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Official creed of Awana Clubs International (A.W.A.N.A.) ... We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons who are regenerated by the Holy Spirit through saving faith in Jesus Christ; that they are united together in the body of Christ of which He is Lord and Head; and are commissioned for the God-given tasks of worshiping, fellowshipping, teaching, evangelizing ... We believe the ordinances for the believer are water baptism by immersion and the Lord's supper as a memorial. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of salvation. But both of which are an evidence of obedience and fellowship with the Lord. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38, 41, 8:12, 35-38; Luke 22:19-20; 1 ... THE SECOND COMING We believe in the personal, premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, of the believer to everlasting glory and the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Titus 2:11-13; John 14:1-6; Matthew 25:46; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Awana.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... things" (Plea for the Christians 10:2-4). 177 AD Melito of Sardis 177 AD Melito of Sardis "It is no way necessary in dealing with persons of intelligence to adduce the actions of Christ after his baptism as proof that his soul and his body, his human nature, were like ours, real and not phantasmal. ... in the Holy Spirit, who announced through the prophets the dispensations and the comings, and the birth from a Virgin, and the passion, and the Resurrection from the dead, and the bodily Ascension into heaven of the beloved Christ Jesus our Lord, and his coming from heaven in the glory of the Father to re-establish all things; and the raising up again of all flesh of all humanity, in ... (Against Praxeas, by Tertullian) 200 AD Tertullian [Just as JW's attribute words to Tertullian that he never said. We draw your attention to the fact that the quoted words (from "Should you believe in the trinity", Watchtower booklet), "There was a time when the Son was not" are not Tertullian's, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Weekly Sabbath Assemblies in Synagogues absent from the Tanakh Temple worship abolished: When Christ died on the cross he abolished the Law of Moses and temple worship: Col 2:14-17 h. Jerusalem Temple replaced by the body of Christ: "The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?" Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this ... It boils down to commitment or quoting Jesus: "If you love Me, keep my commandments". c. Now the spiritual cream of the crop don't argue about the fact that Jesus never specifically commanded weekly attendance on Sunday, they just show up because that is where they WANT TO BE. 2. Weekly ... Mk 16:9; Mt 28:5-9; Lk 24:34; Lk 24:13-15; Lk 24:33,36 + Jn 20:19; Jn 20:26 3. Christians are recorded assembling three times on Sunday after resurrection and before ascension, never on the Sabbath. Jn 20:19 Jn 20:26 Acts 2:1 (We do not claim that these were worship services, just the early ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Weekly-Sabbath-Synagogue-assemblies-first-day-Sunday-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren ... We believe in the Holy Spirit, one with the Father and the Son, sent by them to effect redemption in man. He convicts, regenerates, guides, teaches, rebukes, indwells, empowers, comforts, intercedes, unites believers into one body, and glorifies ... God revealed Himself in saving word and deed in the Old Testament and established a covenant relationship with His people. He revealed Himself supremely and finally in the Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament. We believe that all Scripture ... Saving faith involves a surrender of the will to Christ, a complete trust in Him, and a joyful obedience to His Word as a faithful disciple. Acts 2:42, 46; Eph. 1:13-14, 2:8-9; I Tim. 2:5-6; Heb. 4:12; 9:15-28; I Jn. 1:9 The Christian Life We ... To qualify for baptism, one must repent of sin and trust Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and Lord. We practice water baptism of the believer by immersion. Baptism symbolizes death to sin and resurrection to the new life in Christ and the receipt ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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History of crucifixion and archeological proof of the cross, ... 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. Click to View In June of 1968, bulldozers working north of Jerusalem accidentally ... One, known as a sedile, was a small seat attached to the front of the cross, about halfway down. This device provided some support for the victim's body and may explain the phrase used by the Romans, "to sit on the cross." Both Eraneus and Justin Martyr describe the cross of ... If this interpretation is correct, and the excavators are strongly in favor 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. E.L. Sukenik of the Museum ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-history-archeology-crucifixion-cross.htm

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The Lord's Day - Revelation 1:10 ... The First Day! However this is a very weak argument and the actual evidence for the first day (Sunday) is MUCH stronger! A. The weight of evidence is stronger for The Lord's Day being the first day (Sunday) Jesus rose on the first day (Sunday) Jesus ... Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. D. The Lord's things: The Lord's body: 1 Cor 11:27-29 The ... D. Here are a few quotes from our history archive that prove early Christians unanimously called the first day of the week, the "Lord's Day"! (click here for more quotes) 107AD IGNATIUS: let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and ... Wherefore we Christians keep the eighth day for joy, on which also Jesus arose from the dead and when he appeared ascended into heaven. (15:8f, The Epistle of Barnabas, 100 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 147) 150AD JUSTIN: But ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lords-day.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 10:30-33 ... Look at John 10:34-38! If the watchtower interpretation of John 10:30 is correct, and the oneness that Christ shares with the Father is identical to the oneness that believers have with Christ, are you willing to insert your personal name in John 10:30? In John 14:9? In ... This proves the Arian interpretation wrong because it assumes the Jews were initially wrong about Jesus making Himself out to be God. The fact that Jesus then makes his argument from Ps 82, yet they still wanted to stone him, proves he was not denying the charge of being God, but ... The judges performed no miracles, yet Jesus used miracles as confirming evidence he could rightly call himself God. (v37) The judges would die like every other man in sin, (Ps 82:7) Jesus would die being sinless, then become the source of resurrection and life for all men (Jn 6:39). This is why I can say what no other man or angel has ever said before: "I and the Father are one" because I am not a creature, I, like the Father, am God. The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john10-30.htm

