Click to View

https://www.bible.ca/moving-logo.gif

 

Search for this:
 Search these answers
101 through 150 of 888 similar documents, best matches first.
<<anterior   Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   next>>
101: Official Creed of The New Apostolic Church
The New Apostolic Church Creed The head of the New Apostolic Church is the Chief Apostle, who is the supreme authority in all Church affairs. His official seat is in Zurich, Switzerland. (Our Ten Articles of Faith) The First Article of Faith: I believe in God the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. The Second Article of Faith: I believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, entered the realm of the departed, rose again from the dead, ascended into ... The Fifth Article of Faith: I believe that all ministrations in the Church of Christ are chosen and ordained into their ministries only by Apostles and that all gifts and powers must come forth out of the Apostle ministry; equipped with these, the community becomes a legible letter of Christ. The Sixth Article of Faith: I believe that the Holy Baptism with water is part of the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-NewApostolc.htm
56%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
102: Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International
United Pentecostal Church International UPCI Click to View See modalism as taught by the UPCI Refuted at: Modalism Click to View "Sixty Questions On The Godhead" refuted 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 God, and is profitable for doctrine, for ... "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not" (John 1:11). This one true God was manifest in the flesh, that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. ". . God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. . ." (2 Cor. 5:19). We believe that, ". . in Him ... Jesus said, -except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3). Luke 24:47 says, "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." WATER BAPTISM The scriptural mode of baptism is immersion, and is only for those who have ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm
56%******____
Size: 24K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
103: Official creed of Church of the Nazarene
With the Bible as our supreme Guide, illuminated by the Holy Spirit, and the Manual as our official agreed-upon statement of faith, practice, and polity, we look forward to the new quadrennium with joy and unswerving faith in Jesus Christ. The Board of General Superintendents Theological Tradition The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the Wesleyan-Arminian (Holiness) theological tradition. ARTICLES OF FAITH: I. THE TRIUNE GOD We believe in one eternally existent, infinite God, Sovereign of the universe; that He only is God, creative and administrative, holy in nature, attributes, ... We further believe that original sin continues to exist with the new life of the regenerate, until eradicated by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 5.2. We believe that original sin differs from actual sin in that it constitutes an inherited propensity to actual sin for which no one is accountable until its divinely provided remedy is neglected or rejected. 5.3. We believe that actual or ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Nazarene.htm
56%******____
Size: 21K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
104: Official creed of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
It was (the) use of creeds as 'tests of fellowship' that the Disciples' founding fathers fingered as the major cause of division among Christians...(So) unlike most other churches, we Disciples do not have an official doctrinal statement we can refer to when someone asks, 'What does the Christian Church believe?'" Kenneth Teegarden The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a community of believers who through baptism into Jesus Christ are bound by covenant to God and to one another. Disciples draw their inspiration from Scripture and the Holy Spirit, celebrating ... At the table of the Lord we celebrate with thanksgiving the saving acts and presence of Christ. Within the universal church we receive the gift of ministry and the light of scripture. In the bonds of Christian faith we yield ourselves to God that we may serve the One whose kingdom has no end. Blessing, glory and honor be to God forever. Amen." Where are they today? Originally part of the Restoration Movement ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Disciples-C.htm
56%******____
Size: 4K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
105: Official creed of United Church of Christ
This file contains the texts of the three authorized versions of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ. For this and other affirmations of the Christian faith, see the Book of Worship, United Church of Christ and The New Century Hymnal. Both books are rich sources of liturgies in inclusive language. Statement of Faith We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify: He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life and death. He seeks in holy love to save all ... He calls us into his church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be his servants in the service of men, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ's baptism and eat at his table, to join him in his passion and victory. He promises to all who trust him forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, his ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-UnitedCofC.htm
56%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
106: What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM
Click to View Water Baptism Essential to Salvation 110-165 AD Martyr "As many as are persuaded and believe that what we teach and say is true, and undertake to be able to live accordingly, are instructed to pray and to entreat God with fasting, for the remission of their sins that are past, we praying and fasting with them. Then they are brought by us where there is water, and are regenerated in the same manner in which we were ourselves regenerated. For, in the name of God, the Father and Lord of the universe, and of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy ... to a denial of that baptism which is regeneration to God, and thus to a renunciation of the whole faith." (Against Heresies, bk. 1, chap. 21, sec. 1, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, pg. 345.) 140-230 AD ... how much more withal from a fornicator! For these are the deliberate judgments of Christ, 'loving the Church,' who 'hath delivered Himself up for her, that He may sanctify her (purifying her utterly by the laver ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm
56%******____
Size: 61K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
107: Official creed of First Evangelical Free Church
First Evangelical Free Church We believe that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God, which reveals to us God's plan of salvation for mankind and is the basis of our faith and the only infallible guide for Christian living (2 Timothy 3:16,17). We believe the entire Bible to be God's written Word, and while we by no intent undervalue or set aside any portion of the Holy Scripture, we ... We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 3:16,17; Matthew 28:19) Statement 3: Jesus Christ We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25; John ... resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost. (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28,29) Statement 10: Ordinances We believe that the Lord's Supper and water baptism are ordinances to be observed by the Church during this present age. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Evang-First.htm
56%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
108: Official creed of the Evangelical Free church
Evangelical Free The Statement of Faith of The Evangelical Free Church of America The doctrinal position of the Evangelical Free Church of America is summarized in our twelve-article Statement of Faith. We believe... 1. The Scriptures, both Old & New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the Divine and final authority for ... Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our High Priest and Advocate. 4. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men, regenerate the ... only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit, and thus become children of God. 7. That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Evang-free.htm
55%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
109: Official creed of the Lutheran church; 95 Theses or 95 Articles ...
