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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 "the man of sin." James Cardinal Gibbons, a Catholic Archbishop said, "Jesus our Lord, founded but one Church, which He was pleased to build on Peter. Therefore, any church 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 ... "According to the will of Christ, all its members profess the same faith, have the same worship and Sacraments, and are united under the one and same visible head, the Pope." (Father Smith Instructs Jackson, by John F. Noll and Lester J. Fallon, p. 42) Catholic officials always use the word "visible" no doubt thinking that it removes the thought of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

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The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a canon was recognized While Christians eventually abandoned the practice of nomina sacra altogether, the Jews continue the practice by writing the word God in English as G-D where a dash is substituted for the letter O. Of course the ultimate substitution was provided by the Holy Spirit himself in the 27 books of the New Testament that consistently substitute KURIOS (Greek for "Lord") for YHWH in all Old Testament quotations in the New Testament. Examples of Nomina Sacra abbreviations for special words: Jesus Christ Son God Lord Spirit Savior David Cross Mother (with reference to Mary) Father Israel Man Jerusalem Heaven. Discussion: The external identifying ... of the New Testament Canon, p 311, 2002) Recently David Trobisch proposed that a second-century editing process produced and published the twenty-seven-book New Testament we have today, in the order: Gospels; Acts and the Catholic Epistles; fourteen letters of Paul, with Hebrews located between 2 Thessalonians and 1 Timothy; and Revelation. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-nomina-sacra.htm

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Official creed of United Church of Christ This file contains the texts of the three authorized versions of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ. For this and other affirmations of the Christian faith, see the Book of Worship, United Church of Christ and The New Century Hymnal. Both books are rich sources of liturgies in inclusive language. Statement of Faith We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify: He calls the worlds ... The United Church of Christ embraces a theological heritage that affirms the Bible as the authoritative witness to the Word of God, the creeds of the ecumenical councils, and the confessions of the Reformation. The UCC has roots in the "covenantal" tradition-meaning there is no centralized authority or hierarchy that can impose any doctrine or form of worship on its members. Christ alone is Head of the church. We seek a balance between freedom of conscience and accountability to the apostolic faith. The UCC therefore ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UnitedCofC.htm

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Lesson 21: We Must Worship The Lord In His Church Spirit and Truth!" Lesson 21 We Must Worship The Lord In His Church The Lord is to be glorified by the worship He receives in His church. In Ephesians 3:21 we read, "To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus." But how many churches does the Lord have? Jesus says in Matthew 16:18, "Upon this rock I will build My church." The word "My" shows possession and that the church belongs to Jesus. How many churches did He say He was going to build? He said, "I will build My church". The word church is singular not plural. The Lord only promised to build His one church. In Ephesians 4:4-6 there are seven ones listed: "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of ... the Greeks, the Russians, the methodical way of doing things, Christians, the free will, being primitive, southern, missionary, general, the seventh day, science, catholic which means universal, the advent, and the list goes on and on. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-21-only-one-church.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 375 AD: Gregory of ... 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. 375 AD: Gregory of Nyssa: "But while the latter proceeded, on the subject of the soul, as ... which we received by succession from the fathers, and seek from the Lord the reason which is the advocate of our faith: and if this be found by any of those endowed with grace, we must give thanks to Him who bestowed the grace; but if not, we shall none the less, on those points which have been determined, hold our faith unchangeably. (Gregory of Nyssa, On "Not Three Gods") Click to View "The Christian Faith, which in accordance with the command of our Lord has been preached to all nations by His disciples, is neither of men, nor by men, but by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who being the Word, the Life, the Light, the Truth, and God, and Wisdom, and all else that He is by ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-gregory.htm

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Rich man and Lazarus in Hades: Luke 16:19-31: Neo-Sadduceeian ... We reject that all the specific elements in this section of the narrative are to be taken literally. Commenting on Luke 16: "What is important for us to grasp is that Christ used the mental images conjured up by this rabbinic parable to teach that, in the hereafter, the wicked ... We cannot reject that God actually possesses "something like" hands, eyes and ears any more than we can reject that there is something "like fire" in Hades Lk 16: While body and soul are united within human realm Lk 16: While body and soul are separated in the spirit world Jehovah God These literal items are describe in literal terms because they are within human experience These literal items are symbolic word pictures because ... Jesus did not use pagan false doctrine in Luke 16! Conscious life after death is exactly what Jesus intended to teach! Paul condemned using Jewish myths and fables in 1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Tit. 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16! International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: The International ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hades-luke16.htm

