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Lesson 24: The Lord's Church The Lord's Church (Part C) Each congregation of the Lord's church is to be overseen by a group of elders. In Acts 14:23 we read, "So when they had appointed elders in every church." Notice there is to be a ... In Acts 20:28 the apostle Paul was talking to the elders from the church at Ephesus and told them, "Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers." ... II Thessalonians 1:12 tells us "That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." Jesus Christ is to be glorified and honored in us. Besides doing all that he tells us to do, we glorify the name of Christ by wearing the name "Christian". I Peter 4:16 says, "Yet if anyone suffers ... Men want to wear other names that give honor and glory to someone or something other than Christ. For example honor and glory are given to Martin Luther, the day of Pentecost, the apostles, the methodical ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-24-lords-church.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) ... Those who deny the Light (Jesus Christ) do it because they love sin (Jn 3:20) and are already judged for denying Christ. True Christians must walk in the Light (1 John 1:7). The Light can teach all Christians, which is Jesus Christ ... Of Worship: True worship is done in Spirit and in Truth (Jn. 4: 23,24). Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper: There is only one Baptism (Eph. 4:5). This is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit not the baptism in water (Acts 1:4,5). The Lord's Supper is also Spiritual (not with the ... Written by: Themistoklis Papaioannou Affiliate member of O.Y.M. (Conservative) "Friends Christian Ministries" (Quakers). Documentation: Striking parallels exist between Quaker silent worship and the practice glossolalia [modern ... Quakers have roots of origin within the Camisards Camisards: "Probably from camise, a black blouse worn as a uniform" Camisards, southern France (often called the Prophets of the Cevennes). ("Tongues, Gift of," Smith's Dictionary of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Neurypnology; the Rationale of Nervous Sleep, Hypnotism, Hypnosis ... They falsely believe he is transmitting the power of the Holy Spirit and they therefore fall backwards and "do the dead chicken" on the floor for a couple of minutes. It is learned behaviour and the "slain" are obeying the hypnotist's command! Slain in the spirit has occult origin and is seen in many other non-Christian religions. In the first century the apostles performed true miracles and imparted genuine power of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of their hands. (Acts 8:4-21; 19:1-7) Modern hypnotists know they have not power, but often make the audience believe ... The effect is compounding on the spectators, seeing it work in another excites expectations that it will work on oneself. (Shadow's Stage Hypnosis) Precisely what Pentecostals do in their meetings! Phrases like, "receive the Spirit", "here it comes", "get ready for it" are very common just before slaying in the spirit. Touching often occurs. Faith healers actually shake heads, give sharp hits to the head. Head Tap ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/neurypnology-the-rationale-of-nervous-sleep-hypnotism-james-braid-1843ad.htm

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Review of the Official Creed of the Dominion Christian Centre They believe that Salvation is possible with Biblical instruction, Faith in and obedience to God, and true Christian fellowship -- based upon the word of God -- because of Grace. (Rom:10:14) They believe that Salvation IS not ... REGARDING MINISTERS They believe that only 2x2 workers can give spiritual translation of the holy bible. They believe that the ministers follow the example of Jesus and the apostles (everyone reads the Bible daily and should know), following both in what they preached and taught, and how they preached and ... WHAT ELSE THEY DO BELIEVE They DO believe that one should NOT dissect the Holy God. They DO believe that the Holy Spirit is divine, but whether the Holy Spirit is God, or Jesus, or both, they are not certain. Is the Holy Spirit ... They do NOT believe in total reliance upon Jesus' shed blood for salvation. They do NOT believe that salvation is an unconditionally free gift of God. They do NOT believe salvation solely by grace through faith in Jesus, not of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-2x2.htm

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Official Creed of: The Independent Fundamental Churches of America ... We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the Ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1,2). 4. THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT a. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment, and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body ... We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:1; Ephesians 1:7; ... We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God's Word; which clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Romans 13:13,14; Galatians ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-independant-fundamental-(IFCA).htm

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Occult dictionary terms that apply to Pentecostalism CHARISMA - (Greek, "gift," giving) an inborn quality of spiritual power and leadership magnetism that draws masses to one; includes subtle, pleasant, and influential characteristics; persons who have charisma preach the gospel to large ... SLAYING-IN-THE-SPIRIT - to lightly touch the forehead of an individual with the first two fingers of the right hand and cause the individual to fall to the floor unharmed with the intention that he or she will receive a jolt of HOLY SPIRIT energy; performed by an ... Take away the candle and the six statues and put "Jesus" in their place and this definition pretty much matches the current revival meetings: "jumping up and down,, singing, dancing, chanting repetitiously for a prolonged time." Click to View ... CALL DOWN - (ceremonial magic) to petition or invoke an etheric world intelligence to possess one's body, in part or in whole, in order to perform psychic acts to help persons who are in trouble or are ill. Click to View CALLED PERSON - an ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-dictionary-occult-donning.htm

