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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity Apostolic Fathers, Apologists, Nicene Era, Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen Apostolic Fathers B. Old Testament.-The early ... of the OT, however, expressions are used in which some of the Fathers of the Church saw references or foreshadowings of the Trinity. ... ... The doctrine is most easily seen in St. Paul's recurrent use of the terms God, Lord, and Spirit. (New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1965, "Trinity, in the Bible", p306) The Apostolic Fathers were witnesses to the Biblical data and the traditional faith rather than theologians, but they furnished useful insights ... In this respect the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers, and the Apostles' Creed stand in one line. (A Short History of the Early Church, ... Arians willingly recited these affirmations but read into them their own meaning. To preclude this Arian abuse of the Scripture ... The whole point of the great illustrative image which he, like his predecessors, employed, that of a man with his intellectual and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final to establish the heresy"(Clement of Alexandria, book 7, ch 16, Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished) Click ... "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as preachers than those whom Christ appointed; for "no man knoweth the Father save the ... If, then, these things are so, it is in the same degree manifest that all doctrine which agrees with the apostolic churches-those moulds and original sources of the faith must be reckoned for truth, as undoubtedly containing that which the (said) churches received from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, Christ from God. ... This is our witness of truth." (Tertullian, The prescription against the heretics, Ch 21) Click to View Tertullian clearly states that their ... original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet ... Don't believe it? Check it out for yourself: Official SDA Creed Click to View The Great Controversy claims White is inspired! Ellen G. White, 1975 ... She is considered to have been inspired by God. Many of her prophecies about world events and the modern-day condition of man have already been dramatically fulfilled. Her insights into the fields of medicine and nutrition are ... "At this time (20th century) the special endowment of the divine grace and power is not less needful to the church than in the apostolic day. Through the illumination of ... The doubt that demands perfect knowledge will never yield to faith. Faith rests upon evidence, not demonstration. The Lord requires us to obey the ... Follett was quoting from official Glacier View document: "The Relation of Ellen White's Writings in Doctrinal Studies" SDA BOOK: "Elder I. H. Evans, ... AS I COMPARED HER INTERPRETATIONS in Patriarchs and Prophets with Scripture, I FOUND THEM MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDABLE THAN THE BARE OLD TESTAMENT ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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The Error of the Catholic Nicene Trinity ... not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a ... Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: "the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God." In this ... Yet, notwithstanding this difference as to origin, the Persons are co-eternal and co-equal: all alike are uncreated and omnipotent. This the Church teaches is the revelation regarding 'God's nature which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came upon earth to deliver to the world: and which she proposes to man as the foundation of her whole dogmatic system. In Scripture there is as yet ... The term may, of course, have been in use before his time. Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian. ... It is manifest that a dogma ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-catholic-nicene.htm

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"Cast Out For The Cross Of Christ" by Albion F. Ballenger, 1909 ... dare receive nothing, however plainly revealed in the Scriptures, that is contrary to their creed or the established teaching of their church. ... Peter applied this scripture to his ascended Lord in his Pentecostal sermon, thus: "For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith ... Heb. 10:12,13. "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the ... Acts 7:55,58. From the foregoing it is evident that in the apostolic church, a church filled with the Holy Spirit, the fact that Christ at his ascension, sat ... which the Lord pitched and not man." Heb. 8:1. Both Revised and American Standard. WHICH IS THE "THRONE ROOM." The next all important question is, Which apartment of the heavenly sanctuary contains the throne of God? which apartment is the "throne room" of Jehovah? ... In the most holy place is his law, the great rule of right by which mankind are tested. The ark that enshrines the tables of the law, is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-1909-ballenger-cast-out-for-the-cross.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... ... the encounter with God in this threefold figure with faith in the oneness of God, which was the Jews' and Christians' ... Vol. 4, p.485) At the same time, the Christian church insists that God is One in "substance" (Latin substantia, ... various statements of Scripture, or their implications, without yielding to views which, though logical enough, would have destroyed or abandoned important areas of Christian belief. The simplest affirmation is that God is "Three in One, and One ... Click to View Devil god of world Click to View Angels gods Click to View Man gods Click to View Documentation: Dr. Bruce M. ... In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the Unity of God." (The Pentateuch ... What the Church utilized in doctrine, cultus and organization was " apostolic ", or claimed to be deduced from the Holy ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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A Short History of the Watchtower Organization ... have a history almost 6,000 years long, beginning while the first man, Adam, was still alive," that Adam's son Abel was "the first of ... He had begun to doubt not only church creeds and doctrines, but also God and the Bible itself. At this critical juncture a chance encounter restored his faith and placed him under the influence of Second Adventist preacher Jonas Wendell. For some years after that Russell continued to study Scripture with and under the influence of various Adventist laymen and clergy, notably Advent Christian Church minister George Stetson and the Bible Examiner's ... Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would be resurrected in 1925 to rule as princes over the earth. (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, ... Vice President Nathan Homer Knorr inherited the presidency upon Rutherford's death in 1942 but left doctrinal matters largely in the ... The aim was to demonstrate that the leadership derived authority from an apostolic source, rather than from Pennsylvania corporate law. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-history.htm

