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SDA 1919 Bible Conference that discusses E. G. Whites' inspiration ... A few years ago a man came onto the nominating committee and wanted me kept out of the presidency because I did not believe the Testimonies were verbally inspired. That was because I differed with him on theory and interpretation; but I am the one to say whether I doubt the Testimonies, am I not? [Voices: Yes, yes!] And so are you. I want to leave the impression that I am not trying in any way to put any doubts in your mind. And O, I would feel terribly to have this denomination lose its true, genuine, proper faith in this gift that God gave to this church in these messages that have come to us. I want that we shall stay by this clear through to the end. [Amens] ... It has been a long time since I have brought forward this sort of thing, - no breath in the body, and the eyes wide open. That may have accompanied the exercise of this gift in the early days, but it surely did not in the latter days, and yet I believe this gift was just as genuine and exercised just the same through these ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-1919-sda-conference.htm

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Prayer: sermon Only benefit is psychological: If true then heathen would receive same by praying to a fence post. b. Why pray when God already knows what we need before? God, as a Father, wants us to ask. c. Miracles have ceased therefore God won't answer prayer. 5. We prove our love and faith in God by the time we spend in prayer 6. Prayerlessness is sin: 1 Sam 12:23 7. Prayer characterized Jesus, apostles, early Christians, great men from OT 8. Prayer gives us strength in every area of our walk a. Boldness in outreach: "up-reach, in-reach, then out-reach" b. High ... 4:29; 12:5; 13:3 7. Jesus example in who to pray for: Jn 17 a) Pray for self...Jesus did: 1-5 "Glorify me Now father" b) Pray for saved: 6-19 "These you have given me" c) Pray for lost: 20-26 "that the world may believe" D. How to pray: 1. Pray fervently like the world depends upon it: Col 4:12; Acts 9:9-11; 1 Th 3:10; Jas 5:16-18 2. With bold confidence: Heb 4:16 (boldly, not brashly) 3. With reverence: Isa 66:2; Ps 111:9; 89:7 4. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-prayer.htm

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Noah was saved by water baptism: 1 Peter 3:21 In the same way Christians call upon unbelievers to repent of their sins before the second coming of Christ destroys the world with fire. 3. When you reject Jesus as your savior, you will die in your sins and join those who Noah preached to in prison. 4. When judgment comes at the second coming of Christ, those who rejected the preaching of Christians will leave the throne room of God for a judgment of eternal torment. 5. Getting saved is easy! Believe, repent of your sins, confess the name of Christ, be baptized by full immersion for the ... If you chose to reject God after He has gone out of his way to offer you heaven, when you really deserve hell, then he will be doubly righteous and just when he sends you to hell. Although God loves you, He will send you to hell if YOU do not choose to go to heaven and "save yourself". 5. Salvation is a free gift from God and you cannot earn it through "being a good guy". Nothing you can do can merit your salvation because we are saved by ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/salvation-water-baptism-noah-8-eight-persons-saved-by-water-1-peter-3-21.htm

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Subordination: the Father in first place, the Son in second place ... Subordination within the Godhead Submission of the Holy Spirit to both Christ and the Father: Father Click to View Son Click to View Holy Spirit There is no question that early Christians took the view that they Holy Spirit held "third" place of rank in submission to the Father and the Son: 150 AD Justin Martyr "We will prove that we worship him reasonably; for we have learned that he is the Son of the true God Himself, that he holds a second place, and the Spirit of prophecy a third. " (First Apology 13:5-6). 190 AD Clement Of Alexandria "I understand nothing else than the Holy Trinity to be meant; for the third is the Holy Spirit, and the Son is the second, by whom all things were made according to the will of the Father." (Stromata, Book V, ch. 14) 200 AD Tertullian "[God speaks in the plural 'Let us make man in our image'] because already there was attached to Him his Son, a second person, his own Word, and a third, the Spirit in the Word....one substance in three coherent ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-holy-spirit.htm

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Official creed of The United Church of Canada Click here to read interview for yourself! 1965 premarital sex approved 1988 Practicing gays approved for ordination 1997 Church head denies Christ's resurrection. 1997 Leaders unanimously approve Phipps after both these articles were published in the newspapers. Time for a new church: Click here to find assemblies of Christians ... We present the accompanying statement as a brief summary of our common faith and commend it to the studious attention of the members and adherents of the negotiating Churches, as in substance agreeable to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. 2.1 Article I. Of God. We believe in the one only living and true God, a Spirit, infinite, eternal ... and that of others to pour out our hearts humbly yet freely before Him, as becomes His beloved children, giving Him the honour and praise due His holy name, asking Him to glorify Himself on earth as in Heaven, confessing unto Him our sins and seeking of Him every gift needful for this life and for our everlasting salvation. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-Can.htm

