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Interactive Bible Home Page www.bible.ca Interactive Bible study series lessons where you learn Bible truths while on line for yourself. Anyone can understand what the Bible says. It is fun!!! The Bible is God's Inspired Book! Do you really believe the Bible is Inspired? Fundamental Bible Doctrines What the Bible teaches on doctrinal subjects Do you know what your church teaches: Official teachings of almost every church. Sin and Morality How God expects you to live to get to heaven. Early Christians Speak! Historical documentation of what early Christians believed Searching for New Testament Christianity Seek and you will find! Family Life Marriage, parenting, teens, dating, loneliness, low-self esteem etc. The Supernatural God, Holy Spirit, angels, demons, Deity of Christ, heaven, hell, soul, spirit How to Be Saved You need the blood of Christ! Here is how to apply it to your soul! Systems of False Doctrine: Do you know what your church teaches: Official teachings of almost every church. Sabbath Keepers Refuted An ... ... https://www.bible.ca/bible.htm

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Lesson 22: Only The Saved Are In The Lord's Church Master index of 23 studies: "Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth!" Click to View Lesson 22 Only The Saved Are In The Lord's Church In order to be in the one ... In Acts 2:47 we read, "And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved." The Lord only adds the saved to His church. There are no unsaved people in His church. The Lord makes no mistakes. We are not saved just because we think or say we are. We are saved only when we have done what God has said we must do. Jesus says in Matthew ... A person has to have help to misunderstand what the Lord says here. Here we see the Bible says we must believe and be baptized in order to be saved. This is what Jesus says. But men have tried to change what the Lord has said. Men today say that all you have to do is "to accept Christ as your personal ... We must reject human traditions and doctrines such as creed books, catechisms, manuals, articles of faith, confessions of faith, the book of Mormon, the Koran, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-22-only-church-saved.htm

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Book of Mormon Witnesses all later DENIED its truthfulness! The Mormon Church The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Click to View The valueless testimony of the Book of Mormon Witnesses Click to View Click to View The 8 Witnesses of the ... The Testimony Of Three Witnesses: BE IT KNOWN unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which ... Their testimony would be of no value. Remember that all three denied the Mormon faith at one point, and one never came back to the Mormon church going to his grave denying his testimony, yet ... 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 of their father, the ... This we believe is the truth but it should eliminate him automatically as a witness none the less. This of course proves Mormonism is a fraud and that the Nephi Plates never existed and no ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-witness-book.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... The early church stated that every single thought and phrase of all early creeds were believed to be directly based upon scripture. None of the thoughts and phrases came from "extra-biblical oral tradition". A. "creed like" statements of Faith in the Bible: Below are three inspired "creed like" statements like Paul. They are ... "By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory." "Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my ... Irenaeus 180 AD Tertullian 200 AD "believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His ... hand of the Father; sent instead of Himself the Power of the Holy Ghost to lead such as believe; will come with glory to take the saints to the enjoyment of everlasting life and of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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The Biblical pattern of counseling The Biblical pattern of counseling Click to View God is our councilor! The Father: Psalm 73:21-24 Jesus Christ: Isaiah 9:6 The Holy Spirit: John 14:16 The Bible: Psalm 119:24 Christians: Rom 15:14 Introduction: We have pioneered "The free, three session, Biblical counseling system". If you need ... Isaiah 9:6 "Your testimonies also are my delight; They are my counselors." Psalm 119:24 B. The church is the institution for counseling! The church is the all-sufficient institution for all of man's spiritual needs. Historically the ... Click to View Full discussion of the Requirements of the councilor Knowledge of the Bible Be Spiritual willing to boldly judge sin fearlessly fight for right confidence in self and God Have proper final goals in view Wisdom to know ... (parakaleo, 3870) quiet, tender, intimate, soothing, consoling, talk when needed (paramutheomai, 3888) Your faith and judgement must be firm and committed and fixed as with a nail so it will not move (sterizo, 4741) G. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-counseling-therapy-bible-pattern.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Fails to supply critical information which misleads the reader & Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature. Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Click to View How it is quoted in "Should you believe in the trinity?": "The word Trinity is not found in the Bible . . . ... J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) The necessity to formulate the doctrine was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full ... The earliest foreshadowing is contained in the narrative of the creation, where Elohim is seen to create by means of Word and Spirit (Gn. i. 3). (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) It is thought that Gn. i. 26 ('And God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness') implies that a revelation of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Can Ordinary People Understand The Bible? ... church at Corinth: I Corinthians "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you." Jesus' prayer and Paul's admonition to the Corinthians are neatly summed in Ephesians 4:2-6: "With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." In practice, there were few misunderstandings of God's teachings by the early Christians; the churches of the first century were united in spirit and in teaching, just as Jesus had intended. It is difficult to believe, logically, that just anything goes in the Christian religion. If wide interpretation of the scriptures were permitted, or were desirable, God would ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-understand-common-man.htm

