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Anglo/British-Israelism: A DETAILED REFUTATION ... A ranking authority on Anglo-Israelism is Professor E. Odlum, M.A., B.Sc., F.R.C., Inst., etc. He is author of an unusual book in defense of the Anglo-Israel theory. The book bears the title, "God's ... Let it here be definitely stated that neither the British government nor the British people, not even the Church of England, make any claim that Great Britain is Israel. No more so than the United ... In this same era of "visions" and "revelations," Richard Brothers, in England, just another misguided soul, made himself believe that he was the subject of special revelations, too; and he conjured up ... But why pick on Britain ? Babylonia, Persia, Grecia and Rome were all a company of nations. Cyrus the Great said that God had given to him all the kingdoms of the earth-2 Chron. 36: 23. Allowing that ... Here Jesus permitted this woman to call him a Jew, and John the apostle wrote it down that way in the gospel record. Then m verse 22, Jesus said to the woman, "Ye worship ye know not what: we know ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-foy-wallace.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gush Halav, Gischala 78 BC as Gischala and is located north west of the sea of Galilee. 2. Home of Revolt leader John of Gischala who was later captured in Jerusalem and paraded by Titus in Rome in the great processional: Jos. ... See also: Fired clay roofing tiles: Archeology of Everyday Life and Homes at the time of Jesus 2. The Bema: a. See also: The bema: Prototype of the Church Pulpit b. "Other synagogues, at Khirbet Shema ... money had hitherto restrained him in his ambition after command, and in his attempts to advance himself; but when he saw that Josephus was highly pleased with the activity of his temper, he persuaded ... was a miserable destruction made of the women and children; while some of them took courage to call their husbands and kinsmen back, and to beseech them, with the bitterest lamentations, to stay ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gush-Halav-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-John-of-Gischala-first-jewish-war-revolt-bema-heart-columns-ark-scrolls-78bc.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Gamla 76 BC ... See also: Niches & Ark of The Scrolls: Prototype of Church Apse b. A wooden cabinet was place in this niche area to house the Septuagint scrolls. 9. The synagogue features a stone bema in the center ... Sect of the Zealots: "Moreover, Cyrenius came himself into Judea, which was now added to the province of Syria, to take an account of their substance, and to dispose of Archelaus's money; (3) but the ... They also do not value dying any kind of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man Lord; (24) and since this immovable ... Josephus spent two years in jail until he was hired by Titus as an interpreter and to record the wars and the final siege of Jerusalem. d. "By 67 A.D. a general rebellion against Rome engulfed ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gamla-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-ark-scrolls-niche-mikveh-heart-columns-bema-Judas-jewish-war-ballista-coin-76bc.htm

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Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ... ... Both the synagogues at Gischala and Magdala had a Jewish mikveh, which the author calls, "The Christian Maker". The Synagogue was the Prototype of the Church Function and Worship prototype Architectural prototype The Church is a replica of the ... the public affairs three months and two days. (549) Otho's army also came over to Vitellius's generals, and he came himself down to Rome with he army" (Josephus Wars 4.545-549) 30. Late April AD 69: The Zealots capture the wife of Simon ben Gioras and he ... Escape of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai from Jerusalem, after which he became the leader of the Jewish nation in Judea after AD 70 as one of the Tannaim. Later writers assigned Zakkai the honorific title "Rabban" for his work in founding Rabbinic ... and when he had gone as far as a day's march, he pitched his camp at that valley which the Jews, in their own tongue, call "the Valley of Thorns," near a certain village called Gabaothsaul, which signifies "the Hill of Saul," being distant ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible-Only-Revelation-Commentary-Josephus-Chronology-Destruction-Jerusalem-First-Jewish-War-70AD.htm

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Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ... ... For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:10-11) b. Jesus was the "archi-tekton" who laid himself as the foundation of the church. c. Notice "tekton" is only used twice in scripture ... Daniels visions of five kingdoms traces the path of God's grace from Mosaic Judaism to Christianity: Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, the Church: "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that ... I. Pitched Roofs with ceramic tiles: Lk 5:19 (see above, Jesus house) Conclusion: 1. While it is popular to call Jesus a carpenter, it is clear that Jesus was a "master builder" known as a stonemason. a. Stonemasons (archi-tekon) were the top ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of Synagogues: Elders, officials, attendants, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm

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Flavius Josephus Chronology of the Destruction of Jerusalem's ... ... Both the synagogues at Gischala and Magdala had a Jewish mikveh, which the author calls, "The Christian Maker". The Synagogue was the Prototype of the Church Function and Worship prototype Architectural prototype The Church is a replica of the ... the public affairs three months and two days. (549) Otho's army also came over to Vitellius's generals, and he came himself down to Rome with he army" (Josephus Wars 4.545-549) 30. Late April AD 69: The Zealots capture the wife of Simon ben Gioras and he ... Escape of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai from Jerusalem, after which he became the leader of the Jewish nation in Judea after AD 70 as one of the Tannaim. Later writers assigned Zakkai the honorific title "Rabban" for his work in founding Rabbinic ... and when he had gone as far as a day's march, he pitched his camp at that valley which the Jews, in their own tongue, call "the Valley of Thorns," near a certain village called Gabaothsaul, which signifies "the Hill of Saul," being distant ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Bible%20Only%20Revelation%20Commentary%20Josephus-Chronology%20Destruction%20Jerusalem%20Steven%20Rudd.pdf