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The $200 Text: A Written Debate Concerning the Sabbath ... LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Sunday, January 1, 1950 THE $200 TEXT Planning an audience participation at my church, I offered $200 for a ... But to imply that such principles of right were not in effect before this time is contrary to Scripture. In Rom. 3:20 the Apostle ... What law is it that contains the rule against coveting? As every Sunday school child knows, this rule is a part of the TEN ... Sabbath keeping was enjoined upon the ISRAELITES while they were traveling toward Sinai (Ex. 16) but it was made for MAN at the creation of the world. Gen. 2:2, 3: "And on the seventh day God, ended His ... every time a sinner comes to Christ, accepts his saving power and STOPS SINNING. "Do we then make void the law through faith? ... at which time he advertised to "answer all doctrinal charges" made in the paper, but I failed to hear any mention of the text. ... shadows of things to come, is proven by the fact that the Apostolic council warned us against Blood and things strangled, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sabbath-debate-frost-smith.htm

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled ... Midrashic hermeneutic is the term in the Bible and by Rabbinic Jews for "necessary inference". Bible authority is established by obeying the silence of God, Command, example, and ... Midrash is how Christians today determine faith and doctrine in the church which includes obeying the silence of scripture, direct command, approved apostolic example and inference as witnessed in how the Christians in Acts 15 refuted the need for the gentiles to be circumcised to be ... While 1 Cor 16:1-2 proves a weekly freewill collection into a central common treasury, it does not necessarily infer an assembly to do such because a man could go house to house ... AD 200-600: Early Christians created metaphoric meanings for Elim and Marah: (from ACC, Vol 3, p 83-84) "The wood that restores the sweetness to water is Christ" (Tertullian). ... Sinai was a type of the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Christ to sit and rule far above all rule and authority in heaven! 4. New allegorical interpretations and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/welcome.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee ... By the life of the resurrection, by following in the steps of Jesus, living out his principles, man works out his salvation and comes to be at one with God. The ... From that time she never faltered in her calm assurance of knowledge that to her had been given the revelation of the Maternal Spirit of God. Ann Lee always ... It being, as stated in all previous publications by the Society, the settled faith of the Church, from the beginning, that its foundation was Divine REVELATION; and that the ... , in many prophetic messages, declared to the world, that those numerous Scripture prophecies concerning the new heaven and the new earth, the kingdom of the ... sit down with Jesus on his throne - rise to the same plane. 6. This was the condition and expectation of the Apostolic Church, whose members were all Hebrews. ... of Christ. 14. A part of the curse pronounced upon woman was, that man should rule over her, which has been fully accomplished; for, from the fall to the present ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ... ... This is seen both in scripture and the witness of the post apostolic writers. Even Roman Catholic and Orthodox scholars agree with us: "In ... One man was overseer/bishop and many men were elders/presbyters. There was still no organization larger than the local church that bound ... When I was with you I supposed you all to be attached to the right faith; and so without going through the gospel put forward under ... That episcopacy originated in this way, is the conclusion of not a few scholars, even in a Church which has made much of apostolic succession. Bishop Lightfoot says of ... Each separate community had, as a rule, its own bishop. This is sufficiently proved by the great number of bishops found within a given ... manner the whole ministry, and it alone, was called "clergy," with a double reference to its presidency and its peculiar relation to God. ... presbyter." (Geiseler's Ecclesiastical History, Vol 1, p 65) Tertullian mockingly calls the Roman Bishop, "sovereign pontiff", the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-150-250AD.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma ... What the Church utilized in doctrine, cultus and organization was " apostolic ", or claimed to be deduced from the Holy Scriptures. But in reality it ... It was also in the 1890's that Prussian ecclesiastical bodies were divided over the question of assent to the Apostles' Creed as a requirement for ordination ... removed from Harnack's career as church historian and, despite his eminent position, he never was given any position of authority or honour by the Church." ... Adolf von Harnack (1851-1931), who clung to this illusion to the end of his life, voiced the neo-Protestant credo as follows: the 'proper object of faith is not God in his revelation, but man himself ... From Judaism he inherited the husk: the kingdom as a future event-the external rule of God. But he also saw the kingdom as an inward reality that elevates ... criticism of Scripture with philosophical idealism and insisted that a primitive non-supernatural Jesus has priority over the supernatural Pauline Christ. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM ... True and stable faith is baptized with water, unto salvation; pretended and weak faith is baptized with fire, unto judgment." ... 217 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 4, pg. 94) 140-230 AD TERTULLIAN This is in agreement to the context of the words of John the ... spiritually regenerated as new-born babes, even as the Lord has declared: `Except a man be born again through water and the Spirit, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven'" (Fragment 34). 200 AD CYPRIAN "But what a thing it is, to assert and contend that they who are not born in the Church can be the sons of God! ... Christ... cries and says, 'If any man thirst, let him come and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture saith, out of his ... that they may serve you according to your will" (The Apostolic Tradition 22:1). 217 AD Hippolytus "The Father of immortality ... believe . . . in one baptism for the remission of sins" (Nicene Creed). 382 AD Gregory of Nyssa "[In] the birth by water and the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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True Sola Scriptura leads to perfect unity! Oral traditions and ... The fact that hundreds of denominations, each professing to derive its teaching by means of the Holy Spirit's guidance from "Scripture alone," cannot agree even on the fundamentals of the faith, such as the meaning ... (Depending how you count them: see conclusions.) "Oral tradition leads to doctrinal anarchy, which is further reason why you need to use sola Scriptura. ... Both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches made the identical claim that they have the true apostolic church tradition yet they differ so much in doctrine and ... Further, these Protestants are protesting the Catholic and Orthodox system. Obviously God did not see fit to give Rome or Constantinople any supremacy, ... Each man will claim that the other is in error, but by what ultimate authority do they typically make such a judgment? Each man will claim that he bases ... although they claim to operate under the principle of sola Scriptura, in practice they are as tradition and creed bound as Roman Catholic and Orthodox. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-division.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... ... black and white members) formed 1914 (The following are the key doctrinal beliefs that distinguish the Oneness Pentecostal movement: ... William Branham's heretical theology: God's Word consists of the zodiac, Egyptian pyramids and scripture. Doctrine of trinity is considered ... III Nos. 12, 13, 14;, Branham; Spoken Word Publications, Jeffersonville, Ind. 1976; pp. 81-82. Quoted in The Man and His Message, pg. 41). ... George Hawtin, Percy Hunt and George Warnock took Branham's teachings on Apostolic Restoration of the Church and disseminated these teachings to 1,000's through their Bible School called Sharon in Canada. In 1948 a woman prophesied a great move of God coming from Sharon At the next Sharon ... The Lineage Of Modern Pentecostal churches E.W. Kenyon 1886-1948 Father of the Word of Faith Movement Franklin Hall, William Branham, George ... Ralph Martin (Word of God Community) "Covering" concept, Authoritative rule June 1948 George Hawtin teaches on the Restoration of Apostles & ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation BONUS REFUTION #2: The fact that Orthodox and Catholic BOTH CLAIM their ritual is direct apostolic authority, example and tradition, BUT they ... This proves it was a symbol. The very record of historically, (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Cyprian and Hippolytus) which the Roman ... This is completely contrary to Scripture and the earliest church traditions. Jesus' own words are "drink from it, all of you" Matthew 26:26 ... wine, instead of unleavened grape juice. The Greek orthodox church violates the Bible pattern by using a "communion spoon" to dip into ... We wonder why Roman Catholics and Orthodox doubt God will grant his full grace and love in the symbolic elements of the bread and the juice? ... of Christ were those who also denied that the Word had truly become man." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox ... (Smyrnaeans 7) 1 will make plain to you the dispensation in the new man Jesus Christ, by his faith, his love, by his passion and resurrection. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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False Doctrine of Modalism: As taught by the United Pentecostal ... ... Jesus is a comprised of the Spirit of the Father and the Spirit of a man in one body. At Ascension Jesus going to be with the Father and ... of the trinity, which was still far in the future at the time they wrote Scripture. They came from a strict monotheistic Jewish background. ... True History of Modalism: We get much of our information on the Modalists from Tertullian (died c. 225), who wrote a treatise against ... Of course, people immediately recognized that Sabellius's teaching contradicted the historic faith of the Church, and he was quickly excommunicated. His ... Would any Trinitarian claim that God the father had no sympathy with his own son as he hung upon the cross? The Modalists never used the ... of the son to the father, of Tertullian -- and even Athanasius, whose name is associated with the original Nicean creed of the trinity! ... Montanism sought a forced continuance of the miraculous gifts of the apostolic church, which gradually disappeared as Christianity became ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism.htm

