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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed of the Nicene creed. They paint the Nicene council as being run by a pagan with "no understanding" of Christian doctrine and then imply that Constantine drafted the final Nicene text and used his power to banish only those who opposed. ... to View Constantine's Conversion and Genuineness of Faith Click to View The fact that Constantine murdered his son is no proof that Constantine was not a Christian. ... peacemaker Click to View Constantine's impartiality in dealing with Arius and Athanasius Click to View Constantius (Constantine's son) exiled and ... Anti-Trinitarians irresponsibly portray Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who ... a decade after the defeat of Maxentius (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Constantine the Great, Vol. 5, p.71) Nor was the visit to Rome a success. ... Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; But there was Christian influence in his houselhold since he had a half-sister named ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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Bible Only Revelation Commentary by Steven Rudd ... We know from the letter that both Emperor Pius and Aurelius would seek swift justice against the local officiate Urbicus who murdered two Christians without cause. c. ... And let no one be amazed if, being pagans before their baptism, father and son married two sisters." (Aramaic Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, Constantine 18th year, AM ... The council concluded that Jesus was fully God and that Arius was a heretic. They issued the famous Nicene Creed, which also commanded "baptism for the remission of sins" to the horror of modern Baptists and those who teach salvation by faith only apart from water baptism in spite of James 2:24; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16 and 1 Peter 3:21. 6. Constantine diligently studied the Bible and preached Christian sermons from the time of his salvation through water baptism (Mk 16:16; Acts ... since Emperor Valens at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. (Encyclopedia Britannica, Theophanes the Confessor, Saint, 2016 AD) c. "Theophanes the Confessor: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/revelation/

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Encyclopædia Britannica Britannica, 1979, Arianism, Vol. I, p.509 Watchtower Deception exposed: How the Watchtower quoted the source What they left out to deliberately misrepresent the source and deceive you: Our Comment Constantine oversaw the drafting of the Nicea creed: "Constantine himself presided, actively guiding the discussions, and personally proposed . . . the crucial formula expressing the relation of Christ to God in the creed issued by the council... in the creed issued by the council, "of one substance with the Father" (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1971, Vol. 6, p. 386) The reasons for ... or a wise act of statesmanship aimed at buttressing the decaying fabric of the empire with the strength of the Christian church. ... These are: first, that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is completely God, that in reality "the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily" in him ... The Christology of Jehovah's Witnesses, also, is a form of Arianism; they regard Arius as a forerunner of Charles Taze Russell, the founder ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 8:58 ... But they pay excessive reverence to one who has but lately appeared among men, and they think it no offence against God if they worship also His servant." To this we reply, that if Celsus had known that saying," I and My Father are one," and the words used in prayer by the Son of God, "As Thou and I are one, he would not have supposed that we worship any other besides ... Since the Jehovah's Witnesses teach a view of John 8:58 that was never advocated before the 20th century, we would ask why would the Holy Spirit wait 1900 years to reveal this to them alone. How come the "faithful and discrete slave" got it wrong for so long? Jehovah's Witnesses actually believe that Arius, was ... In light of the apparent meaning of the name "Yahweh" and the expression EHYEH ASHER EHYEH, it would seem that the Old Testament itself laid the foundation for the eventual obsolescence of the name "Yahweh" in Christian piety. This is confirmed by the fact YHWH or anything like it, is not used even once anywhere ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john8-58.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three ... But they do give us an elemental trinitarianism, the data from which such a formal doctrine of the Triune God may be formulated." See more The New Encyclopædia Britannica observes: ... Therefore, even at 250 AD, the Watchtower simply can't find anyone yet who actually taught their false doctrine until about the time of Arius! The fact that Origen taught that the ... At this point you might ask: 'If the Trinity is not a Biblical teaching, how did it become a doctrine of Christendom?' Many think that it was formulated at the Council of Nicaea in ... Constantine's Role at Nicaea Constantine was not a Christian. Supposedly, he converted later in life, but he was not baptized until he lay dying. Jehovah's Witnesses falsely portray ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three ... But they do give us an elemental trinitarianism, the data from which such a formal doctrine of the Triune God may be formulated." See more The New Encyclopædia Britannica observes: ... Therefore, even at 250 AD, the Watchtower simply can't find anyone yet who actually taught their false doctrine until about the time of Arius! The fact that Origen taught that the ... At this point you might ask: 'If the Trinity is not a Biblical teaching, how did it become a doctrine of Christendom?' Many think that it was formulated at the Council of Nicaea in ... Constantine's Role at Nicaea Constantine was not a Christian. Supposedly, he converted later in life, but he was not baptized until he lay dying. Jehovah's Witnesses falsely portray ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... become a Christian, Constantine had basically no understanding whatsoever of the questions that were being asked in Greek theology. ... ... utterly offensive. (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p37-39) We notice that Jews would be offended at calling Jesus Lord OR God. JW's do call Jesus Lord and "a God" which is just as much offense to Jews as Trinitarians calling Jesus "Very God". Most of the bishops who were present at the council signed this creed. ... Even most of the Arians put their names to the creed. Only Arius and two of his friends refused to sign, for which they were ... A full discussion about Constantine's genuine conversation and faith is made in Britannica. Constantine had a good understanding of ... far-reaching assertions about God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Some passages present triadic formulas. They are called "triadic," and not "trinitarian," because they name Father, Son, and Spirit alongside one another without ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Haruskah Anda Percaya Kepada Watchtower??? ... and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: "Hear, 0 Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" (Deut. 6:4). ... ... Doktrin ini dibentuk secara bertahap selama beberapa abad dan melalui banyak kontroversi. Sebaliknya, The New Encyclopædia Britannica ... "When he [Constantius] died at York on 25 July 305 the soldiers proclaimed his son Constantine as emperor. Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun [page 122]... "The ... It was a military matter. His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in ... dispute, the doctrinal controversy between Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, and one of his priests, Arius (see ARIUS; ARIANISM). ... soon discovered that the dispute was too serious to be thus resolved, and summoned a large council of Syrian bishops at Antioch (325). ... formula expressing the relation of Christ to God in the creed issued by the council, "of one substance with the Father" (see CREED). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-indonesian-watchtower-booklet-haruskah-anda-percaya.htm

