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Was Christ Actually Raised From The Dead? Was Christ Actually Raised From The Dead? The early preachers of the gospel gave great prominence to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul may well have summed up the matter when he said in ... They regarded the resurrection of Jesus Christ as conclusive proof that, in the end, all will be raised from the dead. Paul said, "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain". He said, "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins". And furthermore, he said, "Then they also which are ... But there is only one adequate explanation of the empty tomb, and that is the one that the Bible presents - that the angel rolled away the stone and that our Lord rose from the dead. And then he appeared to his ... Why he said, "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe". And later Thomas did examine these wounds, and he said, "My Lord and my God" John ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-jesus-actually-raised.htm

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Official creed of Worldwide Church of God (Plain Truth Magazine ... the Church is exhorted," Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18). The Spirit of God leads the Church into all truth (John 16:13). Accordingly, this Statement of Beliefs does not constitute a closed creed. The Church constantly renews its commitment to truth and deeper understanding and responds to God's guidance in its beliefs and practices. God God, by the testimony of Scripture, is one divine Being in three eternal, co-essential, yet distinct Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ... Jesus is the Son of God and Lord of all, worthy of worship, honor and reverence. As the prophesied Savior of humanity, he died for our sins, was raised bodily from the dead, and ascended to heaven, from where he mediates between ... Because they chose sin, they and their descendants became alienated from God and can be reconciled only by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ and his saving work. The destiny of the saints is to inherit eternal life in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-PainTruth.htm

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Is Church Membership Essential to my salvation? 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 baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls". Acts 2:47 amplifies and clarifies this last verse saying, And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved". The Bible is quite clear that obedient believers in Christ were added to the church by the Lord. The addition of the one being saved to the church is done by the Lord, not by the believer, nor by any other person, nor by any other group of persons. As a result of his repentant, obedient faith in Jesus, the believer becomes a member of the ... To answer this last question, let us search the scriptures to see if there are things taught by command or example which cannot be done alone, or which must be done in a group. The search first reveals a command given by the Apostle Paul, as recorded in Hebrews ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-membership-essential.htm

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What International churches of Christ believe/Kip McKean Excerpted from the Official, World Headquarters, Creed of: International churches of Christ ICOC (Crossroads, Boston, Kip McKean, Discipling Movement) NOTE: This website is not affiliated with the ICOC and is presenting their beliefs for reference only. "We Believe That: Jesus, the Son of God, is our one and only Lord and Savior, crucified for our sins and physically resurrected from the dead on the third day. The Bible is the only inspired and inerrant message of God. One is saved by the grace of God and the blood of Jesus Christ; and a person must, through faith and obedience, reach out to receive this free gift of salvation. Only baptized disciples are members of Christ's church. After baptism every new Christian needs to be taught or "discipled" by older, more experienced Christians to obey all of Jesus' teachings (Matthew 28:20). Every disciple must be committed to the vision of building churches of disciples -- true churches of Christ -- in every nation on earth." Click Your ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-ICOC.htm

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Official creed of the Free Will Baptist Church Freewill Baptist Church Free Will Baptist Articles of Faith The Bible. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are our infallible rule of faith and practice. God. There is one living and true God, revealed in nature as the Creator, Preserver, and Righteous Governor of the universe; and in the Scriptures as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; yet as one God, infinitely wise and good, whom all intelligent creatures are supremely to love, adore, and obey. Christ. Christ is God manifest in the flesh; in His divine nature truly God, in His human nature truly man. The mediator between God and man, once crucified, He is now risen and glorified, and is our ever present Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit. The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit ... God commanded tithes and offerings in the Old Testament; Jesus Christ endorsed it in the Gospel (Matthew 23:23), and the apostle Paul said, "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-freewill.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 375 AD: Gregory of ... Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic ... we are not entitled to such license, I mean that of affirming what we please; we make the Holy Scriptures the rule and the measure of every tenet; we necessarily fix our eyes upon that, ... unmoved, the tradition which we received by succession from the fathers, and seek from the Lord the reason which is the advocate of our faith: and if this be found by any of those endowed with grace, we must give thanks to Him who ... to all nations by His disciples, is neither of men, nor by men, but by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who being the Word, the Life, the Light, the Truth, and God, and Wisdom, and all ... but that we might be convinced that God has truly been manifested in the flesh, and believe that to be the only true "mystery of godliness ," which was delivered to us by the very ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-gregory.htm

