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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church translation of a term already found in Tertullian (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p51-53) Comment: The Watchtower misleads you ... God cannot concern himself with matter. Therefore, he begot another divine being to create the world for him." (A Short History of the Early Church, Dr. H. R. Boer) Our comment Boer flatly states that the deity of Christ is found in the New Testament and was taught by the Apostolic Fathers before the age of the Apologists. Further, Anti-trinitarians mislead the reader with the quote they supply about Justin Martyr. Boer, therefore is saying that the faith of Justin Martyr that Jesus is a "created divine being" originated with Greek mythology and not the New Testament! In other words, Boer is saying that Justin's view of Jesus being a created agent to do God's work ... There he is presented as the Savior of mankind, the head of the church, and as Lord, fully divine and fully human. The early church accepted him as a man, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Capernaum 30 AD In later centuries different church building structures were built over it. The last one known as the octagonal church is now visible to visitors. The site is now protected from the elements by a modern superstructure." (The Trowel and the Truth, Scott Stripling, p 101, 2017 AD) 3. Building on another's foundation: a. "According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it ... Synagogue Architectural Prototypes in the Church: 1. Standard architectural synagogue typology: Introduction, Master Chart 2. Mikveh for Ritual Purity: The Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone Vessels: Stoneware cups and wash basins 4. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Capernaum-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-basalt-foundation-peters-house-paralytic-manna-demon-healed-30ad.htm

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Synagogue allusions in the New Testament Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded." (James 4:8) c. "instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every ... e. "He answered, "The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went away and washed, and I received sight."" (John 9:11) f. "'Now why do you delay? ... Then he must call for the elders of the church [ecclesia] and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;" (James 5:14) By Steve Rudd 2017: Contact the author for comments, input ... Synagogue Architectural Prototypes in the Church: 1. Standard architectural synagogue typology: Introduction, Master Chart 2. Mikveh for Ritual Purity: The Christian Maker 3. Ritual purity stone Vessels: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/synagogue-worship-New-Testament-allusions-symbolism-antitypes-church-moses-seat-baptism-mikveh-foot-washing.htm

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The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a canon was recognized 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 canon, only that God had his ... This substitution of Mosaic Hebrew for Greek in the name of God is probably the very beginning point of "nomina sacra". Nomina sacra developed into the Christian era and became almost ridiculous because they would create ... Examples of Nomina Sacra abbreviations for special words: Jesus Christ Son God Lord Spirit Savior David Cross Mother (with reference to Mary) Father Israel Man Jerusalem Heaven. Discussion: The external identifying characteristics of the witnesses to the text of the Christian Bible-the types of abbreviation of the ... They show the work of a single redactor who produced the canonical edition of the New Testament as part of a total Christian scripture . (Lee Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Everett Ferguson, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-nomina-sacra.htm

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Bible help to Overcome Depression! live or die. In the midst of your despair, and your doubt, and frustration, and hopelessness, I want you to realize that Jesus Christ offers to you another view of life; a view that is truly beautiful. Jesus has some special words for us: He said, "I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). With these words, Jesus lifts life above the physical realm and assures us that the abundant life has a divine and eternal quality. The Bible tells us that we were created in the very image or likeness of God, and you can be sure ... There are Christian people who really care for you too. We care whether you live or die. We want you to experience and enjoy that abundant life ... Think on positive things, things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report (Phil 4:8). Realize that all things do work ... Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?" Remembering this verse, we can "Rejoice in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-Depression.htm

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Bible help to Overcome Depression! live or die. In the midst of your despair, and your doubt, and frustration, and hopelessness, I want you to realize that Jesus Christ offers to you another view of life; a view that is truly beautiful. Jesus has some special words for us: He said, "I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). With these words, Jesus lifts life above the physical realm and assures us that the abundant life has a divine and eternal quality. The Bible tells us that we were created in the very image or likeness of God, and you can be sure ... There are Christian people who really care for you too. We care whether you live or die. We want you to experience and enjoy that abundant life ... Think on positive things, things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report (Phil 4:8). Realize that all things do work ... Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?" Remembering this verse, we can "Rejoice in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-Depression.htm

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How Can I Keep Myself Pure? Everyone who-comes to me and hears my words, and acts upon them, I will show you whom he is like; he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation upon the rock, and when a flood ... Regardless of the lives your parents have lived, now is the time when you will either stand fast as a Christian or reject Christ's teachings. Why would anyone choose to live in disobedience to Christ? The first reason might be that they do not know the goods news of Christ. Jesus said, "If you abide in my word, then you are truly disciples of mine; and you shall know the ... So you will have no doubt in your mind about God's attitude toward these, study Gal. 5:17-21, where Paul says that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. If there is any ... If this is your situation you will reject the solution to your problems if you reject Christ. Perhaps you feel that your parents are hypocrites. They profess to be religious but you know what they are ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-keeping-pure.htm

