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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 250 AD: Cyprian also many things are varied because of the difference of the places and names"(Cyprian, Epistle 74, 6) Click to View The Orthodox Church relishes this little anti-Roman Catholic text by Cyprian. ... Christ did not tell Christians to remember his birth at Christmas, but his death... and not once a year at Easter, but every Lord's Day, through communion. "Easter", therefore in the early church ... Whether does it descend from the authority of the Lord and of the Gospel, or does it come from the commands and the epistles of the apostles? For that those things which are written must be done, God witnesses ... Mindful of which precept, the blessed Apostle Paul himself also warns and instructs, saying, "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to ... On which account, let us forsake the error and follow the truth" (Cyprian, Epistle 73:2,3,8,9, of Pope Stephen's false teaching on baptism) Click to View Cyprian demands that the bishop of Rome ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyprian.htm

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Was Peter the first Pope? ... The Catholics today speak of the Pope as vicar, taking the place of God (Christ Himself is God, Matt. 1:23; John 1:1), yet there is only one passage in the entire Bible which speaks of a man doing such and it calls him ... that does not recognize Peter as its foundation stone is not the Church of Christ, and therefore cannot stand, for it is not the work of God." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 82). The apostle Paul said, "For other foundation no one can lay, but that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus" (1 Cor. 3:11). There is no other foundation but Christ! Therefore, any church which does not recognize Christ alone as the foundation stone cannot be the church of Christ. Catholic writers often speak of "the primacy of Peter" and "the primacy of the Pope." ... And other sheep I have that are not of this fold. Them also I must bring and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." (John 10:11, 14-16). Jesus is that one good shepherd. If one can ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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Official Creed of the United Church of God, an international ... This is not intended to be a comprehensive statement of the beliefs of the Church. Questions about doctrine and belief will be addressed by a process adopted by the Council of Elders ... We believe that it is by Him that God created all things and that without Him was not anything made that was made. We believe in the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of God and of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the power of God and the Spirit of life eternal. We believe that Scripture, both the Old and the New Testament, is God's revelation, and His complete, expressed will to humanity. Scripture is inspired in thought and word, ... Death now reigns over all humanity because all have sinned. We believe that sin is the transgression of the law. The law is spiritual, perfect, holy, just and good. The law defines God's ... A Council of Elders determination that a member of the General Conference is disqualified and must be removed from the General Conference or suspended, is always based on biblical and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-church-of-god-international.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... 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 ... the fact remains that both east and west had copies of both Hebrews and Revelation from 100 AD. I. Stumper Questions for Roman Catholics and Orthodox: If the Roman Catholic church gave the world the Bible, being infallible, then why did Rome reject or question the inspiration of James and Hebrews , then later accept it? ... Yet, it must be acknowledged that a given book may have been accepted at different times in different regions. It is likely that the "canons" of the different regions influenced one another. The boundaries of the canon were ... Many people simply assume that there were twenty-seven New Testament books circulating and that all that was required to have a complete canon was to get a copy of all twenty-seven manuscripts. The fact of the matter is that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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Why are most Jehovah's Witnesses former Roman Catholics? 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 are "spirit directed" by God. A simple definition of both is as follows: "Definition of a Catholic/Jw: 'Someone who accepts Rome/Brooklyn as God's visible spirit-directed theocratic organization upon the earth. Both have official yearly meetings of the world leaders. The official doctrines that have changed dramatically over time. Both claim "new light" or progressive revelation to explain doctrinal ... Interpreting the Bible is the sole right of the organization. Both make claims that because of their size, growth, activity, they must have the truth. Both have authoritative writings in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-JW-converting.htm

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Four positions on the day of Christian worship ... Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) only in the 19th century did God, through the Seventh-day Adventist church, restore in any measurable way, by direct revelation, the truth that the day Christians worship was Saturday. ... Catholic theology is often confused within itself. Having observed that Christians have always met on Sunday, they figured that God must have transferred the significance of the Sabbath commandment to Sunday. This is simply untrue. The Sabbath is ... "The Catholic Church of its own infallible authority created Sunday a holy day to take the place of the Sabbath of the old law," (Kansas City Catholic, February 9, 1893) In reality, what the Catholic church believes is that apostle Peter was the first pope (the first pope was in 606 AD not Peter) and that the very earliest Christians, in apostolic times "transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday", by the will of God. Officially Catholics have always taught that the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-4-positions.htm

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Catholics wrong: Mary had many other children in addition to ... The Catholic church teaches that the Mary in these passages is the mother of Jesus, but Jesus brothers and sisters are children of another woman also named Mary. The children are so clearly the offspring of the "Mary" of this passage, that the Pope has come to the conclusion is must be a different Mary! Incredible! Now read it for yourself from the scripture and see if you agree with the Catholic church that the Mary of these ... outside looking for You." 33 And answering them, He *said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?" 34 And looking about on those who were sitting around Him, He *said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers! 35 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother." ... feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to Him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may behold Your works which You are doing. 4 "For no one does anything in secret, when he himself seeks to be known publicly. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-mary-had-many-children.htm