The Augsburg Confession is the first of the great Protestant Confessions. All orthodox Lutheran church bodies base their teachings upon this treatise because they believe that it is a faithful to ... in God, and with concupiscence; and that this disease, or vice of origin, is truly sin, even now condemning and bringing eternal death upon those not born again through Baptism and the Holy Ghost. ... that there are two natures, the divine and the human, inseparably enjoined in one Person, one Christ, true God and true man, who was born of the Virgin Mary, truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, ... all creatures, and sanctify them that believe in Him, by sending the Holy Ghost into their hearts, to rule, comfort, and quicken them, and to defend them against the devil and the power of sin. ... Also they teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works, but are freely justified for Christ's sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-lutheran.htm
55%******____
Size: 38K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
110: Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ...
faith of the Church of God, International Cleveland Tennessee Click to View "The Church of God, with international headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, traces its roots to 1886 in a meeting house located at Barney Creek in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. The Christian Union was organized with eight members. Since that inauspicious start, the Church of God has become an international church with a membership approaching 4 million. The Church of God is a grassroots organization with an appeal to and a concern for the common man and his needs." WE BELIEVE: In the verbal inspiration of the Bible. In one God eternally existing in three persons: namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. That Jesus Christ ... In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost. Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people. In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart. In speaking with other tongues as ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm
55%******____
Size: 26K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
111: The Deity of Jesus Christ
He was created a special but mortal man. He received divine power at His baptism which was withdrawn at the cross. Since they assert man has no soul, he also ceased to exist during the three days he was dead. Upon his resurrection, Jesus became the fullness of deity in bodily form thus completing a three step progression in nature. (Heb 13:8) They do not believe Christ will ever be equal to God or truly divine since they believe Jesus is a created being just like man and the angels. Jehovah's ... Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:14-16 "that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring ... To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen." 2 Peter 1:1 "Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Grace and ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/su-deity-christ.htm
55%******____
Size: 25K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
112: Official creed of the Foursquare Gospel church (4-sqauare)
International 4 Square (The Foursquare Gospel Church) The Holy Scriptures We believe the Bible is God-inspired (2 Timothy 3:16,17). The Eternal Godhead We believe God is Triune: Father, Son and Holy Ghost (2 Corinthians 13:14). The Fall Of Man We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that by voluntary disobedience he fell from ... We believe that we have no righteousness and must come to God pleading the righteousness of Christ (Ephesians 2:8). Repentance And Acceptance We believe that upon sincere repentance, and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are justified before God (I John 1:9). The New Birth We believe that the change which takes place in the heart and life at conversion is a very real one (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20). Daily Christian Living We believe that it is the will of God that we be sanctified daily, growing constantly in the faith (Hebrews 6:1). Baptism And The Lord's Supper We believe that baptism by immersion is an outward sign of an ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-4square.htm
55%******____
Size: 4K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
113: How to be saved from Hell and get yourself to heaven!
Click to View Are we saved by Faith without Works? Click to View Jesus Our Hope! 0Step #3: Repent Click to View Click to View Christians Should Be Different! Click to View What is Bible Repentance? Step #4: Confess our faith to others: Confession is where we tell others we believe in Christ. Before we become Christians, it is important for us to openly state that Jesus is the Son of God who rose from the dead the third day. After we become Christians through water baptism, it means that we must be evangelistic in leading others to Christ. This as a bare minimum requires us to at least inform others that we are ... Not even John Paul II can make right, an infant baptism by sprinkling, that is wrong according to the Bible! Click to View Objections to baptism as essential to salvation refuted Click to View Step #6: Remain faithful till death Click to View Click to View Is weekly Church Attendance Essential? Click to View Attending church for 24 wrong reasons. Also 12 excuses people ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/indexsalvation.htm
55%******____
Size: 29K
Depth: 1
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
114: Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ...
will not be (for them) that crown of faith but the punishment of faithlessness. ...Such a one can be slain, he cannot be crowned. ...[If] slain outside the Church, he cannot attain the rewards of the Church." (Denzinger 246-247) Pope Saint Gregory the Great (A.D. 590 - 604) "Now the holy Church universal proclaims that God cannot be truly worshipped saving within ... "With our hearts we believe and with our lips we confess but one Church, not that of the heretics, but the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, outside which we believe that no one is saved." (Denzinger 423) Pope Boniface ... that king and kingdom by the definition and declaration of our predecessor Pope Boniface VIII of happy memory, which began by the words Unam Sanctam." (51 Corpus Juris Canonici, (Extravag. commun., lib. V, tit. VII, cap. 2) ed. Freiburg, Vol. II, p. 1300.) Pope Leo X reaffirmed the teaching of Boniface VIII: (1512-1517) "Where the necessity of salvation is concerned all the faithful of Christ must ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm
55%******____
Size: 21K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
115: Did you choose your church this way???
