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Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ... in AD 70 3. The central synchronism is the Ezekiel's account of the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC. QUICK LINKS: ... It is entirely possible that Josephus was used as a providential agent of God to record his histories, including partial ... Wrong: 2nd May AD 73 (20 days later than correct date) e. It is exactly 40 years from the crucifixion of Christ on 14th Nisan AD 33 to the end of the First Jewish War on 15th Nisan, when Masada fell. Jesus warned in Matthew ... synagogue with a jar of dead birds sacrificed to pagan gods that were placed at the synagogue entrance way. (Wars 2:284-289). e. ... obsolete Jewish to Julian conversion tables which causes their dates to be about 3 weeks later than the true historical date. a. ... himself emperor afterwards. (7) Upon the whole he sent this man to take upon him the command of the armies that were in Syria; ... Abomination of desolation = Jerusalem surrounded by armies Event Matthew Mark Luke abomination of desolation 24:15 13:14 not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-Revelation-Commentary-Josephus-Chronology-Destruction-Jerusalem-First-Jewish-War-70AD.htm

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Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ... in AD 70 3. The central synchronism is the Ezekiel's account of the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC. QUICK LINKS: ... entirely possible that Josephus was used as a providential agent of God to record his histories, including partial inspiration. ... Wrong: 2 nd May AD 73 (20 days later than correct date) e. It is exactly 40 years from the crucifixion of Christ on 14 th Nisan AD 33 to the end of the First Jewish War on 15 th Nisan, when Masada fell. Jesus warned in ... synagogue with a jar of dead birds sacrificed to pagan gods that were placed at the synagogue entrance way. (Wars 2:284-289). e. ... obsolete Jewish to Julian conversion tables which causes their dates to be about 3 weeks later than the true historical date. a. ... himself emperor afterwards. (7) Upon the whole he sent this man to take upon him the command of the armies that were in Syria; ... = Jerusalem surrounded by armies Event Matthew Mark Luke abomination of desolation 24:15 13:14 not mentioned surrounded ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible%20Only%20Revelation%20Commentary%20Josephus-Chronology%20Destruction%20Jerusalem%20Steven%20Rudd.pdf

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The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) Bible manuscript: Oldest and only ... ... added into Genesis 5 BECAUSE of its inspired inclusion in Luke 3:36. This would be an example of a Christian using the common ... He was probably a contemporary of Jesus, or perhaps a little later. In those days of great religious excitement he presented ... to the city of Samaria [likely Nablus, not Sebastes which was pagan Gentile not Samaritan] and began proclaiming Christ to them. ... Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly ... claiming to be someone great [Magnus]; and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God." ... From the Samaritan perspective, Shechem was already the chosen place in the time of Abraham, whereas from the historical ... Terah died at age 205, the Jews incorrectly interpreted the birth of Abraham when Terah was 70. What this meant in their ... Thus the parallel verses from Deut 1:9-8 are added in Exodus (after 18:24 and within v. 25), resulting in a double account of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Paleo-Hebrew-1362AD.htm

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Mosaic Legal system, no jails or prisons vs. slavery comparison ... if this charge is true, that the girl was not found a virgin, then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway of ... Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt." (Genesis 37:28) Jesus was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver: 1. "I said to them, ... "'As for your male and female slaves whom you may have-you may acquire male and female slaves from the pagan nations ... ""If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. "And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his ... Once again the moral code of the God of Israel was much higher than the nations. A cache of cuneiform clay tablets ... other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be ... entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more." (Luke 12:47-48) Innocent apostle Paul: "Are they servants of Christ?-I speak as if insane-I more so; in far more labors, in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sin-no-jails-prisons-in-judaism-old-testament-law-of-moses-slavery-welfare-jewish-comparison.htm

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The Exodus Route: The Archaeology of Mt. Lawz as Mt. Sinai ... locality where following the Scriptural records and the account of Josephus we should expect to find him." (p199) c. ... Just as Jesus asked the rich young ruler to give everything up and join Him for a promised future reward, Moses asked ... between Friday and Sunday: Luke 13:32. As the Israelites waited as instructed the third day, for God to descend on Mt. ... Unicorn archaeologists ignore the excavation report dated the structure as Nabatean, to the time of Christ.) h. Aaron's golden calf altar with cow petroglyphs: 28.581465, 35.396110, 1529 m (Common natural formation, not man-made) ... Temples had a platform for the god and a separate altar for sacrifice. In the oldest pagan temple on earth built by Nimrod in 3200 BC at Eridu (Babylon), there was a ... on the main floor of the family house where she gave birth beside the animals and lay baby Jesus in the animal manger. ... The why and the who of the edifice might be explained by the historical presence of a prosperous diasporic Jewish ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route-mt-sinai.htm

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Lunar Eclipses at birth and death of Christ: 1 BC and 3 April ... Lunar eclipses that mark the birth and death of Christ "And I will grant wonders in the sky above [darkened sun, eclipsed moon] and signs on the earth below [earthquake] Blood, and fire, and ... And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.' "Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him ... Even though secular history is silent on this event it does not mean it did not occur." (The Slaughter of the Innocents: Historical Fact or Legendary Fiction? Gordon Franz, Associates for ... The umbral enlargement parameter is to take account for the size of the Earth's shadow being apparently larger than deduced from geometric considerations alone. The eclipse magnitude for a ... had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth." (Luke 1:5) "Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/jesus-christ-died-death-cross-eclipse-red-blood-moon-sun-darkness-earthquake-bodies-raised-resurrection-temple-veil-torn-in-two-centurian-son-of-god-3-april-33AD.htm