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Major errors of Pentecostalism They claim 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. God is the supplier of financial prosperity, health, and ... 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 Christ, there is a danger of lapsing into a practical Binity, or even modalism, instead of promoting the Trinity. However, in the New Testament (esp. John 14-16, Acts 1:8, 1 John 4:13, 5:7-8), the Holy Spirit's main job is described as bearing ... Certainly, joy is a nice thing to have, and it is promoted (e.g. Philippians 4:4; many Psalms), but choosing to rejoice is not the same thing as having a spiritual gift of laughter. 8. IS THERE AN EXTREME EMPHASIS ON MANIFESTATIONS, IN SPITE OF CLAIMS TO THE ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-pentecostal-errors.htm

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Pentecostalism: The religion founded by women who usurp their ... Click to View Sometimes Truth makes Love hurt "You are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth" Jn 8:40 Click to View The Holy Spirit forbids any woman from: Major theology outline on women pastors forbidden Teaching or exercising ... them the Paraclete spirit entered.... They magnify these females above the Apostles and every gift of Grace, so that some of them go so far as to say that in them there is something more than Christ.... They introduce novelties in the form of fasts and feasts, abstinences and diets of radishes, giving these females as their authority." (Cited in Henry BeKenson, ea., Documents of the Christian Church (London: Oxford, 1963), 77.) (Charismatic Chaos, John F. MacArthur, 1991, p. 73) Shakers [Mother Ann Lee] 1700's Another group that practiced a form of tongues was the Shakers, an American sect with Quaker roots that flourished in the mid-1700s. Mother Ann Lee, founder of the sect, regarded herself as the female equivalent of Jesus Christ. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-women-usurp.htm

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Welcome to the Hamilton church of Christ, in Ontario Canada The church you can read about in the Bible! Doing Bible things in Bible ways! Our view of the Bible The Holy Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the only complete record of God's will for man on earth. It is understandable by the common man by simply reading it. Contained in the pages of the New Testament is a complete record of the first century church. This is the church that Jesus Christ shed his blood for, the Apostles preached about and the early Christians were members of. Wouldn't you like to learn ... However, because the New Testament described the assemblies of Christians as "the church" Ephesians 1:22; "the churches of Christ" Romans 16:16; "the church of God" Acts 20:28 and many other descriptions, the "name on the sign" will ... We emphasize that going back to the Bible does not mean the establishing of another denomination, but rather a return and restoration to the original church of the Bible. You too can be just a Christian and serve God without belonging to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/churches/hamilton-church-of-christ.htm

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About who we are! The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca "The church you can read about in the Bible!" Our view of the Bible The Holy Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the only complete record of God's will for man on earth. It is understandable by the common man by simply reading it. Contained in the pages of the New Testament is a complete record of the first century church. This is the church for which Jesus Christ shed his blood, about which the Apostles preached and the church in which the early Christians were members. Wouldn't you like to learn more about this ... However, because the New Testament described the assemblies of Christians as "the church" Ephesians 1:22; "the churches of Christ" Romans 16:16; "the church of God" Acts 20:28 and many other descriptions, the "name on the sign" will ... We emphasize that going back to the Bible does not mean the establishing of another denomination, but rather a return and restoration to the original church of the Bible. You too can be just a Christian and serve God without belonging ... ... https://www.bible.ca/seek-about.htm

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The Incarnation of God, the Son: Jesus Christ ... But Jesus certainly saw and likely even talked with the thief on the cross during Jesus' three days in paradise (Luke 23:43). On the first day of the week, by Jesus' own divine power, along with the Father and Holy Spirit, Jesus raised himself up from the dead. (Acts 2:32; John 2:19; Rom 1:4). The body of Jesus after the resurrection was identical to His body ... Spirit (Image of God) Living being (Body + Spirit) Image of God (Character) Jesus before incarnation Holy Jesus on earth Holy Jesus after ascension Holy Non-Christian man Sinful Christian man Sinful, forgiven Christians in heaven Holy PRESS THE EASY BUTTON I. Four views of the Incarnation of Christ 1. Bible ... The counter argument that Jesus body had to be different because he could "walk through walls" is 100% neutralized when we realize that Philip was transported 30 miles instantly in Acts 8 and Jesus was transported to the shore 2 miles away Lk 16:21" They were willing therefore to receive Him into the boat; and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-incarnation-Jesus-god-son.htm

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Divine Titles, Functions and Character Qualities ascribed to ... Gen 19:24; Ps 45:7; Isa 7:14; 9:6; Zech 12:10 Mt 1:23; Jn 1:1; 5:18; 20:28; Acts 20:28; Rom 9:5; Phil 2:6-7; Col 2:9; 1 Tim 3:16; Titus 2:14; Heb 1:8-9; 2 Pet 1:1; 1 Jn 5:20 Hag 2:5; Mt 12:28; Lk 11:20; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Cor ... Click to View Again, the key focus here is that the Son is uncreated God. We have placed great attention on collecting verses where Jesus is ascribed divine traits. Although we prove in a following chart that the Holy Spirit is a person, it is powerful to see that almost all the Divine traits of the Father are ... Searches Our Heart 1 Chron 28:9; Ps 7:9; 26:2; 139:1; Jer 17:10; Lk 16:15 Rev 2:23 (key verse to prove deity) Rom 8:27; 1 Cor 2:10-11 Authority by their name to be baptized Mt 28:19 Mt 28:19 Mt 28:19 Source of help, strength, ... Jn 15:13; Eph 5: 25 Rom 15:30 Grace Ps 84:11; 1 Pet 5:10 Rom 16:20; 1 Thess 5:28 Zech 12:10; Heb 10:29 Who Gives the Christian the Words to Speak? Mt 10:17-20 Lk 21:12-15 Lk 12:11-12 Lied to Hosea 11:12 Jn 8:55 Acts 5:3 Bears ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-divine-qualities-ascribed.htm