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Other False Doctrines that originated from inherited sin within itself and the Bible: either all babies inherit the guilt and sin of Adam at birth and are lost or babies are born as innocent as Adam before his fall (thus inherited sin is false doctrine) By the Bible's own definition, if man is born "spiritually dead" he is lost. ... "Catholic parents who put off for a long time, or entirely neglect the baptism of their children, commit a mortal sin." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Pg 264) "We (Catholics) promised through our Godparents in baptism to renounce the devil and to live according the teachings of Christ and His church." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine) A "Dedication ceremony" is where the child is dedicated to God through the parents. C. ... church membership and you, Pg 12) Catholic: "Confirmation is the sacrament through which the Holy Ghost comes to us in a special way and enables us to profess faith as strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. The word confirmation means a strengthening. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-spawned-false.htm

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Rylands, John: Bulletin of The John Rylands Library ... Then, however, Grillmeier goes on to mention a comment by Karl Rahner that Chalcedon was not an end but a beginning, refers approvingly to Pope John's call to the church at the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council to speak the language of the modern world, and finally ... There now exists a widespread recognition that early Christology, and especially New Testament Christology, was an out growth of the Christian experience of Jesus as Savior--yes, indeed, as eschatological Savior. That is, in through and around him God was held to be ... How must one assess his status in the light of his redemptive function ? It was from this angle that the first Christians formed their estimate of Jesus. When, therefore, they assigned him such honorific titles as Christ, Son of man, Son of God and Lord, these were ways of saying not that he was God, but that he did God's work. In other words, such designations originally expressed not so much the nature of Christ's inner being in relation to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Rylands.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A Dictionary of Religious ... to me, A spiritual autobiography by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p16) "The notion that Jesus organized a Christian church to take the place of the decaying Jewish church has very little evidence to support it." ... ... by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p26,27) My realization of the fact that Jesus Christ does not promise remission of penalty but does promise remission of sin revolutionized my ... Exemption from penalty without deliverance from sin would not be salvation. If a good man were to go to Hell and retain his goodness he would be saved. If a bad man were to go to Heaven and ... .means to me that the-, same Spirit still dwells in the world, carrying on now with the followers of Jesus the work of serving and saving men which the same Spirit carried on with Jesus then. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... The Reform tradition uses Calvin's institute as a formal creed interprets the Bible through the one work of this single man. Most members of the churches of Christ, have never even heard about Alexander Campbell, much less ever quote him as doctrinal authority. Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man 500 years ago, each local church of Christ collectively interprets scripture and has a high degree of doctrinal unity ... hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love towards His creation, condescended to be born of the ... From what and through whom, and when, and to whom, has been handed down that rule, by which men become Christians?" For wherever it shall be manifest that the true Christian rule and faith shall be, there will likewise be the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Synagogue prototype master summary chart and introduction: The ... The Synagogue was the prototype of the Christian Church for Worship and Function Prototype Jerusalem Temple Synagogue Church Who controlled Sadducees: Acts 5:17 Not ... Yes: Non-priests who entered the Holy Place were stoned. No: Any Jew could lead any event in the synagogue. No: Every Christian is a priest. Any man can preach, read, pray or officiate communion. Age of participation 30 years for priests: Num 4. Ezek 1:1; John the Baptist and Jesus: Luke 3:23 Any pubescent boy Any baptized ... Garments of salvation: Priests special clothing. Mikveh: Isaiah 61:10 (wore white robe after immersion) Baptism ("Put on" Christ: Gal 3:26-27) Legal civil system ... No women, preachers, leaders e. Decisions made by mutual agreement of all the elders in each assembly. 4. Work: a. Teach Bible b. Benevolence for Jews/Christians only ... Identifying the tribe of sons of Aaron today would require special revelation from God. In other words, GOD WOULD SPEAK. d. Remember that the Encyclopaedia of Judaism ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Worship-Introduction-master-Summary-chart-Synagogue-First-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-patterned-copied-ancient-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Mistakes made by the Apostolic Fathers based ... God went out of His way to make sure we didn't apply it to Christ! To show the folly of this literal interpretation of poetic language, if Jesus is Wisdom, then who is Prudence? "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion." Prov 8:12 Clark Carlton, and Orthodox defender, highlights that many of the recorded "church fathers" had initially interpreted the wrong view of Prov 8:22. This illustrates how the wrong view of Proverbs 8:22f ... The controversy began with his interpretation of Proverbs 8:22ff., where Solomon speaks of Wisdom: The Lord created Me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old ... to Christ's manhood alone." (Ambrose, Exposition of the Christian Faith, Book 1, 94) What sense would that make, since his humanity was there in the beginning before creation! ... For on comparing what has been above stated with this passage, they will find a great difference between them. For what man of right understanding does not perceive, that what ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-fathers-mistakes.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... The church of the Bible featured a plurality of equal elders, none of which were higher or lower in rank or authority than the other. B. False doctrines taught and practice by Living Hope Christian Assembly Hamilton 1. The head Pastor and leaders are directly inspired by God as prophets and claim direct ... There are examples of being thrown forward to the ground by the Holy Spirit, but these were the enemies of God at the arrest of Jesus as a condemnation warning, not a blessing. Slain in ... 10% Tithing: Tithing is an Old Testament Jewish practice that is abolished by Christ at the cross. (Col 2:14) Tithing is forbidden in the New Testament: 2 Cor 9:7. ... Application for membership in "Ministers Fellowship International" (MFI). As you can see, you must agree with a human, man-made creed even when it contradicts the ... John 14:2-3; I Thess. 4:13-18 7. We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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The Error of the Catholic Nicene Trinity Catholic Trinity Not taught in the Bible In the Bible, we see an affirmation of the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit combined with a mono-theistic view of God, but without any explanation as to how the whole thing fits together and works. The simple affirmation of the "three-ness of God", seen at the Baptism of Jesus and the baptism of every Christian, is the Economic Trinity. Vs. The developed trinity ... Hastings, Trinity, p 458) In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) relationship in ontological terms. ... It tells us of His Word, Wisdom. Spirit, of the Messiah He will send, of a Son of Man and a Suffering Servant to come. But it tells us nothing explicitly or by necessary implication of a ... witness to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to a dogmatic formulation of a doctrine of the Triune God, we look first to the Eastern Church where most of this development took place. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-catholic-nicene.htm