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Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion . . . they say nothing about it." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) Compare this: How the Watchtower quotes Hopkins: What they left out of ... "The final orthodox definition of the trinity was largely a matter of church politics. ... The church ... also believed with the first simple Christians that Jesus Christ was God on earth." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p339, all quoted within the same paragraph) What the fail to tell ... Paul does not say that Christ is God, but he identifies Christ with the Holy Spirit and applies to him words of the Old Testament used of God: 'I am God and ... unto me every knee shall bow' (Isa 45:22-23; Phil 2:10)." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p. 336) "But the first Christian theology was given in the words 'I and my Father are one' and the plain faith of the early church members who were not doctrinaires was just this and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hopkins.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... Even Irenaeus clearly taught that baptism was essential for salvation and the gateway to remission of sins. This directly contradicts Calvinism. Rule of Faith: regula fidei FF Bruce, in The canon of scripture, p 115-116, claims that the regula ... For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers. On this account are we bound to avoid them, but to make choice of the thing pertaining to the Church with the utmost diligence, and to lay hold of the tradition of the truth. For ... Would it not be necessary, [in that case,] to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they did commit the Churches? 2. To which course many nations of those barbarians who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Lesson 14: Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins ... In verse 38 (KJV), "Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins." Here people were told to repent and be baptized for the remission of their sins. Only when we submit to baptism as the Lord has commanded, that is for the remission of sins to be saved, do we show our faith in the Lord. Only then will He save us. Man today has a sin problem. It is our sins that separate us from God. We are to repent and be baptized for the remission of our sins. This is ... Neither does it teach that lost people are to be baptized because their sins are already forgiven. Satan would like you to believe that baptism has nothing to do with the forgiveness of your sins. Have you been baptized for the ... Paul was worried sick and very upset. He had just found out that all the years in his zeal, while persecuting the Lord's church, he had actually been persecuting the Lord. Paul was devastated and broken-hearted in finding out ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-14-baptism-forgiveness.htm

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Lesson 20: Preaching In Worship Master index of 23 studies: "Determine if you worship in Spirit and Truth!" Lesson 20 Click to View Preaching In Worship When God's word is preached and taught, God is honored and glorified. During the preaching of a sermon, the hearers feast on the word of God. 1 Corinthians 1:21, 23 says, "It pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe...but we preach Christ crucified." The preaching of Christ crucified is pleasing to God, but is ... They have become their own authority. Jesus says in John 5:32, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Only by believing and obeying the truth can we be made free from sin. But what is the truth? Jesus says in John 17:17, "Sanctify them by your truth, your word is truth." The word of God is the ... But how do we know whether a preacher is preaching from God's word or from his own opinion? We must do as the church at Berea did concerning the apostle Paul's preaching in Acts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-20-preaching.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... Written by direct inspiration Revelation completed. Word copied, transmitted and distributed by natural means, unaided by God. The Church began by miracle on Pentecost Men have started new local churches since the first century without ... a. 4 Confirming gifts: hearings, miracles, tongues & interpretation b. 5 Teaching gifts: wisdom, knowledge, faith, prophecy, distinguishing of spirits II. Only two Purposes of these 9 gifts: A. Purpose #1: TO CONFIRM TO ... After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, 4 God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own ... Jn 20:30,31 "Many other signs therefore Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God" f. Bible examples: Acts 13:8-12 "But Elymas the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-intro.htm

