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What Early Christians believed about ETERNAL SECURITY What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Can A blood bought Christian be lost? 120-205 AD Irenaeus "Christ will not die again on behalf of those who now commit sin because death shall no more have dominion over Him.... Therefore we should not be puffed up.... But we should beware lest somehow, after [we have come to] the knowledge of Christ, if we do things displeasing to God, we obtain no further forgiveness of sins but rather be shut out from His kingdom" (Heb. 6:4-6). (Irenaeus, pupil of Polycarp, Against Heresies bk. 4, chap. 27, sec. 2) 140-230 AD Tertullian "Some people act as though God were under an obligation to bestow even on the unworthy His intended gift. They turn His liberality into slavery.... For do not many afterwards fall out of grace? Is not this gift taken away from many?" (Tertullian On Repentance chap. 6.) 200-258 AD Cyprian "It is written, 'He who endures to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-fallaway.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Water Baptism Essential to Salvation Water Baptism in name of Father Son & Holy Spirit Click to View Water Baptism Essential to Salvation 110-165 AD Martyr "As many as are persuaded and believe that ... Irenaeus, "Fragments From Lost Writings", no. 34, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, pg. 574) 120-205 AD IRENAEUS "This class of men have been instigated by Satan to a denial of that baptism which is regeneration to God, and thus to a renunciation of the whole faith." (Against Heresies, bk. 1, chap. 21, sec. 1, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, pg. 345.) 140-230 AD TERTULLIAN "After the world had been hereupon ... name of the threefold sacrament, and rescues them from future punishments, presenting as a gift to God the souls that are consecrated by baptism. ... (Fragment 34). 200 AD CYPRIAN "But what a thing it is, to assert and contend that they who are not born in the Church can be the sons of God! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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Encyclopedia of Pentecostal History of Tongues: 150 AD - 1901 ... ... Hamilton, p 64) Early church writers such as Polycarp, Papias, Cyprian, Chrysostom, Augustine, Origen etc. never mention tongues. ... two movements arose alongside or within the main body of Christians, presenting a major crisis in polity, theology, and the ... said "perfect" meant those who "have received the Spirit of God" and affirmed that they "do speak in all languages, as he ... He related how a man named Marcus, an early Gnostic, seduced gullible women of their means by promising them the gift of prophecy. Irenaeus says Marcus began his pitch like this: ""I am eager to make thee a partaker of my ... Tertullian Tertullian "Let Marcion then exhibit, as gifts of his god, some prophets, such as have not spoken by human sense, but ... named and known to his readers.] (Tertullian, "To Scapula," chap. 4, written between A.D. 196-212) 175 Montanus Click to View ... and believes on Him, does not now speak in the tongues of all nations, are we not to believe that he has received the Holy Ghost? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-history.htm

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"Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" by D. M. Canright, 1914 ... in Rev. 17, and the lamb-like beast in Chap. 13. Hence, of course, it does the same work that the little horn of Dan. 7 does. ... White. They work many miracles, as they strongly assert, have the gift of tongues, and can show many predictions strikingly ... Thus: "We believe the Scriptures teach that the first day of the week is the Lord's day." Baptist Church Directory, page 171. ... This brings us to the era of the Early Christian Fathers. I quote them as translated in the "Ante-Nicene Christian Library." ... Book 2, sec. 7. A.D. 250, Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage in Africa: "The eighth day, that is, the first day after the Sabbath and the Lord's Day." Epistle 58, section 4. A.D. 200. Tertullian in Africa: "We solemnize the day after Saturday in ... Thus we have traced the Lord's Day or Sunday as a sacred day among Christians from our time back through all the centuries up ... So we might go through all the lexicons, finding the same definitions in all. Not a single one refers this term to God the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Seventh-day-Adventism-RENOUNCED-by-D-M-Canright.htm

