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Jesus Echoes the "I AM" statements of Jehovah in the Gospel of ... Click to View Secondary Echo Examples Click to View Three main categories of 'I am' sayings Click to View Double meaning of "I AM" Click to View Use of Irony in "I AM" statements Click to View "I AM" as an object of faith Click to View "ani hu" is a code word of absolute monotheism Click to View "ego eimi" equated with Lord and God Click to View Themes linked directly with 'I am' Click to View Life as a theme in the I AM sayings of Jesus Click to View ... He also reasoned that this interpretation should be kept in the reader's mind in Jn 18.4-8 while accepting the RV's rendering 'I am he' . A far more detailed investigation into the relationship between 'ego eimi' and the 'ani hu' of the Old Testament was undertaken by ... The answers come in a form of, "Jesus is "greater than"... any human (1:15), greater than Jacob (4:12), greater than Abraham (8:58), greater than any prophet or Moses, (9:17) Jesus is an object of divine worship (9:38). Greater than any prophet including Moses: God, an ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-i-am.htm

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Official creed of Reformed Baptist church Heb.1:1; Prov. 22:19-21; Rom. 15:4; 2.Pet. 1:19,20) Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testaments, which are these: OF ... Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The Acts of the Apostles, Paul's Epistle to the Romans, I ... Revelation All of which are given by the inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. (2 Tim. 3:16) 3.The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon or rule of the Scripture, and, therefore, are of no authority to the church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved or made use of than other human writings. (Luke 24:27, 44; Rom. 3:2) ... such things as are revealed in the Word, and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-ref.htm

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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity JW's leave the impression that Weigall would exempt JW's from his comments! In fact, Weigall specifically addresses the Watchtower/Arian/Jw view of God known as Angel-Christology, stating that ... Such a conclusion is simply invalid and for this reason, it is utter deception for the Jehovah's Witnesses to use Weigall as proof that trinity is pagan, because the same identical logic would ... in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "Historian Arthur Weigall notes: "Jesus Christ never mentioned such a phenomenon, and nowhere in the New Testament does the word 'Trinity' appear. ... The origin of the seven-day week which was used by the Jews and certain other peoples, but not till, later by the Greeks or Romans, is to be sought in some primitive worship of the moon (The ... The Christian idea of the Prince of Darkness seems to have entered the Faith through Mithraism, wherein Mithra was 'light' personified and hence Evil was 'darkness'; and Satan is simply the old ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) 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 Faith And Doctrine (1983; identical in use Sept 99) Statement of Faith National Conference June, 1996 To be interpreted as expressed in and according to the Natural and Literal meaning of the respective passages of the Word of God referred to under each Article. (Contemporary Wording) Note: This is for ... Since that time this baptism occurs individually at the moment of salvation, at which time the believer is also indwelt by the Spirit. We believe that the New Testament distinguishes between being indwelt by the Spirit, which is true of all believers, and ... need, and, in consequence, many independent groups of earnest Christians are being gathered together for fellowship and worship; WE DO THEREFORE declare anew our Faith and Doctrine herein contained, and, looking to Him for strength, resolve to go forward ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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The Dugger-Porter Debate on Sunday as the Lord's Day Negative: W. Curtis Porter 2. The Scriptures teach that the first day of the week as a day of worship is enjoined upon God's people in this age of the world. Affirmative: W. Curtis Porter ... We find Pharaoh complaining because Moses and Aaron made the children of Israel "rest" from their burdens. We find that this word "rest" is taken from the Hebrew "sabat," or sabbatize. Israelites ... Abraham kept these commandments and laws; hence, Abraham kept the sabbath day for God, and did not use it for himself. It reads in Genesis 26:5 as follows, "Because that Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my ... God is no respecter of parsons (Romans 2:11 and Ephesians 6:9), and he changes not (Malachi 3:6). Coming now to the New Testament we are not dis- appointed in finding that God regards his day ... tells us to "Keep the commandments of God" (Rev. 14:12; also 12:17 and 22:14). He says those who are saved at╖e the ones "keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" (Rev. 14:12). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-debate-porter-dugger.htm