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Why Be A Christian? in Jesus. At the conclusion of his speech, King Agrippa said, "almost thou persuade me to be a Christian". The Apostle Peter gives us some very direct instructions formed in his first letter, I Peter, Chapter 4, verse 16. First he warns us not to be a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a busy-body in other peoples business. (This is in verse 15). Following these statements he says: "Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf". The name "Christian" is divided into two parts - Christ and ... Christians are members of the "Body of Christ" Ephesians 5: 30. In this same chapter Paul speaks of the Church and Christ, husband and wife, and Christians and Christ. Christians are followers of Christ, and he ... Life is too short, and eternity too long for one to choose any other course. To become a Christian and live by the teachings of Christ is to live successfully. To neglect the great salvation offered to us is to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-christian.htm

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Anxiety and Depression are not caused from chemical imbalances ... Jesus commanded us not to be anxious and to rejoice. Anxiety and depression are disobedient emotional choices in direct rebellion to Jesus Christ. We are to rely upon God for everything in all of life's situations, even if we are tortured for our faith and crucified upside down on a burning cross. The Christian is never to be anxious or depressed. 2. Depression is ... It is the opposite to what Jesus instructed when we experience hardship through fasting: "Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they ... When my basic material needs are met, then I will love others and seek God I will seek God first, help my fellow man and ignore my material needs. Mt 6:33; Lk 10:40-42 Outlook in life let us eat and drink, ... Sinai, God gave Elijah 4 chances (wind, earthquake, fire, breeze) to change his behaviour choice AND GET BACK TO WORK AS A PROPHET. b. Each time God waited for Elijah to see that with God's power on his ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-junk-science-anxiety-depression-myth.htm

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What Early Christians believed about SALVATION BY WORKS 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. 1) 125 AD Barnabas "To this end the Lord ... Rather, he made it manifest that He alone would save those who do not depart from His faith.... As the blood of the passover saved those who were in Egypt, so also the blood of Christ will deliver from death those who have believed." (Justin Trypho chap. 111) 185-255 AD Origen "One of the doctrines included in the teaching of the Church is that there is a just judgment of God. This fact incites those who believe it to live ... The prophet Micah demonstrated this when he said, 'It has been announced to you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice and to love mercy' [Mic. 6:8]. ... So then neither is he who plants anything, nor he that waters, but God, who made it grow' [1 Cor. 3:6,7]. Now we could not correctly say that the growing of crops is the work of the farmer ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Works.htm

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Christians Should Be Different! Modern life has many aspects. Let's examine, briefly, a few Christian attitudes and actions typical in every aspect. In matters of religion Christians hear neither inner voices of ... the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual." The apostle, Paul, instructing the young evangelist, Timothy, wrote (in I Timothy 6:3-5, saying: "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing, ... Paul instructed Jesus' followers regarding family relationships as follows: "Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in ... Truly materialism is a great weakness among the Lord's people today. Christians are different because they live by the word of God. Thus, they are free of much of the envy, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-christians-different.htm