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Sunday: Weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:1-2 B. The uninspired writings of early Christians unanimously viewed Sunday as a weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ: 107AD IGNATIUS: let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days of the week. (Ignatius, Epistle to the Magnesians, chp 9. Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 62-63.) 130AD BARNABAS: Moreover God says to the Jews, 'Your new moons and Sabbaths 1 cannot endure.' You see how he says, 'The present Sabbaths are not ... the dead, which they say, as being the one and only truly holy day and the Lord's day (Proof of the Gospel 4:16:186). 350 AD APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS: Be not careless of yourselves, neither deprive your Saviour of His own members, neither divide His body nor disperse His members, neither prefer the occasions of this life to the word of God; but assemble yourselves together every day, morning and evening, singing psalms and praying in the Lord's house: in the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-memorial-of-resurrection.htm

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The False doctrine of Roman Catholic papal infallibility Peter came to Antioch, Paul opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned." Galatians 2:11 Click to View George Salmon's devastating refutation of Catholic Infallibility Click to View Is the RC church infallible and unable to make errors? ... If Mark 7 teaches us anything, it is that the two must not be "synthesized." The written Word of God must remain the unique norm." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 179) Click to View Peter was not a Pope! ... But in the over-all the apostle Paul is actually named the "apostle to the Gentiles" (Rom. 11:13) as Peter was more to the Jews (Gal. 1:7-8). But again, all the apostles, being directed by the Holy Spirit (Jn.16:7-15), sent out and commissioned by ... Peter was not the head of the church - Jesus is the only head of His church (Eph. 1:22-23;Col.1:19) Peter was not selected to be the Vicar of Christ on earth (no references in the Bible). Peter never talked about any "successors" to him. Peter and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-infallibility.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament But notice that Kittle dismisses this possible thought and gives his opinion that trinitarian doctrine had it origin in the Old Testament, and not PAGANISM. By creating a false dilemma and selective quoting, they deceive the reader into drawing a false conclusion. Notice that although Kittel admits, like all ... More likely, however, is the influence of Jewish models. For in Judaism, as in the early Church, we find triadic formulae, and even formulae with four or more members. Justin combines the triad God, Christ and angel, with that of Father, Son and Spirit, to produce the fourfold (Apol., 1, 6). Eph. 4:4 ff. has spirit and lord, and then God. This is even more ... The ref. is to the only child of one's parents, primarily in relation to them. Mono-genes is stronger than [Greek], for it denotes that they have never had more than this child. But the word can also be used more generally without ref. to derivation in the sense of "unique," "unparalleled," "incomparable," B. The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ had now himself been made a god or the third part of one." (Winwond Reade, Philosopher and historian, The Martyrdom of Man, p 183-84, quoted by Ulfat 'Aziz as-Samed, Peshaver University, Muslim, "A Comparative Study of Christianity and Islam", The Source of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, Quoted by Muslims) Note: Not even Reade questions that Jesus died on the cross. Muslims Reject the Trinity and the Deity of Christ "O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. ... (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Muslims would immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Muslims there is NO REAL DIFFERENCE between the Trinitarian view of God and the Arian (JW's) view of God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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True Sola Scriptura leads to perfect unity! Oral traditions and ... It has spawned thousands of denominations, and sects and cults and conventicles. According to the Oxford Encyclopedia of World Christianity, published in 1982, there are more than 28,000 recognizable denominations of ... This is a case of blind hypocrisy because not only are the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches bitterly divided against themselves, there are also more than 30 different Catholic denominations and 41Orthodox denominations. Both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches made the identical claim that they have the true apostolic church tradition yet they differ so ... the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible alone". We reject this as a false doctrine, as much as papal infallibility. So anti-sola Scriptura churches like Roman Catholic and Orthodox differ with each other for exactly the same reason pseudo-Sola Scriptura churches: They both use human creeds as standards of doctrine. Further, these Protestants are protesting the Catholic and Orthodox system. Obviously God did not ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-division.htm

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Catholics wrong: Mary had many other children in addition to ... "The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, 'brothers of Jesus,' are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ..." Pg. 126 #500). Matthew 13:55-56 & Mark 6:3 Cannot simply be cousins because Colossians 4:10 uses a separate Greek word. John 1:41 uses the same term of Peter and his brother. The Catholic Catechism says of these verses: "The Church has always understood ... 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." ... Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. John 2:12 & John 7:1 & Acts 1:14 & Galatians 1:19 & 1 Corinthians 9:5 These verses prove beyond ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-mary-had-many-children.htm

