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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from 33 AD - 400 AD Introduction: 1. It need not disturb the Bible-believing Christian to learn that the canon of the New Testament was not universally set until about 300AD. The canon underwent a progression of development, which by faith, we believe was guided by ... accepted as scripture earlier in the west, than the east, the fact remains that both east and west had copies of both Hebrews and Revelation from 100 AD. I. Stumper Questions for Roman Catholics and Orthodox: If the Roman Catholic church gave the world the Bible, being infallible, then why did Rome reject or question the inspiration of James and Hebrews , then later accept it? Conversely, Rome accepted as scripture books that were later rejected. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Catholic doctrinal Flip-Flops: Baptism: Changed from immersion ... Only immersion fulfills the meaning of a burial, spinkling makes the idea of baptism being a burial nonsense: "having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." Colossians 2:12 "Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized ... More on baptism as immersion. The Apostolic Fathers always baptized by immersion. C. The Roman Catholic church admits baptism by immersion was practiced till 1311 AD: "Baptism took place by immersion in ancient times." (New Interpretation of the Mass, p. 120). "Catholics admit that immersion brings out more fully the meaning of the sacrament, and that for twelve centuries it was the common practice." (Question Box, p. 240). "Baptism used to be given by placing the person to be baptized completely in the water: it was done in this way in the Catholic Church for 1200 years." (Adult Catechism, pp. 56-57). "The church at one time practiced immersion. This was up ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic-flip-flops-baptism-immersion-sprinkling.htm

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Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority ... Click to View They violate sola Scriptura, since they are additions. Click to View They compete with the authority of the Bible! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View All Church Creeds are Dangerous Click to View Historical origin of creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Luther and Calvin merely replaced Catholic creedalism with their own creeds. Luther and Calvin practiced "pseudo-Sola ... God was furious because they had in fact rejected God as being king. (1 Samuel 8:7; 10:19) Churches that use creeds have replaced the Bible with a human creed. We are actually offended that they would say, "without creeds, you cannot know scripture". Creeds don't explain ... Click to View "The ecumenical creeds are simply the written form of the confession of the faith of the universal Church. They are a confession of what the Church as a whole has read in the Scriptures." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Reform tradition uses Calvin's institute as a formal creed interprets the Bible through the one work of this single man. Most members of the churches of Christ, have never even heard about Alexander Campbell, much less ever quote him as doctrinal authority. Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man 500 years ago, each local church of Christ collectively interprets scripture ... Chapter XIII) Click to View The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches love to quote (Tertullian, the Prescription Against Heretics, Chapter XIII) as proof that Tertullian had an oral apostolic tradition that was distinct from scripture. ... "If at times [the rule of faith] is formally distinguished from Scripture in the sense that it is recognized as the interpretation of Scripture, at other times it is materially identical with Scripture in the sense that it sums up what ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Dates: When did the apostolic fathers live? Converted to Christianity between 190 and 195 Became a presbyter of the Church (197) Zealous champion of Christianity Profoundly influences later Church fathers Embraced and became a leader of the Montanists (207?) a sect later declared heretical Eusebius (Caesarea) b260-d340 Born in Caesarea Origen Alexandria b185-d253/254 Born in Egypt A student of Clement presbyter allegorical method of scripture interpretation developed the idea of Christ as Logos or Incarnate Word Hippolytus Rome b170-d236 w200 Presbyter at Rome Cyprian Carthage b200-d253/258 w250 Convert to Christianity c. 245 Bishop of Carthage, 248 One of the most authoritative Fathers of the Church Involved in controversy over treatment of ... Bishop of Milan (374) Defended the churches of Milan against Arianism Friend of Monica, mother of Augustine, and finally brought Augustine into the Church Jerome Stridon, Yugoslavia 345?-419 w400 Biblical scholar Ordained a priest in 386 Secretary to Pope Damasus I in 382 Confronted many ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory-fathers.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church Wesleyans are convinced that the Bible is God's written Word and the final authority for all Christian beliefs and practices. Therefore, our statements of faith, which we call "Articles of Religion," seek to express only what the Bible teaches, as those teachings have been understood by the Church as a whole in its official assemblies. The Discipline, the book containing the constitution and bylaws of The Wesleyan Church, includes twenty-one "Articles of Religion." Each has its own brief list of supporting Scripture passages. Chapter IV The Constitution Of The North American General Conference Preamble 200. In order that we may wisely preserve and pass on to ... The Wesleyan Church believes in the miraculous use of languages and the interpretation of languages in its biblical and historical setting. But it is contrary to the Word of God to teach that speaking in an unknown tongue or the gift of tongues is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit or of that entire ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 450 AD: Theodoret Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 450 AD: Theodoret: "I follow the laws and rules of the apostles. I test my teaching by applying to it, like a rule and measure, the faith laid down by the holy and blessed Fathers at Nicaea. If any one maintain that I hold any contrary opinion, let him accuse me face to face; let 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 ... 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. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-theodoret.htm