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Part 2: Bible Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... Hippolytus certainly applies Rev 1:8 to Christ and calls Jesus "The Almighty" several times. But even if the Father is alone called the Almighty, this still doesn't prove Jesus is a created angel! At Genesis 17:1 he declares: "I am God Almighty." And Exodus 18:11 says: "Jehovah is greater than all the other gods." We draw your attention to the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses are actually polytheists! They hide this from you now, but they will teach you their polytheism in time! While Christians interpret the "other god's" of Ex 18:11 to be false idol God's, JW's believe this expression refers to a host of lessor god's Jehovah created including Jesus, the devil ... And "Although the NT concepts of the spirit of God are largely a continuation of those of the OT, in the NT there is a gradual revelation that the Spirit of God's a Person." Hence, neither the Jews nor the early Christians viewed the holy spirit as part of a Trinity. That teaching came centuries later. As A Catholic Dictionary ... ... ...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 ... ... Hippolytus certainly applies Rev 1:8 to Christ and calls Jesus "The Almighty" several times. But even if the Father is alone called the Almighty, this still doesn't prove Jesus is a created angel! At Genesis 17:1 he declares: "I am God Almighty." And Exodus 18:11 says: "Jehovah is greater than all the other gods." We draw your attention to the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses are actually polytheists! They hide this from you now, but they will teach you their polytheism in time! While Christians interpret the "other god's" of Ex 18:11 to be false idol God's, JW's believe this expression refers to a host of lessor god's Jehovah created including Jesus, the devil ... And "Although the NT concepts of the spirit of God are largely a continuation of those of the OT, in the NT there is a gradual revelation that the Spirit of God's a Person." Hence, neither the Jews nor the early Christians viewed the holy spirit as part of a Trinity. That teaching came centuries later. As A Catholic Dictionary ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT-bible-section.htm

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Religious attributions pertaining to the causes and cures of ... We are reviewing an article called: Religious attributions pertaining to the causes and cures of mental illness, 2005 AD, Kristine Hartog and Kathryn M. Gow. The tension between psychiatry and Christianity is historic, real and justified. Psychiatrists are quite anti-Christian in their beliefs since they reject the existence of God, the human spirit. Their religion is called humanism and their prophet is Darwin. They believe, as a matter of faith, that man is nothing but a random collection of molecules, a pile of chemicals. This study confirms the need for Christians to be both wary, alert and informed about ... Loewenthal, 1996). How did mental illness first come to be associated with demon possession? Key elements of early biblical Christianity were the healing of both physical and mental illness through religious practices (Idler & George, 1998). There are numerous accounts, in the Bible, of Jesus healing people of illnesses caused by demon possession (Favazza, 1982). Favazza (1982) ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-religious-attributions-pertaining-to-causes-cures-mental-illness-hartog-2005ad.htm

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Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ... It is John's gospel that suggests the idea of equality between Jesus and God ... While there are other New Testament texts where God, Jesus, and the Spirit are referred to in the same passage (e.g., Jude 20-21), it is important to avoid reading the Trinity into places where it does not appear. An example is 1 Peter 1.1-2 (Oxford Companion to the Bible, Daniel N. Scholwalter, author; Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan, Editors, Trinity, p 782) Deception Exposed: Deception Exposed: Wow! Anti-trinitarians mislead to reader into a conclusion that is opposite to what the text is saying! They leave out Scholwalter's statement that early Christians worshipped ... It is John's gospel that suggests the idea of equality between Jesus and God ("I and the Father are one"; 10.30). 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm

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Scriptural refutation of "eternal Security" Ezek 3:20; 18:24-26 righteous turns away, commits iniquity die in sin Mt 25:1-13 took lamps and went to meet Christ 5 were foolish "I do not know you" Mt 25:14-30 Christ's own slaves hid talent wicked lazy, cast into outer darkness, weep & gnash Lk 8:13 receive word with joy, believe temptation, persecution fall away Lk 9:62 put hands to plow of kingdom looked back to former life not fit for kingdom Lk 12:42-48 steward in ... Hymenaeus and Philetus: gone astray indicates once correct False doctrine: resurrection past gone astray, upset other's faith as well Heb 3:12 brethren evil, unbelieving fall away from God Heb 4:1-2,11 brethren, addressed to Christians unbelief, disobey short of God's rest, fall Heb 6:4-8 once enlightened, tasted heavenly gift, partakers of HS, Bible & powers to come, renew indicates restore to former cleanness sin fallen away, can't renew, crucified Christ again and put in open shame Heb 10:26-31 received knowledge of truth. no longer remains indicates they once ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-P-refutation.htm

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cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship We believe that regeneration is by the work of the Holy Spirit, and that it is necessary if one is to enter the kingdom of God. We believe that God sent his Holy Spirit to empower his church to witness to Jesus to the ends of the earth. We believe that we are made righteous by grace alone, through faith alone. We believe that the Holy Spirit works in the heart of every believer to lead him. We believe that the church is the body of Christ and that all Christians are members of it. We believe that Jesus will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. Review: The UBF (University Bible fellowship) is just another flavor of "Baptist". In ... Most unusual is that this church also baptizes infants and take the spineless position that how your are baptized (sprinkling pouring or immersion) is a matter of personal choice rather than being dogmatic by insisting on the Bible pattern of full immersion... just like Jesus and all early Christians were baptized. They also don't partake ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship.htm

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Neither the Pope or Constantine changed the Sabbath from Saturday ... B. But Adventist's have modified White's argument (corrected the inspired prophet) Listen to what Seventh-day Adventists now teach in their public "Revelation Seminars": "Sundaykeeping was introduced into the Christian Church rather innocently, and its first advocates never dreamed that it would take the place of the seventh-day Sabbath of God. Sundaykeeping had its origin in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century. Hadrian persecuted the Jews in Rome incessantly. In an attempt to separate themselves from the Jews and avoid being persecuted with them, these early Roman Christians began keeping ... A. We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday." Answer: A. Catholics make all kinds of false claims! There are lots of things the Catholics claim that Sabbatarians don't accept. Do Adventist believe the Catholic churches claim that Peter was the first Pope? Of course not! Catholics make all ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-pope-changed.htm