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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church ... This necessity arose out of the Greek view that God cannot concern himself with matter. Therefore, he begot another divine being to create the world for him." (A Short History of the Early Church, Dr. H. R. Boer) Our comment Boer flatly states that the deity of Christ is found in the New Testament and was taught by the Apostolic Fathers before the age of the Apologists. 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 Testament! In other words, Boer is saying that Justin's view of Jesus being a created agent to do God's work was of pagan origin! We believe that Subordinationism is taught in the New Testament. ... The early church accepted him as a man, and confessed and worshiped him as God. It placed him on the same level as the Father and the Holy Spirit. It did this naturally and without ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p 38, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) First, it is important to note that the doctrine of ... 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 ... it is upon proclaiming the kingdom of God, a kingdom that dawns in and with the person of Jesus Christ. At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... ... understanding and that Trinity is not found in the Bible projects the false impression that such facts refute the fact that Jesus is divine and the Holy Spirit is a person not a thing! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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God never named the church ... Example: "to the CHURCH OF GOD which is at Corinth, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SANCTIFIED in Christ Jesus, SAINTS..." (1 Cor. 1:2). Likewise, Acts 20:28, Acts 11:26 and 1 Tim. 3:15 all refer to the local church not the universal. One should not conclude the elders are to oversee "the church" in the universal ... The Church -Of Christ -Of God Saints Aliens The Redeemed Saviour Purchaser Redeemer - 1. Christ's Possession 2.Holiness Acts 11:26 1 Pe 4:16 Christians Christian Christ - Christ's Possession & Household Luke 14:27 Acts 11:26 Mt ... You don't have a church, its Christ's alone! " Really? Not! "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? For you have been bought with a ... "For, in the first place, when you come together IN CHURCH, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it." (1 Corinthians 11:18) "however, IN THE CHURCH I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... To "see face to face," likewise a metaphor, simply means having the lack of clarity due to limited revelation removed. The full-orbed revelation of God having been given, the church ... Beyond this, love is said to be the greatest of these in that it will continue on into eternity. The same is not true with faith and hope. When Christ returns, faith in Christ is replaced with seeing Christ, while hope in the promises of God is replaced by the ... Introduction: 1. The Bible clearly teaches that all 9 supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased upon the completion of the canon of the bible around AD 100. a. Those who claim ... A. Greek Definition of perfect: "teleion" 1. The Greek word "perfect" does not denote the idea of blamelessness, perfection or complete holiness as our English word "perfect" does ... are to be perfect [teleios], as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) b. "Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete [teleios], go and sell your possessions and give ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... Darby's head in 1830 AD. If you believe in the Rapture, you probably wrongly assumed it was a historic Bible doctrine, when in fact it was born in the era of the cults (1830-1880 AD). 2. Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. The only doctrine more recent is ... apostles, "the Elijah", have special illumination from the Holy Spirit and that God has revealed new doctrines not previously known by anyone, including the apostle Paul himself. ... End of The World? 7. See also: Will There Be A Rapture? 8. See also: Who is the Anti-Christ??? 9. See also: All the dead will be raised at same moment, not 1000 apart. ... King Jesus is seated upon the throne of David now! 1. Jesus is king now, since Pentecost. 2. Jesus sits upon the throne of David now! 3. Jesus gives up the throne at ... in his failed prediction of May 21, 2011 has been found! Harold Camping is an agent of the Satan to destroy faith in the Bible when his "the bible guarantees it" date. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura The Bible alone without creeds. (ie Apostles creed, Nicene creed.) The Bible alone without councils. (ie Ecumenical Councils.) The Bible alone without church canons. (ie Canons of Dort.) The Bible alone without statements of faith. (most ... not the individual.) The Bible alone without individual illumination of the Holy Spirit. (Evangelicals, Baptists, Charismatics and Calvinists believe they are personally guided by the Holy Spirit to correctly interpret the Bible.) ... convinces, together with a comparison of these things with the inspired Word of God, the Holy Scriptures." (Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1959, p. 607-608) Ecclesiastically & ... By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has ... 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 This is the truth. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm

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What Must I Do To Be Saved ? Christ likened this change to a birth and taught Nicodemus, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). Of the 27 books comprising the New Testament, there is one book which is particularly helpful in ... Second, faith in Jesus Christ, produced by the testimony of the Word of God leads to a change in a sinner's attitude toward his own transgressions. With faith comes an understanding of God's love to man. This, in turn, leads the sinner to determine to turn away from sin, for we read, "Or despiseth thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?" (Rom. 2: 4). An example of this ... Only then has he been born of water and of the Spirit as referred to in John 3: 3-5. Then the Lord adds him to the body, the Church, the Kingdom of God (Acts 2: 47). If you have not obeyed these commands of the gospel, you are encouraged to do so today, and if ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-how-to-saved.htm