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Bulwarks of the Faith Foy E Wallace JR. Refuting Dogmas Catholicism ... ... This gift, then, of truth and never-failing faith was conferred by heaven upon Peter and his successors in this chair, that they might ... and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. ... Furthermore, there is no evidence that Rome had become currently known among Christians as Babylon at this or any other early date. All ... stated that Tertullian "enlarged upon the theory enunciated by Irenaeus," but his "anecdotes and tra-ditions" being at the time ... powers continued to develop. (Page 300) Callistus and Victor, Cyprian and Tertullian, Origen and Jerome, Novatian and Hippolytus-out of these ... Concluding the chronicles of these developments with Damasus, known as the greatest of the early bishops, who made the See of Rome the head ... Men do not join the divine church. The Bible says that God adds to the church those who receive and obey His word- when they do. "Then they ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic/Catholic-church-doctrine-Bulwarks-of-the-Faith-Foy-E-Wallace-JR-Refuting-Dogmas-Catholicism-Protestant-Denominationalism-1951AD.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what ... by those who are charged with being Christians, though they know that death is the punishment awarded to him who so confesses. ... Recognizing them, therefore, we have believed in God in consequence of what is written respecting Him.' " (Miscellanies 4:15) 160AD Tertullian Chap. Viii.--Of The Times Of Christ's Birth And Passion, And Of Jerusalem's ... ever announced as to follow His advent; in order that we may believe all to have been as well fulfilled as foreseen. ... ... of heaven." (ANF 8:757, His Various Works, Including Homily of the Pascha) 174AD Irenaeus (On Significance of A.D. 70) Chap. ... (COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW, Book 2., sec. 19.) 200AD Hippolytus of Rome (On the Significance of A.D.70) ... on God through Jesus Christ. (Principles, 4:1:3) 250AD Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) (On the Fulfillment of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... Earliest Christians taught Trinity! (50 - 600 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they ... Therefore also he is ancient" (The Shepherd 12). 140 AD Aristides 140 AD Aristides "[Christians] are they who, above every ... CXXVI [See also The First Apology of Justin, Chap. XIII; XXII; LXIII; Dialogue of Justin with Trypho, A Jew, Chap. XXXVI; ... of those who believe on Him, He endured both to be set at nought and to suffer, that by dying and rising again He might conquer death. And that which was said out of the bush to Moses, "I am that I am, the God of Abraham, and the ... XV. - Of the Fourth Day, To Autolycus 2:15) 180 AD Irenaeus 180 AD Irenaeus "...so that He indeed who made all things ... of God is God." (The Instructor, Book 1, ch 2) 200 AD Tertullian 200 AD Tertullian "Never did any angel descend for the ... IV; VI; The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Chap. I; III; V) 253 AD Cyprian of Carthage 253 AD Cyprian of Carthage "One ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... ... Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned ... Early in the morning of the Lord's day Mary Magdalene, a disciple of the Lord .... came to the sepulchre. (9:34f.; 12:50f.) 190AD CLEMENT ... the Jews 2:10; 4:1, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 3, page 153) 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 joy. ... appear at last with the angels of heaven" (Didascalia 2). 250AD CYPRIAN: The eight day, that is, the first day after the Sabbath, and the Lord's Day." (Epistle 58, Sec 4) 250 AD IGNATIUS: "If, therefore, those who were brought up in ... Now this custom took its rise from apostolic times, as the blessed Irenaeus, the martyr and bishop of Lyons, declares in his treatise On ... the preaching of the Gospel, the oblation of the sacrifice, the gift of the holy food? (Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, book 2) 350 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Bible Only Revelation Commentary by Steven Rudd ... to be circumcised to be saved. Acts 15:1-3 k. ...you believe there is no distinction in the mind of God towards ... and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. "Leave out ... The difficulties with Irenaeus in this matter are many and varied, whether or not his witness is accepted as ... Tertullian says that Domitian stopped persecuting Christians shortly after starting and that he released all his prisoners he had cast into jail, which would certainly include Apostle John at Patmos. Late-dater s are caught in a contradiction between sources. Tertullian says Domitian released John early in his ... to be established by Papias in a passage quoted in chap. 39, § 4, below (compare the note on the passage). ... This deification was a special gift from the god to the father/son dynasties of Assyrian kings. While Assyrian ... W. Martyrdom of Cyprian as a case example of emperor worship under Valerian in AD 258 1. Outline of the story: a. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/revelation/

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Sabbatatrians Refuted and Sabbath keepers Exposed: 2011 AD ... Appendix II - J. N. Andrews On The Didache 320 Appendix III - Tertullian: Was He Sabbatarian or Anti-Sabbatarian? 324 Appendix IV - D. M. ... Why did St. Paul instruct the early church not to require Sabbath-keeping of the new Gentile converts (Colossians 2:14-17)? And why did St. ... Please review the dual requirements of the Sabbath commandment. Both requirements apply to Jews. Christians who keep the Jewish Sabbath seem ... For the above reference, follow this link: www.gospeloutreach.net/chap09.html God gave the Sabbath to Israel only. The Nation of Israel is located in a ... their idea from skeptical scholars from the past who believe that the Hebrews borrowed the Sabbath idea from the pagan nations around them. ... There is nothing we can do to merit salvation as we all are sinners. This is the gift of God. If salvation were dependent on any works then ... As evidence that Rome did not have such power, we can note: Ignatius does not greet a bishop of Rome. Irenaeus disagreed with the bishop of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lying-for-god-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Hell & Eternal Punishment What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Hell & Eternal ... so long as you cannot convict us of doing any harm. (The First Apology of Justin, Chap. VIII) 150 AD Justin Martyr: And hell is a place where those are to be punished who have lived wickedly, and who do not believe that those things which God has taught us by Christ will come to pass. (The First Apology of Justin, Chap. ... men as these will be detained in everlasting fire" (To Autolycus 1:14). 189 AD Irenaeus of Lyons "[God will] send the spiritual forces of wickedness, and the angels ... fire,' they will be damned forever" (Against Heresies, 4:28:2). 197 AD Tertullian "After the present age is ended he will judge his worshipers for a reward of ... A man become so foul will depart into unquenchable fire: and so will anyone who listens to him" (Letter to the Ephesians 16:1-2). 252 AD Cyprian of Carthage "An ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-hell.htm