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Official Creed of the American Baptist Association Jesus Christ upon which all others are dependent (Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34, 35; John 15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4, 5). We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17). We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19). We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2). We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10). We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22). We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19). We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches (Luke ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-american-baptist-association.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) 1983 Edition NOTE: This site is not affiliated with the AGC church and it posted here for historical reference purposes only, An updated version is available directly from AGC Articles of ... words of the sacred writings of the holy men of old, chosen by Him to be the channel of His revelation to man. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:21; Acts 1:16; 2:4; Mark 12:26-36 1 Cor. 2:13 We believe that the Bible is God ... We believe that God exists in three persons, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that these three are eternal and are one. We also believe that God is the sole Creator of the universe. III. The Deity and the Virgin Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ We believe in the essential Deity and the Virgin Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and that all the Scriptures from first to last centre about Him, His Person and work, His sacrificial death upon the Cross and His coming again. Isa. 7:14 John 5:39 Matt. 1:18-23 Acts 1:11; 17:2+3; 18:28; Luke 1:35; Acts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church ... We believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, truly God and truly man. He died on the cross and was buried, to be a sacrifice both for original sin and for all the transgressions of men, and to reconcile us to God. Christ rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and there intercedes for us at the Father's right hand until He returns to judge all men at the last day. Ps. 16:8-10; Matt. 1:21, 23; 11:27; 16:28; 27:62-66; 28:5-9, 16-17; Mark 10:45; 15; 16:6-7; Luke 1:27, 31, ... This is the only relationship which is divinely designed for the birth and rearing of children and is a covenant union made in the sight of God, taking priority over every other human relationship. Gen. 1:27-28; 2 :18, ... The Wesleyan Church believes in the miraculous use of languages and the interpretation of languages in its biblical and historical setting. But it is contrary to the Word of God to teach that speaking in an unknown ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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SUMMARY: PROOF that TRINITY is NOT of PAGAN origin! Quoting themselves as their expert! click for documentation Reason #1: Quoting themselves as their expert! Sources, authorities and "historical experts" quoted by anti-Trinitarians are invalid! ... will quote from "Trinitarian modernists" (who deny inspiration, but believe in God as a Trinity) and say, "see even Trinitarians know their doctrine is Pagan origin!" We relply: Yes, "Modernist-Trinitarians" do believe their doctrine is of Pagan origin, but they also teach, often in the same paragraph, that all these doctrines are of pagan origin: virgin birth, Jesus moral teachings, Jesus resurrection etc. ... In fact, click here to we will prove Trinity from the Bible alone beyond any question! Anti-Trinitarians are apostates and enemies of Christ! They are deceptive and unscholarly! Click to View ... In the story, the gods respond to the prayers of the citizens of Uruk and send a wild, brutish man, Enkidu, to challenge Gilgamesh to a wrestling match. When the match ends with neither a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-not-pagan-reasons.htm

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Official creed of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC ... It takes the Bible as its all-sufficient source of faith and practice, and subscribes to the historic creeds of the universal church. In common with historical, evangelical Christianity, it emphasizes Christ as Saviour and coming King. It also presents Christ as ... The Father exists eternally as the Creator of heaven and earth, the Giver of the Law, to whom all things will be subjected, so that He may be in all. Gen. 1:1; 1 Cor. 15:28 THE SON The Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal and only begotten Son of the Father, is true God and true man. John 1:1,14; 10:30; 17; Phil. 2:6,7; Heb 1:8 He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, Luke 1:26-35 and by His sinless life, miracles and teaching, gave full ... Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8 The initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. Acts 2:1-4,39; 9:17; 1 Cor. 14:18 This experience is distinct from, and subsequent to, the experience of the new birth. Acts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-PAOC.htm