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Is Church Membership Essential to my salvation? Upon believing this, the crowd was exceedingly sorry for their treatment of Jesus, and being convinced that Jesus was the Christ, asked Peter, "What shall we do?". Peter answered them, saying ". . . repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" Acts 2:38. As a result of these teachings, Acts 2:41 records, "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there ... To answer this question, we observe that Acts 2:42 records that the very first Christians continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine. The teachings, or doctrines, of the apostles are found in the Pages of the New Testament: They have been recorded and transmitted to us so that we, also, can live toward God as did the early Christians. 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-membership-essential.htm

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Biblical Subordination expressed by early Fathers and apologists ... Subordination Within The Godhead Biblical Subordination expressed by early Fathers and apologists: Most ancient Christians wrote about the fact that Christ was equal as a being, but subordinate in rank. Notice that they did not, as we should not, ever say Christ is a creature. As you can see, it was not until the Nicene period (325 AD) that men started saying Christ was equal in both being and rank to the Father. This represented a departure from both scripture and what almost all Christians from 100-300 AD taught. Jehovah's Witnesses are correct when they emphasize the subordination of ... The purpose of the Nicene Creed was to emphasize Jesus was equal to the Father as a class of being, and here it was absolutely correct. But the Nicene Creed overemphasized the rank and power equality of Christ with the father, and here it was in error. 200 AD Tertullian "We have been taught that He proceeds forth from God, and in that procession He is generated; so that He is the Son of God, and is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-fathers.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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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity ... Firstly, as regards the cave: the cave shown at Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus was actually a rock shrine in which the god Tammuz or Adonis was worshipped, as the early Christian Father, Jerome, tells us; and its adoption as the scene of the birth of our Lord was one of those frequent instances of the taking over by Christians of a pagan sacred site. The propriety of this appropriation was increased by the fact that the worship of ... Mark, did not assume its present form until between forty and seventy years after the death of our Lord, and the other Gospels are still later in date; and it is absolutely incredible that the stories about Him should have remained unexaggerated and unaugmented during that period. Tales about a popular hero invariably expand; and in the case of those relating to Jesus, who was accepted by His early followers at first as the God sent Messiah and then as the Son of God incarnate on earth, it is impossible to believe that they would not gradually have ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca for a while) and they have, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. immediately receive it with joy believe for a while they fall away no firm root in themselves only temporary affliction or persecution arises because of the word Can we fall from grace? Indications they were once saved Indications they lost their salvation Why they lost their salvation Galatians 5:4 "You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace." severed and fallen indicate once saved severed from Christ fallen from grace seeking to be justified by law Will God prune Christians? ... Indications they were once saved Indications they lost their salvation Why they lost their salvation Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers ... ... https://www.bible.ca/fall-summary.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge ... Goodbye Brooklyn!), baptism, the Lord's supper and the doctrine of blood atonement. Abbott is an ultra liberal. "Abbott, Lyman: His theological position is that of a Congregationalist of the Liberal Evangelical type." (The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia, Abbott, Lyman, Vol 1, p7) But not content that he is a Liberal, they even practice deceptive "selective quoting" by failing to note that Abbott says that early Christians worshipped Jesus (Abbott had to get one thing right!) Even a Liberal like Abbott admits that Jesus was considered God and worshipped as God by the earliest Christians, even though he likely doesn't believe it himself. But Jw's won't tell you this! Deception Exposed Jehovah's Witnesses project the impression that their view of trinity being of pagan origin, is the majority view of theologians! In fact, the only one's who will affirm this are liberals like Abbott who trashes much of the Bible, but not all, or Athiests and modernists who trash the whole of Christianity. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Morenz, Siegfried: Egyptian Religion Three gods are combined and treated as a single being, addressed in the singular. In this way the spiritual force of Egyptian religion shows a direct link with Christian theology." Thus, in Alexandria, Egypt, churchmen of the late third and early fourth centuries, such as Athanasius, reflected this influence as they formulated ideas that led to the Trinity. Their own influence spread, so that Morenz considers "Alexandrian ... The same is true of many other matters that we have been unable to consider here, such as the relationship between the Isis cult and Mariolatry, or between the exclusiveness of Late Egyptian temples and the monasticism that sprang up in the Nile valley. All this entitles us to the opinion that Egypt played its part in the efforts of Christians to achieve an understanding of God and his works, which are eternal. (Egyptian Religion, Siegfried Morenz, p254-257, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) Our comment Morenz, is a flaming Modernist ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Morenz.htm