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Why Be Baptized? We are not saved by our own goodness, but by the goodness, the love, and the favor of God. We are not saved by our own merit, but by the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus shed his precious blood in his death and ... Here the Bible clearly describes the baptism which was taught and practiced in the early church and which puts one "into Jesus Christ" as a burial. Paul said, "We are buried with him by baptism into death". ... And Philip said, 'If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest'. And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'. And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down both into the water, and both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away ... If a person is baptized to please someone else rather than being a sincere believer in Christ, this person should not be baptized. If a person in unwilling to cease the practice of sin and live a new life in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-be-baptized.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the primary force against the false doctrine of the Arians! "Having therefore held this faith from the beginning, and being resolved to hold it to the end in the sight of God and Christ, we say anathema to every heretical and perverted sect, and if any man teaches contrary to the ... For all those things which were written in the divine Scriptures by Prophets and by Apostles we believe and follow truly and with fear." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, or the Faith of the Easterns, 30) Click ... While we feel it would have been better in the "Arian wars" for even the Nicene Fathers to simply maintain the personality of the Holy Spirit and the uncreated divinity of Christ, at least it bothered Hilary to venture into area where the scriptures were silent, like the question of whether Jesus was made up of the same stuff as the Father or not, in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hilary.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 doctors of ... right and wrong in the DSM-5, known as the "Bible of Psychiatry". b. 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 simply have returned to his carpentry following the use of modern [psychiatric] treatments." ... The devil loves Psychologists. 3. The mental health industry (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, social workers, certified councilors etc.) is rotten to the core and stands for the exact opposite to the will of God, ... Self Help Counseling! "Psychiatry" is a Greek word meaning "doctor of the soul" Click to View Part 1: Divine Sin Manual (DSM-7). A list of 155 sinful behaviours of mental illness. Click to View Part 2: Meticulous ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-bible.htm

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Does God Approve Instrumental Music in church? Does God Approve Instrumental Music in church? Click to View Click to View Mechanical instruments of prayer: Buddhist Prayer Wheel: Pictured left are two Buddhist prayer wheels. You put prayers inside and spin them. The prayer wheel is used by spinning the "wheel" around in a ... Thus, we can never assume that we have God's approval to do an act when no scripture teaches against that act. In the New Testament, which is our guide today, the apostle, Paul, says that faith comes by hearing the word of God and that whatsoever is not of faith is sin. This is another way of saying that if you cannot find command or example for an act of worship in the will of Christ (the New Testament), you should not do that act. ... In none of these is the use of an instrument of music inferred except as indicated by the translation of Eph. 5:19, that of singing with the accompaniment of the human heart (or spirit). In this case, the heart is the instrument. Although a few of the better lexicons fail to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-instrumental-music.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... ... 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. ... from infancy to manhood, so also the infant church would no longer have spiritual gifts when revelation is complete. Jesus "gave gifts unto men" so that the word might be correctly set forth through the apostles and other divinely aided teachers (v. 11) to build up the body (v. 12) until it arrived at "the unity" (wholeness) of "the faith" (the New Testament content) and the wholeness of the (full) "knowledge" (epignosis) of the Son of God "unto a full-grown [teleios] man" (v. 13). Thus, when the revelation became "perfect" (teleion-1 Cor 13:10), the body of Christ also became "full-grown" because Christians were protected from doctrinal "error" ... There are many passages that speak of gifts being available for all believers. Passages: Mk 16:17,18 "These signs will follow those who believe" Acts 2:17.39 "our of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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10 Things young people can do for God. The very hope of the human race lies in wise youth committed to high principles. Young people need the church - they need Christ. Those who are indifferent to the way of the Lord are inviting sorrow on their lives and souls. Jesus says to young and old alike, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). Here are ten things that you can do to serve God and gain life's greatest blessing: (1) OBEY THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST Christ commands us to believe in Him (John 8:24), to repent of our sins (Acts 2:38), to confess His name ... If you like a real challenge, the challenge of conquering our own will is life's greatest, for sin is easy. Besides the personal satisfaction that moral purity brings, it brings also the blessings of God ... Christ has commanded His disciples to take the gospel to everyone. You can be a soul-winner. And nothing enlarges one's faith and spiritual capacity like teaching the lost. (5) GET A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-teens-10things.htm