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Official creed of The United Church of Canada allegiance to the evangelical doctrines of the Reformation, as set forth in common in the doctrinal standards adopted by the Presbyterian Church in Canada, by the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, and by the Methodist Church. ... We worship Him in the unity of the Godhead and the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, three persons of the same substance, equal in power and glory. 2.2 Article II. Of Revelation. We believe that God has revealed Himself in nature, in history, and ... Unto us He has revealed the Father, by His word and Spirit, making known the perfect will of God. For our redemption, He fulfilled all righteousness, offered Himself a perfect sacrifice on the Cross, satisfied Divine justice and made ... We acknowledge one holy Catholic Church, the innumerable company of saints of every age and nation, who being united by the Holy Spirit to Christ their Head are one body in Him and have communion with their Lord and with one another. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-Can.htm

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Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the ... Although sola Scriptura advocates can confidently say the fathers mistakenly viewed such "traditions" as binding, Roman Catholic and Orthodox "tradition advocates" have no choice but to also take them as binding. Yet in theological schizophrenia, they claim the "tradition of the Church Fathers" must be followed, but then refuse to follow the specific traditions that the Church Fathers recorded. Virtually all the apostolic fathers ... The early post-apostolic church viewed scripture as the final process of complete revelation. The Church Fathers viewed the scriptures as all sufficient and complete. The Church Fathers believed what Paul said in Eph 3:3-5, that the scripture could be understood by merely reading it. They ... of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) When Basil and the Arians both claimed their tradition was correct, Basil said, "let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of God, in favour of that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-top-10-list.htm

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Sola Scriptura: 2 Timothy 2:2 does not prove apostolic succession ... Click to View "2 Timothy 2:2 proves apostolic succession and oral tradition." False arguments that Catholics and Orthodox use to prove oral extra-scriptural church ... Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "2 Timothy 2:2 proves apostolic succession and oral tradition." Sola Scriptura: 2 Timothy 2:2 does not prove apostolic succession and the need for extra-Biblical oral tradition . This verse would likely refer to oral revelation from Paul's inspired mouth to Timothy, but it says nothing about apostolic succession. But lets not forget that Paul had written 13 other letters before 2 Timothy, which was his last. We must include Paul's writings in this command. If this text was the basis for succession, then it would mean that Timothy was Paul's successor. This is nowhere recorded in tradition! In 2 Tim 2:2, we have the ... For Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders who see the succession of Bishops or the Pope, look elsewhere! First, the one's who were to be entrusted were, "faithful", ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-succession-2-timothy-2-2.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! Yet it is certainly by these same words of God that we must come to understand the things of God." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book IV, 14) Click to View An amazing text that refutes the Roman Catholic and Orthodox apologists claim that the church refuted heresy with "tradition" because they found that arguing scripture with the heretics futile, since the heretics also quoted scripture. Here we see as late as 350 AD, the church realized that the ... For only so can we check that licence of arbitrary interpretation whereby these bold traducers of the faith would even venture to cavil [raise trivial objections] at the Lord's solemn self-revelation." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) Click to View ... Why do the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches think that what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? If non-Catholics cannot understand the Bible apart from "God's organization", ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm

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Conclusion to the 500 year historical overview: The Roman Catholic church was rife with corruption and indulgences triggered the Protestant Reformation with the aid of Martin Luther. When the Pope rightly condemned Henry for divorcing his wife, Henry outlawed the Roman Catholic church in England, ceased all church property and make himself the pope of his new Church of England. This effectively destroyed the ability of the ... We need to return to the correct medieval understanding of insanity as a sinful behaviour of choice and that unless a crime is committed, people who sin must not be thrown into asylums against their will for any reason. The insane must be free to live and move among us but must suffer the social ... Just as most individuals reject the call of Christ to be baptized for the remission of their sins, so too the insane reject the call to change their behaviour. When church ministers preach the gospel to sinners, most do not will to change their behaviours. But faith comes by reading the word of God which ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-conclusion.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian 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. Whereas all doctrine must be prejudged as ... Tertullian uses the expression "viva voce" (living voice) which is merely a reference to inspired oral revelation. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have changed the original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. Here is proof: "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a ... day; (then) having ascended into the heavens, He sat at the right hand of the Father; sent instead of Himself the Power of the Holy Ghost to lead such as believe; will come with glory to take the saints to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm

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Taylor, Vincent: 1: The person of Christ in NT teaching. 2: The ... How far did it arise by intuition and how far through revelation from on high? Was His divine consciousness always at its peak, or were there times when the great moments of revelation had to be recalled, times when for a season it ... Granted that Christ knows Himself to be the Son of God because of His divine nature, it must still be asked, 'In what way did this consciousness emerge, and what factors and circumstances contributed to its emergence?'" (The person of Christ in NT teaching, Vincent Taylor, 1963, p170) Our ... they know that no complete answer can be given because they lead to realms of ultimate mystery. Not to ask these questions, however, shows a failure to face relevant issues. The origin of our Lord's consciousness of Sonship, together with the problems connected with it, is one of these. It is easily possible to short-circuit the problems of Christology. Christians who accept the authority of Scripture and the constant witness of the Church through-out the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Taylor.htm