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The Ignatian Forgeries: They claim to be written by Ignatius ... They claim to be written by Ignatius in 110 AD, but were forged by another in about 250 AD that deceptively claimed to be Ignatius. Click to View Apostolic Fathers: Dates they lived and other info. All scholars reject 8 of Ignatius' alleged ... Schaff comments: "been found in this letter to the Romans, especially as in this letter we first find the use of the phrase "Catholic Church" in patristic writings." (Philip Schaff: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I, Introductory Note To The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Ephesians.) We feel it is proof enough to reject all as forgeries. "See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father ... Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a ... It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid. (The Epistle of Ignatius to the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.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 Bible we see ... Conversely, Rome accepted as scripture books that were later rejected. If the Catholic church really is illuminated by the Holy Spirit so that men can trust her as "God's organization", why was she so wrong about something so simple? Should not the "Holy See" have known? If the ... (Even if some agree Revelation was the last book written, but in 69 AD, not 96 AD, it matters not to this study because the principle we are illustrating is unchanged.) This marks the end of the apostolic age and the end of inspiration. ... None! This is what I believe Jesus meant when he said, "Scripture cannot be broken." and 1 Peter 1:23 that the "word of the Lord endures forever." And the word of God is "living, and active, and sharper than any two edged sword" (Heb ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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100 Sabbath keeper stumper questions. Christians coming together on the Sabbath day as a church or prayer meeting after the resurrection of Christ? 7. Why is there no command in the New Testament for Christians to keep the Sabbath holy? 8. While Paul ... in a row to teach us about God's word? 10. How could Adam, Noah and Abraham keep the Sabbath, when Deuteronomy 5:2-4 says that the 10 commandment covenant (see was "not made with any of the fathers of Israel who lived before Moses." 11. If the Sabbath was intended for all people, both Jew and Gentile, then why does Exodus 31:16-17 state that the Sabbath was a sign between God and the "Children of Israel" instead of clarifying that it should be kept by all people of all nations for all time? 12. Why is the Sabbath never mentioned in the Book of Job? ... years to travel to reach the truth of the Apostolic age? 20. If the change from Saturday to Sunday happened, why is there absolutely no discussion of this change of actual day for the first 600 years of church history. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbath-questions.htm

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Death is a separation of two things Death as "non-existence" is a member of "Domino Theology" (Refute one element & refute the whole system!) The question of death being an extinction was considered and rejected by virtually all early church fathers, as this quote from 177 AD ... Physical Death The separation of the body and soul Early Christians define death as a separation! Click to View Text Body Soul/Spirit Eccl 12;7 "the dust will return to the earth as it was," "and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Gen 25:17 "and he ... "Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, 'You will know for certain that on the day you depart and go anywhere, you shall surely die' (physically)? It is falsely argued that the word die in Gen 2:17 means, "dying you ... "How shall we who (spiritually) died to sin still live in it?" ... "Even so consider yourselves to be (separated) dead to sin, but alive (united) to God in Christ Jesus." Christians are dead or separated from sin. Sin still exists! Sin is not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-death=separation.htm

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trinity-theophanies Theophanies: The appearances of God to man in physical form Physical form is not God's actual nature, but a method used to appear to man. Introduction: A. What is a theophanies? God appeared in human form! The word Theophanies, comes from Greek ... So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him. " Genesis 12:7 Abraham: "And he said, "Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, " Acts 7:2 Abraham: ... The conclusion of this text shows that there are two Yahweh's: One on earth and One in heaven: "Then Yahweh [on earth in human form] rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh [in spirit form in heaven] out of heaven. (Genesis ... L. Jesus Christ on earth: "And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-theophanies.htm

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Jehovah's Witness leaders sympathized with Hitler ... Such actions can only described as the persecution of Christians by other Christians, since the accusations - which have led to these actions against us - primarily are of clerical, especially catholic origin and untrue. We are absolutely convinced of the impartiality of the government officials dealing with this situation. ... The party as such represents the viewpoint of positive Christianity without being attached to any particular denomination. It fights against the Jewish-materialistic spirit inside and outside of us and is convinced that any recovery of the German people can only take place from the inside out." We are fully convinced that, ... We declare that the holy Scriptures set forth in the Bible constitute the Word of Jehovah God given to men for their guidance in righteousness, and that the Word of God is the truth, and that it is of greatest importance that man have a knowledge of his relationship to God. We ask to be judged by the standard of the Word of God. "Christ ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-hitler.htm

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Thayer, Joseph Henry: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "In the same way, since John 1:1 shows that the Word was with God, he could not be God but was "a god," or "divine." Joseph Henry Thayer, a theologian and ... Here is a portion of Grimm's comments on THEOS in his Lexicon which Thayer translated. "2. Whether Christ is called God must be determined from Jn. i. 1 ; xx. 28 ; I Jn. v. 20; Ro. ix. 5; Tit. ii. 13; Heb. i. 8 sq., etc.; the matter is still in dispute among ... The reader should be alert for both subtle and blatant denials of such doctrines as the Trinity (Thayer regarded Christ as a mere man and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force emanating from God), the inherent and total depravity of fallen human ... Deception Exposed: The Watchtower fails to tell you that Thayer is not a Trinitarian, but a Unitarian who believed Jesus was a creature. No wonder nobody could find where Thayer said the quote in the Watchtower booklet! Now stop and think about ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Thayer.htm