Did you choose your church this way??? In the next fifteen years it is estimated that 25,000,000 American will choose a church. How shall they make their choice? Wouldn't it be wonderful it each one would begin with an open Bible in his hand? Let him read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, thus coming to believe deeply and earnestly that Jesus of Nazareth is truly the Christ, the son of God. And then let him read on into the book of Acts. There he will find the dynamic preaching of the good news about Christ. He will find that Peter, on Pentecost, preached a sermon about ... In each of the major conversion stories in the book of Acts you will find the same pattern for becoming a Christian. Faith in Christ as the divine son of God, repentance from past sins, making known, or confessing, faith in Christ before men, and baptism for remission of sins. Would it not be wonderful if the millions of Americans who will choose a church in the next fifteen years would choose a church in this ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/r-choose-church.htm
55%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
116: cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship
We believe that the Bible is inspired by God; that it is the truth; that it is the final authority in faith and practice. We believe that since the fall of Adam, all people have been under the bondage and power of sin and are deserving of the judgment and wrath of God. We believe that Jesus Christ, who is God and man, through his atoning, sacrificial death on the cross for our sins and his resurrection, is the only way of salvation; he alone saves us ... We believe that regeneration is by the work of the Holy Spirit, and that it is necessary if one is to enter the kingdom of God. We believe that God sent his Holy Spirit to empower his church to witness to Jesus to the ends of the earth. We believe that we are made ... However they all share the same false doctrines being Calvinistic, have women preachers, use instrumental music, and most horrifying, teach salvation by faith only and reject the necessity of water baptism for the remission of sins. They teach the sinners prayer. Most ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship.htm
55%******____
Size: 3K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
117: Official creed of Mennonite Brethren
... Our forefathers agreed with Menno Simons, after whom Mennonites are named, that "No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 3:11). Numerous confessions in the Anabaptist tradition were used in ... The Mennonite Brethren Church accepts God's revelation in Scripture to be trustworthy and authoritative. Since the nature and mission of the church call for a concise statement of what a brotherhood believes, the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches has undertaken to rewrite the Confession of Faith to make it more readable. May it serve as a guide and a messenger, exhorting believers to live the faith they proclaim. The Mennonite Brethren and God We believe in God, the eternal Spirit, infinite in ... He empowers the believer to follow Christ and to be an effective witness for Him. The Christian lives in fellowship with God and other believers, and joins the local church at baptism. He/she contributes to the building of the body of ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm
55%******____
Size: 22K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
118: Review of what the Canadian Christian Missionary Alliance church ...
Article #1: correctly states the nature of God where Jesus is not a creature and the Holy Spirit is a person. They are Trinitarian and this is correct. Article #2: correctly states the nature of Christ being both uncreated God and man and the virgin birth and the second coming. ... It also destructive to truth, because individuals in the Christian Missionary Alliance church conclude that their faith and doctrine must be without error, because the Holy Spirit directly taught it to them. This is also known as the error of "irresistible grace", one of the tenets of Calvinism. It is false doctrine. Article #4: The Christian Missionary Alliance church is one of the few remaining churches that actually believe in the word for word ... 6) They teach the modern false doctrine of salvation by faith only even though it contradicts James 2:24. They reject that baptism is for the remission of sins and falsely teach that a sinner attains remission of sins before and without water baptism by ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Christian-Missionary-Alliance.htm
55%******____
Size: 13K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
119: Official Creed of: The Independent Fundamental Churches of America ...
We began in 1930 as an association of Bible believing churches, organizations and individuals. It has since served as a source of cooperative efforts in proclaiming the Gospel of Christ and in the teaching of believers. Our Articles of Faith and Doctrine 1. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES We believe the Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, ... We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accord with His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; 1 John 5:14,15). 12. THE CHURCH a. We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual ... We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority of control (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Romans 16:1,4; 1 Corinthians 3:9,16; 1 Corinthians 5:4-7,13; 1 Peter 5:1-4). d. We recognize the ordinances of water baptism and the Lord's Supper ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-independant-fundamental-(IFCA).htm
55%******____
Size: 12K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
120: beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ...