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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church Leaves out the comment that JW's theology is of pagan origin. Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church Click to View Harry R. Boer, A Short History of the Early Church quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication ... To the present day no one has cleared up the problem of where the emperor got the term. It seems likely that it was suggested to him by his episcopal counselor, Bishop Hosius (Ossius) of Cordova, and it was probably nothing more than a Greek translation of a term ... Further, Anti-trinitarians mislead the reader with the quote they supply about Justin Martyr. Boer, therefore is saying that the faith of Justin Martyr that Jesus is a "created divine being" originated with Greek mythology and not the New ... Moreover, the Logos was subject to change: he could become a sinner. Such was the teaching which Arius began to set forth in about 311. Alexander, the Catholic bishop of Alexandria, convened synods which condemned his views, and he was forced to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ... However Edwards ideas, which he admitted were brand new and never before taught, had no influence in the modern population of the false doctrine. That prize to goes to Darby. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 2. Harold Camping owns 55 Radio stations with headquarters in Texas. He wrote a book claiming 1994 was the end of ... What proof is there for the date of May 21, 2011? The date May 21, 2011 was derived solely from evidence found in the Bible. Mr. Camping saw God had placed, in Scripture, many important signs and proofs. These proofs alert believers that May 21st of 2011 is the date Christ will return for His people and begin a ... Like Jehovah's Witnesses, you should simply fellowship together and await word from Oakland. In these new fellowships, there is to be no discipline, no baptism, no communion, and no authority apart from Family Radio's interpretation of the Bible. Mr. Camping rejects 1 Corinthians 11:26, which says that we are to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-harold-camping-2011-official-end-of-the-world-time-rapture-chart-numerology-date-setter-may-21-2011.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) Primacy of "feelings" over scripture as source of testing doctrine. Acceptance of any document as valid for doctrine, i.e. Tao Te Ching, Koran, etc. (Society of Friends) Some, but not all Quakers are Unitarian Universalists (by their own description) (i.e. all religions and beliefs are correct and of equal value.) Great manifestations including trembling and shaking. George Fox saw himself as an apostle restoring the true church. Click to View George Fox in 1658 AD. What to Quakers Historically Believe The Quakers started in England the 17th Century by George Fox. George Fox asked his friend and Quaker Theologian Robert Barclay to write an Apology of the Quaker Faith, which he did. Robert Barclay also wrote a catechism on the Quakers Faith using ... These utterances were sometimes accompanied by the gift of interpretation exercised, in Du Bois' experience, by the same person who had spoken in tongues. (John Lacy, A Cry from the Desert (London, 1708), p. 32) (The Charismatic Movement, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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The Roman Catholic view of Marriage is flawed, incomplete and ... ... The Roman Catholic position on birth control is shown to be silly and outrageous because Catholic "pew dwellers" generally ignore such man made rules from leaders, who themselves are not married. But if a Catholic did follow the teaching of the Pope, then she would use the thermometer to determine when she ovulates and have sex only during that fertile 4 day window. IV. Prohibition against church leaders marrying is a satanic doctrine: By ignoring what scripture says about one of the purposes of marriage being to alleviate sexual lust, the Pope has done damage to the institution of marriage. Remember, it wasn't until about 1070 AD that Catholic priests were first officially forbidden to be married. That's 1000 years too late to be part of Bible Christianity. In fact the Holy Spirit prophesied this apostasy: "But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic-marriage-birth-control-celibacy.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 400 AD: Jerome Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 400 AD: Jerome: "Don't you know that the laying on of hands after baptism and then the invocation of the Holy Spirit is a custom of the Churches? Do you demand Scripture proof? You may find it in the Acts of the Apostles. And even if it did not rest on the authority of Scripture the consensus of the whole world in this respect would have the force of a command. For many other ... So you see we follow the practice of the Church, although it may be clear that a person was baptized before the Spirit was invoked." (Jerome, Dialogue Against the Luciferians, 8) Click to View Jerome clearly believes that if the church in ... NONE of what he talks about in this passage like "laying on of hands after baptism" and "drinking milk and honey" after baptism, was universally practiced. And no one in the modern Roman Catholic or Orthodox church today does so either! ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-jerome.htm

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Scripture contains a pattern that must to be followed. The Apostolic fathers viewed Scripture as containing a complete pattern that must to be followed A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! The Apostolic fathers viewed Scripture as containing a complete pattern that must to be followed. Go to: "Canon of the ... To be sure, they do. From what other source could they derive arguments concerning the things of the faith, except from the records of the faith?' (ch. 14). He denies this right to the heretics because the scriptures belong to the catholic Christians (ch. 15; 19). He charged Valentinus with tampering with the scriptures "by his different expositions and acknowledged emendations" (Praescr. 30). The gnostic ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-pattern.htm

