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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... They paint the Nicene council as being run by a pagan with "no understanding" of Christian doctrine and then imply that Constantine drafted the final Nicene text and used his power to banish only those who opposed. In fact, a true review of Constantine's life, will convince the honest seeker that he was as righteous and ... Notice that Gibbon not only trashes Trinity, but also the doctrine of the incarnation which Jehovah's Witnesses believe! They teach that Jesus was an angel, who through incarnation became a man! But it even gets worse! Gibbon then describes the Jewish animal sacrificial system of burning an animals guts (entrails) as of pagan origin as well! ... What they never tell you in utter satanic deception is that Weigall, in the same book TRASHES 27 other bible doctrines that Jehovah's Witnesses believe DID NOT come from paganism. That is why, in the Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings wrote: "In Indian religion, e.g., we meet with the trinitarian group of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... ... Transubstantiation is a false doctrine that says the bread and grape juice of the Lord's supper actually molecularly change to become the flesh and blood of Jesus. Of course this old doctrine was formulated before the advent of molecular microscopes ... They are charging me with innovation, and base their charge on my confession of three hypostases, and blame me for asserting one Goodness, one Power, one Godhead. In this they are not wide of the truth, for I do so assert. Their complaint is that their custom does not accept this, and that Scripture does not agree. What is my reply? I do not consider it fair that the custom which obtains among them should be regarded as a law and rule of orthodoxy. If custom is to be taken in proof of what is ... Every Roman Catholic and Orthodox priest should be required to hand scribe this text by Basil on parchment, rolled up and placed in a little clear bottle and hung around their neck! For the Roman Catholics who refuse to believe that such words could ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Mormonism: God had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus ... beget a Son, although she was espoused to another; for the law which He gave to govern men and women, was not intended to govern Himself, or to prescribe rules for his own conduct" (The Seer, Orson Pratt, pg. 158). "The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. ... He was literally Immanuel, which means "God with us." (Come unto Christ, p. 128.) Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p.465 To have a testimony of Jesus is to possess knowledge through the Holy Ghost of the divine mission of Jesus Christ. A testimony of Jesus is to know the divine nature of our Lord's birth-that He is indeed the Only Begotten Son in the flesh. (Burton, ed., We Believe, God Melvin J. Ballard) One of the great questions that I have referred to that the world is concerned about, and is in confusion over, is as to whether or not his was a virgin birth, a birth wherein divine power interceded. Joseph Smith made it perfectly clear that Jesus Christ told ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-god-had-sex-with-mary.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders today merely say, "the current tradition of the church is the standard." Further, These leaders don't even believe the scriptures can be understood by the common people so obviously they would feel Tertullian was wasting his time even arguing scripture with the Gnostics. "But there is no evidence of this, because Scripture ... her womb, and, being born of her, went forth as Jesus Christ; thenceforth He preached the new law and the new promise of the kingdom of heaven, worked miracles; having been crucified, He rose again the third day; (then) having ascended into the heavens, He sat at the right hand of the Father; sent instead of Himself the Power of the Holy Ghost to lead such as believe; will come with glory to take the saints to the enjoyment of everlasting life and of the heavenly promises, and to condemn the wicked to everlasting fire, after the resurrection of both these classes shall have happened, together with the restoration of their flesh. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm

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Jesus Echoes the "I AM" statements of Jehovah in the Gospel of ... ... from age to age, and as the prophets have revealed through His holy spirit. (This version is that of Brown, John, 11, p. 629) The fact that the community at Qumran closely associated the concept of the 'way' with the Law strengthens the suggestion that Jesus' words should also be linked with the concept of the Law. ... That this saying occurs at the moment of betrayal particularly points back to 13.19 where the fulfillment of Scripture and of Jesus' own words was linked to the betrayal in order that the disciples might believe.' Thus a simple recognition formula in which Jesus states that he is the person whom the soldiers seek is given a double meaning by the reaction of those ... Old Testament passages that establish the "I AM" theme Psalm 68:20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For He will receive me. Psalm 56:13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-i-am.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Reincarnation, New Age What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View See also Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible! Click to View See also: Major outline: A Christian Analysis of ... And perhaps rather some such idea as this was in the mind of Herod, that the powers which worked in John had passed over to Jesus in consequence of which he was thought by the people to be John the Baptist. And one might use the following line of argument: Just as because the Spirit and the power of Elijah, and not because of his soul, it is said about John, "This is Elijah who is to come' [Matt. 11:14] . . . so Herod thought that the powers ... But let those who have not been taught doubt [the resurrection]. For us who have read the Law, the Prophets, the Apostles, and the Gospel, it is not lawful to doubt" (Belief in the Resurrection 65-66). 380 AD Ambrose of Milan "But is their opinion preferable who say that our ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-reincarnation.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Joshua/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... ... (Matthew 11:28-30) i. "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. ... to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." (1 Peter 1:3-5) n. "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. ... I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son." (Revelation 21:1-7) 7. Both are the lawgivers and law teachers: Ex 24:13; 32:15-17; Hebrews 8:13; ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Joshua-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD33.htm