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The Interactive Bible: Contrary to many religionists today, who praise division or denominationalism the apostles who (by the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God) wrote the New Testament condemned denominationalism. Paul, in I Corinthians 3:3-4, has stated, "For you are yet carnal; for ... In I Corinthians 1:10, Paul also discussed division, or denominationalism, "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: but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement." (Study also Romans 16:17). Thus, we can see that there were no denominations in the original New Testament church, indeed, the few small schisms as came into existence were ... Simply by doing the same thing as was expected of people in the first century: For the words of the apostles are to all mankind of any race and any century. They are for us. One first and obvious step is to believe that Jesus is the Christ and that through Him, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-non-denominational.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit ... The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit is false doctrine! Sola Scriptura home page Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists falsely believe creeds are "functionally equal" to scripture: The Holy Spirit is the ultimate criterion of truth, but He ... (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 277) One way in which we identify the Christian churches is their adherence to the apostolic regula fidei. But what does this mean? It means that we can identify the fragments of the true visible Church by their acceptance of the common testimony of the Holy Spirit in the rule of faith, especially as expressed in written form in the ecumenical creeds of Nicea and Chalcedon. ... According to the teaching of the early Church and of the magisterial Reformation, a rejection of this rule of faith as a hermeneutical boundary is a rejection of the perspicuity of Scripture; a rejection of the promise of Christ that the Holy Spirit would teach the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-creeds.htm

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Lesson 18: Obedience To The Gospel creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." Our Lord wanted the gospel preached to everyone. The word "gospel" literally means good news or good tidings. In Romans 1:16 the apostle Paul says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek." So we see that the gospel of Christ is God's only power unto salvation. It is by the gospel or good news that God saves us. What does the Bible say that the gospel is that saves us? In I Corinthians 15:1-4, Paul is reminding the church at Corinth about the gospel when he says, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you ... We read in I John 4:10, "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." Christ had to be buried since he died. Then after three days, Christ was raised up from the dead. We read in I ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-18-obeying-the-gospel.htm

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Sunday: Weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ We all make our assembly in common on the day of the Sun, since it is the first day, on which God changed the darkness and matter and made the world, and Jesus Christ our Savior arose from the dead on the same day. For they crucified ... 2 "The apostles further appointed: On the first day of the week let there be service, and the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and the oblation [Lord's Supper], because on the first day of the week our Lord rose from the place of the dead, and on the first day of the week he arose upon the world, and on the first day of the week he ascended up to ... practices as we in remembrance of the resurrection of the Savior. (Church History Ill.xxvii.5) 300 AD Eusebius of Caesarea "The day of his [Christ's] light . . . was the day of his resurrection from the dead, which they say, as being the one and only truly holy day and the Lord's day (Proof of the Gospel 4:16:186). 350 AD APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS: Be not careless of yourselves, neither deprive your ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-memorial-of-resurrection.htm

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Review of the Official Creed of the Dominion Christian Centre but that works do reflect a Saved individual: Finally, they believe that Salvation comes through faith and the shed blood of Jesus Christ REGARDING JESUS They believe that Jesus JESUS, THE SON OF GOD, DID ... simply FOLLOW that pattern Christ left us. REGARDING MINISTERS They believe that only 2x2 workers can give spiritual translation of the holy bible. They believe that the ministers follow the example of Jesus and the apostles (everyone reads the Bible daily and should know), following both in what they preached and taught, and how they preached and taught. They believe that Jesus Christ is the mediator between man and God, and that He the ONLY Mediator. They believe that their ministers study the Bible (along with the church) constantly to prepare them ... They believe that their ministers are only acceptable as long as their words agree with those of the Lord Jesus Christ -- written for us in the Bible. They believe that Tradition (outside of what is shown in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-2x2.htm

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The Interactive Bible: A body is a living organism. The church is divine in its origin, since it was built by Christ himself. Jesus told the Apostle Peter after Peter had confessed him to be the Christ, the son of the Living God, that he would build his church (Matthew 16:16-18). The church is both divine and human since it was originated by our Lord and includes human beings. Just as a physical human body is a living organism, so is the church that Jesus built. Just as our physical ... The positive qualifications include the following: blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, one that rules well his own house, a good report of them without, a lover of good men, just, holy, temperate, holding fast the faithful word. ... The qualifications for deacons are found in I Timothy 3:8-13. They include the following: grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, they must first be proved, blameless, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-pastor-qualified.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... normative - written element of the apostolic tradition. Taken out of that necessary interpretive context, however, the Scriptures become just another set of ancient texts, open to as many interpretations as the imagination of man can conceive. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 109) Just as some argue that the age of miracles ceased when the last Apostle drew his last breath, so Evangelicals ... II. Protestant/Reformed: Inward Witness Creedalists: B. Falsely believe the interpretation is the right of he church not the individual: "the Holy Spirit is promised to guide the people of God into the knowledge of the truth, and therefore that which they, under the teaching of the Spirit, agree in ... 268) "The authority of the Church is important for our discussion because of the fact that the Church is given the authority by Christ to teach and preach the gospel. The Church is the body with the ability and authority to speak. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Synagogue Moses' Seat: Metaphor of Pride: Mt 23:2-3; Jas 2:1 ... ... He stood up to read," (Luke 4:16) d. "And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him." (Luke 4:20) 4. In 36 AD, James the Apostle condemned the idea of special seating in church assemblies for the rich vs. poor: a. "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly [Greek: synagogue] with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay ... Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues originated at Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC spawned by the Septuagint Jesus the Messiah of the Tanakh: 1. First Century Jewish Messianic Expectation: As witnessed in the Dead Sea scrolls. 2. Looking for the wrong thing: Mistaken Jewish ideas of the Messiah in 30 AD. 3. Jesus fulfilled Prophecy: Master list ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Moses-Seat-Metaphor-Pride-reader-leader-judge-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-adopted-similarities-into-church.htm