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Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ... ... The territory presided over by a bishop is now called a diocese." (Everett Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, p 16) "By the close of the second century, the Roman bishops began to ... In the same manner the whole ministry, and it alone, was called "clergy," with a double reference to its presidency and its peculiar relation to God. It was distinguished by this name ... Among the early writers, Irenaeus and Cyprian used the terms most flattering to Rome. Tertullian, to be sure, in one instance applied to the Roman bishop higher epithets than are anywhere else found in the literature of the first three centuries, calling him the ... those who, together with the succession of the episcopate, have received the certain gift of truth, according to the good pleasure of the Father. (Irenaeus Against Heresies, Book ... Eight are surely forgeries and spurious. Seven are considered by some as genuine, although many scholars also believe they are all forgeries. Again, we view all Ignatius' writings as ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-150-250AD.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation ... He spoke of His blood being shed, which was still yet future. This proves it was a symbol. The very record of historically, (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Cyprian and Hippolytus) which the Roman Catholic and Orthodox ... The Bible pattern for the Lord's Supper is that the bread and juice are not combined, but are two separate steps of "Holy communion". We wonder why Roman Catholics and Orthodox doubt God will grant his full grace and love in the symbolic elements of the bread and the juice? Why is it so hard for them to believe that He grants us ... The Gnostics claimed that Jesus did not have literal flesh and blood, it only appeared that way. The early post-apostolic Christians countered that Jesus indeed had ordinary human flesh and blood and they began to emphasize this in ... body and blood of the Lord and is a member of him is incapable of receiving the gift of God which is eternal life?" (Irenaeus, Against Heresies V.ii.2, 3) 9. The Gnostics viewed everything physical as evil. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... Errors of the Infallible Church/Pope Private Interpretation Does Catholicism Really Believe in Infallibility? Modern Revelations Purgatory ... III., de Laz., vol. i., 379). [90] b. Augustine: "In like manner, God hath made the Scriptures to stoop to the capacities of babes and ... When any of the early Fathers has occasion to make an enumeration of the truths which Christians ought to know, he usually contents ... could be deduced from Scripture and revived the theory of some early heretics, refuted by Irenaeus, that the Bible does not contain the whole of God's revelation ... Scripture authority can be given. The occasion of it was that Tertullian-whose turn of mind led him, whenever a question was raised as to ... Augustine. (Cont. litt. Petilani, III. 6, vol. ix. 301.) [143-441 e. St. Cyprian opposed the then existing custom of the Church which ... The marvel is that if the Church had from the first possessed this wonderful gift it should have taken eighteen centuries to find it out. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... Milky Way is so great that a Beam of light traveling at over 186,000 miles per second (300,000 km/sec) would require 100,000 years to cross it. ... words, "substantia", "consubstantialis" and "consubstantivus" that Tertullian never applied to Trinitarian theology. "The great African fashioned ... Holy Ghost, and they are sufficient warrant for refusing to believe that N.T. writers did not know the doctrine, because they did not, like St. ... Trinitarians totally agree with this statement, because they know it doesn't refute trinity as taught by the apostles! "The early Christians, however, did not at first think of applying the [Trinity] idea to their own faith. They paid their devotions to God the Father and ... View Justin Martyr quotes Irenaeus, who died about 200 C.E., said that the prehuman Jesus had a separate existence from God and was inferior to ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... Milky Way is so great that a Beam of light traveling at over 186,000 miles per second (300,000 km/sec) would require 100,000 years to cross it. ... words, "substantia", "consubstantialis" and "consubstantivus" that Tertullian never applied to Trinitarian theology. "The great African fashioned ... Holy Ghost, and they are sufficient warrant for refusing to believe that N.T. writers did not know the doctrine, because they did not, like St. ... Trinitarians totally agree with this statement, because they know it doesn't refute trinity as taught by the apostles! "The early Christians, however, did not at first think of applying the [Trinity] idea to their own faith. They paid their devotions to God the Father and ... View Justin Martyr quotes Irenaeus, who died about 200 C.E., said that the prehuman Jesus had a separate existence from God and was inferior to ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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Seventh Day Adventist Church controversy: The Arrest and Trial ... ... Character on pp. 108-9, the author quotes a letter by an Elder J. B. Goodrich (written early in 1870), that mentions Dammon: I called on Eld. ... White, it is this: A supposed miracle or a vision does not prove a person to be a prophet of God. A prophet of God must pass the Six Biblical ... White in 1860 - the same year that she published their names - for fanaticism and for not receiving her visions, including Cyprian Stevens' ... Prodigies in intellect and judgment, surely, or, perhaps, endowed with the "gift of discerning spirits." But it is no difficult task to ... As near as we can recollect we believe the circumstances of his arrest and trial to be fairly stated." H.A. Hannaford, Wm. T. Hannaford, D.S. ... C.P. Chandler, H.G.O. Morison, for State. J.S. Holmes, for Respondent. Opened by Chandler. Cited chap. 178, sec. 9, Revised Statutes. Adjourned to ... "By this time God made them [non-Millerite Christians] to know that he had loved the "fanciful," "fanatical," "disgraceful," band, who could ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-arrest-trial-israel-dammon.htm

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Lunar Eclipses at birth and death of Christ: 1 BC and 3 April ... ... Newcomb Lunar ephemeris ILEa ILEa ILEa LE51 to LE200 ELP2000-85 ILE AT (sec) 9534 9425.6 9534 8830 8830 9124 Lunar acceleration ("/c2) - 26 - ... surprising to the average astronomer, who has been educated to believe that refraction (in the part of the sky where astronomical ... "Eusebius here makes the reign of Augustus begin with the death of Julius Cæsar (as Josephus does in chap. 9, § 1, below), and he puts the ... Schœne, II. p. 144). Irenæus, III. 25, and Tertullian, Adv. Jud. 8, on the other hand, give the forty-first year of Augustus, 751 U.C. (3 B.C.)." footnote on eusebius. Cassiodorus Senator: "When these were consuls our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God was born in Bethlehem in the 41st ... Both of these produce his final year as 2t BC, consistent with his death in early 1 BC but not consistent with his death a year later. We ... The prevailing opinion today among Christians is sadly, the partial eclipse of 13 March 4 BC which forces the birth of Christ to 4-6 BC and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/jesus-christ-died-death-cross-eclipse-red-blood-moon-sun-darkness-earthquake-bodies-raised-resurrection-temple-veil-torn-in-two-centurian-son-of-god-3-april-33AD.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Hades: where conscious dead ... What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Hades, the temporary two part receptacle of the conscious dead who are awaiting judgment (Luke 16:19-31) Click to View Irenaeus Book II Chapter XXXIV.-Souls Can Be Recognised in the Separate ... man, so that they may be recognised, and retain the memory of things in this world; moreover, that the gift of prophecy was possessed by Abraham, and that each class of souls] receives a habitation such as it has ... they should die with the body itself-let them learn that God alone, who is Lord of all, is without beginning and without end, being truly and for ever the same, and always remaining the same unchangeable Being. ... Tertullian "Thus, too, Eleazar in Hades, attaining refreshment in Abraham's bosom and the rich man, on the other hand, set in the torment of fire compensate, by an answerable retribution, their alternate ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-hades.htm

