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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee ... We have watched her in prison, every nerve throbbing with the torture of that forsaken, narrow cell, where for fourteen days she was nourished by God's gift, sustained by His power. We have ... The practical exercise of mildness and gentleness of manners is early and sedulously cultivated. 13. Children are early led into the knowledge of the sacred Scriptures, instructed in their ... Under the influence of his love I give my all: only let me worship according to my faith and in a manner I believe to be acceptable to my God. I say again: The world can not produce a parallel to the situation which such a ... earthly, fleshly, relation that must be hated by all who would become followers of Jesus - Christians-"children of the resurrection," of whom Jesus said, " They neither marry nor are given in ... Maclaine, American edition, 1797, vol. i., cent.iv., part i., chap.i., pp.313, 314.)] 2. It was distinguished from that, first, by the union of church and state, the Church gradually assuming ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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The Catholic Church did not Give the world The Bible! ... This is exactly what Catholic officials want men to believe. Their only problem is that their doctrine comes from their own human reasoning rather than from God. ... the observance of special days? (Gal. 4:9-11). 5. Why does it teach that all Christians are saints? (1 Cor. 1:2). 6. Why does it condemn the making and adoration of ... Please notice further quotes from Catholic sources: "During those early times parts of the Bible were scattered among the various churches, no one of which had the ... Faith of Millions, p. 152). "Indeed, when you accept the Bible as the Word of God, you are obliged to receive it on the authority of the Catholic Church, who was ... all the New Testament books except 2 Peter, James and 2 John. 135-200. Irenaeus, quoted from all New Testament books except Philemon, Jude, James and 3 John. ... It, too, is now on exhibit in the manuscript room of the British Museum in London. It was a gift from the Patriarch of Constantinople (of the Greek Orthodox Church) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-origin.htm

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Textual Variants Daniel's 70 weeks, Susanna, Prayer of Hananiah ... ... The Hebrew prayer in Daniel 9 is attested in the fragmentary 4QDane, but the text of chap. 3 in 1QDanb did not contain the prayers that are found in the versions ... it had been universally interpreted as a messianic prophecy for the messiah to come in 33 AD AND the Christians pointed this out as proof on a regular basis. a. ... and the date of Messiah's coming in Essene, Hellenistic, Pharisaic, Zealot and early Christian computation; Roger T. Beckwith, Revue de Qumrân, Vol. 10, No. 4, p ... 9:24-27 from ending the year Jesus was crucified in 33 AD. All Jews today believe Seder Olam is the truth, when it is a lie, a fabrication and a fiction that ... Jesus said "Scripture cannot be broken!" John 10:35 c. God provided multiple copies of His original word today in both the original language of Hebrew and the ... covenant to many one week: and half the week he shall cause the sacrifice and gift to cease" (The Holy Bible, Julia E. Smithtran, 1876 AD) e. "And he will make a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Daniel-Bible-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-70-weeks-Daniel9.24-Messiah-490-years-458BC-33AD-resurrection-Codex-Vaticanus-Susanna-Prayer-Hananiah-Bel-dragon.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... Again, we view all Ignatius' writings as forgeries. They purport to be written by Ignatius, who lived about 110 AD. We believe it is clear, however, that they are all no earlier ... It is commonly asserted by Protestant scholars that St. Ignatios' view of Church government was unusual in the early Church-even revolutionary. Indeed, the authenticity of the ... And "bishop presides in the place of God, and your presbyters in the place of the assembly of the apostles". In this way a single bishop is notably above the elders, just as Christ ... Church, Philip Shaff, Vol 2, ch 4) "But I am content to leave the whole matter, without comment, to the minds of Christians of whatever school and to their independent conclusions." ... Polycarp alludes to him in his Epistle to the Philippians (chap. ix.), and also to his letters (chap. xiii.). Irenaeus quotes a passage from his Epistle to the Romans (Adv. Haer., v.28; Epist. ad Rom., chap. iv.), without, however, naming him. Origen twice refers to him, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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The Samaritans: 720 BC The pagan half-Jews of the Old Testament ... ... After the Persian-period temple had existed for 250 years, a new precinct (and temple) was built in the Hellenistic period, i.e., in the early second century B.C.E." ... Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3.21.2, 180 AD iv. Clement of Alexandria, Misc. 1.22.149, 185 AD v. Samaritan Chronicles 7, Adler, 16th Excerpt, The deceit of Zerubbabel, ... The Samaritans argued that the past tense "the place in which the Lord your God has chosen for His name to dwell" can only mean Gerizim and ruled out Jerusalem. e. ... Even more strange is the fact Eusebius sided with the Jews against the Samaritans in his Onomasticon. f. Even today Jews believe the Samaritans have chosen the wrong ... Just like Augustine in 400 AD wrongly gave the Jews the benefit of the doubt regarding the fact they corrupted their Torah Chronology in Gen 5,11 for anti-Christians ... and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-samaritans.htm