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The Levitical Priesthood ... Why Moses is called a priest in Ps 99:6 may be a matter a special privilege since he functioned as HIGH priest before Aaron got his exclusive rights. It really should not surprise us. Why would he LOSE this power and position when he appointed Aaron? I think the answer is that he did not. Moses must have been a full ... The Sadducees have their origin in about 150 BC. i. The word Sadducee is etymologically linked to Zadok (Kohathite), who was David's priest. ii. The Sadducees controlled the Temple of Herod when Jesus was alive. 4. David's key spiritual men were: a. Abiathar, who was high priest and was replaced by Zadok by Solomon after David died. (see above) b. Zadok, who ... E. Josiah's use of the priesthood in 640 - 609 BC 1. Josiah was a remarkable king whose high priest was spiritual efforts resulted in Hilkiah finding the lost book of the law of Moses. This energized a spiritual awakening that was too little too late to avoid the deportation to Babylon after Josiah died. 2. Hilkiah, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/archeology-exodus-route-sinai-levitical-priesthood-levi-gershomites-kohathites-merarites-aaronic-zadok-asaph-heman-ethan-abiathar-eli-sadducees-annas-caiaphas-ananias.htm

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Premillennial Theology Refuted: Christ is on Throne of David ... King Jesus sits on the Throne of David now! Go to Rapture Refuted home page click to view A King has a throne and a kingdom! Premillennialists believe Jesus is a king without a throne or kingdom. The throne of David is a key prophecy in 2 Sam 7:14. ... at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet." ' "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ-this Jesus whom you crucified." " (Acts 2:34-36) b. "For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. " (1 Corinthians 15:25-26) c. "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. ... Only in heaven can he be a priest, and then only after the order of Melchizedek. a. "Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; " (Hebrews 8:4) b. "just as He says also in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-christ-on-throne-of-david-now.htm

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Official creed of the Lutheran church; 95 Theses or 95 Articles ... ... sending the Holy Ghost into their hearts, to rule, comfort, and quicken them, and to defend them against the devil and the power of sin. The same Christ shall openly come again to judge the quick and the dead, etc., according to the Apostles' Creed. ... that we receive forgiveness of sin and become righteous before God by grace, for Christ's sake, through faith, when we believe that Christ suffered for us and that for his sake our sin is forgiven and righteousness and eternal life are given to us. ... believers, nevertheless, since in this life many hypocrites and evil persons are mingled therewith, it is lawful to use Sacraments administered by evil men, according to the saying of Christ: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat, etc. ... Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally with us, may do so by letter. In the Name our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-lutheran.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM ... Or that a man who had been revived to a new life in the bath of saving water could be able to put off what he had formerly been-that he could be changed in heart and soul, while retaining his physical body.... For as I myself was held in bonds by the innumerable errors of my previous life, from which I did not believe that ... When you go down into the water, then, regard not simply the water, but look for salvation through the power of the Spirit. For without both you cannot attain to perfection. It is not I who says this, but the Lord Jesus Christ, who has the power in this matter. And he says, `Unless a man be born again' and he adds the words `of water and of the ... and apart from the body; the one typical, the other real and cleansing the depths" (Oration on Holy Baptism 7-8). 390 AD CRYSOSTOM "In the Law, he that hath sin is punished; here, he that hath sins cometh and is baptized and is made righteous, and being made righteous, he liveth, being delivered from the death of sin... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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Death is a separation of two things ... "I am the resurrection and the (spiritual) life; he who believes in Me shall live (spiritually) even if he dies (physically), and everyone who lives (physically) and believes in Me shall never die (spiritually). Do you believe this?" Notice the plain ... While we live physically in the flesh, we are to be separated from sin and united with God! Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is (spiritual) death, but the free gift of God is eternal (union) life in Christ Jesus our Lord. One of the most basic concepts in the Bible. Sin brings about a separation between God and man, just as the O.T. parallel to this verse states in Isa 59:1-2 Rom 7:4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die (separated) to the Law through the body of Christ, that you might ... Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second (5. spiritual) death [hell] has no power A simple verse to understand unless you are a premillennialist. The 1000 years began at the resurrection of Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm