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Sola Scriptura was not invented by 16th century Protestants, ... No Father or council of the early Church ever asserted that the Scriptures, in and of themselves, with-out any reference to the Church, are the all-sufficient rule of faith. The Reformation principle of sola Scriptura was an invention of the Reformation itself. ... This ... Then between 200 AD and 1500 AD, there was a gradual move towards the adoption of human creeds and traditions. By the time Luther came along, the Roman Catholic church had become so tradition bound, that the church barely resembled the one you can read about in the Bible. Luther simply restored the concept found in the Bible that scripture overthrows all traditions. For Catholic and Orthodox defenders to say sola Scriptura was invented in the 16th ... be deduced from Scripture and revived the theory of some early heretics, refuted by Irenaeus, that the Bible does not contain the whole of God's revelation and that a body of traditional doctrine existed in the Church equally deserving of veneration. [28] When it was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-unscriptural.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 the ... 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 ... We take the view that the tradition itself of a rock that followed them, grew out of their interpretation of scripture, not the other way around. We believe the scripture produced the tradition. The idea that God is the "Rock of salvation" is a major theme in ... For it was not the nature of the rock which sent forth the water, (such is his meaning,) else would it as well have gushed out before this time: but another sort of Rock, a spiritual One, performed the whole, even Christ who was every where with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-christ-rock-followed-1-cor-10-4.htm

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Scholars on the Personality of the Holy Spirit ... Considering the strict Monotheism of the NT.,-such language implies the divinity, as well as the personality, of Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and they are sufficient warrant for refusing to believe that N.T. writers did not know the doctrine, because they did not, like St. John, state it explicitly. ... The true divinity of the third Person was asserted at a Council of Alexandria in 362, by two. synods at Rome under Pope Damasus, and finally by the Council of Constantinople of 381, in a decree accepted by the whole Church. (A Catholic Dictionary, ... Peter, in explaining the phenomenon of Pentecost, represents it as the activity of the Trinity. 'This Jesus ... being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear' (Acts ii. 32, 33). It is not too much to say that the apostolic Church was built upon faith in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-quotes-personality-of-holy-spirit.htm

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The office of Elders, pastors and bishops ... This was 600 years too late to be the Bible pattern and represents a serious apostasy in organization. C. The Baptist church, for example, admits in their official creed book (The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual), that new offices not found in scripture have been added long after the Bible was written: "CHURCH OFFICERS: In the New Testament we find that in apostolic times, and for many ... The modern day "pastor system" as employed by most denominations, where one man is over the church rather than a group of men is unscriptural. C. An elder can only oversee one local congregation Each church is self governing and autonomous A bishop from one church can not oversee another church D. Churches in the Bible began with no elders but in time elders were appointed Churches can scripturally exist either with or without elders Further study: Click to View John Paul II Catholic, Bishop of Rome, Pope Click to View Graphical Mouse Rollover of gradual change of organization over time Click to View ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-elders-pastors-bishops.htm

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Official creed of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) We rejoice in God, maker of heaven and earth, and in the covenant of love which binds us to God and to one another. Through baptism into Christ we enter into newness of life and are made one with the whole people of God. In the communion of the Holy Spirit we are joined together in discipleship and in obedience to Christ. At the table of the Lord we celebrate with thanksgiving the saving acts and presence of Christ. Within the universal church we receive the gift of ministry and the light of scripture. In the bonds of Christian faith we yield ourselves to God that we may serve the One whose kingdom has no end. Blessing, glory and honor be to God ... the requirement of immersion for salvation as essential to salvation, as they did when they were first founded. participated in unity discussions with the Roman Catholic church, apparently acknowledging the latter's claims and doctrines. A few have denied the virgin birth of Jesus A few have participated with other liberal ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Disciples-C.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: Augustine Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 425 AD: Augustine: "Whereas, therefore, in every ... For holy Scripture setteth a rule to our teaching, that we dare not "be wise more than it behoveth to be wise;" but be wise, as himself saith, "unto soberness, according as unto each God hath allotted the measure of faith." (Augustine, On the Good of Widowhood, 2) Click to View We don't question that Augustine, like Chrysostom and Jerome, believed in "unwritten customs and laws" passed down orally by ... 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 ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-augustine.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain thought forms already present in the philosophical and religious environment, in order that, with the help of these, it might give its own faith clear intellectual expression. This question must definitely be answered in the affirmative. In particular cases the ... To the present day no one has cleared up the problem of where the emperor got the term. It seems likely that it was suggested to him by his episcopal counselor, Bishop Hosius (Ossius) of Cordova, and it was probably nothing more than a Greek translation of a term already found ... out of nothing, or who assert that the Son of God is of a different hypostasis or substance, or is created, or is subject to alteration or change these the Catholic Church anathematizes." Most of the bishops who were present at the council signed this creed. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Objections to baptism being essential to salvation REFUTED! ... is one saved without and before repentance and confession? Both are said to be for salvation. Lk 13:3; Rom 10:9-10 5. Actually there are 12 different things that are said to save us in scripture, beware of the "Onlys" Teaching Church Description God only Unitarian Universal salvation for every creature, no hell Grace & faith only Calvinist God has a saved & lost list, gives faith only to elect Man's works only Catholic Penance, rosary to earn salvation 1. Please take me back. I have another objection! 2. Feedback form: To explain why you disagree! Click here 3. I am done here, take to the MAIN MENU . . ... I have another objection! 2. Feedback form: To explain why you disagree! Click here 3. I am done here, take to the MAIN MENU . . John 3:16 only says that you must believe for eternal life! Synecdoche, "a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole" Webster's All the verses that prove faith is essential to salvation do not prove that baptism is non-essential! "'Every Word ... ... https://www.bible.ca/baptism-objections-refuted.htm