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Lies of the devil... "Doctrine Doesn't Matter!" Click to View Seven Myths of Denominationalism (150 page book) Click to View Self test: Are You Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth, OR IN VAIN? Click to View Are All Religious People Headed For The Same Place? Click to View Does It Matter What We Believe As Long As We Are Honest? Click to View Will any religion get me to heaven as long as I am Sincere? Click to View Is Church Membership Essential to my salvation? Click to View Christ Yes! ... The church, No??? Click to View Church Creeds: The ... Click to View Does my pastor meet the Bible's qualifications? Click to View Click to View "Holy days"-Origin of Christmas, Easter, Halloween Click to View Mistakes commonly made in telling the story of birth of Christ Church History: A Biblical View The history of the church that Jesus Christ established, and the offshoots of that original organization, with particular attention to how these offshoots compare to the biblical description of that original church. Apostolic Age: (30-100 AD) Ante ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tares.htm

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Early and Latter Rain Theology Refuted and be satisfied And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never be put to shame. " (Joel 2:23-26) b. "Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. ... of Pentecost and the "latter rain" is the supposed outpouring of the Holy Spirit that began in 1906 AD with the Azusa Street Mission which gave birth to the modern charismatic movement and "Full Gospel" type churches. ... correct Bible doctrine. 3. We recommend you visit our Sola-Scriptura website for much more detail. 4. Your church does not believe in using the Bible only if: a. your church has a creed, catechism or statement of faith b. your church practices tongues and "slain in the spirit" c. your preacher claims God talks and ... Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture itself. These churches are heavy users of creeds. In buffet style, they pick and choose which doctrines of the apostolic fathers they feel are ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-prediction-end-of-the-world-early-and-latter-rains-god-told-me-inspired-illuminated.htm

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Sola Scriptura: All-sufficient: The Bible alone is a blueprint ... Evangelicals view Christianity as "a system of truth" that is "infallibly preserved" only in Scripture. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 144) "For how is it not absurd that in ... true riches, let us pursue after them that we may obtain also the eternal good things; which may we all obtain, through the grace and love towards men of our Lord Jesus Christ, with Whom, to the Father and the Holy Spirit, be glory, might, and honor, now and ever, and world without end. ... Clark Carlton, being Orthodox, teaches baptism by full immersion and rejects baptism by sprinkling or pouring as contrary to apostolic tradition. It is unfortunate that Carlton trashes the scriptures as incomplete in universally ... the same chapter: Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith (2 Tim 3:8). Paul is referring here to the court magicians of Pharaoh. (Ex. 7:11-12). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-all-sufficient-blueprint.htm