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Book of Mormon Witnesses all later DENIED its truthfulness! And we also testify that we have seen the engravings which are upon the plates; and they have been shown unto us by the power of God, and not of man. And we declare with words of soberness, that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought ... Two of the three witnesses who were excommunicated from the Mormon church later returned to the church after denying their testimony. Imagine if any one of the apostles denied their witness that Jesus rose from the dead, were kicked out of the early ... Harris' excommunication in 1837, he changed his religion eight more times, going from the Shakers to one Mormon splinter group to the next, and back to the main group in 1842.(Improvement Era, March 1969, p. 63 and Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. ... This we believe is the truth but it should eliminate him automatically as a witness none the less. This of course proves Mormonism is a fraud and that the Nephi Plates never existed and no one actually saw them. (The Braden & Kelly Debate, p. 173) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-witness-book.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian ... any compel his colleague to the necessity of obedience; since every bishop, according to the allowance of his liberty and power, has his own proper right of judgment, and can no more be judged by another than he himself can judge another." (The Seventh ... He challenges these "human traditions" not with the "churches tradition" but with that which is divinely appointed: Scripture. No appeal is made to oral tradition of Jesus apart from the scriptures. "For it weighs me down and saddens me, and the intolerable grief of a smitten, almost prostrate, spirit seizes me, when I find that you there, contrary to ecclesiastical order, contrary to evangelical law, contrary to the unity of the Catholic institution, had consented that another ... Obviously Cyprian had no concept of the bishop of Rome being the infallible interpreter of Scripture being the "bishop of bishops"! Cyprian does not believe the bishop of Rome has the authority to appoint a bishop and he criticizes Maximus and Nicostratus ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) ... that she had copied from a great many more around her than others had known about, or at least had admitted, did say that the amount was more than they had suspected and that it was alarming! 19 The last group that had come close to seeing and saying the same thing was the 1919 Bible Conference. ... They are what God has opened before me in vision-the precious rays of light shining from the throne. 25 Then she went on to ask: What voice will you acknowledge as the voice of God? What power has the Lord in reserve to correct your errors and show you your course as it is? ... If you refuse to believe until every shadow of uncertainty and every possibility of doubt is removed, you will never believe. ... I was shown that one areas cause of the existing deplorable state of things is that parents do not feel under obligation to bring up their children to conform to physical law. Mothers love their children with an idolatrous love and indulge their appetite when they know that it will injure their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH3-aint-so.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet ... I do not write one article in the paper, expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has opened before me in vision-the precious rays of light shining from the throne." "What voice will you acknowledge as the voice of God? What power has the Lord in reserve to correct your errors and show you your course as it is? ... If you refuse to believe until every shadow of uncertainty and every possibility of doubt is removed, you will never believe. The doubt that demands perfect knowledge will never yield to faith. Faith ... Two angels stood one at either end of the ark with their wings spread over the mercy seat and their faces turned toward it. This, my accompanying angel informed me, represented all the heavenly hosts looking with reverential awe toward the law of God ;which had been written by the finger of God. Jesus raised the cover of the ark, and I beheld the tables of stone on which the Ten Commandments were written. I was amazed as I saw the fourth commandment in the very center ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC ... ... For the demon of Socrates was a cause, not by not preventing, but by exhorting, even if (strictly speaking) he did not exhort. And neither praises nor censures, neither rewards nor punishments, are right, when the soul has not the power of inclination and disinclination, but evil is ... I am Christ. Then Martin, the Spirit revealing the truth to him, that he might understand it was the devil, and not God, replied as follows: The Lord Jesus did not predict that he would come clothed in purple, and with a glittering crown upon his head. I will not believe that Christ has come, unless he appears with that appearance and form in which he suffered, and openly displaying the marks of his wounds ... And (this heretic also main-rains) that there is a third (Deity), the one who was in the habit of speaking to Moses, and that this (God) was of a fiery nature, and that there was another fourth God, a cause of evils. But these he denominates angels. He utters, however, slanders against law and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-prophets.htm

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Who is The Devil, Satan? ... What did angels do for the Jews? Witnessed God giving them the Law (Deuteronomy 33:2; Acts 7:52-53); Acted as a mediator Deuteronomy 33:4; ordained the law (Galatians 3:19); delivered God's word (Hebrews 2:1-2). Protect Israel: Exodus 23:20-23: 33:2; Psalms 91:11. What was their purpose during the ... Bad will preach a different message than what is in the Bible: Galatians 1:8. Truth is simple and pure devotion to Christ: 2 Corinthians 11:3-4. Know them by their fruits: Mathew 7:15-20. Who fought the devil? Jesus: Revelation 12:5. Michael: Jude 1:9; Revelation 12:7. Where was Satan and his demons cast to? The earth: Revelation 12:9. Who are we fighting? Satan's power: Job 2:6-7; Zechariah 3:1; 1 Peter 5:8. Spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places: Ephesians 6:12. Speculations and thoughts that are against God: 2 Corinthians 10:3-7. Opponents of the faith: Philippians 1:27-29. Can we believe in lies? Yes: People trusted in a lie in Jeremiah 28:15; 29:31. God not them to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-angels.htm

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Prophecy Blunders! 100 Years of Failed Watchtower prophecies ... Universal war is absolutely certain to come and that soon, and no power can stop it. ...during the few remaining months until the breaking of that universal cataclysm the powers that rule the nations of the earth will continue to make treaties and tell the people that by such means they will keep that world peace and bring ... The Hebrew words Beth Sarim mean 'House of the Princes'; and the purpose of acquiring that property and building the house was that there are those on earth today who fully believe in God and Christ Jesus and in His Kingdom, and who believe that the faithful men of old will soon be resurrected by the Lord, be back on earth, and take charge of the ... the day of Jehovah" will begin against the modern antitype of Jerusalem, Christendom." (The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah; 1971; 2nd ed.; p. 216) 1972 "Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a 'prophet' of God. It is another thing to prove it. The only way that this can be done is to review the record. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-Prophecy.htm

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Synagogue Perimeter Benches: Metaphor of Equality in Christ: ... ... Notice James calls the assembly a SYNAGOGUE not an ECCLESIA in Jas 2:1-4. Later at the end of the book James uses "ecclesia" interchangeably with synagogue: a. "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of ... them by the people, and have come now into the senate, (260) and desired of the people, that upon the restitution of their law and their liberty, by senate and people of Rome, they may assemble [synagogue] together, according to their ancient legal ... care that such sorts of food as they esteem fit for their eating, may be imported into the city." (Josephus, Antiquities 14.259-261: decree: 94 BC) c. "Women in the Synagogue: Women frequently attended the synagogue and were present during worship. ... Much effort has been invested in the attempt to answer the provocative question of where women prayed in ancient synagogues, and many answers exist. One group of scholars insist on the separa-tion between men and women in the synagogue, others ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Benches-triclinium-seating-Metaphor-Equality-Christ-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-adopted-similarities-church.htm