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What Early Christians believed about SALVATION BY FAITH ONLY What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Salvation by Faith Alone? 30-100 AD Clement of Rome, who was a, wrote, "It is necessary, ... Let us therefore earnestly strive to be found in the number of those who wait for Him, in order that we may share in His promised reward. But how, beloved ones, shall we do this? By fixing our thoughts on God by faith. By earnestly seeking the ... ourselves from all unrighteousness." (Polycarp, personal companion of the apostle John, Letter to the Philippians chap. 2) 125 AD Barnabas "He who keeps these [commandments], will be glorified in the kingdom of God; but he who chooses ... But the righteous will remember only the righteous deeds by which they reached the heavenly kingdom." (Hippolytus Against Plato sec. 3) 200-258 AD Cyprian "To prophesy, to cast out demons, and to do great acts upon the earth are certainly a sublime and admirable ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Faith-Only.htm

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What Early Christians believed about ABORTION What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Abortion-Not A 20th Century Phenomenon Click to View Click to View Read the story ... has been reared to destroy it" (A Plea for the Christians 35, Embassy chap. 5). 177 AD Athenagoras, "What reason would we have to commit murder when we say that women who induce abortions are murderers, and will have to give account of it to God? For the same person would not regard the fetus in the womb as a living thing and therefore an object of God's care, and at the same time slay it, once it had come to life." (Athenagoras Plea, ch.35) 210 AD Tertullian "Among surgeons' tools there is a certain instrument, which is ... For I have no name to give it, since it does not take off the thing born, but prevents its being born. Why then do thou abuse the gift of God, and fight with His laws, and follow after what is a curse as if a blessing, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Abortion.htm

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Sabbathgate 1888 by Kerry Wynne my life to Jesus at a very early age. The problem is that I knew, deep in my heart, that God was not fooled by my outwardly obedient behavior. I sensed that even my best motives were entwined with selfishness. My search for truth began when I realized I could no longer believe in Ellen White. ... Unless someone can explain it away, Adventists are in direct disobedience to the command of God, given through Paul, that Sabbath-keeping not be required of Christians any more than they are required to observe the Jewish ... of your fathers" (Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 18, 21 [A.D. 155]). 5. Tertullian [A.D. 203] "[L]et him who contends that the sabbath is still to be ... prophets, the preaching of the gospel, the oblation of the sacrifice, the gift of the holy food" (Apostolic Constitutions 2:7:60 [A.D. 400]). 17. John ... This has been a tragedy for both branches of the church. By the time of Irenaeus (in the late second century) Jewish Christianity was regarded as real ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbathgate-1888ad-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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Catholic Encyclopedia's and Dictionaries ... Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian. ... It is manifest that a dogma so mysterious presupposes a Divine revelation. When the fact of revelation, understood in its full sense as the speech of God to man, is no longer admitted, the rejection of the doctrine ... Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, Trinity, p 47-49, As quoted in "Should you believe in the trinity?", Watchtower booklet) B. Old Testament.-The early Fathers were persuaded that indications of the doctrine of the Trinity must ... organization" or that Christians called themselves "Jehovah's Witnesses." "Nowhere in the Old Testament do we find any clear indication of the second coming. ... So also does Athenagoras (Legat. 10), who extends the imagery to the third member and speaks of the Spirit here as God's effluence. Irenaeus, writing at the ... Certain individuals manifested occasional extraordinary power (e.g., Jgs 14.6, 19), heroic courage (e.g., Jgs 3.10), or the gift of prophecy (e.g., I Sm ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Catholic.htm

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Sola Scriptura debate charts by Pat Donahue ... It is certain that the Pope may err in matters of faith ... (Comm. in lib. iv., Sententiarum Quest. de Sacr. Confirm.; Romae, 1522; apud D'Aubigne, bk.10, chap.2) ... And these things indeed are said of the typical and symbolical body. Tertullian ("Against Marcion" 4:40:3): ... having taken the bread and given it to His disciples, he made it His own body, by saying, 'This is my body,' that is, the figure of my body. Evidently my opponent doesn't believe the Bible ... Hippo was a mere rubber stamping of what had long been the universal standard for the majority of Christians. No problem with God using this rubber stamp, anymore than God using Judas to ... 22 books, so as to correspond to the number of letters." - Prologue to Psalms, Sec.15 No Apocryphal book claims inspiration. 29 Printing Press Not Invented Until ... Jesus chose the apostles during his personal ministry the apostles and New Testament prophets were confirmed by God through miracles (Heb 2:3-4) The early church ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-debates-donahue.htm