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Searching for: The church you can read about in the Bible! Testament Church had no world headquarters! Click to View The historical development from local autonomous church government to centralized government 33-606AD. Click to View Directory of Churches mentioned in the Bible 33-100 AD Graphic "Mouse Rollover": Click on image at left! First Day Worship (Sunday) Click to View Weekly Church Attendance is Essential! Click to View Attending church for 24 wrong reasons. Also 12 excuses people use for not ... Click to View Early Christians worshipped in houses, later "church buildings" Singing Click to View Click to View Does God Approve Instrumental Music in church? Prayer Click to View Click to View Major study on Prayer Click to View How ... Self Study Course Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Self test: Are You Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth, OR IN VAIN? Click to View Lesson #1: The Purpose Of Our Worship Click to View Lesson #2: Worshipping God In Spirit Click to View Lesson #3: Worship Is Not For Our ... ... https://www.bible.ca/index-ntx.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church we are called to worship Him (John 4:23). The Father loves us and sent His Son to give us everlasting life (John 3:16). JESUS CHRIST JESUS CHRIST is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, eternally born of the Father. He became man, and thus He is at once fully God and fully man. His coming to earth was foretold in the Old Testament by the prophets. ... else. In reciting the Nicene Creed, Orthodox Christians regularly affirm the historic faith concerning Jesus as they say, "I believe... in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of ... The idea that being "born again" is a religious experience disassociated from baptism is a recent one and has no biblical basis whatsoever. JUSTIFICATION JUSTIFICATION is a word used in ... A. No, because there are many things which we do not understand, but which exist, and which we use continually; for example, magnetism, electricity, gravity, etc. Q. What material thing ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad Instead the Holy Spirit chose to use the Hebrew word, "echad" which is used most often as a unified one, and sometimes as numeric oneness. For example, when God said in Genesis 2:24 "the two shall become one [echad] flesh" it is the same word for "one" that was used in Deut 6:4. Click to View This is most troubling for Jews and Anti-Trinitarians since the word yachid, the main Hebrew word for solitary oneness, is never used in reference to God. Introduction: Christians, being the excellent scholars of ancient Biblical Hebrew openly admit that Echad is used many times in the Old Testament to ... Yahweh of the Old Testament was the multi-personal God of the Christians (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) then Jews would not have felt compelled replace the word in their dogmas and statements of faith. ... G. "Mono": solitary one and only, numerically one, directly corresponds to yachid in the New Testament: You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only [mono]. Matthew 4:10 ""But of that day ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm

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Official Creed of the United Church of God, an international ... Fundamental Beliefs And Constitution Of The United Church Of God, An International Association Click to View Sunday worship because of Sunday Resurrection! Click to View SATURDAY ... He is the Source of life and the One for whom human life exists. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is the Word and has eternally existed. We believe that He is the ... We believe in the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of God and of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the power of God and the Spirit of life eternal. We believe that Scripture, both the Old and the New Testament, is God's revelation, and His complete, expressed will to humanity. Scripture is inspired in thought and word, infallible in the original writings, is the supreme and final authority in faith and in life, and is the foundation of all ... God's purpose for His Church is to prepare those willing to live His way of righteousness and self-control to function as His instruments in the administration of salvation to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-church-of-god-international.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion but even earlier by the consistent worship of God in a trinitarian pattern and the practice of baptism into the threefold name of God.(The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57) The Logos Christology of the apologists identified the preexistent Christ of Johannine and Pauline theology with the Logos ("word") of Greek philosophy.(The ... modernists) agree that the New Testament and the earliest Christians viewed Jesus as God. But we could just as easily say this: "Theologians agree that the Bible also does not contain any prohibition against blood transfusions." or better yet: "Theologians agree that the Bible also does not contain any organization larger than the local church! (are you listening Brooklyn?)" Jw's use this quote to create a false ... He specifically includes the Arian view as a later development and not the original apostolic faith! Even worse for Jw's who use this article in The Encyclopedia of Religion, is that the "Logos-Theology" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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The New World Translation: A corrupt sectarian paraphrase. 1666 ... The New World Translation (1950) A Corrupt sectarian Paraphrase! The Only Bible the Jehovah's Witnesses will trust! Click to View Click to View Witnesses forbidden to use the Bible alone! Click to View Is the NWT the mark of the beast??? ... Julius Mantey , author of A Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament, calls the NWT "a shocking mistranslation." "Obsolete and incorrect." "It is neither scholarly nor reasonable to translate John 1:1 'The Word was a god.'" "I have never read any New Testament so badly translated as ... Matthew 2:11 "Bowed down and worshipped him" changed to "did obeisance to it" The JWs evade recognizing Jesus as worthy of worship as a divine being by altering the form of honor that he receives from men and angels. The Greek word ... The JWs reject the orthodox Christian belief in the deity of Jesus. The revision asserts that Jesus was someone other than God Himself. John 1:12 "Believe" changed to "exercise faith." The orthodox Christian doctrine of spiritual ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-NWT.htm