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Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ... Since that inauspicious start, the Church of God has become an international church with a membership approaching 4 million. The Church of God is a grassroots organization with an appeal to and a concern for the common man and his needs." WE BELIEVE: ... Divine healing is provided for all in the Atonement, In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet. In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First. to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. ... Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9, 1 0; John 3:22, 23; Acts 8:36, 38. Baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to cleansing; the enduement of power for service. Matthew 3:11; Luke 24:49, 53; Acts 1:4-8. The speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance as ... Obedience to God requires us to act in a responsible manner as citizens of our country (Mark 12:13-17; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-17). Therefore, we should support civil law and order; hold our leaders in respect and pray for them; participate in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... ... This author does not claim that the perfect is explained by James 1:25. In James 1 the individual is looking at his face in the mirror and then looks at the Scriptures. The perfect law is contrasted to the mirror, not identified with it. James 1 is like a parable. Call it the "parable of the mirror". A ... There are many passages that speak of gifts being available for all believers. Passages: Mk 16:17,18 "These signs will follow those who believe" Acts 2:17.39 "our of Spirit upon all flesh" "many as Lord calls" Jesus Himself showed that one scripture can modify another: Mt 4:4 ever word that proceeds from mouth of God Mt 4:6,7 Satan quoted Bible, Jesus relied, "On the other hand ... The doctrine of cessationism did not originate from a careful study of the Scriptures. The doctrine of cessationism originated in experience. (Jack Deere, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, 1993, p54, 99) We agree with this statement completely and reply: If you were to lock a brand-new Christian in a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers If the Bible says baptize by immersion (Acts 8:36), they sprinkle, If the Bible says Bishops MUST be married with children (1 Tim 3), they pass a man-made law enforcing celibacy. They also love adding doctrines absent from the Bible like the perpetual virgin state of Mary, praying to Mary, the assumption of Mary ... Undoubtedly some of the most harsh language in all Scripture directed toward this aspect of tradition can be found coming from the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 15:3-9. He calls the Pharisees "hypocrites" for nullifying the commandments of God through their phony traditions, and then goes on to castigate them by quoting Isaiah's prophecy, "These people draw ... Further, Roman Catholics, Orthodox and JW's all have creeds that replace the Bible in authority. It is irrefutable that the JW's are a replica of Catholic and Orthodox churches. In the case of JW's it is the Watchtower magazine, which they believe is inspired by the Holy Spirit. This kind of incredible error would ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Gap Theory refuted. The church age ... To suggest the church doesn't exist means Christ has lost his "fullness" and is no longer head of the church. a. "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. ... Has this union been dissolved? Never! a. "But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing 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 ... The kingdom predictions of the Old Testament do not conform to the pattern of this present age. ... Those among the premillennial group who see clearly the issues involved would do well to divorce themselves from the amillennial method in dealing with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-tribulation-rapture-gap-theory-church-age-parentheses-dispensationalists-premillenarians.htm

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Official creed of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC ... Math. 3:16,17; 28:19, 2 Cor. 13:14 THE FATHER The Father exists eternally as the Creator of heaven and earth, the Giver of the Law, to whom all things will be subjected, so that He may be in all. Gen. 1:1; 1 Cor. 15:28 THE SON The Lord Jesus Christ, ... Lord Jesus Christ. John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Tim. 2:5,6 SALVATION ATONEMENT OF CHRIST Salvation has been provided for all men through the sacrifice of Christ upon the cross. Isa. 53:36; John 12:32,33; 1 Pet. 2:24 It is the only perfect redemption and substitutionary atonement for all the sins of the world, both original and actual. His atoning work has been proven by His resurrection from the dead. Acts 2:36; Rom. 4:25; 1 Cor. 15:14, 17, 20; Heb. 10:12; 1 John 2:2 Those who repent and believe in ... John 17:17,19; Heb. 10:10,14 and progressive. 1 Thess. 5:23; 2 Tim. 2:19-22; 1 Pet. 1:14-16 It is produced in the life of the believer by his appropriation of the power of Christ's blood and risen life through the Person of the Holy Spirit. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-PAOC.htm

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Judean Governors, Procurtors and Prefects time of Jesus, first ... ... For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law." (Nehemiah 8:9) Sanballat and Tobiah opposed Nehemiah in 445 BC in Neh 2:10 "Aramaic dedication inscription of Qaynu son of Gashmu, king of Qedar, on a silver bowl from Tell el-Mashkhuta, Egypt. Four of the ... King Agrippa II buys a copy of Josephus' book "Wars": Apion 1.51 79-81 Caesar Titus 81-96 Caesar Domitian 138-161 Caesar Antoninus Pius D. Coins of the Roman Period Judean Governors: Herod the Great (39 BC - 1 BC) Herodian Chronological notes on the birth of Jesus in 1 BC. Three common mistakes are made in the Herodian timeline that we have fixed: i. The date for the death of Herod the Great is 1BC not 4 BC. According to Josephus, Herod ... With Simon's successes in year one, his "year two of freedom of Israel" coins with the messianic star above the restored Jerusalem temple represent the peak of his power. He was now boldly claiming to be the Messiah of prophecy and a large majority of the Jews believed his ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Coins-Judean-Governors-Satraps-Procurators-Prefects-Jesus-Herod-Antipas-Philip-Archelaus-Pilate-Agrippa-Felix-Festus-587BC-66AD.htm