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10 Things young people can do for God. The very hope of the human race lies in wise youth committed to high principles. Young people need the church - they need Christ. Those who are indifferent to the way of the Lord are inviting sorrow on their lives and souls. Jesus says to young and old alike, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). Here are ten things that you can do to serve God and gain life's greatest blessing: (1) OBEY THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST Christ commands us to believe in Him (John 8:24), to repent of our sins (Acts 2:38), to confess His name ... If you like a real challenge, the challenge of conquering our own will is life's greatest, for sin is easy. Besides the personal satisfaction that moral purity brings, it brings also the blessings of God ... Christ has commanded His disciples to take the gospel to everyone. You can be a soul-winner. And nothing enlarges one's faith and spiritual capacity like teaching the lost. (5) GET A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-teens-10things.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 ... 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, p 458) "At first the Christian faith was not Trinitarian . . . It was not so in the apostolic and sub-apostolic ages, as ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hastings.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 had been written concerning bishops and deacons from very ancient times; for thus saith the scripture in a certain place, I will appoint their bishops in righteousness and their deacons in faith. Polycarp, Epistle 5.2 In like manner deacons should be blameless in the presence of his righteousness, as deacons of God and Christ and not ... that the Lord chose apostles, that is bishops and overseers; while apostles appointed for themselves deacons after the ascent of the Lord into heaven, as minsters of their episcopacy and of the church. ... after the likeness 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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Christians Should Be Different! all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. " I John 4:17 states: ... I Cor. 2:12, 13 teaches: "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in ... all of His followers would teach the same thing so that, "They all may be one . . . that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." Many aspects of modern life styles trouble today's people. ... Paul instructed Jesus' followers regarding family relationships as follows: "Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything." Paul also ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-christians-different.htm

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Death is a separation of two things Death as "non-existence" is a member of "Domino Theology" (Refute one element & refute the whole system!) The question of death being an extinction was considered and rejected by virtually all early church fathers, as this quote from ... Gen 25:17 "and he breathed his last and died," "and was gathered to his people." Jas 2:26 "the body is dead" "separated (Gr: choris) from the spirit" (note: here we have the precise equation for the definition of physical death ... Do you believe this?" Notice the plain statement that if we die physically, Christians continue to live spiritually forever in the presence of God. Sounds very similar to what Paul said in Phil 1:19 Verse Text Comment Rom 6:2,11 "How shall we who (spiritually) died to sin still live in it?" ... "Even so consider yourselves to be (separated) dead to sin, but alive (united) to God in Christ Jesus." Christians are dead or separated from sin. Sin still exists! Sin is not annihilated! While we live physically in the flesh, we ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet ... Don't believe it? Check it out for yourself: Official SDA Creed Click to View The Great Controversy claims White is inspired! Ellen G. White, 1975 paperback edition: Back cover of book ... power is not less needful to the church than in the apostolic day. Through the illumination of the Holy Spirit, the scenes of the long-continued conflict between good and evil have been opened to the writer of these pages. From time to time I have been permitted to behold the working, in different ages, of the great controversy between Christ ... and satan." p. 13 "As the Spirit of God has opened my mind the great truths ... The doubt that demands perfect knowledge will never yield to faith. Faith rests upon evidence, not demonstration. The Lord requires us to obey the voice of duty, when there are other voices ... This, my accompanying angel informed me, represented all the heavenly hosts looking with reverential awe toward the law of God ;which had been written by the finger of God. Jesus raised the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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Scientology is anti-Christian, Satanic and Neo-Gnostic? Hear it in Hubbard's own words: Origin of Christianity: There was no Christ The Creator and God Man has no soul; Christianity is false Christ Game and Christ had a good "implant" Reincarnation The Church Bible Prophesy Christian Love Poverty Click to View Comparison between Christianity and ... What Christians Need to Know about Scientology, Wakefield, ex-Scientologist, 1991. [Note: Hubbard's authorship of the "Jesus was pedophile" version of OT VIII is disputed]. Margery ... In this case, "thoroughly checked out" means understand and believe it to the satisfaction of the Case Supervisor. To achieve OT VIII, one must believe that organized religion cannot explain the relationship between spirit and the material world, effectively renouncing them. After attaining OT VIII, the Scientologist has come ... 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, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-christianity-compared.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus improvers of the apostles." (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 1, 1) Click to View Irenaeus states that the gospel was first orally revealed, then the gospel was recorded in scriptures and calls the scriptures the "ground and pillar" of faith. ... For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers. On this account are we bound to avoid them, but to make choice of the thing pertaining to the Church with the utmost diligence, and to lay hold of the tradition of the truth. For ... Would it not be necessary, [in that case,] to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they did commit the Churches? 2. To which course many nations of those barbarians who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Scholars on the Personality of the Holy Spirit The Watchtower booklet, "Should you believe in the trinity?", said of Mt 28:19: "Do those verses say that God, Christ, and the holy spirit constitute a Trinitarian Godhead, that the three are equal in substance, power, and eternity? No, they do not, no more than listing three people, such as Tom, Dick, and Harry, ... 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. ... leaves no possible doubt as to the meaning of the writer. Thus in II Cor, xiii, 13, St. Paul writes: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God and the communication of the Holy Ghost be with you all." ... 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 & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) The doctrine as to the Holy Spirit is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-quotes-personality-of-holy-spirit.htm

