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Is Church Membership Essential to my salvation? Since you have visited this website, you want to know the Bible answer to this question; you want to know which of the forgoing alternatives is correct, or if God presents another alternative through His word, ... Peter answered them, saying ". . . repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" Acts 2:38. As a result of these teachings, Acts 2:41 records, "Then they that gladly received his word were ... "being in Christ", "being in the church", and "being in the Lord's body", equally describe one condition, that of being saved or that of being a Christian (Refer to Gal. 3: 27; Eph. 1:22,23; 1 Cor. 12:13). ... The duties are those previously mentioned, and others. Some of these other duties are: Obey civil government (Rom. 13:1-4); bring forth fruit unto God (John 15:7-8); love and pray for our enemies (Matthew 5:44-48). worship in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:23,24); remain unspotted by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-membership-essential.htm

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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? Should the Lord's Supper be observed every Sunday? To answer this question, we cannot depend on the practice of churches today, for some churches observe the Lord's Supper monthly and others only once or twice a year. For God's answer to the question, we must go to the Bible itself. When Jesus instituted the Supper, he was ... Since he did not indicate when or how often the memorial was to be observed, we must look further to the record of the apostles, who received the Holy Spirit to instruct and guide them into ... It is also clear that this was on the first day of the week, which had become the regular time for the meeting of Christians, and which John, in Chapter 1, verse 10 of Revelations, ... offered up their united prayers, celebrated the sacred supper, the memorial of Jesus Christ, and the salvation he procured . . . . The Christians of this century assembled for the worship of God and for their advancement in piety on the first day of the week, the day on which Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca Print or save this table/chart for future reference Can a blood bought Christian be lost eternally? Jesus & Parable of Sower Indications they were once saved Indications they lost their salvation Why ... arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. immediately receive it with joy believe for a while they fall away no firm root in themselves only temporary affliction or persecution ... severed and fallen indicate once saved severed from Christ fallen from grace seeking to be justified by law Will God prune Christians? Indications they were once saved Indications they lost their salvation Why they lost their salvation John 15:5-6 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. ... once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen ... ... https://www.bible.ca/fall-summary.htm

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Hastings, James: Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics One recalls in particular the Neo-Platonic view of the Supreme or Ultimate Reality," which is "triadically represented." (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "(b) ... And so, when the early Christians would describe their conception of God, all the three elements-God, Christ, and the Spirit-enter into the description, and the one God is found to be revealed in a threefold way." (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, ... The Triunity represents the effort to think out the Trinity, and so to afford it a reasonable basis. The first Christians had with St. Paul a saving experience of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the love of God, and of the communion of the Holy Ghost; and the theologians of the ancient Church sought to set forth the Christian experience in logical terms of reason. In the effort they were led, inevitably, to effect an alliance between the gospel of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hastings.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament The way Jehovah's Witnesses misuse and misrepresent Kittel's work is Satanic! Kittle refers to the threefold formulae IN THE BIBLE ITSELF, not later trinitarian dogma! Do Arians believe that polytheism influenced the text in 2 Cor 13:13 and Mt 28:19? Kittel's comments do ... Kittel's does suggest that this begetting could refer to the human phase of Jesus existence, "When Jn. speaks of the Son of God, he has primarily in view the man Jesus Christ". but even if this is so, Kittel denies it means Jesus is a creature. To prove that mono-genes ... The divine work of salvation is thus prosecuted in the historical threefold relation of Father, Son and Spirit. This threefold relation soon found fixed expression in the triadic formulae in 2 C. 13:13, and in I Cor. ... The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, edited by Gerhard Kittel, says: "[Mo·no·ge·nes'] means 'of sole descent,' i.e., without brothers or sisters." This book also states that at John 1:18; 3:16, 18; and 1 John ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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The Power of a personal invitation! What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church? 2% I had a special need 3% I just walked in 6% I liked the minister 1% I visited here 5% I liked the Sunday school 1/2% I attended a gospel meeting 3% I liked the programs 79% A friend or relative invited me In this article I wish to examine this most powerful tool of evangelism the personal invitation. I believe there are three different categories of ... They are within your circle of influence. I have personally surveyed three churches and found that 95% of conversions came from this category. ... Have you noticed that several of the apostles were related by blood. Andrew leads Peter to Christ (John 1:40,41). Philip brings Nathaniel ... The woman at the well in John 4:28-30; 39-42 brought almost the whole city out to meet Jesus after he intrigued her. Evidently she had quite a ... He didn't always wait for God to place opportunities in his lap. Here Paul aggressively created an opportunity to teach. We must do the same! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-inviting.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Hippolytus piety will be unable to learn its practice from any other quarter than the oracles of God. Whatever things, then, the Holy Scripture declare, at these let us look; and whatsoever things they teach, these let us learn; and as the Father wills our belief to be, let us believe; and as He wills the Son to be glorified, let us glorify Him; and as He wills the Holy Spirit to be bestowed, let us receive Him. Not according to our own will, nor according to our own mind, nor yet ... Although Hippolytus was fully aware that the gospel was first preached 100% orally through the apostles and prophets even before the first book of the New Testament was written, in 200 AD, he recognized that scripture ... Yearly Easter celebrations are found neither in scripture or the apostolic fathers. What we do find in the apostolic fathers, was that every Sunday was a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. "We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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Messianic Re-enactment Rituals of Communion, Lord's Supper Passover: 1 Cor 5:7 "Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed." (1 ... but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst." (John 6:31-35) c. Table of Shewbread: 1 Cor 10:16-21 "Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? ... Local churches are organizational units with treasuries, plural qualified elders etc. Applying "two or three gathering" to individual families worshipping at home during the ... The Coronavirus exception is a case of history repeating itself because many today believe watching church services on TV is a God approved replacements for weekly assembly, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Communion-Lords-supper-Midrashic-messianic-Bible-prophecy-type-antitype-metophors-reenactiment-rituals-Passover-Manna-table-Shewbread.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 One on earth and one in heaven. "Then Yahweh [on earth in human form] rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh [in spirit form in heaven] out of heaven. ... Jesus came right out and said He was the one who talked to Abraham. This is what Jesus meant when He said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." (John 8:56) God appearing to Abraham is an example of a Theophanies. Elijah is also said to have seen ... from God the Father.) 180 AD Irenaeus "Therefore neither would the Lord, nor the Holy Spirit, nor the apostles, have ever named as God, definitely and absolutely, him who ... still grander statement [of Christ's deity] which you will find expressly made in the Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." ... of Ignatius to the Antiochians, Chapter II.-The True Doctrine Respecting God and Christ.) 253 AD Cyprian "In the Gospel according to John: "The Father judgeth nothing, but ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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What is Bible Repentance? Repentance involves changing one's affections - from earthly things to heavenly things. It involves turning to the living God from a god of self. It is looking unto Christ instead of looking unto ... This story is told in Matthew Chapter 21, verses 28 and 29. Whatever this young man did, Jesus said he repented. Jesus called his actions repentance. The young man reflected over the matter, he came ... This story is told in Acts Chapter 17, and reference here is made to verse 30 of that Chapter. Unrighteous people need to repent. In Acts Chapter 8, the story is told of a man who obeyed the gospel, he was baptized, but later for the love of gold and popularity, he wanted to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit. At this time it seems apparent that Simon's heart was not sincere and pure. God, ... Then, and only when man repents, will God hear and answer. When man comes loving his sins and resolving to continue practicing them, God will not hear him.(John 9: 31, I Peter 3: 12). There is a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-repentance.htm