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Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James ... ... But this is the wrong conclusion. "The Jewish philosopher Philo, who quoted so extensively from the Old Testament, never mentions Song in any of his extant writings. The New Testament contains no direct reference to this book. The book, however, was among the four books of "hymns to God and precepts for the conduct of human life" which were part of the Bible of Josephus." (The wisdom literature and Psalms, J. ... From this perspective, the same documented debates that are usually evaluated to demonstrate a gradual growth process of the canon serve instead as proof that the Canonical Edition of the Christian Bible was finished, published, and widely used." (The first edition of the New Testament, David Trobisch, 2000, p 37) 3. Many early Christians viewed Hebrews as a book written by Paul. 4. There is evidence that Hebrews was always included in the collection of Pauline epistles. For example, when Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria and Origen refer to new Testament books, they all simply ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-disputed-books.htm

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Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad ... It is claimed by Jews who attack Christian theology that the use of the word ECHAD in Deut 6:4 causes them no problem since the word ECHAD is used in other places in the Old Testament to refer to a clearly single person. But this ignores the powerful argument made by Christians, namely that the word YACHID, which always means one and only one, is never used of God. If the use of "echad" instead of "yachid" in Deut 6:4 gave no help to the early Christians in proving to the Jews that Yahweh of the Old Testament was the multi-personal God of ... Translation 1: "I believe with a perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is an absolute one [yachid]". Translation 2: "I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name is one and there is no unity like his in any way. He alone is our G-d- He was, he is, and he will be." Modern Jewish prayer books use the UNBIBLICAL word "yachid" to describe God. Remember, by UNBIBLICAL, we do not mean that Yachid is not used in the Bible. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm

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Official beliefs of the church of God (7th day) God the Father is the almighty Creator and loving Provider, eternal King and Judge of the universe. Jesus Christ, the preexistent Son of God, is the Savior, Lord, and eternal Redeemer of all who truly believe. the Holy Spirit is the presence of God in believers - convicting, converting, teaching truth, prompting obedience, bearing fruit, distributing gifts, and empowering witness. humans are sinners by birth and by choice. Because our first parents disobeyed, sin and death follow on us all. We also have sinned in thought, word, deed, and in omission. Salvation is the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. It originates in God's grace, is ... In 1863, the Michigan church began to extend its influence into the eastern and central U.S. through a publication called The Hope of Israel. This magazine invited fellow Christians to assemble at conferences and camp meetings, and created interest in their distinctive doctrines: the second advent of Christ and the seventh-day Sabbath. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-God-7thday.htm

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Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion What the Watchtower deceptively quotes: "The final orthodox definition of the trinity was largely a matter of church politics." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "To Jesus and Paul the doctrine of the trinity was apparently unknown; . . . they say nothing about it." (Origin ... "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 you that Hopkins also said: "The beginning of the doctrine of the Trinity appears already in John " (c. 100). "To Jesus and Paul the doctrine of the trinity was apparently unknown; . . . they say nothing about it." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p 336) "The early Church declared that Christ was the Logos and that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hopkins.htm

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Sabbath Vs. 1st Day Debate: Samuele Bacchiocchi Lewis' First Affirmative Bacchiocchi's First Negative Lewis' Second Affirmative Bacchiocchi's Second Negative Go to Historical website that proves Christians worshipped on Sunday Lewis' First Affirmative I am very happy to be a part of this written discussion with Mr. Bacchiocchi on the seventh ... This simply means that the church is commanded (either by direct command, example, or implication) to come together upon the first day of the week for worship. I do not believe Sunday was ever a "Christian Sabbath" as some denominational preachers have taught. I do not contend that God "changed" the "Sabbath" from the seventh day to the first day. The first day was not a Sabbath day to begin with. It is ... The money was to be "stored up-thesaurizon" in each individual house until the Apostle came for it. If the Christian community was worshipping together on Sunday, it appears paradoxical that Paul should recommend laying aside at home one's gift. Why should Christians deposit their offering at ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi-lewis-debate.htm

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology ... The very same page that JW's use to say that the Christian Trinity was borrowed from the Babylonians also decribes this triad almost exactly like JW's view Jehovah! "He [Anu] was god in the highest sense, the supreme god. All the other deities honoured him as their 'father', that is to say, their chief." Just as the lesser Babylonian gods called Anu as their "Father", so too JW's and Trinitarians, even all Christians believe that Jehovah is called "Father" by Jesus. But it gets worse for JW's! Just as the Babylonians view Anu the supreme God over lesser gods. JW's view Jehovah as the supreme God ... But the great god's prestige remained such that the power of these usurper gods was never firmly established until they, too, assumed the name Anu. Enlil (Bel): Enlil was much more involved in the events which took place on earth. In the land of' Sumer, and particularly at Nippur, Enlil, Lord of the Air, had been worshipped from early times. Enlil was the god of the hurricane and his weapon was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Larousse.htm

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Ancient Synagogues: 24 New Testament Synagogues 24 New Testament Synagogues Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources Inspired, infallible "God said it, I believe it, THAT SETTLES IT!" 50 AD "For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath."" (Acts 15:21) Introduction: A. Synagogues of the New Testament ... the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison." (Acts 8:1-3) b. During this early period, Christians began using Synagogues on the first day of the week, adopting the same basic pattern of synagogue worship they were familiar as Jews before converting to Jesus Christ as their risen savior from their sins. c. After Paul's conversion during his three missionary journeys, Paul began worshipping with the Jews in the synagogues until they expelled him. 8. Most first century Christian churches were populated from the "cream of the spiritual crop" of Jewish believers who faithfully worshipped God every Sabbath. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Christian-infallible-inspired-Scripture-New-Testament-50ad.htm