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A Critique of NAMI Don Patton Randall Price on Mount Ararat Noah ... ... Nevertheless, in October of that year he produced photos of himself inside the structure, which were given to the joint expedition team. An attempt in the winter of 2008 by a NAMI technical climber ... Do you not judge those who are within the church?" (1 Corinthians 5:12). "But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good..." (1 Thessalonians 5:21). If Christians do not critique ... Every responsible Creation Ministry and Christian organization that has heard the NAMI claim and looked at the film evidence has asked for an independent investigation of the evidence and of the site ... The book was edited by Istanbul University professor of Archaeology Dr. Oktay Belli and given the Turkish title Uluslararası Ağrı Dağı ve Nuh'un Gemisi Sempozyumu ("International Symposium of ... The fact that the site is only accessible from October makes Paraşüt's call to the joint NAMI-American team to climb in September 2008 all the more curious. Apparently he did not have the set fully ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ark/NAMI-noahs-ark-discovered-found-made-in-china-fraud/NAMI-noahs-ark-discovered-dr-don-patton-randall-price-made-in-china-fraud-20-nov-2010.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses abuse the divine name YHWH of my God What most JW's don't know is that they are the one's who are truly guilty of adding to the word of God because the New World Translation (the JW sectarian paraphrase they call a Bible), actually adds ... No scholar who views the Bible as the unalterable and inspired word of God will ever believe in a Hebrew Matthew original. So the Watchtower organization is "in bed with" those who try to ultimately ... the name of God, that this explains why the name was not used in the NT. So supposedly the Jews would name their kids after YHWH, "God's personal name", but never refer to God Himself as Jehovah. ... They say Matthew was written in Hebrew... but there is no evidence it was written in Hebrew. VIII. Statements by the "Church Fathers" do not prove a Hebrew Matthew: Anyone who has studied the writings ... Jehovah's Witnesses write: "The LORD"-Equivalent of "Jehovah"? "To remove God's distinctive personal name from the Bible and substitute a title such as "Lord" or "God"" ... "makes the text weak and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-YHWH.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Delos, Greece 250 BC ... The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back." The woman ... When the two days were over, he went from that place to Galilee (for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in the prophet's own country). When he came to Galilee, the Galileans ... Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."" (Luke 10:30-37) 3. 54 BC: "Julius Caius, praetor [consul] of Rome, to the magistrates, senate, and people of the Parians, sendeth greeting. The Jews of ... Master introduction: Summary overview is the place to start to tie it all together. Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Delos-Greece-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Samaritan-seat-of-Moses-benches-inscriptions-Mt-Gerizim-temple-250bc.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Philo of Alexandria: 38 AD ... in the synagogues and confiscate their property. b. 39 AD the Jews send an embassy to Rome and ask Caligula to help restore the 300 year old law protecting their right of property and worship in synagogues. c. 39 AD Caligula executes Flaccus, the prefect of Egypt. d. 40-41 AD Caligula sets up statues of himself in all the Jews holy places including synagogues and the Jerusalem temple. e. 41 AD ... The governor of Egypt, A. Avillius Flaccus, who had the official title praefectus Alexandreae et Aegypti.... many in each section of the city. The city was divided in five sections named after the ... Master introduction: Summary overview is the place to start to tie it all together. Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Philo-of-Alexandria-Judaeus-50ad.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 17:3 ... Jesus is the corner stone in the church!: 1 Pet 2:6ff Conclusion: If we excluded Jesus Christ from the function of ROCK because of the language of Isa 44:8; Deut 32:4,12; Ps 62:2, it would be the same bad logic that Jehovah's Witnesses use to exclude ... "A disciple is not above his teacher [didaskalos] nor a slave above his master/lord [kurios]. Mt 10:24 "You call Me Teacher [didaskalos] and Lord [kurios]; and you are right, for so I am. Jn 13:13 Yet such language did not exclude the Father from also being our Teacher Blessed art Thou, O Jehovah; Teach me Thy statutes. Ps 119:12 Although Jehovah has given you bread of privation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher. Isa ... They were forced to, because they teach that the terms "King of kings and Lord of lords" never applies to the Father. also applied to the Father, which proves the Jesus shares this same exclusive title of deity with the Father in the book of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john17-3.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 8:58 ... 33 years later in 1983! This would trouble anyone, but a Jehovah's Witnesses, who blindly follows a man-made human organization that did not exist before 1870 AD. The Watchtower's "Piltdown man" grammar arguments of John 8:58 (Piltdown man was a ... The Watchtower makes it sound like all Trinitarians think of "I am" in John 8:58 as a title. "The words ego eimi in John 8:58 do not function as a title of Christ, but are a statement of his eternality (and, implicitly, his deity)." (Robert Bowman, JWs, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of John, p.124) We agree, thus invalidating the Watchtower "straw man" argument. Abraham first asks what name he may call Him. God answers first with a descriptive of his eternal timeless nature, "I am who I am" ... He believed portions of the Bible were badly edited and arranged, so he tried to improve on them. He rearranged entire chapters to suit himself. Goodspeed, Edgar & Smith, J. M. Powis: The Complete Bible, an American Translation, by Edgar Goodspeed ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john8-58.htm