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Kadesh-Barnea by Henry Clay Trumbull, 1884 AD ... And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts." 1 ... journeyed : whether it was by day or by night that the eloud was taken 1 Luke 2 : 42-45. THE TIME BETWEEN STATIONS. 145 up, they journeyed. ... wilderness, which ye saw by the Way of the Mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; and we came to Kadesh-barnea." ... initials of his name, was a famous Talmudic scholar of French birth, who lived from A. D. 1040 to A. D. 1105. His comments on Scripture ... Von Raumer s count is of no account. A suggested objection 7 to " the view that takes Rithmah to be another name for Kadesh " is that this " ... in manuscript and in stone, is given a living freshness to the readers of to-day by the graphic pen of Ebers in his historical romance Uarda. ... Rock was Christ." 2 The tradition according to the rabbins was, that a natural rock followed them to supply their bodily thirst. The truth ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-henry-clay-trumbull-1884ad.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... AD The Letter of Barnabas "And further, my brethren, if the Lord [Jesus] endured to suffer for our soul, he being the Lord of all the ... as deserving to be worshipped, as God and as Christ." - Dialogue with Trypho, ch. 63. 150 AD Justin Martyr in Chap. LXVI. He (Justin) Proves From Isaiah That God Was Born From A Virgin. (Chapter Title, Chap. LXVI) 150 AD Justin Martyr "And Trypho said, "You endeavor to prove an incredible and well-nigh impossible thing;[namely], that God endured to be born and become man...some Scriptures which we mention, and which expressly prove that ... through the prophets the dispensations and the comings, and the birth from a Virgin, and the passion, and the Resurrection from the ... he is one God of whom degrees and forms and kinds are taken into account in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy ... the same for ever; for 'of His kingdom there shall be no end' [Luke 1:32]" (Letter to the Magnesians 6). 360 AD Athanasius 360 AD ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... The first day (Sunday) IS THE LORD'S DAY! Original Quotes on this page! The Historical Record! Christians always worshipped on the first day ... rejected Apostle Paul's teachings, denied Jesus' virgin birth and his deity.) They partook of the Lord's Supper (communion) every first day. They called the first day (Sunday) the Lord's day. They called the day Jesus rose from the dead, the Lord's Day. They said the ... prior to Moses (Adam, Noah, Abraham etc) ever kept the Sabbath because it was Moses who first gave the Sabbath law and the ten commandments to man! ... The record of history, from the Resurrection of Christ, Christians have always worshipped on the first day of the week (Sunday) and never on the Sabbath (7th day). Sunday is not a Christian Sabbath or a day of rest, or a holy day to be kept. It is the day God requires all ... of all who live in a city or a rural district. (There follows an account of a Christian worship service, which is quoted in VII.2.) We all make ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! Was the New Testament influenced by the pagan religions of the first century A.D.? Even though I surveyed this matter in a 1992 book,[1] the issues are so ... synthesis developed after A.D. 300, each of the mystery cults was a separate and distinct religion during the century that saw the birth of the Christian church. ... The Christian faith was exclusivistic in the sense that it recognized only one legitimate path to God and salvation, Jesus Christ. The mysteries were inclusivistic in the sense that nothing ... Unlike the initiation rites of the mystery cults, Christian baptism looks back to what a real, historical person -- Jesus Christ -- did in history. Advocates of ... As J. Machen explains, the mystery cults were nonexclusive. "A man could become initiated into the mysteries of Isis or Mithras without at all giving up his ... Liberal efforts to undermine the uniqueness of the Christian revelation via claims of a pagan religious influence collapse quickly once a full account of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament in 2 Cor 13:13 and Mt 28:19? Kittel's comments do not exclude the Arian view (JW's) of God from his comment, for JW's are just as "polythesitic" as trinitarians, FROM A PAGAN POINT OF VIEW.. ... Kittel's does suggest that this begetting could refer to the human phase of Jesus existence, "When Jn. speaks of the Son of God, he has primarily in view the man Jesus Christ". but even if this is so, Kittel denies it means Jesus is a ... The divine work of salvation is thus prosecuted in the historical threefold relation of Father, Son and Spirit. This threefold relation soon found fixed expression in the triadic formulae in ... Usage outside the New Testament: In compounds like [Greek] suggests derivation [Greek] rather than birth. Nouns as the first part of the compound give the source, e.g., from Zeus, the earth. ... For this reason Jesus can give what no man can give, namely, the fullest possible eye-witness account of God. He knows God, not just from hearsay, but from incomparably close intercourse ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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Official Creed of Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI ... ... 2:8-11; 1Peter 5:8; 2Peter 2:4; 1John 2:22; 3:8; 4:3; 2John 7; Jude 6; Revelation 12:7-10; 13:13-14; 19:11,16,20; 20:1-3,10 Of The Creation We believe in the Genesis account of creation and that it is to be accepted literally, and not allegorically or figuratively; that man was created directly in God's own image and after His own likeness; ... Genesis 3:1-6,24; Ezekiel 18:19-20; Romans 1:18,20,28,32; 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:1,3 Of The Virgin Birth We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born of a woman, and that He is both the Son of God, and God, the Son. Genesis 3:15; Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 7:14; Matthews 1:18-25; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:35; John 1:14; Galatians 4:4; 1Corinthians 15:47; 1John 5:20 Of The Atonement For Sin We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, Who by appointment of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-BBFI.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee The Shakers Mother Ann Lee [1736-1784 AD] Click to View Short Summary of Doctrines Major historical detailed document of Shakers Click to ... have taught the doctrines that have placed woman side by side with man, his equal in power, in office, in influence and in judgment. ... The very name God, Almighty, in its original Hebrew form El Shaddai, reveals the infinite quality. El, God, its first meaning, Strength: ... Mother Ann taught that there is no resurrection of the body. "I am the resurrection and the life," said Jesus Christ. The life of Christ is in ... "Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians;" and their ideas of geology and astronomy governed, in a measure, his account of ... In addition to that, he must also follow the example of Jesus in "taking up the cross", and living a virgin life. 15. The third principle ... This could not mean the re- animation of the physical body, as that (if true) would be as independent of the will as was its physical birth ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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Difficult Questions for Mormons to answer The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Click to View Difficult Questions for Mormons Click to View Click to View Close-up of the golden Nephi Plates that were allegedly written in "Reformed Egyptian" General questions: Why did the angel take Nephi Plates back to heaven? Do they not belong with man? Would not their existence prove once for all that Mormonism is truth? God ... Only the English translation is claimed to be inspired! How do you account for the stunning parallels in both content and order between the B of M and the ... When Christ died, did darkness cover the land for three days or for three hours? (Luke 23:44 and 3 Nephi 8:19, 23). Joseph Smith said that there are men ... If Jesus was conceived as a result of a physical union between God and Mary, how was Jesus born of a virgin? (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50). How ... 622 in 1821 (see Geneva area Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA; Records for the First Baptist Church in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-questions.htm

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Friday crucifixion three days and three nights Nisan 14 sign ... Friday crucifixion: 3rd April AD 33 Sunday resurrection: 5th April AD 33 Click to View Three days and three nights Jesus said: Luke 13:32 "Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today [Fri] and tomorrow [Sat], and the third day [Sun] I reach My goal." God said to Moses: "Go to ... which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead. ... was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man also be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." ... IX. Answer to objections of Friday Nisan 14 crucifixion, Sunday resurrection: X. Historical proof of a Friday crucifixion and Sunday ... Note: The date of 30 AD was wrongly chosen and favored only because the eclipse spoken of by Josephus that marked the birth of Jesus (death of ... second time. (Mark records the actual sequence whereas Matthew's account combines the whole story into one factual account and is not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-3-days-and-3-nights.htm