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Official creed of Church of God, International (Tyler, TX) Deuteronomy I8:15; Matthew 17:15-1 7; John 1:1-14; 3:16; Acts 2:32-33; Romans 5:8; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews 4:14-15; Revelation 1:13-16 4. THE HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit is the essence, power, mind, and spiritual extension of God. God begets Christians as His sons and daughters through this Spirit. It strengthens a Christian spiritually, converts his mind, and serves as an earnest or guarantee of eternal life. Acts 1:8; 2:38; Romans 8:9, 14; I Corinthians 2:16; Ephesians 1:13-14 5. MANKIND Humans are physical beings with no inherent immortality, but they can receive eternal life as a free gift from God. Man was created by God to be wholly flesh ... Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 16; 20:8-11; 31:12-1 7; Mark 2:27-28; Luke 4:16 20. ANNUAL HOLY DAYS The annual holy days were ordained by God, kept by the ancient Israelites, and continued by the early New Testament Christians. These seven annual "appointed feasts" picture God's plan of salvation for man. Leviticus 23; Zechariah 14:16; John 7:8-10 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CoG-Tyler.htm

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reincarnation and the Bible Therefore they will be given together with the other in whom the Spirit of Life is a consequence for him. and because the soul hears through him, it will be saved. It no longer goes into another flesh."14 The early Christians opposed the teaching of reincarnation that the Gnostics espoused. Notice some examples from early Christian writings about this matter: Souls neither see God nor transmigrate into other bodies. For if they did, they would know why they were punished, and they would be afraid to commit even the most trivial sin afterwards. (Justin, martyr (c. 160)) How much more worthy of acceptance is our belief that maintains that souls will return to the same bodies. and how much more ridiculous is your inherited [pagan] teaching that the human spirit is to reappear in a dog, mule, or a peacock! (Tertullian (c. 197) In this place, it does not seem to me that by the name "Elijah," the soul is being spoken of. Otherwise, I would fall into the doctrine of transmigration, which is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-reincarnation-a-christian-analysis-of-reincarnation-in-contemporary-american-society-mark-tabata.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... ... Christians are God's true "Jews" today. 1. Christians are the true Jews and true Israel today 2. The church is God's Israel today. 3. Physical Israel is equal to the gentiles today and like the Gentiles, must believe Jesus rose from the dead in order to be saved from punishment. The kingdom is the church 1. The Old Testament ... Detailed Chronology of first Jewish war as recorded by Josephus. Flavius Josephus, Jewish historian, 75 AD, proves Mt 24 is fulfilled Historical quotes from early Christians on 70AD and Mt 24 Historical quotes from early Christians that the 70 weeks of Daniel 9 are fulfilled Actual siege map of destruction in 70AD by Roman armies Book ... Bible Chronology Biblical age of the earth Scientific age of the earth click to view Latter Rain theology refuted The Bible guarantees it? No! "Forget the Bible... God told me the Rapture date directly!" Rapture date setters believe God whispered it in their ear. When they say, "The Bible guarantees it" they really mean that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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Worshipping on the 1st Day: The example of Jesus and early Christians ... Click to View Worshipping on 1st Day The example of Jesus and early Christians. Click to View Jesus, our example, kept the weekly Sabbath holy, but this doesn't prove we should keep the Sabbath today, because Jesus also kept animal sacrifices. If Jesus' example proves we must keep the Sabbath, then it also proves we should keep animal sacrifices. Click to View Jesus broke the Sabbath without ... Click to View Ananias is not an example of someone who kept the Sabbath Click to View Sabbatarians falsely teach that Apostle Paul kept the Sabbath 84 times. Paul was preaching to unbelieving Jews in a totally Jewish synagogue and was not even meeting with Christians. Click to View News Flash!!! Click to View "Seventh-day Adventist pastor fired for "Sunday keeping" over 84 times!" Click to View Sabbatarians actually believe that Angels keep the Sabbath in heaven with God! Click to View Reading the "Frequently Asked Questions" will help you learn MUCH faster! Click to View We Speak truth in LOVE "you ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-example-jesus.htm

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Church Creeds: The fuel of religious division In the decades following the death of John, the last living apostle, the early Church faced a difficult problem. False doctrines such as Gnosticism and Monticism plagued the body of Christ. Some even denied the deity of Jesus. To cope with the situation a simple confession of faith was devised to distinguish the Orthodox Christian from the heretic. It was sometimes called the rule of faith. And many years later, after alterations, it was known as the Apostles Creed, although it was not written by the apostles. This first human creed subscribed to by Christians was followed through the centuries by many other confessions of faith. The word creed is derived from the Latin credo meaning I believe. In a sense, what one believes is his creed. ... is not that the Apostles Creed is erroneous, but that it is a human expression placed on par with the divine revelation of the Bible. Human writings are not wrong because they are human, but they become wrong when they presume to speak for God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-creeds=fuel-division.htm

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RaPseudo-Ephraem does not teach the Rapture! Pre-tribulation rapture promoters twist Pseudo-Ephraem as badly as they twist the scriptures! The origin of Rapture doctrine click to view Introduction: 1. See also: The origin of Rapture doctrine 2. The false teachers who believe pre-tribulation Rapture theology desperately misuse an ancient document called, ... The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 6. Christians reject all these false notions of God illuminating man and rely upon the pages of the Bible alone as a ... And so, brothers most dear to me, it is the eleventh hour, and the end of the world comes to the harvest, and angels, armed and prepared, hold sickles in their hands, awaiting the empire of the Lord. And we think that the earth exists with blind infidelity, arriving at its downfall early. Commotions are brought forth, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-pseudo-ephraem-latin-syraic-texts.htm