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Holy Spirit in the Old Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit 2:2) and the Spirit of Christ within them (O.T. prophets) was indicating (1 Pet 1:11). h. A good example in the New testament of the Holy Spirit indwelling a person by metonymy when they had supernatural power is Acts 2:39 where the Holy Spirit is said to be given, when in fact it is one of the 9 spiritual gifts. Paul reminded his readers when giving them personal marriage advice, "I also have the Spirit of God" inside him, when in fact he was using this indwelling metaphor of possession of the Holy Spirit to indicate he was ... ""It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared ... Ezek 10:18 the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple c. "Stand in the gate of the Lord's house and proclaim there this word and say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-Old-Testament.htm

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Tongues Ceased in AD 100: Introduction: Cessation of Spiritual ... In other words, "the perfect" refers to the full or complete body of revelation God intended for the church and preserved in the New Testament canon. As such, with the completion of the New Testament at the end of the apostolic era, and, ... with seeing Christ, while hope in the promises of God is replaced by the realization of those promises. Thus, 13:13 reinforces the point made at the outset of the passage in 13:8 where the apostle declares that "love never fails." Unlike the revelatory gifts which cease with the completion of the canon, and unlike even faith and hope which cease with the return of Christ, love never ceases. (Ibid.) Introduction: 1. The Bible clearly teaches that all 9 supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased upon the ... Therefore, the word "perfect" describes the completion of inspired preaching and points to the consequent cessation of the spiritual gifts which enabled and confirmed that preaching. 5. Contrasts in 1 Corinthians 13:8-13: Contrasts in 1 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-perfect-come-1Cor13-8-13.htm

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Official creed of Associated Gospel Churches (AGC) We believe that the Bible is God speaking in man's language, and in the original writings is exactly as He gave it, word for word without any error whatsoever. It has been preserved by God to be the authoritative standard for every age and every life. II. The Trinity of the Godhead We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and that these three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections, and are worthy of ... We believe that God exists in three persons, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that these three are eternal and are one. We also believe that God is the sole Creator of the universe. III. The Deity and the Virgin Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ We ... 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; Hebrews 2:3+4; 2 Cor.12:12; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-AGC.htm

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Indwelling of the Holy Spirit ... If you had one of the nine supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, He is said to indwell you by metonymy. d. The Holy Spirit is not actually inside your body, for that is impossible, you simply have the power of God working with and through you. e. ... A good example in the Old testament of the Holy Spirit indwelling a person by metonymy when they had supernatural power is when the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet (Ezek 2:2) and the Spirit of Christ within them (O.T. prophets) was indicating (1 Pet ... And the one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him Jn 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him. 1 Pe 4:6 "we ... Notice that when the first gentile (Cornelius, Acts 10:15-16) was also baptized in the Holy Spirit miraculously. e. Joel 2:28 continued to be miraculously fulfilled throughout the apostolic age as late as AD 110. Holy Spirit outlines: https://... ... https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Indwelling.htm

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Official creed of United Pentecostal Church International Click to View See modalism as taught by the UPCI Refuted at: Modalism Click to View "Sixty Questions On The Godhead" refuted Articles Of Faith Of The United Pentecostal Church International PREAMBLE WE BELIEVE the Bible to be inspired of God; the infallible Word of ... It is to be read and studied by all men everywhere, and can only be clearly understood by those who are anointed by the Holy Spirit (1 John 2:27)."... no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in ... "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not" (John 1:11). This one true God was manifest in the flesh, that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. ". . God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. ... that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" (1 Peter 1:15-19). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-United-Pentecostal-(upci).htm

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Demons and Demon Possession 4. Demons = Satan = unclean spirit Mk 3:22-23,30; Lk 11:24 5. Unclean spirit = unclean spirits=demon-possessed Mk 5:2+13+15 6. Unclean spirit = demon: Mk 7:25+30; Lk 9:42; Mt 12:43-45 7. Not every spirit is from God: 1 Jn 4:1-4 D. Existence of demons appeared to be generally accepted by the Jews: Lk 4:36 E. Demons will be cast into hell: Jn 16:11; Mt 25:41; 2 Pe 2:4; Jude 6; Rev 12:7-9 F. The Devil need not possess us, but merely cause us to die with unrepented sin or give up! G. That all demons were cast out in the apostolic age is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zech 13:1-2. H. While some teach that demons were exclusive to the first century, demons in fact were active from Moses to Christ: Deut 32:17; Lev 17:7; Ps 106:37 II. Different Views Of The Origin Of Demons: (Bible ... Christadelphians believe that Jesus would side with them in this matter. So Christadelphians say the following about demons: "Daimonion is the word used to describe certain diseases attributed by superstition ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-demons.htm