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Divine Titles, Functions and Character Qualities ascribed to ... Irrefutable logic: Game Over for Arians! Trinitarians do not need to prove God is "three in one" or defend the developed doctrines of the Nicene creed in 325 AD. Trinitarians need only prove only one of the following to refute Watchtower theology: that Jesus is not a creature. the Holy Spirit is a person. Divine Titles Jesus Shares with the Father "God, YHWH, I am, King of Kings, First and Last" Click to View We all know the Father is God, but the key focus here is that the Son is uncreated God. So we have placed great attention on collecting verses where Jesus is ascribed the Titles of Deity! Empty sections on the Holy Spirit in this ... Deut 7:7-8; Jer 31:3; Jn 3:16; 1 Cor 13:11; Eph 2:4-5; Heb 12:6; 1 Jn 4:8,16 Jn 15:13; Eph 5: 25 Rom 15:30 Grace Ps 84:11; 1 Pet 5:10 Rom 16:20; 1 Thess 5:28 Zech 12:10; Heb 10:29 Who Gives the Christian the Words to Speak? Mt 10:17-20 Lk 21:12-15 Lk 12:11-12 Lied to Hosea 11:12 Jn 8:55 Acts 5:3 Bears witness: Phil 1:8 Rev 1:5; 3:14 Acts 5:32 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-divine-qualities-ascribed.htm

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"Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" by D. M. Canright, 1914 ... White and son were there and favored the change. I was on a committee of the General Conference to investigate the matter. We ... council said: "It is ordered that the Lord's Day be celebrated with due veneration, and wholly devoted to the worship of God." ... Council of Auxerre. 5th century. Passing back to about A.D. 450, we come to the history of the church written by Sozomen. In book 2, ... Sunday as the Lord's Day. Going back again to the era of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor, we reach Eusebius, the "Father of Church History," A.D. 324. He constantly and familiarly uses ... The Encyclopedia Britannica, the highest critical authority, says: "This work is unanimously ascribed to Barnabas, the companion of ... for the lawless," These lawless ones would have robbed and murdered the righteous ones had there been no national, temporal law to ... The same article gives the creed to which every Catholic must swear obedience thus: "I promise and swear true obedience to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Seventh-day-Adventism-RENOUNCED-by-D-M-Canright.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. (John 17:3 represents the primary proof text that Anti-trinitarians use to teach Jesus is a creature and trash the trinity. John 17:3 is to a Jehovah's Witness, what John 3:16 is to a Christian!) What John 17:3 is saying: While Jesus walked the earth, he took off the outward robes of deity and put on the robes of a servant. (Phil 2:6-8 + John 13:3-20) Jesus on earth was still "very God" or the "only true God" but he took on a new role of a servant where all His efforts was to direct people to the Father as God and not to Himself. He ... This argument is invalidated by the fact that, according to the same JW argument, Jesus is the top teacher, master and lord and the Father is secondary/derived! This is something that anti-Trinitarians cannot accept proving their initial argument proves more than they like. The Son is called: 1. the "only Teacher, (Matt 23:8,10, Mt 10:24 and Jn 13:13) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john17-3.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 1:1 However, just as "man" can include both male and female as a class of being, (Gen 5:2 "He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man"), so too "God" can include both Father and Son as a class of being, as in John 1:1. Initial Comments: It is important to note that our position is the only position that defines the word "God" ... J. Johnson of California State University, Long Beach: "No justification whatsoever for translating THEOS EN HO LOGOS as 'the Word was a god.' There is no syntactical parallel to Acts 28:6 where there is a statement in indirect discourse; John 1:1 is direct....I am neither a Christian nor a Trinitarian." Kaufman: Dr. ... Ps 68:20 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. Ps 86:15 But Thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. Ps 89:7 A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him? Is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john1-1.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Revelation 22:3 On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever." Click to View Another irrefutable argument! Jesus Is Worshipped (latreuo)! Joint co-worship of Father and Jesus A. To prove that "HIM" refers to both the Father and Son collectively, notice the pattern of referring to the Father and the Son as though they were one: The Father and the Son themselves are a single temple not two and with one light they shine, not two! Oh how this confuses Jehovah's Witnesses. 2 Cor 6:16 + Eph 2:21 = ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-revelation22-3.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 2 Corinthians 13:14 and Philippians 2:1 ... This verse is so powerful in proving the Holy Spirit is a person, that anti-Trinitarians are at a loss what to do with it! They are forced into the most uncomfortable position of having to render the meaning of the verse as: " The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the sharing of electricity, be with you all." 2 Cor 13:14 and Mt 28:19 both prove the personality of the Holy Spirit. In both passages, there is a "person, person, person" sequence. (Father, Son, Spirit) Arians are forced into the most uncomfortable position of having to teach that both these passages follow a ... So anti-Trinitarians must admit that our interpretation, although they think it wrong, is possible and a natural interpretation based upon other verses like Gal 2:9 and 1 Cor 1:9. Having said the above, we are honest enough to admit that the Greek word for fellowship can mean a sharing between persons through the medium of a thing. A Christian sharing with a non-Christian his faith. Christians ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-2corinthians13-14.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Mark 2:7 ... Jesus relinquished all his inherent rights, and took orders from the Father. If an army commander, with inherent power, decides to personally to take orders from a private in the army for a day by agreement, it doesn't change the rank of the private or the commander! If one man says to another, "I will not use either of my arms, until you instruct me to" does not mean that man did not previously have full personal control over the use of his arms. Rather, he has become a perfect slave. "This ain't rocket science!" JW's should be ashamed! God the Son, gave up his glory, came to earth and instead of acting like a head of state, acted like a slave saying, "I will only do what I ... Jesus was giving the apostles (and by extension, the church) the privilege of announcing heaven's terms on how a person can receive forgiveness. If one believes in Jesus, then a Christian has the right to announce his forgiveness. If a person rejects Jesus' sacrifice, then a Christian can announce that that person ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-mark2-7.htm