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Assassination of Gedaliah July-Sept 587 BC: Bulla ... Gedaliah was the first Judean governor who ruled for 3 months in 587 BC: Tammuz-Tishri (July - September) Judah had governors appointed under the occupation of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome right ... For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool." ' Therefore let the entire house of Israel ... church elders] after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding. "It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land," declares the Lord, "they will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the Lord.' And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again. "At that time they will call ... of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. (II Kings 25:22). The title which he bore, "the one who is over the house," was always used to designate one of the highest royal officials (cf. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/bulla/bible-archeology-jeremiah-clay-bullae-seal-inscription-property-of-belonging-to-Gedaliah-who-is-over-the-house-Lachish-2-Kings-25-22-587bc.htm

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Adad-Nirari III(810-783) The "Unknown Deliverer" of 2 Kings 13 ... The stele is now in the Constantinople Museum. ... Of particular interest to the historian was the reference to the king's accession to the throne in his fifth year. This means, of course, that his ... Ben-hadad III is named "Mari" in three stele of Adad-nirari III: 1. Rimah Joash conquest stele, 2. Saba'a conquest stele, 3. Omri-land conquest stele "Mari" is a title of the kings of Aram applied to ... Ben-Hadad III is the son of Hazael and is not on the Victory stele of Hazael dating to 841 BC. Adad-nirari III describes himself in the Saba'a conquest stele as: A SHEPHERD: Adad-nirari III is called ... desire compassion, and not sacrifice,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."" (Matthew 9:12-13) The Rimah Joash conquest stele and the Saba'a conquest stele and the Omri-land conquest stele tells the exact story found in the Bible: 2 Kings 13:1-5; 24-25 What you read in the book, you find in the ground! Find me a church to attend in my home town this Sunday! By Steve Rudd: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-archeology-Adad-Nirari-III-king-of-Assyria-stele-inscriptions-statues-810-783bc.htm

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Sin was viewed as the cause (etiology) of mental illness ... Historical Survey of Mental illness etiology 1500 - 1900 D. The Humoral etiology: bad nerve fibers As the title of Nicholas Robinson's paper says, "Wherein all the Decays of the Nerves, and [madness ... perceives God's heavy Wrath ready to be executed upon him, and thinks he is already in Hell; himself is Hell, and suffers all the Pains of the Damn'd; he howls, he roars, and, in the Height of his ... Like a preachers wife who is secretly committing adultery with a man against her husband during the week, then showing up at church every Sunday and presenting herself as the model Christian! This has ... In 1656 AD, Henry More described those who hear voices as self deluded with their own conceited imaginations. Click to View In 1660 AD, Jeremy Taylor, Bishop, used the term "scruples" to describe ... Click to View In 1766 AD, John Hill, a doctor, believed that Hypochondriasis (depression) was induced by melancholy blood clogging the spleen. "To call the hypochondriasis a fanciful malady, is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-causes-etiology-historic-pre-1858ad.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Jerusalem (Palestinian) Talmud ... ... The people were not seated together anyhow, but the goldsmiths were by themselves, the blacksmiths by themselves, the embroiderers by themselves ; so that when a poor man came in he joined himself to ... Meg. 3:1, II.7.B) f. "They bring forth the ark into the street of the town and put wood ashes on the ark, on the head of the patriarch, and on the head of the head of the court." (Mishnah, m. Ta'an. ... R. Aha says, "For the sin of covering up their babies' shitty diapers on the Sabbath." Others say, "Because they call the holy ark 'chest.' " It has been taught on Tannaite authority: R. Ishmael says, ... Master introduction: Summary overview is the place to start to tie it all together. Providence: God's eternal plan: The providential transition from Temple to Synagogue to Church Origin: Synagogues ... Synagogue Worship Prototypes in the Church: 15. Worship prototypes: Introduction and Master Summary Chart 16. Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church 17. Organization of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jerusalem-Talmud-Cairo-Geniza-400ad.htm

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The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) Bible manuscript: Oldest and only ... ... Scholars call these manuscripts "Proto-Samaritan" or "Pseudo-Samaritan." These texts from Qumran, and undoubtedly the earlier texts that were in the hands of the LXX translators, are the earliest ... An important specific example of making "Harmonising Additions" is seen in the content and organization of the 10 commandments in both Exodus 20 and Deut 5. In Exodus 20:13-23, the Samaritan ... After 70 AD Temple worship went irrevocably extinct and all the Jews were left with was synagogue worship, which is a mirror image of the Christian church in work, worship and function. For 2000 years ... He was probably a contemporary of Jesus, or perhaps a little later. In those days of great religious excitement he presented himself to the Samaritans as the prophet promised in Deut. 18:18 (which ... of Pilate. (89) So Vitellius sent Marcellus, a friend of his, to take care of the affairs of Judea, and ordered Pilate to go to Rome, to answer before the emperor to the accusation of the Jews. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Pentateuch-SP-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Paleo-Hebrew-1362AD.htm

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Psychiatry calls Jesus a paranoid schizophrenic! ... Mark 3: 21 confirms an occasion where Jesus' friends and family viewed him as mad or "beside himself." It is intrinsic to his narrative that the people of his hometown (Mark 6:1- 6) and the religious ... Mad-doctors, or as they increasingly preferred to call themselves, alienists or medical psychologists, were merely one of a whole array of groups seeking recognition and social status on this basis. ... They created a professional organization to defend and advance their interests and edited journals and wrote monographs to provide a forum for transmitting (and giving visible evidence of) the body of ... The use of the term mental disorder in the title of DSM-IV-TR (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is an anachronistic preservation of the Cartesian view. This term appears ... Freud was an atheist, and this anti-Christian attack continues today. It is time for Christians, preachers and church to rise up and take back their historic God-given role as those best suited to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-jesus-mental-patient-paranoid-schizophrenic.htm