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Who Is This Man Jesus? who is Christ the Lord." Thus the shepherds were invited to pay homage to the new King. Wise men were called from afar by the shining of a glorious star. Later old Simeon and old Anna saw their life's ambition come to pass as they viewed the new child, the Savior, as God had promised them they would before they died. Jesus was raised in the small rural town of Nazareth, where His adoptive father, Joseph, taught him to use the tools of a carpenter. It was hard work, work requiring much manual labor, skill, an eye for construction and body that could bear up to hours of sweating in the hot sun. ... It was not those nails that held Him to the cross, nor was it the fear of the Roman swords, but it was His love for you and me. Hours of agony, unable to breath, pain that was unbearable, body ... They buried Him before 6:00 that Friday and laid Him in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, the Jews insisted on a guard of soldiers to keep anyone from stealing the body. But on that Sunday morning, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-story-jesus.htm

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Stumper questions Jehovah's Witnesses do not like to be asked ... Were these Ex-Jw's in fact disfellowshipped for truth and knew things that the governing body did not? See Jw's were disfellowshipped for rejecting generation doctrine Can Jehovah's Witnesses hold and discuss openly with other Jehovah's Witnesses opinions that differ from orthodox Watch Tower doctrine? Can individuals read & understand the Bible alone, or do they need an ... Should we discard the New Testament or the Watchtower organization as unreliable? If the name "Jehovah" is so important, then why does Acts 4:12 say, "There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name [v10 Jesus Christ] under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved"? Would this ... Where will the devil, the wild beast, and the false prophet be "tormented day and night forever and ever"? In Lk 24:36-39 and in Jn 20:26-27, Jesus showed his disciples the wounds in his body as proof of his resurrection. If Jesus' body had been destroyed by God after he died, how could Jesus show the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-questions.htm

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30-150AD: Church organization the same as in the Bible Blueprint ... ... The Bible refers to this office collectively as the "Eldership/Presbytery" in 1 Tim 4:14. Of most importance, before 150 AD, is the fact that Bishops (Overseers) and Presbyters (Elders) were the same office and used interchangeably. Each church had ... There were no organizational ties between local churches and one set of elders in a local church never had any control over any other local churches. Each local congregation was self-governing under Jesus Christ as its head. The concept of a diocese ... It wasn't until about 250 AD, when the first diocese began to develop, that these solo bishops began to exercise power outside the domains of their local congregations. B. Even Roman Catholic Scholars admit their governments did not exist in the ... They multiplied in proportion as Christianity extended, while the number of the apostles diminished by death, and could, in the nature of the case, not be filled up by witnesses of the life and resurrection of Christ. The extraordinary officers ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-33-150AD.htm

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Daniel 2,7,9,12 and Revelation 2300 days + evenings = 1150 days: Antiochus Epiphanes 167-164 BC 4. Daniel 9: The 70 weeks, 490 years ending at Resurrection 5. Daniel 12: The 1290 Days, 43 months: Ministry of Christ Quick links: Daniel 2 | Daniel 7 | Daniel 8/11 | Daniel ... The five kingdoms of Daniel 2: 1. Babylon 2. Media-Persian 3. Greek 4. Roman 5. Church/Kingdom of Christ on Pentecost AD 33 Click on image to enlarge chronologies: Quick links: Daniel 2 | Daniel 7 | Daniel 8/11 | Daniel 9 | Daniel 12 Daniel 7:23-26: (42 Months/1260 ... They destroyed the altars that had been built by the foreigners in the marketplace and also the shrines." (2 Maccabees 10:1-2) 8. Jesus used the Hanukkah celebration as an opportunity to teach: Jn 10:22 a. "Now it happened on the day in which ... The 490 years of Daniel's 70 weeks is exactly 490 solar years to the very day. 5. Abomination of Desolation refers to the destruction of the body of Christ, the true temple, at the crucifixion. If it was an abomination to destroy the physical ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-Revelation-commentary-Steven-Rudd-Daniel-5-kingdoms-1260-days-42-months-70-weeks-490-years-2300-1290-days-43-months.htm

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Six trials of Jesus: 3 Jewish found guilty. 3 Roman found innocent John 18:24 6. "Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of high-priestly descent." Acts 4:6 7. Our conclusion is that Annas was the Jewish appointed High Priest, while Caiaphas was the Roman ... Mk 2. I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days Mt 3. tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right ... Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and ... Illegal because it was unauthorized inquiry held at night at residence of Annas. Prejudice. No specific charges. Violent. Purpose was to gain evidence for the trial. "Guilty" of irreverence. Taken to Caiaphas. 2 3:30 AM Jewish Caiaphas, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/doctrine-six-trials-of-jesus-3-jewish-guilty-3-roman-innocent.htm