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Friday crucifixion three days and three nights Nisan 14 sign ... for your consideration." (First apology of Justin, Weekly Worship of the Christians, Ch 68) 2. 250 AD IGNATIUS: "On the day of the preparation, then, at the ... fourteenth, thus it was not the ACTUAL lamb/seder meal but replica one day early. A lamb was served, but not one that was slaughtered at the time Moses said on Nisan 14. Some believe Christ and His followers held to a different calendar, reckoning the ... With this view, we must accept that God said nothing and we must guess this to be the case. It also means that the entire Jewish community had been killing the ... By the time of Tertullian (c. A.D. 160-225) paraskeue had already become such a fixed name for Friday that he even argues that this had been the name for ... Vii.xii.76.4) 250AD CYPRIAN: The eight day, that is, the first day after the Sabbath, and the Lord's Day." (Epistle 58, Sec 4) 300AD EUSEBIUS: [The Ebionites] were accustomed to observe the Sabbath and other Jewish customs but on the Lord's days to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-3-days-and-3-nights.htm

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Kadesh-Barnea by Henry Clay Trumbull, 1884 AD ... That it throws fresh light upon the subject of which it treats, I firmly believe. That, as a whole, it will prove a means of correcting ... 1., 88, find of the "Early History of Babylonia," in Ecc. of Pant, III., 4; and Tom- kins s Times of Abraham, p. 175/. 1 "Though the name of Chedor-laomer has not been found [in the course of the Chaldean researches], Laomer or Lagamar appears as an Elamite god, and several of the ... They were not upon the Wilder ness of Paran until they ascended westward from the Arabah. 2 See Thevenot s Reisen, Part I., Book II., Chap. ... in the Middle Empire. i Exod. 15 : 22-24. 1 Goodwin s translation in Sec. of Past, VI., 136. See also Brugseh s Hist, of Egypt, I., 147. The ... is as unreasonable as it \vould be to sup pose that the early Christians of Damascus had named a church " Ananias " in honor of the ... term, in one form or another, with the uniform idea of a present or gift, is in tise from the Straits of Gibraltar to India. 4 " Let my ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-henry-clay-trumbull-1884ad.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity: Apostolic Fathers, Apologists, Nicene Era, Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen Apostolic Fathers B. Old Testament.-The early Fathers were persuaded that indications of the doctrine of the Trinity must exist in the Old Testament and they found such indications in not a few passages. Many of ... The revelation of the truth of the triune life of God was first made in the NT, where the earliest references to it are in the Pauline epistles. The doctrine is most easily seen in St. Paul's recurrent use of the terms God, Lord, and Spirit. (New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1965, "Trinity, in the Bible", p306) The ... Boer, therefore is saying that the faith of Justin Martyr that Jesus is a "created divine being" originated with Greek mythology and not the New Testament! In other words, Boer is saying that Justin's view of Jesus being a created agent to do God's work was of pagan origin! We believe that Subordinationism is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DISCIPLESHIP What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Discipleship, Self Denial, Carrying Cross Click to View 140-230 AD Tertullian, encouraged a group of local Christians who were languishing in a Roman dungeon with these words, "Blessed ones, count whatever is hard in this lot of yours as a discipline of your powers of mind and body. You are about to pass through a noble struggle, in which the living God is your manager and the Holy Spirit is your trainer. The prize is an eternal crown of angelic essence-citizenship in the heavens, glory everlasting." He also told them, ... And after inquiring, who does not end up embracing our teachings? And when he has embraced them, who does not also willingly suffer so that he may partake fully of God's grace?" (Tertullian, First Apology chap. 50) 260-330 AD Lactantius "He who chooses to live well for eternity, will live in discomfort for the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Carry-Cross.htm

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What Early Christians believed about SALVATION BY WORKS What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Salvation By Works? 30-100 AD Clement of Rome "[We] are not justified by ourselves. Nor by our own wisdom, understanding, godliness, or works done in holiness of heart. But by that faith through which Almighty God has justified all men since the beginning." (Clement of Rome Corinthians chap. 32) 69-156 AD Polycarp "Many desire to enter into this joy, knowing that 'by grace you are saved, not of works,' but by the will of God through Jesus Christ [Eph. 2:8]." (Polycarp Philippians chap. ... What God does is infinitely greater than what we do." (Origen First Things bk. 3. chap 1. Paraphrased and abridged) 190 AD Clement of Alexandria "It follows that there is one unchangeable gift of salvation given by one God, through one Lord, benefiting in many ways." (Clement Miscellanies bk. 6, chap. 13) 190 AD Clement of Alexandria "Abraham was not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Works.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Reincarnation, New Age What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View See also Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible! Click to View See also: Major outline: A Christian Analysis of Reincarnation in Contemporary American Society. Click to View Reincarnation, New Age Click to View 189AD Irenaeus of Lyons "We may undermine [the Hellenists'] doctrine as to transmigration from body to body by this ... For if the cup of oblivion, after it has been drunk, can obliterate the memory of all the deeds that have been done, how, O Plato, do you obtain the knowledge of this fact . . . ?" (Against Heresies 2:33:1-2). 197 AD Tertullian "Come now, if some ... of the prophets, these are given to them by God and are spoken of as being in a manner their property (slaves), as 'The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets' [1 Cor. 14:32] and 'The Spirit of Elijah rested upon Elisha' [2 Kgs. 2:15]. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-reincarnation.htm

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What Early Christians believed about deviant sex What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View What Christians believed about deviant sex! Click to View 151 AD Justin Martyr "[W]e have been taught that to expose newly-born children is the part of wicked men; and this we have been taught lest we should do anyone harm and lest we should sin against God, first, because we see that almost all so exposed (not only the girls, but also ... Such gods let your boys be trained to worship, that they may grow up to be men with the accursed likeness of fornication on them received from the gods" (Exhortation to the Greeks 2). 220AD Tertullian "[A]ll other frenzies of the lusts which exceed ... It assuredly reproves a life filthy and dirty, and delighting in the garbage of vice . . . Or when it forbids the hare? It rebukes men deformed into women" (The Jewish Foods 3). 253 AD Cyprian of Carthage "[T]urn your looks to the abominations, not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deviant-sex.htm