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Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism ... Irenaeus, Adv Haeres, 3,3,2:PG 7/1,849; cf. Vatican Council I: DS 3057). No Christian unity apart from the Catholic church 820 Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose ... The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and a call of the Holy Spirit. Salvation includes the Muslims 841 The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first ... They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus. ... So by their fraternal concern is our weakness greatly helped." Prayers for ... Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective. Penance necessary for salvation 980 It is through the sacrament of Penance that the baptized can be reconciled with God and with the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm

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Stumper questions Jehovah's Witnesses do not like to be asked ... ... for scriptural support that they should be called, "Jehovah's Witnesses" then what was the "new name" prophesied in Isa 62:2? Can't be "Jehovah's Witnesses", for God already used it 20 chapters earlier. Could the new name be "Christian" after our savior "Christ"? ... Why is the NWT not consistent in translating kyrios (kurion) as "Jehovah" in Rom 10:9, 1Cor 12:3, Phil 2:11, 2Thess 2:1, and Rev 22:21 (see Gr-Engl Interlinear)? To what was Jesus referring to by the term "this temple" in Jn 2:18- 19? See Jn 2:21. If the Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, why does he directly speak and refer to himself as "I" and "me" in Acts 13:2? The NWT translates the Greek words "ego eimi" as "I am" every time it appears (Jn ... If the spirit of a man has no existence apart from the body, why does Stephen just before his death in Acts 7:59, pray to Jesus to "receive my spirit"? How could Jesus receive Stephen's spirit if a man's spirit ceases to exist when the body dies? If the great crowd ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-questions.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma of the body, the possibility of miracles, the existence of demons, exorcism and Jesus as the promised Messiah." Read more from a critical review of Adolf Harnack. ... The Christian religion in the 3rd century made no compromise with any of the pagan religions and kept far away from the numerous intersections out of which, under the influence of the monotheistic philosophy of religion, a now religiousness developed itself. But the spirit of this religiousness entered into the Church and produced forms of expression in doctrine and cultus to correspond with itself. The testament of primitive Christianity-the Holy Scriptures-and the testament of antiquity-the ... Paul and the other apostles may be discarded as representing values for them which are no longer values for us. Hence the Ritschlians present the history of Christian ... His programme of radical 'cleansing' of the New Testament reduced the canonical text to Luke-Acts and the Pauline epistles, but even these could not be understood ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Irrefutable proof texts ... ... Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men. (Acts 17:11-12) "Apollos powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." (Acts 18:28) B. Scriptures ... through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:15 "if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; Ephesians 3:2-5 "For we write nothing ... The passage clearly states that books, to the exclusion of oral tradition, is the standard of judgement. The Law of Liberty in Jas 2:12 is a direct reference to scripture. "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ Study of Christianity and Islam", The Source of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, Quoted by Muslims) 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 no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. ... And the soldiers came before him, bowing down in mockery, saluting him as King of the Jews. And they held out their hands to receive gifts, such as new kings are accustomed to -give ; and receiving nothing ... JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Muslims would ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible! Reincarnation is not taught in the Bible! Click to View See also: What did early Christians believe about Reincarnation, New Age Click to View See also: Major outline: A Christian Analysis of Reincarnation in Contemporary American Society. Reincarnation says that the soul of one is reborn in another body or form. ... John 11:43-44 Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and he came forth with his grave clothes on, thus the same body. Acts 9:36-43 When Peter raised Dorcas from the dead, she came forth in the same body she had. She was not reincarnated in another body. Acts 20:9-12 Eutychus was "taken up dead" and Paul said "his life ... One death and then judgment; not several deaths and more lives of reincarnation. 2 Tim. 4:1-8 Paul said when his departure took place he had a crown of righteousness waiting him, not another life in another body by reincarnation. John 16:13-15 Jesus said the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into "all truth." They were not guided by the Spirit into ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-reincarnation.htm