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The triple Nature of man: Body, Spirit & Soul So is man when he dies They do not believe man has any existence or consciousness after death: No life after death! They believe Jesus ceased to exist for the three days he was dead B. Biblical view: Man is a dichotomous (dual ... The wicked will be separated from God a second time for eternity in hell. Dead to sin joined to God: Rom 6:2,11; Gal 2:24 Dead to the Law of Moses, joined to Law of Christ: Rom 7:4; Gal 2:19 B. The word soul is used in many ... Spirit of fear: 2 Ti 1:7 Patience of spirit vs. haughtiness of spirit: Eccl 7:8 Meek and quiet spirit: 1 Pe 3:4 Spirit of gentleness: 1 Cor 4:21 Fervent in spirit: Acts 18:25 the spirit is willing: Mt 26:41 stand fast in one spirit (purpose): Phil 1:27 his spirit stirred (motivated) within in; Acts 17:16 In the spirit (character) of Elijah: Lk 1:17 Spirit can refer to intelligent conscious being apart from the physical body: Lk 24:39 God is a spirit: Jn 4:24 Jesus committed His Spirit into God's hands: Lk 23:46 The Holy Spirit is a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-spirit-soul.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Gap Theory refuted. The church age the second coming and certainly not some "Rapture" theology that was invented in 1830 AD by John Darby. When Christians saw the signs, they fled the city and were saved. ... They are made of Christians. Camping is so ill informed of the gospel, that he thinks he can discard the local church and keep the universal church. This is heresy. 3. Countless Old Testament prophesies describe the church. God planned the church from before creation and was not an afterthought after the Jews rejected Jesus as their earthly king. In fact the church was part of God's eternal purpose in Jesus Christ. Notice the church was in hidden in the mind of God in all ages ... to himself and his 200 million dollar per year radio ministry. a. "Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. ... And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near; for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-tribulation-rapture-gap-theory-church-age-parentheses-dispensationalists-premillenarians.htm

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Have you been Baptized with The Wrong Baptism? Have you been Baptized with The Wrong Baptism? See also: Click to View Catholic Baptism is not Bible baptism! No even John Paul II can make the wrong baptism right! Infant ... Likely you have already noted the divergent views people hold regarding baptism. How are you to know what is right? Since the Bible is the means by which God and His Son, Jesus, have spoken to us, we must find clear directives in the Bible itself. If you are to know whether your baptism is Christ-approved, ... Well, Jesus answered that question when He said to His disciples, "Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized ... Prior to Scriptural baptism one must be old enough to be taught the gospel and convinced enough to believe it. Obviously this rules out baby baptism since infants cannot ... He answered, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost". (These ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-wrong-baptism.htm