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Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Irrefutable proof texts ... We are in a difficult position with Catholics, Orthodox and Watchtower believers alike, because when we point out the verses that prove sola Scriptura is taught in scripture, they don't believe they can understand the Bible without their church interpreting it for them... and they say sola Scriptura is not taught in the Bible. What an amazing system of circular deception the Catholic, Orthodox and Brooklyn New York, churches have invented. Sola Scriptura means that you ... B. Scripture is understandable, even by young children: "from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:15 "if indeed you have heard of the ... Although Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders dismiss Rev 22:18 as applying only to the single book of revelation, these four texts prove it is a principle that applies to the whole Bible. Notice also that God knew that Revelation was the last book of the 66 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts.htm

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Conclusion to the 500 year historical overview: 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 with corruption and indulgences triggered the Protestant Reformation with the aid of Martin Luther. When the Pope rightly condemned Henry for divorcing his wife, Henry outlawed the Roman Catholic church in England, ceased ... The most common behaviours associated with insanity over the last 500 years are selfishness, lack of self control, a desire for dependency and an unwillingness to work. Scripture tells us that if a man will not work, neither let him eat. (2 Thess 3:19) With personal freedom comes personal accountability ... Just as most individuals reject the call of Christ to be baptized for the remission of their sins, so too the insane reject the call to change their behaviour. When church ministers preach the gospel to sinners, most do not will to change their behaviours. But faith comes by reading the word of God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-conclusion.htm

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled ... Midrash is how Christians today determine faith and doctrine in the church which includes obeying the silence of scripture, direct command, approved apostolic example and inference as witnessed in how the Christians in Acts 15 refuted the need for the gentiles to be circumcised to be saved. 3. After AD 70, Rabbinical Judaism used the Midrashic hermeneutic method in writing the ... This was misguided because Midrashic inference cannot change the substance of revealed commands. Midrashic interpretation led the Jews to wrongly create the Korban laws which Jesus identified as contradicting scripture (Matthew 15:3-9). a. Boiling a goat in its mother's milk was prohibited (Exodus 23:19). ... 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 instrumental music in AD 790 in one church, which let to the churches severing into two ... ... https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/welcome.htm