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Four positions on the day of Christian worship ... of the apostles to establish a Divine command in this respect, far from them, and from the early apostolic Church, to transfer the laws of the Sabbath to Sunday." (Dr. ... any other circumstances liable to change, but on the nature of God and the nature of man, and their unchangeable relation to each other." (John Wesley, The Works of the Rev. ... as the Lord's day, she has handed down as a tradition; and the entire Protestant world has accepted it as a tradition, for you have not an iota of Scripture to establish it. Therefore that which you have accepted as your rule of faith, inadequate as it of course is, as well as your Sunday you have accepted on the authority of the Roman Catholic Church," (D.B. Ray, The Papal Controversy, p. 179) "If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day. ... keeping Sunday holy instead of Saturday as we have for every other article of our creed; namely, the authority of the [Catholic] Church . . . whereas you who are ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-4-positions.htm

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Apostate church organization: 250-451AD: The rise of the diocesan ... ... The very word "metropolitan" or "metro" means large city centre. In 325, the Nicene creed lists three Metropolitans who where the bishops of ... during this 75 year period: 1. The rise of diocesan bishops who rule a small group of churches in addition to his own local church. 2. ... But this is because Rome was the most powerful city in the world, not because God had chosen this city to be the world headquarters for his ... This was due in some degree to the fact that the Roman was an apostolic church, founded, according to current belief, by the two eminent apostles ... It is obvious that the rise of metropolitans, or archbishops has begun to manifest itself. What Tertullian mocked in 200 AD, (bishop of ... actually came out in bold opposition to Pope Stephen in a doctrinal controversy on the validity of heretical baptism, and persisted ... if any one be made bishop without the consent of the Metropolitan, the great Synod has declared that such a man ought not to be a bishop. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-250-451AD.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Mark 2:7 Trinity Proof Texts Mark 2:5-12 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." But there were some of the scribes sitting there ... If the Jews' concern was over Jesus not being a priest, they would not have taken issue with a man forgiving sin. It was obviously something never before seen, unlike ... Matt. 26:28; Jer. 31:31-34). Proclaiming the forgiveness of sins was the prominent feature of the apostolic preaching in the Book of Acts. Jesus was giving the apostles (and by extension, the church) the privilege of announcing heaven's terms on how a person ... to proclaim the jubilee begun, the act of indemnity now passed; and by this rule men shall be judged, ch. 12:48; Rom. 2:16; Jam. 2:12. God will never alter this rule of judgment, nor vary from it; those whom the gospel ... W. E. Vine aphieµmi (ajfivhmi , (863)), to send away (akin to A, No. 1), is translated to remit in John 20:23 (twice), A.V. (R.V., to forgive). Scripture makes clear ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-mark2-7.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... Now, a man that is in adversity does easily comply with such promises; for when such a seducer makes him believe that he ... After preaching both in the east and west, he gained the illustrious reputation due to his faith, having taught righteousness ... of Rome (On the Last Days) "the Books and the Apostles teach that the church is not of the present, but from the beginning. ... being a house of God. . . . So it cometh to pass; for because they went to war it was pulled down by their enemies. . . . Again, it was revealed how the city and the temple and the people of Israel should be betrayed. For the scripture saith; and it ... we have believed in God in consequence of what is written respecting Him.' " (Miscellanies 4:15) 160AD Tertullian Chap. ... Are not their cities destroyed? Their land, do not strangers devour it? Do not the Romans rule the country? And indeed these ... to have imagined, as if they were authorized by the apostolic narrations, not understanding correctly those matters ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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Discussion: Eternal torment or annihilation? ... Though the imagery has basis in these fundamental doctrinal truths, the visions of Revelation were limited in the application to the pageantry ... We have a book full of pictures teaching truths dealing with the distress of the church in the early days of its life. Those pictures set ... Jesus said that God is not the God of the dead but of the living. He points to the scripture in Ex 3:6 showing that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are still alive, though dead to us, physical death does not break the relationship between Man and God. Ps 73:23,24 "Nevertheless I am ... Punishment awaits the wicked in the afterlife according to Hebrew thought. For the man of faith though, the story is different. The righteous ... Jesus does not misrepresent the reality in which His story is set. the Annihilationist's post tries to create an exception to the rule where ... In God's love, He has provided mercy and justification (forensic acquittal - see Leon Morris' The Apostolic Preaching on the Cross) for those ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-annihilation-refuted-discussion.htm