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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity JW's leave the impression that Weigall would exempt JW's from his comments! In fact, Weigall specifically addresses the Watchtower/Arian/Jw view of God known as ... believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "Historian Arthur Weigall notes: "Jesus Christ never mentioned such a phenomenon, and nowhere in the New Testament does the word 'Trinity' appear. The idea was only adopted by the Church three hundred years after the death of our Lord."-The Paganism in Our ... as Dominus, 'Lord," Sunday must have been 'the Lord's Day' long before Christian times." (Now that's clear, Leo Schreven, Seventh-day Adventist "Revelation ... they place before us with absolutely unmistakable authenticity the historic figure of a young man, the son of a carpenter, who went about the country preaching.... ... fact that there is, thus, only one clear record of the Ascension, this being in a work written some fifty to seventy years after the supposed event, must make one very ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ... There are no other holy days revealed in the NT for us to keep. 2. Those whose origin in from the OT: Sabbath day, Pentecost 3. Origin is manmade but based upon NT meanings: Palm Sunday, Trinity Sunday 4. Origin is a combination of man-made Christian ... Shepherds didn't leave flocks in field but corralled them 3. Day: We have absolutely no idea a. Dec 25 was birthday of Mithra, Iranian "GOD OF LIGHT" b. Liberius, Bishop of Rome, ordered adoption of Dec 25 in 354 AD c. Jesus birthday was celebrated as ... In AD 354, Philocalus wrote a Christian martyrology that dates the nativity of Jesus Christ on December 25, and cites an earlier work as backup. From this we can deduce that Christmas was celebrated on the present date as early as AD 335 in Rome. It may be that Christmas was set on this day to supplant the pagan feast, or it may simply be a coincidence. Hippolytus and Tertullian, two early church fathers who lived before the Nicene Council set up our present method of determining the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/t-holy-days-origin-christmas-easter-halloween.htm

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Major errors of Pentecostalism their teachings come by direct revelation knowledge from God and are not subject to human scrutiny. 6. WORLDLY/HUMANISTIC THEOLOGY- WOF presents a distorted vision of God and the Christian life. ... Intuitive guidance from the "hidden man of the heart" versus Bible study. 8. HEDONISM - Stress is on man-centered happiness versus God-centered holiness. They strive for heaven-on-earth now. ... Chances are that the quality and genuineness varies considerably from stream to stream, from church to church, and from person to person. The present author has frequently heard the expressions, ... These are in no particular order. 1. IS THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON THE HOLY SPIRIT AT THE EXPENSE OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD? If the speaker almost exclusively speaks of God and the Spirit, yet rarely speaks of Jesus ... However, the most spiritual among us tends to be fairly dense without an appeal to Scripture. God gave us the Scriptures to teach us how to live godly lives (2 Tim 3:16-17). The heart is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-pentecostal-errors.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church They literally twist the text and dream up "kingdom toes". "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed [fulfilled in Eph 3:21 and Heb ... For the Rapture false teachers who view the church as a temporary "parenthesis", this verse refutes them and proves the kingdom is the church: "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all ... might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. " (Ephesians 2:11-16) c. ... will reign upon the earth." (Revelation 5:4-10) 4. Mark 9:1 states that Jesus disciples will live to see the kingdom of prophecy established on earth when it comes with power of the Holy ... C. Every passage after Pentecost speaks of the Kingdom as being established: 1. The Christian in Colossae were IN THE KINGDOM: Col 1:13 a. "For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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Have Crucified Jesus today by your actions? of the most terrible and inhumane forms of execution known to man; crucifixion. Historical Findings: Click to View Historical findings have substantiated the traditional cross. One finding is a graffito1 dating to shortly after 200 A.D., taken from the walls of the Roman Palatine. It is a drawing of a crucified ass; a mockery of a Christian prisoner who worships Christ. The Romans were no doubt amused that Christians worshiped this Jesus whom they had crucified on a cross. ... of the Christian significance of symbol and furnishings, then here we have the example of an early house church. In 1945 a family tomb was discovered in Jerusalem by Prof. ... as He hung on the cross. Some 1000 years even earlier, the prophets of Jehovah God foretold of this gruesome event in Psalm 22:1-18 (fulfilled in Matthew 27:27-39); ... no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-crucifyJesus.htm