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Cosmic Consciousness, Richard Maurice Bucke, 1901 AD to prevent further insanity caused by masturbation, but it was more likely that it was a method of birth control within the London Asylum. ... race: Buddha, Jesus, Paul, Plotinus, Mohammed, Dante, Casas, Yepes, Bacon, Behmen, Blake, Balzac, Walt Whitman, Carpenter. (He obviously viewed himself as the 15th) When his idol, mentor and fellow humanist, Walt Whitman died, he proclaimed, "The Christ is dead!" and ... He was also communist who looked forward to the classic Marxist "utopia" where religion would vanish when in the future every man will be his own god: "all ... [arrived] crushing toil, cruel anxiety, insulting and demoralizing riches, poverty and its ills will become subjects for historical novels. ... It seems to have occurred in late March or early April. A full account of it, is found in Cosmic Consciousness, which he published 29 years ... This was many years before Whitman became famous, when he was generally regarded as a pagan, or an incomprehensible poet, or both. Bucke first ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/cosmic-consciousness-richard-maurice-bucke-1901ad.htm

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Demons and Demon Possession Mk 7:25+30; Lk 9:42; Mt 12:43-45 7. Not every spirit is from God: 1 Jn 4:1-4 D. Existence of demons appeared to be generally ... demons in fact were active from Moses to Christ: Deut 32:17; Lev 17:7; Ps 106:37 II. Different Views Of The Origin Of Demons: (Bible Is Silent) A. Intelligent powerful spirit beings: 1. Having reviewed the historical and Biblical data, I believe that demons ... demons were the spirits of dead human heros: Yet, Heb 9:27 says a man dies once and then comes judgement. Further, Luke 16:31 clearly shows that righteous Lazarus not able to come back ... separated from the current events on the earth. 5. The Jews of Jesus day, generally viewed demons as powerful personal spirit ... It was the unscientific habit of the ancient mind to account for abnormal and uncanny things, such as lunacy and epilepsy, ... Disease does not transfer to 2000 pigs. Why would Jesus reinforce a pagan concept that demons are spirit persons by casing into swine? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-demons.htm

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The Septuagint, LXX: 10 Archeological proofs the Septuagint Tanakh ... Paleo-Hebrew into the Greek text out of respect for the name of God: YHWH. Christians simply would never do this, proving the Greek ... Masoretic text says 70. Josephus 70 AD, mentions Jesus and also copies the longer chronological numbers of Gen 5&11 from the Septuagint! ... allusions to historical situations and events that point to the years 170-150 BCE. b. This is important because it proves the Greek copies of Isaiah we have today, really were translated by Jews not Christians, centuries before the birth of Christ. 3. Jewish Rabbi apologists fabricate a false Jewish history that ... as well convert to Christianity because the word "Virgin" in LXX Isa 7:14 was chosen by Jews in 200 BC not Christians in 400 AD. b. ... Jesus also referred to the Old Testament with the same tripartite formula in Luke 24:44. (Law, Prophets, Psalms). g. This unique three .../Ghost, David, Cross/Stake, Mother, God Bearer/Mother of God, Father, Israel, Savior, Human being/Man, Jerusalem, Heaven/Heavens c. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Bible-entire-Tanakh-39-books-translated-complete-by-150BC.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM And for this we have learned from the apostles this reason. Since at our birth we were born without our own knowledge or choice, by our parents coming ... For the Lord says: 'Except a man be baptized of water and of the Spirit, he shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.' And again: 'He that ... They then receive the washing with water in the name of God (the Father and Lord of the universe) and of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. For Christ said, 'Unless you are born again, you shall not enter into ... and without reproach; thereafter, to wit, being 'without wrinkle' as a virgin, 'without stain' (of fornication) as a spouse, 'without disgrace' (of ... blood, ye shall not have life in you' [John 6:53]. That it is of small account to be baptized and to receive the Eucharist, unless one profit by it both ... Whoever comes, therefore, to the washing of Christ lays aside his sins" (Commentary on Luke 2:83). 381 AD Ambrose of Milan "You have read, therefore, that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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Ancient Synagogues: 24 New Testament Synagogues Acts 17:10-14 Magdala Mark 5:21, Excavation Cana Jn 2:1; Jos. Life 86 Nazareth Luke 4:16-30 Capernaum John 6:59, Excavation Pergamum Rev ... of activities in 'synagogues' do not necessarily reflect the historical reality of the time" (Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: ... C. God's eternal purpose in the Christian church: "The manifold wisdom of God is now made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus" (Eph 3:8-12) 1. The rise of Babylon, ... from Temple to Church worship. 6. At the time of the church's birth on 3 April 33 AD, Christians worshipped Christ in the Jerusalem ... Bible passages: i. "The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy ... into the army, on account of the superstition they are under." (Josephus Antiquities 14.225-228, decree: 43 BC) 11. Iconium, Pisidia: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Christian-infallible-inspired-Scripture-New-Testament-50ad.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses abuse the divine name YHWH of my God In a stunning admission, Jehovah's witnesses tell us that the reason they continue to use "Jehovah" instead of the correct spelling Yahweh, is to be pleasing to man, not God. One ... Perhaps the word trinity was also used in Matthew 28:18-19, but it too was deleted! A lost Hebrew Matthew that used YHWH contradicts Jesus Statement that scripture cannot be ... is pagan in that booklet are themselves Bible trashers who reject the virgin birth and the resurrection of Christ and the inspiration of the Bible. 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 language of the Jewish Synagogue in the first century. This fact, however only strengthens the fact that God did ... Hebrews, in the Hebrew tongue; but that it was carefully translated by Luke, and published among the Greeks. (Clement of Alexandria; Hypotyposes; referred to by Eusebius in Eccl. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH.htm