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PRAYER IN SYNAGOGUES: "House of prayer" Proseuche PRAYER IN SYNAGOGUES "House of prayer" Proseuche First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. ... Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" But He was speaking of the temple of His body." (John 2:18-21) b. "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" (1 Corinthians 6:19) c. The collective church is also a metaphoric temple: "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of ... for their many words. "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." (Matthew 6:5-8) 6. The Jerusalem temple has been replaced by the Christian church at the death of Christ on 3 April 33 AD. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Prayer-ancient-Synagogue-House-proseuche-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Occult dictionary terms that apply to Pentecostalism subtle, pleasant, and influential characteristics; persons who have charisma preach the gospel to large gatherings and sometimes heal at these gatherings; this type of personality easily ... Occult Dictionary: The Donning International Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary June G. Beltzer, Ph.D. Definitions of Occult phenomena Occult definition applied to Pentecostal churches Click to View ... Feel the presence of God or the Holy Spirit. Click to View ABULIA - the level of consciousness in hypnosis in which the conscious mind becomes passive and one then relinquishes their will. Click to View ACTIVE ... Take away the candle and the six statues and put "Jesus" in their place and this definition pretty much matches the current revival meetings: "jumping up and down,, singing, dancing, chanting ... Click to View CHRIST - (Greek Kristos, "anointed") (Hebrew Messiah) the word Christ per se does not refer to any particular person; every person earning the right to become anointed is christed; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-dictionary-occult-donning.htm

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Official creed of the Methodist church The Discipline is a record of the successive stages of spiritual insight attained by Methodists under the grace of Christ. We therefore expect that the Discipline would be administered, not merely as a legal document, but as a revelation of the Holy Spirit working in and through our people. For ... Articles of Religion p67. Section 3-Our doctrinal standards and general rules the articles of religion of the Methodist church Article I.-Of Faith in the Holy Trinity There is but one living and true God, ... We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Wherefore, that ... There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel; that is to say, Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. Those five commonly called sacraments, ... Article XXII.-Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Churches It is not necessary that rites and ceremonies should in all places be the same, or exactly alike; for they ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-methodist.htm

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Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ... ... Let them hear Lactantius crying out: 'The Catholic Church is alone in keeping the true worship. This is the fount of truth, this is the house of Faith, this is the temple of God: if any man enter ... the Holy Spirit, is the source of truth." (Pope Pius XII, Allocution to the Gregorian, October 17, 1953) "O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! We beseech thee to look with pitying eyes on poor heretics and schismatics. Do thou, who art the Seat of Wisdom, enlighten the minds wretchedly enfolded in the darkness of ignorance and sin, that they may clearly recognize the Holy, Catholic, Roman Church to be the only true Church of Jesus Christ, outside of which neither sanctity nor salvation can be found. Call them to the unity of the one fold, granting them the grace to believe every ... Pope John XXIII: "The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: 'I am the door of the sheep.' Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontiff; and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm

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Examples of Mental Illness in the Bible The word "psychiatry" comes from the Greek and literally means, "doctor of the soul", yet psychiatrists and the DSM-V actually mock the idea that man has a soul or a spirit. So psychiatrists are ... Psychiatry is to human behaviour what evolution is to human origins. Churches preach lots of sermons about the evils of evolution while sending their members to evolutionary psychiatrists who are ... Psychologists will often identify church attendance and Bible reading as the root cause of a person's problems. They even believe Jesus and Apostle Paul were schizophrenic. "Jesus Christ might ... industry (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, social workers, certified councilors etc.) is rotten to the core and stands for the exact opposite to the will of God, Jesus Christ and the message of the Bible: a. ... Corresponding insanity behaviours. 1. Balaam: 2 Peter 2:15-16 2. David: 1 Samuel 21:12-15 3. King Saul: 1 Samuel 18:10-12 4. Nebuchadnezzar: Dan 4:30-33 5. John the Baptist: Mt 11:18 6. Jesus: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-bible.htm

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William Barclay: Many Witnesses, One Lord ... To put it very simply, he does not say that Jesus was God", Barclay is refuting Modalism. Modalism states that the Father and the Son are the same person. Barclay is saying, with our brackets added for emphasis, "John is not here identifying the Word with God [the person of the Father]. To put it very simply, he does not say that Jesus was God [the person of the Father]". Jehovah's Witnesses deliberately confuse their ... To speak of the pre-existence of the Son means that the love which was demonstrated on Calvary is an eternal movement of the heart of God to men (The Mind of Paul, p. 59). I do not think William Barclay was a Christian. In his autobiography he clearly states that he was not a Trinitarian. He did not believe that Jesus is God. He denied the doctrine of the Vicarious Atonement. He also denied the Virgin Birth of Christ, and his view of the Holy Spirit fits no discernible orthodox definition in the history of the Christian Church. (Harold Lindsell) Needless to say, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Barclay.htm

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History of Temple Mount, Tabernacles of Moses, David and the ... righteousness. " (Isaiah 16:5) Fulfilled in Christ in 33 AD as the judge of all mankind John 5:22-23. b. "In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David, And wall up its ... the Bible teaches that the church was in the mind of God from before the beginning of the world and will remain as the temple of God for all future eternity in heaven. "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. ... The beginning of the earthly temple was with Abraham offering Isaac on the very location of where David located the Holy of Holies on the threashing floor. "Now it came about after ... Genesis 23:19-20 1446 BC: Cloud in the wilderness: Symbol of the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. (Christ was the Rock of Living water) 1. As they left Egypt, there only visible ... Fatimid Caliphs role from Egypt, 969 CE, El-Hakem orders destruction of churches and synagogues, 1010 CE. Karaite scribe Salomon ben Yerucham writes of synagogues within Temple ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-jerusalem-temple-mount-history.htm