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Introduction of New Catholic doctrines not found in the Bible Roman Catholic Doctrinal evolution: Introduction of New doctrines not found in The Bible The key-word that describes the doctrine of Roman Catholics is: CHANGE Pre-Roman Catholic False teachings 200 AD Immersion of infants who are dying, but ... God" first applied by the Council of Ephesus 502 AD Special dress code of the Clergy all the time. 500 AD The "Habit" of Nuns (Black gowns with white tunics) 519 AD Lent 526 AD Extreme Unction 593 AD The Doctrine of Purgatory popularized from the Apocrypha by Gregory the Great 600 AD First use of Latin in worship (Gregory I) Beginning of the Orthodox/Roman Catholic church as we know it today in its present organization. 607 AD Click to View First Pope: Boniface III is the first person to take the title of "universal Bishop" by decree of Emperor Phocas. 608 AD Pope Boniface IV. turns the Pantheon in Rome into a temple of Mary ad martyres: the pagan Olympus into a Christian heaven of gods. 670 AD Instrumental music: first organ by Pope ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-new-doctrines.htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren The Mennonite Brethren Church has throughout its history emphasized biblical authority in all matters of faith and practice. This emphasis exalts the centrality of Scripture and counsels a proper use of creedal statements and confessions of faith as expressions ... 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 is inspired by God as men of God were moved by the Holy Spirit. We accept the Old and New Testaments as the infallible Word of God and the authoritative Guide for the faith and life of Christian discipleship. We ... Through His Spirit the Lord gives gifts to the church to be exercised for the upbuilding of believers and the propagation of the Gospel. Organization The local church is an association of believers, baptized and organized for worship, fellowship, nurture, service ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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About who we are! The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca We feel that the solution to the vast religious division, is for the Bible to be the only source of religious authority for worship, doctrine and morality. We believe that human creeds, catechisms and statements of faith cause religious divisions because they compete with the authority of the Bible and cloud people's ability to ... We believe that if anyone plants the pure seed of the word of God, that the seed will produce exactly the same "first century church" every time. We are determined to be simply Christians. We have no ambition to be anything more and we cannot be content to be anything less. For this reason, we are not interested in man-made church doctrines but only in the New Testament blueprint. With the Bible as our only guide, ... Trademark and Copyright Information Copyright © 2011 by The Interactive Bible and the authors. All rights reserved. Free private use From our web site at www.bible.ca, you may download the information and print it for yourself and others as ... ... https://www.bible.ca/seek-about.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity Apostolic Fathers, Apologists, Nicene Era, Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen Apostolic Fathers B. Old Testament.-The early Fathers were persuaded that indications of the doctrine of ... The revelation of the truth of the triune life of God was first made in the NT, where the earliest references to it are in the Pauline epistles. The doctrine is most easily seen in St. Paul's recurrent use of the terms God, Lord, and Spirit. (New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1965, "Trinity, in the Bible", p306) The Apostolic Fathers were witnesses to the Biblical data and the traditional faith rather than theologians, but they furnished useful insights into the lines along which the Church's unconscious ... Nevertheless, if, as Justin notes (I Apol. 13), Christians worship Christ in the second place and the Spirit in the third place, there is still no inconsistency; for Word and Spirit are not to be separated from the unique Godhead of the Father. But why not? The Apologists at least attempted a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Development from the trinity as taught in the Bible and the trinity ... JW's have shot themselves in the foot so often in the last 75 years, their only escape from absolute ridicule is to claim Doctrinal development like the Catholics! Why did God only start "new light getting ... When the Watchtower says, "the word trinity is not found in the Bible." They are right, but neither are a lot of the words JW's use in their religion, yet they think the concept behind the word is taught in the Bible. When the Watchtower says, "trinity is not EXPLICITY taught in the New Testament", they are right and all Trinitarians would agree! The key word is ... The necessity to formulate the doctrine was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the ... It was prompted chiefly by belief in the divinity of Christ and later in the divinity of the Holy Spirit, but even earlier by the consistent worship of God in a trinitarian pattern and the practice of baptism ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development.htm

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All Religious People Headed For The Same Place? But the answer is no if we are asking if our belief is acceptable even when it is in conflict with God's word and his will for us. The truth of God, the faith once delivered, is narrow! Jesus spoke of it as the narrow way and he admonished men to count the cost before they accept ... Lest we think that Christianity stands alone in being narrow, let us look at other ordinary areas of life. First, let us take the telephone that most of us use daily and the very instrument that you used to dial this recording. To get a ... Again we can speak of the narrowness in chemistry, mathematics, music and even in the development and the lifelong process of our physical bodies. In all these areas and multitudes of others like them, exactness is demanded and man is ... While one may raise this question, we know the sad story and the facts in the case. Then, their oldest son, Cain (Genesis 4) had his worship to God rejected because of a technicality which a broad-minded person may think to have been ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-any-religion-will-do.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church ... We believe that the books of the Old and New Testaments constitute the Holy Scriptures. They are the inspired and infallibly written Word of God, fully inerrant in their original manuscripts and ... thereby, is not to be required of any man that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. Both in the Old and New Testaments life is offered to mankind ultimately through Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man. The New Testament teaches Christians how to fulfill the moral principles of the Old Testament, calling for loving ... God's Word makes use of the marriage relationship as the supreme metaphor for His relationship with His covenant people and for revealing the truth that that relationship is of one God with one ... A local church is a body of believers formally organized on gospel principles, meeting regularly for the purposes of evangelism, nurture, fellowship, and worship. The Wesleyan Church is a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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The polytheistic "henotheism" of Jehovah's Witnesses and Christadelphi ... ... The best argument Jehovah's Witnesses can use is by claiming a direct one for one correspondence between two sets of passages: (Psalm 97:6 = Heb 1:6) and (Psalm 8:5 = Heb 2:7). Although New Testament quotations of Old Testament passages are always inspired commentaries, there are many examples of ... God incarnate. So powerful is this fact, that Jehovah's Witnesses are forced to redefine the word "worship" in a difference sense than worshipping God. Of course it is all lies and deception, for the word worship is never used in the New Testament, except divine worship. You cannot say that Heb 1:6 is a direct inspired commentary on exactly what Ps 97:7 is saying. Ps 97:7 is really a ... No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. " (1 Corinthians 10:19-20) "But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-watchtower-JW-henotheism.htm