... Those tongue speakers who spoke non-English languages (second and third languages) sounded far more authentic, than those who spoke English only. 4. Mandatory 10% Tithing: Tithing is an Old Testament Jewish practice that is abolished by Christ at the cross. (Col 2:14) Tithing is forbidden in the New Testament: 2 Cor 9:7. The early church practiced freewill offerings where each person decided for themselves, between them and God, what they would give each first day of the week: 1 Cor 16:1-2. 5. Communion four times a ... Today churches throw all the Bible rules out the window to be culturally and politically correct. 7. Salvation by faith only without and before repentance, confession and water baptism: The church in the Bible taught that you cannot be saved by faith only (Jas 2:24) but that you needed to believe in Jesus (Mk 16:16), repent of your sins (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38), confess the name of Jesus (Rom 10:9-10) and be immersed in water for remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16, 1 ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm
55%******____
Size: 26K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
121: What International churches of Christ believe/Kip McKean
Excerpted from the Official, World Headquarters, Creed of: International churches of Christ ICOC (Crossroads, Boston, Kip McKean, Discipling Movement) NOTE: This website is not affiliated with the ICOC and is presenting their beliefs for reference only. "We Believe That: Jesus, the Son of God, is our one and only Lord and Savior, crucified for our sins and physically resurrected from the dead on the third day. The Bible is the only inspired and inerrant message of God. One is saved by the grace of God and the blood of Jesus Christ; and a person must, through faith and obedience, reach out to receive this free gift of salvation. Only baptized disciples are members of Christ's church. After baptism every new Christian needs to be taught or "discipled" by older, more experienced Christians to obey all of Jesus' teachings (Matthew 28:20). Every disciple must be committed to the vision of building churches of disciples -- true churches of Christ -- in every nation on earth." Click Your ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-ICOC.htm
55%******____
Size: 1K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
122: When & Where Did The New Testament Church Begin?
When & Where Did The New Testament Church Begin? The coming of Christ as deliverer and Savior was prophesied throughout the Old Testament. After the flood in Noah's day, people grew corrupt again. In Genesis 12:1-4, God called Abraham and promised that through his seed all nations would be blessed. In the New Testament, Gal. 3:8, the Apostle Paul said, "and the scriptures farseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith preached before the gospel unto Abraham saying, 'In thee In verse sixteen the same ... The church set forth in the New Testament rests upon seven cardinal principles: the death of Christ the resurrection of Christ the ascension of Christ the sending of the Holy Spirit by Christ baptism by His authority baptism "into the name ... Neither do we search back to the law of Moses or forward to Christ's return for the establishment of His reign upon the earth. He is our king now. All are subject to all of His laws now. When He comes again, it will not be to set up a ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/ntx-origin-church.htm
55%******____
Size: 8K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
123: Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ...
Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man 500 years ago, each local church of Christ collectively interprets scripture and has a high degree of doctrinal unity world wide. The Reform church boasts loudly that their doctrines are not only scriptural, but echo the apostolic fathers. Yet even the Nicene creed of 325, which they view as authoritative, states that baptism is for the remission of sins. Even Irenaeus clearly taught that baptism was essential for salvation and the gateway to remission of sins. This directly contradicts Calvinism. Rule of Faith: regula fidei FF Bruce, in The canon ... to whom they did commit the Churches? 2. To which course many nations of those barbarians who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm
55%******____
Size: 11K
Depth: 4
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
124: Official creed of Worldwide Church of God (Plain Truth Magazine ...
He will come again in glory to reign as King of kings over all nations in the kingdom of God. (John 1:1; Colossians 1:16; 1 Timothy 3:16; John 3:16; Matthew 1:20; Acts 10:36; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Hebrews 7:25; Revelation 19:16) The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Godhead, is the Comforter promised by Jesus Christ, sent from God to the Church. The Holy Spirit lives in us, transforming us through repentance, sanctification, and continual renewal. The Holy Spirit is the Source of ... Because they chose sin, they and their descendants became alienated from God and can be reconciled only by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ and his saving work. The destiny of the saints is to inherit eternal life in glory through Jesus ... Repentance toward God leads to faith in Jesus Christ and a converted life sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38; Romans 2:4; 10:17; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; Matthew 3:8; Romans 12:2) Water Baptism Water baptism signifies a ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-PainTruth.htm
55%******____
Size: 17K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
125: Official creed of Bible Chapel Brethren
BIBLE CHAPEL Statement of Faith WE BELIEVE that the Bible is divinely inspired, and is complete. final and authoritative. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 WE BELIEVE that there is one God eternally existent in three equal Persons: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 1 John 5:7 WE Believe that the Bible declares the fill Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His Ascension, His intercessor-y work and His imminent return for His believing people. John 1:1. Matthew 1:23, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:18, Luke 24:39, Ephesians 1:20, Hebrews 7:25, Revelation 22:20 WE BELIEVE In one Church, the body of Christ on earth, that its members should gather in His Name alone, for the purpose of graver. ... WE BELIEVE in the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church. 1 Cor. 15:51, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 WE PRACTICE baptism by immersion upon the personal confession of the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. Acts 8:38-39, Romans 6:4 WE PRACTICE the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-BibleChapel.htm
55%******____
Size: 2K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
126: Sola Scriptura debate charts by Pat Donahue
Orthodox/Catholics Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Formal Public Debates Click to View The word of God is the sword of the Spirit! 1 Chart Listing - Sola Scriptura 1. Chart ... 21. Papal Fallibilities - Geocentrism 22. Papal Fallibilities - Salvation For Jews, Faith Only Salvation 25. The Inquisition 26. Mental Reservation, How Can We Trust The Catholic Church? 33. How Catholic Authoritative, If It's Teaching Changes? - Invalid Marriages 34. How Catholic Authoritative, If It's Teaching Changes? - Mode Of Baptism 35. How Catholic Authoritative, If It's Teaching Changes? - Communion "Under Both Kinds" ... Perfect (complete, whole) Orange Partial Revelation ...... Complete 2nd coming of Christ My Opponent is Mixing Apples and Oranges ! Conclusion: The "perfect" of ... (beginning the millinium) - like some of the things referred to in Deut 29:29, I Jn 3:2. * Does my opponent believe that the Apostles were guided into all the truth (Jn 16:13) or not? ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-debates-donahue.htm
55%******____
Size: 73K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
127: Official Creed of the American Baptist Association
Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD 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; ... Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12). We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers ... We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-american-baptist-association.htm
55%******____
Size: 5K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
128: Life of Mrs. E.G. White - Her Claims Refuted, by D.M. Canright ...