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Part 2: Bible Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... Click to View Scroll Down in this frame to view You are in Part 2: Bible section refuted of the Watchtower's "Should your believe in the Trinity?" booklet. See also Part 1: Trinity is ... John 1:1 and John 20:28, where Thomas said to Jesus, "My Lord and My God" where Jesus is called God and Mt 28:18-19 where we are commanded to be baptized in the name of three different persons. Although these verses do not teach the developed 4th century trinity doctrine, they more than teach the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. God Is One, Not Three THE Bible teaching that God is one is called ... The first use of "plural of majesty" by the Jews was about 200 AD. Click for more on the "plural of majesty" argument. Look what Smith's dictionary said in the same article! "The name ... and your Father, to my God and your God." (RS, Catholic edition) At 2 Corinthians 1:3 the apostle Paul confirms this relationship: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-bible-section.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... Click to View Scroll Down in this frame to view You are in Part 2: Bible section refuted of the Watchtower's "Should your believe in the Trinity?" booklet. See also Part 1: Trinity is ... John 1:1 and John 20:28, where Thomas said to Jesus, "My Lord and My God" where Jesus is called God and Mt 28:18-19 where we are commanded to be baptized in the name of three different persons. Although these verses do not teach the developed 4th century trinity doctrine, they more than teach the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. God Is One, Not Three THE Bible teaching that God is one is called ... The first use of "plural of majesty" by the Jews was about 200 AD. Click for more on the "plural of majesty" argument. Look what Smith's dictionary said in the same article! "The name ... and your Father, to my God and your God." (RS, Catholic edition) At 2 Corinthians 1:3 the apostle Paul confirms this relationship: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT-bible-section.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: Augustine Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates ... know is to be done; what more can I teach you, than what we read in the Apostle? For holy Scripture setteth a rule to our teaching, that we dare not "be wise more than it behoveth to be wise;" but be wise, as himself saith, "unto soberness, according as unto each God hath allotted the measure of faith." (Augustine, On the Good of Widowhood, 2) Click to View We don't question ... For have ye now merely heard that God is Almighty? But ye begin to have him for your father, when ye have been born by the church as your Mother. (Augustine, On the Nicene Creed: a Sermon to the ... He calls the creed, "Rule of Faith" which was first used by Tertullian in 200 AD. The age of creed making is in full bloom! Today, every major denomination, including the Catholic and Orthodox believe ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-augustine.htm

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Interactive Bible Home Page www.bible.ca Do you really believe the Bible is Inspired? 3. 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!!! 4. Fundamental Bible Doctrines What the Bible teaches on doctrinal subjects 5. Do you know what your church teaches: Official teachings of almost every church. 6. Sin and Morality How God expects you to live to get to heaven. 7. Searching for New Testament Christianity Seek and you will find! 8. Family Life Marriage, parenting, teens, dating, loneliness, low-self esteem etc. 9. The Supernatural God, Holy Spirit, angels, demons, Deity of Christ, ... they compete with the authority of the Bible! 6. Sola Scriptura defended from the Bible and the Apostolic Fathers! 7. The 27 book canon was written and in use by 100 AD. 8. The Bible defends itself against those who think it is an incomplete dead letter. 9. The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without the church or the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/

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The Interactive Bible: The doctrine that really has power in our lives is the doctrine of Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). The Apostle John, said, "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not ... in the doctrine of Christ. They include his church, worship, repentance, baptism, the Holy Spirit, the Lord's Supper, right living, and his second coming as well as others. Sometimes there is a tendency to emphasize Christian living and neglect Christian doctrine. This we must not do. They must not be separated. The great doctrines of Jesus form the foundation for righteous living. In I Corinthians 15, the resurrection inspires us to work for Christ, "knowing that our labour is not in vain, in the Lord" I Corinthians ... Even the doctrine of baptism spurs one on to flee sin and live for Christ because of what it represents. The Bible says, ". . . buried with him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-doctrine-important.htm

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Welcome to the Hamilton church of Christ, in Ontario Canada The Holy Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the only complete record of God's will for man on earth. It is understandable by the common man by simply reading it. Contained in the pages of the New Testament is a complete record of the first century church. This is the church that Jesus Christ shed his blood for, the Apostles preached about and the early Christians were members of. Wouldn't you like to learn more about this church that was established in 33 A.D.? We feel that the solution to the vast religious division is for the Bible to be the only source of religious authority for worship, doctrine & morality. We believe that human creeds, catechisms & statements of faith cause religious division because they compete with the authority ... Engages in fascinating midweek Bible studies instead of merely having a social hour. We praise our divine savior Jesus Christ our Lord. Our organization: We are an independent non-denominational, self-governing local church who earnestly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/churches/hamilton-church-of-christ.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... ... Those tongue speakers who spoke non-English languages (second and third languages) sounded far more authentic, than those who spoke English only. 4. Mandatory 10% Tithing: Tithing is an Old Testament Jewish practice that is abolished by Christ ... only without and before repentance, confession and water baptism: The church in the Bible taught that you cannot be saved by faith only (Jas 2:24) but that you needed to believe in Jesus (Mk 16:16), repent of your sins (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38), confess the name of Jesus (Rom 10:9-10) and be immersed in water for remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16, 1 Pe 3:21). All of this is ignored for their direct from the Holy Spirit "feeling oriented" salvation practiced by many denominations of contradictory theology. ... Rom. 5:12,18 4. The all-sufficient atonement of God's only Son, The Lord Jesus Christ, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and who is very God and very man. Luke 1:26-35 5. We believe Christ died for our sins, was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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The Lord's Day - Revelation 1:10 ... The First Day! ... On the day of the resurrection of the Lord, that is, the Lord's day, assemble yourselves together, without fail, giving thanks to God, and praising Him for those mercies God has bestowed upon you through Christ, and has delivered you from ignorance, error, and bondage, that your sacrifice may be unspotted, and acceptable to God, who has said concerning His universal Church: "In every place shall incense and a pure sacrifice be offered unto me; for I am a great King, saith the Lord Almighty, and my name is wonderful among the heathen." (Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, book 7) 400 AD The Apostolic Constitutions "And on the day of our Lord's resurrection, which is the Lord's day, meet more diligently, sending praise to God that made the universe by Jesus, and sent him to us, and condescended to let him suffer, and raised him from the dead. " (Apostolic Constitutions 2:7:60). Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE "you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth" Jn 8:40 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lords-day.htm