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Other False Doctrines that originated from inherited sin Luther said, "hereditary sin is truly sin and condemns to the eternal wrath of God all those who are not born again through baptism (infant baptism) and the Holy Spirit." B. Some churches (Baptist, Nazarine, ... B. The personal faith of godfathers and godmothers is considered an acceptable substitute for the faith a newborn lacks. "Catholic parents who put off for a long time, or entirely neglect the baptism of their children, commit a mortal sin." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Pg 264) "We (Catholics) promised through our Godparents in baptism to renounce the devil and to live according the teachings of Christ and His church." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine) A "Dedication ceremony" is where the child is dedicated to God through the parents. C. Implications of faith ... Many people believe that they will go to heaven if their spouse, parents, grandparents etc are Christians when they are not. They feel that their loved one or relative will "put of good word in for them" or will ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-spawned-false.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! This view completely misrepresents history and the facts. Click here to learn why. "Proponents of sola Scriptura often point out that the early Church Fathers appealed to the Scriptures for authority during the doctrinal controversies of the early ... 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 word of God, not tradition, was ... 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 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 360 AD: Cyril of Jerusalem 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: Five kinds of Tradition. Click to View Mandatory: Apostolic ... For this salvation which we believe depends not on ingenious reasoning, but on demonstration of the Holy Scriptures. (Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 4, 17) Click to View What an incredible statement! Cyril sure sounds like one of us "good 'ol Bible thumping Protestants"! He sure doesn't sound very "Catholic or Orthodox". ... 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". Cyril applies 2 Thess 2:15, "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-cyril.htm

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Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian Anti-trinitarians selective quote in such a way to mislead to reader into a conclusion that is opposite to what the text is saying! Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. Scholwalter, author: Oxford Companion to the Bible Dr. Bruce M. Metzger, professor of New Testament at Princeton University, calls the NWT ... In support of the authenticity of the passage, however, it must be said that the phrasing is much closer to Paul's understandings of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit than to a more fully developed concept of the Trinity. Jesus, referred to not as Son but as Lord and Christ, is mentioned first and is connected with the central Pauline theme of grace. God is referred to as a source of love, not as father, and the Spirit promotes sharing within the community. The word "holy" does not appear before "spirit" in the earliest manuscript evidence for this passage. A more familiar formulation is found ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm

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TRINTITY: 6 Different ontological views of God Examined and defined They represent "sketches on paper" of the invisible God. They are likely all wrong in some regard! Analyzing the different ontological views of God Biblical Trinity Catholic Trinity WCG Twinity UPCI Modalism JW's Arianism Monotheism Click to View Click ... Water: H2O has three states depending on the temperature: liquid, solid (cold), gas (hot) B. Illustrations of God that are best in our opinion: Marriage: two distinct individuals, are joined as one. Class of being: deity, Mankind: Singular word for a class of being composed of many individuals. Family: Singular word comprised of many members. Organization: Singular word for a group of individuals functioning together for a common goal or purpose. Church/Body: Singular word with Christ as the head and individual Christians as the body. Unity: Three can be one in unity and purpose. C. Modalism illustrations that should not be used because they erase the distinctness of each of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Egg: shell, white and yolk ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-ontology-views.htm

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Angels commanded to worship Jesus Christ in Deut 32:43: Textual ... Dan 10:14], for you will do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of your hands."" (Deuteronomy 31:29) All this reinforces the last verse of the Song of Moses applied to the worshipping the Messiah. When the Holy Spirit assigned the worship of YHWH in Deut ... All the literary and archeological sources contained the key phrase up to the time of Justin in 150 AD. The Septuagint therefore preserves the correct reading and the Masoretic reflects a theologically motivated alteration of the word of God to break the connection with the messianic last days prophecy of Moses and Jesus Christ the Messiah. Discussion: 1. Men are to gives equal worship to ... All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being." (John 1:1-3) iii. "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him." (John 1:10) iv. "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Deuteronomy-32-43-Angels-Worship-Jesus-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-copying-error.htm