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Angels commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Deut 32:43: Textual ... ... In fact, the refuted Rabbi Trypho may have been so angered by Justin's quoting of Deut 32:43 that he stormed off and changed the manuscript himself! All the literary and archeological sources contained the key phrase up to the time of Justin in 150 AD. The Septuagint therefore preserves the correct reading and the Masoretic reflects a theologically motivated alteration of the word of God to break the connection with the messianic last days prophecy of Moses and Jesus Christ the Messiah. ... 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 Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father's ... Because Ps 97:7 is close enough, the translators probably didn't feel it was important to add the phrase in Deut 32:43 from the LXX. d. Given the huge weight of archeological and literary evidence, the newer translations after the discovery of 4Q44 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Deuteronomy-32-43-Angels-Worship-Jesus-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-copying-error.htm

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Messianic Sermon Topics In Synagogues: How Christians used the ... ... belong to that watch gather together in their towns [ie. In the synagogues in each town is generally accepted] and study the story of the works of creation." (Mishnah, m. Ta'an. 4:2 F) 4. We also have solid evidence that spiritual topics of discussion in first century Synagogues revolved around historical Bible characters and past Bible events. a. ... LIFE; YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.' "Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. "And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY. "This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy ... ... ...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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"Sunday keeping" DID NOT originate in the pagan religion of Mithraism ... ... day was a day of rest." (The Paganism in Our Christianity, Arthur Weigall, 1928, p209,210-211) #30: Conclusion of entire book: Almost all of Christianity is of pagan origin! "A fact which must be clear to those who have read the foregoing chapters is that Christianity developed into a religion in a lurid pagan environment which could not fail to have its ... Of course neither is true! God established both the Sabbath for the Jews at Sinai and the Lord's day as Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead! Sabbatarians should not quote from atheists and Bible haters like Arthur Weigall, who trash not only Sunday, but Sabbath, the virgin birth and resurrection of Christ! Click here to learn more. C. There is absolutely no historical evidence that the religion of Mithraism gathered together for worship on Sunday! Sure they viewed Sunday as a special day, but different pagan religions have viewed almost every day of the week including SATURDAY, as special. Sabbatarians present the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Mithraism.htm

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Definition and Nature of God III. Qualities that God shares with righteous angels and men after resurrection: God is a Spirit, without flesh and bones: Luke 24:39; John 4:24; Matthew 16:17 God is invisible: Ex 33:20; John 1:18; 1 John 4:12; 1 Tim 6:16; Col 1:15; 1 Tim 1:17; ... IV. Qualities that Jesus Christ possessed before, during and after incarnation: Although Jesus Christ was fully divine before and after the incarnation, it is clear that several qualities He possessed before incarnation, were either given up, in order to ... As a servant, Jesus would not, he did not use his innate power to give himself glory, which he surrendered. He lived in the flesh. He experienced in every way what the human spirit experiences in the body. He imposed upon himself all the ... Some Trinitarians will say: "God cannot be tempted, and since Jesus was God, he was not tempted.". Both these are false dilemmas. The fact remains that while God normally is a spirit that cannot be tempted, the whole point of the incarnation is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... Introduction: 1. Rapture doctrine is widely believed today, but it did not exist before it "popped" into John Darby's head in 1830 AD. If you believe in the Rapture, you probably wrongly assumed it was a historic Bible doctrine, when in fact it was born in the era of the cults (1830-1880 AD). 2. Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new ... "Replacement theology" or "supersessionism" is the true gospel of Jesus Christ. John Hagee and others who oppose "replacement theology" are rank false teachers whom apostle Paul condemns as "fallen from grace, severed from Christ". (Gal 4:10; 5:4; Rom 7:1-7; Jer 31:31 + Heb 8:6-13) click to view Christians are God's true ... The disciples asked when the Temple would be destroyed, not the second coming Prophetic language of Matthew is used throughout the Old Testament The "abomination desolation" is the Roman Armies surrounding Jerusalem in 70 AD The signs of war, earthquakes, famines, warned Christians to flee Jerusalem in 70 AD Scientific ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) Some generalizations are possible however: Some, but not all Quakers, view the doctrine of Jesus' and the virgin birth as nonessential and not accepted as fact. Primacy of "feelings" over scripture as source of testing doctrine. Acceptance of any ... God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in One, yet not three Gods but One (Jn 5:7). Of Christ: Christ is God (Jn 1:1). Christ Jesus was born from the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18). Jesus Christ, God made flesh (Jn 1:14). ... And they should aim for perfection in Christ (Matt.5: 48). Of the Church: Christ is the Head of the Church (Col. 1:13 and 2:19). The Church is the body of Christ, the people of God. Of Worship: True worship is done in Spirit and in Truth (Jn. 4: ... 31; Schaff, I, 114; "Tongues, Gift of," B, IV, 796.) A group of Huguenots (French Protestants), mostly peasants, who resisted the attempts of Louis XIV's government to convert them to Roman Catholicism. Many were imprisoned, tortured, and martyred. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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The New World Translation: A corrupt sectarian paraphrase. 1666 ... ... They change "God purchased the church with His own blood" to God purchased the church with the blood of His son" Wrath and indignation will come to every Jw from the Governing Body, who even suggests God purchased the church with His own blood... the blood of Jesus... who is God! Romans 2:29 "By ... "Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation," Which omits the word NOW. The NWT omits key words when to include them may contradict JW doctrine. The most glaring example is Rom 8:1 "Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation," Which omits the word NOW. This omission is evidently motivated by the fact that the JW's do not believe anyone can claim NOW to be ... The revision suggests that death and being with Christ are two separate steps in an extended process, as the JWs believe in soul sleep (i.e., the unconscious state of the human spirit awaiting the resurrection). In Phil 1:23-24 several words are added without brackets that, along with some other ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-NWT.htm