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Matthew Fontaine Maury "Pathfinder Of Sea" Psalms 8 ... His mappping of the world's major ocean and wind currents for the benefit of sailing ships earned him the title "pathfinder of the Seas." Other fields, such as meteorology, navigation, and ordnance, ... Maury's address at the laying of the corner-stone of the University of the South, on the Sewanee Mountains in East Tennessee, was delivered at the request of Bishop Otey on Nov. 30th, 1860. "Physical ... A song of praise, such as these hills have not heard since the morning stars sang together the 'Benedicite' of our mother Church invoking the very agents whose workings and offices it is the business of the physical geographer to study and point out. In her services she teaches her children in their songs of praise to call upon certain physical agents, principals in this newly-established ... In 1831 Maury was appointed master of the sloop-of-war 'Falmouth,' which had been ordered to the Pacific Station. ... In the 'Falmouth' Maury had a cabin to himself, and in addition to his own small ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tracks/matthew-fontaine-maury-pathfinder-of-sea-ps8.htm

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Josiah, King of Judah 640-609 BC seals, bulla. They're Digging ... also named by God. a. "But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his ... And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me. "I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. ... His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians." (2 Chronicles 16:12) "However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to ... Two Historical Destruction's of Jerusalem 1st destruction By Babylon in 587 BC 2nd Destruction By Rome in 70AD Zephaniah 1 Jeremiah 4 Zechariah 14 Matthew 24 V15 A day of darkness, gloom & clouds ... People today are rich, well fed, entertained, living in luxury BUT REJECT GOD. How many of our friends and family refuse to attend church? On many occasions, we put out 120,000 invitations through ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-josiah-king-of-judah-hilkiah-high-priest-find-lost-book-law-of-moses-seal-bulla-640-609bc.htm

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Anatomy of an Epidemic, Robert Whitaker, 2010 AD ... Even in Turku, first-episode patients are regu-larly treated with antipsychotics today, and Finnish guidelines now call for the patients to be kept on the drugs for at least five years after a first ... Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Mental. illness-United States. 2. Psychotropic drugs-Prescribing-United States. 3. Psychiatry-United States. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Psychiatry-ethics--Un... It was all so ordinary that this easily could have been the wrap-up moment to a PTA meeting or a church social, and as I walked to the car, it was that ordinariness that struck me most. In the ... This is the patient type that has been swelling the SSI and SSDI rolls for the past fifteen years, while the DBSA has grown into the largest mental health patient organization in the country during ... Now came his descent into total hopelessness. After he tried to have a pistol smuggled into the hospital so that he could kill himself, he was given a two-year sentence in the locked facility. Then, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/anatomy-of-an-epidemic-robert-whitaker-2010ad1.htm

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A treatise on insanity: in which are contained the Principles ... went at length so far, as to induce me never to have recourse to them, until moral remedies had completely failed" His views were in fact what church preachers had understood since before the 1500's. ... Symptoms so different, and all comprehended under the general title of insanity, required, on my part, much study and discrimination; and to secure order in the establishment and success to the ... A madman, who was confined at a pension-house in Paris, whenever his insane fits came on, believed himself to be the prophet Mohammed. He then assumed a commanding attitude and the tone of an ... We are informed by Dr. Gregory, that a farmer, in the North of Scotland, a man of Herculean stature, acquired great fame in that district of the British empire, by his success in the cure of insanity. ... many of the prejudices and other obstacles which present themselves in the organization and discipline of hospitals, is a merit which we hope it will be deemed no arrogance to lay some claim to. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/a-treatise-on-insanity-philippe-pinel-1806ad.htm

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Nimrod and the Archaeology of the Tower of Babel by Steven Rudd ... ... The church is told to teach the bible not Archaeology or nursing or business or physics or how to fix a car." This sad and misguided view stems from the fact that in the last 100 years, church leaders ... This is a name given him at birth. Since Abraham was alive, why not call him Division (Peleg)? b. "From the Deluge to the Language Split 340 years. It follows that Noah survived the Language Split by ... It is possible that Nimrod himself invented the myth of Enki and that was the flash point of rebellion that may have gotten him banished. 3. In 3200 BC Nimrod migrated south and founded Babel. a. He ... Hammurabi was crowned as king in Eridu and reigned 1728-1686 BC (low chronology) b. "The later kings of Babylon sometimes bear the title "king of Êridu," as though rulers of the domain of Paradise." ... fifth that of Nebukhadnezzar, king of Babylonia, the sixth that of Xerxes, the seventh that of Rome, the eighth that of Greece, the ninth that of the son of David, the Messiah, the tenth that of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/nimrod/welcome.htm