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Book of Mormon an Inspired translation of Nephi Plates into English Myth of the manuscript found, 1883 edition p91. Oliver B. Huntington, recorded in his journal that in Joseph F. Smith said in 1881 of Joseph Smith the prophet, (Joseph F. Smith later became the sixth president of the Mormon church), "Joseph did not render the writing on the Gold plates into the English language in his own style of language as many people believe, but every word and every letter was given to him by the gift and power of God. So it was the work of God and not of Joseph Smith, and it was done in this way... The Lord ... Joseph Fielding Smith, 1961, "the printer was a man who was unfriendly" The Improvements Era, p924 John Gilbert, the printer said, "I called their attention to a grammatical error, and asked whether I should correct it? Harris cunsulted with Smith a short time and turned to me and said: 'The Old Testament is ungrammatical, set it as it is written'" Joseph Smith Begins His Work, Vol 1, Introduction. Many early Mormons taught that the errors were on the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-inspired-book.htm

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Trinity: plural references to God in the Old Testament: Plural ... As we will see, all of the Anti-Trinitarian arguments are invalid leaving us with no other conclusion then the fact that God is a plurality of persons, just as the Biblical trinity teaches. The trinity was hidden in the Old Testament until Christ came and the earliest Christians began to ... But this Offspring, which was truly brought forth from the Father, was with the Father before all the creatures." (Dialogue of Justin Martyr, with Trypho, a Jew: Chapter LXII.-The Words "Let Us Make Man") 180 AD Irenaeus "It was not angels, therefore, who made us, nor who formed us, neither had angels power to make an image of God, nor any one else, except the Word of the Lord, nor any Power remotely ... For with Him were always present the Word and Wisdom, the Son and the Spirit, by whom and in whom, freely and spontaneously, He made all things, to whom also He speaks, saying, "Let Us make man after Our image and likeness; " [Gen. 1:26]" (Against Heresies 4:20:1). 200 AD Tertullian: "If the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-nouns-pronouns-verbs-adverbs.htm

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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization From Persia came millennarianism, the "ages of the world," the "final conflagration," the dualism of Satan and God, of Darkness and Light; already in the Fourth Gospel Christ is the "Light shining in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it Out." The Mithraic ritual so closely resembled the eucharistic sacrifice of the ... Durant is universally recognized as a modernist and a secularist. Durant does not exempt Jw's from his comments, in fact he would certainly include them! Notice all the thinks he says the Apostles and early Christians borrowed from the pagans in addition to trinity! Yet both Jw's and UPCI (modalists) use him as proof that trinity is ... short of dishonest and proves nothing about trinity being from the pagans, unless we accept all the other things Durant says was borrowed from the pagans into Christianity! Proof from Will Durant's own mouth that he was a Christianity Trasher: Did Will Durant believe in God? Durant was, by his own definition, an agnostic. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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The Exodus Route: Marah (bitter waters) For example, even today, all the ground water south of Beersheba in Israel is brackish. Today, Israel has adapted by farming catfish (a non-kosher fish) that they sell to the "gentiles". 3. A tree of unknown species was thrown into the water. 4. Early Christians created metaphoric meanings for Marah: from ACC, Vol 3, p 83 a. "The wood that restores the sweetness to water is Christ" (Tertullian). b. "The waters of baptism are of no avail unless the cross of Christ is preached" (Ambrose). c. "The seventy palm trees remind us of Christ's seventy disciples" (Jerome). ... Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them. And He said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-marah.htm

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Holy Spirit in the Old Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit Paul reminded his readers when giving them personal marriage advice, "I also have the Spirit of God" inside him, when in fact he was using this indwelling metaphor of possession of the Holy Spirit to indicate he was inspired (1 Cor 7:40). i. In the New Testament people with the gift of tongues were described as having ... David understood that saying God "indwelt" the temple was really an all-inclusive metaphor that described a place where men could connect with the divine providence (eyes), prayer (ears), love (heart) and family (name) of God. f. The same thing is true in the church today. Christians themselves are the temple of God and therefore direct beneficiaries of ... John 6:56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. b. Jn 17:21,23 that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, {art} in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-Old-Testament.htm