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Synagogue allusions in the New Testament 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 lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a ... completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them." (Acts 21:23-26) e. ""You are already clean because of the word [not through a mikveh] which I have ... in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit," (Titus 3:5) c. "let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our ... Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'" (Acts 22:16) g. "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/synagogue-worship-New-Testament-allusions-symbolism-antitypes-church-moses-seat-baptism-mikveh-foot-washing.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. As the Lord's messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of truth which provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. Support is found in these Bible passages: Joel 2:28,29: Acts 2:14-21: Hebrews 1:1-3: ... This, my accompanying angel informed me, represented all the heavenly hosts looking with reverential awe toward the law of God ;which had been written by the finger of God. Jesus raised the cover of the ark, and I beheld the tables of stone ... The Christian Connextion Church was part of the Christian Church (Stone/Campbell movement), but had their own ideas regarding the Trinity and the state of the dead. I had an old 1870s book which I can't find in my library right now that put ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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Why is Christianity the only true world Religion? This is in striking contrast to a gross polytheism found in the majority of religions, Islam being an exception. Only in the Judaeo-Christian religion does one find a logical, sensible, and reasonable explanation of the creation. The ... call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21. This puts Christianity into a category all to itself. When Jesus was born, numerous forces and factors converged on this event to confirm the message of the prophets. Ma ry, his mother, was reminded by an angel that her conception was divinely authorized. Read Luke 1:26-35. Joseph, who was engaged to Mary, was informed by the angel that her conception was of the Holy Spirit - Matthew ... For a period of 40 days after His resurrection, He appeared to His apostles instructing them about His coming Kingdom. Read Acts 1:1-5. At the end of this period, He ascended into heaven. Acts 1:9 reads, "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-christianity-world-religions.htm

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The real reasons why Watchtower organization FEARS the INTERNET ... Hence, besides individually possessing God's Word, we need a theocratic organization. Yes, besides having God's spirit of illumination, a Christian needs Jehovah's theocratic organization in order to ... Franz's Answer: "Jehovah God." (Fred W. Franz on the witness stand under oath, New York King's County Clerks' Court Record, 1940, vol. II, p 795) 1942 Christ Jesus has caused the understanding of the prophetic dramas and pictures to be clear and set forth in the Watchtower publications. (Watchtower, Dec. 15, 1942 p. 376) 1959 "The evidence of the holy spirit in the quality and content ... When you give them a tract at the door, they are not permitted to read it and must throw it out immediately. "Have No Dealings With Apostates, ... For example, what will you do if you receive a letter or ... Zion has a visible part of his organization on the earth, which represents the Lord and acts under the direct supervision of the Lord Jesus Christ... "The Society" acts by through its duty ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-internet.htm

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Lesson 21: Man Is Not To Change What God Says holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." These are very stern warnings that should get our undivided attention. How much stronger warnings could God give to those who try to make changes to His will when they change immersion into sprinkling, or to change the necessity of baptism for one to receive forgiveness of sins and be saved to their saying that baptism is not necessary for salvation. God has said plainly that it is necessary. They also say that one's sins are forgiven and that one is saved when he accepts Christ as his personal savior. He can be baptized later if ... Those who have added to and taken away from God's word will be lost. If you continue to follow them, then you too will be lost. What You Need to Do In Acts 19:1-5 we have an example of twelve men, ... Then Paul said, John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-21-must-follow-bible-exactly.htm

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When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New ... is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 2 Corinthians 3:6 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. ... so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel. I. Comments by Scholars: "The term New Testament, as it is used in second-century Christian literature, may very well refer to the Canonical Edition. ... The statement is not unambiguous between "agreements" or "written records" of the agreements, but the latter is more likely, especially in view of the usage of his predecessors and contemporaries. For him "holy scriptures" included books that we know as ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-old-and-new-testament.htm

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Political, Civic and Town Hall Meetings in Synagogues "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. POLITICAL, CIVIC, TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN SYNAGOGUES A. Town hall type civic ... B. Town hall type civic meetings in churches: Acts 6 1. An example of one of these civic meetings in the church was feeding of the widows in Acts 6. a. "Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in ... The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them." (Acts 6:1-6) b. A civic, non-religious ... Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues originated at Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC spawned by the Septuagint Jesus the Messiah of the Tanakh: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Political-Civic-assemblies-ancient-Synagogue-Town-Hall-Meetingsfirst-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototyperitual-liturgy.htm

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Pentecostalism: Worshipping God with your mind in neutral! Click to View Shakers Click to View In the best part of their worship every one acts for himself Click to View The Shakers consequently saw no need for Bibles but gave themselves up to be led and ... and "Gift of Tongues." See also A. R. Hay, "Counterfeit Speaking in Tongues" in What is Wrong in the Church? Vol. 2 (Audubon, N.1.: New Testament Missionary Union, n.d.), 15-53.) Testimonies by Pentecostal-charismatic believers describe exactly the same kinds of experiences. Charismatics who experience various states of euphoria attribute their experiences to certain gifts of the Holy Spirit, ... Click to View we surrender ourselves completely; we do not make use of our mind, heart or desires -- but we only accept and receive whatever God sends Click to View The only thing we do is surrender ... with your heart." ("An Evening with Rodney Howard-Browne" (from the Newswatch column of the Christian Research Journal, Winter 1995, page 43, by Julia Duin) and (Holy Laughter, Albert James Dager, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neutral-mind.htm