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H.A.A. Kennedy: The Expositor's Greek Testament, The Epistle ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter False Dilemma: Trinitarian Jehovah's Witnesses project the false impression that since Kennedy takes the active interpretation of harpazo (grasped at), that Jesus is a creature. In fact Kennedy out right states that the passage teaches Jesus is uncreated God. H.A.A. Kennedy: The Expositor's Greek Testament, The Epistle to the Philippians How ... What they left out of the quote: He means, of course, in the strictest sense that the pre-existing Christ was Divine But in trying to reach a conception of the pre-existing nature of his Lord, he is ... See job iv. 16, Dan. v. 6 an three other places, Wisd. xviii. 1, 4 Macc. xv. 4. Plainly, from the context of these passages, the word had come, in later Greek, to receive a vague, general meaning, far ... C the rgalistic description of the exaltation in Sheth. of Hermas (quoted by Taylor, Saytyigs of _7eiv. Fathers, p. 167), Sint., ix., 6, 1, avyip TLS lb*711\6S rra ILaygOeL W'wTtrav 7r'6p-YOV ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kennedy-Expositors-Greek.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Refuted: 1948 Israeli nationhood did ... Nothing could be further from the truth. 7. The truth is that Israeli statehood in 1948 was and is irrelevant to Bible prophecy. 8. Paul said the hope of Israel was not physical restoration, but only in Christ: a. "And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and ... D. Prophecies of restoration from Babylonian captivity in 516 BC: 1. Jeremiah 29:10-14 "For thus says the Lord, 'When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the ... and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. "I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-israeli-statehood-became-nation-1948.htm

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Archeology of Jewish Head Phylactery, Arm Tefillin, Door Mesusah ... Head Phylactery, Arm Tefillin, Door Mezuzah, Blue garment tassels Rabbi Jesus Christ wore blue garment tassels Oldest Ancient manuscripts of the Old Testament (Tanakh) Archeological discoveries at Qumran, Wadi Murabba'at and Nahal Se'elim ... In the most calculated way, Stephen said to the Sanhedrin in the presence of Apostle Paul: "You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did." (Acts 7:51) Many of the Sanhedrin, ... made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. ... Trust your bible. It is God's infallible and inspired word that will judge every man at the return of Jesus! Why not attend a Bible believing church this Lord's Day and BRING YOUR BIBLE: Find a Bible blueprint church in your own home town: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Bible-manuscripts-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Qumran-Nahal-Seelim-Wadi-Murabbaat-head-Phylactery-arm-Tefillin-blue-tassels-garment-Mesusah-Jewish-doors-scripture-Rabbi-Jesus.htm

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The canon of the Bible: A conservative, bible believing perspective ... The Canon of the Bible 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 inspired in their ... A number of other books were read in a few churches at various times: Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement, Didache, Epistle of Barnabas, Wisdom of Solomon, Apocalypse of Peter. Introduction: 1. The Word Bible is from Greek, biblia and is found twice in ... 1 Clement, Shepherd of Hermas, Epistle of Barnabas etc. I. Canon of the New Testament: 1. Bible books quoted by the Apostolic Fathers 2. Criteria used by apostolic fathers to determine canon. 3. The New Testament first popularized the codex in 100AD for ... New Testament writers 3. 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/canon.htm

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Official creed of Reformed Baptist church ... excellencies, and entire perfections thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God; yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth, and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts. (John 16:13,14; 1 Cor. 2:10-12; 1 John 2:20, 27) The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own ... of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise of his glorious grace; others being left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise of his ... Chapter 26: Of the Church The catholic or universal church, which (with respect to the internal work of the Spirit and truth of grace) may be called invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-ref.htm

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The Septuagint: God approved Translation in every synagogue like ... Indeed, Greek-speaking Christians use it so generally that many of them do not even know that the others exist. From the Septuagint a Latin translation has been made, and this is the one which the Latin churches use." (Augustine, City of God 18.43, 400 AD) God foresaw at the tower of Babel the His word MUST be translated and the Holy Spirit wrote it in such a way so that the original ... When Jesus was handed the Isaiah scroll in His home town synagogue of Nazareth, it was the Greek Septuagint. 4. The Hebrew language was extinct at the time of Christ as a working language among the general population: a. The Jews in Judea including Jesus spoke Aramaic as their "mother tongue" but the ... stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time." (Acts 5:34) ""I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today." (Acts 22:3) d. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Bible-standard-issue-Jerusalem-certified-translation-synagogues-church.htm

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Pentecostal tries to defend manifestions with Scripture It's just phenomena. It's just people responding to God.'" "There is no place in the Bible where people were lined up and Jesus or Paul or anyone else went along and tapped them on the head and watched them go down, one after another, ... Benny Hinn actually said: "You have so much today that is pure flesh, yet people have labeled it as the Spirit. It's not the Spirit, because it's not centered on Christ. It's pure emotionalism. Some of what is happening today, some of these manifestations where people are barking, making ... And don't you dare experiment with what is not Scriptural, checking out if God is in it. My brother, if it's not in the Bible, He's not in it!! If it's not in the Word of God, He is not in it. (Benny Hinn Condemns Toronto Blessing/... We take note that this is highly selective list that omits all the occult "Christian groups" like the Shakers of the 1700's. Such an appeal to history is in fact totally un-authoritative. The Roman Catholic church makes exactly the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-defend-manifestions.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Moses/Constantine the Great Shadows, Types ... List of 14 Moses/Constantine Shadows and Antitypes Eusebius Life of Constantine 1.12, Edict of Milan AD 313 "Shadow of what was to come, but the substance belongs to Christ" Col 2:17 Moses Constantine the Great 1. Both raised by Sun-worshipping fathers and believing mothers Pharaoh a Sun worshipper, mother was Hebrew Constantius was a Sun worshipper and Helena was a Christian 2. ... Constantine was baptized AD 322 in a baptistry he built in AD 315 in Rome: Aramaic Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, Constantine 18th year, AM 5813, AD 322 10. Both preached the word of God in pubic on a regular basis Moses often preached in public Constantine preached sermons regularly in public: Eusebius ... of early youth, dwelt, as that other servant of God had done, in the very home of the tyrants,3 but young as he was did not share the manner of life of the ungodly: for from that early period his noble nature, under the leading of the Divine Spirit, inclined him to piety and a life acceptable to God. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Moses-Constantine-the-Great-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD313.htm