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Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches ... In the New Testament, the four gospels-- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the Acts of the Apostles; the fourteen letters of Paul-- to the Romans; the two letters to the Corinthians; to the Galatians, ... But they do not have such power and virtue that one could confirm from their testimony any point of faith or of the Christian religion. Much less can they detract from the authority of the other ... For since it is forbidden to add to or subtract from the Word of God, this plainly demonstrates that the teaching is perfect and complete in all respects. Therefore we must not consider human writings-- no ... And the apostle says that he has "neither beginning of days nor end of life." So then, he is the true eternal God, the Almighty, whom we invoke, worship, and serve. Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3 Gen. 1:1 ... We believe that the ceremonies and symbols of the law have ended with the coming of Christ, and that all foreshadowings have come to an end, so that the use of them ought to be abolished among ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm

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Please explain why we have Old And New Testaments? It tells us that His Son, Jesus, came, lived, died, and arose so that believers on Jesus as the Christ might have eternal life. The New Testament also tells us, by both command and recorded example how we are to worship God today. The two portionscf God's will are so closely related it can be said about them that the ... The New Testament is the will of Christ, its seal is Jesus' blood (Hebrews 9:15-17). The testator of this will is Jesus, God's Son. The inheritance is heaven. The terms are faith and obedience. The period of probation is the Christian age which will end when Christ returns. The beneficiaries are all men who accept the ... From it comes the inspired record of the creation, the history of man and his need for a Savior, and the wonderful prophecies of Christ. Christians are to recognize the Old Testament as the inspired word of God and use it for learning, for admonition, and for comfort, but they must not, however, use it for their law (study Romans 15:4, I Cor. 10:11). The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-Why-OT-NT.htm

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"Cast Out For The Cross Of Christ" by Albion F. Ballenger, 1909 ... sure that they have the truth there will be many now, as in ancient times who will hold to tradition and worship they know not what. "I have been shown that many who profess to have a knowledge of present truth, know not what they believe. ... God would have all the bearings and positions of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting. Believers are not to rest in suppositions and ill defined ideas of what constitutes truth. Their faith must be founded on the Word of God." Your brother in ... "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Ps. 110:1. The New Testament writers unite in testifying that this predicted invitation was given and accepted at the ascension of Christ. ... It will not be denied for a moment that the first curtain, or the curtain at the door of the tabernacle was a veil, both as to its construction and its use; but the question we are now examining is - does the Lord apply the term "within the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-1909-ballenger-cast-out-for-the-cross.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... else Justin say: "Worship God alone." (Justin Martyr, First Apology, ch 16) "Whence to God alone we render worship." (Justin Martyr, First Apology, ch 17) 150 AD Justin Martyr "God begot before all creatures a Beginning, who ... In like manner also the three days which were before the luminaries, are types of the Trinity,. of God, and His Word, and His wisdom." [Triavdo" The earliest use of this word "Trinity." It seems to have been used by this writer in his lost works, also; and, as a learned friends suggests, the use he ... the whole world even to the ends of the Earth, has received from the apostles and from their disciples the faith in one God, Father Almighty, the creator of heaven and Earth and sea and all that is in them; and in one Jesus ... John 8:14-18]" ... "And I should have enough to do were I to endeavor to gather together all the passages [of the kind in the previous quotation] . . . since the divine Scripture, not so much of the Old as also of the New Testament... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International Articles Of Faith Of The United Pentecostal Church International PREAMBLE WE BELIEVE the Bible to be inspired of God; the infallible Word of God. "All scripture is given by inspiration of ... For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:20, 21). ARTICLES OF FAITH THE ONE TRUE GOD We believe in ... This one true God manifested Himself in the Old Testament in divers ways; in the Son while He walked among men; as the Holy Spirit after the ascension. See modalism as taught by the UPCI Refuted at: Modalism THE SON OF GOD The ... other tongues, as recorded in Acts 2:4, 10:46, and 19:6, and the gift of tongues, as explained in 1 Corinthians, chapters 12 and 14, are the same in essence, but different in use and purpose. ... theaters, dances, mixed bathing, women cutting their hair, make-up, any apparel that immodestly exposes the body, all worldly sports and amusements, and unwholesome radio programs and music. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm

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Major errors of Pentecostalism Major errors of Pentecostalism Characteristics Of the Pentecostal Movement: 1. CULTIC ORIGINS & INFLUENCES - The Word of Faith Movement owes much of its teachings to E.W. Kenyon who ... presents a distorted vision of God and the Christian life. God is the supplier of financial prosperity, health, and victory when the believer uses their faith. WOF holds the concept that God's children should "eat the best, drive the best, and wear the best." Little emphasis on suffering from Christ, the cross, self-denial. 7. EXPERIENTIALISM - There is a strong emphasis on feeling and emotionalism versus the use of the mind and intellect. ... However, in the New Testament (esp. John 14-16, Acts 1:8, 1 John 4:13, 5:7-8), the Holy Spirit's main job is described as bearing witness of Jesus Christ. If what is occurring is not ... Remember that Jesus Christ said that wherever 2 or 3 are gathered in His name, there He is in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20. Further, the true worshipers of Jesus will worship in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-pentecostal-errors.htm