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Haruskah Anda Percaya Kepada Watchtower??? ... Teks aslinya "It is certain, however, that from the apostolic times they paid worship to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, ... It did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the 4th century . . . Although Scripture does not give us ... expressing the relation of Christ to God in the creed issued by the council, "of one substance with the Father" (see CREED). ... challenge the creed of Nicaea, but the expected concord did not follow. Those who disliked the Nicene formula took every opportunity of attacking its principal adherents and succeeded in condemning several of them on charges of doctrinal error or ... The emperor's cherished aim was to reconcile Arius with the church, but Athanasius stubbornly refused to accept Arius' ... Shortly after his victory over Licinius be issued an edict urging all his subjects to adopt the Christian faith, but at the ... more than a Greek translation of a term already found in Tertullian (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-indonesian-watchtower-booklet-haruskah-anda-percaya.htm

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Official creed of the Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church The Westminster Confession Of Faith Chapter I Of the Holy Scripture [6.001] 1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet [PCUS are they] [UPCUSA they are] not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation; therefore it pleased the Lord, at ... Philemon Revelation All which are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. [6.003] 3.The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings. [6.004] 4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-presby-west.htm

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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... ... Paul and Barnabas used "approved apostolic example" by describing how they have saved thousands of Gentiles without circumcision and the Holy Spirit ... While command, example, inference and obeying the silence of scripture is true and valid hermeneutic in determining morals, doctrine and liturgy, this ... Samson the Nazarite was also the holy one of God. 6. Reenactment rituals of Old Testament events in the church. a. The Lords Supper is a reenactment ... In 5554 BC God made man the ruler of every living thing on earth (Gen 1:26): "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over ... Here I am," to a people who have not called upon my name. I stretched out my hands all day long to a people who broke faith and opposed, to those who ... modern thinking makes us want to approach the New Testament as a creed book, nicely indexing theology with precise chronology and accurate geography. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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The Dugger-Porter Debate on Sunday as the Lord's Day W. CURTIS PORTER, MONETTE, ARKANSAS Associate Editor of the Bible Banner and Evangelist of the Church of Christ Covering two questions ... He says those who are saved at╖e the ones "keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" (Rev. 14:12). In the New Testament ... It is the heavenly rest, for Paul said: "Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of ... There is no need to argue that the Sabbath day is "not our own" but "belongs to God" unless he will give a text of Scripture that says the Sabbath is God's holy day in this ... Dugger thinks the reader can see the "folly of this answer." Well, it is a poor rule that won't work both ways; and if it makes one holy, ... No argument in favor of first day observance by the apostolic church has been slighted, or intentionally overlooked. There are no ... They are attacked by many modern modernists, and church prelates who want their own erroneous creeds supported, and doctrinal errors ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-debate-porter-dugger.htm

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THE PIRATES OF PRIVILEGE: Walter Rea Rocks the Seventh-day Adventist ... ... I had not openly or privately challenged the church in anything concerning doctrine, or its faith, but had openly and often ... Such a board could not only mediate problems, but perhaps in the ideal, could head them off. Such a man or board could recommend ... different sense from that intended by the writers of Scripture . . . one must face the fact that the originators and ... that knowingly or unknowingly he was violating the cardinal rule of Adventist scholarship, which was that one must have a ... The church is involved in health in a big way, with Ellen White, directed by God, of course, getting the credit. In one of her strongest health "visions" she received the instructions from heaven to ... The bottom line, of course, is the role of Ellen White in doctrinal matters. 16 It was clear from the meeting that there was to be ... A. Traditional dogmatic or authoritarian religions that place revelation, God, ritual, or creed above human needs and experience are ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-pirates-of-privilege.htm

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Official creed of Reformed Baptist church Billy Graham: "I am very comfortable with the Vatican." Larry King: "You were preaching in his church (Pope) the day he was made pope." Billy Graham: "That is correct." Larry King: You like the Clintons. Billy Graham: I like the Clintons very much. Larry King: "You are a democrat" Billy Graham: "Yes." With Scripture Proofs Adopted by the Ministers and Messengers of the general assembly which met in London in 1689. Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience, although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet are ... Rom. 3:2) The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; therefore it is to be received because it is the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-ref.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church JESUS CHRIST is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, eternally born of the Father. He became man, and thus He is at once fully God and fully man. His coming to earth was foretold in the Old Testament by the prophets. Because Jesus Christ is at the heart of Christianity, the Orthodox Church has given more attention to knowing Him than to anything or anyone else. In reciting the Nicene Creed, Orthodox Christians regularly affirm the historic faith concerning Jesus as they say, "I believe... in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ... It also includes some of the history of the early Church and especially sets forth the Church's apostolic doctrine. Though these writings were read in the Churches from the time they first appeared, ... The error itself assures the separation of the group from historic Christianity. Many cults claim the Bible as their basis, but they alter the historic interpretation of Scripture to persist in their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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Official creed of Latter-day Saiimts (LDS) Mormons Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA . . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Articles of Faith We believe in God, the ... We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and ... Basic Beliefs of the RLDS Church What do you use for scriptures? The RLDS Church recognizes three books of scripture: The Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants. We believe in ... God's kingdom is present wherever people acknowledge the lordship of God over life, relationships, and creation. The full coming of the Kingdom awaits the final victory over evil when divine rule is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Mormons.htm