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Official creed of the Free Will Baptist Church Freewill Baptist Church Free Will Baptist Articles of Faith The Bible. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are our infallible rule of ... Christ. Christ is God manifest in the flesh; in His divine nature truly God, in His human nature truly man. The mediator between God and man, once crucified, He is now risen and glorified, and is our ever present Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit. The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of ... His posterity, therefore, inherit a fallen nature of such tendencies that all who come to years of accountability, sin and become guilty before God. The Work of Christ. The Son of ... God commanded tithes and offerings in the Old Testament; Jesus Christ endorsed it in the Gospel (Matthew 23:23), and the apostle Paul said, "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him" (I Corinthians 16:2a). The Christian Sabbath. The divine law requires that one day ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-freewill.htm

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Earnest Haenchen: 1984 English translation of Haenchen's commentary ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic quote: trinitarian The Watchtower commits every offence with Haenchen's work. They selectively quote to make Haenchen appear to say something opposite to what he is actually saying. They overlook the fact that ... But that is only hinted at in this passage because here the emphasis is on the proximity of the one to the other. ... It was quite possible in Jewish and Christian monotheism to speak of divine beings that existed alongside and under God but were not identical with him. Phil 2:6-10 proves that. In that passage Paul depicts just such a divine being, who later became man in Jesus Christ. . . . Thus, in both Philippians and John 1:1 it is not a matter of a ... Ein Kommentar, 1984, John 1. A Commentary on the Gospel of John Chapters 1-6, pages 108-10, translated by Robert W. Funk., as quoted by the Watchtower, December 15, 1985, p 25; Note: patripassianism is the heresy that teaches that God the Father died on the cross. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Haenchen.htm

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Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice: Template for book of Revelation Introduction: 1. Songs of Sabbath Sacrifice was the pre-Christian, first century songbook used in every Jewish synagogue and was as well known as "Jesus loves me" in the church today. a. Also known as "The Angelic Liturgy", it is a collection of 13 songs, sung responsively, every Sabbath for 13 weeks. b. "Although none of the Sabbath songs is preserved in its entirety, it is possible to say a number of things about the form and content of the individual songs and about the work as a whole." (Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, critical edition, Carol Newsom, p6, 1985 AD) c. "The songs contain angelic praises of God ... your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. ... The Book of Revelation is a divinely inspired message that satisfies this ancient longing of man to know what heaven is like by giving an accurate first hand eye witness account through ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Songs-of-Sabbath-Sacrifice-Angelic-Liturgy-dss-dead-sea-scrolls-Ezekiel-Revelation-70AD-destruction-Jerusalem-prototype-150bc

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Hick, John: The Myth of God Incarnate That the historical Jesus did not present Himself as God incarnate is accepted by all [theologians] ... Christian laymen today are not fully aware of it. ... (Jesus) did not teach the doctrine of ... Full text: "For many people, the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ is the essence of Christianity. Here a group of distinguished theologians and Biblical scholars ask whether the idea of the incarnation is essential to Christianity; and they question the whole development of the doctrine. Their thesis is that "Jesus was (as he is presented in Acts 2.21) 'a man approved by God' for a special role within ... their questions because they are concerned with the consequences of their findings for a full and living Christian faith for today. Their work is something that no thinking Christian can ignore. ... Dennis Nineham is Warden of Keble College, Oxford. Maurice Wiles is Regius Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Chairman of the Church of England's Doctrine Commission. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hick.htm

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Official Creed of Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI ... A Bible Believing Baptist is one who believes in a supernatural Bible preserved for us in the King James Version, which tells of a supernatural Christ, Who had a supernatural birth, Who spoke ... and shall remain to the end of the age, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be ... of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. ... Genesis 3:1-6,24; Ezekiel 18:19-20; Romans 1:18,20,28,32; 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:1,3 Of The Virgin Birth We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Ghost in a ... Psalm 51:1-4,7; Isaiah 55:6-7; Mark 1:15; Luke 12:8; 18:13; Acts 2:37-38; 20:21; Romans 10:9-11,13 Of The Church We believe that a Baptist church is a congregation of baptized believers ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-BBFI.htm

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Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds ... Church of the Nazarene: Manual, Article 5: "We believe that sin came into the world through the disobedience of our first parents, and death by sin. We believe that sin is of two kinds: original sin or depravity, and actual or personal sin. We believe that original sin, or ... We believe that original sin differs from actual sin in that it constitutes an inherited propensity to actual sin for which no one is accountable until its divinely provided remedy is neglected or rejected." Christian and Missionary Alliance: Manual, Statement of faith Article III # 5: "Man was Originally created in the image and likeness of God; he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Pentecostal: Statement of Fundamental and Essential Truths: Article IV: "Man was Originally created in the image and likeness of God. He ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm