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Romans 8 Study The Gift of the Holy Spirit ... Deceive unsuspecting with smooth and flattering speech (no gifts) Rom 16:17 In the demonstration of power: 1 Cor 2:3,4 Demonstration of words only: 1 Cor 2:3,4 Paul to test their power: 1 Cor 4:19,20 Paul not to test their words: 1 Cor 4:19,20 Anyone ... It is a battle of our will with God's will b. Jesus said you can only obey one master. c. Paul said you are a slave to the one you obey! d. Are you a slave of sin or of the Holy Spirit 3. Are you led by sin or LED BY THE SPIRIT! B. Old Testament passages that refer to the battle of obeying sin vs. God: 1. Jer 24:7 I will give them a heart to know me 2. Jer 31:31/Heb 8:8ff I will put my law within them and on their heart I will write my law 3. Ezek 11:19 and I will give them one heart and shall ... The confirmation of miracles would bring assurance to all, both gifted and ungifted. b. Christians today who have never seen a miracle cry "Abba" as they read the Bible and believe it! IV. Rom 8:16 "The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Romans-8-Study.htm

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David's New Spiritual Order: Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons ... ... For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, ... The Sadducees have their origin in about 150 BC. i. The word Sadducee is etymologically linked to Zadok (Kohathite), who was David's priest. ii. The Sadducees controlled the Temple of Herod when Jesus was alive. 4. David, appointed two high priests at the same time: Zakok, head of the "tribe of Aaron"(1 Chronicles 27:17) and Abiathar as the sitting high priest ... For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-2samuel-6-7-1chron-13-17-22-king-david-new-spiritual-order-temple-reorganizes-levitical-priesthood-997-964bc.htm

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tongues-benny-hinn-ministries-fake-fraud-miracles-healing-prayer Yes he complies with the tax laws of the land, but he is a heretic and not a Christian. Anyone who thinks otherwise better wake up to the reality. God is real, Jesus rose from the dead, we are saved by his blood, the Bible is true right down to the very last word, but Benny Hinn is an angel of Satan. We are a group of Bible believing Christians who feel Benny Hinn and all charismatics/Pentecostals in general are deceiving the ... Click to View [1:43 Minutes] Click to View BBC documentary by Martin Sixman Benny Hinn slays 2 groups of 25 people at one time as he calls out "Fresh, fresh fresh, there is power in the place!". The BBC says of Hinn that "...he is nothing more than a skilled exponent of mass ... "The hour is urgent. Many of you have known me for many years. But I am telling you right now, things I haven't said years 'n years 'n years ago. I believe - here this, hear this! I believe, that Jesus, God's Son, is about to appear physically, in meetings and to believers around ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-benny-hinn-ministries-fake-fraud-miracles-healing-prayer.htm

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Seventh Day Adventist Church controversy: The Arrest and Trial ... ... White remembered, because the testimony of the prosecution's "many witnesses...were at once broken down by the testimony of Elder D.'s acquaintances present, who were called to the stand." 28 It was argument from law, not testimony, that rescued Dammon from ten ... She had been truly a mother in Israel. But a division had risen in the band on the shut door. She had great sympathy, and could not believe the door was shut. I had known nothing of their difference. Sister Durben got up to talk. I felt very, very sad. "At length my soul seemed to be in agony, and while she was talking I fell from my chair to the floor. It was then I had a view of Jesus rising from His mediatorial throne and going to the holiest as Bridegroom to receive His kingdom. They were all deeply interested in the view. They all said it was entirely new to them. The Lord worked in mighty power, setting the truth home to their hearts. "Sister Durben knew what the power of the Lord was, for she had felt it many times; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-arrest-trial-israel-dammon.htm

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Ancient Synagogues of 1, 2, 3, 4, Maccabees: 125 BC sacked and burned the rest of the city, destroyed its fortifications, slaughtered or enslaved or expelled pious Jews while seizing their possessions, and built a citadel, the Akra, to shelter the community of "sinners" whom he placed in power. ... And these were the circumstances that concerned his death." (Josephus Antiquities 13.210-212) D. Two references to synagogues in 1 Maccabees during the beginning of the Hasmonean era (Mattathias): 166 BC. 1. Two references to synagogues in 1 Maccabees during the beginning of the Hasmonean era (Mattathias): 166 BC. 2. "Then there gathered to them a Synagogue of Hasideans, strong warriors from Israel, all who were devoted to the law. And all the fugitives from the evil joined with them and became ... Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues originated at Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC spawned by the Septuagint Jesus the Messiah of the Tanakh: 1. First Century Jewish Messianic ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-1st-2nd-3rd-4th-Maccabees-home-Apocryphal-125bc-54ad.htm

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Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel, Beth Alpert ... ... The New Testament is a useful source of information on early Judaism, and ancient historians such as Herodotus and Josephus have presented their own unique perspectives on the religion of Israel. Many of these early texts themselves became the source for nearly two millennia of commentary by Jewish, Catholic and, ... (or for the person sacrificed for) an increase, or input, of non-personalized "power." 4) Sacrifice to achieve separation from, or the removal of, such diffuse force or power (Beattie 1980: 38-39). A recent study of the biblical tafj (h= attOt), traditionally translated as "sin offering," capitalizes upon these insights. ... In equating religion with other social "facts" such as law, economy and the social group, Durkheim developed the idea that religious practice was part of a larger system and that the ways in which it functioned reflected the operation of the system as a whole. Religious practice was thought to always be a group experience. As such, it lacked meaning ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-archaeology-and-the-religions-of-Canaan-and-israel-beth-alpert-nakhai.htm