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The Church organization and counsels did not give the world the ... ... That is to say, when once the principle of the canon has been determined, then ideally its extent is fixed and the canon is complete when the books which by principle belong to it have been written. (Bruce M. Merger, The canon of the New Testament, 1987, p 282) II. Roman Catholic and Orthodox : 1. Before we begin: a. Remember that even James Bernstein, an Orthodox leader admits: "The councils did not legislate the canon so much as set forth what had become self-evident truth and practice within the churches of God." (Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament?, Fr. James ... Bernstein contradicts himself. First he says it was not the councils, then he refers to two church councils to prove the church had the authority to set the canon. b. Bernstein is walking on eggshells by referring to the Council of Laodicea A.D 363 and third Council of Carthage in A.D 397, because he knows the first council accepted only 26 books and rejected the book of Revelation, while the second ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-church-did-not-give-world-bible.htm

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Other False Doctrines that originated from inherited sin ... The official may also give the person a slight blow on the cheek to remind him he must be ready to suffer everything. Lutheran: "Those baptized (as infants) need to confirm the church's ... perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. The word confirmation means a strengthening. We are not certain from Sacred Scripture of the exact time and circumstances of the institution of Confirmation." (A Catechism of Christian Doctrine Pg 265) B. Confirmation is not a Christian doctrine! Notice that the Catholic church actually admits that Confirmation is not taught in the scriptures! Mariolatry: (Mary, mother of Jesus) Note: There are a wide range of false doctrines that have been taught about Mary, the mother of Jesus because of the false doctrine of inherited sin. A. Immaculate Conception: Jesus was God ... Council of Trent, decreed in 1546 AD, "The doctrine of the conception of all men in sin was not intended to include the Virgin." In 1708, Pope Clement XI appointed a festival in honor of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-spawned-false.htm