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Official creed of the Free Will Baptist Church God exercises a wise and benevolent providence over all beings and all things by maintaining the constitution and laws of nature. He also performs special acts, not otherwise provided ... The human will is free and self-controlled, having power to yield to the influence of the truth and the Spirit, or to resist them and perish. Salvation Free. God desires the salvation of all, the Gospel invites all, the Holy Spirit strives with all, and whosoever will may come and take of the water of life freely. Perseverance. All believers in Christ, who through grace persevere in holiness to the end of life, have promise of eternal salvation. Gospel ... Tithing. 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 in seven be set ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-freewill.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy: God the Rock of Moses ... Jesus was the rejected temple stone (Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10-11; 14:58; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:7). Jesus was the "stumbling stone of offence" (Lk 2:34; Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:8). In addition to sharing Christ's stonemason role as both temple builders (archi-tekton-1 Cor 3:10-11), Midrashically, Christians fulfill each of the four types of Moses' rock he struck. Out of Christians flows living water to save others through preaching the gospel by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit or non-miraculously today ... you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is ... If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Exodus17-6-triple-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-1Corinthians10-Moses-rock-water-Christ-rejected-cornerstone-temple-church-foundation-fortress-stumbling-stone.htm

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McClintock and Strong: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and ... ... ye baptized in the name of Paul?" (c) The connection of these three subjects does not prove their personality or equality. We gather one thing from the text, viz. that Christ considered the doctrine respecting Father, Son, and 'Holy Ghost as a fundamental doctrine of his religion, because he requires all his followers to be bound to a profession of it when admitted by baptism into the church. I Pet 1:2: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ." From what is here said of the Holy Spirit, it ... He is described as the searcher of heart, etc. (I Cor. iv, 5). (c) Texts in which divine honor is required for Christ. The following an the principal texts of this class: John, v, 23, 11 All men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father" Acts i, 24; vii, 59; 2 Cor. xii, 8, where Christ is approached in prayer; and those in which the apostles refer to Christ the texts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McClintock.htm

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Christmas: Separating Bible truth from Myth TRUTH: December 25 was the birthday of Mithra, the pagan God of light. In 325 AD, Roman emperor Constantine re-assigned the meaning to the birthday of Jesus, the true God of light. The Christian meaning over MYTH #3: Mary wanted to spend the ... TRUTH: The scriptures do not tell us to celebrate the birth of Christ but to celebrate His death... and not once a year at "Easter" but every Sunday through the Lord's Supper. (Acts 20:7) MYTH #10: Christ was born in 6 BC! TRUTH: Josephus and ... to disgrace her, planned to send her away [divorce] secretly." (Matthew 1:19) 3. Mary was a virgin when she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit. 4. Caesar Augustus takes a census around 3 BC which triggers pregnant Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem. (Luke ... A man named Simeon who was "looking for the consolation of Israel" saw Jesus and recognized Him as the Christ. He sweeps the baby into his arms and praises God for keeping His promise to send a deliverer. He foretells that Jesus would cause ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-Xmas-story.htm

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Lesson 10: Believe in God and in Christ Many people believe that redemptive faith is merely a willing disposition to trust in Christ as their personal savior, independent of any further acts of obedience. This notion is completely alien from the truth found in the Bible. A belief that will not accept and do all that God tells us to do is not enough. If this is the case, then we are no better than the demons in James 2:19, "You ... Our obedience is how we show our love to God and Christ. John 14:21, "He that has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved of My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." Just before Jesus ascended back into heaven, He commanded His apostles in Matthew 28:19-20 to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you." Our faith in Him must lead us to observe all things the Lord has commanded us ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-10-faith.htm

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Trinity: plural references to God in the Old Testament: Plural ... ... For I would not say that the dogma of that heresy which is said to be among you (The Jews had their own heresies which supplied many things to the Christian heresies) is true, or that the teachers of it can prove that [God] spoke ... Nay, it was because He had already His Son close at His side, as a second Person, His own Word, and a third Person also, the Spirit in the Word, that He purposely adopted the plural phrase, "Let us make; "and, "in our image; "and, ... And God made man: after the image of God made He him; male and female made He them."(Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, Book V., VII) I. Angels are not included in "Us" and "Our": A. Anti-Trinitarians claim that when God said, "Let US ... And again, "I will be a Father to Him And He shall be a Son to Me"? " (Hebrews 1:5) Of course the answer is rhetorical: God never said to any angels "Today I have begotten You". But he did say this to Jesus. Therefore Jesus cannot be an angel, but we begotten at his resurrection as Acts 13:33 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-nouns-pronouns-verbs-adverbs.htm