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Trinity: "Plural of Majesty", "pluralis majestaticus", "singular ... It is clear that these plural references to God in the Old Testament we hidden until fully revealed by Christ and his apostles with the proclamation of the deity of Jesus. Jews could look back and see Jesus there in Genesis! B. Understanding the ... The apostolic fathers had never heard of "plural of majesty", much less believe it. They unanimously interpreted Gen 1:26 as the Father speaking to the Son. There are no examples in the either the Old or New Testament of Plural of Majesty. At the end ... Such a pluralis excellentiae was, however, a thing unknown to Moses and the prophets. Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, David, and all the other kings, throughout TeNaKh (the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa) speak in the singular, and not as modern ... If only he had known plural of majesty did not exist historically among the Jews until after the Old Testament was written in about 200 AD.) 180 AD Irenaeus "It was not angels, therefore, who made us, nor who formed us, neither had angels power to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-of-majesty-pluralis-majestaticus-royal-we.htm

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A Treatise on Insanity and Other Disorders Affecting the Mind ... There is reason to believe that this species of insanity has been the real source of moral phenomena of an anomalous and unusual kind, and of certain perversions of natural inclination which excite the greatest disgust and abhorrence" Prichard ... the Mind, James Cowles Prichard, 1835 AD) "Prichard was the first English psychiatrist who separated from the omnibus `insanity' a 'new' group of mental disorders which he called 'moral insanity' and so added a new term to psychiatric nosography. ... At the end of the eighteenth century Rush had drawn attention to disorders of the moral faculty (defined as the power of distinguishing good from evil) as properly belonging to medicine, and Pinel at the beginning of the nineteenth had described as ... features delusions and hallucinations which had long been and indeed still are considered the hallmark of the mad, and without that deprivation of the use of reason from which it was inseparable in law [see Erskine 1800 and McNaughton Rules 1843]. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/a-treatise-on-insanity-and-other-disorders-affecting-the-mind-james-cowles-prichard-1835ad.htm

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creed and beliefs of Baha'i Faith: A brief history & notes on ... ... Each of these branches produced individuals who embodied or made manifest certain attributes of God. For example, Christ was the incarnate "Word" of God. Baha'is believe that the founder of their Faith was the incarnate "Glory" of God and he is therefore recognized by the title Baha'u'llah, which means Glory of God. ... "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first"? Jesus replied "To be sure Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him, but have done to him every thing they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands". Then the disciples understood that ... Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled" In Rev 11:2 we read "the Gentiles will trample on the holy city for 42 months. And I will give power to my two witnesses and they will prophecy for 1260 days clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lamp ... ... https://www.bible.ca/creed-bahai-beliefs.htm

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Dictionary of the secret language of Scientology ... seek out information that would portray the commitment as a good decision and avoid information that would call the decision into question, because the alternative is to believe that they've been duped, which would be damaging to their self-images." ... influence): Manipulation by use of coercive persuasion or behavior modification techniques without informed consent. -Charismatic Leadership: Claiming divinity or special knowledge and demanding unquestioning obedience with power and privilege. ... sexual activities, even child abuse. -Totalitarian Worldview (we/they syndrome): Effecting dependence, promoting goals of the group over the individual and approving unethical behavior while claiming goodness. CXI, the Church of Xenu International. ... Now renamed OSA, the Office of Special Affairs, qv. Godwin's Law, a rhetorical construct that postulates that the mere mention of the holocaust in an argument renders it null and void, as the slaughter of seven million Jews in WWII is a singularly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-dictonary-terms.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) as a religious teacher, by the special enlightenment of the Spirit of God, she is peculiarly qualified to present the facts of the Life and Ministry of Christ, in connection with the divine plan of human redemption, and to practically apply the lessons of Jesus to the simple duties of life [italics added]. ... Later it was explained at the Glendale Committee meeting that the letter was only a poor selection of words and their meaning could be misconstrued. 17 There was no misconstruing Arthur White's words, however, when he wrote at the same time on the same subject to the same group: Keep in mind that the training in the universities to accept and believe only that which can be proved ... So, as always, the tired old men from PREXAD (the President's Executive Advisory Committee) and the White Estate, turned to the source they so often deny their members-the law. It seemed to be their last hope of quelling the storm which would not go away and for which they were unprepared. SDA Church lawyer ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH6-Ellens-sources.htm

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George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... Does it come from the command and Epistles of the Apostles? God testifies that we must do the things that are written, saying to Joshua, 'the Book of the law shall not depart from they mouth, but thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest observe to do all that is written in it.' ... The function of the Church, in the latest form of Romanism, is made to be not so much to guard and hand down securely an original revelation as to be a perpetual organ for making new revelations. (In theory the power of making new revelations is disclaimed, but in practice there is no scruple about calling on the Church to believe new truths: that is, to accept as true things previously disputed or unknown; ... quarrel rather than to promote the interests of Jesus Christ," I should say no more than was said by good and impartial men at the time. "Cyril," says Newman, "came to Ephesus not to argue but to pronounce an anathema, and to get over the necessary process with as much dispatch as possible." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm