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Objections to baptism being essential to salvation REFUTED! The thief on the cross was saved without baptism: Paul was saved on the road to Damascus before being baptized. We are saved by faith only. We are not saved by our works...baptism is a work: Eph 2:8 Salvation is a free gift, there is nothing ... Our confession of faith for salvation as Christians requires us to believe God raised him from the dead: Rom 10:9 2. How do you know the thief wasn't baptized years before by John or Jesus? Mk 1:5; Mt 3:5-6;4:25 3. Rather than viewing the thief as a sinner coming to first ... "I labored, but not I (only) but the grace of God with me" 1 Cor 15:10 "women adorn selves not with gold, braided hair (only) but by means of good works" 1 Ti 2:9 8. Tertullian (145-220 AD): "But they roll back an objection from that apostle ... Therefore the preaching came first.- but I think baptizing withal was lawful to him to whom preaching was." On Baptism, Chap. XIV., Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. III., p. 676. 9. We are not of Christ until baptized in the name of Christ: 1 Cor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/baptism-objections-refuted.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... ... "Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel" B. Two early man-made creeds (regula fidei) are as follows: "Rule of faith" (regula fidei) tradition where the Christians made short uninspired summaries of the ... By 325 AD, this trend produced the first creed that was viewed with equal authority with the Bible itself: The Nicene creed. These creeds early on, were memorized by sinners before being baptized. Notice that they were originally not written, but represented a verbal tradition based directly upon the words and writings of the inspired apostles. Irenaeus 180 AD Tertullian 200 AD "believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the ... the heavens, He sat at the right hand of the Father; sent instead of Himself the Power of the Holy Ghost to lead such as believe; will come with glory to take the saints to the enjoyment of everlasting life and of the heavenly promises, and to condemn ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church He is called the "promise of the Father" (Acts 1:4), given by Christ as a gift to the Church, to empower the Church for service to God (Acts 1:8), to place God's love in our hearts (Romans 5:5), and to impart spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 12:7-13) and virtues (Galatians 5:22, 23) for Christian life and witness. Orthodox Christians believe the biblical promise that the Holy Spirit is given through chrismation (anointing) at baptism (Acts 2:38). We are to grow in our experience of the Holy ... The New Testament records the birth and life of Jesus as well as the writings of His Apostles. It also includes some of the history of the early Church and especially sets forth the Church's apostolic doctrine. Though these writings were read in the ... For the Orthodox, joint prayer and Communion at the liturgy is an expression of an already existing unity within the bounds of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. St. Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd century) concisely expressed this: "Our Faith is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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False Doctrine of Modalism: As taught by the United Pentecostal ... ... Modalism and Sabellianism are synonymous terms used to describe this false doctrine on the nature of God. To state early Christians didn't believe in the "trinity" is to assume the point to be proved! In fact Modalism, is historically unrecorded until it made its first debut through Sabellius. The concept of trinity is clearly seen in many of the early writings of uninspired Christians. We have documented 84 historical quotes at: www.bible.ca\H-trinity.htm proving that Modalists (UPC) deliberately mislead their members into believing a falsified historical record! True History of Modalism: We get much of our information on the Modalists from Tertullian (died c. 225), ... It was called Sabellianism after its founder, Modalism after the three modes or offices which it claimed the one Person of the Trinity occupied, and Patripassianism after its claim that the Person of the Father (Patri-) suffered (-passion) on the cross when Jesus died. Cyprian coined for these modalistic monarchians ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism.htm

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Modern Rabbinical Judaism though, that the Jews no longer use the Old Testament: "The issue of Modern Judaism is not: Do Jews still believe the old myths? It is rather: How have the old myths been transformed?"' ... There is little need to force the community of Qumran into any known category. 9 Apostolic Constitutions sec. 7 1" The Sibyl is pictures as an old woman uttering ecstatic prophesies. Originating in Greek folklore, it was believed that she ever lived to speak through willing participants. It caught on with Jews who later claimed that the Sibyl was a daughter (or daughter-in-law) of Noah (SibOr 1.289, 3.827). Early Christians ... Judaism prays for "the Messianic day when all men shall live together in social comity and world brotherhood's. The desire to have God accept the Gentiles was prevalent even in New ... Even in this context, however, the Messiah is the general of the army and conducts his affairs accordingly. 59 Tertullian An Answer to the Jews ch. 10 so Minucius Felix Octavius 9.4 had ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-judaism-jews-mosaic-rabbinical.htm

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When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New ... 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 ... So instead of admitting that the earliest Christians MUST have referred to their collection of books as the New Testament as the Bible itself documents, they ignore this and base their opinions strictly on extant historical information. ... When Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus, and-in the early third century-Tertullian and Origen1 refer to the second part of the Canonical Edition, they use the term New Testament." (The first edition of the New Testament, David Trobisch, p 44, 2000) "Hippolytus, likening the church ... For him "holy scriptures" included books that we know as Old Testament and New Testament . Cyprian a few years later used the terminology of "old and new," without the word "covenant," in reference to the scriptures: "As you examine more ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-old-and-new-testament.htm