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God never named the church ... Are "Elder (Presbyter), Pastor (Shepherd) and Bishop (Overseer)" all names? Should our elders go around calling themselves, "Pastor Smith, "Elder Smith," or "Bishop Smith"? We all understand that these are not names, but descriptions of their function or qualification: The word "elder" ... Has it ever occurred to us, that if we chose to universally use the terms "Church of Christ" or "Church of God" on the all the signs of meeting houses worldwide, we would be VIOLATING THE PATTERN of scripture? In the first century, local churches were given a variety of "descriptors" ... On an individual basis were are also described in about 40 different ways, but we are given only one name to wear: "Christian" (1 Peter 4:16). Roman Catholic Church or Catholics Lutheran Church or Lutherans Baptist Church or Baptists Pentecostal Church/Full Gospel or Pentecostals Anglican/Episcopal Church or Anglicans Mormon Church or Mormons Kingdom Hall or Jehovah's Witnesses Seventh-day Adventist church or Adventists ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC ... ... Therefore it is the Catholic Church alone which retains true worship. This is the fountain of truth, this is the abode of the faith, this is the temple of God; into which if any one shall not enter, or from which if any shall go out, he is ... that theirs is the Catholic Church, it must be known that the true Catholic Church is that in which there is confession and repentance, which treats in a wholesome manner the sins and wounds to. . . pg. 376 he wrote of men. They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe though one rose from the dead What have you to say for yourselves? Where is your authority? If you reject these passages of Scripture, in spite of the ... And when multitudes had too readily believed this, he went on to say that he was actually Christ; and he succeeded so well even in this delusion that a certain bishop named Rufus worshipped him as being the Lord. For so doing, we have seen this ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-prophets.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 405 AD: John Chrysostom Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 405 AD: John ... But he says something far more profound that modern Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders cringe at: Chrysostom, interprets Paul's statement as saying that "the scriptures were given IN PLACE OF Paul". ... Then from 50 - 100 AD scripture was completed. Finally from 100 AD to the second coming our final authority is the scriptures. God's whole plan was to start with inspired oral revelation, then part ... Therefore let us think the tradition of the Church also worthy of credit. It is a tradition, seek no farther. Here he shows that there were many who were shaken." (John Chrysostom, Homily 4, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-chrysostom.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... same chapter: Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith (2 Tim 3:8). Paul is referring here to the court magicians of Pharaoh. (Ex. 7:11-12). ... 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 ... The story of the Christ's crucifixion was as universally known among the Jews in 40 AD as was the names of Jannes and Jambres. But there were errors in the oral tradition of Moses, that scripture did not record, as there were in ... It was the Holy Spirit, who chose to name the magicians, not Paul, just as scripture says: "But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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Trinity: Arius and the Nicene Creed It lasted sixty years, involved the entire eastern church, the western church in part, and occupied the attention of eleven emperors. The long discussion began with Arius, a presbyter in the church in Alexandria. He was a disciple of Lucian, who in ... Moreover, the Logos was subject to change: he could become a sinner. Such was the teaching which Arius began to set forth in about 311. Alexander, the Catholic bishop of Alexandria, convened synods which condemned his views, and he was forced to leave ... How, then, should such a Christ, himself a part of the creation, be able to achieve the redemption of the world? On the whole, the Christian Church rejected, as an unhappy attack upon the reality of redemption, such a formal attempt at saving the ... Arians willingly recited these affirmations but read into them their own meaning. To preclude this Arian abuse of the Scripture affirmations Nicea transposed these Biblical affirmations into ontological formulas, and gathered the multiplicity of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-arius.htm

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Using the local newspaper to save souls! ... And you will have to realize that it will require quite a lot of money. Do not set a higher goal than you have the means to accomplish. (Although sometimes if you draw up a big plan on faith, the means are provided.) If you are in a smaller or ... That would be an ideal time, even if you normally don't have much money for advertising, to scrape together enough funds to run a larger article on that subject. For example, several years ago the Catholic Church `kicked out' a number of their `saints' and ... Collect the ideas submitted and mimeograph enough copies for all the members of the congregation. Then sometime when the whole church is together ask everyone to take a few minutes to go through the suggested texts and grade each one. (Use some ... What would modern religious leaders do if He were alive today? Come visit or call the: Ask Your Preacher One of the greatest paradoxes of scripture is the death of Christ on the cross. It was there that he re-ceived at Satan's hand his greatest ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-newspaper.htm

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Aramaic: Native language of Jesus Aramaic: Jesus native tongue Aramaic and Greek, Jesus was Trilingual: 30 AD The Greek Septuagint LXX The Textual transmission of the Old Testament "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) Steve Rudd 1017 Introduction: 1. Working languages at the time of ... The Twelve apostles did not even need to know Hebrew to reach the lost sheep of Israel who spoke Aramaic and Greek. e. It's ironic that when the High priest in 30 AD and the Pope toady addressed their crowds, nobody understood either of them without a translator. f. If the common Jew visited the temple services conducted in Hebrew, it was exactly like sitting in a Catholic Latin church service today. I. Jesus was trilingual: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek A. Jesus was ... Any prejudice which might have existed against the use of a foreign language would speedily disappear under a rule which secured full liberty in worship and faith. The adoption of the Greek tongue was a tribute gladly paid by the Alexandrian Jews to the great ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-default-working-language-Jesus-first-century-Aramaic-Greek-Hebrew-Latin.htm

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Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ... Jesus the Master Builder and Creator of universe Architect, Stonemason, Carpenter of the Temple/church See also: Archeology of Everyday Life and Homes at the time of Jesus See also: THE HOUSE OF JESUS AT ... [Greek: tekton]" (Mark 6:3) · Jesus is "the founder [archegos] and completer [teleiotes] of our faith." Heb 12:2 · "you are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are ... Jesus was the "archi-tekton" who laid himself as the foundation of the church. c. Notice "tekton" is only used twice in scripture of Jesus and his father mistranslated "carpenter". d. Notice "archi-tekton" ... God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy."" (Daniel 2:44-45) b. "Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm