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Trinity: Arius and the Nicene Creed Arianism did not exist before the 4th century, but was a development of doctrine, just like Creedal Trinity Arianism, a Christian heresy first proposed early in the 4th century by the Alexandrian presbyter Arius. It affirmed that Christ is not truly divine but a created being. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Arianism, Vol. I, p.509) "Arianism: Up to this point the ... Three synods in Antioch dealt with Paul's teaching, and the third one (in 269) condemned and excommunicated Paul. These views deeply influenced Arius. Like the western Adoptionists, he was concerned about the unity of God. Therefore, he taught that the Father alone is without a beginning. The Son (or Logos) had a beginning; God created the Logos in order that he might create the ... Though there may be doubt about the understanding of 'consubstantial' at Nicea, there can be no doubt about the historical and dogmatic importance of the Council itself. For there the Church definitively rejected the answer that Arius ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-arius.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Philippians 2:5-8 ... Jesus did not give up deity by wearing a man-body on earth, and man does not become God by wearing a God-body in heaven. Jesus is ever-divine, and humans are ever-creatures who worship the Father and the Son, as seen in Revelation 4 & 5. (Mt 2:2,8; 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; Rom 1:25; Heb 1:6 + Deut 32:43 LXX + Dead Sea Scroll 4Q44 + Justin Martyr, Dialogue 130)" Now we wait for the future second coming of Jesus (Heb 9:28) when the elements of the periodic table that make up heaven and earth will be uncreated (Mark 13:31; 2 ... sinless physical body; (3) He used that body to be a servant; (4) He took that body to the cross and willingly died. Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament · There is the suggestion in this passage of disunity in the Philippian church (see also 4:1-3). Paul appeals to them on the basis of their Christian experience to have unity of mind and heart and to put others ahead of themselves. What motives are there for unity in the church? ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians2-6.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isa 6:8 ... This is false doctrine and heresy. Hebrews 1:5 proves Jehovah's Witnesses false teachers when they say Jesus is an angel: "For to which of the angels did He ever say, "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You"? And again, "I will be a Father to Him And He shall be a Son to Me"? " (Hebrews 1:5) Of course the answer is rhetorical: God never said to any angels "Today I have begotten You". But he did say this to Jesus. Therefore Jesus cannot be an angel, but we begotten at his resurrection as Acts 13:33 says, thereby fulfilling Ps 2:7. The self ... For I would not say that the dogma of that heresy which is said to be among you (The Jews had their own heresies which supplied many things to the Christian heresies) is true, or that the teachers of it can prove that [God] spoke to angels, or that the human frame was the workmanship of angels. But this Offspring, which was truly brought forth from the Father, was with the Father before all the creatures." (Dialogue of Justin Martyr, with Trypho, a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis1-26.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 For Unitarians, Gen 19:24 + Amos 4:11 is a like getting struck by lightening twice in the same place! Amazingly, Amos 4:10-11 has two Yahweh's just like Gen 19:24 when talking about the exact same event!: "Yet you have not returned to Me, [Father]" declares Yahweh [Father]. "I [Father] overthrew you, as God [Son] overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze; Yet you have not returned to Me [Father]" declares Yahweh [Father]." (Amos 4:10-11) B. These points are absolutely ... A. The unanimous opinion of the apostolic Fathers was that this was Jesus talking to Abraham, in Genesis 18. In this story, Abraham meets God and the two angels. This is what Jesus meant when He said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." (John 8:56) B. What the apostolic Fathers said about Genesis 19:24: 150 AD Justin Martyr: In this text, Justin the Christian is trying to convince Trypho the Jew that Jesus is God, by showing one of the three ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p51-53) Comment: The Watchtower misleads you to believe that Constantine was totally uniformed and came up with the Nicene creed all by himself, yet he leaves out the important comment where Lohse says that Hosius came up with the word. Another source says this about how generally uninformed the delegates were, proving Constantine ... basic "parties" were discernible: Arius and the Lucianists, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia; the Origenists, led by Eusebius of Caesarea, already highly reputed; and Alexander of Alexandria, with his following." (God in Three Persons, Millard J. ... "Justin [Martyr] taught that before the creation of the world God was alone and that there was no Son. ... When God desired ... In theology this relationship of the Son to the Father is called subordinationism. The Son is subordinate, that is, secondary ... In 357 a council held in Sirmium in Illyria forbade the use of ousia (nature) in speaking of the relationship between the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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Watchtower Deceptions: Confusing Modalism as if it were trinity ... What the average Jw's doesn't understand, is that Trinitarians apply the identical logic to refute Modalism. Here is something that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for the JW to understand. When a born again Christian points to Scriptures that demonstrate Jesus is God, THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO PROVE THAT JESUS IS GOD THE FATHER. Orthodox Trinitarians do not believe Jesus and the Father are the same Person though ... If anyone would like to have an intelligent discussion on John 8:58 please oblige me, for it was He who saw Abraham in Genesis chapter 18. Paradise: No, he never did. Rather, in the Bible he is called "God's Son." And he said: "The Father is greater than I am." (John 10:34-36; 14:28) Also, Jesus ... The article begins with the WT again trying to define the doctrine of the Trinity: Definition: The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit), each said to be eternal, each said to be ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-deceptions-modalism.htm