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Dates: When did the apostolic fathers live? Athenagoras w177 Wrote: "Embassy for the Christians" and "Treatise on the Resurrection". Theophilus (Antioch) b120-d190 One of the bishops at Antioch Tatian w150-172 Born in Assyria. Became a ... Philosopher, theologian, early apologist, martyr Convert to Christianity Irenaeus (Lyons France) b120/140-d200/202 w180 Born in Asia Minor Heard the preaching of Polycarp the disciple of John the Evangelist Appointed the bishop of Lyon (177) Clement of Alexandria Athens 150-215/216 wrote: 180-200 Born in Athens Greek theologian Converted from paganism Ordained a presbyter A teacher of Origen Tertullian Rome ... A student of Clement presbyter allegorical method of scripture interpretation developed the idea of Christ as Logos or Incarnate Word Hippolytus Rome b170-d236 w200 Presbyter at Rome Cyprian ... of the Father, and was merely a creature Formulated the "homousian doctrine" that the Son of God is the same essence of substance of the Father Became bishop of Alexandria (328) Hilary ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory-fathers.htm

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Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff ... ... be reconciled only in the form of the Trinity, that is, by distinguishing in the one and indivisible essence of God three hypostases or persons; at the same time allowing for the insufficiency of all human conceptions and words to ... 91, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "And many of the early Christians, in turn, found peculiar attractions in the doctrines of Plato, and employed them as weapons for the defense and extension of Christianity, or cast the truths of Christianity in a Platonic mold. ... appears to make the only difference " (cf. 11 Apol., xiii.). "Justin" (says Ackermann, Das Christliche im Plato, chap. i., Ham burg, 1835; Eng. transl., The Christian Element in Plato, Edinburgh, 1861), " Justin was, as he him self ... Therefore he made the world good, and when he saw it he was delighted (ib. 37 C; cf. Gen. i. 31). God is the author of all good, and of good only, not of evil. " Every good gift cometh down from the Father of the celestial ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Schaff.htm

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Study resources for the Old and New Testament Canon 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 ... Also on prophecy, see C. Ap. 1.8.41; Ant. 13, 311-13; B.J. 6, 286; 6, 300-309. Did Josephus believe that all prophecy had ceased from the time of Artaxerxes and therefore all Scripture or prophetic ... This is probably a reference to the sacredness of the apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature besides a twenty-four book collection of Hebrew Scriptures. Why would many of the early Christians include ... Graec. 13 (pseudo-Justin?). b. Melito's list of OT scriptures, see Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 4.26.12-14. c. Irenaeus, Haer. 2.27.2; 3.3.3; 3.11.8; 3.12.15; 3.14.1-15.1; 3.21.3-4; 3.17.4. See also ... Tertullian, Marc. 4.2.2,5; Prax. 15; and Praescr. 32, 36. On Marcion's view of the law and what he did to Luke's Gospel, see Marc. 1.29; 4.2; and 5.18.1; Praescr. 38.7; Cult. fern. 1.3. g. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-resource-list-macdonald.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston ... Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ ... Although we may doubt that this Letter is inspired or scripture or even apostolic, it does witness to an early date for Christians observing Sunday and describing it as "the Lord's Day". ... by pagans that Christians "have a festive day every eighth day". Tertullian had been a prominent lawyer in the City of Rome before converting and being ordained in Tunisia, where he became the founder of Latin Christian literature. ... In the 220s Origen wrote that all Christians believe that neither circumcision nor Sabbath rest nor animal sacrifices in the Bible are to be understood literally nor practiced since the ... False witness was included in the list as forbidden, and honoring one's mother and father as mandatory, by Bishop Irenaeus in France (Against Heresies 4.12.5; AD 180s; the teacher of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed ... Constantine's personal "theology" emerges with particular clarity from a remarkable series of letters, extending from 313 to the early 320s, concerning the Donatist schism in North Africa. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Constantine the Great, Vol. 5, p.71) The reasons for Constantine's conversion to Christianity have been much debated. Some believe that it was an astute stroke of policy, designed to win the support of the ... 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....He was not baptized until he lay dying in 337, but this implies no doubt about his Christian belief. It was common at ... 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, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International ... Jude speaks of the backsliders of his day, and their reward. (Also, read Hebrews 6:4-6). "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8). ... These we believe and interpret to mean Christians shall not shed blood nor take human life. Therefore, we propose to fulfill all the obligations of loyal citizens, but are constrained to declare against ... Judgment begins at the House of God. See instructions for the ministry under Article VII, Sec. 8. TITHING We believe tithing is God's financial plan to provide for His work, and has been since the days of Abraham. Tithing came with faith under Abraham, Moses' law enjoined it, and Israel practiced it when she was right with God; Jesus indorsed it (Matt. 23:23); and Paul said to lay by in ... That Jesus is coming again the second time in person, just as He went away, is clearly set forth by the Lord Jesus Himself, and was preached and taught in the early Christian church by the apostles; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm

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Using the local newspaper to save souls! ... Most will freely declare, "It doesn't matter what you believe, so long as you are sincere." The Great Physician, on the other hand, often warned about being deceived to one's soul (Sec; Gal. 1:G-9, et al.) The doctrine of "faith only," for ... Modern Miracles God gave the apostles, and those few upon whom they laid their hands, the power to per-form miracles. This gift was given to confirm that the word spoken was from God and not Satan. (see Heb. 2:4) Obviously, the word has ... If you want to know more about a loving group which cares about the souls of lost men and women, please call or write the: Neither The Wise Men Nor Early. Christians Everaeard Of Christmas Surely few would object to children enjoying their fantasies about ghosts, goblins and the dead being raised at the "witching hour". However, when responsible adults begin claiming that such is part of the twentieth century religion of Christ, then something must be done. God said that for those who "believe not the truth" a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-newspaper.htm