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Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in the gift of the God of the Christians." (The Early Church, Henry Chadwick, quoted ... said of Constantine's delay of baptism: "this implies no doubt about his Christian belief" So again the Watchtower misleads the reader into a conclusion OPPOSITE to what Chadwick wrote. ... In Acts 16:25,33, the Jailer was baptized around midnight! You see, the Watchtower highlighting Constantine's delay of water baptism is as hypocritical as it is a case of the pot calling the kettle black! Both Constantine ... view of Constantine at the time of his conversion in 311 AD is clear: Constantine knew the one true God was Jesus Christ, and knew that trust in Jesus would bring about military victory. ... Encyclopedia Britannica fully documents the incredible extent that Constantine went to destroy paganism and idolatry in the same spirit of many of the righteous kings of the Old Testament! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Chadwick.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses abuse the divine name YHWH of my God ... Click here for specifics on this. So as we will see, the JW charge that the Bibles that Christian commonly use, removes the divine name from the Old Testament is false. We accept that Hebrew was the ... Used by Patriarchs YHWH: Ex 6:2-3 Never used by Patriarchs Used 7000 times by Jews Never used in NT Jesus: Acts 4:12 Never used in OT Used 900 times in NT II. YHWH not removed from the Old Testament of ... If that is what the Holy Spirit chose to use, it is good enough for us! III. Jehovah's Witnesses Misspell YHWH! "Jehovah" cannot be the name of God since neither Hebrew, Greek, Latin don't even have a letter "J" and English did not have the letter J before about 1500 AD? The name Jesus, John, Joanna, Jew all started in the Greek with the letter "I", not J. As the introduction ... Evidently because by the time those extant copies were made (from the third century C.E. onward) the original text of the writings of the apostles and disciples had been altered. The divine name in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH.htm

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The Jewish Synagogue Mikveh was the "Christian Maker" Baptistry ... But there were some Jews from Asia-" (Acts 24:17-18) b. The Jew would arrive at the temple, then walk down the descent stairs to the pool of Shalom, then immerse in the pool, then put on a white robe, then ... This is the precise symbolic imagery used by Paul, a Pharisee, of Christian baptism in Gal 3:27 where the newly minted Christian arises born again to "Put on" Christ: "For all of you who were baptized into ... in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit," (Titus 3:5) c. "let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our ... blood; see to that yourselves."" (Matthew 27:24) 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? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'" (Acts 22:16) g. "Therefore leaving the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Mikvah-Christian-Maker-Baptistry-wash-sins-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-copied-similarities-into-church.htm

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Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds This kind of theological inconsistency is common among Baptists, for example, when they maintain we are saved by faith only (see Jas 2:24), to the exclusion of water baptism (see Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; ... And although there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptized, yet the Apostle doth confess, that concupiscence and lust hath of itself the nature of sin." "The condition of man after the ... Holy Spirit. 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers ... Yet they teach many very different things, have different liturgy, cast innumerable anathema's upon the other's "saints", severed communion with each other over "filioque", (whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from the ... is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." What Christian in his or her right mind would want to be involved with something that received such harsh treatment ... of the Greek word Baptism, which means immersion and the example of Jesus and the Eunuch in Acts 8 being immersed. (Steve Rudd) After listing several of the heretics of the first 300 years after the apostles, Zell makes a statement that displays his dismal understanding of the subject he talks about: "do you know one thing they all had in common? ... It is irrefutable that the JW's are a replica of Catholic and Orthodox churches. In the case of JW's it is the Watchtower magazine, which they believe is inspired by the Holy Spirit. This kind of incredible error ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... ... Introduction: 1. The Bible clearly teaches that all 9 supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased upon the completion of the canon of the bible around AD 100. a. Those who claim ... V8-13 Then Paul referred to the three gifts of prophecies, tongues, and knowledge (again obviously representing all spiritual gifts) and contrasted them with the Christian virtues of ... B. Three parallel passages: 1. Charting the three parallel passages: 1 Cor 12-14 Ephesians 4 Romans 12 To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit 12:7 To each one grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift v7 We have gifts that differ ... Prophecy, service, teaching, exhorting, giving, leading mercy v6-8 God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of ... you are to be perfect [teleios], as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) b. "Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete [teleios], go and sell your possessions and give ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isa 6:8 ... But he did say this to Jesus. Therefore Jesus cannot be an angel, but we begotten at his resurrection as Acts 13:33 says, thereby fulfilling Ps 2:7. The self ... For I would not say that the dogma of that heresy which is said to be among you (The Jews had their own heresies which supplied many things to the Christian heresies) ... Nay, it was because He had already His Son close at His side, as a second Person, His own Word, and a third Person also, the Spirit in the Word, that He purposely adopted the plural phrase, "Let us make; "and, "in our image; "and, "become as one of us." (Tertullian, Against Praxeas, Chapter XII. Other Quotations from Holy ... was only one God, did yet forthwith confess also our Lord [Jesus] when he said, "The Lord [Jesus] rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah fire and brimstone from the Lord." ... of the Holy Apostles: "the divine Scripture testifies that God said to Christ, His only-begotten, "Let us make man after our image, and after our likeness. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis1-26.htm