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Bible Authority: Generic & Specific plus 4 methods of authority ... Click to View Introduction: A. Men are not divided over what the Bible says but what it doesn't say. B. Alexander Hamilton, (1st Sec. of Treasurer) of USA proposed to establish a national bank in which the government was to be a major stockholder. 1. Thomas Jefferson objected and Hamilton asked why. 2. Jefferson said that ... But to the Jewish Christians who had practiced circumcision for 2000 years it wasn't clear! Yet today we have the same type of disputes over the exact same subject of "how to be saved": What Must I do to Be saved? Jewish Christians in 50 AD Circumcised according to Moses: Acts15:2 Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican Infant Baptism ... Methodist, Calvinist 1850AD Mourners bench to "get religion" Unitarian Nothing: hell doesn't exist! Baptist, Pentecostal, Alliance "Faith only" Some false teacher Believe & wear red socks God Believe, repent, confess, baptized, faithful II. Examining The Four Argumentation Methods of Acts 15 (Four different methods to determine Bible authority) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-authority-acts-15-silence.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... Without faith it is impossible to please God and without faith in the historical accuracy of the New Testament it is impossible to discover the origin and purpose of Synagogue worship. Introduction: A. God's eternal purpose in the Christian church: "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to the rulers ... Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison." (Acts 8:1-3) b. During this early period, Christians began using Synagogues on the first day of the week, adopting the same basic pattern of synagogue ... Believe Jesus rose from the dead: Mk 16:16 b. Repent of your sins: Acts 2:38 c. Confess Jesus as Lord: Acts 8:35-40 d. Baptized by immersion for remission of your sins and be born again: Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21 https://www.bible.ca/salvation-christian-how-to-be-saved-faith-repentance-confession-water-baptism-stairway-stairs-t... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 58 Triadic Bible Texts Matthew 28:19 baptizing them in the name of the Father name of the Son name of the Holy Spirit Acts 10:44-48 exalting God baptized in the name of Jesus Christ Holy Spirit fell upon Acts 2:38-39 God will call to Himself in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Peter 4:14 God rests on you name of Christ Spirit of glory rests on you 1 John 3:23-24 He abides in us believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ Spirit whom He has given 1 Corinthians 6:11 inherit the kingdom of God justified in the name of the Lord Jesus ... The Jews simply had no way to explain how both the sender and the one sent (ME) could both be YHWH. This is a good example of doctrinal development between the Old and New Testament. Christians can easily make sense of the passage! So Isa 48:16 has YHWH sending another who is also YHWH. Of course Trinitarians know that all three members of the Godhead are called "YHWH". Anti-Trinitarians, can do no better than the Jews in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-text-triadic.htm

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Review of the Official Creed of the Official Creed of the One ... The Dominion Christian Centre of Canada was set up in Hamilton by charismatic leader Peter Rigo, a former decorator who says a divine power summoned him in the year 2000 to "encourage believers to live effectively as Christians." Rigo has said Dominion is a great church praying for the revitalization of downtown Hamilton; at ... Peter Rigo dropped out of Zion Bible College, an Assemblies of God (Pentecostal) affiliated seminary and is a tongue speaking "prophet of God". But since all Pentecostal, "tongue speaking" type churches already believe that God openly talks to them, isn't that bizarre enough? Prophesying is when someone leads another to believe that what ... This salvation and spiritual life are obtained by regeneration through the work of the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1-3; Romans 3:23-26). Salvation by Faith Man's salvation and redemption (a free gift of grace from God) can only be obtained by exercising faith, not by works, and by the finished redemptive work of the Lord Jesus ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-dominion-christian-centre-hamilton-ontario.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... Introduction: A. Bible Study Cell groups in homes midweek: 1. Using small group Bible study cells where a group of Christians meet in a home and invite non-Christians to learn, predates both Living Hope and G12 "Cellular Vision" of César Castellanos. 2. This simple and effective format has been ... is an Old Testament Jewish practice that is abolished by Christ at the cross. (Col 2:14) Tithing is forbidden in the New Testament: 2 Cor 9:7. The early church practiced freewill offerings where each person decided for themselves, between them and God, what they would give each first day of the week: 1 Cor 16:1-2. 5. Communion four times a year: The church in the Bible and historically up to the ... Today churches throw all the Bible rules out the window to be culturally and politically correct. 7. Salvation by faith 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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Noss, John B.: Man's Religion John B. Noss 1968 "The doctrine of the trinity he [Michael Servetus] felt to be a Catholic perversion and himself to be a good New Testament Christian in combating it. . . According to his conception, a trinity composed of three distinct persons in one God is a rational impossibility" (Man's Religion, John B. Noss, 1968) What they fail to tell the same article also ... It is generally considered that Q was somewhat colored by the prepossessions of the early Christians, and may have had sayings added to it which were mistakenly ascribed to Jesus; but on the whole it was highly authentic, and quite naturally became primary source material for the compilers of Matthew and Luke. (Man's Religion, John B. Noss, 1968, p571) Our comment As you can see, Noss doesn't believe the inspiration of the Bible but is a modernist. (He openly believes in the modernist and secular "Q document" theory) His book reviews all world religions and he views Christianity as just another one of "Man's Religions", ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Noss.htm

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Review: New International Version Bible: avoid Avoid the NIV: Use the KJV or the NASB instead Today there are hundreds of Bible versions available each claiming to be an accurate rendering of God's holy word. As Christians, we must be very cautious in determining what constitutes an accurate translation (Rev. 22:18f). Few decisions in life will have a ... The literal versions render this into English as: "So they that are in the flesh cannot please God." But the NIV reads "Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." The NIV translators have changed the original words to reflect what they believe Paul is thinking ("thought-for-thought"), which conforms to Calvinism. The literal versions have retained the precise words ... As an example of negative passages where the NIV freely renders erga as "works," consider Rom. 4:2-6: "If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about...Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-NIV-Bible-New-International-Version-Review-exposed-avoid-bad-Accurate-Translation-Gods-Word.htm