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Lesson 19: Baptism Is Immersion In Mark 1:9-10, we continue to read, "And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And immediately, coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit ... And the eunuch said, See here is water, what hinders me from being baptized? And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and ... But we then ask the question, where then did sprinkling or pouring come from? The first recorded case in all of early church history was that of Novatian in 251 AD, who lay sick on his bed and water was poured on him. Who made this first ... Since sprinkling is without God's authority, if you were sprinkled or poured, then you have not been scripturally baptized, and you still have every sin that you have ever committed and are still lost. Questions Lesson 19 Baptism Is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-19-baptism-is-immersion.htm

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The New World Translation: A corrupt sectarian paraphrase. 1666 ... ... The JWs reject the orthodox Christian belief in the deity of Jesus. The revision asserts that Jesus was someone other than God Himself. John 1:12 "Believe" changed to "exercise faith." The orthodox Christian doctrine of spiritual justification and rebirth before God by belief in Jesus is in conflict with the JW doctrine ... Wrath and indignation will come to every Jw from the Governing Body, who even suggests God purchased the church with His own blood... the blood of Jesus... who is God! Romans 2:29 "By the Spirit" changed to "by spirit." Although the definite article 'the" does not literally appear in the Greek, it is implied by the form that (pneuma) appears in. The revision, however, translates pneuma in a more abstract form to evade the reality of the Holy Spirit. (Same revision found in Rom. 15:19; Eph. 2:22; 3:5; Titus 3:5; James 2:26; 2 Peter 1:21.) Rom 8:1 "Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation," Which omits the word NOW. The NWT omits key words ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-NWT.htm

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Unavoidable Consequences Of Inherited Sin A. Jesus inherited the depraved nature and guilt of sin like any other man, otherwise Jesus had an advantage in overcoming sin that we do not. Jesus was not made like his brethren in all things" Heb 2:14-18 Jesus was not tempted in all things just as we are. ... Thus man cannot be saved without the direct and miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit. If men go to hell, it is because God never extended his Holy Spirit to that individual, thus giving them the ability to ... Some can teach this because they realize the words of Christ prevent it, while ignoring the obvious conclusions of their doctrine. I. Here is an historic gallery of ... his Doctrine of Reprobation. "3. It matters not what Religion you are of, whether Church of England, Presbyterian, Anabaptist, Quaker, Ranter, Muggletonian, or be of what ... There it is shewn that all good christians, by their faith in Christ, are become the children of Abraham, and that they and their infant children have an interest in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-consequences.htm

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Encyclopedia Americana ... Son is God; God is Spirit, and the Spirit is God. (Encyclopedia Americana, Trinity, p116) Wow, Exactly the opposite of what American say! Americana says it is based on the Bible and not pagan or Greek influence. The watchtower deliberately and knowingly misrepresents Americana to say the opposite, namely that trinity is not Bible based but of pagan. But it gets even worse! Americana plainly states that the apostolic church believed in the deity of Christ! "For the early Christian belief that Jesus was divine" We are utterly in shock about how blatant the Watchtowers deliberate misrepresentation is. "beyond the grasp of human reason" (The Encyclopedia Americana, no year, article or page number given, quoted in, Should you believe ... "company of heaven," supernatural or angelic beings surrounding God in heaven. There was no other God beside Him (Deuteronomy 32:39; Isaiah 46:9). This theistic faith is completely taken for granted in the New Testament and in the early Christian creeds. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Americana.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 200 AD: Tertullian: "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. Since the Lord Jesus Christ ... 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, as undoubtedly containing that which the (said) churches received from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, Christ from God. ... 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. ... been confuted in this matter by the Gospel of John, when it declares that the Spirit descended in the body of a dove, and sat upon the Lord. (Tertullian, The Flesh ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders today merely say, "the current tradition of the church is the standard." Further, These leaders don't even believe the scriptures ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm