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Comparison list of 75 Joseph/Christ Shadows, Types, Antitypes ... belongs to Christ” Col 2:17 Joseph Christ 1. Miraculous birth Jacob was 90 years old, Rachel was barren, Mary was a virgin Gen 30:22-24; 37:3 Mt 1:18; Lk 1:31-33 2. Spoke truth in exposing sinful behavior of others knowing he would be hated and ostracized. Gen 37:2 Mt 15:12; 23:1f; Lk 20:19; Mt 14:4 3. Both were shepherds Gen 37:2 John 10:11 4. Beloved sons of wealthy fathers Gen 37:3 Mt ... Said to Joseph: “Then let us see what will become of his dreams”. Said of Jesus: “He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God” Gen 37:20 Mt ... Confined in jail/custody, thrown into a pit literally a well, pit; Gen 37:24 Gen 40:15 Mt 27:2; John 18:12 34. Inspired by the Holy Spirit Gen 40:8; 41:38 Lk 4:18 35. Sentenced with 2 criminals, one ... Rather, what got their attention was a word association, or an association of ideas, or an even more distant link connecting the given verse or phrase with the Messiah. This was quite common in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-Joseph-types-Christ-Shadows-Antitypes-similarities-comparisons-2166-1876BC.htm

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Bible Tongue Speaking and Modern Impostors! Holy Spirit baptism visible. Not mistaken in seeing. Acts 2:3 None will say so today. Holy Spirit baptism heard. No mistake in hearing. Acts 2:4 No so today. Compare the truth with the fake: Simon The Fake Vs Apostles the truth: Acts 8:5-13 Purpose of the gifts Bible modern pentecostals To confirm god's word word confirms gifts Bring About Unity Of Faith Many Different Churches Claim To Have Gifts ... Stressed As A Sign Of Spirituality A Sign To Unbelievers 14:22 A Sign To Believers Modern Day Tongue Speaking Is Not From God! In the Los Angeles area which consists of about 12 million people, every ... But a very remarkable thing happened soon after I received this list. I was in Pampa, Texas in a meeting and watching a religious program from Amarillo. They had a Catholic nun on the program who ... This was true for ancient paganism. The first written record of tongue speaking dates back more than 1,000 years before Christ. A certain Wen Ammon under stress gave forth ecstatic utterances, and the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-tongues-today.htm

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Inspiration claims of the Watchtower Bible Tract Society Weekly Watchtower study: Every church worldwide studies same thing, at same time Informed Jw's believe that the Watchtower magazine claims inspiration by God in its teachings. C. Now you understand why they are ... JW's deny that the Organization and the Watchtower ever claimed to be inspired. Yet they claim to be God's "Spirit-led prophet". Such it double-talk. Read for yourself and you will see that they use every other term to denote inspiration except the word "inspired". "If the Society told me that this book is black instead of green, I would say, `Y'know, I ... time to in the faithful remnant who are keeping the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." (Watchtower, August 1, 1930 p. 239) 1930 But it seems certain that when Jesus came to his temple and ... We should appeal to the facts. Let facts speak for themselves. Consult the factual record of Christendom's religious systems, Catholic and Protestant, not to speak of Jewry. More than that, examine also what those ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-inspiration.htm

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Three 3 Promises to Abraham fulfilled And the Lord gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hand. Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass. " (Joshua 21:43-45) b. "Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been ... and have nothing to do with a spiritual church to which none of these blessings has been promised ...Christ is not now on the throne of David bringing blessings to Israel as the prophets predicted, but He is rather on ... But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother. Eph 1:10-14 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance... the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-3-promises-to-abraham.htm

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sola-scriptura-oral-written-final Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Anti-Sola Scriptura: Those who believe the Bible is not enough! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Apostolic Fathers saw scripture the final mode of revelation that ... 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 "Orthodox" because they are lazy and want the priest to simply tell them what the Bible says, ... 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 apostles, and whether all other doctrines do not ipso facto proceed from falsehood. We hold communion with the apostolic churches because our doctrine is in no respect different from theirs. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-oral-written-final.htm