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Joshua's Altar on Mt. Ebal and the Lead Curse Tablet ... We have superimposed the circle of stones onto the drawing so you can see what it looked like. These stones were on bedrock level underneath the altar we see today. We call this circle of stones an ... replace "Yehonatan the King" with "Yonatan the High Priest and the Community of the Jews," eliminating both the royal title and the combination of letters YHW, which could be read as the name of God. ... Both Hittite covenants and Deuteronomy covenants required individuals to swear a self-imprecatory submission oath of curses and blessings, meaning, the vassal condemned himself to death if he broke ... Another was Khirbet el Hammam, which has now been conclusively identified as ancient Narbata, where the First Jewish Revolt against Rome started in 66 A.D. And the city in the stratum just beneath ... The function of a tower as part of a fortification system is related to a centralized military organization, of which we have no evidence to date. The biblical tradition portrays a peaceful settlement ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-altar-of-joshua.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers But Irenaeus says more than Roman Catholics might like to hear. Irenaeus says that the foundation of the church at Rome, is not solely Peter, as Roman Catholics teach, but both Peter and Paul! Equal credit and authority is granted Peter and Paul as regarding the church at Rome. Irenaeus himself said: "Since, however, it would be very tedious, in such a volume as this, to reckon up the successions of all the Churches, we do put to confusion all those who, in whatever manner, whether by an evil self-pleasing, ... Although you may feel we are being unfair, we assure you that both groups flat out teach that the Bible is totally not understandable by the common man, no matter how hard he try. Like Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholics and Orthodox need the guidance of "God's organization" to interpret the Bible. In case you hadn't noticed, a part of what James Bernstein in this illustration was true, with one big problem... it doesn't represent the reality of the Orthodox church. You see his whole ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Why are most Jehovah's Witnesses former Roman Catholics? They just switched organizations and creeds!!! Now you know why. Why are most Jehovah's Witnesses former Roman Catholics? Roman Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses share exactly these same qualities: Centralized World-wide church government from which all official doctrine comes. The Pope and the Governing body. A city where world headquarters permanently resides: Rome, Italy and Brooklyn, NY, USA Authority of this "world organization" is not to be questioned. Both consider God to be the head of the world organization. Both the Pope and the Governing body both claim inspiration. Both organizations ... This hermeneutic contended that Christ had committed to His Church certain seeds and germs of truth, destined afterwards to expand to definite forms; that He did not intend that the teaching of His Church should be always the same; but ordained that it should go on continually improving under the guidance of His Holy Spirit. Jw's employ exactly the same hermeneutic but call it by a different ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-JW-converting.htm

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We have little solid historical evidence before 200 AD about ... with a true sense of the distinction between the apostolic and episcopal offices, do not reckon Peter among the bishops of Rome at all." (History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff, v2, ch 4) "The actual order of the first three so-called bishops of Rome is a greatly disputed matter. The oldest tradition is that given by Irenaeus (Adv. Hoer. III. 3. 3) and followed here by Eusebius, according to which the order was Linus, Anencletus, Clement. Hippolytus gives a different order, in which he is followed by many Fathers" (Philip Schaff, Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. I, footnote 14) See more documentation of the organization of the early church. ... He may not represent Asia, Constantinople, Alexandria or Rome! For a complete picture of the time, we need the views of key men in all these areas. It is well documented that different areas of the world had differing views on various New Testament books. This does not mean that Canon was not set. But some parts of the world ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-little-historical-evidence-200AD.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... If the Orthodox church gave the world the Bible, then why did the eastern Orthodox churches reject or question the inspiration of Revelation, then later accept it? Conversely, the east accepted as scripture books that were later rejected. If the Orthodox church really is illuminated by the Holy Spirit so that men can trust her as "God's organization", why was she so wrong about something so simple? II. Summary overview of the ... Rome had nothing to do with it! It was not an initiative of the church at Rome. Interestingly, the churches where this proclamation was made, eventually split became aligned with Constantinople, which became the Orthodox church of today. During this time, a number of additional "disputed" books were read in a few churches at various times: Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement, Didache, Epistle of Barnabas, Wisdom of Solomon, Apocalypse of Peter. This does not mean that early Christians considered them inspired, but that they felt they were worthy of reading in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Door Knocking as a method of Evangelism By Stanley E. Sayers Is Door Knocking In Personal Work Dead? by Bob Danklefsen Click to View "When I was a child, I used to sneak up to a door, ring the door bell and run like the wind!" "I still do it today, only now I call is "Evangelism training." Click to View Organizing a Door Knocking system for the church By Steve Rudd I have been involved in many door to door campaigns. The most important thing is to have humans who are willing to ring the doorbells. But with a little organization, you can help matters out quite a bit for repeat door knocking events on an ongoing basis. I first identify where I believe the most ... And you and I can find through the therapy of door knocking-vast multitudes of such folk. Will they not exclaim, "Thank you for knocking on my door?" There is an excellent tract bearing this title. The Therapy of Clearing the Mind Knocking doors is a great source of mental health. For one thing, we tend to forget our troubles and difficulties, or at least minimize ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-door-knocking.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? "No enlightened Catholic holds the pope's infallibility to be an article of faith. I do not; and none of my brethren, that I know of do." (This was said by Bishop John Purcell in the Campbell-Purcell Debate on the Roman Catholic Religion in 1837. The Debate was later printed in a book and Bishop's Purcell's statement ... Peter never thought of being pope, and never acted as if he were pope...I conclude victoriously, with history, with reason, with logic, with good sense, and with a Christian conscience, that Jesus Christ did not confer any supremacy on St. Peter and that the bishops of Rome did not become sovereigns of the church, but only confiscating one by one all the ... "Let no one deceive you in any way, for the day of the Lord will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits in the temple of God and gives himself out as if he were God." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church Wesleyans are convinced that the Bible is God's written Word and the final authority for all Christian beliefs and practices. Therefore, our statements of faith, which we call "Articles of Religion," seek to express only what the Bible teaches, as those teachings have been understood by the Church as a whole in its ... set forth as the fundamental law, or constitution of The Wesleyan Church, the articles of religion, rules of Christian living, privileges and conditions of church membership, and articles of organization and government, here following: Contents Faith in the Holy Trinity The Father The Son of God The Holy Spirit The Sufficiency and Full Authority of the ... Because of it, man is very far gone from original righteousness, and of his own nature is continually inclined to evil. He cannot of himself even call upon God or exercise faith for salvation. But through Jesus Christ the prevenient grace of God makes possible what man in himself cannot do. It is bestowed freely upon ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Hippolytus Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 200 AD: Hippolytus: "There is, brethren, one God, the knowledge of whom we gain from the Holy Scriptures, and from no other source. For just as a man, if he wishes to be skilled in the wisdom of this world, will find himself unable to get at it in any other way than by mastering the dogmas of philosophers, so all of us who wish to practice piety will be unable to learn its practice from ... What we do find in the apostolic fathers, was that every Sunday was a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. "We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead" (The Epistle of Barnabas, 100-130 AD, ch 15). So here we have the bishop of Rome, going against both scripture and tradition of the early church. The issue has never been settled because Easter is a man-made holy day. Had scripture revealed it, we would know exactly how to celebrate it. Christ did not tell Christians ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hippolytus.htm