Defining her position, she says: "In ancient times God spoke to men by the mouth of prophets and apostles. In these days he speaks to them by the testimonies of his Spirit" ("Testimonies for the Church," Vol. IV., p. 148; Vol. V., p. 661; No. 88, p. 189) that is, by her through her writings. Every line she wrote, whether in articles, letters, ... White's claim to inspiration for the same reason that most of her followers do. I first accepted the Sabbath, and then other points of the faith, until I came to believe it all. Once among and of them, I found all stating in ... Emanuel Swedenborg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, 1688, and died in 1772. He was a favorite with the king and royal family. He was of the purest character, and devoutly religious. Not a stain rests on his ... She was accepted as leader and as "the second appearing of Christ." Like Mrs. White, she required "a peculiar kind of dress," and "opposed war and the use of pork" (Johnson's Cyclopedia, article "Shakers"). ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/7-Life-of-White-her-claims-refuted-canright.htm
55%******____
Size: 336K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
129: Official creed of Church of God, International (Tyler, TX)
It is the foundation of knowledge, and the guidebook of life. The Old and New Testaments comprise God's written Word, which forms the basis of Christianity as taught by the church and as practiced by the Christian. Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; John 17:I7; Romans 8:16; 1 ... He divested Himself of this power and His majesty, and became a human being to die for the sins of all mankind as our loving and merciful Savior. He was then resurrected, and ascended to heaven to become our High Priest. Jesus Christ shall return to establish the Kingdom of God on earth, and rule as King of kings with His saints forever. Deuteronomy I8:15; ... Salvation is the means by which God, through Christ, saves man from the penalty of sin and gives him eternal life. This process includes one's calling, repentance, baptism, justification, receiving of the Holy Spirit, life of faith and obedience, and final birth into God's Kingdom as a spirit being. Salvation is a freely given gift from God ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-CoG-Tyler.htm
55%******____
Size: 14K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
130: Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ...
Jesus the Master Builder and Creator of universe Architect, Stonemason, Carpenter of the Temple/church See also: Archeology of Everyday Life and Homes at the time of ... Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:10-11) · "Is not this the carpenter [Greek: tekton]" (Mark 6:3) · Jesus is "the founder [archegos] and completer [teleiotes] of our faith." Heb 12:2 · "you are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the ... to finish.'" (Luke 14:28-30) e. "This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "The stone which the builders rejected, This ... uses the word TEKTON for both carpenters and stonemasons: a. "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and cedar wood and craftsman [Greek: tekton] of ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm
55%******____
Size: 216K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
131: Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
... Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14) ii. "Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion," (Philippians 2:1) 2. Metaphoric Fellowship Indwelling to indicate God's fellowship in Solomon's Temple and the New Testament "church temple" a. The metaphoric fellowship indwelling is unconditional for every Christian. Once you have met the conditions of faith, repentance, confession and water baptism, you are born again and immediately God unconditionally begins to dwell in you as long as you continue to be obedience. ... Jesus God Meaning 1 Ti 3:15 Household Children Brothers Firstborn Eldest Son Father Family: Love And Care Col 1:13 Phil 3:20 Kingdom Citizens King/Judge King Authority: Privileges Obligations 1 Pe 2:9 Heb 2:17 Priesthood Priests High Priest God Service Eph 2:19-22 1 Cor 3:11 Temple ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Indwelling.htm
55%******____
Size: 496K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
132: 7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly
Only by accepting Christ's perfect life to cover our tainted lives can we enter God's presence. "In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." (Ephesians 3:12) I had read things like this many times but I was still caught up in doing the works. It didn't hit my heart until I heard preaching by Dr. Desmond Ford, a gifted scholar who used to be in the SDA church. Everyone's experience of finding God comes in a different way at different times. This time it hit me when I heard him preach the cross of Christ and that it had all been done ... But now all the other details do matter as it makes up the whole picture of her credibility. Especially when you rub elbows with those who believe she was a true prophet who had special inspiration from God. ... It elevates us and removes from us every imperfection and sin, of whatever nature. Thus we are prepared to see the King in His beauty and finally to unite with the pure and heavenly angels in the kingdom of ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 56K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
133: Official creed of Awana Clubs International (A.W.A.N.A.)