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Anti-Trinity Proof Texts Refuted: Galatians 4:14 ... BAGD uses 1 Cor 3:1 as an example parallel in use to Gal 4:14. (BAGD; A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich, HOS, p 906, section III) Therefore, Anti-Trinitarian argument #2 refuted There are three ... Anti-Trinitarian faulty argument #4 Gal 4:14 shows Paul, angels and Jesus all functioned as divine messengers. The Father never functions as a divine messenger. Divine messenger is a role only creatures perform. Anti-Trinitarian argument #4 refuted The three way parallel in the context of Galatians 4:14 is not about functioning as a messenger at all, but accepting Paul with the same honor and respect as an angel or Jesus. God has functioned many times as his own divine messenger, does that make God an ANGEL? The giving of the Ten Commandments directly to Moses and the voice from heaven, "This is my Son" in the Gospels are just a few examples of God functioning as his own divine messenger, or ANGEL if you like. If I asked ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-galatians4-14.htm

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Bulwarks of the Faith Foy E Wallace JR. Refuting Dogmas Catholicism ... ... of all civil rulers, exalting his dignity above all. So Boniface VIII in A. D. 1300 seated himself on the throne of Constantine and declared: "I am Caesar; I am emperor." ... The threefold purpose of the meeting was, first, to bind additions in Catholic creed without the formal sanction of a general council; second, to promote the personal ... Published in the Third Session, held April 24, 1870 Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, with the Approval of the Sacred Council, for Perpetual Remembrance. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and Redeemer of Man-kind, before returning to his heavenly Father, promised that he would ORIGIN AND ... the sacred warfare, and the morals of the Christian world have been renewed by the more accurate training of the faithful, and by the more frequent use of the sacraments. ... prison, Stephen was murdered, and the Jerusalem church persecuted and scattered everywhere, solely because they accepted and preached the supreme authority of the Christ. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic/Catholic-church-doctrine-Bulwarks-of-the-Faith-Foy-E-Wallace-JR-Refuting-Dogmas-Catholicism-Protestant-Denominationalism-1951AD.htm

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George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... Accordingly, the Creed of Pius IV requires all who subscribe it to promise: "I admit Holy Scripture according to that sense which has been and is held by ... arrived at certainty on the subject; for if the Church had any tradition in the time of Augustine, that great Father would have known it. [ 133-34] c. ... When they met together there was good reason for thinking that the blessing of God would rest on their deliberations. Yet even the most venerable assembly ... Any proofs of these that I can lay before you could scarcely establish more than is acknowledged by Romanist writers. [286-87J a. THE NICENE COUNCIL [325 AD]. Constantine, at the time not a baptized Christian, and ... The bringing it together was entirely the Emperor's idea. 1289] 4). Arius had less than a score of bishops take his side at Nicaea; and we might imagine ... this confession of faith in which thou hast called me the Son of the living God,' as Hilary, and Gregory Nyssen, and Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 19:7 John 19:7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God." Click to View The irrefutable argument stated: The Jews wanted to stone Jesus, for claiming to be the "Son of God". Such a claim was not a misunderstanding in the minds of the Jews. The fact that the term "sons of God" is used 5 times in the Old Testament of created, non-divine beings, proves that when Jesus applied the term to Himself, he was claiming equality with God and divinity itself! The Jews were fully aware that Jesus claimed to be sent/ordained/appointed of God in John 19:7, THEY REJECTED THIS CLAIM! John 19:7 proves that the gospel of John uses the following terms interchangeably: "Son of God" "God" "Equality with God" "calling God His own Father" Comments: The Jews understood that Jesus claimed to be divine on many previous occasions. There they wanted to stone Jesus because he claimed "equality with God". Anti-Trinitarians say that Jesus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john19-7.htm