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Does the RC church have more authority than the Bible? ... He has all authority both in heaven and on earth. Man's responsibility is to humbly submit to His will. James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, in his book, "The Faith of Our Fathers, on page 82 says, "Jesus, our Lord, founded but one Church, which he was pleased to build on Peter. Therefore, any church that does not recognize Peter as it foundation stone is not the Church of Christ, and therefore cannot stand, for it is not the work of God." As we have shown, ... The Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, by W.E. Vine defined the word "hell" of Matt. 16:18 as, "HADES, the region of departed spirits of the lost (but including the blessed dead in periods preceding the Ascension of Christ)." (p. 187). Mr. Vine on ... They commended them for defending the truth, "partakers with me...in the defense and confirmation of the gospel" (Phil. 1:7). However, there is not a single verse in all of the holy Scriptures which indicates that the church has the authority to originate ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-church=pillar.htm

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What Early Christians believed about SALVATION BY WORKS What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Salvation By Works? 30-100 AD Clement of Rome "[We] are not justified by ourselves. Nor by our own wisdom, understanding, godliness, or works done in holiness of heart. But by that faith through which ... knowing that 'by grace you are saved, not of works,' but by the will of God through Jesus Christ [Eph. 2:8]." (Polycarp Philippians chap. 1) 125 AD Barnabas "To this end the Lord delivered up His flesh to corruption, that we might be sanctified through the remission of ... from death those who have believed." (Justin Trypho chap. 111) 185-255 AD Origen "One of the doctrines included in the teaching of the Church is that there is a just judgment of God. ... Perhaps by an illustration used by the apostle in the Epistle to the Hebrews, we can show that, by the same operation, God can show mercy to one man while he hardens another, although ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Works.htm

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How to be attain Sanctification! nothing is comparable to him. "To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One" Isa. 40: 25. So magnificent is God's holiness that when Isaiah saw him in a vision, he ... Isa. 6: 5. The New Testament also gives great emphasis to sanctification. The Apostle Paul's prayer for Christians at Thessalonica was: "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" I Thess. 5: 23. One of the greatest announcements is the "good news that every person who ... This is the same balance between the human and the divine that Paul reveals when he talks in terms of Christ's sanctification of the church. "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the ... Christ calls for our complete trust or faith in him (John 7: 37-39), for our repentance from all past sin (Luke 13: 3), for our open acknowledgment of this belief (Matthew 10: 32-33), for our ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-sanctification.htm

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Jesus Our Hope! He was to end the law of Moses (the basis for the Jewish faith) and fulfill the prophets. He completed His mission for we read in Romans 7: 6-7, "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we ... (made perfect by Jesus' sacrifice) that was revealed by Christ and His apostles in the New Testament which we, today, are to obey. (James 1: 25). It is by our obedience to God's will through our faith in Christ that puts us into the body of Christ, His church, and makes us acceptable to God. ... Our hope rests in the promise of an everlasting life near to God when Christ comes again. These hopes are well stated by the Apostle Paul in Romans 8: 31-39: "What shall we say then to these things? If God be for us, who can be ... death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.' ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-Jesus-our-hope.htm

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Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion But even Hopkins openly states that Apostle John taught the trinity one sentence before the watchtower quote! Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion Click to View What the Watchtower ... 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 ... Church declared that Christ was the Logos and that the Logos was God. As such, though the earlier Gospels give no hint of this, Christ in John is represented as remembering his preexistence. 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hopkins.htm

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Newman, John Henry: Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine In Fact Newman doesn't believe any of these things originated with Pagans! Newman, John Henry: Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "Let us allow that the whole circle of doctrines, of which our Lord is the subject, was consistently and uniformly confessed by the Primitive Church . . . But it surely is otherwise with the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity. I do not see in what sense it can be said that there is a consensus of primitive [church authorities] ... What they fail to tell the same article also says: Of course the doctrine of our Lord's divinity itself partly implies and partly recommends the doctrine of the ... Chinese and Eleusinian; belief in sacramental virtue is Pythagorean; and honours to the dead are a polytheism. Such is the general nature of the fact before us; Mr. ... a cardinal by Pope Leo III in 1879, 1878, p358) we find this method of interpretation to be the very basis of the proof of the Catholic doctrine of the Holy Trinity. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Newman.htm