We believe that He was crucified, shed His blood, died to pay the penalty for our sins and was raised bodily from the dead on the third day. Forty days later He ascended to the Father's right hand where He is Head of the Church and intercedes for believers. From there He is coming again personally, ... We believe that all men are morally corrupt, and of themselves utterly unable to remedy their lost condition. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 1:18, 3:23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12) SALVATION We believe that salvation is a gift of God and is received by man through personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin. We believe that man is justified by grace through faith apart from works and that ... We believe that the local church is autonomous and free of any external authority or control. (Acts 13:1-4, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4) THE ORDINANCES We believe the ordinances for the believer are water baptism by immersion and the Lord's supper as a ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-Awana.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 6K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
134: Lesson 14: Must We Be Baptized For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins ...
In the second chapter of Acts, Peter had convicted the people there of having killed the Son of God. In verse 37 their question was, "Men and brethren what shall we do?" In verse 38 (KJV), "Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins." Here people were told to repent and be baptized for the remission of their sins. Only when we submit to baptism as the Lord has commanded, that is for the remission of sins to be saved, do we show our faith in the Lord. Only then will He save us. Man today has a sin problem. It is our sins ... Neither does it teach that lost people are to be baptized because their sins are already forgiven. Satan would like you to believe that baptism has nothing to do with the forgiveness of your ... Paul was worried sick and very upset. He had just found out that all the years in his zeal, while persecuting the Lord's church, he had actually been persecuting the Lord. Paul was devastated ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-14-baptism-forgiveness.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 15K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
135: Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism
proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals. ... The infallibility promised to the Church is also present in the body of bishops when, together with Peter's successor, they exercise the supreme Magisterium," above all in an Ecumenical Council. ... This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself. Mary, sinless, perpetual virgin, mother of God, queen of heaven, co-redemptress with Christ 491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" ... we believe that our Lord entrusted all the blessings of the New Covenant, in order to establish on earth the one Body of Christ into which all those should be fully incorporated who belong in any way to the People of God." 846 Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation ... thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 20K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
136: 10 Things young people can do for God.
10 Things young people can do for God. Some of the world's greatest accomplishments have been done by young men and women. Alexander the Great became king before he was thirty years old. Some of the great works of Shelley, Byron, Keats, Chopin, and Mozart were composed when they were teenagers. ... Young people need the church - they need Christ. Those who are indifferent to the way of the Lord are inviting sorrow on their lives and souls. Jesus says to young and old alike, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). Here are ten things that you can do to serve God and gain life's greatest blessing: (1) OBEY THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST Christ commands us to believe in Him (John 8:24), to repent of our sins ... Christ has commanded His disciples to take the gospel to everyone. You can be a soul-winner. And nothing enlarges one's faith and spiritual capacity like teaching the lost. (5) GET A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION You CAN get a Christian ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/f-teens-10things.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 5K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
137: 10 Things young people can do for God.
10 Things young people can do for God. Some of the world's greatest accomplishments have been done by young men and women. Alexander the Great became king before he was thirty years old. Some of the great works of Shelley, Byron, Keats, Chopin, and Mozart were composed when they were teenagers. ... Young people need the church - they need Christ. Those who are indifferent to the way of the Lord are inviting sorrow on their lives and souls. Jesus says to young and old alike, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). Here are ten things that you can do to serve God and gain life's greatest blessing: (1) OBEY THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST Christ commands us to believe in Him (John 8:24), to repent of our sins ... Christ has commanded His disciples to take the gospel to everyone. You can be a soul-winner. And nothing enlarges one's faith and spiritual capacity like teaching the lost. (5) GET A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION You CAN get a Christian ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-teens-10things.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 5K
Depth: 5
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
138: Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion
(The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Vol 15, Trinity, p53-57, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What else did they fail to quote from this source? ... Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57) 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 threefold name of God.(The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57) The Logos Christology of 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 dilemma: They think that this quote proves trinity wrong. ... 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
54%*****_____
Size: 27K
Depth: 3
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
139: creed and beliefs of Baha'i Faith: A brief history & notes on ...