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"KJV Only" advocates refuted! ... Rather, it should convey the message of God as understandable as a city newspaper! 419 Archaic terms! Why must one use an Early Modern English dictionary just to understand ... said unto S. Augustine by a supernatural voice. "Whatsoever is in the Scriptures, believe me," saith the same S. Augustine, "is high and divine; there is verily truth, and a ... by all means," saith he, "that it is not lawful (or possible) to learn (anything) of God or of right piety, save only out of the Prophets, who teach us by divine inspiration." So Saint Basil after Tertullian, "It is a manifest falling way from the Faith, and a fault of presumption, either ... be [true] Philosophers," he meaneth Christians. [S. Chrysost. in Johan. cap.I. hom.I.] To this may be added Theodoret, as next unto him, both for antiquity, and for learning. ... children, and to allow them the Scriptures in their mother tongue: but indeed it is a gift, not deserving to be called a gift, an unprofitable gift: [Sophecles] they must first ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm

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In Darkest England and the Way Out, William Booth 1890 AD ... The rough and ready surgery with which we deal with our social patients recalls the simple method of the early physicians. The tradition still lingers among old people of doctors who ... It is of no use to me if it is in the clouds. Cheques on the Bank of Futurity I accept gladly enough as a free gift, but I can hardly be expected to take them as if they were current coin, ... will merely add to the momentum with which I hope and believe this Scheme will ultimately be enabled to surmount all dissent, and achieve, with the blessing of God, that measure of success with which I verily believe it to be charged. ... I often say if we could only get Christians to have one-half of the practical devotion and sense of duty that animates even the commonest Tommy Atkins what a change would be brought about ... on in a dull, stolid kind of way for his Queen and his country, doing his best, also, poor chap, to be proud of his red uniform, and to cultivate his self-respect by reflecting that he is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/in-darkest-england-and-the-way-out-william-booth-1890ad.htm

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Textbook of Disturbances of Mental Life, Johann Christian August ... ... But the man of reason also knows just as surely that a selfish man of the world can know nothing and believe nothing of this destiny. Such a man must stake the true ... by the cleric, and by the educator; or rather, he must develop in himself the gift for psychological observation, must adopt a religious point of view, and must ... traditions, tell us that mania, madness, and melancholia were known at a very early date, but that such conditions were considered to be brought about by divine or ... troubled him" (I. Sam. 16, 14); "And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was ... He became well again after he had lifted up his head and prayed to the Lord of the Heavens. §91. According to the account of Josephus [Flavius ] [Book VIII. chap. ... ideas, Kabbalah, theosophy and theurgy - gained ground first among Jewish Christians and, through them, among non-Jewish Christians in the Orient and the Occident. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/textbook-of-disturbances-of-mental-life-or-the-disturbances-of-the-soul-and-their-treatment-johann-christian-august-heinroth-1818ad.htm

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What Early Christians believed about EVOLUTION What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Six (24 hour) day creation VS. Evolution Young earth creationists! Click to View Click to View 170-215 AD Mark Felix "Some men deny the existence of any Divine power. Others inquire daily as to whether or not one exists. Still others would construct the whole fabric of the universe by chance accidents and by random collision, fashioning it by the movement of atoms of different shapes." (M. Felix Octavius chap. 30 [Notice the term "atom" isn't a twentieth century invention, but a term coined by Greek philosophers.]) 181 AD Theophilus of Antioch "On the fourth day the luminaries came into existence. Since God has foreknowledge, he understood the nonsense of the foolish philosophers who were going to say that the things produced on earth come from the stars, so that they might set God aside. In order therefore that the truth ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Darwin.htm

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What Early Christians believed about HUMAN FREEWILL What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Free Will and Obedience 110-165AD Justin Martyr "We have learned from the prophets, and we hold it to be true, that punishments, chastisements, and rewards are rendered according to the ... Likewise, if a man were evil, he would not deserve punishment, since he was not evil of himself, being unable to do anything else than what he was made for." (Justin First Apology chap. 43) 185-255 AD Origen "He makes Himself known to those who, after doing all that their powers will allow, confess that they need help from Him." (Origen Against Celsus bk. 7, chap. 42) 190 AD Clement of Alexandria "A man by himself working and toiling at freedom from sinful desires achieves nothing. But if he plainly shows himself to be very eager and earnest about this, he attains it by the addition of the power of God. God works together with willing souls. But if the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Freewill.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DEACONS What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Early Christians and deacons Click to View Didache 15. Appoint therefore to yourselves bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men who are meek and not lovers of money, and ... Polycarp, Epistle 5.2 In like manner deacons should be blameless in the presence of his righteousness, as deacons of God and Christ and not of men; not calumniators, not double-tongued, not lovers of money, temperate in all things, compassionate, diligent, walking according to the truth of the Lord who became a deacon of all. ... Eusebius is one whom God has strengthened and endowed fromt he first to fulfill energetically the ministrations for the imprisoned confessors, and to attend to the dangerous task of preparing for burial the bodies of the pefected and blessed martyrs. Cyprian, Ep. 64.2 But deacons ought to remember that the Lord chose apostles, that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deacons.htm