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Is the RC church infallible and unable to make errors? ... False teachers jerk passages out of context in this manner to make the Scriptures teach what they want them to teach. Those who do such have the curse of God resting on them (Gal. 1:6-9) and those who blindly follow their false teaching are likewise condemned. Jesus said of the ... She derives neither her existence nor her teaching authority from the New Testament. She had both before the New Testament was born: she secured her being, her teaching, her authority directly from Jesus Christ." (The Faith of Millions, p. 146). "In other words, the church in her worship and religious and moral observances, was a going concern before a word of the New Testament was written. She is not dependent on it for her ... In the above quotes, the Catholic writers declare that Christ made His church perpetual and indefectible. They mean that the church could never defect from truth or cease to be the true church. Notice which Scriptures they use to sustain their claim. It is truly amazing how the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-church-infallible.htm

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Official creed of Latter-day Saiimts (LDS) Mormons We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of ... We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly, we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. We believe all that God has revealed, ... We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, ... Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Basic Beliefs of the RLDS Church What do you use for scriptures? The RLDS Church recognizes three books of scripture: The ... should obey. 12. We believe that the religion of Jesus Christ as taught in the New Testament Scriptures will (if its precepts are accepted and obeyed) make men and women better ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Mormons.htm

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Topical Selection of Early Christian's Beliefs Click to View Salvation: Early Christians on BAPTISM Early Christians on FAITH ONLY Early Christians on ETERNAL SECURITY Early Christians on WORKS Early Christians on FREEWILL Click to View Godly living, Sin & morality: Early Christians on TELEVISION Early Christians on DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE Early Christians on SELF-DENIAL Early Christians on ABORTION? Early Christians on deviant sex Click to View False religions: Specific false prophets mentioned in the New Testament (Simon, Theudas, Egyptian) Early Christians on ... Fulfillment of the 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 Early Christians on the complete fulfillment of Mt 24 and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD Early Christians on Revelation prophecies already fulfilled Click to View Nature of God: Early Christians on the TRINITY Early Christians on DEITY OF CHRIST Early Christians on ETERNAL PRE-EXISTENCE OF CHRIST Early Christians on PERSON & PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Click to View Worship: Early Christians on INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN WORSHIP ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory.htm

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H.A.A. Kennedy: The Expositor's Greek Testament, The Epistle ... H.A.A. Kennedy: The Expositor's Greek Testament, The Epistle to the Philippians How anti-Trinitarians quote the source Click to View "The Expositor's Greek Testament also says: "We cannot find any ... He might have used the miraculous powers inherent in His Divine nature in such a way as to compel men, without further ado, to worship Him as God. Instead of that He was willing to attain this ... while he walked the earth, knew he had existed before all time as uncreated God, He did not violently force [active har·pa'zo] men to accept his equality with God with the use of his inherent divine powers. ... See job iv. 16, Dan. v. 6 an three other places, Wisd. xviii. 1, 4 Macc. xv. 4. Plainly, from the context of these passages, the word had come, in later Greek, to receive a vague, general meaning, ... As J. Weisnotes (Naclifolge Christi, pp. 63-64), this is not a specially Pauline conception, but belongs to the general faith of the Church. [It is amazing how Alf., De W. and Ead. can refer it to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kennedy-Expositors-Greek.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Introduction: Expedient man-made tradition that is optional and not a matter of faith, since the apostles were silent about such matters. ... Although the Catholics and Orthodox fight over whose liturgy is the apostolic tradition, the truth is, no such uniform tradition ever existed. God deliberately left these liturgical choices up to each local church, otherwise the New Testament would resemble the legalistic system of worship seen in the Law of Moses. We are under the "law of liberty". B. How Expedient ... "If no passage of Scripture has prescribed it, assuredly custom, which without doubt flowed from tradition, has confirmed it. For how can anything come into use, if it has not first been handed down? Even in pleading tradition, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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Holy Spirit in the New Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit in the New Testament Miraculous Holy Spirit in the New Testament Introduction: 1. In the bible there are only 9 categories of supernatural power which are listed in 1 Cor 12 a. Any supernatural event in the Bible falls into one of these nine categories! b. "For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one ... was given TO JESUS without measure. "God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him" (KJV). The key words UNTO HIM are lacking in the Greek. f. The verse actually says that God gives the spirit without measure TO EVERYONE. "for He gives the Spirit without measure." (NASB) g. Brethren continue to use this chart not even understanding the ... time modern tongue speakers are speaking "tongues of angels" and never a human language that can be recorded and identified. 3. Tongues spoken today is music not language: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-New-Testament.htm