... church was composed almost entirely of Gentiles. The people of Israel had failed to meet the terms of the covenant established by God with Isaac and were therefore no longer permitted to occupy the holy land. This does not mean that God failed to keep his promise to Abraham. Aside from the covenant established with Isaac, God promised Abraham he would become "the father of many nations", and his spiritual legacy was passed on through three branches of his descendants. Each of these branches produced individuals who embodied or made manifest certain attributes of God. For example, Christ was the incarnate "Word" of God. Baha'is believe that the founder of their Faith was the ... religions. Religion Founder Year Place Descendent of Judaism Moses 1400 BC Sinai Abraham & Sarah's son Isaac Christianity Jesus 30 AD Galilee Isaac - King David Islam Mohammad 622 AD Arabia Abraham & Hagar's son Ishmael Babi Ali Mohammad 1844 AD Iran Ishmael - Mohammad Baha'i Husayn Ali 1863 AD Iran ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/creed-bahai-beliefs.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 97K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
140: Official creed and Baptismal vows of Seventh-day Adventist church
... Support is found in these Bible passages: Genesis 12:3: Acts 7:38: Ephesians 4:11-15: Ephesians 3:8-11: Matthew 28:19,20: Matthew 16:13-20: Matthew 18:18: Ephesians 2:19-22: Ephesians 1:22,23: Ephesians 5:23-27: Col. 1:17,18 #12 The Remnant And Its Mission The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread apostasy, a remnant has been called out to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This remnant announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation through Christ, and heralds the approach of His second advent. This proclamation is symbolized ... Support is found in these Bible passages: Romans 12:4,5: 1Corinthians 12:12-14: Matthew 28:19,20: Psalms 133:1,2: 2Corinthians 5:16,17: Acts 17:26,27: Galatians 3:27,29: Col. 3:10-15: Ephesians 4:14-16; 4:1-6: John 17:20-23 #14 Baptism By baptism we confess our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and testify of our death to sin and of our ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cr-SDA.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 40K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
141: Can Ordinary People Understand The Bible?
doctrine of Christ was voiced by the apostle, Paul, as he addressed the Christians of the church at Corinth: I Corinthians "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you." Jesus' prayer and Paul's admonition to the Corinthians are neatly summed in Ephesians 4:2-6: "With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." In practice, there were few misunderstandings of God's teachings by the early Christians; the churches of the first century were united in spirit and in teaching, just as Jesus had intended. It is difficult to believe, logically, that just anything goes in the Christian religion. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/b-understand-common-man.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 7K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
142: Passages that say there is only one God
... Him; and one [hen] Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him." 1 Corinthians 8:6 "Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one [hen]." Galatians 3:20 "There is one [hen] body and one [hen] Spirit, one [hen] hope, one [hen] Lord, one [hen] faith, one [hen] baptism, one [hen] God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Ephesians 4:4-6 "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only [monos] God" 1 Timothy 1:17 "which He will bring about at the proper time-He who is the blessed and only [monos] Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone [monos] possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen." 1 Timothy 6:16 "For there is one [hen] God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus," 1 Timothy 2:5 "You believe that God is one [hen]. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder." ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-one-god.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 6K
Depth: 7
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
143: Lesson 22: Only The Saved Are In The Lord's Church
Jesus says in Mark l6:16, "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." A person has to have help to misunderstand what the Lord says here. Here we see the Bible says we must believe and be baptized in order to be saved. This is what ... Do not allow the different doctrines of men to blind or confuse you concerning your salvation. You have so much to gain and too much to loose. And also Peter tells us in 1 Peter 3:21, "The like figure baptism does now save us." Only when we ... You will have to make the choice whether you are going to follow God's word or man's word. Also in order to be the church which Jesus built, the church must worship God and Christ according to the way They have specified. We are told in Ephesians 5:17, "Therefore do not ... If we really accept the Bible as our only authority, we will want to worship God only as He has specified. We must reject human traditions and doctrines such as creed books, catechisms, manuals, articles of faith, confessions of faith, the ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-22-only-church-saved.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 19K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
144: Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary
Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Click to View How it is quoted in "Should you believe in the trinity?": "The word Trinity is not found in the Bible . . . It did not find a place formally in the theology of the ... J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) 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 Church to face the duty of formulating a full ... i. 3). (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) It is thought that Gn. i. 26 ('And God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness') implies that a revelation of the Triune God had been ... and it is probable that his preaching had a trinitarian reference: he called for repentance towards God, faith in the coming Messiah, and spoke of a baptism of the Holy Spirit, of which his baptism with water was a symbol. ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 15K
Depth: 3
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
145: Is the Catholic church an infallible interpreter of scripture ...