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Pentecost in Acts 2:1 was on Sunday ... day or not, is a smoke screen intended to confuse the simple issue that even the Sabbatarian method of calculation would have Pentecost fall on the first day the year Jesus was crucified. All Sabbatarians who believe in a Friday crucifixion and a first day resurrection MUST admit to a Pentecost in Acts 2:1 that fell on the first day (Sunday). Only Herbert W. Armstrong (WWCOG) before 1990 and all splinter groups since the 1994 shake down, believe in a Wednesday crucifixion and a Sabbath resurrection for Christ. ... Acc. to this reckoning the day of the week on which Pentecost carne would depend on the day of week the Passover began." (Theological dictionary of the New Testament, 1976, The Jewish Feast of Pentecost) The fact that Philo and Josephus ... The evidence for those who say Pentecost always falls on a Monday is so week and contradictory to both the Bible and record of history, that we need not waste any space refuting it. How valid could their position be if it never existed ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-pentecost.htm

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500 Flood stories prove Noah's Ark is real history: Epic of Gilgamesh ... Introduction: They are digging up Bible stories! No matter what evidence you will present to atheists and Bible scoffers, they are going to say that Noah's Ark is a myth because they refuse to believe in God. Before the discovery of these tablets, atheists and Bible scoffers claimed that Noah's Ark was a myth because, they said, "if the entire world was really populated by four 'Adam and Eve like' couples upon exiting Noah's Ark, such a fact would be ... language signed by Noah, piles of extinct pre-historic plants that Noah used as food, even a few frozen, fully fleshed dinosaurs that never made it off the ark. Such a find would turn the world upside down with the collapse Darwinian evolution. Suddenly the Genesis becomes the introductory reading assignment in all university science and history courses. Bible scoffers and unbelievers will always reject the Bible at God's word until the day they stand before Him in Judgment after the second coming of Jesus Christ our Creator. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/noahs-ark-flood-creation-stories-myths-sumerian-kings-list-sumerian-eridu-genesis-kings-list-instructions-of-shuruppak-atra-hasis-epic-of-gilgamesh-berossus.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Titus Flavius Josephus (Joseph ... 1. Josephus mentions 18 cities that had fully functioning synagogues before the birth of Christ Jesus. a. Several Synagogues listed by Josephus are otherwise unknown to history and he is the only known reference. b. Many Synagogues listed by Josephus merely adds additional information to known synagogues. 2. Josephus provides details of synagogue worship and organization. 3. Josephus records a series of imperial decrees dating back to authorities is 76 BC and Julius Caesar and Tiberias Caesar. 4. "Synagogues were viewed as collegia by Roman authorities in the first century B.C.E., yet their status was special. Two figures dominate the interpretation of the evidence, Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus. ... COMMUNION UNLEAVENED BREAD: "For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." In the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Joseph-ben-Matthias-Titus-Flavius-Josephus-70ad.htm

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Daniel 2,7,9,12 and Revelation 2300 days + evenings = 1150 days: Antiochus Epiphanes 167-164 BC 4. Daniel 9: The 70 weeks, 490 years ending at Resurrection 5. Daniel 12: The 1290 Days, 43 months: Ministry of Christ Quick links: Daniel 2 | Daniel 7 | Daniel 8/11 | Daniel ... it will itself endure forever." (Daniel 2:44) The five kingdoms of Daniel 2: 1. Babylon 2. Media-Persian 3. Greek 4. Roman 5. Church/Kingdom of Christ on Pentecost AD 33 Click on image to enlarge chronologies: 5 Quick links: Daniel 2 | Daniel 7 | Daniel 8/11 | Daniel 9 ... They destroyed the altars that had been built by the foreigners in the marketplace and also the shrines." (2 Maccabees 10:1-2) 8. Jesus used the Hanukkah celebration as an opportunity to teach: Jn 10:22 14 a. "Now it happened on the day in ... The 490 years of Daniel's 70 weeks is exactly 490 solar years to the very day. 5. Abomination of Desolation refers to the destruction of the body of Christ, the true temple, at the crucifixion. If it was an abomination to destroy the physical ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-commentary-Daniel-Steven-Rudd.pdf