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The Vulgate: Jerome's Latin Translation of the Hebrew Masoretic ... The North African martyr Felix, a victim of the Great Persecution (d. 303), reportedly refused to hand over the numerous books of the Carthaginian church, despite an imperial decree demanding that he do so, and was therefore beheaded (Acts of Saint Felix). The church of Cirta was less successful, losing most of its library when, ... The writings of Origen (ca. 185-254) and other Greek Christian authors began to be carefully translated into Latin by scholars such as Rufinus (ca. 345-411) and Jerome (ca. 345-420). It was in this context that Damasus, bishop of Rome from 366 to 384, likely commissioned Jerome to compose a new translation of the Gospels based on the ... Jerome did translate Isa 7:14 as "virgin" in Latin: "propter hoc dabit Dominus ipse vobis signum ecce virgo concipiet et pariet filium et vocabitis nomen eius Emmanuhel" (Isa 7:14 Jerome, Latin Vulgate, 382 AD) "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and his name shall be ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Vulgate-Latin-translation-Jerome-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-creation-4114BC-age-earth-384AD.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Moses' Seat is not an antitype of the Papal authority ... Moses' Seat was revealed in Exodus 18:13! So much for the statement by Orthodox and Catholic tradition defenders: "Unfortunately for sola Scriptura advocates, the "Chair of Moses" is nowhere to be found in the Old Testament." Perhaps they should read the Bible a little more themselves and they wouldn't make such statements of error. We call this the Traditionalists "daily double" argument, because it is actually "two for the price of one"! Tradition defenders, not ... Then Moses bade his father-in-law farewell, and he went his way into his own land." (Exodus 18:13-27) So Moses' seat was where Moses applied the Law of God to the people in judgment. Notice that the task was too great for one man. If Moses' seat really was an antitype of the Papal chair in Rome, then the Catholic church should have a 6 tier organization: the pope + "leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens". But the Roman Catholic church only has three tiers: Pope, Bishops, Priests. It is also important ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-moses-seat-matthew-23-2.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston ... However, in The Letter of the Apostles 17, Jesus Himself is depicted as calling the eighth day "the Lord's day". Originating in Asia Minor or Egypt in the middle of the second century, this Letter purports to be the revelation of Christ to the apostles. Although we may ... Tertullian had been a prominent lawyer in the City of Rome before converting and being ordained in Tunisia, where he became the founder of Latin Christian literature. Compiled in Syria, The Didascalia is a long comprehensive manual for church practice from the first three decades of the third century. In contrast to Jewish Sabbath customs, the first paragraph of Chapter 21 notes that "on Sundays" Christians rejoice and make good cheer, and in the last ... Not according to Barnabas 15, the Acts of Peter, or Tertullian's On Idolatry 14, although Tertullian is not clear in his other treatises. It certainly was not for Ignatius, bishop of Antioch in Syria, who was martyred around AD 107. His Letter to the Magnesian Christians ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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100 Free Printable Public Use Bible Maps ... King David in Hebron David Fulfills Abraham's Land Promise King David in Jerusalem 1025-1018 BC 1018-1010 BC 1010-1003 BC 1003-1001 BC 1003-970 BC 1 Samuel 16-20 1 Samuel 21-31 2 Samuel 1-5 1 Kings 1-11 2 Samuel 6-7 Saul: the Psychotic king who drove himself insane. David on the Run 4 years + 4 years at Ziglag Civil War Righteous Abner Wicked Joab Abraham's Land promise fulfilled David's New Spiritual Order click to view click to view Outline Outline Outline Outline Outline SERMON ... Middle East Today High Resolution Map Click to View Israel Today High Resolution Map Click to View Roman empire in 116 AD Click to View Roman empire in 150 AD Click to View Growth of Christianity from 33AD - 1100AD. Eastern and Western division of church between Rome and Constantinople Click to View Index of early church fathers and apologists with their theological views. 200AD Click to View Churches in 325 AD during Nicene era. Click to View The three schools of theology 300AD Click to View Division of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/maps/welcome.htm