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Rich man and Lazarus in Hades: Luke 16:19-31: Neo-Sadduceeian ... ... Lazarus depicts the faithful remnant of the body of Christ. These, on being delivered from modern Babylon since 1919, receive God's favor, pictured by the bosom position of Abraham. and are comforted ... Who was the symbolic rich man? The Jews had been blessed above measure by a knowledge of God and his plan of salvation for all mankind. ... Only a Jew would pray to "Father Abraham," as we find the rich man doing later in the story. The Jewish nation was clearly represented by this character. (The rich man and Lazarus, Dennis Crews, Amazing Facts, SDA) Giving Luke 16 a "parabolic interpretation" does not explain why Jesus would use Jewish Fables and Pagan false doctrine in the core of his teaching regarding spiritual matters that man cannot discern apart from God telling us. ... The context and the wording of the story show clearly that it is a parable and not an actual historical account. Poverty is not being extolled, nor are riches being condemned, but, rather, faith, conduct, final ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hades-luke16.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... St. John, 2nd St. John, Virgin Mary) makes it likely that they were composed as late as 300-500 AD. It is this reason that all scholars reject these first 8 ... We feel that is it no co-incidence that the first historical reference to the church as the "Catholic Church" is contained within one of the "7 genuine Ignatius ... feel it is proof enough to reject all as forgeries. "See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father ... Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. ... It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that ... We also have bishops who were very young: "not to treat your bishop too familiarly on account of his youth". This clearly violates the qualifications set forth ... Luke, where he quotes from the Epistle to the Ephesians, both times naming the author. It is unnecessary to give later references. Supposing the letters of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm

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Origin of Jewish/Christian holy days: Old Testament, Christmas ... ... 3. Origin is manmade but based upon NT meanings: Palm Sunday, Trinity Sunday 4. Origin is a combination of man-made Christian ideas & pagan sources: a. ... Shepherds didn't leave flocks in field but corralled them 3. Day: We have absolutely no idea a. Dec 25 was birthday of Mithra, Iranian "GOD OF LIGHT" b. ... the festival of the birth of the invincible sun. In AD 354, Philocalus wrote a Christian martyrology that dates the nativity of Jesus Christ on December 25, and cites an earlier work as backup. From this we can deduce that Christmas was celebrated on the present date as early as AD 335 in Rome. It may be that Christmas was set on this day to supplant the pagan feast, or it may simply ... The uncertainty of all the data discredits the computation. There is no historical evidence that our Lord's birthday was celebrated during the apostolic ... but by eating and drinking perishable elements - un1eavened bread and fruit of the vine (Luke 22:14-20). Celebrate Christmas as a Customary Holiday? ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/t-holy-days-origin-christmas-easter-halloween.htm

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Rylands, John: Bulletin of The John Rylands Library ... Boobyer believes the Bible writers were affected by pagan thought and denies the inspiration of Scripture. Look at the incredible quote below. Boobyer has the ... certain senses, have been willing to recognize the deity of the emperor. (The Birth of tie New Testament (1962), pp. 116 f.) That the New Testament writers were ... Even worse, the Watchtower had to remove that section from a same sentence that Boobyer denies Jesus is both Christ and God! Full Text: What I want to say on this subject this evening ... perfect in God-head, the selfsame perfect in manhood, truly God and truly 9, man thus runs the familiar language of what we call the Nicene Creed and the ... which modem New Testament scholarship has brought us face to face with the historical Jesus of Nazareth, an achievement the real value of which has in my view ... We learn that he confesses or denies men before God (Matt. x. 23 f. ; Luke xii. 8) he intercedes with God on our behalf and as heavenly paraclete pleads our cause ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Rylands.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Isaiah 53 The Suffering Servant ... ... Talmud Sanh.10:2, III.1.OO-PP, 400 AD) 4. Specific fulfillments in a single man: a. Isaiah himself fulfilled most of the prophecies b. Jesus c. Cyrus d. ... Suffering in the New Testament: i. Jesus, as creator God, became a servant: Jn 13; Phil 2:6-10 ii. Christ taught the greatest is the servant: Mk 10:42-45 iii. Just as Jesus died on the cross, so too Christians "pick of their own cross" and "die daily". 7. Foreknown, ordained or named by God before birth: a. Ishmael: Gen 16:11 b. Isaac: Gen 17:19 c. Nations ... And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."" (Luke 4:16-21) 11. 2nd Servant Song: Isaiah, Israel, Christ, ... Isaiah 7:14 (Isaiah's own son born just before the death of Rezin and Pekah in 732 BC (Isa 8:3) Mt 1:23 (Jesus) ""Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, ... "And if the people of Israel become like the sand of the sea, the remnant of them will be saved, because they complete an account and curtail it in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Isaiah53-five-fold-prophecy-fulfillment-suffering-servant-Isaiah-sawed-two-Jesus-Paul-Christians-prophets.htm