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Sabbatatrians Refuted and Sabbath keepers Exposed: 2011 AD ... Note that Velikovsky's research does not appear to mention that the week may have had its position altered again much later by Constantine as ... Do you, then, simply because your father was a no-good, not care to ever see flowers and trees, hear the song of a bird, or behold the ... On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of ... do not need the memorial of a sabbath as a reminder not to forget God. The Christian has entered into God's rest through faith, a rest that is ... was only for the Jews that combined with the decision of the Council of Jerusalem not to require the new Gentile converts to be ... Notice, however, that the researchers at the Encyclopedia Britannica have concluded that the reference to the Lord's Day in Revelation is to ... It is her inalienable property as the Mother Church of Christendom (vide Nicene Creed, Article 9), which, without a single omission, has been ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lying-for-god-Kerry-Wynne.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 10:30-33 The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God." Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'? "If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? "If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father." Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp. The argument stated: This section is a clear and precise statement of Jesus Christ's divine nature and equality with ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john10-30.htm

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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... ... The very Jewish leaders who believe the messiah would be directly in the middle of the "council of the Jews" as a Zadokite high priest, were ... makes us want to approach the New Testament as a creed book, nicely indexing theology with precise chronology and accurate geography. a. ... Christian living: Matt 18 Unit 5 Mt 19-23: Divorce, discipleship, miracles, triumphal entry, second cleansing of temple, condemned by chief ... Father to son lifetime of an individual: ii. "It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones," (Jude 14) iii. "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own ... or Biblical support. 4. Christian persecution continued down to two Edicts of Toleration by Galerius in AD 311 and Constantine in AD 313. a. ... Ararat above the city of Doğubayazıt in eastern Turkey. g. In AD 2014, close to 100,000 Christians were expelled and murdered out of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 58 Triadic Bible Texts Romans 15:30 prayers to God urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ love of the Spirit Interchangeability of "testifies": Hebrews 2:3-4 God also testifying salvation first spoken through the Lord gifts of the Holy Spirit Romans 8:14-17 Abba! Father!" fellow heirs with Christ Spirit Himself testifies Interchangeability of "fellowship": 1 Thessalonians 1:3-6: presence of our God and Father hope in our Lord Jesus Christ power and in the Holy Spirit ... joy of the Holy Spirit Isaiah 63:8-10 My people, sons angel of His presence Grieved His Holy Spirit 2 Corinthians 13:14 love of God grace of the Lord Jesus Christ fellowship of the Holy Spirit Interchangeability of "name": Text Father Son Holy Spirit Matthew 28:19 baptizing them in the name of the Father name of the Son name of the Holy Spirit Acts 10:44-48 exalting God baptized in the name of Jesus Christ Holy Spirit fell upon Acts 2:38-39 God will call to Himself in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins gift of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-text-triadic.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Isaiah 45:23-24 = Philippians 2:9-11 Men will come to Him, And" all who were angry at Him shall be put to shame. Philippians 2:9-11: "Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Click to View The irrefutable argument stated: Isaiah 45:23-24 states that every knee shall bow to Jehovah and every tongue shall confess allegiance to Jehovah. Isaiah 45:23-24 is quoted and applied to the Father in Romans 14:9-12 and applied to the Son in Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore Jehovah is applied to both the Father and the Son. Further, Isaiah 45:23-24 is another example of the highest form of joint worship. Comments: Anti-Trinitarians know they are in trouble with this verse. First they deny Phil 2:9-11 is a quote of Isa 45:23-24. Next they will say that Phil 2:9-11 teaches that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians9-11.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... There are many things in scripture we cannot understand! How the "Only-Begotten Son"? THE Bible calls Jesus the "only-begotten Son" of God. (John 1:14; 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9) Trinitarians say that since God is eternal, so the Son of God is eternal. But how can a person be a son and at the same time be as old as his father? ... Can a man father a son without begetting him? Jesus fulfilled the prophecy where God proclaimed, "You are my Son, Today I have begotten thee." Ps 2:7. Yet the three times (Acts 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5) this passages is quoted and ... And "Although the NT concepts of the spirit of God are largely a continuation of those of the OT, in the NT there is a gradual revelation that the Spirit of God's a Person." Hence, neither the Jews nor the early Christians viewed the holy spirit as part of a Trinity. That teaching came centuries later. As A Catholic Dictionary notes: "The third Person was asserted at a Council of Alexandria in 362 . . . and finally by the Council of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT-bible-section.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 5:18 And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. But He answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working." For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. Click to View The irrefutable argument stated: Jesus quite clearly taught that he was equal to God. This was the clear impression ... We merely bring to your attention that there was no stated exception in the law of Moses for carrying a sick man on a pallet on the Sabbath day. Yet we have Jesus as proof that such exceptions existed in the mind of God when He argued that lifting an injured son who had fallen into a pit and carrying him to a doctor or home was not a violation of the sabbath. So although there was no provision in the Mosaic system for the "medical exception" it existed in the mind of God and was revealed ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john5-18.htm