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Synagogue prototype master summary chart and introduction: The ... Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:2 Government Levitical High priest Sole top authority (like Catholic Pope) Democracy: Body of equal rulers (Mark 5:22, 35-36, 38; Luke 8:41, 13:14) Democracy: plurality of equal elders/ bishops/ shepherds. 1 Tim 3; Tit 1 Clericalism Yes: Non-priests who entered the Holy Place were ... Any man can preach, read, pray or officiate communion. Age of participation 30 years for priests: Num 4. Ezek 1:1; John the Baptist and Jesus: Luke 3:23 Any pubescent boy Any baptized boy ... Garments of salvation: Priests special clothing. Mikveh: Isaiah 61:10 (wore white robe after immersion) Baptism ("Put on" Christ: Gal 3:26-27) Legal civil system ... Yes: Refugee Asylum Sanctuary Status in Synagogues Yes: Refugee Asylum Sanctuary Status in Churches Sacred meals eaten Yes Passover Yes Passover Yes Communion Common ... Identifying the tribe of sons of Aaron today would require special revelation from God. In other words, GOD WOULD SPEAK. d. Remember that the Encyclopaedia of Judaism ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Worship-Introduction-master-Summary-chart-Synagogue-First-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-patterned-copied-ancient-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DEACONS So preaching everywhere in country and town, [the Apostles] appointed their first-fruits, when they had approved them by the Spirit, to be bishops and deacons unto them that should believe. And this they did in no new fashion; for indeed it ... In like manner deacons should be blameless in the presence of his righteousness, as deacons of God and Christ and not of men; not calumniators, not double-tongued, not lovers of money, temperate ... Let also the deaconesses be honoured by you in the place of the Holy Ghost, and not do or say anything without the deacon; as neither does the comforter say or do anything of himself, ... as Jethro did appoint for Moses, and his counsel was received. 2.57. While the Gospel is read, let all the presbyters and deacons, and all the people, stand up in great ... of God and the presbyters after the likeness of the council of the Apostles, with the deacons also, who are most dear to me, having been entrusted with the diaconate of Jesus Christ. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deacons.htm

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Why is Christianity the only true world Religion? Why is Christianity the only true world Religion? Many people who claim to be Christians believe that any religion one professes is all right. But if Christianity is not superior to other religions, then as Professor D.S. Sama has noted, "it just may as well join hands on ... This prophetic story has its setting in Jewish history centuries before the birth of Christ. Moses told how God would raise up a prophet to whom the people should listen. Deuteronomy 18:15. Micah said he would be born in Bethlehem - Micah 5:2. The entire 53rd Chapter of Isaiah describes him as ... Ma ry, his mother, was reminded by an angel that her conception was divinely authorized. Read Luke 1:26-35. Joseph, who was engaged to Mary, was informed by the angel that her conception was of the Holy Spirit - Matthew 1:20. The angels announced his birth to the shepherds Luke 2:5-11. John the baptizer was commissioned to prepare the way for Jesus. Read John 1:23-34. Jesus immediately affirmed His divine nature. He ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-christianity-world-religions.htm