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Reasons why the Apocrypha does NOT belong in the Bible! Roman Catholic and Orthodox Faith Examined and The Apocrypha "The Jewish canon, or the Hebrew Bible, was universally received, while the Apocrypha added to the Greek version of the Septuagint were only in a general way accounted as books suitable for church reading, and thus as a middle class between canonical and strictly apocryphal ... and they cannot therefore be regarded as inspired, nor are they ever cited by Christ or the apostles" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, book 3, ... This was in part because the Apocrypha contained material which supported certain Catholic doctrines, such as purgatory, praying for the dead, and the treasury of ... These books were never acknowledged as sacred Scriptures by the Jewish Church, and therefore were never sanctioned by our Lord. They were not allowed a place among ... It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Maccabees 12:39-46) The apocrypha contains offensive ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-apocrypha.htm

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Water from a Rock: Mt. Sinai (Lawz) and Kadesh (Petra) Wadi Musa ... Sinai (Lawz) and Kadesh (Petra) Click to View Mt. Sinai and Kadesh Barnea "Waters of Massah/Meribah" "The rock was Christ." (1 Cor 10:4) Introduction: The imagery of God being "the Rock of our salvation" is an anti-type ... Exodus 17:7: "Those were the waters of Meribah [at Kadesh], because the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy among them." Numbers 20:13 We have always wondered why Israel did not have the faith to just ask God for water. After all, they just saw the 10 plaques, the parting the Red Sea and have been ... That means that a river 1/5 the size of the Upper Grand River would supply all the Hebrews needs every day. The Muslims believe Kadesh was at Petra and there are two texts in the Qur'an that tell the story. These texts ... Matthew 7:24-25 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it." Matthew 16:18 F. Jesus, the water of life, "came forth" out of the rock: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-moses-struck-rock-waterless.htm

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Catholic doctrinal Flip-Flops: Baptism: Changed from immersion ... When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:38-39 C. Bible Baptism is a burial: Only immersion fulfills the meaning of a burial, spinkling makes the idea of baptism being a burial nonsense: "having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." Colossians 2:12 "Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." Romans 6:3-4 The Orthodox church never changed and immerses to this day! More on baptism as immersion. The Apostolic Fathers always baptized by immersion. C. The Roman Catholic church admits baptism by immersion was practiced till ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic-flip-flops-baptism-immersion-sprinkling.htm

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The Bible & The Husband's responsibility to his Wife! Husbands, love your wife as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it . . . So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church . . . For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shal.1 be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh". It is impossible to completely deal with the responsibilities of the husband in such a short article. I am going to ask you to make some notations of ... the faith and is worse than an infidel". Marriage is a financial venture and the husband has a responsibility to finance or support or provide for his family. This is talking about money. As a husband, your earnings are not your own but belong to your wife as well and your children. Another responsibility of the husband is to be active in the area of the discipline and rearing of the children. When the Apostle Paul was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-husbands-responsibility.htm

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History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath ... The Record of History History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath, right back to the apostolic age. (33 A.D.) New book on Sabbath vs. 1st day worship history: read now Sabbath and ... The Historical Record! The record of history, from the Resurrection of Christ, Christians have always worshipped on the first day of the week (Sunday) and never on the Sabbath (7th day). Sunday is not a Christian Sabbath or a day of rest, or a holy day to be kept. It is the day God requires all Christians to gather together to worship and eat the Lord's Supper (communion, ... Sabbatarians owe a debt of gratitude to these Sabbath pioneers whose work later influenced the origin of the Seventh-day Baptist church. The latter (Joseph Bates) has been instrumental in helping the early ... Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) only in the 19th century did God, through the Seventh-day ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-history-sabbath.htm

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The Bible & The Husband's responsibility to his Wife! Husbands, love your wife as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it . . . So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church . . . For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shal.1 be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh". It is impossible to completely deal with the responsibilities of the husband in such a short article. I am going to ask you to make some notations of ... the faith and is worse than an infidel". Marriage is a financial venture and the husband has a responsibility to finance or support or provide for his family. This is talking about money. As a husband, your earnings are not your own but belong to your wife as well and your children. Another responsibility of the husband is to be active in the area of the discipline and rearing of the children. When the Apostle Paul was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-husbands-responsibility.htm