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Extra-Biblical oral apostolic tradition does not exist today "Tradition can be viewed as channel and as content, to use a modern phrase. As content, it is a body of doctrine Tradition as channel thus becomes the teaching authority, the only authentic spokesman of Roman Catholic belief. Tradition can therefore be called living, for at any given moment it exists in the teaching authority." ... The Council decreed: "seeing clearly that this truth and discipline are contained in the written books and the unwritten traditions which, received by the Apostles from the mouth of Christ Himself, or from the Apostles ... The devout Roman Catholic takes great comfort from that, I know that I did. How surprised I was to discover that when solid evidence of "perpetual belief" is lacking, the Roman Catholic authorities merely fabricate it. Let ... In other words essentially what the Church says is; we believe it now, we wouldn't make a mistake, so that means the church has always believed it despite the fact that there is no evidence from the earliest centuries that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-tradition.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... The real Ignatius, lived about 110 AD. A total of 15 letters were allegedly written by Ignatius. We take the view that all 15 of Ignatius's letters are forgeries. The fact that neither Eusebius (300 AD) nor Jerome (495 AD) make reference to the ... 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. We feel that is it ... At the same time, he regarded each bishop as limited to his own congregation, and recognized no essential distinctions within the episcopal body. Ignatius, however, appears to have been an exception to his age, in the degree of emphasis which he ... Baur declares it impossible that any writer of so early an age could have uttered such high episcopal notions as appear in the so-called Ignatian Epistles." (Henry C. Sheldon, History of the Christian Church, Vol 1, p 147) B. Roman Catholics and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... Although it was neither written by Bishop Strossmayer, or spoken by him in the Vatican Council of 1870 AD, Bishop Strossmayer did in fact oppose proclaiming the Pope infallible and defended Protestantism. Having said this, the document is true ... Peter, vicar of Jesus Christ, and the infallible doctor of the church. To resolve this grave question I have been obliged to ignore the present state of things, and to transport myself in mind, with the evangelical torch in my hand, to the days when ... The apostle Paul makes no mention, in any of his letters directed to the various churches, of the primacy of Peter. If this primacy had existed, if, in one word, the church had in its body a supreme head infallible in teaching, would the great ... These are facts which, for the honor of the Holy See, we should wish to ignore; but when it is to define a dogma which may provoke a great schism in our midst, the love which we bear to our venerable mother church, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses, Anti-semitism and the Third Reich Because of the brave stand taken by most ordinary German Witnesses in the face of a terrible persecution that cost many of them their lives in Hitler's concentration camps, they have rightly been praised by secular historians-a fact which the Watch ... He wrote: The Jews were evicted from Palestine and `their house left unto them desolate' because they rejected Christ Jesus, the beloved and anointed King of Jehovah. To this day the Jews have not repented of this wrongful act committed by their ... Balzereit may well have been responsible for having the Declaration translated into German, and he may also have been responsible for drafting the letter to Hitler. Yet there is clear evidence to suggest that he did not tamper with the wording of ... None the less, the Watch Tower Society has no other real option than to attempt to continue that cover-up. Jehovah's Witnesses claim that the collective body of persons who have governed them since 1919 have been and are the "anointed footstep ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-penton-3rdreich.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... So the fact that Lohse says Constantine had little understanding and that Trinity is not found in the Bible projects the false impression that such facts refute the fact that Jesus is divine and the Holy Spirit is a person not a thing! Full Text: First, it is important to note that ... affirmations, which for Jewish monotheism were utterly offensive, Christians expressed their faith that it was not merely some heavenly being which encountered them in Jesus Christ, but God himself, and that because of this, his coming, especially his cross and his resurrection, had meaning for the entire world. The New Testament affirmations about the Holy Spirit are not so clear and univocal as those about Jesus Christ. ... ... the Trinity. (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p37-39) When in the year 324 Constantine the Great, after his victory over Licinius, had become ruler also of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, lie found the Eastern church embroiled in bitter controversy. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Anglo/British Israelism Herbert W. Armstrong REFUTED! ... In fact, earlier editions of the US & BC plagiarized vast portions of a book entitled, "Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright." It is not possible to say that this was revealed to Mr. Armstrong, when in fact, we can see where he copied it from -- including the historical errors." ... "Now, my opinion is ... "And so, because David was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants upon his throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ" This verse absolutely and conclusively proves that Jesus was seated on the Throne of David at His resurrection! The house of Israel is not Jewish! Those who constitute it are not Jews, ... Here Jesus commanded the twelve to "go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." If "lost" in this passage means that the tribes were physically lost, how could the twelve disciple "go" to them? And if the Jews were "not in the house of Israel," since it is claimed that the ten tribes were not in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-herbert-armstrong.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 5:18 Comments: It is important to note that Jesus breaking the sabbath was the first recorded controversy that John records in the single most important chapter in the gospel of John to prove the deity of Christ. The sabbath controversy allowed Jesus to ... Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #2 refuted Anti-Trinitarians really only have this one argument which states that Jesus did not break the Sabbath law. Well in fact Jesus did break the sabbath law, yet without sin. First we notice that Jesus never denies ... God approved of her course. (Compare Romans 14:4) She took a risk in order to protect his servants, giving evidence of her faith. While malicious lying is wrong in Jehovah's eyes, a person is not obligated to divulge truthful information to people ... Mk 2:27 is a bold statement of the humanitarian view; the Sabbath law is to be interpreted according to human needs and possibilities. After all the purpose of the sabbath law was to recharge the human body after 6 days of hard labour! On a side ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john5-18.htm