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Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches ... It appears from this that there is a plurality of persons within the Deity, when he says, "Let us make man in our image"-- and afterwards he indicates the unity ... In the Gospel according to Luke the angel Gabriel says to Mary, the mother of our Lord: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore that holy one to be born of you shall be called the Son of God." And in another place it says: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the ... with all its weaknesses, except for sin; being conceived in the womb of the blessed virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, without male participation. ... a lamb for them the sacrament of the suffering and death of Christ would be granted them shortly after their birth. This was the sacrament of Jesus Christ. ... In that way Jesus Christ remains always seated at the right hand of God the Father in heaven-- but he never refrains on that account to communicate himself to us ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Matthew 2:23 "He shall be ... As they searched the scriptures, they noticed Isa 4 prophesied the name of the messiah was "HOLY". See also Isaiah 43:3; Luke 4:34; John 6:69 Allusion: Town of Nazareth ... The later Christians, of course, all knew about this phonic word play which Matthew records as a matter of historical fact. Messianic texts: Twice in Matthew's nativity narrative he draws from the foremost messianic text of Isa 4-11 and applies it to Jesus: i. Virgin + God with us: Isa 7:14 + 8:10. ii. Nazarene = ... The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord." (Isaiah 11:1-2) "Behold, a man whose name is Branch [Hebrew: tsemach], for He will branch out from where He is; ... held in its power." (Acts 2:22-24) ii. "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ-this Jesus whom you crucified." ... It is the most common way he was referred to in the first century. Even the pagan Roman soldier asked Jesus at his arrest, "Are you Jesus the Nazarene?". The fact that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Matthew-2-23-triple-messianic-prophecy-Jesus-called-Nazarene-branch-from-branchland-holy-despised-Nazareth.htm

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Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs 100 BC: 70 Weeks of Daniel New Testament 1 perverseness ye will persecute righteous men "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." (2 Timothy 3:12) 2 the man who reneweth the law in the ... And all the people said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!"" (Matthew 27:24-25) "Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent."" (Luke 23:47) 6 your holy places ... their husbands; and the women, having in their minds desire toward their apparitions, gave birth to giants, for the Watchers appeared to them as reaching even unto heaven.4 6. Beware, ... For I knew that I had devised an evil deed before the Lord and Jacob my father, on account of Joseph my brother, in that I envied him. 3. And now, children, take heed of the spirit of ... There were twelve deer feeding, and the nine were divided and scattered in the land, likewise also the three. And I saw that from Judah was born a virgin wearing a linen garment, and from ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Testament-of-the-Twelve-Patriarchs-Chronology-Daniel9-70-weeks-490-years-Star-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-100BC.htm

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The Dugger-Porter Debate on Sunday as the Lord's Day W. CURTIS PORTER, MONETTE, ARKANSAS Associate Editor of the Bible Banner and Evangelist of the Church of Christ Covering two questions The Seventh Day ... He rained the manna for forty years, but it never fell on God's day. It fell on the six days given to man, for it required considerable labor to gather ... He has not changed, and is no respecter of persons. We find Jesus keeping the Sabbath, and making it his custom to use that day especially for God (Luke 4:14. 18). It says he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as his custom was. ... It is the New Testament. It testifies of the birth, life and death of Jesus and gives us the new law of pardon. Jesus tells us in Matt. 24th chapter and ... a straw to support this pagan institution christened by the Roman Catholic church, and forced upon the world to take the place of the ancient Sabbath . ... And when Paul wished to "have some fruit among" the Romans (Rom. 1:13), he wished to raise a fig tree. Or when he desired fruit to the account of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-debate-porter-dugger.htm

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Catholic Encyclopedia's and Dictionaries ... Our comments: The Watchtower sets up a straw man then tears it down. Biblical trinitarians adhere to no creeds, including the Nicene and the Athanasius creeds. ... Attempts have been made recently to apply the more extreme theories of comparative religion [pagan similarities] to the doctrine of the Trinity, and to account for it by an imaginary law of nature compelling men to group ... He expressly asserts that the very purpose of his Gospel is to establish the Divinity of Jesus Christ (John, xx 31). In the prologue he identifies Him with the Word, the only begotten of the Father, Who from all eternity exists with God, Who is God (John, i, 1-18). (The Catholic Encyclopedia, ... But in Luke, 12:12 "The Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same our what you must say" (Matt. 10:20, and Luke, 24:49), His personality is clearly implied.(The ... Second, as already suggested, a far more candid principle of doctrinal development has been incorporated and is now operative in Roman Catholic historical and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Catholic.htm

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List of 300 Old Testament quotes in New Testament at the time of Jesus Christ and the church. a. The Greek Septuagint was the standard issue Synagogue bible (Tanakh) used in weekly Sabbath Torah readings. b. The church adopted the Jewish Septuagint as its word of God and added 27 New Testament books over time to the canon. ... the parallels to Matthew are so to a lesser degree.18 This study by Gundry is the first to take allusions or non-formal quotations into account. ... to the study by Holtz, the text used by Luke is most like the Alexandrian group, proving yet again how old the readings from that group are. ... Vaticanus 325 AD Masoretic MT Jewish Bible JPS Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14 ""Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him ... "Assuredly, my Lord will give you a sign of His own accord! Look, the young woman is with child and about to give birth to a son. Let her name ... "And he distressed you and weakened you by hunger and fed you manna, which your fathers did not see, in order to declare to you that man shall ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/List-of-300-Old-Testament-passage-quotes-in-New-Testament-Septuagint-Codex-Vaticanus-LXX-Masoretic-MT-Jewish-Tanakh-Bible.htm

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Interactive Bible Home Page www.bible.ca Historical documentation of what early Christians believed 8. The Origin of Synagogues as a model for the Christian church 9. Septuagint and Bible ... and Jesus Christ 4. Incarnation of Jesus 5. Trinity history 6. Trinity and the Holy Spirit 7. Trinity and the oneness, unity of God 8. Trinity subordination within the Godhead 9. Trinity proof texts Unitarians and Anti-Trinitarians refuted: 1. Satanic and deceptive quoting practices in Watchtower by Jehovah's Witnesses 2. Anti trinity proof texts refuted 3. Trinity is not of pagan origin Noah's Ark ... Character Master Index 3. God in the Chinese Language 4. The Creation Account in the Chinese Language 5. The Garden of Eden in the Chinese Language ... Exposed Are the Book of Mormon and the golden Nephi plates from God or man? 7. Calvinism refuted The famous 5 point T-U-L-I-P doctrinal system ... even in communion! 12. Mariolatry: The worship and adoration of the Virgin Mary 13. Doctrinal evolution: Roman Catholic doctrinal flip flops ... ... https://www.bible.ca/