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Pentecostal "Slain in the Spirit" is occult, non-Christian and ... Pentecostal "Slain in the Spirit" is occult, non-Christian and unbiblical! Click to View Slain in the Spirit: Unbiblical and of satanic origin! Click to View Pentecostalism looks and feels good, but ... And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground. ACTS 9:3-4: And as he journeyed, he came near ... The text states "they fell on their face, sore afraid" it does not say "the presence of God was so strong they could not stand." Nor does it say "the power of the Holy Spirit knocked them on their faces." ... Also, in Mark and Lukes account we read of Peter seeing Moses, Elijah and Jesus and then Peter speaking with Jesus. These two accounts do not even mention them falling down at all. It does mention ... The text in Revelation 1:17 also fails to meet the test when examined. John the beloved was an apostle of the Lamb. There are no more apostles today. Secondly, John saw the resurrected Lord which ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-slain-in-spirit.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. 3. Rapture promoters usually claim to have inspiration, are prophets, apostles, "the Elijah", have special illumination from the Holy Spirit and that God has ... Rapture Refuted! 50 ways Pre-millennialism contradicts the Bible click to view Israel's land promise fulfilled in 1350 BC 1. Israel got all the land they were promised! 2. Israel's 1948 nationhood is not the beginning of the fulfillment of the land promise made to Abraham! 3. Abraham's land promise fulfilled by Joshua, Solomon! 4. Christ will never set foot on earth again! 5. Read more click to view King Jesus is ... The End Times began when Jesus walked the earth. We have been in the last days for 2000 years. Last Days/End Times: Hebrews 1:2; 1 Peter 1:20 Acts 2:15-17; Joel 2:28; James 5:1-3 click to view Matthew 24 fulfilled in 70 AD when the Temple was destroyed ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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500 Flood stories prove Noah's Ark is real history: Epic of Gilgamesh ... ... gods to a new creature they called man. 2. The creation of man also echo's Genesis because it combines the Spirit of God with clay in making a man. The dichotomous nature of man was clearly understood by the ancient Babylonians and they needed some way to explain it. In making man, one of the lower gods was first cleansed with water by full immersion. This an amazing anti-type of both Jewish Mitzvah washings prescribed by Moses and Immersion in the name of Jesus to "wash away your sins" (Acts 22:16) by the apostles. ... It is apparent to the men who wrote the story, that if the god's broke an oath to the highest gods, that they would certainly be untrustworthy in any oath they made to men. Contrast this with the God of the Bible who kept every promise ... Addressed [ ] of the river. 'Let the river receive [ ] and take away, Let [ To [ my [ ], Let him see [ Let him [ In the night I [ When [ Facing the river On the bank [ To the Apsu I [ [-' Enki listened to [his speech] And [gave ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/noahs-ark-flood-creation-stories-myths-epic-of-atra-hasis-old-babylonian-akkadian-cuneiform-flood-creation-tablet-1635bc.htm

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Mormonism: God had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus ... Comparatively Nothing." (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1:50-51) I. Bruce R. McConkie, deceased member of the 12 Apostles (d.1985) and leading LDS theologian, writes in Mormon Doctrine: ... (Mormon Doctrine, 1966, pg.742). "As far as this life is concerned, [Jesus] was born of Mary and of Elohim; he came here as an offspring of that Holy Man who is literally our Father in heaven. ... It is just that simple" (The Promised Messiah, pg.468). "Elohim is literally the Father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and also of the body in which Jesus Christ performed His mission in the flesh ..." (First ... His biological father was God, the Father. As Son of God, Jesus represents the Father and acts as his agent in all things. (Joseph Fielding Smith, The Restoration of All Things, p.61) The ... both of which were introduced to earth through Satan the arch-enemy of mankind, was to be realized through the offspring of woman; the promise was not made specifically to the man, nor to the pair. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-god-had-sex-with-mary.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses Flip Flop on Blood transfusions! a transfusion, would violation of the Holy Scriptures in this regard subject the dedicated, baptized receiver of blood transfusion to being disfellowshiped from the Christian congregation?" "The inspired Holy Scriptures answer yes." (The Watchtower, January 15, 1961, p. 63) "Firmly Resolved About Life ... The Watchtower writers are actually saying that the Witnesses may receive "blood treatment" at the "Center for Bloodless Surgery." Notable indeed! Especially in view of the following statement: "So, if medical personnel suggest that a Christian permit some of his blood to be withdrawn and deposited in a blood bank for later transfusion purposes, the Christian ... thus, God added: "I shall indeed cut him off from among his people." (Leviticus 17:10) Later, at a meeting in Jerusalem, the apostles and older men decreed that we must 'abstain from blood.' Doing so is as vital as abstaining from sexual immorality and idolatry. - Acts 15:28,29. What would "abstaining" have meant back then? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-blood.htm

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Religious attributions pertaining to the causes and cures of ... ... The problem is that only one side of both evolution and psychiatry is presented to the study, with no opposing view point. This is about as reliable as a burglar testifying on his own behalf without any cross examination from the police! When Christians receive indoctrination into the mental health ... In Acts 16:16 you have an example of demon possession that was similar to modern fortune telling: "It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling." Acts 16:16. Save your money on ... This paper focuses primarily on the Christian religion, which is uniquely based upon a religious text called the Bible. The Christian faith centres around God, his son Jesus Christ and the internal work of the Holy Spirit (Favier, O'Brien, & Ingersoll, 2000; Loewenthal, 1996). The historic relationship between psychology and religion has been characterized by conflict and mutual ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-religious-attributions-pertaining-to-causes-cures-mental-illness-hartog-2005ad.htm