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Topical Selection of Early Christian's Beliefs However, these quotes do contain an interesting snapshot of the doctrine early Christians believed after the apostolic age. All quotes are sorted by date. But one final warning. Like the Muslim Hadith, there are forgeries within what Christians commonly call the, "Early Church Fathers". Some of the forgeries are obvious, but for others, we ... Neither Eusebius nor Jerome makes the least reference to them; and they are now by common consent set aside as forgeries, which were at various dates, and to serve special purposes, put forth under the name of the celebrated Bishop of Antioch." (Introductory Note To The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Ephesians) "The whole story ... Early Christians on INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN WORSHIP Early Christians on the LORD'S SUPPER Early Christians on the SABBATH DAY vs. SUNDAY Click to View Church History: A Biblical View The history of the church that Jesus Christ established, and the offshoots of that original organization, with particular attention to how these ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory.htm

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No Pope was considered infallible until 1870 AD may sometimes have erred. Archbishop Purcell said in his debate with Alexander Campbell in Cincinnati on 1-13-1837: "the bishop of Rome, though he was not believed to be infallible. Neither is he now. No enlightened Catholic holds the pope's infallibility of be an article of faith. I do not; and none of my brethren, that I know of, do. The Catholic believes the pope ... to be as liable to error, as almost any other man in the universe. Man is man, and no man is infallible, either in doctrine or morals." Catachism changed after 1870 AD: "A Doctrinal Catechism," by Keenan, bearing the Imprimatur (official sanction) of Scotch Roman Catholic bishops, pre 1870: Must not Catholics believe the pope himself to be infallible? This is a Protestant invention; it is no article of the Catholic faith; no decision of his can oblige, under pain of heresy, unless it is received and enforced by the teaching body, that is, the bishops of the church. After 1870, this Q&A was dropped from Keenan's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-flip-flops-pope-infallible.htm

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Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches ... Although the immediate purpose of securing freedom from persecution was not attained, and de BrŠs himself fell as one of the many thousands who sealed their faith with their lives, his work has endured and will continue to endure. In its composition the author availed himself to ... The confession stands as one of the best symbolical statements of Reformed doctrine. The translation presented here is based on the French text of 1619 and was adopted by the Synod of 1985 of the Christian Reformed Church. ARTICLE 1: THE ONLY GOD We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God-- eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, ... As for the ministers of the Word, they all have the same power and authority, no matter where they may be, since they are all servants of Jesus Christ, the only universal bishop, and the only head of the church. Moreover, to keep God's holy order from being violated or despised, we ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm

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Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... ... They call such churches, "dead, lifeless, spirit lacking churches" ... all because they do not roll around on the floor making fools of themselves then blaming it on the poor Holy Spirit! We call it "spiritual Aryanism" Wesley, like his grandchildren in the Pentecostal churches today, confused emotionalism for the presence of God! Should this really surprise us? Wesley is the founder of the Methodist church. Notice that Wesley believed in continuing revelation, just like Pentecostals today, yet there is no record of Wesley himself speaking in tongues or exhibiting any of the powers of the Holy Spirit!" The Wesleyan doctrine of perfectionism, logically leads to ... If this verse teaches that we must have apostles or prophets walking amongst us today, then it also teaches that Christ, the cornerstone, must be walking amongst us as well! How blasphemous that most of the key leading Pentecostal TV preachers today take on the title of "apostle", claiming to have the identical authority with ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm

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Using the local newspaper to save souls! ... In Roeselare, Belgium, we made use of this interest to place an ad entitled: "What happened to the saints?" in which we presented the biblical teaching regarding this subject. Or suppose that some homosexual organization is staging a big demonstration in your area demanding `equal rights' and the matter gets a lot of public ... If a preacher believes that one can be saved who does not believe in Christ then he believes that Jesus Christ either died on the cross for no reason, or that he lied about Himself. At the Annandale church of Christ a loving message of salvation is held out to all who are outside the body of Christ. Things We Are To Find The kingdom of God is ... God does not want any to be lost and has provided his avenue of salvation to all who will seek Him. To learn more about these precious treasures which man needs to find visit, call, or write the: What Denomination Did Peter And Paul Belong To? Denominational divisions did not exist for more than 1,000 years after Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-newspaper.htm

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Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). The Bible is the only God-given authority which man possesses; therefore, all doctrine, faith, hope, and all instruction for the church must be based upon, and harmonize with, the Bible. ... Further, "...The promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." (Acts 2:39). FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE The basic and fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ... The vicarious suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ paid for the healing of our bodies, the same as for the salvation of our souls, for with His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). Matthew 8:17 reads, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses" (See also I Peter 2:24). We see from this that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm

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Official creed of Mennonite Brethren ... 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 holiness, power, wisdom, righteousness, goodness, love and mercy. This one and only eternal God has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father We believe ... The Scriptures, particularly the records of the New Testament church, guide believers in questions of life and doctrine. 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-men-brethr.htm