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Ontological trichotomy of man: Spirit, Soul and Body and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23) The mind, the person, the soul all refer to that which has its seat in the ... The root battle ground between chemical psychiatrists and Christians is the nature of man. Chemical psychiatrists believe man has a monochotomous ontology, being nothing but a pile of chemicals devoid of spirit ... The "adrenaline rush" is a burst of energy that can be added to either a well rested body or one that is very over tired and in need of sleep. The spirit is tempted to sin through three avenues: Lust of the ... He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-human-ontological-dichotomy-of-man-dichotomous-body-spirit-memory-conscience-freewill-personality-mood-choice-behaviour.htm

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Doctrinal Flip Flops of Jehovah's Witnesses! The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. 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 ... They were setting before those to whom they preached and wrote the hope then of those begotten as children of God, the sons of Jehovah (Isaiah 9:6,7) In the inspired Christian writings the disciples of the day were assured that they had the calling to a kingdom that was heavenly and that their hope was that of being joint heirs with Jesus Christ above. (Holy Spirit, 1976; p. 129) 1977 In reading the ... 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 ... Click to View Pick another/Go to top . . The real reason blood transfusions are feared... sin transmitted by blood? 1961 "Criminals in jail are given the opportunity to donate their blood. For ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-changes.htm

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Scriptural refutation of "Irresistible Grace" ... Humans are the means that God always uses preach the Gospel to save men. God may directly or providentially send a preacher to a sinner, but only humans preached the actual message. The Holy Spirit never preached the Gospel directly: Acts 8 (Conversion of Eunuch) Jesus Christ never preached to Gospel after His ascension: Acts 9 (Conversion of Paul) Angels never preached the gospel: Acts 10 (Conversion of Cornelius) It is a real barrier to men truly being saved...It is a doctrine of the Devil: Bible's way: Rom 10:6-16 Preacher + Hear Believe Believe + Call/obey Saved Calvin's way Holy Spirit Believe = Saved F. Irresistible Grace actually destroys faith in God! Many a faith has been destroyed by waiting for the "better felt than told feeling" call. Those who are honest within themselves never get this feeling and conclude they are not on the "saved list" and give up on God. Those who are dishonest deceive themselves into a false sense of assurance of salvation by thinking they have ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-I-refutation.htm

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Development from the trinity as taught in the Bible and the trinity ... Why did God only start "new light getting brighter" when Charles T Russell proclaimed it so in the late 1800's. In other words, Jw's firmly believe in doctrinal development in the 20th century, how can they deny it at Nicea in 325 AD? We of course maintain that doctrinal development is a false teaching and believe the Bible is all sufficient and complete! Therefore, we do not defend the Nicene creed or the Athanasius creed, but are content to simply prove the deity of the uncreated Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. But for Jw's the rejection of ... We do not defend the developed Nicene concept of the trinity. The necessity to formulate the doctrine was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, ... the New Testament is less intent upon setting forth certain doctrines than it is upon proclaiming the kingdom of God, a kingdom that dawns in and with the person of Jesus Christ. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... In Catholic communion, the cup is withheld from the members, while the Orthodox float the "crouton looking" bread cubes in the wine. Catholics believe the bread and wine (transubstantiation) become the literal body of Christ when the priest says, "this ... Jesus. Of course this old doctrine was formulated before the advent of molecular microscopes which see no change. For Catholics the "Transubstantiation" occurs when the priest says the words, "this is my body". For Orthodox the change occurs when the priest offers the prayer of thanks. The "Filioque" scandal: Following the Nicene creed, the Orthodox Church believed the Holy Spirit ... It accepts, on faith, Christ's words in the Gospel, that the Father is the Unoriginate Source of the Life of the Trinity, with the Only-Begotten Son and the Holy Spirit Proceeding ... If they reject this, we are clearly not bound to follow them. Therefore let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Largest Audio/Video library of Pentecostal Manifestation Heresy ... Peter Popoff Certified fraud that does the same stuff as the rest! Some Pentecostals behave in church, in ways Christians discipline their Children for. The ... ramble and God offends people to reveal their hearts." John Scotland The speaker for the evening (8-1-97) was John Scotland at the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship TACF, who claims to have experienced spiritual drunkenness of the Holy Spirit for the last 3 years non-stop. Now remember, Pentecostals believe that the Holy Spirit causes ... JOY KILLERS! Now we get invited all the time. Jesus said I've come to give you life. LIFE! LIFE! and that more abundantly." See and hear the video clip! John ... Well we have had one year to acclimatize. If we had started with this at this level we would not have had the faith to go on. I know as a pastor, I would have ... More importantly, she reveals that the spirit claims she will be purified by the pain apart as in the occult rather than from the blood of Christ. Was it Amy who ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-audio-video-documentation.htm