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Official creed of Anglican/Episcopal Church Click to View Click to View The 39 Articles of Religion of the Anglican Church of Canada from the Book of Common Prayer, 1959 p698-714. The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion Canada I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts or ... And in unity of this Godhead there are three persons, of one substance, power and eterntity; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. II. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man. The ... VI. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for salvation. Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may ... VIII. Of the Three Creeds. The Three Creeds, the Nicene Creed, Athanasius's Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles' Creed, ought thoroughly to be received ... to godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God himself; that is, that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to their charge by God, whether they be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Anglican.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 350 AD: Hilary of Poitiers: "Such is their error, such their pestilent teaching; to support it they borrow ... But now let us continue our reading of this Scripture, to shew how the consistency of truth is unaffected by these dishonest objections. (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 5, 9) Click to View Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the primary force against the false doctrine of the Arians! "Having therefore held this faith from the beginning, and being resolved to hold it to the end in the sight of God and Christ, we say anathema to every heretical and perverted sect, and if any man teaches contrary to the wholesome and right faith of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-hilary.htm

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Creeds violate sola Scriptura because they compete with the authority ... Click to View They violate sola Scriptura, since they are additions. Click to View They compete with the authority of the Bible! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View All Church Creeds are Dangerous Click to View Historical origin of creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Luther and Calvin merely replaced ... So not only do we use the Bible alone, unlike Luther, we are above criticism because we are totally anti-creed. We also have a much higher level of doctrinal unity, than is seen in those churches that use creeds! Therefore, using Luther and ... Bible alone. Israel claimed that a king was essential when they chose Saul. God was furious because they had in fact rejected God as being king. (1 Samuel 8:7; 10:19) Churches that use creeds have replaced the Bible with a human creed. We are actually offended that they would say, "without creeds, you cannot know scripture". Creeds don't explain scripture, they replace scripture. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds.htm

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In Darkest England and the Way Out, William Booth 1890 AD ... The Slum Sister is what her name implies, the Sister of the Slum. They go forth in Apostolic fashion, two-and-two living in a couple of the ... It is nearly eight o'clock when we sally forth. Each of us carries a handful of printed slips bearing a text of Scripture and a few words of ... It was written by a Journalist who had just witnessed the scene in Whitechapel. He writes: -- I had just passed Mr. Barnett's church when I ... of men have never failed to demand their quota of martyrs for the faith. When a man has been to prison in the best of causes he learns to look at the ... Our people, thank God, have never learnt to regard a prisoner as a mere convict--A 234. He is ever a human being to them, who is to be cared ... The general rule is for them to be met by their friends or old associates, who ordinarily belong to the same class. Any way, it would be an ... Then the social condition must be changed. We stand in need of a public creed--of a social, and if you will understand the word, of a lay ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/in-darkest-england-and-the-way-out-william-booth-1890ad.htm