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Does the RC church have more authority than the Bible? His church has no earthly president or headquarters because He Himself is its only head. Jesus is now reigning from heaven. He was promised the throne of His father David (Luke 1:31-33) ... As we have shown, the Word of God declares plainly that Jesus Christ is the only foundation on which the church is built. It ordains no other; it allows no other. "For other foundation can ... claim that when Jesus used the expression, "the gates of hell" in Matt. 16:18, He was teaching that the church would never fall into error. Notice the following from Catholic sources: "Jesus Christ promised to preserve the Church from error. ... or HADES (Gk.)...It was in Sheol that a man was 'gathered to his fathers'; the dead may not return to earth, but the living must eventually go to them (cf. II Sam. 12:23)." (p. 106). ... They would not prevail against Christ building His church. Click to View Pillar And Ground Of Truth Catholics sometimes quote 1 Tim. 3:15 which states, "...The church of the living God, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-church=pillar.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet Vow #11: I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow #13: people of ... They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. Support is found in these Bible passages: Joel 2:28,29: Acts 2:14-21: Hebrews 1:1-3: Revelation 12:17: Revelation 19:10" Discussion: So you can see that SDA's must vow to follow the official "27 Fundamental beliefs" of their church. ... If you refuse to believe until every shadow of uncertainty and every possibility of doubt is removed, you will never believe. The doubt that demands perfect knowledge will never yield to faith. Faith rests upon ... If it was, the other nine commandments were; and we are at liberty to break them all as well as to break the fourth. I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for he never changes. But the pope had changed it from the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem For concerning the divine and holy mysteries of the Faith, not even a casual statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures; nor must we be drawn aside by mere plausibility and artifices of speech. Even to me, who tell thee ... He sure doesn't sound very "Catholic or Orthodox". Although he knew of creeds and canons, was himself a Bishop of authority, he demanded, "proof from the Scriptures" and "demonstration of the Holy Scriptures" for every doctrine! He highlighted the need to obey God's silence in the scriptures by saying: "not even a casual statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures". "But in learning the Faith and in professing it, acquire and keep that only, which is now delivered to thee by the Church, and which has been built up ... For the articles of the Faith were not composed as seemed good to men; but the most important points collected out of all the Scripture make up one complete teaching of the Faith. And just as the mustard seed in one small grain ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyril.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition These kinds of optional expedients were practiced by Christ, the apostles, the Fathers and every church today. What is most troubling about these liturgical traditions to the Roman Catholic and ... Unfortunately this good practice of spending extra Bible study time together as a church, may become an unwritten law and seen on the same level of authority as the first day (Sunday) communion worship services. Most expedient traditions are merely good optional choices, but we must always separate what God requires from the freedom God gives us to chose expedients. C. Jesus showed that expedient ... Of course, they want it both ways. First they trash the Bible saying it is not a complete guide to doctrine and that we need the "oral tradition of the church". Then when we draft a list of ... The Apostolic Fathers recognized five different kinds of tradition: Click to View Tradition #1: Scripture. (2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Thess 2:15; 3:6) Click to View Tradition #2: Verbal inspiration. (Jer ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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Beliefs of the Quakers (Shaking Quakers, Shakers, Friends) Koran, etc. (Society of Friends) Some, but not all Quakers are Unitarian Universalists (by their own description) (i.e. all religions and beliefs are correct and of equal value.) Great manifestations including trembling and shaking. George Fox saw himself as an apostle restoring the true church. ... 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 Holy Scriptures: The Holy Scriptures are inspired by God, therefore true and profitable (2 Tim. 3:15,16,17). But only Christ Jesus is the Word of God (Rev.19: 13-15) as the Scriptures clearly testify. Christians must study the Holy Scriptures (Jn 5:39). One must be ... Another strange phenomenon which occurred quite frequently among the Camisards was the sudden ability of infants who could not yet speak to deliver discourses in perfect, fluent French. In 1701, for example, a child about fourteen months old "which had never of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-quakers.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath Vow #11: I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow ... Support is found in these Bible passages: Joel 2:28,29: Acts 2:14-21: Hebrews 1:1-3: Revelation 12:17: Revelation 19:10" Don't believe it? Check it out: Official SDA Creed Discussion: So you can see that SDA's must vow to follow the official "27 Fundamental beliefs" of their church. One of these beliefs is that Ellen G. White was an inspired prophet! (there is no such thing ... as to break the fourth. I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for he never changes. But the pope had changed it from the seventh day to the first day of the week; for he was to change times and ... Glait and Fischer, who had been taught the false doctrine of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, that Sunday is the Sabbath, were astonished to read in the Bible that the Sabbath was indeed the 7th day! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness ... And thus the subordinationist tendency in the Apologists and Origen reached full term. Now the Church had to make its faith and its position clear, and it did this at the Council of Nicea in 325. the first ... He saw a tension between a Father alone was God in the strict sense and that the Son was a 'diminished god' but not a creature, and he was not satisfied with the tension. He felt it must be resolved, and so he put a blunt question: Is the Son God or creature? He answered his question just as bluntly: The Son is not God, He is a perfect creature, not eternal ... relationship with God. they used the concept of a pre-existing Logos somehow originating in and inseparable from the Godhead, which was generated or emitted for the purposes of creation and revelation. ... His encounter with the Pope of Rome also turned a strong light on the term homoousios that was soon to occupy the center of the stage at Nicea. (The Triune God, Edmund Fortman, p59-61) But Justin describes this ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-arian-development.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... Why can we understand newspapers, but not the Bible without the Holy Spirit? This false doctrine makes God incapable of writing to be understood, while men can be ... Click to View The church is not an infallible interpreter of scripture! I. Oral Traditionalists: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason because it rejects the Divine voice of the Church at this hour, and a heresy because it denies that voice to ... (Henry Edward Manning, The Temporal Mission of the Holy Ghost: Or Reason and Revelation, 1865, p 227-228) The position of the Orthodox Church on the matter is clear: ... therefore that which they, under the teaching of the Spirit, agree in believing must be true." (Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, Presbyterian Calvinist, 1873, ... "The autonomy of the individual is equally as dangerous as the autonomy of the pope or of the Church." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Holy Spirit does not guide us to understand ... Sola Scriptura home page I. Roman Catholic and Orthodox defenders make this correct observation about the Protestant "inward witness of the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible": Protestants all claim to interpret the ... After all, Calvinists and Arminians cannot both be right; all the dialectic in the world cannot reconcile two completely irreconcilable doctrines. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, ... Confession of faith, 6:6) If the Scriptures be a plain book, and the Spirit performs the functions of a teacher to all the children of God, it follows inevitably that they must agree in all essential matters in their interpretation of the Bible. ... securely and constantly than in any reasons; such, finally, a feeling that can be born only of heavenly revelation. I speak of nothing other than what each believer experiences within himself-though my words fall far beneath a just explanation of the matter. (John Calvin, Institutes of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-individual.htm