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What Early Christians believed about death being a separation ... early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Death being a separation of body and soul Nature of man Conscious life after death READ: Bible texts that confirm these truths Click to View Justin Martyr: The resurrection is a resurrection of the flesh which died. For the spirit dies not; the soul is in the body, and without a soul it cannot live. The body, when the soul forsakes it, is not. For the body is the house of the soul; and the soul the house of the spirit. These three, in all those who cherish a sincere hope and unquestioning faith in God, will ... Just as death is the separation of the soul from the body, so is knowledge as it were the rational death urging the spirit away, and separating it from the passions, and leading it on to the life of well-doing, that it may then say with confidence to God, "I live as Thou wishest." (book 7 chapter 12) 200AD Tertullian: Such ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-nature-man-definition-death.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Occult, spiritism & astrology What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Occult, spiritism & astrology Click to View 170 AD Tatian the Syrian "[Under the influence of demons] men form the material of their apostasy. For, having shown them a plan ... But we are superior to Fate, and instead of wandering demons, we have learned to know one Lord, who wanders not" (Address to the Greeks 9). 211 AD Tertullian "We observe among the arts also some professions liable to the charge of idolatry. Of astrologers, there should be no speaking even; but since one in these days has challenged us, defending on his own behalf perseverance in that profession, I will use a few words. I allege not that he honors idols, whose names he has inscribed on the heaven, to whom he has attributed all God's power. . . . One proposition I lay down: that those angels, the deserters of God [demons] . . . were likewise the discoverers of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-occult-spiritism.htm

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What Early Christians believed about the 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 What did early Christians believe about... Click to View The 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 fulfilled on 3 April AD 33. (Resurrection) (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Notes: 1. The 70 weeks of Daniel equal exactly 490 years to the solar day: 458 BC - 5 April ... The sum total of the years of the Persian monarchy is two hundred and thirty-five years. (Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, book 1, chapter 21) c. 160AD Tertullian "Vespasian, in the first year of his empire, subdues the Jews in war; and there are made lii years, vi months. For he reigned xi years. And thus, in the day of their ... And the Most Holy is none else but the Son of God alone, who, when He came and manifested Himself, said to them, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me;" and so forth. Whosoever, therefore, believed on the heavenly Priest, were cleansed by that same Priest, and their sins were blotted out. And whosoever ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-70-weeks-daniel.htm

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Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote : Trinitarian Misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what source is saying. Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Click to View "Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; ... his conversion should not be interpreted as an inward experience of grace ... It was a military matter. His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in the gift of the God of the Christians." (The Early Church, Henry Chadwick, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "What role did this unbaptized emperor play at the Council of Nicea?" very next sentence after quoting Chadwick, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) Watchtower deception exposed: The Watchtower deliberately misrepresents Chadwick. They make it appear that Constantine worshipped the sun in 325 AD during the Nicean council. The truth is that Constantine gave up paganism in 311-12 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Chadwick.htm

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The Supernatural elements of Christian faith Hell Heaven Hades Life After Death Miracles Will Spot be in Heaven? Click to View Click to View Click to View God, the Father Click to View Does God Really Exist? Click to View The Tragedy of Disbelieving in the supernatural God! Click to View Early Christians view on the TRINITY God, the Son Click to View The Deity of Christ Click to View Is Jesus ... Why would Jesus use pagan false doctrine? Rich man and Lazarus: Luke 16 The suggestion that Jesus used Jewish Fable and Pagan false doctrine in Luke 16 is inconceivable! Arians, who believe Jesus sided with the Sadducean view of extinction, simply cannot explain Luke 16. They are forced into falsely accusing Jesus of ... Miracles Click to View Bible Miracles and Modern day impostors! Click to View Bible Tongue Speaking and Modern Impostors! Click to View What is the Gift Of Tongues? Click to View The Invisible Things Will Animals be in heaven? Will Spot greet you with a loving, welcoming lick the moment after you die? click to view Click ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexsuper.htm

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Hastings, James: Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics One recalls in particular the Neo-Platonic view of the Supreme or Ultimate Reality," which is "triadically represented." (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "(b) Although the notion of a divine Triad or Trinity is characteristic ... And so, when the early Christians would describe their conception of God, all the three elements-God, Christ, and the Spirit-enter into the description, and the one God is found to be revealed in a threefold way." (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 458) "At first the Christian faith was not Trinitarian . . . It was not so in the ... It was not so in the apostolic and sub-apostolic ages, as reflected in apostolic the NT and other early Christian writings. Nor was it so even in the age of the Christian apologists. And even Tertullian, who founded the nomenclature of the orthodox doctrine, knew as little of an ontological Trinity as did the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hastings.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica ... The watchtower magazine deliberately misrepresents the article! Britannica states that in the very next sentences that the early Christians understood the Gospel of John to teach the deity of Christ. Thus what Britannica is saying is that the early Christians had to come to an understanding that balanced their belief in oneness of God and their believe in the Deity of Christ derived from Apostle John. Again extremely deceptive and misleading! (And JW's wonder why the Watchtower has no scholarly credibility.) What else did they fail to quote from ... The Athanasian concept of the Trinity. The final dogmatic formulation of the Trinitarian doctrine in the so-called Atbanasian Creed (c. 500), una substantia-tres personae ("one substance -three persons"), reached back to the formulation of Tertullian. In practical terms it meant a compromise in that it held fast to both basic ideas of Christian revelation-the oneness of God and his self-revelation in the figures of the Father, the Son, and the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Death is a separation of two things Jas 2:26 "the body is dead" "separated (Gr: choris) from the spirit" (note: here we have the precise equation for the definition of physical death spelled right out clearly in the Greek: "the body DIES when separated from the soul" Spiritual Death The separation of the man from God Early Christians define death as a separation! Click to ... Do you believe this?" Notice the plain statement that if we die physically, Christians continue to live spiritually forever in the presence of God. Sounds very similar to what Paul said in Phil 1:19 Verse Text Comment Rom 6:2,11 "How shall we who (spiritually) died to sin still live in it?" ... "Even so consider yourselves to be (separated) dead to sin, but alive (united) to God in Christ Jesus." Christians are dead or separated from sin. Sin still exists! Sin is not annihilated! While we live physically in the flesh, we are to be separated from sin and united with God! Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is (spiritual) death, but the free gift of God is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm

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What Early Christians believed about TELEVISION Roman R-Rated Entertainment Television: Psalms 101:3 "I will set no worthless thing before my eyes" Carefully sensor what television you and your children watch! Did early Christians have TELEVISION too? Sure sounds like it! Immorality, Sex and violence! 260-330 AD Lactantius "I am inclined to think that the corrupting ... How do we expect our young people to respond when they see that these things are practiced without shame and that everyone eagerly watches." (Lactantius Institutes bk. 6, chap. 20, paraphrased) 140-230 AD Tertullian "The father who carefully protects and guards his virgin daughter's ears from every polluting word takes her to the theater himself, ... By steeping themselves in this practice, they have lost their humanity.... Therefore, it is not fitting that we who strive to stay on the path of righteousness should share in this public homicide. When God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits the violence that is condemned by public laws, but he also forbids ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-R-Rated.htm

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History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath ... New book on Sabbath vs. 1st day worship history: read now Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity by Dr. David W. T. Brattston Irrefutable proof: Click to View Click to View Proof early Christians worshipped on the first day AND NEVER keep the ... 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, break bread) Acts 20:7. Christians do not keep the ten commandment law of ... through which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct inspiration and revelation. Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) ... For His word makes this announcement, saying, "That you may know that I am God who redeemed you." (Dialogue With Trypho the Jew, 150-165 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, page 204) 200AD TERTULLIAN: Let him who contends that the Sabbath is still ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-history-sabbath.htm

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Life of Mrs. E.G. White - Her Claims Refuted, by D.M. Canright ... He has all the writings of Mrs. White in those early days. Some of the most damaging of these have been suppressed. Neither the public nor their own people, except a few officials, know of these old "revelation." His ... White's claim to inspiration for the same reason that most of her followers do. I first accepted the Sabbath, and then other points of the faith, until I came to believe it all. Once among and of them, I found all stating in strong terms that Mrs. White was inspired of God. I supposed they knew, and so took their word for it; ... They make long arguments from the Bible to prove that there should be "gifts" in the church, the same as do Mormons, Shakers and others for their churches. They do this to substantiate their claim for the one "gift of ... I have personally known other Seventh-day Adventist sisters who had visions similar to those of Mrs. White. All were most devout Christians, sincere beyond a question, but misguided and fanatical. Not being encouraged in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Life-of-White-her-claims-refuted-canright.htm