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Doctrinal Flip Flops of Jehovah's Witnesses! Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours. Believe and obey so far as you can understand God's Word today. (Watchtower Sept. 15, 1895, p. 216) Section 1: Scripture and interpretation 100% All Quotations take directly from ... Section 2: Nature of God 100% All Quotations take directly from Watchtower Publications Jehovah lives in Pleiades star cluster galaxy? Star Trek anyone??? Spelling of "Jehovah" originated with Catholic monk in 13th century??? No actual evidence ... classes told the whole world that the great world war would end all wars and make the world safe for democracy...their prophecies did not come true. therefore, they are false prophets; and the people should no longer trust them as safe guides..." ... removed from the tomb; because had it remained there it would have been an insurmountable obstacle to the faith of the disciples, who were not yet instructed in spiritual things - for "the spirit was not yet given." (John 7:39) We ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-changes.htm

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Why Pentecostals say, "knoweldge is of the Devil" (anti-intellectualis ... the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless." ... Shakers Click to View Click to View The Shakers used analogies and an analogous method of Bible interpretation. The Shakers consequently saw no need for Bibles but gave themselves up to be led and ... Click to View Believers are not to be led by logic, he writes. We are not even to be led by good sense (The Force of Faith, 7) I don't preach doctrine, I preach faith. (Following the Faith of Abraham ... illegal doctrine in some Christian's eye and pluck that little mote out of their eye when they've got the whole forest in their own lives and in their own eyes. I say to hell with you! Oh hallelujah. ... Click to View Steve Hill said "Don't leave me now ... just hang in there ... we'll get to the good stuff soon" (stopping to speak of the "anointing" every so often while teaching from Scripture.) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-anti-intellectualism.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final of Alexandria, book 7, ch 16, Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished) Click to View Clement shows the sequence of revelation starting with Jesus, moving through the prophets, then finally ending its journey in the written gospels. Notice that at the end of the process, the Christian, "of himself" (using his own powers of interpretation) believes the scriptures. ... 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 ... If, then, these things are so, it is in the same degree manifest that all doctrine which agrees with the apostolic churches-those moulds and original sources of the faith must be reckoned for truth, ... 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. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Scientology is anti-Christian, Satanic and Neo-Gnostic? ... Like men, there's what they call 'The Christ Game' and that game has been played and played and played and play..., honest to Pete, these cards are just so thin, they've been laid down amongst the coffee cups, and so forth, of the whole universe. You'll find out thousands of years before the year 1 ... "The Egyptians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists, Sikhists, Brahmans, NeoPlatonists, Christians, Romans, Jews and Gnostics all believed in reincarnation and the rebirth cycle. It was a fundamental belief in the Roman Catholic Church until 553 AD when a company of four monks held the Synod of Constantinople, (without the Pope present) and decided the belief could not exist. They condemned the teachings of ... About redemption in Christ "... I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." - St. Paul, Galatians 2:20 "Christ died for his own sins." - L. Ron Hubbard, (Uncertain ref; Saint Hill tape #12 or such. Readers are urged to post the correct ref, if possible). About using ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-christianity-compared.htm

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We have little solid historical evidence before 200 AD about ... A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Evidence before 200 AD ... In other words, there is no agreement as to the actual order of "Pope" (as Catholics refer to the historic elders of Rome) So the same evidence Catholics point to, in order to prove the canon was not ... Furthermore, the earliest fathers, with a true sense of the distinction between the apostolic and episcopal offices, do not reckon Peter among the bishops of Rome at all." (History of the Christian ... But some parts of the world accepted Revelation and others viewed it with suspicion. It is clear that in some parts of the world, the entire 27 book canon of scripture was likely fixed in its present ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-little-historical-evidence-200AD.htm

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The $200 Text: A Written Debate Concerning the Sabbath I hereby offer $200 for one Bible text from the Bible -- either the King James (Protestant) Version or the Douay (Catholic) Version -- stating that Sunday -- the first day of the week should be ... Will Mr. Smith please remit the $200? His honesty and the integrity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are now at stake. Let's not have him say that the words "sabbath," "when," "where," "by whom," ... In the event he cannot see the points, let us examine the text and see what it "sets forth." ABOLISHED -- The text uses the expressions "done away" speaking of the whole law of which the sabbath is a ... But to imply that such principles of right were not in effect before this time is contrary to Scripture. In Rom. 3:20 the Apostle Paul writes, "For by the law is the knowledge of sin." In Rom. 4 :5, ... The ministration of death, graven in stones, is abolished every time a sinner comes to Christ, accepts his saving power and STOPS SINNING. "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: Yea ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sabbath-debate-frost-smith.htm