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God never named the church ... In the first century, local churches were given a variety of "descriptors" (or "names", for those who must think that way). "The church of God in Corinth" (1 Cor. 1:2); "the churches of Galatia" (Gal 1:2), and "the saints in Christ Jesus that ... On an individual basis were are also described in about 40 different ways, but we are given only one name to wear: "Christian" (1 Peter 4:16). Roman Catholic Church or Catholics Lutheran Church or Lutherans Baptist Church or Baptists ... 28:22) general assembly (Heb 12:23) church of the firstborn (Heb 12:23) church of the saints (1 Cor 14:33) house of God (I Tim 3:15) church of the living God (I Tim 3:15) kingdom of God (Col 4:11 and many other passages) kingdom of his dear Son (Col 1:13) ... "Holy and AWESOME is His name." (Psalm 111:9) Yup, you guessed it. The same verse the other person uses to chide the denominational preacher for calling himself REVEREND. So both use the same verse from two different English Bibles to teach two ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Earliest evidence for the New Testament canon today! 2. This of course does not mean that there was direct inspiration in the many men who were part of the process, just that God, in His providence, achieved His goal of a 27 book canon. a. ... Furthermore, these elements are so idiosyncratic that they cannot be credited to several independently operating editors but must be the work of a single editorial entity." (The first edition of ... Although there were exceptions to the ordering of the books, they were often very similar. 5. Number Of Writings within each category: a. 4 gospels, Paul's letters etc., Catholic epistles, Revelation. 6. Formulation ... canon of scripture. c. "In view of the unanimity on this point of the tradition of the Church which can be traced back to the beginning of the second century, we are justified in assuming ... leaders like James Bernstein: "The second big surprise came when I realized that the first complete listing of New Testament books as we have them today did not appear until over 300 years ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-earliest-evidence.htm

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Sola Scriptura Creedalists: The Apostolic Fathers expected all ... ... sense of Scripture, as we understand it, in harmony with the conclusions of ordinary reason, the two agreeing that equality is incompatible either with diversity or with isolation, yet we must seek a fresh support for Our contention from actual words of our Lord. For only so can we check that licence of arbitrary interpretation whereby these bold traducers of the faith would even venture to cavil [raise trivial objections] at the Lord's solemn self-revelation." (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) Click to View Another powerful statement by Hilary that the scriptures are to be interpreted by the individual. Notice he does not say, "we are the church, we have the Holy Spirit to guide our interpretation", but "as we understand it". He also says that the natural reading of scripture is enough. Why do the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches think that what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-bible-understandable.htm

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The Mormon church examined and refuted! Mormon Faith The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Examined, Refuted, Rejected! Click to View Definition of a Mormon: "Someone who accepts Joseph Smith as a prophet and the book of Mormon (translated from the Nephi Plates) as an inspired message from God." (Left: Joseph Smith receiving the Nephi Plates from Angel Moroni) Why we must reject the book of Mormon: 1. The Book of Mormon does not give us any new information ... There are fewer variant readings in the Bible than the Book of Mormon! 4. The Book of Mormon claims to be a perfect inspired translation. a. Unlike the Bible which only claims ... There are over 5000 papyrus manuscripts of the New Testament and two almost complete copies (~325 AD) wherein we NEVER find bad grammar, spelling errors etc. d. The Bible has ZERO ... new text would not appear until the copied text was perfect and Joseph would certainly know errors had occurred when he had finished with the translation and simply read it himself. iii. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mormon.htm

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McClintock and Strong: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and ... In proof of this, the second class of texts must be adduced. The following texts are placed in this [first] class: Mt 28:18-20. This text, however, taken by itself, would not prove decisively either the personality of the three subjects mentioned, or their equality or divinity. ... 2 Cor. 13:14, " The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and beloved of God, and the ... Yet while it is true (1) that if the New Test did not exist we could not derive the doctrine of the Trinity from the Old Test alone, it is equally true (2) that by the manner of God's revelation of himself in the Old ... respecting Father, Son, and 'Holy Ghost as a fundamental doctrine of his religion, because he requires all his followers to be bound to a profession of it when admitted by baptism into the church. ... Heb. i, 6 from Psa. xcvii, 7; also Rom xiv, 11 from Isa. xlv, 8; Phil 2:10; 2 Cor. v, 8-11; 2 Tim. iv, 17, 18 (3.) The third point in the discussion of this doctrine is the personality and divinity of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McClintock.htm

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Early and Latter Rain Theology Refuted ... 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. your church is Calvinistic and teaches the Holy Spirit must communicate directly to you and independent from the Bible in order to "let you know you are elect." This is called "Irresistible grace" e. your church uses ecclesiastical tradition that is not found in the Bible 5. Four types of inspiration from the Holy Spirit that complete with the Bible: a. Ecclesiastically Illuminated, Traditionalist, Creedalists: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches maintain that the scriptures can only be interpreted in light of what the current church organization proclaims. ... He is a heretic and a false teacher. Conclusion: 1. Rapture date setters all claim special revelation in one form or another. Some claim to be apostles and prophets, others claim to be illuminated by "latter rain", others claim God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-prediction-end-of-the-world-early-and-latter-rains-god-told-me-inspired-illuminated.htm