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Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines ... of erecting statues of Kore at springs was inspired by the Scriptural picture of the Spirit moving upon the waters. As regards the relation of the Three, there is little to be gleaned from Justin beyond his statement that Christians venerate Christ and the Spirit in the second and the third ranks respectively. ... It was out of the raw material thus provided by the preaching, worshiping Church that theologians had to construct their more sophisticated accounts of the Christian doctrine of the Godhead." (J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines, p 90.) "Naturally the Son is fully divine: 'the Father is God, and the Son is God, for whatever is begotten of God is God'. The Spirit, too, although Irenaeus nowhere expressly designates Him God, clearly ranked as divine in his eyes, for He was God's Spirit, ever welling up from His being. Thus we have Irenaeus's vision of the Godhead, the most complete, and also most explicitly Trinitarian, to be met with before Tertullian. Its second-century ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kelly.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) ... We believe that since in His death the Lord Jesus Christ satisfied all the demands of God's law, redeeming mankind by shedding His blood and assuming our curse, men and women can have a just standing before God. That is, they can become true Christians. The single basis for this standing is the death of Jesus Christ and an individual's personal faith in Him. VII. Salvation by Grace through Faith We believe that sinners are saved by Grace through Faith alone and that not of themselves, it is the gift of God, not of works. We further believe that every saved person is justified from all things from which he could not be ... We further believe that whenever spiritual gifts are exercised, they will always be within the limits expressly given in the scriptures. We believe that speaking in tongues and the working of miracles were sign gifts demonstrated in the early church to authenticate God's revelation through the apostles, and to authenticate the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but no ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Personal Evangelism 101 ... Walk down the street in your neighborhood and look at the houses. How many are lost (Jude 22; Matthew 7:12)? The Need is Fulfilled through the Lord's Plan of Evangelism. The early church carried out the great commission in 29 years! Jesus spoke Mark 16:16 in A.D. 33 Paul wrote ... We'd never dream of forsaking the Lord's supper or lying or stealing, yet we think very little of disregarding our Savior's last words to go teach. It is not an optional thing (See Hebrews 5:12). The Great Commission stipulates all who hear and believe are to be baptized and then tell ... We are called to faithfulness -- not results (Romans 5:1, I Corinthians 3:6) Noah preached 120 years -- no results -- yet he never quit. If he had, do you think it would have pleased God? Illustration -- "Some hot advice for cold Christians" (See Appendix #5) It should be a natural result of our Love for others. What greater gift could you give to someone you love than to help him save his soul? If we really loved our fellow ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet history (1800's) all claimed to have direct inspiration from God at the time they were founded all had the "spirit of prophecy" all have watered down their inspiration claims in modern times We now invite you to view the data: Click to View SDA's must vow Ellen G. White as inspired at their baptism! Official SDA Baptismal Vows (13) Don't believe it? Check it out: Official SDA Creed Vow #8: "I accept the Biblical teaching of spiritual gifts, and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church." ... But the pope had changed it from the seventh day to the first day of the week; for he was to change times and laws." ("Early Writings of Ellen G. White," page 33.) Again on page 65 of the same book Mrs. White says, "The pope has ... They Constitute the most serious challenge to Christian Living That Has Come To The Church Since John's Patmos Revelation..." E. E. Cleveland, At One Time Assoc. Sec., Ministerial Assoc., Gen. Conf. SDA's. As Quoted In "Facts And ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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Sunday: Weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:1-2 B. The uninspired writings of early Christians unanimously viewed Sunday as a weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ: 107AD IGNATIUS: let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days of the week. (Ignatius, Epistle to the Magnesians, chp 9. Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 62-63.) 130AD BARNABAS: Moreover God says to the Jews, 'Your new moons and Sabbaths 1 cannot ... the Lord's day, whenever he puts away an evil mind . . . glorifying the Lord's resurrection in himself. (Vii.xii.76.4) 200AD TERTULLIAN: Others . . . suppose that the sun is the god of the Christians, because it is well-known that we regard Sunday as a day of ... is performed the reading of the prophets, the preaching of the Gospel, the oblation of the sacrifice, the gift of the holy food? (Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, book 2) 350 AD APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS: Do you therefore fast, and ask your petitions of God. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-memorial-of-resurrection.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the ... Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders feel they are above the Bible... and it shows. Some Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders actually try to use Irenaeus as an example of an early Christian leader who put church tradition over the Bible, but they are simply deceiving you ... After carefully exploring various church bodies, I finally realized that, contrary to the beliefs of many modern Christians, the Church which produced the Bible is not dead. The Orthodox Church today has direct and clear historical continuity ... It is irrefutable that the JW's are a replica of Catholic and Orthodox churches. In the case of JW's it is the Watchtower magazine, which they believe is inspired by the Holy Spirit. This kind of incredible error would go undetected by most of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism ... of them, the Church of Rome "which presides in charity." "For with this church, by reason of its pre-eminence, the whole Church, that is the faithful everywhere, must necessarily be in accord" (St. Irenaeus, Adv Haeres, 3,3,2:PG 7/1,849; cf. Vatican Council I: DS 3057). No Christian unity apart from the Catholic church 820 Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose ... The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and a call of the Holy Spirit. Salvation includes the Muslims 841 The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day. Prayers of the dead 956 "Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness. ... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary ... The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition between 30 - 100 AD as a duplicate of scripture. They also stated that scripture replaced oral tradition. In other words, there was nothing in oral tradition that was lacking in scripture. All the early creeds were based directly upon scripture on a clause by ... The Apostolic Fathers expected all to interpret scripture and get it right! B. Master index of the Fathers on Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. 180 AD: Irenaeus 180 AD: Clement of Alexandria 200 AD: Tertullian 200 AD: Hippolytus 250 AD: Cyprian 325 AD: Athanasius 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem 370 AD: Basil 375 AD: Gregory ... He also says that the natural reading of scripture is enough. Why do the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches think that what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? If non-Catholics cannot understand the Bible apart from ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian provinces also many things are varied because of the difference of the places and names"(Cyprian, Epistle 74, 6) Click to View The Orthodox Church relishes this little anti-Roman Catholic text by Cyprian. ... died. Had scripture revealed it, we would know exactly how to celebrate it. Christ did not tell Christians to remember his birth at Christmas, but his death... and not once a year at Easter, but every Lord's Day, through communion. "Easter", therefore in the early church was a weekly event! The earliest apostolic fathers considered Sunday the weekly celebration of ... Whether does it descend from the authority of the Lord and of the Gospel, or does it come from the commands and the epistles of the apostles? For that those things which are written must be done, God witnesses ... Obviously Cyprian had no concept of the bishop of Rome being the infallible interpreter of Scripture being the "bishop of bishops"! Cyprian does not believe the bishop of Rome has the authority to appoint a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... "Constantine had basically no understanding whatsoever of the questions that were being asked in Greek theology," (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p51, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) The first emperor to become ... It seems likely that it was suggested to him by his episcopal counselor, Bishop Hosius (Ossius) of Cordova, and it was probably nothing more than a Greek translation of a term already found in Tertullian (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p51-53) More ... In 3000 AD, it would be just as ridiculous to dig up Watchtower Magazines from this century and conclude JW's (should they survive that long) borrowed their extinction doctrine from Bill Gates, as it is for JW's to say that early Christians borrowed trinity doctrine from the pagans! Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a doubt applied to Christ.' With these ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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The ministry of Dr. Hugh Ross exposed However, his views on the Bible and science need to be evaluated and exposed. Dr. Davidheiser did just that. We believe that this book will enlighten this generation concerning the ministry of Dr. Hugh Ross. Dr. Davidheiser have studied most of Dr. Hugh Ross's materials and tapes and found that Christians need to know the exact position of Dr. Hugh Ross. Dr. Davidheiser wrote: "I have no desire ... I asked what Hebrew scholar I might consult for confirmation of this. He named one, a Hebrew scholar whom he quotes in his book The Fingerprint of God to uphold the idea that the days of creation were longer than ... Ross also supplies a list and his list of authorities interpret the creation days as long periods of time. In his book he writes, "Many of the early church fathers and other biblical scholars interpret the creation days of Genesis 1 as long periods of time. The list includes the Jewish historian Josephus (1st century); Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, apologist and martyr (2nd century); Origen, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tracks/b-hugh-ross.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses abuse the divine name YHWH of my God ... but 100% removed without any trace, destroys all credibility in the reliability of the entire Bible itself. Of course, Christians know that JW's add YHWH into their NWT strictly for theological reasons, but in doing so, trash the Bible! The only scholars who JW's can quote as believing in a Hebrew Matthew, are themselves Bible trashers and modernists who entirely deny the inspiration of the Bible. No scholar who views the Bible as the unalterable and inspired word of God will ever believe in a Hebrew Matthew original. ... a.d. transliterated the four Hebrew letters with the Latin letters jhvh together with the vowels of Adonai, producing the artificial form "Jehovah." (This confused usage may, however, have begun as early as 1100 a.d.; note KB, 369). ... Hist. 3:39. Remember, this was quoted by Eusebius in 315 AD, 175 years after Papias died.) Ireneus (170 C.E.) Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect. (Irenaeus; Against Heresies 3:1) Origen (c. 210 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH.htm