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Weekly Church Attendance is Essential! Acts 20:7 tells us they came together for the purpose of breaking bread b. The book of 1 Corinthians gives us strong evidence Christians met weekly: Christians assembled regularly: 1 Cor 11:17-18,20,33; ... divide His body nor disperse His members, neither prefer the occasions of this life to the word of God; but assemble yourselves together every day, morning and evening, singing psalms and praying in the Lord's house: in the morning saying the sixty-second Psalm, and in the evening the hundred and fortieth, but principally on the Sabbath-day. And on the day of our Lord's resurrection, which is the Lord's day, meet more diligently, sending praise to God that made the universe by Jesus, and sent Him to us, and condescended to let Him suffer, and raised Him from the dead. Otherwise ... Yes, church attendance is necessary if a person is to grow in the "Grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ". There are many very valid reasons as to why we should attend the worship services of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-weekly-attendance.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Hippolytus as using violently those things which are given by God, but even as He has chosen to teach them by the Holy Scriptures, so let us discern them." (Hippolytus, Against Noetus, ch 9) Click to View This is a powerful contradiction and refutation to the modern Roman Catholic and Orthodox view of tradition. ... They do not, however, attend to this (fact), that the legal enactment was made for Jews, who in times to come should kill the real Passover. And this (paschal sacrifice, in its efficacy,) has spread unto the Gentiles, and is discerned by faith, and not now observed in letter (merely). They attend to ... Yearly Easter celebrations are found neither in scripture or the apostolic fathers. What we do find in the apostolic fathers, was that every Sunday was a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. "We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead" (The Epistle of Barnabas, 100-130 AD, ch 15). So here we have the bishop of Rome, going ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... Click to View The church is not an infallible interpreter of scripture! I. Oral Traditionalists: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason because it rejects the Divine voice of the Church at this hour, and a heresy because it denies that voice to be Divine. How can we know what antiquity was except through the Church? ... I may say in strict truth that the Church has no antiquity. It rests upon its own supernatural and perpetual consciousness. ... The only Divine evidence to us of what was primitive is the witness and ... Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 268) "The authority of the Church is important for our discussion because of the fact that the Church is given the authority by Christ to teach and preach the gospel. The Church is the body with the ability and authority to speak. The Scripture contains the content of what she is to speak. Scripture does not and cannot preach itself. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Is it OK that My church doesn't have Communion every Sunday? But at the dinner, according to Luke's account in Chapter 22:19-20, "He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me. And the cup in like ... worship, yet they held their separate meetings, in which they were instructed by the apostles and presbyters (or elders), offered up their united prayers, celebrated the sacred supper, the memorial of Jesus Christ, and the salvation he procured . . . . ... For the first three centuries, then, the church observed the Lord's Supper each first day of the week. Testimony to this fact comes from Justin Martyr, one of the earliest church fathers. To those who were sick and unable to attend the assembly, ... This would indicate that a regular and proper observance of the Lord's Supper is essential to keep the Christian spiritually alive. The Supper is a constant and beautiful reminder, not only of the death and resurrection of our Lord, but of His ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-frequency.htm

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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity, the Last Judgment, and ... reward and punishment (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Part III, 1944, p. 595) from Syria the resurrection ... creation of the ancient pagan world." (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Part III, 1944, p. 595) Our comment Durant is universally recognized as a modernist and a secularist. Durant does not exempt Jw's from his comments, in fact he would certainly include them! Notice all the thinks he says the Apostles and early Christians borrowed from the pagans in addition to trinity! Yet both Jw's and UPCI (modalists) use him as proof that trinity is pagan! (Its the best evidence they can find!) Notice this first quote where Durant trashes the whole of ... made and almost filled the Age of Faith: the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran-as if to say that in the rebarbarization of the Roman Empire only a supernatural ethic could restore order to society and the soul. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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Religious attributions pertaining to the causes and cures of ... ... 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 industry, they never hear the "facts of the opposing side". And we mean facts. Most important is the fact that psychiatry has been unable to find either a single ... 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 disregard. Naturalism, agnosticism and humanism have dominated the field of psychology (Bergin, 1980; Guinee & Tracey, 1997; Kudlac, 1991). However, a growing body of recent research into the area of ''psychology and religion'' shows that the psychology profession has begun ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-religious-attributions-pertaining-to-causes-cures-mental-illness-hartog-2005ad.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... ... of the Father into the Virgin Mary, was made flesh in her womb, and, being born of her, went forth as Jesus Christ; thenceforth He preached the new law and the new promise of the kingdom of heaven, worked miracles; ... life and of the heavenly promises, and to condemn the wicked to everlasting fire, after the resurrection of both these classes shall have happened, together with the restoration of their flesh. This rule, as it will be proved, was taught by Christ, and raises amongst ourselves no other questions than those which heresies introduce, and which make men heretics." (Tertullian, the Prescription Against Heretics, Chapter XIII) Click to View The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches love to quote (Tertullian, the Prescription Against Heretics, Chapter XIII) ... In fact, Tertullian's "rule of faith" is proof of our major premise, namely, that all such "apostolic traditions" that were considered essential were based entirely (100%) upon scripture. Even in the Lord's true ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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The Sinner's Prayer: Modern apostasy and false teaching that ... ... There were also Calvinists (Presbyterian), the Church of England (Episcopalian), various branches of Anabaptists and, of course, the Roman church (Catholics). Most of these groups were trying to ... Christ; in these words, I will come in to him. i.e. If any Sinner will but hear my Voice and open the Door, and receive me by Faith, I will come into his Soul, and unite him to me, and make him a living member of that my mystical body of which I am the Head." (Christ's Suit to the Sinner, 14) Preachers heavily relied on Revelation 3:20. By using the first-person tense while looking into the sinner's eyes, preachers began to speak for Jesus as they exhorted, "If you would just let me come in and dine with you, I would accept you." Even heathens who had never been baptized responded with the same or even greater sorrow than churchgoers. As a result, more and more preachers of Christendom concluded that baptism was merely an external matter--only an outward sign of an inward grace. In fact, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-sinners-prayer.htm