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Frend, W.H.C.: The Rise of Christianity Gives false impression that the majority who opposed the Nicene creed believed Jesus is a creature and portray Constantine as practically the author of the Nicene Creed. Frend, W.H.C.: The Rise of Christianity How the Anti-Trinitarians Paraphrased the source "the controversial term, defining the son as Consubstantial with [homoousios] the father was introduced by Constantine. The term was objectionable to any Origenist bishop and had been rejected by Dionysius of Alexandria when used by the Libyan bishops, and the Council of Antioch" "The great majority of the eastern bishops were placed in a ... The "majority who disliked" firmly believed that Jesus was God, they didn't like the Greek terms used to describe Jesus deity, not that they rejected the deity itself! Full Text: Though the exact course of events is uncertain, it seems that the bishops soon found themselves divided into three main groups. There was Arius and his immediate supporters, perhaps numbering about twenty in all. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Frend.htm

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Official creed of the Orthodox church Organization and hierarchy of Autocephalous churches in fellowship with the Patriarch of Constantinople. Orthodox Creed Orthodox Catechism Click Your Choice Go To Start Orthodox Creed Orthodox Catechism GOD THE FATHER: GOD THE FATHER is the fountainhead of the Holy Trinity. The Scriptures reveal the one God is Three Persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- ... the Church for service to God (Acts 1:8), to place God's love in our hearts (Romans 5:5), and to impart spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 12:7-13) and virtues (Galatians 5:22, 23) for Christian life and witness. ... the time they first appeared, the earliest listings of all the New Testament books exactly as we know them today, is found in the 33rd Canon of a local council held at Carthage in 318, and in a fragment of St. ... heretics, because they reject an express teaching of Christ, and they do not differ from Arius, who was condemned as a heretic for the same misbelief, that Christ is not God without beginning as the Father is. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Orthodox.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Micah 5:2-3 ... If a single creation point was meant, it would have to be non-plural! Hosea 6:3 uses the "singular/non-plural" [4161 mowtsa'] in reference to God, making it more likely, according to Jehovah's Witness logic, that God had a single origin/creation point. "So let us know, let us press on to know Jehovah. His going forth [4161 mowtsa'] ... Even if we granted that the word [4163 mowtsa'ah] meant "origin" in the sense of "beginning point", we could easily say of Jehovah, "Jehovah's origin (beginning point) is from long ago, from the days of eternity." We would not think it meant the Father was a creature! We would clearly understand that God's origin dates back to all ... Nevertheless, you are not pleasing in the sight of the lords. 2 Samuel 3:25 "You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you and to learn of your going out and coming in, and to find out all that you are doing." When Joab came out [3318 yatsa'] from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-micah5-2.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Isaiah 6:1-9 + John 12:41 The section focuses on Christ being glorified, with the Glory he had before creation (Jn 17:5) and how men were to believe in Jesus as the Saviour of the world. John quotes from Isaiah several times about how men could not believe in Jesus. The "Him" in John 12:41 can only be Jesus: when Jesus was glorified v16 the Son of Man to be glorified v23 Father, glorify Your name (by glorifying Jesus) v28 they were not believing in Christ v37 Lord, who has believed our report v38 to whom has the arm of the Lord been ... Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him (Christ), but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him (Christ), for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. And Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. "He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. " John 12:37-45 II. Plural pronouns used of God proving the trinity: A. Three plural ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-isaiah6.htm

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BEWARE: Arian Biased Translations Schonfield: is a Greek translation by one individual into English! However, Schonfield, author of "The Passover Plot", makes Jesus into a charlatan, and doesn't even believe in the deity of God the Father! Schonfield, an advocate of the "swoon theory" is quoted by the Muslims in ... Lamsa, George M.: This is a translation made from Greek into Aramaic Hebrew, then translated a second time into English. Lamsa admits he was raised in the Nestorian church. Nestorius, who was condemned by the third Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431, taught that Jesus had two persons in one body, one human and one divine. Lamsa said: "the Eastern Christians believe in one God with three attributes, instead of three persons." (George M. ... New English Bible & Revised English Bible: produced by liberal, modernistically minded theologians whose vital faith is troubling even to Jehovah's Witnesses. The fact that the word "Christian" is found 32 times in these Bibles, when in fact it is only found three times in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-translations.htm

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Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what source is saying. Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Click to View "Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; ... his conversion should not be interpreted as an inward experience of grace ... It was a military matter. His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in the gift of the God of the Christians." (The Early Church, Henry Chadwick, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "What role did this unbaptized emperor play at the Council of Nicea?" ... that Constantine executed his eldest son and wife as "actions unbefitting a Christian". The logic goes something like this: Since Constantine killed his wife and son, he could not be a Christian. At worst, it represents the sin of great men of faith, like David's adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband. Notice what Encyclopedia Britannica says about this very act: "But ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Chadwick.htm