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Early and Latter Rain Theology Refuted ... The common "slave class" Jehovah's Witness (the ones who knock on your door) cannot understand scripture themselves apart from what the Watchtower says. Like Catholics, they believe the Holy Spirit guides the organization to understand the Bible. Yet ... Yet, like Catholics, they also believe the Holy Spirit guides the corporate church to correct understanding of truth. All these churches heavily endorse the use of creeds, both historic and modern which they believe to be "functionally equivalent" to scripture. Some say their creeds are revelations of the Holy Spirit, while others would deny this, yet all believe creeds are an acid test of orthodoxy. We call these churches "pseudo sola Scriptura" organizations because although they claim to use ... Franck said the Bible "is a book sealed with seven seals which none can open unless he has the key of David, which is the illumination of the Spirit." ... "Foolish Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory-of whom not one even knew the Lord, so help me ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-prediction-end-of-the-world-early-and-latter-rains-god-told-me-inspired-illuminated.htm

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Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) ... The Church is the final instrument in the hands of the Lord to extend His kingdom in the earth. Some other program or institution will not replace the Church, but the Church will finish the commission laid upon it by Jesus Himself. Restoration of the Family. We believe that at the same time God is restoring His Church, He ... Autonomy with Accountability One of the strong doctrinal foundations of MFI is its conviction that every local church is an autonomous organization. That means that each local church is to be self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating. It is because of this teaching that even forming such a fellowship was a sensitive task. One the one ... In the event that a senior pastor member of MFI was to be disqualified from ministry it would not be the place of MFI to officially discipline him. It is the responsibility of that local church and/or its covering "mother" church to judge and administer discipline officially. However, the local church may call upon MFI ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-ministers-fellowship-international.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine There has been no lack of attempts to find the initial form of the doctrine of the Trinity in Plato, or in Hinduism, or in Parsiism. All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the ... The decisive catchword of the Nicene confession, namely, hoinoousios ("of one substance"), comes from no less a person than the emperor himself. To the present day no one has cleared up the problem of where the emperor got the term. It seems likely that it was suggested to him by his episcopal counselor, Bishop Hosius (Ossius) of Cordova, and it was probably nothing more than a Greek translation of a term already found in Tertullian (A Short ... With these affirmations, which for Jewish monotheism were utterly offensive. (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p37-39) We notice that Jews would be offended at calling Jesus Lord OR God. JW's do call Jesus Lord and "a God" which is just as much ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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The poor and famous Hollywood Scientologists Cruise sat at a table with CAA kingpin Michael Ovitz, often called the most powerful man in Hollywood. Right next to them sat David Miscavige, often called the most powerful man in the Church of Scientology, the self-help religion that promises ... A Hollywood publicist, Bowers had been a Scientologist for twenty years, had been married to a Scientologist, and had raised three sons in the organization. Although she had been drifting away for years, she was still officially a member when an ... When that didn't work, Charlton says, she got a startling call from the phone company. "They told me there were people calling from different places, from New York and the West Coast, trying to get copies of my phone bill, pretending to be me. Then ... Although current Scientology leaders insist the Celebrity Centre is nothing more than a clubhouse cum church for show-biz members, Hubbard himself was more straightforward: "The purpose of Celebrity Centre is to: Forward the expansion and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-poor-famous-members.htm

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Christians can eat test tube meat and genetically modified foods ... The numbers of Christians, including the most dedicated, were further thinned by the catastrophic, Empire-wide, epidemic of AD 251. It killed two-thirds of the population of Alexandria and five thousand people a day in the City of Rome, and hit rural areas just as hard.[iv] The years 250-251 also mark the end of the ... Matthew 15.11-18 is to the same effect. In Acts 10.10-16, when Peter in a vision refused to eat food Jewish law prohibited, the Lord told him three times: "What God has made clean, do not call common." Post biblical reflections. The church father Origen commented that uncleanness or divine prohibition on eating particular meats is without foundation in the ... What the Bible says. On the whole, ancient Christians opposed deliberate abstinence from particular foods if the abstainer thereby considered himself closer to God than other Christians. Romans 14 reads: "2One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3Let not the one who eats ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/s-christians-can-eat-genetically-modified-food.htm

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Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura ... February 15, 1981, p.19) "Avoid independent thinking...questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization." ... "Fight against independent thinking." (Watchtower, Jan. 15, 1983 pg. 22, 27) "The evidence of the holy spirit in ... Yet, like Catholics, they also believe the Holy Spirit guides the corporate church to correct understanding of truth. All these churches heavily endorse the use of creeds, both historic and modern which they believe to be "functionally equivalent" to scripture. Some say their creeds are revelations of the Holy Spirit, while others would deny this, yet all believe creeds are an acid test of orthodoxy. We call these churches "pseudo sola Scriptura" organizations because although they claim to use ... Franck said the Bible "is a book sealed with seven seals which none can open unless he has the key of David, which is the illumination of the Spirit." ... "Foolish Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory-of whom not one even knew the Lord, so help me ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm

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McKenzie, John L.: Dictionary of the Bible In the words of Jesus and in much of the rest of the NT the God of Israel (Gk. ho theos) is the Father* of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that the title ho theos, which now designates the Father as a personal reality, is not applied in the NT to Jesus Himself; Jesus is the Son of God (of ho theos). This is a matter of usage and not of rule, and the noun [Gk. ho theos] is applied to Jesus a few ... What else do Anti-Trinitarians quote: "The trinity of God is defined by the church as the belief that in God are three persons who subsist in one nature. The belief as so defined was reached only in the 4th and 5th centuries AD and hence is not explicitly and formally a biblical belief. The ... God, p317) Click to View Top 10 List: Click here When a Jehovah's Witness reads this top ten list, they either conclude the Watchtower organization engages is satanic quoting practices, or become dishonest themselves! Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McKenzie.htm

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