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Using the local newspaper to save souls! ... Do you wonder why there are so many major problems in America today. Well, it grows from the evil tree of evolutionary thought. To deny this fact is to bury one's head in the sand. To learn more about man and how he must live before God visit, call, or write the: Call ... see, Jesus said that he gave His life on the cross for the salvation of all mankind, but that for one to be saved he had to accept Jesus as his personal savior. If a preacher believes that one can be saved who does not believe in Christ then he believes that Jesus Christ either died on the cross for no reason, or that he lied about Himself. At the Annandale church of Christ a loving message of salvation is held out to all who are outside the body of Christ. ... But can you imagine him while he was wrestling with his so-called friends about why all the calamities had befallen him? They would be wont to tell him that his problems were evidence of little faith, or that he had not planted a "seed gift" (i.e., giving money to a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-newspaper.htm

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BEWARE: Arian Biased Translations ... Lamsa, George M.: This is a translation made from Greek into Aramaic Hebrew, then translated a second time into English. Lamsa admits he was raised in the Nestorian church. Nestorius, who was condemned by the third Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431, taught that Jesus had two persons in one body, one human and one divine. Lamsa said: "the Eastern ... bodily resurrection of Christ, the actual second coming, the person of the devil and demons. Lamsa believes parts of the Bible have been lost altered and corrupted, questions the inspiration of the Pauline epistles, believes that certain bible passages were "deliberately forged". (George M. Lamsa, New, xiii-xv. 44 Origin, 97. 45 Ibid., 97-98. 46 Bible, v. 47 Origin, 89) Cotton Patch: Is a paraphrase by one person not a translation, so is completely unreliable. New English Bible & Revised English Bible: produced by liberal, modernistically minded theologians whose vital faith is troubling even to Jehovah's Witnesses. The fact that the word ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-translations.htm

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Official creed of Reformed Baptist church ... and many other incomparable excellencies, and entire perfections thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God; yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth, and ... The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; whose subsistence is in and of himself, infinite in being and perfection; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but himself; a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or ... God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise of his glorious grace; others being left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise of ... They who are united to Christ, effectually called, and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them through the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, are also farther sanctified, really and personally, through the same ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-ref.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of ... This is most troubling to Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders of an oral tradition that is distinct from scripture. The Apostolic Fathers in fact viewed oral tradition as a duplicate of scripture. Tradition #2: Verbal inspiration. (Jer 1:9; 1 Cor ... 2:15. Both oral and scripture are called traditions. "Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received ... What was taught within these four generations may have included oral revelation, but this oral doctrine was also taught in scripture. For Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders who see the succession of Bishops or the Pope, look elsewhere! First, ... I may say in strict truth that the Church has no antiquity. It rests upon its own supernatural and perpetual consciousness. ... The only Divine evidence to us of what was primitive is the witness and voice of the Church at this hour." (Henry Edward ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-2-oral.htm

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Earliest evidence for the New Testament canon ... collection, P46, containing the letter at issue, actually exists. Are we not forced by the evidence to interpret the discussion in the early church about the authenticity of certain biblical writings as a reaction to an already published book? ... III. Roman Catholic and Orthodox confuse the issue: 1. False claims by Catholic and Orthodox church leaders like James Bernstein: "The second big surprise came when I realized that the first complete listing of New Testament books as we have them today did not appear until over 300 years after the death and resurrection of Christ. (The first complete listing was given by St. Athanasius in his Paschal Letter in A.D. 367.)" (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. James Bernstein, Orthodox ... The way Orthodox and Catholic leaders portray is, they give you the wrong impression. Just because we have the first complete list in the 4th century, doesn't change the fact that all the 27 books of the New Testament were in full circulation ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-earliest-evidence.htm

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Development of Trinity Doctrine from the Old to the New Testament All the while, if they ever stopped to think, they would realize this is a satanic deception, illogical and utter hypocrisy! It is obvious that the Jews would reject the JW view of Jesus being "a god" ... So although several Old Testament passages merely hinted at certain doctrines, these teachings were fully brought to light by Christ. Many concepts merely alluded to in the Old Testament, were explicitly taught in the New Testament. All these things were alluded to in the Old Testament but the Jews didn't comprehend it. Same with Trinity! Final resurrection (Ps 16:10; 17:13-15; Dan 12:1-12 = Jn ... Meanwhile, thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses are also deceived. The Essenes and even the disciples, incorrectly expected the messiah to deliver the Jews from Roman domination and restore an independent ... + Col 1:16 + Heb 1:10-12 = Gen 1:26 + Eccl 12:1 [lit: creators]) That we would become part of the body of the Messiah, (1 Cor 12:12f) That the physical universe would be uncreated at the second coming ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development-old-testament.htm