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Anglo/British Israelism Herbert W. Armstrong REFUTED! Like Armstrong he claimed to be a prophet, one of the two witnesses of Revelation, a Apostle and Elijah to come. With Ronald Weinlands failed predicting of the end of the world in 2008, the future of ... book written, "Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright" by J. H. Allen, 1902,1917 AD. 6. Herbert W. Armstrong founded the Plain Truth magazine and the Church of God. They teach extinction, annihilation, Sabbatarians, premillennialists, date setters and uniquely Twinitarians in that they believe both the father and the son are God, but believe the Holy Spirit is electricity like the Jw's. ... This false view is foundational to many of Armstrong's views! First chapter of Revelation: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly ... Actually Isa 28:11 is quoted in full in 1 Cor 14:21 ""By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to Me," says the Lord. 22 So ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-herbert-armstrong.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 ... 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), ... "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaketh." ... reads, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gladness in your hearts to the Lord." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-instrumental-music.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility nobody." 2 Corinthians 12:11 Why was Peter was not an infallible guide in faith and morals: "But when Peter came to Antioch, Paul opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned." ... But in the over-all the apostle Paul is actually named the "apostle to the Gentiles" (Rom. 11:13) as Peter was more to the Jews (Gal. 1:7-8). But again, all the apostles, being directed by the Holy Spirit (Jn.16:7-15), sent out and commissioned by Jesus (Mt.28:18-20; 18:18) gave instructions to all people as to how to enter the kingdom or church. Yes, Peter was told to "strengthen your brethren" (Lk. 22:31) and to "feed My sheep" and to "Follow Me" (Jn. 21:15-19). Why this to Peter? Because he was the one who was going to stumble by denying the Lord three times (Jn. 13:36-38), and thus he, was the one who needed to be ... Peter was not the head of the church - Jesus is the only head of His church (Eph. 1:22-23;Col.1:19) Peter was not selected to be the Vicar of Christ on earth (no references in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff ... IX, p. 91, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) Our initial comment For Jehovah's Witnesses to quote Philip Schaff and try to make him say that Trinity is borrowed from Platonism is ... It affirms that God is not only the ruler of the universe, but the Father of Christ, in whom he is perfectly revealed, and the source of a holy and blessed life which transforms nature and is realized in the Church. ... Far clearer and more fruitful suggestions presented themselves in the Old Testament" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church New York: Scribner's, 1924, vol. 2, p. 566) The unity of God was already immovably fixed by the Old Testament as a fundamental article of revealed religion in opposition to all forms of idolatry. But the New Testament and the Christian consciousness as firmly demanded faith in the divinity of the Son, who effected redemption, and of the Holy Spirit, who founded the church and dwells in believers; and these apparently ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Schaff.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of ... Therefore, Christians who advocate Sola Scriptura take the identical view of oral tradition of the apostles, as the Church Fathers did. This is most troubling to Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders of an oral tradition that is distinct from scripture. The Apostolic Fathers in fact viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of scripture. Tradition #2: ... 2:15. Both oral and scripture are called traditions. "Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition ... Yet for some time these specific words were likely remembered by many who heard them. There are literally thousands of inspired sermons that the Holy Spirit. "They were continually devoting themselves to the ... If, then, these things are so, it is in the same degree manifest that all doctrine which agrees with the apostolic churches-those moulds and original sources of the faith must be reckoned for truth, as ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-2-oral.htm

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Synagogue allusions in the New Testament have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit," (Titus 3:5) c. "let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts ... Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'" (Acts 22:16) g. "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about BAPTISMS [Greek: immersions in a Jewish ... So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, "Lord, do You wash my feet?" Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter." Peter said to Him, "Never shall You wash my ... Then he must call for the elders of the church [ecclesia] and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;" (James 5:14) By Steve Rudd 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/synagogue-worship-New-Testament-allusions-symbolism-antitypes-church-moses-seat-baptism-mikveh-foot-washing.htm

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Noah was saved by water baptism: 1 Peter 3:21 ... 1. In the passage above (2 Peter 3:3-8), you notice that the scoffers who didn't believe Noah's preaching that the earth would be destroyed with water are identical to the ... B. God loves unbelievers and offers them a chance to be saved: The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to ... They never go to church, partake of the Lord's supper, give money into the church treasury, read the Bible or pray. They live for themselves and ignore God. 2. God loves each person and doesn't want anyone to spend eternity in hell, but if they reject his offer of grace and forgiveness through the blood of Jesus Christ, his only begotten son, then they have chosen their own eternal destiny. 3. Apostle Peter preached the very first sermon to more than 3000 lost ... Nothing you can do can merit your salvation because we are saved by grace through faith and not by meritorious works: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/salvation-water-baptism-noah-8-eight-persons-saved-by-water-1-peter-3-21.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I do not write one article in the paper, expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has ... If you refuse to believe until every shadow of uncertainty and every possibility of doubt is removed, you will never believe. The doubt that demands perfect knowledge will never yield to faith. Faith rests upon evidence, not demonstration. The Lord requires us to obey the voice of duty, when there are other voices all around us urging us to ... Ellen wrote in the Review and Herald of April 4,1899, which was also to later show up in her Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, pp. 58-60. She copied from: "At the Queensland camp meeting in 1898, instruction was ... festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. Notice that it clearly states that the weekly Sabbath day was done away and was a shadow. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-exhibits-I-was-shown.htm