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Stumper questions Jehovah's Witnesses do not like to be asked ... Jw's advice for themselves... "How would you feel if proof is given that what you believe is wrong? For example, say that you were in a car, ... others calling them "inspired" yet the Watchtower organization does call themselves "God's Spirit-directed Prophet" what is the difference? ... If the name Jehovah is so important, then why is it never used in the entire Greek New Testament? If men edited out the name of God, "YHWH" when ... If the name "Jehovah" is so important, then why does Acts 4:12 say, "There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name [v10 Jesus Christ] ... Why is the NWT not consistent in translating kyrios (kurion) as "Jehovah" in Rom 10:9, 1Cor 12:3, Phil 2:11, 2Thess 2:1, and Rev 22:21 (see Gr-Engl Interlinear)? To what was Jesus referring to by the term "this temple" in Jn 2:18- 19? See Jn 2:21. If the Holy Spirit is ... says in Mt 24:35, "Heaven and earth will pass away...", and that John says in Rev 21:1 that he saw "... a new heaven and a NEW earth, for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-questions.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge", Lyman Abbott, 1875, p. 944, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What else did they fail to tell about Abbott's religious views? But when I came to study the teachings of Jesus with my fellow students in this Congregational Bible Class, I found that he ... Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p26,27) My realization of the fact that Jesus Christ does not promise remission of penalty but does promise remission of sin ... If a bad man were to go to Heaven and retain his evil nature, he would be lost. Heaven must be in us - Hell is in some. The gospel is not the good news that guilty men ... Incarnation means to me more than that the Spirit of God dwelt unrecognized by the world centuries ago for a few years in Jesus of Nazareth; it also .means to me that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Trinity: Arius and the Nicene Creed I, p.509) "Arius, Waldo, John Wycliffe, and Martin Luther were part of God's organization." (Watchtower, May 15, 1925, p. 149) Arianism did not exist before the ... Arianism, a Christian heresy first proposed early in the 4th century by the Alexandrian presbyter Arius. It affirmed that Christ is not truly divine but a created ... He taught that the Logos or Reason of God dwelt in the man Jesus. This Logos had also been in Moses and in the prophets; in Jesus, however, it was present in much larger measure. As a ... consubstantial with the first, were driven by the force of logic, to make the Holy Ghost a creature. (A Catholic Dictionary, William E. Addis & Thomas Arnold, ... concern of Arius was and remained disputing the oneness of essence of the Son and the Holy Spirit with God the Father, in order to preserve the oneness of God. ... it is written about us that "man is the image and is the glory of God" (1 Cor 11:7); as for (the Son existing) ."always", it is written "while we live we are ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-arius.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Inscriptions from Delos, Greece 250 BC Israelites on Delos who make first-fruit offerings to the temple1 on holy Mt. Gerizim honour Menippos, son of Artemidorus, of Herakleion2, both himself and his descendants, for constructing and dedicating, his own funds, for the synagogue3 of God, the ... and crown him with a gold crown..." 2. Glyptic artifact: Greek ... IJO: Inscriptiones Judaicae Orientis, David Noy, vol 1, Arc66, 2004 AD 7. Related Bible verses: a. Woman at the well, "Spirit and Truth" John 4:7-45 b. Freewill "first fruit offerings" sent to needy Christians in Jerusalem by early Christians: 1 Cor 16:1-2 8. Further documentation: a. Delos inscription: ... Origin: Synagogues originated at Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC spawned by the Septuagint Jesus the Messiah of the Tanakh: 1. First Century Jewish Messianic Expectation: As witnessed ... The bema: Prototype of the Church Pulpit 7. Synagogue Benches: Metaphor of Equality in Christ 8. Women Seating in Synagogues: Not segregated from men 9. The Moses' Seat: Metaphor of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Delos-Greece-synagogue-Greek-inscriptions-origin-ancient-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-archeology-first-fruits-donations-construct-Samaritan-temple-Mt-Gerizim-250bc.htm

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The Clinical Textbook of Biblical Psychiatry: home page "The spirit of a man can endure a sick body, but who can bear a broken spirit?" (Prov 18:14) Click to View Six pillars of the Clinical Textbook of Biblical Psychiatry The Foundation is Jesus Christ, "Doctor of the Soul": "For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11). The Bible: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for ... In the search for the elusive biological cause for insanity, today's psychiatrists believe in mythical biochemical imbalance in the neurotransmitters of the brain and use treatments ... in order to invoke the insanity plea and deny accountability to sinners and criminals. Churches must stop excusing a member's sinful behaviour because a psychiatrist has turned their ... 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 of human will, but men moved by the Holy ... ... https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/welcome.htm

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Passages that say there is only one God The one God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit Passages that say there is only one God: "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become ... just as We are one [hen]" John 17:22 "since indeed God is one [hen]" Romans 3:30 "to the only [monos] wise God, Amen." Romans 16:27 "there is no God but one [hen]" 1 Corinthians 8:4 "yet for us there is but one [hen] God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one [hen] Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him." 1 Corinthians 8:6 "Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one [hen]." Galatians 3:20 "There is one [hen] body and one [hen] Spirit, one [hen] hope, one [hen] Lord, one [hen] faith, one [hen] baptism, one [hen] God and ... Amen." 1 Timothy 6:16 "For there is one [hen] God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus," 1 Timothy 2:5 "You believe that God is one [hen]. You do well; the demons ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-one-god.htm

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SUMMARY: PROOF that TRINITY is NOT of PAGAN origin! ... We relply: Yes, "Modernist-Trinitarians" do believe their doctrine is of Pagan origin, but they also teach, often in the same paragraph, that all these doctrines are of pagan origin: virgin birth, Jesus moral teachings, Jesus resurrection etc. Reason # Click to View Misquoting and misrepresenting Trinitarians click for ... No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons." 1 Cor 10:19 and "1 Timothy 4:1-2 "But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying ... In fact, click here to we will prove Trinity from the Bible alone beyond any question! Anti-Trinitarians are apostates and enemies of Christ! They are deceptive and unscholarly! Click to ... Read this quote from the Watchtower magazine: "The evidence of the holy spirit in the quality and content of the writings published by the Watchtower Society should be the thing that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-not-pagan-reasons.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) In 405 AD, John Chrysostom concluded that the names came from direct inspiration, and not tradition. This agrees with us exactly! "Who ... From direct revelation of the Holy Spirit! To say that Paul quoted "non-scriptural tradition" in naming Jannes and Jambres, is like saying quoted from "non-scriptural tradition" in naming Jesus of Nazareth, as the one who died upon the cross. The story of the Christ's crucifixion was as universally known among ... Just as there was invalid oral tradition regarding the disciples stealing the body, so too there is invalid oral tradition in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. It was the Holy Spirit who chose the names to use. Paul did not merely borrow from his own fallible human information resource. Jannes and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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The Top 10 List: "Worst of the worst" of Watchtower satanic quoting But the Watchtower makes it appear that these are eight men reject Trinity as pagan false doctrine, but believe the rest of the Bible doctrines as true. It is actually quite shocking, so fasten your ... So these "scholars" not only reject that Jesus claimed to be God, but that he also never claimed to be the messiah! We simply cannot understand why the Watchtower loves quoting these Christianity Trashers! ... So while Hopkins believes Jesus and Paul rejected trinity, he says one sentence before, that the Gospel of John clearly teaches it! Of course Hopkins is another flaming Christianity Trasher who also said: "Finally, the life, temptation, miracles, parables, and even the disciples of Jesus have been derived directly from Buddhism." So Hopkins thinks that Trinity AND most of the ... In order to avoid any gross misunderstanding, we must at once emphasize that the substance of the Christian Trinity is of course Biblical: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The three are mentioned alongside one ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-deceptions-top-ten-list-start.htm