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Christians can eat test tube meat and genetically modified foods ... known Jesus or His early disciples and thus benefited from their unwritten teachings and interpretations of Scripture, (2) comes from a date so early that there was no likelihood for the original gospel to have been corrupted, and (3) is not based on only one among many possible interpretations of the Bible but was the interpretation of Christians who were personally familiar with the New Testament writers or their early followers. This ... widespread and efficient that Christians had experienced to date, after decades of toleration,[ii] with decreasing dedication among the clergy. The persecution resulted in internal chaos in the church[iii] and an unprecedented mass apostasy, with multitudes denying their faith throughout the Roman Empire. ... What the Bible says. On the whole, ancient Christians opposed deliberate abstinence from particular foods if the abstainer thereby considered himself closer to God than other Christians. Romans 14 reads: "2One person believes he may eat ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/s-christians-can-eat-genetically-modified-food.htm

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The Lord's Supper ... Scripture has this unflattering comment on mixed wine: "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine. Do not look on ... It is possible that the chaburah meal overlapped with the Passover Haggadah meal on the night that Jesus instituted the Eucharist. This might explain why the Roman Catholic Church uses unleavened bread while the Eastern Orthodox Church uses leavened bread. In any event both the Western and Eastern traditions are in agreement that the bread and the wine becomes the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharistic celebration." (Eastern Greek Orthodox apologist) 4. The whole ... C. A time of meditation: 1. Look backward to the cross 2. Look forward to Christ's return 3. Look inward to examine your own heart & faith 4. Look outward to those you are sharing the family meal with: God & Christians V. How often should We Partake? Commune ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion.htm

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Earliest evidence for the New Testament canon This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! 2. ... Paul's letters etc., Catholic epistles, Revelation. 6. Formulation Of the Titles: a. The titles (ie. Gospel according to Matthew, etc.) were added at a later date by those who compiled the letters into one volume. b. Although the titles are not inspired, the fact that all the manuscripts employ the same titles for each book, strongly argues for an early and unified canon of scripture. c. "In view of the unanimity on this point of the tradition of the Church which can be traced back to the beginning of the second century, we are justified in assuming that the ... Many older studies of the history of the canon, in my opinion, have drawn the wrong conclusion from this observation. The traditional interpretation asserts that these discussions reflect a debate about which ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-earliest-evidence.htm

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Official creed of The United Church of Canada ... For our redemption, He fulfilled all righteousness, offered Himself a perfect sacrifice on the Cross, satisfied Divine justice and made propitiation for the sins of the whole world. He rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven, where ... and equity, and is not made void by faith, but on the contrary is established thereby. We believe that God requires of every man to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God; and that only through this harmony with the will of God shall be fulfilled that brotherhood of man wherein the Kingdom of God is to be made manifest. 2.15 Article XV. Of the Church. We acknowledge one holy Catholic Church, the innumerable company of saints of every age and nation, who being united by the Holy Spirit to Christ their ... If you have a Bible, we'll read it. Soul has to do with those very practical social justice issues. It always has in scripture and it certainly did with Jesus. That's why I said Jesus talked a lot more about economics than he did about ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-Can.htm

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The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness ... But since God is and must be uncreated, unoriginated, unbegotten, and the Son is and must be originated and begotten, He cannot be God but must be a creature. And thus the subordinationist tendency in the Apologists and Origen reached full term. Now the Church had to make its faith ... The stage was set for Arius. He saw in Scripture, the Apologists, and especially Origen two interwoven ideas. One that the Son was God. The other that the Son was subordinate and inferior to the Father in divinity. He saw a tension between a Father alone was ... But he was not an Arian subordinationist for he did not make the Son a creature and an adopted son of God. Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria made a notable, if unintended, contribution to the developing crisis by bringing into prominence the three basic trinitarian deviations that are known to history as Sabellianism, Subordinationism, and Tritheism. and the urgent need of precise trinitarian concepts, terms, and distinctions. His encounter with the Pope of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-arian-development.htm

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Review: New International Version Bible: avoid stronger influence on our faith than will the selection of the Bible we will use for study and teaching. This article considers the accuracy of the New International Version (NIV). The NIV is reviewed because it is (1) the top-selling Bible today; (2) widely endorsed by modern "scholars" as being highly accurate; and (3) often the default version used in search engines and Scripture look-up sites. ... An accurate preservation of the word of the Lord allows a searching soul to discover God's will (Matt. 24:35; 7:7; Ps. 119:105). God's word must be intact and whole to accomplish this task (2 Tim. ... Thus the NIV forces the reader to interpret the passage as referring to burning passion, and prevents the possible alternative interpretation of burning in Hell fire. Or again, in 1 Tim. 4:13 the NIV ... Similarly, Philp. 3:6 is rendered: "As for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless." The NIV artificially contrasts faith in Christ with "legalistic righteousness," ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-NIV-Bible-New-International-Version-Review-exposed-avoid-bad-Accurate-Translation-Gods-Word.htm