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The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness ... One read the Biblical witness to God as affirming that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three who are equally God and somehow one God. The other read the Biblical witness differently and concluded that Christ, although divine to some extent, was not equal to the Father in divinity but somehow an 'inferior god.' This set the stage for Arius, one of the pivotal figures in the development of trinitarian dogma. The idea of a ... 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 ... their unity (subordinationism); the second came to terms with their unity, but at the cost of their distinctness 'as "persons" (modalism)." (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Trinity, Vol. ... Greek theology (following the New Testament and early Christian creeds) retains the "monarchy" of the Father who as sole principle of divinity imparts Godhood to Son and Spirit. The Greek ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-arian-development.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Moses/Constantine the Great Shadows, Types ... Pharaoh a Sun worshipper, mother was Hebrew Constantius was a Sun worshipper and Helena was a Christian 2. Both received the top education the world had to offer Egypt Rome: Eusebius ... Constantine preached sermons regularly in public: Eusebius Life Const. 4.29 11. Both took steps to correctly understand the true nature of God Paganism vs. Monotheism Constantine facilitated the Nicene council which defined Jesus as uncreated God as ... An excellent example of Midrashic hermeneutic is when Matthew, under inspiration connected Hosea's "out of Egypt I called My son" with Israel leaving Egypt at the exodus and with baby ... Constantine did not formulate or have any input on the Nicene Creed, he merely facilitated the conference by suppling the venue, food and lodging for the attendees. c. Constantine made ... a palace of Emperor's Diocletian, Maximian, and Maxentius who had persecuted Christians for hundreds of years. His mother was a Christian and his father Constantius, worshiped the sun. ... ... ...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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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! ... According to the theology of the Gospel According to John, the divinity of Jesus Christ constituted the departure point for understanding his person and efficacy. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, ... would have destroyed or abandoned important areas of Christian belief. The simplest affirmation is that God is "Three in One, and One in Three," without making use of such technical terms, derived from law or philosophy, as "substance" or "person." God is Father, and the Father is God; God is Son, and the Son is God; God is Spirit, and the Spirit is God. (Encyclopedia Americana, Trinity, ... of Jehovah's Witnesses, also, is a form of Arianism; they regard Arius as a forerunner of Charles Taze Russell, the founder of their movement. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Arianism, Vol. ... "This sublime pronouncement of absolute monotheism was a declaration of war against all polytheism . . . In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Commentary on what the early Christians believed about the Trinity ... None of the Apostolic Fathers presented a definite doctrine on this point. In this respect the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers, and the Apostles' Creed stand in one line. (A Short History of the Early Church, Harry R. Boer, ... Among the Apostolic Fathers, Clement of Rome, for instance, writing to the Church of Corinth in the final decade of the 1st century, bears witness to God the Father, to the Son, to the Spirit, and mentions all three together ... Yet, neither Clement nor ... Nevertheless, being loyal churchmen, they made it their business to proclaim the Church's faith, the pattern of which was of course triadic. [ie. trinitarian] (Early Christian Doctrines, J.N.D. Kelly, p. 101) "Yet, as compared with ... Interesting that Boer also claims that Constantine's son, Constantius, used his role as emperor to enforce Arianism, to exile pro-Nicene opponents and influence theology towards Arius. Hence the argument that Constantine is the catalyst of trinity doctrine is no ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-apostolic-fathers.htm

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TRINITY: Christology: Diety and Humanity of our Savour! ... The Nicene creed was written but it contains a huge error in that it does not acknowledge the submission of Jesus to God, or the downranking of Jesus under God. (1 Cor 15:27-28) b. Because of this false doctrine, Arius was easily able to show the submission of Jesus to God in scripture and from about AD 350-400 Arius' false doctrine dominated the church until the teaching was finally overturned with truth. I. Humanity of Jesus: Jesus depended upon the Father for: Jesus depended upon the Father for His own life: "For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself" Jn 5:26 "As the ... Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) 2. For the early Christian belief that Jesus was divine, the Son of God, and that as the risen, glorified ... This view was adopted by the catechetical school of Alexandrian theology. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Christianity, Vol. 4, p.480) 5. Summary Of New Testament Witness To God: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-deity-of-christ.htm