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Christians can eat test tube meat and genetically modified foods Test tube meat production, genetically modified foods, soya beans, corn, chicken, pork, beef, soya oils. click to view EARLY LIGHT ON A MODERN DEVELOPMENT Introduction: This paper will show that there is nothing sinful for ... Some of them are more vocal than people who are activated by religion, but both groups would force their dietary prohibitions on others. As a result, their prohibitions have been adopted by alleged Christians, who would urge abstinence on others in the name of the will and design of God. But what does God say? ... Christianity, Origen wrote, recognizes no food as common or unclean,[vi] although simplicity of mind and faultiness in one's powers of reflection mislead some hyper-scrupulous Christians to believe that some foods are.[vii] He ... And the reason which forbids the use of strangled animals for food is also applicable to the use of blood.[xxvi] Tertullian was a prominent Roman lawyer before his conversion and ordination in middle age, which means he was adept ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/s-christians-can-eat-genetically-modified-food.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) ... The Lord's Supper is also Spiritual (not with the elements of bread and wine) (Jn. 6:32-58 and Rev.3: 20). Of quaking and trembling: We must tremble at the Word of God (Isa.66: 5, Jer.33: 9). Of pacifism: Christians should not fight with carnal ... The answer is NO! Most Quakers today are Pastoral (Evangelical) Friends and believe in the main doctrines of Christianity. One can also read George Fox's letter to the Governor of Barbados in 1671 where he states clearly what Quakers believe about God, the ... Quakers, England. (Bloesch, II, 115-16; "Charismata," ERE, III, 370; Schaff, I, 114.) A group that emphasized spiritual experience and waited on the moving of the Spirit in their services. The early Quakers received their name because they ... Quakers have roots of origin within the Camisards Camisards: "Probably from camise, a black blouse worn as a uniform" Camisards, southern France (often called the Prophets of the Cevennes). ("Tongues, Gift of," Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, IV, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today ... As far as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary are concerned, the Roman Catholic Church admits that there is no evidence from the earliest centuries of the church that indicates that the early Christians, guided by the apostles and those who had known the apostles, believed in them. So they moved into literature from later centuries and there they believe that they found these dogmas at least implied. So they move forward ... God, which is entrusted to the Church....Thus it comes about that the Church does now draw her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Hence, both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal feelings of devotion and reverence... . It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others" (Vatican II, Const. on Divine Revelation, Chp. 2, Sec. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.htm

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Did you choose your church this way??? Let him read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, thus coming to believe deeply and earnestly that Jesus of Nazareth is truly the Christ, the son of God. And then let him read on into the book of Acts. There he will find the dynamic preaching of the good news about Christ. He will find that Peter, on Pentecost, preached a sermon about Christ at the end of which the people believed that Jesus was the divine son of God. They asked, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Then Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" Acts 2:37,38. In each of the major conversion stories ... There is no way but God's way to be saved (Matthew 7:21). Would it not be wonderful also if these millions would worship in the same simple way that the early Christians did? It was a genuine way that the early Christians were taught to worship: simple, yet profound. There were only five avenues of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-choose-church.htm