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The Incarnation of God, the Son: Jesus Christ ... who is from God; He has seen the Father. 9. Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law 10. Jn 1:15-19,29 He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'" 11. Jn 8:54 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My ... before creation? d. Moses said: "I will bring water from the rock" no giving glory to God is the same as Jesus' first temptation to use his own power without giving God glory. e. Glory of Moses face that shone: Moses was given glory when he saw God, Jesus having seen God gave it up 2. Two Adams: Adam and Jesus: a. "For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through ... I firmly maintain that if Jesus body was not identical before and after the resurrection, that it would have eroded the actual evidence that he actually raised physically! This passage I believe PROVES His resurrected body was the same. That is what Jesus was saying by "flesh and bone...HUMAN" g. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-incarnation-Jesus-god-son.htm

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Mental Illness cures: (EDS-7) Etiological Diagnostic Snapsheet ... Discover what personal benefit is derived from insanity. 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 unbalanced. Although Super ... We call this phenomenon, "diagnostic anosognosia" because the psychiatrist does not believe the schizophrenic who tells him his diagnosis is wrong. I have PMC Click to View #8: Law of Psychopathic Modal Catalyst (PMC) EDS-7.7.8.PMC: The insane ignore requests to change their annoying or odd behaviours, but instead seek behaviour changes in others regardless of the harm they cause. In a cold and calculating way, the insane welcome and encourage others to counsel them to change because they view such efforts as evidence of having achieved enough bargaining power to make changes in how others treat them. After all, their behaviour is so powerful, that it the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures-EDS-7-etiological-diagnostic-snapsheet.htm

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Book of Balaam Son of Beor Inscription at Tell Deir Alla, Succoth ... ... For their worm will not die And their fire will not be quenched; And they will be an abhorrence to all mankind."" (Isaiah 66:24) iv. Jesus, 30 AD: ""Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea. ... from about20 B.C. to about A.D. 50. He is one of the most important Jewish authors of the Second Temple period of Judaism and was a contemporary of both Jesus and Paul. Yet, Philo is not nearly as well known or as frequently read as the first century A.D. Jewish historian Josephus. (The works of Philo complete and unabridged, David M. Scholer, Foreword, 1995 AD) 4. Josephus on Balaam: "To which Balaam replied, "O Balak, if thou rightly considerest this whole matter, canst thou suppose that it is in our power to be silent, or to say anything, when the Spirit of God seizes upon us?-for he puts such words as he pleases in our mouths, and such discourses as we are not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-balaam-son-of-beor-inscription-tell-deir-alla-succoth-1400-750bc.htm

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Scientology is not a Religion: Kent ... Specifically with these early self-representations in mind, Wilson insisted that "even if it could be conclusively shown that Scientology took the title of 'church' specifically to secure at law as a religion, that would say nothing about the status ... The most salient aspect of Scientology, however, is the totalitarian, some would say fascistic, use of power that holds the organization together. I will speak about some of these totalitarian uses of power, and in doing so it will be very clear that ... What Germans will want to know, however, is that this organization provided grants to the Church of Scientology International in order to fund the series of anti-Germany ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post (both beginning, I believe, on ... Petersburg Times ran a long article entitled, "Scientology's Children," and it contained an excerpt about a German mother and her son: Eva Kleinberg moved from Germany to Clearwater with her 9-year old son, Mark, in 1986. She had joined a group of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-not-religion-kent.htm

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Terah's begetting age of Abram: Terah was 130 not 70 years old ... Abraham was the youngest of three brothers not the oldest! (Terah was 130 not 70 years old when Abraham was born) Chronological Interpretation Variants in the Bible "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I ... Terah was 130 years old not 70 when Abraham was born. Because of a sloppy reading of Genesis 11:26, most people wrongly believe that Terah was 70 when Abraham was born. Historically, the Jews living from 300 BC down to 70 AD generally all ... And in the seventh year of that week, she bore a son for him, and he called him Abram, after the name of his mother's father because he died before his daughter conceived a son." (book of Jubilees 11.9,15, 170 BC) b. 70 AD: Josephus: i. "for Terah ... But first of all we will examine what Charran is, and what is meant by the departure from this country to go and live in another. (177) Now it is not probable that any one of those persons who are acquainted with the law are ignorant that Abraham had ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-Chronology-variants-theological-interpretation-Old-Testament-Book-of-Genesis-11-32-Terah-70-beget-abraham-born-130-years-textual.htm

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Mental Illness and Brain imaging systems: fMRI, CT, MRI, SPECT ... They measure electrical activity but cannot interpret thought and emotion. b. An ammeter: Ammeter is used by electricians to tell the flow of electricity (current) inside a single wire or a group of wires. For example, ammeters can be used to measure ... Biological Psychiatrists view man as nothing more than a pile of chemicals and that the cause of mental illness is a broken brain. They believe that the key to understanding mental illness is brain imaging. They are wrong. This is what EEG ... Brain imaging systems merely measure electrical current like a "smart meter" but they cannot read thoughts. A household smart meter cannot tell you what the electricity is doing inside. They tell you how much power, not what the power is doing! ... of a psychopath and the intense prayers of Christians to God that the world accept the salvation, hope and peace that Jesus Christ offers everyone for free! By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Send us your story ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-brain-mind-imaging-CT-MRI-SPECT-PET-EEG-QEEG-fMRI.htm