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Official creed and Baptismal vows of Seventh-day Adventist church ... Led by the Holy Spirit we sense our need, acknowledge our sinfulness, repent of our transgressions, and exercise faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ, as Substitute and Example. This faith which receives salvation comes through the divine power of the Word and is the gift of God's grace. Through Christ we are justified, adopted as God's sons and ... The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In continuity with the people of God in Old Testament times, we are called out from the world; and we join together for worship, for fellowship, for instruction in the Word, for the celebration of the Lord's Supper, for service to all mankind, and for the worldwide proclamation of ... We are God's stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God's ownership by faithful service to Him and our fellow men, and by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-SDA.htm

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Saul Becomes king. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of Judges ... ... Jonathan's faith in God let him to singlehandedly defeat the Philistines. While we use David killing Goliath as an example of faith, Jonathan's faith was not only equal, but preceded David by many years. In fact, it may have been the example of Jonathan singlehandedly defeating the Philistine garrison at Geba, that later inspired David's faith to defeat Goliath. Surely this story would have been taught to David at a young age as an example of pure faith. Although he was next in line to the throne, Jonathan accepted the word of God ... Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well." " 1 Samuel 16:13-16 4. David's music ... It is the end result of rebellion, a lack of repentance and ignoring the open rebukes of God. a. Saul's lack of overall faith is apparent in that he begs Samuel to come with him so he can worship "the Lord YOUR God" instead of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-1samuel-16-20-saul-jonathan-david-1019-1012bc.htm

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Synagogue Organization and Government: Elders, officials, attendants ... Temple worship was strictly blood and DNA determined and totally ignored any moral, social or experiential qualifications. b. While synagogues, through God's providence, were prototypes of the church in organization, God wanted to ensure an ultra high quality of leadership based upon faith, family history, marriage status, town reputation and morals. c. The Holy Spirit gave two detailed lists in the New testament of the qualifications of church overseers: i. "It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. An ... just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. ... in Synagogues: How Christians used the Tanakh to convert Jews 25. Singing in Synagogues: Non-Instrumental Acapella Responsive Singing 26. Benevolence Money: Freewill Weekly First fruits Collections for ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Government-organization-Elders-officials-attendants-Synagogue-Independent-overseer-shepherd-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-prototype-ancient.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... 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 Christians to gather together to worship and eat the Lord's Supper ... The 10 commandment law including the requirement to keep the Sabbath day were abolished at the cross along with all the rest of the law of Moses. God gave a covenant at Mt. Sinai through Moses to the Jews. It is called the first/old covenant/testament. The ten commandments are ... The very first time that anyone was commanded to keep the Sabbath was in Exodus 16. The word "Sabbath" is not even found in the book of Genesis. Gen 2:2-3 was written by Moses to ... the origin of the Seventh-day Baptist church. The latter (Joseph Bates) has been instrumental in helping the early Adventists and other Christians to rediscover the Sabbath. ... up again by Him and by His death-whom some deny, by which mystery we have obtained faith, and therefore endure, that we may be found the disciples of Jesus Christ, our only ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... The Watchtower will quote Trinitarian sources who will say trinity is not "explicitly" taught in the New Testament, these same sources all clearly state that "trinity" IS TAUGHT in the New Testament. This slight of ... Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A. D. 180. He speaks of "the Trinity of God [the Father], His Word and His Wisdom" ("Ad. Autol.", 11, 15, P. G., VI, 1078). The term may, of course, have been in use before his time. Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian." ... It was prompted chiefly by belief in the divinity of Christ and later in the divinity of the Holy Spirit, but even earlier by the consistent worship of God in a trinitarian pattern and the practice of baptism into the ... Eliade specifically includes the Arian view as a later development and not the original apostolic faith! But what is worse, notice the following quote from a source used by the Watchtower elsewhere that states that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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Must I keep the Ten Commandments today? ... This first commandment forbids idolatry. It affirms the existence of but one true God, thus denying polytheism and atheism. Faith in one God has always been right. Thus when Paul and Barnabas were hailed as Roman gods by the citizens of ... Their reason is obvious: their practice of worshipping images is clearly prohibited; and thus, they audaciously change God's Holy Word to accommodate their practice. Again, the second commandment has .. always been right. The New Covenant ... forbids false swearing, blasphemy or any irreverent use of the names of God. In the New Testament we read: "Let no corrupt communications proceed out of your mouth . . . " (Eph. 4:29). In James 3:9, speaking in reference to the tongue, the writer says: "Therewith bless we God, - - - ". It is just as wrong to use the Lord's name in a flippant manner today as it was then. 4. The fourth commandment, -"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" enjoined upon the Israelites the observance of seventh-day worship. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-10-commandments.htm