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What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC ... What Do The Early Church Fathers Say Regarding Prophets In Their Day? 160AD Clement of Alexandria (On the end of Apostolic revelation) "Mystagogues of the souls of the impious. " "They do not make a right but a perverse use of the ... This process is attended with very great detriment to the truth, when they pretend that it is either helped by falsehood, or else that falsehood derives support from it. The following circumstance must needs have set ourselves and ... Therefore it is the Catholic Church alone which retains true worship. This is the fountain of truth, this is the abode of the faith, this is the temple of God; into which if any one shall not enter, or from which if any shall go out, he is estranged from the hope of life and eternal salvation. No one ought to flatter himself with persevering strife. For the contest is respecting life and salvation, which, unless it is carefully and diligently kept in view, will be lost and extinguished. But, however, because all the separate ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-prophets.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... ... Glait and Fischer, who had been taught the false doctrine of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, that Sunday is the Sabbath, were astonished to read in the Bible that the Sabbath was indeed the 7th day! ... which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct inspiration and revelation. Although Adventists believe that a tiny unknown remnant has always kept the Sabbath day, (like the Seventh-day Baptist preacher mentioned above) only in the 19th century did God, through the Seventh-day Adventist church, restore in any measurable way, by direct revelation, the truth that the day Christians worship was Saturday. ... away an evil mind . . . glorifying the Lord's resurrection in himself. (Ibid. Vii.xii.76.4) 190AD CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: Plato prophetically speaks of the Lord's day in the tenth book of the Republic, in these words: 'And when seven days have passed to each of them in the meadow, on the eighth they must go on." (Miscellanies V.xiv.106.2) 200AD BARDESANES: Wherever we ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Objections to baptism being essential to salvation REFUTED! ... We are saved by faith only or grace only: Rom 5:1; Eph 2:8 1. We are not saved by grace alone. Not all men will be saved because Jesus died, man must do something. 2. We are not saved by faith alone: ... Lk 13:3; Rom 10:9-10 5. Actually there are 12 different things that are said to save us in scripture, beware of the "Onlys" Teaching Church Description God only Unitarian Universal salvation for every creature, no hell Grace & faith only Calvinist God has a saved & lost list, gives faith only to elect Man's works only Catholic Penance, rosary to earn salvation 1. Please take me back. I ... Drowning in sea, man throws a life-ring and says, "Save yourself and grab this!" Faith only reply, "No, for there is nothing one can do to save himself and I wouldn't want to boast that I saved myself ... "And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2.) Are we to conclude ... ... https://www.bible.ca/baptism-objections-refuted.htm

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When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New ... A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were ... Scholars often base their opinions on history to the exclusion of what is actually in the Bible. A perfect example of this is the whole discussion regarding when the 27 books were first called, "the new ... earliest Christians MUST have referred to their collection of books as the New Testament as the Bible itself documents, they ignore this and base their opinions strictly on extant historical information. ... examine more fully the scriptures, old and new, and read through the complete volumes of the spiritual books"" (Lee Martin McDonald, James A. Sanders, Editors: The Canon Debate; Everett Ferguson, Factors Leading to the Selection and Closure of the New Testament Canon, p 308, 2002) II. Roman Catholic and Orthodox get Marcion wrong: Father James Bernstein, an Orthodox ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-old-and-new-testament.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... He was originally a Congregational Pastor, who subsequently left his denomination and formed his own called the "Christian Catholic Church." (Burgess, McGee, Alexander, Dictionary of Pentecostal ... and that they will become more active as the Dispensation draws to its close, and that we must exert the greatest care lest we be led astray." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire" by Michael ... Among most Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians, Azusa is revered as a genuine move of the God in restoring the Church to true power and authority. However, it is also true the Azusa street meetings were also ... They can be classified as Neo-Montanist due to: Their belief in the current gift of prophecy as divine revelation Their acceptance of women in authority Belief in extra-Biblical revelations ... After World War II, another healing revival broke out all over America and the world. The original initiator of the revival was William Branham. Branham considered himself to be a prophet sent ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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The Decepto-Meter goes crazy when you bring it near the Watchtower ... A typical example of a false dilemma is where anti-Trinitarians lead the reader to falsely conclude that if Jesus is subordinate to the Father, that Jesus must be a creature. Self-quoting: Quoting fellow anti-Trinitarians to trash the trinity, is no better than a Catholic quoting a priest to prove that Peter is the first pope! Click to View This symbol at the left, ... JW's project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Muslims to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. The fact ... It is the height of satanic deception for the Jehovah's Witnesses to remove the phrase between two abutting quotes: "Jesus himself may not have claimed any of the Christological titles which the Gospels ... Click to View Lamson, Alvan The Church of the First Three Centuries Accurate quoting but, Self-quoting Self-Quoting: Unitarian To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-decepto-meter.htm