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Is the RC church infallible and unable to make errors? ... Thus, churches were established as result of the preaching of God's Word, and after being established, they continued to be guided and instructed by the inspired men who were present with them (See Acts 20:17-28). The Word of God given orally was the guide and standard of authority in that early period. If Christians in any given locality wished to be pleasing to God, they had to receive the Word of the inspired teachers as coming from God Himself (1 Thess. 2:13). There was a period when the Word of God was given both orally and ... If one wanted to grow Florida watermelons in Tennessee, he would not need to stretch a vine from Florida to Tennessee, but would simply need to bring the seeds to Tennessee and plant them. Similarly, we don't need a broken succession back to the first church to have the true church today. We simply need to plant the seed (the Word of God) in the hearts of individuals, and when they believe and obey it, they become "the church" in any given locality. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-church-infallible.htm

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The Decepto-Meter goes crazy when you bring it near the Watchtower ... ... A Short History of the Early Church False Dilemma Trinitarian Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature Bowman, Robert M. Why You Should Believe In The Trinity Deceptive Quote & False Dilemma Trinitarian Selected quotes mislead reader to wrong conclusion & Give false impression that if intimate details of ... Theological Dictionary Deceptive Quote & False Dilemma Trinitarian Although Henderson correctly says that the "Nicene concept of Trinity" is not in the Bible, he would say that early Christians and the scriptures clearly taught that Jesus was both pre-existent and fully divine! Henderson, Ian Encyclopedia International Deceptive Quote Trinitarian JW's and Christadelphians should be spanked for quoting Hislop as saying trinity came from the Pagans! Hislop's actual view is that God revealed Himself as Trinity from the beginning to the patriarchs calling trinity "original patriarchal faith" and that the pagans corrupted it! ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-decepto-meter.htm

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The Exodus Route: Elim (Nabatean Leuke Kome, Onne, Aynuna) ... The next stop after Elim is the second Red Sea camp. 7. Early Christians created metaphoric meanings for Elim: from ACC, Vol 3, p 83-84 a. "The wood that restores the sweetness to water is Christ" (Tertullian). b. "The waters of baptism are of no avail unless the cross of Christ is preached" (Ambrose). c. "The seventy palm trees remind us of Christ's seventy disciples" (Jerome). d. "The bitter water was the law of the Old Testament, which needed to be tempered by the cross of Christ" (Maximus of Turin). e. "Marah and Elim stand in sharp contrast. Marah had one bitter spring; Elim had twelve sweet ones. This is a contrast between the law and the gospel (Maximus of Turin)." f. The Contrast Between Marah and Elim. Maximus of Turin: They arrived at a place called Elim, where there were twelve very pure springs of water and a multitude of seventy flourishing palm trees. See the mystery of God-how, after the bitterness of the law, the richness of gospel piety abounds. There the one spring is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-elim.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 ... And this [text following] does declare the same truth: "Thy throne, O God; is for ever and ever; the scepter of Thy kingdom is a right scepter. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee." For the Spirit designates both [of them] by the name, of God - both Him who is anointed as Son, and Him who does anoint, that is, the Father." (Irenaeus, Book 3, ch 6) 200 AD Tertullian "That is a still grander statement [of Christ's deity] which you will find expressly made in the Gospel: "In the beginning was the ... And again [he confessed a second time our Lord Jesus by saying], "And God said, Let Us make man after our image: and so God made man, after the image of God made He him."" (The Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians, Chapter II.-The True Doctrine Respecting God and Christ.) 253 AD Cyprian "In the Gospel according to John: "The Father judgeth nothing, but hath given all judgment unto the Son, that all may honour the Son as they honour ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 325 AD: Athanasius ... We do not question that Athanasius took the view that there was a tradition based upon succession of bishops in all the hundreds of churches. We simply point out that until the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches can point out a single place where Athanasius or any early writer tells us: "This is a doctrine not found in ... Click to View We do not deny that Athanasius appeals to Canons and tradition as a source of divine authority. But this is post Nicene Creed and the "rule of faith" made popular by Irenaeus and Tertullian 125 years earlier, has now flowered into a written document that is seen to have the same authority of scripture. We also agree that there ... Therefore Paul justly praises the Corinthians [1 Cor 11:2] , because their opinions were in accordance with his traditions. And the Lord most righteously reproved the Jews, saying, `Wherefore do ye also transgress the commandments of God on account of your traditions.' For they changed the commandments they received from God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-athanasius.htm

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Acts 20:7 Proof of weekly communion on Sunday ... If they were really breaking bread once a year on the Passover Sabbath, they would have arranged to all meet there. But the meeting place was Troas, one week after Passover. "Passover Sabbath", the time World wide Church of God (Herbert W. Armstrong and splinter groups) all gather together for the annual "high day", is ignored as the disciples merely waited for Paul in Troas. Obviously early Christians did not place the same kind of emphasis on Passover that the Armstrong splinter groups do today. It cannot be argued that Paul's travelling companions were in their own local ... But the exact opposite is recorded: Christian leaders waiting in limbo at Troas on Passover, no mention of anything on Passover, the only mention of Christians gathering in the New Testament for worship. It is like having celebrating Christmas, on January 15 a second time! Hey! Lets all get the family together in two weeks, and do Christmas again! We understand that SDA's generally believe that we are at ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-communion-acts-20-7.htm

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