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The Decepto-Meter goes crazy when you bring it near the Watchtower ... ... But in utter deception, JW's fail to tell us that Werner labels JW's as Polytheists! Werner, Martin The Formation of Christian Dogma Deceptive Quote Christianity Trasher: Denies incarnation Hick ... Secular extensive quoting that misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what Britannica actually says Click to View Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica Satanic Quotes & False ... JW's project the false impression that ancient Babylonians would not label the Watchtower version of God as a Triad. (Father-true God, Son-a created demi-god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Click to ... International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) Deceptive quote Trinitarian Gives false impression that the majority who opposed the Nicene creed believed Jesus is a creature. Bettenson, Henry ... Gives false impression that the majority who opposed the Nicene creed believed Jesus is a creature and portray Constantine as practically the author of the Nicene Creed. Frend, W.H.C. The Rise of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-decepto-meter.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion ... Christ is sent by God and the Spirit is sent by Christ so that all may be returned to God. The language of the Bible, of early Christian creeds, and of Greek and Latin theology prior to the fourth century is "economic" ... In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) relationship in ontological terms. By the end of the fourth century, and owing mainly to the challenge posed by various ... In the West, Tertullian (d. 225?) formulated an economic trinitarian theology that presents the three persons as a plurality in God. Largely because of the theology of Arius, who about 320 denied that Christ was fully divine, the Council of Nicaea (325) taught that Christ is homoousios (of ... Third, the filioque ("and from the Son") clause, inserted into the Western creed in the sixth century but denounced by the Orthodox church, remains a serious obstacle to reunion between East and West. Theologians should work ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee ... FALL OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTAN CHURCH. 1. When Constantine was converted, he founded and became the heathen* head of the Roman Catholic Church, which was formed upon a very much lower plane than was even the Gentile Christian Church. [*Constantine, who was a heathen, was never converted to even Roman Catholic Christianity. Mosheim says of him: "It is certain that he was not received by baptism into the number of the faithful until a few days before his death," and then only in order that he "might ascend pure and spotless to the mansions of light and immortality;" notwithstanding his having cruelly murdered his father-in-law, his wife, his son, his brother-in-law, his ... theological creeds; and by oaths. 3. The Roman Catholic Church is the "beast" that John saw, which combined the wild, destructive characteristics of the bear, the leopard, and the lion. 4. And John was commanded to "rise and measure the temple of God [the Jewish Christian Church] and them that worship therein. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches ... But they do not have such power and virtue that one could confirm from their testimony any point of faith or of the Christian religion. Much less can they detract ... Article 8: The Trinity In keeping with this truth and Word of God we believe in one God, who is one single essence, in whom there are three persons, really, truly, and eternally distinct according to their incommunicable properties-- namely, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is the cause, origin, and source of all things, ... Christians and heretics, such as Marcion, Mani, Praxeas, Sabellius, Paul of Samosata, Arius, and others like them, who were rightly condemned by the holy fathers. ... There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church. By this means true religion is preserved; true doctrine is ... Finally, this undermines the article of the creed in which we confess what we believe concerning the Church. II Who teach that the purpose of Christ's death was not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm

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SUMMARY: PROOF that TRINITY is NOT of PAGAN origin! ... Second, the Watchtower, through a series of deceptive quotes, irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed. Kelly, J.N.D. in "Early Christian Doctrines" JW's Quote Kelly in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kittel, Gerhard in ... Incomplete research & incompetent conclusions! "The development was from an implicit trinitarianism suggested, but not defined, by the language of Scripture and the liturgy--to an explicit trinitarian theology that sees Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three ... Most Hindus are inclined to interpret the many gods as being symbols of the one divine reality." (Encyclopedia Britannica, vol 14, Polytheism, p787) Actual claims of historical "trinities" in pagan cultures Reason claim is false "Unity in plurality; ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-not-pagan-reasons.htm

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Apostate church organization: 250-451AD: The rise of the diocesan ... ... The very word "metropolitan" or "metro" means large city centre. In 325, the Nicene creed lists three Metropolitans who where the bishops of the largest and most ... Bishop of Rome." (Schaff's translation of Nice, Canon VI,, History of the Christian Church, vol. ii., p.275) F. What scholars say about Nicene council of 325 AD: ... Constantine, the Roman emperor who presided over the Nicene council, was called universal bishop by Eusebius, and Constantine's son Constantius, called himself bishop of bishops. Remember, these two men were heads of state, not church Bishops. It is also important to note that the Bishop of Rome, did not preside over this council, as Roman Catholics, wished to God, was the actual historical case. Even worse, it was called, not by a church leader, but by an unbaptized Roman Emperor. Yes Constantine ... Peter, I am reminded of another Peter [Flavian, bishop of Antioch], our common father and teacher, who has inherited as well the virtues as the chair of Peter. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-250-451AD.htm

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled The Exodus Mt 2:23; Jn 3:14 Tabernacle Prophecy Col 2:17; Heb 8:9; 9:24 Exodus/Christian Election 2 Peter 2:10 The Virgin Birth Isaiah 7:14 A Child ... Descension and Ascension Psalm 68 God the Rock of Moses Ex 17:6 The Begotten Son Psalm 2 Shadows, Types and Antitypes Click to View MAIN Messianic ... Moses as a type of Constantine the Great "Deliverers" Eusebius Life of Constantine 1.12, Edict of Milan AD 313 View outline "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, ... In the same way, if the only purpose of the Jerusalem council was to determine if the Gentiles needed to be circumcised and the written legal ... Edited by Mike Willis, Heb 11:29, 2008 AD) f. "Abel's blood cried out from the earth for justice and judgment upon the one who had murdered him. ... Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You." Ps 45:6 the Father is called God, but in Heb 1:8 Jesus is called God by the Father. This standard ... ... https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/welcome.htm

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