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Gospel Meetings: The Edification vs. The Evangelistic types ... One, the edification meeting, is for the edification of the members and the other, the evangelistic meeting, is for recruiting new members. Both are equally important to any church. Our traditional gospel meetings are actually a hybrid of the two. Yet, I do not believe it is possible to ... Invite friends and community by personal letter. Do no media advertising with exception of first class letter to area denominations. Do not invite area churches of Christ. Topics Meaty, doctrinal, motivational Christ and Him crucified, ... Subjects are meaty and designed to address the needs of mature Christians. The book of Romans or The Work of the Holy Spirit are typical choices. We, therefore, never advertise these meetings to the general public but only to ... These expenditures rarely draw even one visitor. The only way we will get any visitors is by the personal effort of each member! God will always bless the laborers with some results. We can safely say that the only measure of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-gospel-meet-2-types.htm

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Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary ... hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian churches. ... This Greek philosopher's conception of the divine trinity ... can be found in all the ancient [pagan] religions."(French Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel [New Universal Dictionary], Vol. 2, p. 1467, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication and copied from ... will have any idea what the difference is between the "4th century three hypostases" and "Biblical/elemental trinity." (deity of Christ and personality of the Holy Spirit) The Watchtower implies a conclusion that is not warranted. ... the same bad logic, could prove that the Watchtower borrowed the doctrines of the virgin birth, incarnation, blood atonement, the ascension, even the name Mary for the mother of Jesus, from the Pagans! ... JW's are notorious at taking quotes like this that say nothing against trinitarian theology, and make it appear the quote demolishes the fact that Christ is God. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lachatre.htm

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Conscious life after death proven from the Bible The righteous were in bliss in one section while the wicked were in torment in the other. Jesus confirmed the rabbinical writers view in Luke 16. Sheol/Hades: Is Not Merely The Grave! ... If sheol is the merely the grave, then men should have the power to bring up the dead from sheol! The Inner man: Extinctionists wrongly believe man is wholly physical! The New Testament ... The man in the passage did not cease to exist while out of his body. The man's transcendent soul or spirit could leave his body and ascend to the third heaven and be conscious in the presence of God. In 2 Cor. 5:14, the body is "an earthly tent" in which we dwell. In Phil. 1:22-24, Paul could speak of himself as an "I am" which could choose between being "in" a body or "departing" from that body to be with Christ. Paul viewed his ... "I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God ... and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-conscious-life-after-death.htm

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Angels commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Deut 32:43: Textual ... Deut 32:43; Ps 97:7 and Heb 1:6 Single Textual Variants in the Bible "Scripture cannot be broken" (Jesus, John 10:35) "My word will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the purpose for ... Textual Variants in the Bible Bible textual variants analysed Introduction: Angels are commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Heb 1:6 and Christians mistakenly think the quote came from Ps ... When the Holy Spirit assigned the worship of YHWH in Deut 32:43 to Jesus in Heb 1:6, it would greatly infuriate the Jews who did not convert to Christianity. Notice that Justin Martyr directly quotes Deut 32:43 in 150 AD to a Rabbinical Jew named ... and the Masoretic reflects a theologically motivated alteration of the word of God to break the connection with the messianic last days prophecy of Moses and Jesus Christ the Messiah. ... Most Christians believe this quote came from Ps 97:7 and have no idea it actually comes from Deut 32:43 because the entire phrase is missing from all modern Bibles, including the NASB, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Deuteronomy-32-43-Angels-Worship-Jesus-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-copying-error.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 ... Are you Elijah?" [John 1:21] and he said, "I am not."' No one can fail to remember in this connection what Jesus says of John: 'If you will receive it, this is Elijah, who is to ... John 6:7). 229 AD Origen "As for the spirits of the prophets, these are given to them by God and are spoken of as being in a manner their property (slaves), as 'The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets' [1 Cor. 14:32] and 'The Spirit of Elijah rested upon Elisha' [2 Kgs. 2:15]. Thus, it is said, there is nothing absurd in supposing that John, 'in the Spirit and power of Elijah,' turned the hearts of the fathers to the children ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-reincarnation.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow #13: people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship. I desire to be a member in this local congregation of the world church. Don't believe it? Check it out: Official SDA Creed Official 7th day Adventist Creed: 27 Fundamental beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists: #17 "The gift of Prophecy: One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the ... 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 ... Glait and Fischer, who had been taught the false doctrine of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, that Sunday is the Sabbath, were astonished to read in the Bible ... with here books, Desire of Ages, Thoughts From the Mount of Blessings, Steps to Christ, Christ Object Lessons and the first chapters of Ministry of Healing. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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What does the Bible say about heaven? B. CONTINUOUS DIVINE PROGRESSION: The Mormons believe in polytheism and assert that God has flesh and bones like a man. As man is, God once wee as God is, man may become. They ... Eph 1:3 all spiritual blessings IN THE HEAVENLIES Eph 1:20-23 God made Christ to sit at His right hand IN THE HEAVENLIES Eph 2:6 Christ raised us up to sit with him IN THE ... C. Heaven is not part of physical universe: Jn 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world . . . this realm" Heb 9:11,24 Heaven is not of this creation 1 Cor 15:50-51,44 Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God a. we shall all be changed...we will have a spiritual body D. Jesus teaches His disciples about the nature of heaven: John 13:36; 14:1-6 Jn 13:36 you cannot follow me now but you will follow me later Jn 14:2 Father's house has many places, ... D. RESTORED GARDEN PARADISE: Gen 2:8-10 Rev 2:7 Tree of life in the paradise of God Rev 22:2,3 Uncursed tree of life E. "HOLY OF HOLIES" or "MOST HOLY PLACE" of the Jewish ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-heaven.htm