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500 Flood stories prove Noah's Ark is real history: Epic of Gilgamesh ... present state of man, mixed with the true historical knowledge of the creation of man and the flood by those who were still living to tell the story of the ark. ... 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. After the immersion, the god was killed and the spirit from the god was used to make man. In this way the Babylonian creation account echoes the Genesis account in that "God made man in ... offers a sacrifice, the lower gods swarm like hungry flies to the pagan sacrifice, since there have been no men around to "feed them" through animal sacrifice. ... Contrast this with the loving selfless God of the Bible who sent His son, Jesus Christ to save man when man was worthless (Romans 5:8-10). Also contrast the ... He...them two by two, ...them two by two in her presence. Mami made these rules for people: In the house of a woman who is giving birth The mud brick shall be ... ... ...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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Encyclopædia Britannica ... subjects to adopt the Christian faith, but at the same time he confirmed his policy of toleration to paganism (although in contemptuous language) and forbade overzealous Christians to disturb the pagan cult. ... understood the Baptism of Jesus Christ as the adoption of the man Jesus Christ into the Sonship of God, accomplished through the descent of the Holy Spirit. The situation became further aggravated by the conceptions of the special personal character of the manifestation of God developed by way of the historical figure of Jesus Christ; the Holy Spirit was viewed not as ... For he took his flesh from a pure virgin and he came forth from her, in that he accepted it. One is the Son, two-fold in essence, but not in person. Therefore in announcing him as in truth perfect God and ... He fought the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in the name of the Christian God, having received instructions in a dream to paint the Christian monogram on his troops' shields. This is the account given by the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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282 BC: Birth of the Greek Septuagint LXX 282 BC: The Birth of the Greek Septuagint LXX Historical accounts of the translation process in Alexandria under Ptolemy II ... early as 250 BC but not any later than 150 BC. The basic historical details of this story are confirmed in Pseudo-Aristea (150 ... of an annual memorial on Pharos Island during the time of Jesus for the translation event of 282 BC. This highlights how ... (150 AD) who says the Greek Isaiah 7:14 was translated as virgin and confirms the Septuagint was widely distributed throughout the world; Irenaeus (180 AD) who says that just as God inspired Ezra to restore the scriptures lost in the ... they were going in the first place to explain the sacred account; for the account of the creation of the world is the ... ordered that only the Christians should be subjected to dreadful torments, unless they renounced and blasphemed Jesus Christ. ... (3) It is clear enough that the philosopher I mentioned, a man of wide learning, took a great deal from it, much as ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-birth-historical-accounts-origin-antiochus-II-Letter-of-Aristeas-Aristobulus-Philo-Josephus-Justin-Martyr-Irenaeus-Eusebius-Irenaeus-Augustine-282BC.htm

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Discussion: Eternal torment or annihilation? Obviously, nobody likes to be told their doctrine has pagan >roots, but "facts is facts!" Those who have taken the time to truly dig >deeply ... In Ex 3:6 God said "I am the God of Abe/ Isaac/ Jacob" Notice this is present tense. Jesus said that God is not the God of the dead but of the ... Annihilationist" has REALLY lost it here, >let me quote from an article by a well-known and respected scholar in >the churches of Christ: Dr. ... Even here in Genesis in the creation account, God is not said to breathe into the animals of the breath of life; animals are made male and female; they are not said to be in God's image and likeness; they are not given dominion. Man is the crown of God's creation. He names ... So what is the state of man between death and the final judgment? Luke 16:19-31 Stop and read before going on. Notice this is essentially what ... Rubel Shelly is correct about Lazarus and the Richman (p 25 Jewish Savior Through Gentile Eyes): "I take the story to be historical narrative ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-annihilation-refuted-discussion.htm

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The Septuagint, LXX, origin, textual transmission 282 BC God has protected his inspired word from corruption because it is the legal standard that will judge us on the last day: "Then I saw a ... Sinai writes book of Law in Hieroglyphic Hebrew alphabet script 1340 BC: Danites setup pagan altar at Dan 1094 BC: Shiloh Destroyed by ... 7: Begin 70 weeks (490 yrs) of Dan 9:24 ends at resurrection of Jesus 5 April 33 AD. 458 BC: Birth of Ezra's "Quattuordecim": Ezra ... Gerizim temple. 300 BC: Death of Hebrew language: History of mass language conversions and failed restoration attempts 282 BC: Birth of the Septuagint (LXX): Historical ... Japheth "the Great" was firstborn in the LXX. Angels are commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Deut 32:43 in the LXX (Heb 1:6) The 70 weeks ... The MT and LXX versions of Jeremiah are two inspired authentic versions, the same way the Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are four different ... (falsely purporting to give a real historical account of Daniel of the 6th century BC) because of the mature synagogue setting. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/septuagint.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... we, unrolling the books of the prophets which we possess, who name Jesus Christ, partly in parables, partly in enigmas, partly expressly and ... Viii.--Of The Times Of Christ's Birth And Passion, And Of Jerusalem's Destruction. "Accordingly the times must be inquired into of the ... For it began to come to pass from that day, when, according to Isaiah, "a man threw away his idols of gold and of silver, which they made ... Well, then, although you affirm that it is the Christ of the other god who was driven to the cross by the powers and authorities of the Creator, as it were by ... Therefore these things either did not happen to the Jews on His account, in which case you will be refuted by the sense of the Scriptures ... Thou art dead in the world, but thou livest in Christ." (Fragments of Dogmatic and Historical Works, 30) 200AD Hippolytus of Rome Come, ... been written of Him.(An Answer to the Jews 8.) 225AD Origen (On Luke 21:20) "But let this Jew of Celsus, who does not believe that He ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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The New Testament Jewish Sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes ... Contrary to the claim of liberal scholars like Saldarini and Stemberger that the New Testament= s historical record is tainted ... power than religious correctness which was surely not God= s will. c) their influence: Apart from the short time known ... Dominant cultures change, as do the ways of dealing with them. Members of churches of Christ probably reflect a reaction to ... He challenges their interpretation of Scripture. When Jesus rebukes them for their love of the praise of men, He implies that they received the very things they coveted: Luke 20:46. c) filled a variety of roles: There were scribes in the Old ... reference to a Sadducee is Josephus= s account of the reign of Ananus the high priest during Jerusalem= s war against Rome. ... This is similar to the doctrine of the Deists. They also believed, and I concur, that since man totally has the free will to ... have even assisted an animal in birth on a Sabbath day even if the new-born animal fell A into a well or a pit@ (Bruce 111). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-jewish-sects-pharisees-sadducees-essenes-zealots.htm