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History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath ... 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 Christians to gather together to worship and eat the Lord's Supper (communion, break bread) Acts 20:7. Christians do not keep the ... God gave a covenant at Mt. Sinai through Moses to the Jews. It is called the first/old covenant/testament. The ten commandments are the foremost visible representation of this first/old ... No one prior to Moses (Abraham or Adam) ever heard of the Sabbath law much less kept it. The very first time that anyone was commanded to keep the Sabbath was in Exodus 16. The word ... Sabbatarians owe a debt of gratitude to these Sabbath pioneers whose work later influenced the origin of the Seventh-day Baptist church. The latter (Joseph Bates) has been instrumental in ... in the same books and articles! In fact we consider it dishonest to use Weigall's Sunday pagan quotes, without telling the reader that Weigall says the Sabbath is also of pagan origin! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-history-sabbath.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity by Dr. David W. T. Brattston 2013 AD There are strongly-held differences as to whether God wishes Saturday or Sunday to be the main weekly day of Christian assembling and worship. As with many religious issues, both sides ... Consulting early Christian practices and customs is a good idea because they record how Christians lived their faith when the unwritten teachings and Bible interpretations of Christ ... as to which day(s) was to be observed, how they were to be observed, whether the Old Testament rules for the Sabbath were still binding, whether Sunday replaced the Saturday ... However, the present pamphlet makes relatively little use of him because of the great number of other authors that wrote about the Sabbath and the Lord's Day. His sole contribution ... I have to answer, that to the perfect Christian, who is ever in his thoughts, words, and deeds serving his natural Lord, God the Word, all days are the Lord's, and he is always ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ... That justification regeneration and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the ... Through both private and public worship we bless God, have communion with Him, and are provided daily with spiritual enrichment and growth in grace. Through periods of fasting we draw close to God, ... Through meditation on and study of the Word of God we enhance our own spiritual growth and prepare ourselves to help guide and instruct others in scriptural truths (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; 2 Timothy 2:15, ... The living of a godly and sober life requires the wise and frugal use of our temporal blessings, including time, talent and money. As good stewards we are to make the most of our time, whether for ... Reading, Watching and Listening The literature we read, the programs we watch and the music we listen to profoundly affect the way we feel, think and behave. It is imperative, then, that the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm

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Synagogue allusions in the New Testament Synagogue allusions in the New Testament A. Allusions to ritual purity and the Synagogue Mikveh in the New Testament: 1. General allusions to ritual purity: a. "Therefore Jesus no longer continued ... mikveh: a. "so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word," (Ephesians 5:26) b. "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in ... us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about BAPTISMS [Greek: immersions in a Jewish Mikveh] and laying on of hands, ... 14. The Church replaced the Temple: Replacement theology is pure Christianity Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. ... Synagogues: How Christians used the Tanakh to convert Jews 25. Singing in Synagogues: Non-Instrumental Acapella Responsive Singing 26. Benevolence Money: Freewill Weekly First fruits Collections ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/synagogue-worship-New-Testament-allusions-symbolism-antitypes-church-moses-seat-baptism-mikveh-foot-washing.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... The Watchtower will quote Trinitarian sources who will say trinity is not "explicitly" taught in the New Testament, these same sources all clearly state that "trinity" IS TAUGHT in the New Testament. This slight of ... Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A. D. 180. He speaks of "the Trinity of God [the Father], His Word and His Wisdom" ("Ad. Autol.", 11, 15, P. G., VI, 1078). The term may, of course, have been in use before his time. Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian." ... It was prompted chiefly by belief in the divinity of Christ and later in the divinity of the Holy Spirit, but even earlier by the consistent worship of God in a trinitarian pattern and the practice of baptism into the ... Eliade specifically includes the Arian view as a later development and not the original apostolic faith! But what is worse, notice the following quote from a source used by the Watchtower elsewhere that states that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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The original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon had 1000's of errors ... ... Roughly in the middle is Camora. The full map can be downloaded from the University of Texas. Is God responsible for these errors? Joseph Fielding Smith, 1961, "the ... Harris cunsulted with Smith a short time and turned to me and said: 'The Old Testament is ungrammatical, set it as it is written'" Joseph Smith Begins His Work, Vol 1, Introduction. Many early Mormons taught that the errors were on the original Gold Nephi plates. "If the translation is not such a word-for-word bringing over from ... Defense of the Faith, p306, B.H. Roberts, Mormon historian. We have the following questions for Mormons to answer: If the original 1830 Book of Mormon was inspired than why were there so many errors and changes and additions and deletions, when compared to current editions? Why does the B of M use old KJV type English at ... to you?' "'Oh, no; they claimed that he was translating by means of some instruments he got at the same time he did the plates, and that the Lord helped him.'" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-1830-changes.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! ... Far clearer and more fruitful suggestions presented themselves in the Old Testament" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church New York: Scribner's, 1924, vol. 2, p. 566) "The ... of their worship in threes. ... It seems needless to give more than a reference to these extravagant views [Jehovah's Witnesses etc.] , which serious thinkers of every school reject as destitute of foundation. (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) The question as to how to reconcile the encounter with God in this threefold figure with faith in the oneness of God, which was the Jews' and Christians' characteristic mark of ... The simplest affirmation is that God is "Three in One, and One in Three," without making use of such technical terms, derived from law or philosophy, as "substance" or "person." God ... God as a Father, King of the Land, Lord of all, Divine family with God's Son, God's begotten Son, incarnation, atonement, sacrifice, new birth, sin, divine word, angels, demons, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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creed and beliefs of Baha'i Faith: A brief history & notes on ... ... Jesus - the incarnate Word) Who re-affirms the spiritual teachings of a previous Manifestation, fulfils prophecies of the previous dispensation and dispenses new social guidelines for humanity. Dispensation The period of time following the appearance of a new Manifestation, directly affected by the pouring out of a new revelation Principles of the Baha'i Faith 1. Oneness of ... 4. Pray - one of three daily obligatory prayers 5. Noon day Prayer 6. I bear witness Oh my God that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. 7. I testify at this moment to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and ... March 20 during daylight hours 11. Contribute to the Baha'i fund 12. Abstain from the use of alcohol and non medicinal drugs 13. Refrain from gossip 14. Teach the Faith 15. Obey the ... This "numerical cross referencing" is a recurring phenomena when examining important dates of various dispensations. Old Testament prophesy concerning the Judaic dispensation Before ... ... https://www.bible.ca/creed-bahai-beliefs.htm