Therefore, the Church is the divinely appointed Custodian and Interpreter of the Bible. For, her office of infallible Guide were superfluous if each individual could interpret the Bible for himself...God never intended the Bible to be the Christians' rule of faith independently of the living authority of the Church." (Ibid., p. 77). There are no passages in the Bible which state that Christ made His church the infallible interpreter of His Word. There are none ... It does not allow one to make his own interpretation of Scripture, but demands a dependence on Catholic officials for interpretation. Please notice the following: "What Catholics do believe is that the church, not the individual, must interpret and explain ... The Catholic Church is truly the mother of division because every major division in Christianity originated and came out of the Catholic Church. Most of the human traditions in Protestantism today originated in Catholicism, e.g,, infant baptism, instrumental music ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-church-interpreter.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 51K
Depth: 4
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
146: Noah was saved by water baptism: 1 Peter 3:21
Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience-through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is at the right hand of God, having ... prison. 4. When judgment comes at the second coming of Christ, those who rejected the preaching of Christians will leave the throne room of God for a judgment of eternal torment. 5. Getting saved is easy! Believe, repent of your sins, confess the name of Christ, be baptized by full immersion for the remission of your sins and you will be born again and saved! ... Everybody has a chance to go to heaven but few are seeking God. They are all wrapped up in their own selfish lives of materialism and pleasure. They never go to church, partake of the Lord's supper, give money ... Nothing you can do can merit your salvation because we are saved by grace through faith and not by meritorious works: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/ark/salvation-water-baptism-noah-8-eight-persons-saved-by-water-1-peter-3-21.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 28K
Depth: 1
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
147: Was Peter the first Pope?
"Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of Scripture or evident reason (for I do not believe either Pope or councils alone, since it is certain that they have both erred frequently and ... Purcell's statement is found on page 27. He made his remark before papal infallibility was decreed by the Vatican Council in 1870 to be an article of faith). "Therefore, to resume, I establish: (1) That Jesus has given to His apostles the same power that He gave to St. Peter. (2) That the apostles never recognized in St. Peter the vicar of Jesus Christ and the infallible doctor of the church. (3) That St. ... All of these are titles that rightly belong only to the Lord Jesus Christ and to God the Father. There is not a single instance in the Scriptures where any of the above titles are applied to a ... For behold the kingdom of God is within you." The kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom and therefore needs only a spiritual head or king. Eph. 5:23-25 shows that Christ is the only head of the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 11K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
148: How Can Man Be Justified With God?
The writer of the Roman letter, the inspired apostle, stated clearly that being justified by faith and making peace with God will be realized when our faith is great enough to cause us to obey from the heart the form of doctrine delivered. ... One cannot obey the facts of the gospel, but one can obey a form of his death, burial and resurrection. When one has come to believe that Jesus is God's son and the saviour of man from his sins, he being moved by faith to repent of his sins, that is, he determines to discontinue to live in sin, he being willing to confess that faith in Christ as beina God's son is a proper subject to be buried in baptism for the remission of sins, then raised a new creature. In Acts Chapter 2, the Apostle Peter ... And in verse 47, we see the blessing received. It says they were "praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved". Their being saved is equivalent to being justified with God as ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/g-justified-with-God.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 4K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
149: Catholicism's SHOCKING attitude toward the Bible!
... All of these are similar and reveal that men will be judged by the New Testament of Christ in the last day. In providing an eternal standard of judgment, Jesus could have easily given His own personal writings if that ... Click to View 2. Not Intended To Be Circulated. We mention again that present day Catholic officials would like people to believe that the Catholic Church loves and respects the Bible as ordained of God. However, in reality the Catholic Church does not love and revere the Bible, but is opposed to it as the only authority in ... "The Apostles are never reported to have circulated a single volume of the Holy Scripture, but 'they going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord co-operating with them.' (Mark xvi. 20)." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 66). ... For example, the Catholic Church practices pouring water as a mode for baptism, but the Bible teaches immersion or a burial in water (Rom. 6:3-4; Col. 2:12; Acts 8:38-39). Thus, in such matters, instead of rejecting the ... ...
https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-attitude-towards.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 84K
Depth: 2
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
150: Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian
... Mindful of which precept, the blessed Apostle Paul himself also warns and instructs, saying, "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to His doctrine, he is proud, knowing nothing: from such withdraw thyself." ... "8. Deservedly thus do heresies and schisms arise day by day, more frequently and more fruitfully grow up, and with serpents' locks shoot forth and cast out against the Church of God with greater force the poison of their venom; whilst, by the advocacy of some, both authority and support are afforded them; whilst their baptism is defended, whilst faith, whilst truth, is betrayed; whilst that which is done without against the Church is defended within ... Obviously Cyprian had no concept of the bishop of Rome being the infallible interpreter of Scripture being the "bishop of bishops"! Cyprian does not believe the bishop of Rome has the authority to appoint a bishop and he criticizes Maximus and Nicostratus for going along ... ...
...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm
54%*****_____
Size: 24K
Depth: 3
Find Similar
Match Info
Show Parents
101 through 150 of 888 similar documents, best matches first.
<<anterior   Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   next>>
This site has been in violation of it's license since 2024-06-25 23:39:59 (Max Hits)

 

Click Your Choice

www.bible.ca: EN ESPAÑOL

www.bible.ca: IN ENGLISH