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What foundation is you home built upon? And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell'- and great was the fall of it." That's verses 24-27. Jesus says that life is a process of building. If it stands the test of time and is able to weather the storms, it must be built on a solid foundation. Jesus Christ is ... Let's briefly consider some of these. The first ingredient is strong faith or trust in God. The Christian life has its beginning and conclusion in faith. Paul wrote in Romans 1:17: "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: and as it is written, The just shall live by faith." The writer of the book of Hebrews ... He explained that he and his family intended to travel to Europe for the summer. While there, he wanted this dream house built. The brother in-law agreed and set to work. As the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-home-foundation.htm

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4 Key Words To A Happy Home! Ideally it is an unselfish love that brings a man and woman together to form a home, and ideally, it is love which increases that happiness of the home with children. The love which binds a family together is partly an impulse of nature, but in the Christian home, it is far more unselfish than a mere natural impulse. In Ephesians 5:25-31, the Apostle Paul says, "husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having ... To keep it alive and warm requires close association, attention and care. When parents both work and have little time for their children, they become in a measure ... The basis of such mutual trust, however, is a faith in God and in all the attributes we associate with Him truth, integrity, fairness, compassion, mercy. If parents by ... Honor thy father and thy mother (which is the first commandment with promise) that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the earth". Obedience ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-4key-words.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... Because Jesus himself said: "Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." So our entire future hinges on our knowing the ... JW's deliberately confuse these two important issues. A wife is coequal with her husband as a class of created being called "man", but no equal (subordinate) with her husband in rank. Eph 5:23 Others, however, say that the Trinity doctrine is false, that Almighty God stands alone as a separate, eternal, and all-powerful being. They say that Jesus in his prehuman existence was, like the ... How do supporters of it explain it? How Is the Trinity Explained? Click to View The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the ... So the source is actually teaching that the use of the word trinity predated Tertullian by two generations! The Catholic work Trinitas-A Theological Encyclopedia 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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Sabbath Vs. 1st Day Debate: Samuele Bacchiocchi enforced upon God's people in this age of the world." Affirm: John Lewis (Christian) Deny: Samuele Bacchiocchi (Seventh-day Adventist) Lewis' First Affirmative ... By "the New Testament" I mean specifically the time in which the New Testament era began. Jesus nailed the old law to the cross (Col. 2:14) and the New Testament ... By "the first day of the week" I mean the day which we commonly call "Sunday." By "as a day of worship" I mean that this is the day sanctioned by God for the church to come ... By "enforced" I mean that it is a part of God's will for us to do this. By "God's people" I mean those who have been converted to Christ. By "in this age of the ... Bacchiocchi may say about this since I have not had the opportunity to examine his work on this subject. He may say that Paul is not discussing a public offering ... How convenient. I am truly amazed that a man with the credentials of Dr. Bacchiocchi would respond in such a fashion. Both Sam and I agreed by signing our names ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Bacchiocchi-lewis-debate.htm

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4 Key Words To A Happy Home! Ideally it is an unselfish love that brings a man and woman together to form a home, and ideally, it is love which increases that happiness of the home with children. The love which binds a family together is partly an impulse of nature, but in the Christian home, it is far more unselfish than a mere natural impulse. In Ephesians 5:25-31, the Apostle Paul says, "husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having ... To keep it alive and warm requires close association, attention and care. When parents both work and have little time for their children, they become in a measure ... The basis of such mutual trust, however, is a faith in God and in all the attributes we associate with Him truth, integrity, fairness, compassion, mercy. If parents by ... Honor thy father and thy mother (which is the first commandment with promise) that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the earth". Obedience ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-4key-words.htm

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What foundation is you home built upon? And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell'- and great was the fall of it." That's verses 24-27. Jesus says that life is a process of building. If it stands the test of time and is able to weather the storms, it must be built on a solid foundation. Jesus Christ is ... Let's briefly consider some of these. The first ingredient is strong faith or trust in God. The Christian life has its beginning and conclusion in faith. Paul wrote in Romans 1:17: "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: and as it is written, The just shall live by faith." The writer of the book of Hebrews ... He explained that he and his family intended to travel to Europe for the summer. While there, he wanted this dream house built. The brother in-law agreed and set to work. As the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-home-foundation.htm

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The Power of a personal invitation! As a method of contacting and influencing seekers, it is Number 1. The institute for American Church Growth asked over 10,000 church-goers this question: What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church? 2% I had a special need 3% I just walked in 6% ... Let's begin by looking at the first. Click to View Those Who Know You Click to View Every Christian knows 200 people who are either friends, family, neighbors or work-mates. These are the people you spend time with. They are within ... The woman at the well in John 4:28-30; 39-42 brought almost the whole city out to meet Jesus after he intrigued her. Evidently she had quite a circle of influence! ... Salesmen: We are constantly being solicited by salesmen. The lame man in Acts 3:3-8 was soliciting when he begged. He tried to sell his situation to Peter. Peter ... He didn't always wait for God to place opportunities in his lap. Here Paul aggressively created an opportunity to teach. We must do the same! Jesus taught an entire ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-inviting.htm