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Matthew was NOT originally written in Hebrew: JW's are false ... ... It is quite possible that Christians in the first few centuries ad were familiar with a Hebrew or Aramaic work which was traditionally associated with Matthew, but ... but to one of its sources (perhaps the source 'Q' which many believe was used by the authors of Matthew and Luke; see the relevant section in 'Reading the gospels'). ... We cannot be sure, but the writers of the early Christian centuries offer us no other candidate for authorship, and a tradition which is both early and unanimous ... Five individuals stated, in effect, that Matthew wrote in Aramaic and that translations followed in Greek: Papias (A.D. 80-155), Irenaeus (A.D. 130-202), Origen (A.D. ... This was because the latter, part of the biblical canon and thus God's Word, was inspired and preserved by the Spirit of God. Matthew, J. W. McGarvey, p8 2. The ... In 10:25 "Beelzebub" is without a Greek equivalent; likewise ... in 27:6, for which 15:5 has the Greek Upov, "gift"; and again ... in 5:22 has no elucidation. But all ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH-hebrew-matthew.htm

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Apostate church organization: 250-451AD: The rise of the diocesan ... ... Click to View 250-451 AD: The period of the 5 Patriarchs: The oligarchic diocesan episcopate. A. Our comments and observations: At the beginning of the period we have Cyprian (250 AD), who ... There is clearly no papal monarchy in existence, even though again, Rome is seen as first among equals. But this is because Rome was the most powerful city in the world, not because God had chosen ... of Rome as the single pope thus giving it a monarchial organization." (Everett Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, p 16) "Taking the Church at large, the only primacy accorded to the Roman bishop in ... It is obvious that the rise of metropolitans, or archbishops has begun to manifest itself. What Tertullian mocked in 200 AD, (bishop of bishops) later become a reality. It is important to note that ... Remember, the Bishop of Rome did not even preside over this council, which he would have, if he was as powerful as Roman Catholic's would lead us to believe he was. Constantinople, at this time, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-250-451AD.htm

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282 BC: Birth of the Greek Septuagint LXX ... Although the Torah was the original commissioned work, the entire Tanakh continued to be translated and the work may have been completed as early as 250 BC. We know for certain that all 39 books of the Old ... Irenaeus says that all the original Hebrew scriptures were destroyed in 587 BC when the temple was destroyed but that God inspired Ezra around 500 BC to restore the lost writings of scripture. h. Irenaeus says ... God gave them this marvelous gift so that the authorship of the Scriptures would seem to the Gentiles divine and not human, and so that in time they would believe in and profit by them. We have lived to see this realized. There have, of course, been other translations of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek. We have versions by Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and an anonymous translation which is known simply as the 'fifth edition.' Nevertheless, the Church has adopted the Septuagint as if it were the only translation. Indeed, Greek-speaking Christians use it so ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-birth-historical-accounts-origin-antiochus-II-Letter-of-Aristeas-Aristobulus-Philo-Josephus-Justin-Martyr-Irenaeus-Eusebius-Irenaeus-Augustine-282BC.htm

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TRINITY: Christology: Diety and Humanity of our Savour! ... First, the Creeds of that early day make no mention in their letter of the Catholic doctrine at all. They make mention indeed of a Three; but that there is any mystery in the doctrine, that the Three are One, that They are coequal, coeternal, all increate, all omnipotent, all incomprehensible, is not stated and never could be gathered from them. Of course we believe that they imply it, or ... Likewise, the developed concept of three coequal partners in the Godhead found in later creedal formulations cannot be clearly detected within the confines of the canon. Since the Christians have come to worship Jesus as a 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 traits stand out clearly, particularly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-deity-of-christ.htm

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30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ... ... over by a plurality of elders, also called bishops, who were assisted by deacons." (Everett Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, p 15) "The presbyters, or elders, were the highest local authority in a church. ... 100 AD "For ye did all things without respect of persons, and walked in the commandments of God, being obedient to those who had the rule over you, and giving all fitting honour to the ... to the Corinthians, Chapter LIV.-He Who is Full of Love Will Incur Every Loss, that Peace May Be Restored to the Church.) 100 AD "to be bishops and deacons of those who should afterwards believe. ... The oldest tradition is that given by Irenaeus (Adv. Hoer. III. 3. 3) and followed here by Eusebius, according to which the order was Linus, Anencletus, Clement. Hippolytus gives a different order, ... The apocryphal martyrdoms of Peter and Paul are falsely ascribed to Linus (see Tischendorf, Acta Apost. Apocr. p. xix. sq.). Eusebius (chap. 13, below) says that Linus was bishop for twelve years. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition ... We would love it if Roman Catholic and Orthodox apologists would actually draft a list of doctrines that they believe which are not found anywhere in scripture but only in the inspired oral tradition ... This is the second type of tradition that is optional because it involves human origin choices that God cares nothing about. Like Tertullian said, "we trace upon the forehead the sign. If, for these and other such rules, you insist upon having positive Scripture injunction, you will find none". That's because it is optional for local churches and individual Christians to do. Indeed, even the ... So here we have the bishop of Rome, going against both scripture and tradition of the early church. The issue has never been settled because Easter is a man-made holy day. Had scripture revealed it, ... Refutation of All Heresies, book 8, ch 11, The Quartodecimans). Easter is a tradition: Cyprian in 250 AD, says of the Easter controversy: "they who are at Rome do not observe those things in all ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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