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Freewill Weekly Collections for Benevolence In Synagogues: First ... ... precaution so that no one will discredit us in our administration of this generous gift; for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. ... But there were some Jews from Asia-" (Acts 24:17-18) E. WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS: CHURCH VS. SYNAGOGUE 1. Both first century Synagogues and churches took weekly collections. 2. Synagogues used the money ... completely ignore the specific restrictions on how to use the money from the church treasury, the Holy Spirit is clear. 4. Church treasury money can be used for the God ordained work of the church: a. ... The entire first chapter is individual advice for individual action. b. Even if it was collective church action, it would be limited to Christian widows only who meet the conditions of 1 Tim 5. c. ... Not a single non-Christian is included as recipients where Jesus holds us accountable. b. Liberals wanting to build secular schools, buy food and clothing in needy African countries with church ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Freewill-Weekly-Collection-ancient-Synagogue-money-Benevolence-First-fruit-gold-Jerusalem-widow-orphan-Jews-Christians-only-Church-worship-patterned-prototype.htm

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Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad ... Jesus quoted Deut 6:4 in Mk 12:29 and chose the "unified oneness" word "hen" which is the same word used by Jesus in Mt 19:5, "the two shall become one (hen) flesh. It is significant that Jesus did not use "mono" in ... A. Jews, after the rise of Christianity, were compelled to change the Hebrew word for "one" from echad to yachid: For any Jew to use "Yachid" to refer to the oneness of God is UNBIBLICAL because the Holy Spirit never willed that any scripture in the Bible uses the word YACHID in reference to God. It is claimed by Jews who attack Christian theology ... Mk 12:29,32; Jn 10:30; 1 Cor 8:4; Eph 4:6 one people Gen 11:6; 34:16, 22 John 11:52; Gal 3:28 one heart 2 Chron 30:12; Jer 32:39 Acts 4:32; Phil 1:27; 2:2 Two objects becoming one sticks: Ezek. 37:17 flocks: Jn ... The same word echad is used to say that God is one and that husband and wife are one. This laid the ground work for the Trinity to be revealed in Christ and his apostles who could look back to the most important ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm

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Archeology of the Oppression, Exodus and Conquest of Israel: ... ... "At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands." (Acts 7:41) V. The Exodus: Moses Sinai Inscription: 1. Pharaoh of the Exodus: Thutmoses III: 1485/1464 - 1431 BC 2. Succoth ... This inscription was made by the miners in 1446 BC when they left the mines to join their fellow Hebrews at Succoth. Moses would have sent a message of freedom to the miners much like Noah and Jesus Christ! They crossed the Red Sea at the ... His son, Oholiab had learned the skill from his father and was chosen to be filled with the supernatural gift of the Holy Spirit of knowledge and wisdom. Notice the text says that those who were already skilled, would be given supernatural skill, in order to build the tabernacle furniture like the ark of the covenant. Just as the church began with the supernatural indwelling of the Holy Spirit, so too did the law of Moses. The same thing happened on Pentecost in AD 33 when the twelve apostles were ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-archeological-evidence-of-the-Exodus-Egyptian-Oppression-Hebrew-Conquest-Israel-Sinai-inscriptions-Jacob-in-Egypt-Joseph-Moses-inscription.htm

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Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ... ... Paul Editions, Boston, 1962, par. 653.Encyclical, Annum Ingressi Sumus) "He scatters and gathers not who gathers not with the Church and with Jesus Christ, and all who fight not jointly with Him and ... Let them therefore return to their common Father, who, forgetting the insults previously heaped on the Apostolic See, will receive them in the most loving fashion. For if, as they continually state, ... by herself, and under the protection and guidance of the Holy Spirit, is the source of truth." (Pope Pius XII, Allocution to the Gregorian, October 17, 1953) "O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! ... it is not possible to belong to the Church except through the bishops, successors of the Apostles, united to the Supreme Pastor, the successor of Peter." (Pope John XXIII, Address on the ... of the Church are helpful to salvation only for those remaining in it; and fasts, almsgiving, other works of piety, and the exercise of Christian warfare bear eternal rewards for them alone. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm

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The ministry of Dr. Hugh Ross exposed ... The list includes the Jewish historian Josephus (1st century); Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, apologist and martyr (2nd century); Origen, who rebutted heathen attacks on Christian doctrine (3rd ... Referring to miracles, Jesus said, "My Father worketh hitherto and I work" John 5:17). Also it i& to be noted that there were special acts of creation after the completion of the six days. During a ... He contended that the literal sense is not that for which the Holy Spirit gave the Scriptures to Christians and said, "The Scriptures are of little use to those who understand them as they are written." ... Jesus Christ, the Logos, was the exception. He did not fall at all. But still this makes Him subordinate to the Father, being at first on the same level as created beings. For this Jerome, among ... The Fingerprint of God. 2nd ed. Promise. 1991. p. 141. 6 Moody, Paul Amos. Introduction to Evolution, 2nd. ed. Harper & Bros. 1952. p. 21. 7 Lindsey, Arthur W. Principles of Organic Evolution. C.V. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tracks/b-hugh-ross.htm

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