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Scientology's Relationship With Eastern Religious Traditions The founder of Dianetics and Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), presents numerous problems for researchers who attempt to identify the sources upon which he drew to devise Dianetics (in 1950) and the Church of Scientology (from late 1953). Most writers would agree that he ... Nevertheless, scientologists take seriously his claim that their faith shares perspectives with the wisdom of the East, if only because (they believe) Hubbard discovered them anew for himself. This article also takes seriously Hubbard's vague but frequent allusions to similarities between Scientology and Eastern religions. It carefully considers Hubbard's own writings in conjunction with standard translations ... Operating Thetan has not before been known as a state of being on Earth. Neither Lord Buddha nor Jesus Christ were O.T.'s according to the evidence. They were just a shade above Clear (Hubbard[?], 1958: 6.) Apparently, "the editor" saw Scientology as a system that actually surpassed, rather than ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-eastern-religions-Kent.htm

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Have you been Baptized with The Wrong Baptism? 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 meet the believing condition of baptism imposed by Jesus. Take the question: What is baptism? Again, the Bible is clear. Paul, one of Christ's authorized spokesmen, wrote a letter to the church in ancient Rome, the sixth book of the New Testament, commonly called Romans. In it he said, "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, ... the gift of the Holy Ghost". (These impressive words are found in the book of Acts, Chapter 2, verse 38.) To obtain the remission or forgiveness of sins, one must repent and be baptized. If a sinner does not repent, he won't be saved; if a sinner is not baptized, he won't be saved. You are now in a position to examine your own baptism. By comparing your baptism with what the Lord teaches in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-wrong-baptism.htm

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Official creed of Church of God, International (Tyler, TX) The Old and New Testaments comprise God's written Word, which forms the basis of Christianity as taught by the church and as practiced by the Christian. Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; John ... Psalm 91:11-12; Ephesians 6:I2; Hebrews 1:7 7. SALVATION Salvation is the means by which God, through Christ, saves man from the penalty of sin and gives him eternal life. This process includes one's calling, repentance, baptism, justification, receiving of the Holy Spirit, life of faith and obedience, and final birth into God's Kingdom as a spirit being. Salvation is a freely ... Matthew 3:2; 24:14; 28:19-20; Mark 1:15; Luke 24:47 14. RESURRECTIONS The hope of all mankind and the promise to the Christian is the resurrection from the dead. The Bible refers to (1) the resurrection ... The church does not "enforce" or "police" tithing, but simply teaches the responsibility to tithe. Each individual has the responsibility to "honor the Lord with his substance and with the firstfruits of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CoG-Tyler.htm

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What is the CHURCH? have been "called out of the world" 3. The basic meaning of the church: a people holy & set apart from the world. 4. The word church simply means a group of people B. ... Architect 1.God's Presence 2.Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27 Rom 12:4,5 Col 1:18 Body Members Head - Support & Dependency Rom 16:16 Tit 2:14 Acts 20:28 The Church -Of God -Of Christ 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 28:18 Disciples Disciple Teacher - Student Of Jesus Luke 17:7-10 Servants Servant Lord - ... C. The word church is used is two senses: 1. Universal sense: Mt 16:18; Heb 11:22,23 The universal church consists of all living Christians on earth and all the dead ... Some unpleasant experience c. money focused d. members do not have genuine love for one another 2. Result: Forget the church, faith in Christ is the important thing! B. God ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-what-is-the-church.htm

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Lesson 23: Summary of Worshipping in Spirit and Truth We must not pervert the worship of God by our being entertained by choirs, concerts, and other entertainment groups. Our worship is to be holy and sacred, because it is God we are suppose ... They are following the commandments of men. As we see in Mark 7:7 our Lord said, "And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." It is sad when people allow ... A denomination must have a man made creed, confession of faith, manual, discipline, catechism, and such like in order to exist. Each conflicting doctrine, which each denomination has produced, contradicts the scriptures. If people would follow what the Bible says, and only what the Bible says, then there would only be one church, the church of Christ. We have also seen that we must worship and only serve God, and not some ... We will not be able to go to heaven, but we will have to spend forever and ever in eternal punishment. I wonder if many people really believe there is going to be an eternal punishment in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-23-summary.htm

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