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The canon of the Bible: A conservative, bible believing perspective ... 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 ... who reject the Bible. 6. Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James, 2 John, 3 John, Revelation 7. Rejection of "disputed" books: 1 Clement, Shepherd of Hermas, Epistle of Barnabas etc. ... The Old Testament Canon: The council of Jamnia 4. List of books in the Christian Bible, Roman Catholic Bible, Greek Orthodox Bible III. Refuting the claims of Roman Catholics and Orthodox: 1. Questions for Roman Catholics and Orthodox 2. Scripture contains a pattern that must to be followed. 3. Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers. 4. Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended. 5. The Church organization and counsels did not give the world the Bible 6. The Catholic Church did NOT give us ... ... https://www.bible.ca/canon.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final himself" (using his own powers of interpretation) believes the scriptures. Notice that Clement calls "slothful" those who do not put the work into interpreting the Bible for themselves! These false teachers just carelessly grab anything they can find to support their doctrines without doing a proper and though study. Again this sounds real "Catholic" or ... Whereas all doctrine must be prejudged as false which savours of contrariety to the truth of the churches and apostles of Christ and God. It remains, then, that we demonstrate whether this doctrine of ours, of which we have now given the rule, has its origin in the tradition of the ... Tertullian uses the expression "viva voce" (living voice) which is merely a reference to inspired oral revelation. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have changed the original meaning of "viva voce" from the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. Here is proof: "But the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Harnack, Adolf: Outlines of the History of Dogma ... really only one differs from the creatures, an indefinable being who only becomes God in becoming man, and who is neither God nor man." (Outlines of the History of Dogma, Adolf Harnack, p251) First and above all, we must mention Philo. ... The shadow of suspicion was never completely 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." Livingstone, James C., Modern Christian ... 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 believing in the divine." (Carl F.H. Henry, God, Revelation and ... So in essence Harnack read back into history his own biases and prejudices. "The most memorable comment on Harnack's best-selling portrait of Jesus came from the pen of the Catholic Modernist, Father George Tyrell, 'The Christ that what ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Harnack.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation ONE VERSE REFUTATION #1: If you carefully read Mt 26:27-29 above, you will notice that after Jesus "gave thanks" and proclaimed "this is my blood", Jesus himself refutes both RC and Orthodox ... The Bible pattern for the Lord's Supper is that the bread and juice are not combined, but are two separate steps of "Holy communion". We wonder why Roman Catholics and Orthodox doubt God will ... and the symbolic view, for they in fact used the same identical literalistic language as the church. For Roman Catholic and Orthodox historians to be consistent, they would need to admit, that if the literalistic ... Just as you (Irenaeus) have argued that the bread and juice must be transubstantiated into something that is undetectable to our senses, we argue that the reason it is undetectable to our senses, ... After all, Transubstantiation only became official Catholic doctrine in 1215 AD, with Pope Innocent III, in the Fourth Lateran Council. So before 200 AD, when writers said that the unleavened ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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Unavoidable Consequences Of Inherited Sin "There are babies a span long in hell." Then every newborn is as wicked as the Devil himself. Newborns that die are lost. God failed to provide instructions on how newborns can be saved. God will condemn to hell a newborn for someone else's sin and something it didn't do. ... This ridiculous doctrine also teaches that unelect babies never die and go to hell, they must wait till they are 3 - 15 years old before they can go to hell. Some can teach this ... The entire field of sovereign grace toward a lost world is in view. No theology is established or complete which does not account for the salvation of those who die in infancy. ... is his Doctrine of Reprobation. "3. It matters not what Religion you are of, whether Church of England, Presbyterian, Anabaptist, Quaker, Ranter, Muggletonian, or be of what ... John Flavel, 1627-1691 AD, Presbyterian, Volume 5, Page 299, 1820 AD) Isaac Watts was a Dissenter from Anglican the way Luther was of Roman Catholic. In this article Watts ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-consequences.htm

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b-canon-NT-collections-macdonald A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders ... Gospels (4) Gospels: Gospels: Gospels (4) Acts Matt Matt Acts Mark Mark Paul's epistles (14?) Catholic Epistles (7): Luke Luke 1 John Jas John John 1 Pet 1-2 Pet Rev (?) 1-3 John Acts Paul's ... Apoc. Pet. Gal Barn. Eph Did. Phil Rev (?) Col Gos. Heb. (?) 1-2 Thess Heb Cited by Heretics: 1-2 Tim Gos. Pet. Titus Gos. Thom. Phlm Gos. Matt. Acts Andr. Rev Acts John Catechetical: Did. Herm. ... The list concludes by acknowledging that some have questions about 2 Pet, 2-3 John, Heb, Jude and Rev. Rufinus 13Rufinus, Comm. in Symb. Apost. 36 (ca. 394, Rome, Italy). Innocent Pope Innocent, Ad ... Laodicea Synod Synod of Laodicea, Canon 60 (ca. 363, Asia Minor). Carthage Synod Synod of Carthage, Canon 39 (397, North Africa). Revelation was added later in 419 at the subsequent synod at ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-NT-collections-macdonald.htm