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Official creed of the Wesleyan Church about the entire sanctification of believers by which their hearts are made perfect in love for God and other persons. 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 official assemblies. The Discipline, the book containing the constitution and bylaws of The Wesleyan Church, includes twenty-one "Articles of Religion." Each has its own brief list of supporting Scripture passages. ... Faith in the Holy Trinity The Father The Son of God The Holy Spirit The Sufficiency and Full Authority of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation God's Purpose for Man Marriage ... We believe all these to be consistent with the principles of Christ as taught in the Word of God, which is the only and sufficient rule both of our faith and practice. If ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-wesleyan.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) Constitution of the Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) 1983 Edition NOTE: This site is not affiliated with the AGC church and it posted here for historical reference purposes only, An updated version is available directly ... Note: This is for popular circulation only and is intended to be interpreted in light of the official Statement of Faith and Doctrine of the AGC. I. The Divine Authority and Plenary Inspiration of the whole Canonical Scriptures. We believe that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God," by which we understand that the whole of the book called the Bible is inspired in the sense that the Holy Ghost gave the identical words of the sacred writings of the holy men of old, chosen by Him to be the channel of His revelation to man. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 ... We believe that special Divine revelation for authoritative Scripture ceased with the Apostolic age. I Cor.12:4-11; 2 Cor.3:18; Rom. 12:3-8; Acts 2:11; I Cor.12:4-11,13; I Cor. 12:18-21, 29, 30; I Cor.14:6-15, 22; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Encyclopedia of Pentecostal ministries and preachers Dollar, Creflo: World Changers Ministry coming Dortch, Richard Former Jim Bakker associate, Word of Faith movement, Endorses the "Holy Laughter Movement" of Rodney Howard Browne Promise ... We believe in the scripture as the inspired Word of God and that it is the complete revelation of God's will for mankind. We believe in the absolute authority of the scripture to govern the affairs of man. Stewardship We believe that every man is the steward of his life and resources which ultimately belong to God. We believe that tithing is a measure of obedience to the scriptural principles of stewardship. The Church We believe ... within the fledgling movement and in the end several independent Pentecostal organizations were formed due to not being able to resolve their leadership and doctrinal differences. ... George Hawtin, Percy Hunt and George Warnock took Branham's teachings on Apostolic Restoration of the Church and disseminated these teachings to 1,000's through their Bible School called ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-encyclopedia-pentecostal-preachers.htm

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Official Creed of the American Baptist Association Doctrinal Statement of the American Baptist Association We believe that love one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests our discipleship, proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus Christ upon which all others are dependent ... We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17). We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19). We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2). We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the ... 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 in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-american-baptist-association.htm

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Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ... Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell! Click to View Doctrinal flip flops Click to View More Catholic doctrinal Flip-Flops ... 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 herself, asserting that all they ... "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, ... "Where the necessity of salvation is concerned all the faithful of Christ must be subject to the Roman Pontiff, as we are taught by Holy Scripture, the ... With reference to those words Augustine says: `If any man be outside the Church he will be excluded from the number of sons, and will not have God for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm

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Official Creed of: The Independent Fundamental Churches of America ... 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, ... We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men ... 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 ... and New Testaments; but we deem the knowledge, belief and acceptance of the truth as set forth in our doctrinal statement, to be essential to sound faith and fruitful practice, and therefore requisite for Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-independant-fundamental-(IFCA).htm