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RaPseudo-Ephraem does not teach the Rapture! on the End of the World" (Syriac version) b. "On the Last Times, the Anti-Christ, and the End of the World A Sermon by Pseudo-Ephraem" (Latin version) 5. ... 6. Christians reject all these false notions of God illuminating man and rely upon the pages of the Bible alone as a sole source of conduct and doctrine. . ... purpose of this section of the outline is to refute the claim by those who believe the rapture doctrine was taught before John Nelson Darby (born 18 November 1800, died 29 April 1882) who is ... For Our Lord revealed (and) disclosed to us In his Gospel when He said: 'Those days will be shortened For the sake of the elect and the saints.' And when he ... Then Christ shall come and the enemy shall be thrown into confusion, and the Lord shall destroy him by the spirit of his mouth. And he shall be bound and ... Sermon Of Pseudo-Ephrem On The End Of The World [Syriac text] A discourse (memra) of the holy saint Ephrem, the Syraic teacher, concerning the end, (final) ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-pseudo-ephraem-latin-syraic-texts.htm

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Julius R. Mantey: Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament: ... The translators used what J.B. Rotherham had translated in 1893, in modern speech, and changed the readings in scores of passages to state what Jehovah's Witnesses believe and ... He found this true in 53 passages in the Gospel of John and 8 in the Gospel of Mark. Both scholars wrote that when indefiniteness was intended that gospel writers regularly ... The attempt to belittle Christ by mistranslating arche tes ktiseos "beginning of the creation" when he is magnified as "the creator of all things" (John 1:2) and as "equal with God" (Phil. 2:6) before he humble himself and lived in a human body here on earth. Your quotation of "The father is greater than I am" (John 14:28) to prove that Jesus was not equal to God overlooks the fact stated in Phil. 2:6-8. When Jesus said that, he was still in his voluntary state of ... even in the Greek in your KIT, the comma occurs after lego (I say) -- "Today you will be with me in Paradise." 2 Cor. 5:8, "to be out of the body and at home with the Lord." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Mantey.htm

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1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Weekly giving on Sundays B. What this passage says: This is for the whole church of Corinth, as already put in place with the churches of Galatia. On the first day of the week, not the Sabbath EVERY week (KATA is used both here and in Acts 14:13 ... The church treasury is the only common treasury in view here. But ask yourself, don't Sabbatarians make a collection every Sabbath into a common treasury EXACTLY LIKE 1 Cor 16:1-2 really says? (or at least sounds like it says) Yes! Don't Sabbatarians wish to God the Holy Spirit had said, "Every Sabbath" rather than "Every ... Certainly it was their "fruit" for it was the product, or effect, of their love and liberality. I wonder if Dugger never heard of such use of the word "fruit." Otherwise, when John told the Jews to "bring forth fruits meet ... The Jewish law of Tithing is forbidden in 2 Cor 9, yet Sabbatarians practice tithing from "the ceremonial law of Moses". The Jewish law against eating pork was abolished by Christ, yet Sabbatarians continue to enforce what ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-giving-1-corinthians-16-2.htm