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Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 ... 1997, p 123) Click to View Refutation of the false Catholic & Orthodox tradition argument: "Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from oral tradition." Sola Scriptura: Paul got the names 'Jannes and Jambres' in 2 Timothy 3:8-9, from the Holy Spirit! Paul got the names directly from the Holy Spirit. Inspiration means that the prophecy did not come by an act of human will. We are offended that anyone would suggest the authors of the Bible rely upon human records and not the Holy Spirit. "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) In 405 AD, John Chrysostom concluded ... He gets so excited over this "mount Everest" discovery, that you would think the "oral tradition" was the exact date for Easter! (Which Catholics and Orthodox have always fought over, each claiming their tradition is the TRUE one.) Well because Carlton is so easily excited, we carefully and quietly say the word, "Hanukkah" to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-refuted-jannes-jambres-2-timothy-3-8.htm

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7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly ... She spoke of demonic forces exercising their power in earthquakes, fires, and other calamities. She also warned that the time will come when defiant rejection of God's Spirit will result in the complete removal of His restraining power over such destructive elements in the ... Believe me, it is a big deal to "leave" the SDA church because the members feel that they are the remnant of God, the one true church. It was very similar to the feelings involved when my wife Debbie left the Catholic church. Strict Catholics believe it is the one true church and that their system is the way to God. There is no system that leads us to God, it is only through Christ. "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. ... He never found it in the Bible because it was a statement Ellen White made in The Great Controversy p.561 (paperback). In his mind it was a certain Biblical principle. Plagiarism? This word is defined as the act of taking another's works and passing them off as your own ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-seventh-day-adventist-false-tim-sly.htm

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Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary ... almost no Jehovah's Witnesses will have any idea what the difference is between the "4th century three hypostases" and "Biblical/elemental trinity." (deity of Christ and personality of the Holy Spirit) The Watchtower implies a conclusion that is not warranted. ... "It seems unquestionable that the revelation of the mystery of the Trinity was not made to the Jews." (Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, French Catholic) Our comments Trinitarians agree! Surprise! We also argue that Baptism, the Lord's supper and the second coming of Christ was not revealed to the Jews! But that does not mean that there were not pieces of Trinitarian theology that could only be discovered under the light of New Testament revelation. For example ... JW's are notorious at taking quotes like this that say nothing against trinitarian theology, and make it appear the quote demolishes the fact that Christ is God. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lachatre.htm

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God never named the church ... Same with "disciples" and "servants." "Now you are Christ's BODY (collective term), and individually MEMBERS (unit of the collective) of it" (1 Cor. 12:27). As "kingdom" collects "citizens" and "flock" collects "sheep," "church" collects people (the word doesn't say if they are Christians or not: Acts 7:37; 19:32,39), and a "church of CHRIST" is a collective of people who profess to be CHRISTIANS who have banded together to work and worship together. Example: "to the CHURCH OF GOD ... 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 Pentecostal Church/... II. "Attend Your church? You don't have a church, its Christ's alone! " Really? Not! "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-church-not-named.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 19:7 They mistakenly thought Jesus claimed to MAKE HIMSELF the "Son of God", when in fact Jesus actually claimed that GOD MADE HIM the Son of God. They wanted to stone Jesus for being a human usurper, not for claiming to be divine. (Winner of the "STINC" trophy) Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal refuted This argument is so outrageous and desperate, we have awarded it the "STINC" ... in which I will appear to you Titus 1:5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might set in order what remains, and appoint [2525 kathistemi] elders in every city" -Acts 22:14 "And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed [4400 procheirizomai] you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear an utterance from His mouth" -Acts 26:16 'But arise, and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint [4400 procheirizomai] you a minister and a witness" If John 5:18 & 10:33 used a different word for "make", than in John 19:7 our point could still be right, but not irrefutable. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john19-7.htm

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Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs 100 BC: 70 Weeks of Daniel Testament of Levi 16 New Testament 1 perverseness ye will persecute righteous men "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." (2 Timothy 3:12) 2 the man who reneweth the law in the power of the Most High will ... Faith + water baptism = salvation. "Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:5) ""He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be ... When he was sick two years after the death of Joseph, his sons and his sons' sons were gathered together to visit him. And he said to them, My children, I am dying, and go the way of my fathers. And when he saw there Judah and Gad and ... And our father said, The Lord is witness, and His angels are witnesses, and I am witness, and ye are witnesses, concerning the word of your mouth. And we said, We are witnesses. And thus Levi ceased giving charge to his sons; and he ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Testament-of-the-Twelve-Patriarchs-Chronology-Daniel9-70-weeks-490-years-Star-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-100BC.htm

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