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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! The reason these cults were called "mystery religions" is that they involved secret ceremonies known only to those initiated into the cult. The major benefit of these practices was thought to be some kind of salvation. The mystery religions were not, ... The pagan rite could not possibly have been the source for Paul's teaching in Romans 6. Only near the end of the fourth century A.D. did the ritual add the notion of rebirth. Several important scholars see a Christian influence at work in this later ... Sacred meals in such post-Christian mysteries as Mithraism come too late. Unlike the initiation rites of the mystery cults, Christian baptism looks back to what a real, historical person -- Jesus Christ -- did in history. Advocates of the mystery ... Which mystery gods actually experienced a resurrection from the dead? Certainly no early texts refer to any resurrection of Attis. Nor is the case for a resurrection of Osiris any stronger. One can speak of a "resurrection" in the stories of Osiris, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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Debate with Catholic on Sola Scriptura (Riggs Vs Lopez) ... In my opening statement I showed that not to be the case. 2nd Timothy established two things fatal to this idea: 1) Succession to the apostles with the authority of the apostles; 2) what is to be protected is the word of God in oral form; i.e. ... There of course is no real choice as Paul is explicit in affirming this in 2 Thes. 2:15. Let us examine the context, 2 Thes. 2:13-17: . "13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ... and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word." Prior to this (vv. 1-12) Paul writes how people must not be deceived by false teaching. ... Small quotes from Greek Lexicons or Greek Scholars, of course, will be allowed. However, the debate is to be conducted for the benefit of the average person. 6. Each writer agrees that no new material shall be added in the fourth and final essay. 7. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-debate-riggs-lopez.htm

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Qubur Bani megaliths: Location of Rachel's tomb, fulfilled prophcy ... ... Young people today cannot settle to marry someone who was "raised in the church". You need to find out if the prospect had genuine faith. Do you want to marry a pretty girl who worships idols and leads you from God? g. Rachel's faithless act of ... Rachel remain barren for the next five years while Leah pumps out three more children. b. Mandrakes don't work! Don't put your faith in God on mandrakes! c. "mandrakes: Hebrew dudaʾim has long been identified with the Mandragora, officinarum, which ... In this case, Ramah represented the northern limit of the slaughter geographically from Bethlehem to Ramah. b. A 17 km diameter circle centered on Jerusalem is the death zone of Herod. c. Any child under 2 years old in this area was killed. 3. In 2 ... to fully understand the prophecy of Rachel weeping because they located her tomb inside Bethlehem (tourist tomb) instead of its real location in the tribe of Benjamin between Ramah and Geba at Qubur Bani on the east side of Highway 60, in the valley. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Rachels-tomb-burial-died-Benjamin-Ramah-Bethlehem-weeping-children-Herod-great-slaughter-Jesus-Matt2-prophecy-fulfilled-Qubur-Bani-Bni-Israel-2000BC.htm

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Acapella Responsive Singing, No Instruments in first century ... ... The central passage is a long discussion in the tractate Sukkah of whether or not the halil might be played in the Temple on the Sabbath. The basic premise to the question is that work which is essential to the Temple service, the lighting of fires ... This question of a Sabbath ban is too fundamental to be settled so easily; it requires the full attention of a Talmudist. but there is at least a prima facie case for the existence of a ban." (The Exclusion of Musical Instruments from the Ancient ... There remains no evidence that instrumental music was used in the synagogue service; indeed this holds true until comparatively recent times. The real reason for this absence is probably that advanced by McKinnon, namely that the instrument was ... The primary function of church singing is not to launch the congregation into a state of euphoric trance after chanting the same sentence for an hour. We know this because ADMONISHING means to warn and chastise against sinful behaviour. In other ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Acapella-responsive-singing-non-instrumental-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ancient-Synagogue-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rolalyn-maqsood-petra ... A city or region with such ancient associations and antecedents as Petra can have no really continuous and coherent history. The writer is forced to rely on the uncertain and fragmentary sources available. However, in the case of Petra, there are two ... who dwelt in caves and lived by hunting; they did not cultivate the ground or keep cattle and sheep; they did not know the arts of making pottery or weaving; their tools and weapons were of unworked flint which they later learned to work and polish. ... of Jerusalem (586 BCE). David's son Solomon (c.960-922 BCE) maintained his grip on the Petran territory. Not only did he benefit from the famous copper mines near Ezion-Geber (on the Gulf of Aqaba) which as we have seen had been seized from the ... The area east of the Dead Sea was known as Oultre Jourdain, and Baldwin built a string of fortresses between Jerusalem and Aqaba (Aila) including Shaubak (Mont Real or Mons Regalis) and La Vaux Moise (Valley of Moses) at Petra. A fortress on the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rosalyn-maqsood-petra-a-travelers-guide-1994ad.htm