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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... Decoding the Olivet Discourse into 3 distinct eschatological events. 1 Daniel's Abomination of Desolation quad prophecy decodes the Olivet Discourse. 1 5. Christians were raptured before Jerusalem ... Hell for wicked men who die after AD 70. 1 13. Full-Preterism violates the justice principle of God: 2 Thess 1:5-10. 1 14. Full-Preterists say there is no resurrection of the dead after AD 70. 1 15. ... 1 23. Full-Preterists misinterpret the 70 weeks of Daniel 9:24-29. 1 24. Full-Preterists do not believe in the Devil or demons exists today. 1 25. Full-Preterists say Josephus knew the "day and hour" ... by the Romans in 39 BC, captured Jerusalem on the Day of Atonement in 36 BC, and died in early 1 BC, i.e. shortly after the total lunar eclipse of January 10, 1 BC. None of these figures given ... baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38) 2. The Same Duration: Forever a. "In the days of those kings the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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What makes an apostle The Gift of the Holy Spirit Qualifications of an Apostle The Gift of the Holy Spirit Qualifications of an Apostle of Jesus Christ I. Introduction: 1. The office of an Apostle: a. "to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to ... Any one who is sent by another: Jn 13:16 b. Jesus was sent forth from God: Heb 3:1 c. The twelve & Paul were sent forth by Jesus: Jn 20:21 d. Christians sent by local churches: 2 Cor 8:13; Phil 2:25 3. Purpose & function of an apostle: One sent by Christ to establish the church by bearing witness to His ... I. Uninspired writings prior to 300AD considered the apostles to have not successors. 1. Tertullian (A. D. 145-220) defined true doctrine as that which the "churches received from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, Christ from ... life of the apostles their teaching on this great article did not suffer at all;" (III: 286) 2. "The historians and theologians of the early church unanimously maintained that tongues ceased to exist after the time of the apostles. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Qualifications-of-an-apostle.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion "Theologians agree that the New Testament also does not contain an explicit doctrine of the Trinity." (The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Vol 15, Trinity, p53-57, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) ... This refers to the creedal definition of the trinity of the Nicene era 325 AD. All theologians (except for Arians/Jw's and modernists) agree that the New Testament and the earliest Christians viewed Jesus as God. But we could just as easily say this: "Theologians ... God the Father is source of all that is (Pantokrator) and also the father of Jesus Christ; "Father" is not a title for the first person of the Trinity but a synonym for God. Early liturgical and creedal formulas speak of God as "Father of our ... In the West, Tertullian (d. 225?) formulated an economic trinitarian theology that presents the three persons as a plurality in God. Largely because of the theology of Arius, who about 320 denied that Christ was fully divine, the Council of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible!!! Overview of how Catholic faith contradicts the Bible 1. Calling the Priests "Father" is forbidden FACT: Catholics are taught to call their priest, "Father", as a religious title of respect. Christians ... FACT: Catholics pray repetitive words with Rosary Beads that were first invented in 1090 AD, by "Peter the Hermit" and made popular by St. Dominic in 1208 AD. Catholics believe that Mary appeared to ... will vainly appeal to Psalm 136 that alternates the same phrase 26 times with 26 different blessings God gives us. It is not 26 in a row as with the rosary! This is also a song, not a prayer. ... Historical note: Two early popes condemned withholding the cup, (Pope Leo I [died 461 AD] and Pope Gelasius [died 496 Ad]; but in the 12th century the practice was begun, and formally approved by the ... Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:37-38 13. Original sin ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath Click to View They must vow Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet at their baptism! Official SDA Baptismal Vows: Vow #8: "I accept the Biblical teaching of spiritual gifts, and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church." Vow #11: I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow #13: ... I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for he never changes. But the pope had changed it from the seventh day to the first day of the week; for he was to change times and laws." ("Early Writings of Ellen G. White," page 33.) Again on page 65 of the same ... He writes: "Accepting the Sabbath truth from the Seventh-day Baptists, they became the nucleus of the Seventh-day Adventist movement....'' The record of history: The first historical record of methodical Sabbath Keeping by Christians who stopped worshipping on ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics ... ... follow it today. 4. "Rule of faith" tradition where the Christians made short uninspired summaries of the faith based directly upon the inspired written and oral traditions of the apostles and prophets. These would have the same type of origin, as a sermon outline based upon the scripture. Catechism Question #3: Why is merely pointing out the fact that both Irenaeus and Tertullian had extra-biblical creeds that were "oral traditions" in distinction from the Bible, of no power in refuting sola Scriptura? ... We agree! The Fathers and modern Catholics and Orthodox leaders believe all their false doctrines are found in the Bible! But now for the devastating blow to these traditionalist defenders. (And this is way more profound than they will ... argument still only defeats pseudo-sola Scriptura (Calvinists, Reformed, Protestants, Lutherans) and not us. (true sola Scriptura) Pseudo-sola Scriptura teaches that the early creeds and councils are to be followed today as a "rule of faith". ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-catechism-class-for-catholics-and-orthodox.htm