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Book of Mormon Witnesses all later DENIED its truthfulness! and the engravings thereon; and we know that it is by the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that we beheld and bear record that these things are true. ... And we know that if we are faithful in Christ, we shall rid our garments of the blood of all men, and be found spotless before the judgment-seat of Christ, and shall dwell with him eternally in the heavens.. And the honor be to the Father, & to the Son, & to the Holy Ghost, which is One God. Amen.' Signed: ... Signed: Christian Whitmer & Hiram Page & Jacob Whitmer & Joseph Smith, Sen. Peter Whitmer, Jun. & Hyrum Smith & John Whitmer & Samuel H. Smith B. Overview of the three ... The Mormons stated of Martin Harris and a few other men within the pages of the church's official newspaper at the time, "a lying deceptive spirit attend them...they are ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-witness-book.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Anti-Sola Scriptura: Those who believe the Bible is not enough! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The ... "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as preachers than those whom Christ ... very churches which the apostles rounded in person, by declaring the gospel to them directly themselves, both viva voce [living voice], as the phrase is, and subsequently by their epistles. ... Whereas all doctrine must be prejudged as false which savours of contrariety to the truth of the churches and apostles of Christ and God. It remains, then, that we demonstrate whether this doctrine of ours, of which we have ... The only Divine evidence to us of what was primitive is the witness and voice of the Church at this hour." (Henry Edward Manning, The Temporal Mission of the Holy Ghost: Or Reason and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Psychiatry calls Jesus a paranoid schizophrenic! This hostility is increasing so that today, there is an open mockery of Christianity. Since Psychiatry rejects the spirit world, God and the Bible, it openly teach ... as a religion that caused people to go mad. This is because they would claim God was talking to them and directing their lives, when in fact, this has never been ... psychiatrist William Hirsch, Conclusions of a Psychiatrist, 1912, p 99) "Jesus Christ might simply have returned to his carpentry following the use of modern ... "Mark Salzman, in his fictional book, "Lying Awake" about a fictional nun named Sister St. John wants to show that all spiritual experience is a kind of mental ... to themselves, understood that their experiences would be hard for others to believe, or that they were perceived by their contemporaries as being mad. ... ... In the 1600's it is clear that preachers of churches (clergyman) played a central role in treating and helping the mentally ill. This new breed of generally ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-jesus-mental-patient-paranoid-schizophrenic.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Delos, Greece 250 BC a synagogue there sometime in the 1st century b.c.e." (ABD, Synagogues) 5. The synagogue MUST BE dated before 128 BC because John Hycranus destroyed the Samaritan temple on Mt Gerizim in 128 BC: Jos. ... Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all ... to live according to their own customs, or to bring in contributions for common suppers and holy festivals, while they are not forbidden so to do even at Rome itself; (215) for even Caius Caesar, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Delos-Greece-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Samaritan-seat-of-Moses-benches-inscriptions-Mt-Gerizim-temple-250bc.htm

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The Pattern of Congregational Benevolence in the New Testament ... B. False argument #2: Isn't Jas 1:27 speaking of collective church action, therefore authorizing orphans and widows homes run by churches? True Answer: Jas 1:27 is clearly individual responsibility. Notice ... needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God. 13 Because of the proof given by this ministry they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all [men]" True Answer: All men in 2 Cor 9:12-13 MAY refer to non-Christians, but not necessarily. ... Gal 6:1 Brethren, even if a man [an individual not a church] is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, lest you too be ... To rightly divide the Truth one must recognize that some Scripture is addressed. to individuals and other to churches. The context or text makes this clear. Those who believe in the support of orphan asylums ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-church-benevolence.htm

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Synagogue Organization and Government: Elders, officials, attendants ... Synagogue officials (Elders), Attendants (Deacons) Independent Autonomous First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue ... While synagogues, through God's providence, were prototypes of the church in organization, God wanted to ensure an ultra high quality of leadership based upon faith, family history, marriage status, town reputation and morals. c. The Holy Spirit gave two detailed lists in the New testament of the qualifications of ... in every city as I directed you, namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. ... But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid any longer, only believe."" (Mark 5:35-36) d. "They came to the house of ... Prototype of the Church Pulpit 7. Synagogue Benches: Metaphor of Equality in Christ 8. Women Seating in Synagogues: Not segregated from men 9. The Moses' Seat: ... ... ...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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Sola Scriptura Creedalists: The Apostolic Fathers expected all ... Click to View To the horror of Protestant Calvinists, the apostolic fathers did not believe the Holy Spirit guided them to correctly interpret scripture but felt scripture was ... Notice he does not say, "we are the church, we have the Holy Spirit to guide our interpretation", but "as we understand it". He also says that the natural reading of scripture is enough. Why do the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches think that what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? If non-Catholics cannot understand the Bible apart from "God's ... The Orthodox and Roman Catholics teach that the Bible is a veiled document that only becomes clear to the leaders. "Let this, then, Christ-loving man, be our offering to you, just for a ... 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem 370 AD: Basil 375 AD: Gregory of Nyssa 400 AD: Jerome 405 AD: John Chrysostom 425 AD: Augustine 425 AD: John Cassian 450 AD: Theodoret By Steve Rudd Click to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-bible-understandable.htm

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Cosmic Consciousness, Richard Maurice Bucke, 1901 AD ... It seems impossible to believe that as a race these creatures are self conscious." White people had evolved their "higher executive faculties" ... future race: Buddha, Jesus, Paul, Plotinus, Mohammed, Dante, Casas, Yepes, Bacon, Behmen, Blake, Balzac, Walt Whitman, Carpenter. (He obviously viewed himself as the 15th) When his idol, mentor and fellow humanist, Walt Whitman died, he proclaimed, "The Christ is dead!" and ... be his own god: "all religions known and named today will be melted down ... Each soul will feel and know itself to be immortal". Although the son of a church minister, he had very confused religious views that were a mix of atheism, humanism, Bahai, Buddhism, John Lennon, ... It will not be in sacred books nor in the mouths of priests. It will not dwell in churches and meetings and forms and days. Its life will not ... And I know that the hand of God is the elder hand of my own; And I know that the Spirit of God is the eldest brother of my own; And that all ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/cosmic-consciousness-richard-maurice-bucke-1901ad.htm

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