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The Samaritans: 720 BC The pagan half-Jews of the Old Testament ... ... The Samaritans were a population of 100% mixed marriages and had a long history of idol worship up until 561 BC. g. The Samaritan's initial request to help the Jews was IN GOOD FAITH, and when refused, we have a case of THE JILTED LOVER that is first ... And these were the events that befell the Jews at Alexandria in the days of Ptolemy [IV] Philometor." (Josephus Antiquities 13.74-79, 222-204 BC) b. Archeological work and other literary sources show that Josephus was wrong either wrong or we are ... Just like Augustine in 400 AD wrongly gave the Jews the benefit of the doubt regarding the fact they corrupted their Torah Chronology in Gen 5,11 for anti-Christians theological reasons, (counter to the prevailing opinion of the day that the Jews did ... About 931 BC, Jeroboam deliberately created a counterfeit replica of the religion Moses revealed in the Wilderness. He set up two "Jerusalems": One in Bethel and one in Dan. Here is the worship site he set up in Dan to compete with the real ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-samaritans.htm

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The false doctrine of Roman Catholic apostolic succession! ... Notice the following Scriptures: "Now, brethren, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos by way of illustration for your sakes, that in our case you may learn not to be puffed up one against the other over a third party, transgressing what ... In view of these things, when Jesus said "call no one on earth you father," what could he have meant but that we are not to call men "father" in a religious sense? A young Christian girl had opportunity to introduce the local preacher to her ... God said through the prophet Isaiah, "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." (Isa. 43:25). On another occasion the Jews said, "Not for a good work do we stone thee, but for blasphemy, ... "Its minister purifies souls from sin by an act of absolution, and as the Council of Trent defined, this absolution is not a mere declaration of what has taken place as effect of other causes, but a real efficacious judicial sentence actually freeing ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-apostolic-succession.htm

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Sabbath Vs. 1st Day Debate: Samuele Bacchiocchi ... For the sake of brevity, I will share few paragraphs from pages 168-169 of my book THE SABBATH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT which I hope will help you to see the real meaning of Col 2:14. COLOSSIANS 2:14. In spite of its antiquity and popularity, the view ... As you know, John, the credibility of any research, whether scientific or Biblical, is largely determined by the validity of its methodology. It is this kind of critical analysis of our respective methodologies that can greatly benefit those who are ... document." (2) Circumcision and uncircumcision are indeed mentioned in the immediate context (vv.11-13), but metaphorically to illustrate the work of Christ in the life of the Colossians, and not literally to negate the validity of the law. ... to convince, he is SURELY RIGHT IN HIS CONCLUSION THAT THIS PASSAGE CANNOT BE INTERPRETED AS STATING THAT THE MOSAIC LAW ITSELF WAS 'WIPE OUT' IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST" (p. 173, upper case supplied). John, I like to dialogue with scholars like Prof. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi-lewis-debate.htm

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The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) Bible manuscript: Oldest and only ... ... Gerizim temple of YHWH. a. In spite of not having the benefit of all the messianic information in the prophetic books they rejected (Jeremiah, Isaiah, Daniel etc) their view was more an sufficient to view Jesus as the exact object of their hope. b. ... If] L8 you construct [an altar of stone] for me, you are not to chisel it in the manner of blocks of stone, for by [passing] your chisel [over each one of them you will desecrate it. Nor are you to climb to my altar by steps, in case you reveal your ... His master will pierce] L13 his ear with an awl, [and he will serve him for ever. When a man sells his daughter as a slave-girl, she is not to leave as the slaves leave. If she turns out to be unpleasant in the eyes of her master, who had intended ... "And" 333. Numbers 7:64 "And" 334. Numbers 7:70 "And" 335. Numbers 7:76 "And" 336. Numbers 7:82 "And" 337. Numbers 8:15 "The work of" 338. Numbers 9:21 "Or night" 339. Numbers 10:6 "To the north" 340. Numbers 12:8 "In the vision" 341. Numbers 13:29 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Paleo-Hebrew-1362AD.htm