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Why I left the Pentecostal church ... come again to the "altar" to "seek for the infilling of the Holy Spirit", which was promised to believers, one did not have to "utter" confusion in an attempt to show one has the gift of "speaking in tongues." All one had to do was hear the simple word of truth, believe it, confess Christ as the Son of God, repent of ones sins, and be baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for remission of sins. ... D. Pentecostalism teaches that in 1914 .. another revelation was received .. revealing that being baptized in "Jesus Name" became tenets of faith. (Law) ... a formula! 1. That is not what the Bible says ... (Mat 28:19-20) E. We find that in the early half of this century (1900 - 1944)... ... Jesus will judge us in the Last Day. (John 12:48) 2. Vocal music was repeatedly specified as the kind of worship God wants from Christians. (Col 3:16) (Eph 5:19) 3. Christians are to abide in the teachings of Christ .. not in man. (2 John 9-10) .. we are to follow the pattern given by God ... ... https://www.bible.ca/t-why-I-left-pentecostalism.htm

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The canon of the Bible: What the apostolic fathers and apologists ... God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see ... McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Peter Balla, Evidence for an Early Christian Canon: Second and Third Century, p 380, 2002) II. Which books did the apostolic fathers refer to? Book Clement of Rome Justin Martyr Polycarp Didache Papias Barnabas Hermas Aristides Murat-orian Fragment Athena-goras Lyons Clement of Alexan-dria Irenaeus Hippolytus Tertu-llian Tatian Theo-philus Origen Cyprian Ignatius Eusebius Book Date AD 95 100 110 125 130 140 150 175 175 177 177 180 180 200 200 200 200 230 250 250 275 ... Otherwise, Ignatius is an insignificant witness in the Canon discussion. 2. Regarding the date of the Muratorian Fragment: The majority of conservative scholars still believe the evidence best supports the date of 175 AD. IV. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-apostolic-fathers-apologists.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Delos, Greece 250 BC 200 AD. 4. See Orientation: Early Synagogues did not Point to Jerusalem C. Bible and other Literary references: 1. WOMAN AT THE WELL: "A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to ... Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. ... Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone Vessels: Stoneware cups and wash basins 4. Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Christians 5. Artwork: Heart-Shaped Columns 6. The bema: Prototype of the Church Pulpit 7. Synagogue Benches: Metaphor of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Delos-Greece-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Samaritan-seat-of-Moses-benches-inscriptions-Mt-Gerizim-temple-250bc.htm

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The Canon of Marcion the heretic the New Testament documents he accepted. But this was not because he did not believe that the God of the Old Testament actually existed, or thought that the Old Testament itself was a purely human invention, pseudo-oracles of an imaginary god. ... could be no question of suggesting that they had been falsified in any way or contaminated by human intervention. "The Jewish Scriptures represent a true revelation of the Creator, but they do not speak of or for the God whom alone Christians ought to worship."" ... These are precisely the two aspects of his work on which patristic condemnations, from Tertullian onwards, focus. In the process he denied the validity of allegorical interpretation of the Old Testament, which he saw as a means of accommodating ... Many scholars believe that it was partly in reaction to this distorted canon of Marcion that the early Church determined to create a clearly defined canon of its own." (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. James Bernstein, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-canon-of-marcion.htm

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Joel 2:28, Promise of the Father, Baptism of the Holy Spirit ... ... When you realize that full water immersion (baptism) was widely practiced every Sabbath before entering synagogues as early as 280 BC, it becomes natural for Jesus to employ baptism as a new metaphor for the same supernatural endowment which is ... See Acts viii. 15, 17, 19, from which it is very evident that, in the judgment of Peter, John and Simon, this gift was regarded as the Holy Spirit himself; and is also called 'the gift of God.' From all which the following conclusion is inevitable, that ... Spiritual gifts ceased around AD 100 when the canon of the Bible was completed and the last apostle died as per 1 Cor 13:8-13. h. The Gift of the Holy Spirit is not a promise for Christians today. 2. FALSE #1: The GIFT of the Holy Spirit in Acts ... The majority view within most "liberal" local churches is the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit. c. Two opposite categories. i. Those who worship in "conservative" churches and advocate a personal indwelling believe the indwelling Holy Spirit ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Gift-of-the-Holy-Spirit-miraculous-Joel2-28-Promise-of-the-Father-Baptism-Acts2-38.htm

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Rich man and Lazarus in Hades: Luke 16:19-31: Neo-Sadduceeian ... Literal, post resurrection, view Click here Neo-Sadduceeian: Herbert W. Armstrong and most modern splinter groups See what early Christians said about Hades Click to View Rich man and Lazarus: Luke 16:19-31 Bible Truth The Word Picture, pre-resurrection, ... Robert Morey, p. 84,85) Just as God Himself is described in the same kind of symbolic "earthly" word pictures or "anthropomorphisms" (possessing literal hands, eyes, ears) so too Luke 16 is described in the identical type of word pictures. ... Modernists view the creation story, miracles and the resurrection of Christ as mythical fantasy stories. Arians accuse those who take Luke 16 to be a true story as believing in a myth. Arians believe the dead are extinct and cannot talk at all. So ... However, Jesus flatly rejected false teachings, including those of the Pharisees. (Matt. chap. 23) Hence, it would have been inconsistent for him to frame his illustration of the rich man and Lazarus according to the outlines of the false ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hades-luke16.htm

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