a man-made holy day. Had scripture revealed it, we would know exactly ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ... Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand the Bible! Illumination of 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 Click to View The Holy Spirit gave us the Bible and we can understand it as any other book. Why can we understand ... Sola Scriptura home page I. Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders make this correct observation about the Protestant "inward witness of the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible": Protestants all claim to interpret the Scripture by the ... Now either the Spirit is playing games with these people or there is something wrong with their theological method. After all, Calvinists and Arminians cannot both be right; all the dialectic in the world cannot reconcile two completely irreconcilable doctrines. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 81) II. Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm

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The Power of a personal invitation! the Bible, we find the following conversions fall into this category. Family: Have you noticed that several of the apostles were related by blood. Andrew leads Peter to Christ (John 1:40,41). Philip brings Nathaniel (John 1:43-46). Work: Paul converted Priscilla and Aquila (Acts 18:1-3; 25-26). When you examine the account, the initial contact was work, both being tentmakers by trade. Friends and Neighbors: The woman at the well in John 4:28-30; 39-42 brought almost the whole city out to meet Jesus after he intrigued her. Evidently she had quite a circle of influence! Click to View ... I estimate an average of 10 a day. Multiply that by the membership of your local church and the number is staggering! You never really get to know these individuals but, for a brief moment, you do ... Paul in Acts 27:1,2; 21-24 was aboard public transportation. But Paul took advantage of the situation and 276 persons feared Jehovah! (I've always wondered how many of them actually became ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-inviting.htm

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Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian Anti-trinitarians selective quote in such a way to mislead to reader into a conclusion that is opposite to what the text is saying! Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. Scholwalter, author: Oxford Companion to the Bible Dr. Bruce M. Metzger, professor of New Testament at Princeton University, calls the NWT "a frightful mistranslation," "Erroneous" and "pernicious" ... Scholwalter the tells us that it is John's gospel, not Matthews, portrays Jesus as both God and equal to God. But even worse, anti-Trinitarians, practice the most deceptive selective quoting by inserting the ellipses (...) between two different thoughts, misleading ... Later believers systematized the diverse references to God, Jesus, and the Spirit found in the New Testament in order to fight against heretical tendencies of how the three are related Elaboration on the concept of a Trinity also serves to defend the church against ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm

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Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary ... The dictionary suggests, but clearly indicates it is not sure, ("appears to be" is not certain) that there is a connection between the Christian trinity and the "Platonic trinity". In other words, the dictionary is guessing! Deception Exposed: First the quote does not say that the church got the "rational for trinity" from Plato, ... Quoted by Anti-Trinitarians including JW's: "It seems unquestionable that the revelation of the mystery of the Trinity was not made to the Jews." (Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, French Catholic) Our comments Trinitarians agree! Surprise! We also argue that Baptism, the Lord's supper and the second coming of Christ was not ... borrowed from the Pagans! JW's are notorious at taking quotes like this that say nothing against trinitarian theology, and make it appear the quote demolishes the fact that Christ is God. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: www.bible.ca Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lachatre.htm

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Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the ... To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of Trinity, is about as trustworthy and believable as quoting the a Catholic Bishop to prove that Peter was the first Pope! Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the doctrines of the Trinitarians concerning the nature of God and the person of Christ Click to View "In the book A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton says of the Trinity: 'We can trace the history of this ... Jehovah's Witnesses are unaware that the Awake magazine, (11-8-1952) identified Unitarians like Norton Andrews as rejecting the inspiration of the Bible, Christ as a ransom and the personality of the Devil! Unitarians taught that the devil is the personification ... views, and who knew him in the fulness of his fine powers" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA) p ix, biographical notice) That Norton is the leader of an Anti-trinitarian "Unitarian" church. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Norton.htm

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