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Introduction to the history of psychiatry ... In 1533 AD, King Henry VIII is refused a divorce from Catherine of Aragon by the Pope, but marries the pregnant Anne Boleyn anyway. excommunicated After the Pope excommunicates Henry in 1534 AD. Just as the lax morals of the pot smoking hippies of the 1960's triggered the collapse of Christianity, church attendance and morality, so too the divorce of King Henry VIII triggered a chain of events that forever changed the world! F. Destruction of Roman Catholic church in England: 1534 AD In 1536 AD, ... be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. " (James 2:15-17) After England displaced a well established Roman ... century is thus presented as at once inevitable and basically benign - both in intent and in consequences - and the whole process crudely reduced to a simplistic equation: humanitarianism + science + government inspection = the success of what ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-introduction.htm

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b-canon-NT-collections-macdonald A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Lists and Catalogues of ... Recognized: Gospels (4) Gospels: Gospels: Gospels (4) Acts Matt Matt Acts Mark Mark Paul's epistles (14?) Catholic Epistles (7): Luke Luke 1 John Jas John John 1 Pet 1-2 Pet Rev (?) 1-3 John Acts Paul's ... The list concludes by acknowledging that some have questions about 2 Pet, 2-3 John, Heb, Jude and Rev. Rufinus 13Rufinus, Comm. in Symb. Apost. 36 (ca. 394, Rome, Italy). Innocent Pope Innocent, Ad ... Cassiodorus Cassiodorus, Institutiones divinarum et saecularium litterarum (ca. 551-562, Rome). Isidore Isidore, bishop of Seville, In libros Veteris ac Novi Testamenti prooemia (ca. 600) Matt Gospels: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-NT-collections-macdonald.htm

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Synagogue Organization and Government: Elders, officials, attendants ... ... Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. These men must also first be tested; then let ... For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain." (Titus 1:5-11) d. In the church the following were forbidden to serve in the office of overseer: ... C. The Chair of Moses 1. Moses' Chair was reserved for the judge, synagogue leader, preacher, special guest etc: 2. "However, to the best of our knowledge and in contrast with the pagan priest and the Christian bishop, we ... converted to Christianity, they wholesale adopted the pattern of church government from the synagogue. a. Churches and synagogues were governed by a PLURALITY of men, not a single man like in the Roman Catholic church. b. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Government-organization-Elders-officials-attendants-Synagogue-Independent-overseer-shepherd-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-prototype-ancient.htm

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Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James ... A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Acceptance of the ... While some geographic areas had always accepted these books as scripture, others held them at bay, even considering them to be forgeries. The most logical explanation, is that some of these books were ... which, as far as the sources enable us to determine, can be proved always to have included James in the Canon along with a number of other Catholic Epistles on a basis of equal authority with the rest. ... But this seems unlikely as Schaff translates it: "Stand fast, therefore, in these things, and follow the example of the Lord, being firm and unchangeable in the faith, loving the brotherhood, and being ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-disputed-books.htm

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Comparison list of 75 Joseph/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... ... With this formula, the “absolutists” believe there are only TWO examples of types in the entire Bible. 2. Symbols and shadows also identified in the New Testament: a. The Tabernacle was a shadow of the church: "The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way ... The parallel between Joseph and Christ is so compelling, it can be as effective as Isa 53 in converting Jews to faith in Christ if they are truth seekers and honest. b. For our non-Christian Jewish friends who scoff and snort that these are mere coincidences or ... For the most part, these Jewish sages clearly were not looking at an entire portion of Scripture—a whole psalm or chapter—when they cited the verses in question. Rather, what got their attention was a word association, or an association of ideas, or an even more distant link connecting the given verse or phrase with the Messiah. This was quite common in Rabbinic interpretation during the first thousand years of this era, but it was not limited to the Rabbinic ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-Joseph-types-Christ-Shadows-Antitypes-similarities-comparisons-2166-1876BC.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee ... Let us all, then, be diligent to add "to our faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness, which is profitable unto all things, of the life that now is, ... Moses organized the whole nation of the Hebrews into a highly spiritualized religious body, or Church; the most perfect that had ever been established upon earth, for the simple yet significant reason, that he had been previously fully developed in all the preceding preparatory degrees of the cycle. ... They gave warning of the near approach of the kingdom of heaven, the "acceptable year of the Lord;" and , in many prophetic messages, declared to the world, that those numerous Scripture prophecies concerning the new heaven and the ... FALL OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTAN CHURCH. 1. When Constantine was converted, he founded and became the heathen* head of the Roman Catholic Church, which was formed upon a very much lower plane than was even the Gentile Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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