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Official creed of Assemblies of God ... Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life (Luke ... All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 8; 1 Cor 12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8: 12-17; 10: 44-46; 11: 14-16; 15: 7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Ghost come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7: 37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-assemblies-of-god.htm

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4 Essential Truths that are required for someone to convert! At least four fundamental truths must be accepted by a seeker before he/she can be converted to Christ. After setting up a one-on-one study with a non-Christian friend, ... Truth #1: The Authority of the Bible It is of vital importance that non-Christians realize the authority of Christ revealed in the Scriptures. In this area we are battling many liberal trends. Some view the scriptures as a high quality literary work. Others feel that the Bible is outdated and contains no relevant information for us today. Some even feel the Bible cannot be understood by the common man. And still others think that the scriptures ... The masses are forced into accepting that one church is as good as another! Jesus, however, has a different point of view and we must teach this to the seeker. It is important to show that all churches ... Quite simply, will the seeker ACT upon the words of Christ? A simple way to determine if a person has a commitment to God is to ask if he/she attends church every Sunday. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-4essential-truths.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! ... While a tendency toward eclecticism or synthesis developed after A.D. 300, each of the mystery cults was a separate and distinct religion during the century that saw the birth of the Christian church. Moreover, each ... This lack of any emphasis on correct belief marked an important difference between the mysteries and Christianity. The Christian faith was exclusivistic in the sense that it recognized only one legitimate path to God and salvation, Jesus Christ. The mysteries were inclusivistic in the sense that nothing prevented a believer in one ... Several important scholars see a Christian influence at work in this later development.[7] It is clear, then, that the chronological development of the rite makes it impossible for it to have influenced first-century ... As J. Machen explains, the mystery cults were nonexclusive. "A man could become initiated into the mysteries of Isis or Mithras without at all giving up his former beliefs; but if he were to be received into the Church, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... Because Jesus himself said: "Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." So our entire future hinges on our knowing the ... JW's deliberately confuse these two important issues. A wife is coequal with her husband as a class of created being called "man", but no equal (subordinate) with her husband in rank. Eph 5:23 Others, however, say that the Trinity doctrine is false, that Almighty God stands alone as a separate, eternal, and all-powerful being. They say that Jesus in his prehuman existence was, like the ... How do supporters of it explain it? How Is the Trinity Explained? Click to View The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the ... So the source is actually teaching that the use of the word trinity predated Tertullian by two generations! The Catholic work Trinitas-A Theological Encyclopedia of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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The Growing vs. The Dying church When results are dismal, we conclude that correspondence courses don't work. Yet, they work very hard! We are the lazy ones! The key to church growth is to activate the general membership to be seekers of the ... Actually, all these little problems are merely symptoms of one large central problem: a superficial relationship with God. So, rather than cracking the whip or laying guilt trips on members to reach the lost, deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ through a daily Bible reading and prayer program. Then they will volunteer to work at saving the lost! Couple this with some leadership in soul-winning by example rather than pep talks from the pulpit and you will have a winning combination. Evangelism is not something we do it is a lifestyle we learn to live. Our ... It deceives the heart and salves the conscience into thinking that an advertising budget of $50 month discharges the Christian from any personal responsibility to reach the lost. Steve Rudd Click Your Choice Go to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-dying-church.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... development for the Papal system, where one man rules over all churches world wide which first occurred in 606 AD. Within one of the "7 genuine Ignatius letters", is a powerful clue it is clearly a forgery from a later time. The very first historical reference to the "Catholic Church" is nestled warmly between very strong commands to obey the bishop as you would Jesus Christ and the only valid baptism or communion service is one by the bishop's authority. ... It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is ... yet the leading features of the institution appear even here" (History of the Christian Church, Philip Shaff, Vol 2, ch 4) "Already, in the infancy of the episcopate, began ... By far the most learned and elaborate work maintaining this position was that of Daillé (or Dallaeus), published in 1666. This drew forth in reply the celebrated Vindiciae of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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Door Knocking as a method of Evangelism ... Nothing will do more to make one feel right about his standing with God than being about his Father's business. Jesus was doing that at age 12. One must undergo the experience of what I am talking about before he can effectively reflect upon it. A young lady in the church told me recently that it made her feel a lot ... We know we are doing what God has told us to do (Matt. 28; 18-20; Mark 16:15-16; et al.). When one has made contact with one who is not a Christian and has either spoken to him at length or merely left something in his hand to read, he knows he has done a good work, and has given God efforts to bless. And we just ... We are hunting for "big game" when we are knocking doors for Christ! The Therapy of Winning souls "He that winneth souls is wise," writes the prophet. Think of all the things we ... When we realize that we have been somehow instrumental, or even partially instrumental, in leading a lost man or woman, boy or girl, to our Savior, we should and do feel ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-door-knocking.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ Christian doctrine: "Christianity had conquered paganism, and paganism had corrupted Christianity. The legends which belonged to Osiris and Apollo had been applied to the life of Jesus. The single Deity of the Jews had been exchanged for the Trinity which the Egyptians had invented and which Plato had idealized into a philosophic system, [and which had existed in Brahminism, too]. The man who had said "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God' had now himself been made a god or the third part of one." (Winwond Reade, Philosopher and ... Note: Not even Reade questions that Jesus died on the cross. Muslims Reject the Trinity and the Deity of Christ "O People of the Book! Commit ... saying: 'Do ye then hold me and God for liars? for God hath granted to me to live almost unto the end of the world, even as I said unto you. ... Conclusion The Church recognizes the Bible as the primary source of knowledge about God and Jesus. But since the Bible makes it clear that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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Ontological trichotomy of man: Spirit, Soul and Body Behaviours are thoughts, moods that can control and manifest themselves in our physical body. Understanding this is simple Christian doctrine from the Bible is the ... Man is dichotomous because he is half spirit and half physical. The entire man is actually trichotomous (three parts) in nature because the Bible speaks of a ... intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23) The mind, the person, the soul all refer to that which has its seat in the spirit. ... set eternity in their heart, yet in such a way, so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end [without special revelation ... He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-human-ontological-dichotomy-of-man-dichotomous-body-spirit-memory-conscience-freewill-personality-mood-choice-behaviour.htm