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The Catholic Church did not Give the world The Bible! for the inspiration of the Scriptures is the authority of the Catholic Church." (The Faith of Millions, p. 145) "It is only by the divine authority of the Catholic Church that ... In reality, the Bible is inspired and has authority, not because a church declared it so, but because God made it so. God delivered it by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and declared that it would abide forever. "All scripture is inspired of God..." (2 Tim. 3:16). "...Holy ... This is exactly what Catholic officials want men to believe. Their only problem is that their doctrine comes from their own human reasoning rather than from God. Their logic is a ... writers were "catholic" in that sense; they were members of the church universal--the church of Christ which is described in the New Testament Scriptures (Col. 1:18; Rom. 16:16). ... The holy Scriptures were written for all (1 Cor. 1:2; Eph. 1:1) and all will be judged by them in the last day (Rev. 20:12; John 12:48). Jesus said that His Word will abide ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-origin.htm

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Johannes Greber: "The New Testament", and "Communication with ... ... But his explanations were not in accord with many erroneous doctrines that had subsequently crept into the Christian faith." (Johannes Greber, "Communication with the Spirit World of God--Its Laws and Purpose.) The spirit who spoke through ... The power for creation came from God through his holy spirit... ((Insight on the Scriptures Vol. .2 p.52) Scriptures That Show Christ Is Not God John 10:33 You see how illogical it is for your [Greber's] former religion to base its contention of the Divinity of Christ upon the phrase: "I and the Father are one", in the face of the fact that the same oneness that exists between them is promised to all who believe. (p. 333) This charge of blasphemy arose as a result of Jesus having said, "I and the Father are one." (Joh 10:30) ...this did not mean that Jesus claimed to be the Father or to be God... ((Insight on the Scriptures Vol. 2 p.54) John 20:17 After His resurrection, Christ said: "I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Greber.htm

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Werner, Martin: The Formation of Christian Dogma doctrinal importance, that in the Primitive Christian era there was no sign of any kind of Trinitarian problem or controversy, such as later produced violent conflicts in the Church. ... unequivocally as being one of 'subordination', i.e. in the sense of the subordination of Christ to God. Wherever in the New Testament the relationship of Jesus to God, the Father, is brought into consideration, whether with reference to his appearance as a ... the transition from the apocalyptic Messiah-Son of Man concept of the Primitive Christian eschatological faith, with its sense of imminence, to the new dogma of the divinity of Jesus. ... The Valentinian Gnostic had been, accordingly, so far as the existing sources permit us to know, the first Christian theologian to designate the Father, Son and Spirit specifically as ... he is of little help to Jehovah's Witnesses, for he trashes many elements of what they believe in the nature of God. We simply say, Werner, a modernist, was wrong on many things. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Werner.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! The major benefit of these practices was thought to be some kind of salvation. The mystery religions were not, of course, the only manifestations of the religious spirit in the eastern Roman Empire. One could also find ... While a tendency toward eclecticism or synthesis developed after A.D. 300, each of the mystery cults was a separate and distinct religion during the century that saw the birth of the Christian church. Moreover, each ... This lack of any emphasis on correct belief marked an important difference between the mysteries and Christianity. The Christian faith was exclusivistic in the sense that it recognized only one legitimate path to God and salvation, Jesus Christ. The mysteries were inclusivistic in the sense that nothing prevented a believer in ... The notion of the Son of God dying in place of His creatures is unique to Christianity.[13] (2) Only Jesus died for sin. As Gunter Wagner observes, to none of the pagan gods "has the intention of helping men been ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ... ... found in the New Testament in order to fight against heretical tendencies of how the three are related Elaboration on the concept of a Trinity also serves to defend the church against charges of di or tritheism. ... In support of the authenticity of the passage, however, it must be said that the phrasing is much closer to Paul's understandings of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit than to a more fully developed concept of the Trinity. Jesus, referred to not as Son but as Lord and Christ, is mentioned first and is connected with the central Pauline theme of ... The Gospel starts with the affirmation that in the beginning Jesus as Word (see Logos) "was with God and . . . was God" (i.i), and ends (chap. 21 is most likely a later addition) with Thomas's confession of faith to ... An example is 1 Peter 1.1-2, in which the salutation is addressed to those who have been chosen "according to the foreknowledge of God the Father in holiness of spirit." This reference may be to the holiness of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm

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