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What the Bible says about Abortion! Woman to man, "Why yes, I do use an oral birth control method...the word no!" I. Is The Life In The Womb A Human Individual? The fundamental question to be answered is whether or not the life that has been conceived in the mother's womb is a human person, separate and distinct as an individual from the mother. God created only three basic classes of life, each of which ... That which was conceived was called a "child" between the conception and the birth. The Hebrew word used here (BEN) is the most common Old Testament word for a child or son. When used for the physical offspring ... but of faith. Samuel Armas has spina bifida, which left part of his spinal cord exposed after the backbone failed to develop. The operation was designed to close the gap and protect the cord, the body's motorway for nerve signals to the brain. So, on an unborn patient no bigger than a guinea-pig, the operation was performed without removing the foetus from the womb. The instruments had to be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/s-Abortion.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... In the Catholic church men are forbidden to marry. (except for one small part of the world) The Roman Catholic church introduced instrumental music no earlier than the 7th century and the Orthodox church has never used instrumental music, but like the ... Basil continues, in this case, "let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of God, in favour of that side will be cast the vote of truth." We do not dispute that Basil clearly ... A. Clark Carlton, Orthodox defender, wrote this about Catholic doctrine: "In defending sola Scriptura, Protestant apologists invariably use Roman Catholic theology as a foil. It is asserted that Roman Catholics accept two sources of ... Furthermore, the Orthodox Church has never accepted the Roman Catholic assertion that there are two sources of authority. The Church recognizes one and only one source of authority for Her faith and practice: the apostolic tradition. The Divine ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed Judah Click to View Constantine's Conversion and Genuineness of Faith Click to View The fact that Constantine murdered his son is no proof that Constantine was not a Christian. ... The facts of Constantine's life refute this silly unscholarly notion. His anti-Pagan stance as good as any "good" Old Testament King of Judah. It was the practice of the day to ... The majority opposed the Nicene creed because they viewed Jesus as a creature, not God. We will grant, for argument sake that a majority opposed the Nicene creed. But the opposition was over the use of specific words that could be misunderstood, not the deity of Christ. (Even though ... depth, and the soil which had been polluted by the foul impurities of demon worship transported to a far distant place." (Eusebius , The Life of the Blessed Emperor ... Great, Vol. 5, p.71) is that the arguments between the Trinitarians and the Arians in council of Nicea, were based on complex etymology (precise Greek word definitions etc). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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A Short History of the Watchtower Organization ... church in the year 1868, when he found himself losing faith. He had begun to doubt not only church creeds and doctrines, but also God and the Bible itself. At this critical juncture a chance encounter restored his faith and placed him under the influence of Second Adventist preacher Jonas Wendell. ... In particular, he came up with a basis for reinterpreting the Second Coming as an invisible event: In Benjamin Wilson's Emphatic Diaglott translation of the New Testament the word rendered coming in the King James Version at Matthew ... At this point Charles Russell no longer wanted to consider himself an Adventist, nor a Millerite. But, he continued to view Miller and Barbour as instruments chosen by God to lead His people in the past. The formation of a ... Over the objections of Fred Franz the Body that he had been instrumental in creating actually began governing, so that when Nathan Knorr passed away in 1977 Franz inherited an emasculated presidency. Franz also inherited an ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-history.htm

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Joel 2:28, Promise of the Father, Baptism of the Holy Spirit ... ... Until then SHUT UP, for you are under direct condemnation of God for claiming to be "Spirit filled" or a prophet when you are not. b. Stop deluding yourself. You have ... The Holy Spirit gives one of the nine spiritual gifts of 1 Cor 12 to the Christian through the laying on of the Apostles hands: Knowledge, Wisdom, Faith, Prophecy, ... The Holy Spirit indwells the Christian miraculously the same way he indwelt Old Testament saints. e. The gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38 is not an automatic consequence of repentance of Baptism for the remission of sins. f. The Greek word for and (kai) has "has three chief meanings, "and," "also," "even."" (Vine) and ... The majority view within most "liberal" local churches is the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit. c. Two opposite categories. i. Those who worship in "conservative" ... The verse actually says that God gives the spirit without measure TO EVERYONE. "for He gives the Spirit without measure." (NASB) c. Brethren continue to use this chart ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Gift-of-the-Holy-Spirit-miraculous-Joel2-28-Promise-of-the-Father-Baptism-Acts2-38.htm

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