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The "Aharoni Fortress" Near Quseima and the "Israelite Fortresses ... ... The attempts to narrow down the identification to a specific ethnic group seem unreasonable (Eitam 1988: 333 attributes it to the Hurrians). Herzog, too, accepts the general identification (Herzog 1983: 44). That being the case, it is hard to ... He does not explain the subsistence base of the tribes before Timna, or what happened to them in the interval between the discontinuation of work at Timna and the mid-11th century, his date for the beginning of sedentarization (Eitam 1988: 333-34). ... We must reiterate that none of the fortresses were built on a real slope. 17Elsewhere he goes even further, to my mind, com-paring the fortresses to Early Bronze Age sites (Finkelstein and Perevolotsky 1989: 31). 18Thus, Herzog (1990: 232) writes: ... Eitam, D. 1988 The Settlement of Nomadic Tribes in the Negeb Highlands During the 11th Century B.C. Pp. 313-40 in Society and Economy in the Eastern Mediterranean (c. 1500-1000 B.c.), eds. M. Heltzer and E. Kipinski. Leuvan: Peeters. Finkelstein, I. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-aharoni-fortress-near-quseima-israelite-fortresses-in-negev-zeev-meshel-1994ad.htm

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Mt. Sinai located in Arabia: Galatian 4:25 ... Goods shipped up the Nile from southern Africa would be controlled and taxed to benefit the Arabians. 8. Arabia Babylon: Arabia Deserta begins at the Euphrates River. Some ancient geographers described "Arabia" as between the Euphrates and Tigris ... Aynuna/Khoreiba however was the last safe point on the way from the south, still ensuring fairly comfortable sailing conditions. The real challenge started in the Tiran Strait. The port of Aynuna with its excellent anchorage and its safe and easy ... However, while the Periplus seems to be quite accurate in its descriptions, it shows a surprising generality in the case of Leuke Kome: an approximate distance ("two or three days sailing") and not very exact directions ("to the left of Berenike"). ... He also had planned an enormous triumph to celebrate his conquests in the north generally, including his victory over Britain, but he never celebrated a full-scale triumphus, because he never completed his work in the north.3 Instead, Caligula made ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Mount-Sinai-in-Arabia-exodus-route-Nabatean-kingdom-territory-AretasIV-Arabia-Petrea-New-Testamt-Mt-Sinai-Lawz-Ishmael-Apostle-Paul-36AD-Galatians-4-25.htm

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The $200 Text: A Written Debate Concerning the Sabbath ... They feel that this indicates that no sabbath law was in existence prior to Sinai. And they conclude that it was a temporary provision for the benefit of Jews only, rather than for the whole human race for all time. In Ezekiel 20:5 we find these ... The organization in 1860 as a holy society dedicated to the carrying of the gospel to all the world is in harmony with the instruction of Matt. 28:18-20. At the time of the first expected end of the world in 1843 Mrs. White was still a young girl, ... be a busy person with many more things to do than preach once or twice a week and argue with other ministers. In order to carry on this debate in even as tardy a manner as I have done, I have had to hold back work which I am far more interested in. ... He stated that this was not the case, and that even if trade were forbidden, individuals would be permitted to enter and leave the city. So in Matt. 24:20 we have evidence that the Sabbath should continue to be a day of meaning to Christians 40 years ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sabbath-debate-frost-smith.htm

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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... ... Isaiah 22:13 1 Cor 15:32 "If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." (1 Corinthians 15:32) "But they acted with happiness and ... The post rapture Christians have basically been "left behind" and only through secondary inference do they have any real hope. d. For Full-Preterists, the earth is an eternal, everlasting hatchery of new Christians who live in a physical world that ... are limited by Full-Preterists to only the "eyes of Christians" who were raptured in 70AD. In any case, if only Christians saw Jesus return, then the non-Christians who lived to report Josephus' 7th sign contradict the Full-Preterist view once again! ... The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica ... Constantine summoned a larger council of bishops at Arles (314), and they again decided in Caecilian's favour. The Donatist party now appealed to Constantine himself. He eventually agreed to hear the case, and again condemned the Donatists. When they ... of Africa, the Christian clergy should not be distracted by secular offices from their religious duties ". . . for when they are free to render supreme service to the Divinity, it is evident that they confer great benefit upon the affairs of state." ... The establishment by Constantine of a new gold coin, the solidus, which was to survive for centuries as the basic unit of Byzantine currency could hardly have been achieved without the work of his predecessors in restoring political and military ... The reduction of the prefects' powers was seen by some as excessively innovatory; but the principle of the division of military and civil power had already been established by Diocletian. A real innovation, from which Constantine could expect little ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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