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Messianic Sermon Topics In Synagogues: How Christians used the ... ... from Philo sounds exactly what kind of sermons topics you would expect to find in a Christian church: a. "Accordingly, on the seventh day there are spread before the people in every ... Like Paul He would proof text in Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah in order to prove Jesus was the Christ. 8. Sermons in the first century church would follow this identical pattern of historical survey, except now it was used as a witness that Jesus was the Christ. B. Sermon topics used by ... "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY ... OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.' "Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sermon-Topics-ancient-Synagogue-Messianic-prophecy-Rabbinical-approach-how-to-convert-a-Jew-first-century-church-New-Testament-prototype-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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The Canon of Marcion the heretic 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 today! The Canon of Marcion the heretic Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page The Canon of Marcion the heretic I. Who was Marcion and when did he live? ... II. What did Marcion believe that made him a dangerous heretic: Marcion believed that the God of the Old Testament was an evil creator god that Jesus came to destroy. Marcion ... 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 it to Christian belief; this too is picked up by Tertullian. In ... One man perverts the scriptures with his hand, another their meaning by his exposition. For although Valentinus seems to use the entire volume, he has nonetheless laid ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-canon-of-marcion.htm

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Yes we can pray to Jesus! Prayer is simply talking to Jesus Prayer is simply talking to Jesus. Praying to Jesus The oldest surviving fragment of an early Christian liturgical prayer is probably "Our Lord, come" (Maranatha, I Corinthians 16:22; compare Revelation 22:20); it implies that prayer was addressed to the risen, glorified Christ. The Aramaic title Mar or Lord ... Jesus is God, so we can pray to God the son, and God the Father. Paul wrote of Jesus that "by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible ... Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. ... Click to View J. How are we to worship Jesus when we are forbidden from ever addressing him in any way at all. Click to View K. Jesus is the "man in charge with all ... Christ is the Bishop of my soul(1 Peter 2:25), but I can't talk to my Bishop? Christ is the Bridegroom of the church (His bride)(2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:22-33, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-praying-to-jesus.htm

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The 7 Promises Of God to Man The 7 Promises Of God to Man We are all accustomed to promises. We are also accustomed to seeing them made and broken. Anyone who has lived for a number of years would certainly never lay claim to having kept every promise made. ... What about the promises of God? How certain are they? The Apostle Paul, in writing about the promises of God to Abraham, addressed the church at Rome with these words: "For the promise that he should be heir of the world, was not ... our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Corinthians 15:57). God has promised that all things work together for good to those who love and serve Him faithfully (Romans 8:28). It may be difficult for us to see and understand how this is accomplished at times, but God has promised it, and He will deliver. God has promised that those who believe in Jesus and are baptized for the forgiveness of sins will be saved. (Read Mark 16:16 and Acts 2:38). God has promised His people eternal life (John 10:27,28). In closing, let me appeal to you to live ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-7promises-god.htm

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