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Official creed of the Salvation Army The Salvation Army Articles of Faith are called the "Doctrines" and follow the main outline of historic Christian teaching as derived from the Scripture. These beliefs have not essentially changed since the earliest days of the Army in England. It is required of officers of all ranks that their teaching, in public and private, shall conform to these eleven Articles of Faith. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith ... We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man. We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but ... In 1890 AD, William Booth, church minister and founder of the Salvation Army, was influenced by Heinroth's 1818 AD book and adopted the view that men who chose to sin can slide down a slippery slope into involuntary insanity. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Salv-Army.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers Introduction: Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders love to follow their man-made rules and ... glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which comes down to our time by means of the successions of the bishops. ... see, Augustine, Book 2, Chapter 9.-How We Should Proceed in Studying Scripture B. James Bernstein, Orthodox leader, gives a silly defense of man-made ... So after throwing out the Bible into the garbage can as a source of doctrinal truth, Zell, tells us that man-made church tradition of the Orthodox church is the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His ... writings in the Western church. He stressed the criterion of apostolicity. For example, in his writing Against Marcion he clearly distinguishes gospels of apostolic origin and gospels written by disciples of apostles. He writes: "Of the apostles, therefore, John and Matthew first instill faith into us; whilst of apostolic men, Luke and Mark renew it afterwards."" Tertullian did not produce a list of what was in his Old Testament and New Testament, but it ... James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Lee Martin McDonald, Identifying Scripture and Canon in the Early Church: The Criteria Question, p 432, 2002) III. What was ... IV. What reinforced the consensus of belief: Orthodoxy: This theological concern led the early church to employ the "rule of faith" as the criterion of "orthodoxy" to determine ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-criteria-of-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) since Friends do not believe in having a fixed Creed or Dogma, but rather in seeking for the leadings of God within ourselves. Some generalizations are possible however: Some, but not all Quakers, view the doctrine of Jesus' and the virgin birth as nonessential and not accepted as fact. Primacy of "feelings" over scripture as source of testing doctrine. Acceptance of ... George Fox saw himself as an apostle restoring the true church. Click to View George Fox in 1658 AD. What to Quakers Historically Believe The Quakers started in England the 17th Century by George Fox. George Fox asked his friend and Quaker Theologian Robert Barclay to write an Apology of the Quaker Faith, which he did. Robert Barclay also wrote a catechism on the Quakers Faith using as answer Book only the Holy Scriptures. Following are the doctrinal ... Jesus Christ died for our sins but rose again the third day according to Scripture (1 Cor. 15:3,4). Christ is the only Mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5). Of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against false doctrine. Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other information. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: ... than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to us, which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith. ... shivers up the spine of every Roman Catholic and Orthodox because it is a clear interpretation of 1 Tim 3:15 where the same expression is used of the church. ... which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things ... The oral tradition that is identified in the text is in fact a creed (in blue) that is identical to the scriptures. Had this oral tradition contained a key ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Official Declaration of beliefs of the church of God, International ... Official Declaration of faith of the Church of God, International Cleveland Tennessee Click to View "The Church of God, with international headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, ... 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 ... In the bodily resurrection. eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked. Church of God, Doctrinal Commitments Repentance. Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19. ... Examples of fleshly behavior which do not glorify God are noted in several passages of Scripture (Romans 1:24; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Galatians 5:19-21; Revelation 21:8). Sinful ... If the circumstances require, we must be prepared to risk our life in the service of our neighbor (John 15:13); but the general rule is that we must respect our physical life and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-church-of-God-international-cleveland-TN.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 If Jehovah's Witnesses argue that they are called men, the fact remains that just as angels are not men, neither is God a man. Yahweh and the two angels are called men, because they appeared as men. Second: God taking human appearance on earth is called a "Theophanies". There are several other ... Genesis 19:24. Although the unanimous opinion of the apostolic Fathers was that this was Jesus talking to Abraham, such is a guess and not specifically known by scripture. The unanimous opinion of the apostolic Fathers was that this was Jesus talking to ... For the Spirit designates both [of them] by the name, of God - both Him who is anointed as Son, and Him who does anoint, that is, the Father." (Irenaeus, Book 3, ch 6) 200 AD Tertullian "That is a still grander ... [in spirit form in heaven] out of heaven. E. Note to Jehovah's Witnesses: Click here to find a new church that doesn't teach false doctrine like they do at the Kingdom Hall. By Steve Rudd contact the author ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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The Catholic Church did not Give the world The Bible! have for the inspiration of the Scriptures is the authority of the Catholic Church." (The Faith of Millions, p. 145) "It is only by the divine authority of the Catholic Church that Christians know that the scripture is the word of God, and what books certainly belong to the Bible." (The Question Box, p. 46) "It was the Catholic Church and ... However, it is an attempt to weaken the Bible as the sole authority and to replace it with their man-made church. If it is true that we can accept the Bible only on the basis of the Catholic Church, doesn't that ... If the Bible is a Catholic book, how can Catholics account for the passage, "A bishop then, must be blameless, married but once, reserved, prudent, of good conduct, hospitable, a teacher...He should rule well his ... books so much so that it is said that the entire New Testament can be reproduced from their writings alone. Thus, the New Testament books were in existence in their present form at the close of the apostolic age. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-bible-origin.htm

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Official creed of Vineyard Churches (AVC) official statement of faith as of the Board meeting of November 1994. The official Association of Vineyard Churches Statement of Faith reads as follows: WE BELIEVE that God is the Eternal King. ... By the work of God's Spirit, it convicts us of our sin and God's righteous judgement against us and brings us to Christ alone for our salvation. WE BELIEVE that when Israel rejected God's rule ... Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, as fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was annointed as God's Messiah, and empowered by the Holy ... Gathering His disciples, He reconstituted God's people as His Church to be the instrument of His kingdom. After dying for the sins of the world, Jesus was raised from the dead on the third day, ... WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit inspired the human authors of Holy Scripture so that the Bible is without error in the original manuscripts. We receive the sixty-six books of the Old and New ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-vinyard.htm

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Early and Latter Rain Theology Refuted eat and be satisfied And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never be put to shame. " (Joel 2:23-26) b. "Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. ... for much more detail. 4. Your church does not believe in using the Bible only if: a. your church has a creed, catechism or statement of faith b. your church practices tongues and "slain in the spirit" c. your preacher claims God talks and communicates with him. d. ... The scriptures are not understandable by the common man in the pew and that the Holy Spirit communicates with the organization to correctly understand truth. Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture itself. These churches are heavy users of creeds. In buffet style, they pick and choose which doctrines of the apostolic fathers they feel are authoritative, while rejecting others. b. Ecclesiastically Illuminated, Anti-Traditionalists, Creedalists: Jehovah's Witnesses, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-prediction-end-of-the-world-early-and-latter-rains-god-told-me-inspired-illuminated.htm

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