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Joel 2:28, Promise of the Father, Baptism of the Holy Spirit ... These 9 gifts have existed in both the Old and New Testament. All the patriarchs including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob directly communicated with God and functioned as prophets. Joseph saw ... The first century church was a miraculously "Spirit filled church". Every single Christian from AD 33 to 100 either personally possessed or had personally witnessed the miraculous many times. ... While some historians today wrongly say Campbell changed his view later in life, it must be noted that Campbell himself never wrote ANYTHING to the contrary to the day he died in AD 1866. These revisionist historians ... Through hands Joshua via Moses: Deut 34:9 Samaritans, Ephesians, Timothy via Apostles Acts 8 & 19; 2 Tim 1:6. 1. The Holy Spirit fell directly upon men in the Old and New Testaments: a. Moses, ... What we learn is that individual scriptures often do not give complete information of all the conditions required for both salvation and receiving the miraculous Gift of the Holy Spirit. c. Lk ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Gift-of-the-Holy-Spirit-miraculous-Joel2-28-Promise-of-the-Father-Baptism-Acts2-38.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith." ... 26 ('And God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness') implies that a revelation of the Triune God had been given to man when first created, inasmuch as he was to be given the divine fellowship, but that the consciousness was afterwards lost with the loss of his original righteousness. (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) The threefold Aaronic blessing (Nu. vi. 24) must also be ... obedience (Joel ii. 28; Is. xxxii. 15; Ezk. xxxvi. 26, 27). Thus the God who revealed Himself objectively through the Angel Messenger revealed Himself subjectively in and through the ... Baptizing 'into the name' is a Hebrew form of expression, rather than a Greek, and it carries with it what would seem a complete break with Judaism in including under a singular name not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Do animals go to heaven? Animals have both a soul and a spirit I have put My Spirit [spirit/ruwach] upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations." (Isaiah 42:1) b. "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."" (John 4:24) c. "Moreover, I will make ... by these things they are destroyed." (Jude 10) 3. Both man and animal are trichotomous, having both a soul and a spirit: "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23) a. ... is the life [soul/nephesh] of every living thing, And the breath [spirit/ruwach] of all mankind?" (Job 12:7-10) 4. Animals are called living creatures in Genesis and there are living creatures in heaven in Revelation: a. ... ever," (Revelation 4:5-9) 5. Even though the specific context of each of these messianic passages is in the church while on earth under the union of Christ in 303 AD, animals may be cast in heaven in an antitypical way. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/su-do-animals-have-souls-spirit-will-spot-be-in-heaven.htm

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The Jewish Synagogue Mikveh was the "Christian Maker" Baptistry Every time a Jew would enter the synagogue, he was strip off his clothing, descend into the water "ritually unclean", immerse himself, then ascend up out of the water on the stairs ... FIND THE WATER. FIND THE SYNAGOGUE: Synagogues historically would be placed near a water source for this very reason. d. However, we know that it must have been God's providence because ... Col 2:11-13 8. In December 2012, a perfect full immersion baptistry was excavated at the church at Khirbet el-Maqatir by Director of Excavations, Dr. Scott Stripling and square supervisor Abigail Leavitt: 9. An in situ Byzantine baptistry ... Accordingly the multitude of those that therein perished exceeded all the destructions that either men or God ever brought upon the world; for, to speak only of what was publicly known, ... will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels." (Revelation 3:4-5) f. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Mikvah-Christian-Maker-Baptistry-wash-sins-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-copied-similarities-into-church.htm

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Why Does God Allow Suffering? I am reminded of another story of a young grain farmer who spent his last dollars on seed for a crop which was wiped out by drought and hail. He missed church for 3 months blaming it on God. ... If calamity occurs in our life, it can bring us back to our sense of what is really important and what is not. Diamonds must be treated roughly to make them shine. The more they are cut, ... One man said after suffering a lengthy debilitating injury, "I've learned more about praying to God in these last 6 weeks than in 40 years as a Christian." 1 Peter 1:6-7 says, "In this you ... being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." James 1:2-4 says, "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-sufferingWhy.htm

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Why Does God Allow Suffering? I am reminded of another story of a young grain farmer who spent his last dollars on seed for a crop which was wiped out by drought and hail. He missed church for 3 months blaming it on God. ... If calamity occurs in our life, it can bring us back to our sense of what is really important and what is not. Diamonds must be treated roughly to make them shine. The more they are cut, ... One man said after suffering a lengthy debilitating injury, "I've learned more about praying to God in these last 6 weeks than in 40 years as a Christian." 1 Peter 1:6-7 says, "In this you ... being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." James 1:2-4 says, "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-sufferingWhy.htm

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Premillennial Theology Refuted: Christ is on Throne of David ... ... grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne." (Revelation 3:21) 2. Christ is reigning NOW and will give up the throne to the father at the second coming. 3. It becomes ... But when He says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all ... Notice that just as Solomon was king when he built the physical temple on earth, that Christ was the king who would build the church temple in heaven. c. Christ had to be a king to build the temple. We are the temple of God, the church, our bodies! d. Jesus must be sitting on ... G. No reason to bring Christ back to earth as his work is finished here: 1. His mission of redemption is complete: Eph 1:7-10; Col 1:13-14 2. His revelation is complete: Eph 3:1-10; Jude 3 3. His authority is complete: Matthew 28:18; Eph ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-christ-on-throne-of-david-now.htm

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