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Samuele Bacchiocchi, Seventh-day Adventist Historian Refuted Coupled with the Catholic Church's delight to have a Protestant "prove" that the Catholic church had universal power in 140 A.D. is a "marriage made in heaven"!!! It is interesting that the Seventh-day Adventist church condemns almost every other ... It was no doubt a complex phenomenon, incorporating the Pauline theological concern for the freedom of Gentile Christians from the law, along with the desire for the practical advantages of dissociation from Judaism in the eyes of the Roman ... Marcion's distinction between the evil God of the Jews, who gave the Sabbath commandment, and the Christian God revealed in Jesus was repudiated by the church." "Anti-Judaism played its part in second century Christian polemic against Jewish Sabbath ... Unlike the Sunday Easter and the Sabbath fast, Sunday worship was never, so far as the evidence goes, disputed. There is no record of any Christian group (except the extreme party of the Ebionites that did not observe Sunday, either in the second ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed ... Some believe that it was an astute stroke of policy, designed to win the support of the Christians, or a wise act of statesmanship aimed at buttressing the decaying fabric of the empire with the strength of the Christian church. Neither view is very ... At the crisis of his career in the war of 312 to gain sole power in the West, Constantine invoked the might aid of the Christian God and was not disappointed. His rise to power in 306 AD made it certain that persecution would not affect provinces ... Constantine's had a good knowledge of Doctrine Constantine was soon involved in ecclesiastical controversy, in particular that associated with Donatus. In 313 a group of African bishops led by Majorinus, who claimed to be bishop of Carthage, ... Luther's hesitation is exactly that of many who signed the Nicene creed. It was not that they questioned if Jesus was a creature, but that they felt the words used to convey the ontological relationship between God and Jesus were inadequate. "On the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation ... The water of baptism washes away sin: Acts 2:38; 22:16. You don't get your sins forgiven until you are immersed in water! Water is a symbol of the blood that literally removes sin. For Roman Catholics and Orthodox to believe in "real presence", is as ... Whereas before, they had argued that the symbols of the bread and juice must be based upon a literal body, they suddenly began to emphasizing the literalistic language Jesus: "this is my body" against the Gnostics. Although this new line of reasoning ... The Adventist correctly points out that the 7th day Sabbath is Saturday, but completely overlooks the fact that the Sabbath law itself was abolished. Thus Adventist false doctrine merely converts the Catholic from one false doctrine to another. In ... He gives these things by the power of the benediction through which he transelements the natural quality of these visible things to that immortal thing. (Catechetical Oration 37) AMBROSE: But this bread is bread before the words of the sacraments. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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The Exodus Route: Debunked: Split Rock of Rephidim (Meribah) ... Sinai, Moses appoints scribes to read and write the law. "Moses, in fact, took care to appoint teachers of reading and writing for God's people before they had any written record of God's Law. The Septuagint Scripture calls these instructors ... mountains, Aaron went up one of them in the sight of the whole army, Moses having before told him that he was to die, for this place was over against them." (Josephus, Antiquities 4.82-83) b. AD 325 Eusebius: "Beroth. "Of the sons of Jakeim (Iacim)." ... near Petra, which is called 'The Fountain of Judgement', because God judged the people there" (Saint Jerome's Hebrew Questions on Genesis, translated by C. T. R. Hayward, p 46, Gen 14:7, 1995 AD) 7. Jesus "The Rock of Salvation" in the Bible: a. ... This was a brilliant tactical move by Amalek because only a fraction of the 3 million Hebrews had arrived and there was a shortage of water. b. Amalek attacked the last group of Hebrews traversing the canyons between Dophkah and Alush. c. When the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-rephidim-meribah.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Philo of Alexandria: 38 AD ... everything of that kind; and, lastly, they bring forward as proofs of the love of mankind, goodwill, equality beyond all power of description, and fellowship, about which it is not unreasonable to say a few words." (Philo, Good Person 81-84) 6. ... permit them to use the customs of their forefathers, in assembling together for sacred and religious purposes, as their law requires, and for collecting oblations necessary for sacrifices; and my will is, that you write this to the several cities ... my tribunal set these Jews, who are citizens of Rome, and follow the Jewish religious rites, and yet live at Ephesus, free from going into the army, on account of the superstition they are under." (Josephus Antiquities 14.225-228, decree: 43 BC) b. ... This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Philo-of-Alexandria-Judaeus-50ad.htm

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Rylands, John: Bulletin of The John Rylands Library ... Boobyer states that the term 'God' and the term 'Christ' or messiah are equally WRONG! Boobyer doesn't even believe Jesus is the messiah! He doesn't even believe the Bible! But again, Boobyer, with his faithless views, is the only type of "authority" JW's can find that will say Jesus isn't God! Boobyer ... Angels could carry the designations " son of God ", " lord " and even " god "-the Qumran documents have brought further evidence of this. Jewish writing about Wisdom, the Logos and the Torah (the Law of Moses) contains close parallels to the New Testament description of Jesus as God's image, the effulgence of God's glory, his firstborn, God's agent in the creation of the world and ... In terms drawn from I Corinthians viii. 6, just as they knew of lords many, but of only one true Lord, namely, Jesus Christ, so, too, were they aware of gods many, yet of only one who was truly God, and he the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. To him above all was the kingdom, the power and the glory ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Rylands.htm

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