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Archeology of the Greek language at the Time of Christ Greek funeral markers and grave stones. 3. Working languages at the time of Christ: 30 AD: Working languages at the time of Christ: 30 AD Default working language Other languages spoken Language of worship Jesus Christ Aramaic Syriac Greek, ... Prophets written in 50 BC: Dating to 50 BC, this is a Greek (Septuagint) translation of the 12 minor prophets by Jews before Christ was born. This proves that the Entire Old Testament (Tanakh) was translated into Greek before the Christian Era. ... within Judea 80% were Greek: "The evidence of Greco-Roman influence there is overwhelming-the architecture of many catacomb facades, the impressive funerary monuments, the extensive art remains, and especially the inscriptions, almost 80% of which are in Greek. ... The degree to which synagogues resembled Roman buildings is vividly reflected in a rabbinic discussion of a person who passed a pagan temple and, thinking it was a synagogue, proceeded to bow down before it. The very fact that the rabbis would ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Archeology-of-Bible-languages-Greek-Tanakh-synagogue-inscriptions-coins-Jewish-grave-tombstones-first-century-time-Jesus.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility This is like kissing Satan! We are utterly shocked that any Christian would kiss the Koran. Infallibility of the church? "The entire Roman Catholic argument depends upon the assumption that Rome could not do what Israel did. The ... Peter along with the other apostles were to "sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Mt. 19:28). Peter was not the head of the church - Jesus is the only head of His church (Eph. 1:22-23;Col.1:19) Peter was not selected to be the Vicar of Christ on earth (no references in the Bible). Peter never talked about any "successors" to him. Peter and Paul never wore any of the many titles of the modern Popes (2 Pet. 3:15). Peter and no other disciple(s) were to be "the greatest in the kingdom" (Mt. 18:1-4; 20:20-28); ... Even if this council had happened at Rome, Peter was not the key note speaker, but one of four who are highlighted. In fact, James was the speaker who not only summed it all up, but concluded the meeting with "his personal ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Refuted: 1948 Israeli nationhood did ... ... because they are trying to do what the first century Jews wanted to do: practice Mosaic Judaism beside Christianity. 4. When a Jew converts to Christianity, he stops worshipping God according to Moses and takes all his instructions from Christ. ... Israel got all the land they were promised! 3. To give the Jews a second chance at accepting Jesus as their earthly king. In fact, Jesus was never intended to be their earthly king. Jesus was prophesied to be Israel's spiritual king. Jesus plainly told ... Daniel prophesied the four successive kingdoms of Babylon, Mede-Persia, Greece and Rome. c. Daniel said that the Kingdom of God would be start during the days of the Roman Empire. d. This was fulfilled in 30 AD on the Day of Pentecost. e. The ... Much of Isaiah is prophetic of Christ and the church in 30 AD. This is seen in chapters 40-55. c. Isa 66:19-24 is a prophecy of the church. d. Like Isa 2:1-4, it foresees the gentiles in union with the Jews as one body: i. "Now it will come about ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-israeli-statehood-became-nation-1948.htm

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The Error of the Catholic Nicene Trinity ... Most of them indicated quite clearly a belief in the divinity of Christ, less clearly a belief in the distinct personality and divinity of the Holy Spirit. They gave solid evidence of a belief in three pre-existent 'beings,' but they furnished no ... Yet, notwithstanding this difference as to origin, the Persons are co-eternal and co-equal: all alike are uncreated and omnipotent. This the Church teaches is the revelation regarding 'God's nature which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came upon earth to ... Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian. ... It is manifest that a dogma so mysterious presupposes a Divine revelation. When the fact of revelation, understood in its full sense as the speech of God to man, is no ... The Pastoral Question. There are few teachers of Trinitarian theology in Roman Catholic seminaries who have not been badgered at one time or another by the question, "But how does one preach the Trinity?" And if the question is symptomatic of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-catholic-nicene.htm

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Jehovah's Witness leaders sympathized with Hitler ... Reichskanzler, as well as the high officials of the German Reich and its countries, with a document of the fact that the Bible Re searchers of Germany only have one goal in their work, namely to lead people back to God and to be witnesses of the Name of Jehovah, the most high, the father of our Lord and redeemer Jesus Christ. We are convinced that you, Mr. Reichskanzler, will not have such activities disturbed. The communities of the Bible Researchers of Germany and ... desire of every honest heart. "Our organization seeks neither money nor members, but we are a company or organized body of Christian people engaged solely in the benevolent work of teaching the Word of God to the people at the least possible cost to them. ... Every room in the premises was thoroughly searched, with the announced purpose of finding some evidence that the Society is against the state. A whole staff of officials was called in to do this work, and after a thorough and complete examination of everything on ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-hitler.htm

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Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church In other words, Jehovah's Witnesses are deceived by their own "god directed organization" into thinking Chadwick is saying Constantine died as a pagan who worshipped the Sun! This Chadwick never says, in fact he says the opposite! Read it for ... Chadwick comes right out and says that letters written by Constantine are powerful evidence of the genuine faith that resided within, "his letters from 313 onwards leave no doubt that he regarded himself as a Christian". That his delay of water ... at the time of his conversion in 311-312 AD. So Chadwick's personal 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. ... Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; But there was Christian influence in his household since he had a half-sister named Anastasia (anastasis = resurrection). At the crisis of his career in the war of 312 to gain sole power ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Chadwick.htm

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