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Marriage in the Bible ... Creepy? Today's young women have no idea how highly past cultures and God values virginity! If she did not bleed, the groom could report this to the father of the bride ... chamber and to wait outside the room or tent for the bridegroom's shout and often for receipt of tokens that the marriage had been consummated with his virgin bride. ... V. Mary and Joseph: "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed [ketubah] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to divorce her away ... the holy Child shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:34-35) Joseph was a "righteous man": He did not want to disgrace her even though he believed she was an adulterer. ... This illustrates that a good father will take his daughters advice and feelings into account when making a decision, just like a good husband will take his wife's advice ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/ancient-jewish-three-stage-weddings-and-marriage-customs-ceremony-in-the-bible.htm

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Origin of Ancient synagogues: Architectural prototype of the ... ... False View #1: New Testament historically unreliable: "New Tes-tament accounts of activities in 'synagogues' do not necessarily reflect the historical reality of the time." (Ancient ... Luke 7:5) added these verses, thus they do not provide compelling evidence of the synagogue as a building; Luke might be presenting a later Diaspora practice rather than early 1st c. CE ... Welcome to my Museum of 56 Second Temple synagogues that existed before 70 AD. From the Garden of Eden, God purposed to send his Son Jesus Christ the Messiah, to save all mankind through his shed blood on the cross. Nothing in ... the world, including Judea before Christ was born]." (Let's Get Biblical, Tovia Singer, The Virgin Birth: A Christian Defends Matthew by Insisting That the Author of the First Gospel Relied on the ... In Apostle Paul's personal case, as a young 20 year-old man when he learned he was fighting God in his mission to imprison Christians, he had been immersed about 250 times in a mikveh, once ... ... https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/welcome.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 Jesus in heaven in Isa 6 + John 12:41. Jesus appearing to Elijah is not be an example of a "Theophanies" because Jesus was seen in heaven. ... "Yahweh said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do" Genesis 18:17 God, in human form says this directly to Abraham. This verse ... Abraham replies to the man and calls him Lord. Notice the Lord (the man) intended on destroying it. "Then he said, "Oh may the Lord [adonai] not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten." " ... One of them is identified as Yahweh (18:13) talks to Abraham about the birth of Isaac and the destruction of Sodom. Yahweh says he will go ... the Antiochians, Chapter II.-The True Doctrine Respecting God and Christ.) 253 AD Cyprian "In the Gospel according to John: "The Father ... Luke 9:26 This is not God speaking in the third person, but Moses (or whoever wrote Genesis) speaking: "Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity ... Like other pre-Nicene fathers, he understood the divine Spirit and 'power of the Most High' mentioned in Luke 1, 3 5, not as the Holy Spirit, but as the Logos, Whom he envisaged as entering the womb of the Blessed Virgin and acting as the agent of His own incarnation. In spite ... a third One from Moses, and that the pagan custom of erecting statues of Kore at springs was inspired by the Scriptural picture of the Spirit moving upon the waters. ... of Jesus Christ. As he often confessed Christ to be His God, he was but following the Apostolic example seen in Thomas (John 20:28), John (John 1:1), Paul (Titus 2:13) and Peter (2 Peter 1:1). No amount of misrepresentation can hide the truth of the Christian belief summarized so well by Paul, "For in Him dwells all the fullness of Deity in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9). (Historical ... The whole point of the great illustrative image which he, like his predecessors, employed, that of a man with his intellectual and spiritual functions, was to bring ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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"KJV Only" advocates refuted! A Good Translation, But Nothing More Egyptian Corruption Argument refuted Historical bloodline of "KJV only" false teachers Archaic Language of ... would the translators use book headings like "The Gospel According to Saint Luke" since the Greek merely says "The Gospel According to Luke". ... the Textus Receptus is perfect and error free when Acts 9:6 is found only in the Latin Vulgate but absolutely no Greek manuscript known to man? ... In what language did Jesus Christ [not Peter Ruckman and others] teach that the Old Testament would be preserved forever according to Matthew 5:18? Where does the Bible teach that God will perfectly preserve His Word in the form of one seventeenth-century English translation? ... "Easter" Acts 12:4 "Passover"(Easter very poor choice as it confuses the pagan origin Roman Catholic "Easter" holy day with what the TR clearly ... At other times the variants merely represent the attempt of some scribe to supplement one synoptist's account with a detail legitimately ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm

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