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| 1: | Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ...
Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a creed! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page The Reform tradition uses Calvin's institute as a formal creed interprets the Bible through the one work of this single man. Most members of the churches of Christ, have never even heard about Alexander Campbell, much less ever quote him as doctrinal authority. Whereas each local Reform church follows the creed written by a single man 500 years ago, each local church of Christ collectively interprets scripture and has a high degree of doctrinal unity world wide. The Reform church boasts loudly that their doctrines are not only scriptural, but echo the apostolic fathers. Yet even the Nicene creed of ... and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of ... those which heresies introduce, and which make men heretics." (Tertullian, the Prescription Against Heretics, Chapter XIII) Click to View ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm | 97%  Size: 11K Depth: 4 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 2: | The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition based 100% on scripture. "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Click to View Introduction: The "Rule of faith" (creeds) of the early church was the scripture ... Between 180 - 325 AD, there were many different versions of creeds and none universally accepted. In 325 AD, the Nicene Creed became the first creed that was ... Unfortunately, these creeds began to be looked at as authoritative with Irenaeus (180 AD) and Tertullian (200 AD). By 325 AD, this trend produced the first ... Irenaeus 180 AD Tertullian 200 AD "believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; ... This would have been a powerful witness for the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches if such a "rule of faith" actually contained doctrinal details not found ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm | 96% Size: 31K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 3: | Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 200 AD: Tertullian Sola Scriptura: The Bible alone is enough! Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary defense against ... Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox. 200 AD: Tertullian: "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as preachers than those whom Christ appointed; for "no man ... that all doctrine which agrees with the apostolic churches-those moulds and original sources of the faith must be reckoned for truth, as undoubtedly containing that which the (said) churches received from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, Christ from God. ... the words spoken by inspired apostles, to whatever the current practice and dogma of the church is today. ... appeals to scriptures as his primary and foremost doctrinal standard with no mention of oral tradition. ... Tertullian calls this oral tradition, "the rule of faith". We agree that it was a creed, but notice it ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-tertullian.htm | 93% Size: 25K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 4: | Bulwarks of the Faith Foy E Wallace JR. Refuting Dogmas Catholicism ... Chapter Five: The Arguments Of The Catholics Scripturally Answered 166-199 Chapter Six: An Apostolic ... Those who object to "negative, destructive preaching" would rule out the foregoing scriptures, as ... "Bulwarks Of The Faith" will go down in history, in the judgment of this writer, as a contribu-tion to the uninspired literature of the church that will be second to none. -Jack Meyer XI THE ERRORS AND EVILS OF ROMANCATHOLICISM VOLUME I CHAPTER I VIEWING THE WALLS-A DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE For this grand gathering we are devoutly glad. To a gracious God we are profoundly grateful. ... thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer." ... That was a worthy work. Then Luther turned right around, »wrote a creed and put it on top of the ... thing on earth, just so it is not specifically condemned and prohibited by a scripture injunction. ... bodies. (Page 83) 6. It is also stated that Tertullian "enlarged upon the theory enunciated by ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic/Catholic-church-doctrine-Bulwarks-of-the-Faith-Foy-E-Wallace-JR-Refuting-Dogmas-Catholicism-Protestant-Denominationalism-1951AD.htm | 92% Size: 1.6M Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 5: | George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... We do not imagine that God meant each man to learn his religion from the Bible without getting help from anybody ... III., de Laz., vol. i., 379). [90] b. Augustine: "In like manner, God hath made the Scriptures to stoop to the ... to reading the Bible has moderated,] the fourth Rule of the Congregation of the Index of Prohibited Books, ... to receive no harm, but an increase of faith and piety, from such reading: which faculty let them have in writing. ... sense which has been and is held by the Holy Mother Church, whose province it is to judge concerning the true sense and interpretation of Scripture, or even contrary to the unanimous consent of the Fathers. Accordingly, the Creed of Pius IV requires all who subscribe it to promise: "I ... having in those traditions a secure record of apostolic teaching on many points on which the Bible contained ... The occasion of it was that Tertullian-whose turn of mind led him, whenever a question was raised as to what was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm | 91% Size: 282K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 6: | Encyclopædia Britannica the strength of the Christian church. Neither view is very likely (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1971, Constantine, Vol. 6, p. 386) The Watchtower portrays Constantine as a pagan sun worshipper who had no faith in Christ and was practically the sole author of the Nicene creed. ... of God and their believe in the Deity of Christ derived from Apostle John. Again extremely deceptive and misleading! (And JW's wonder why the Watchtower has no scholarly credibility.) What else did they fail to quote from this source? Trinity is based upon scripture not paganism. The apostolic faith was ... dwells bodily" in him (Col. 2:9); second, that he is completely man; and third, that these two "natures" do not exist beside one ... he doubtless conceived it as a memorial and thank offering for the final victory whereby God had granted him rule over the whole empire. ... It was therefore with dismay that he discovered that the eastern churches were divided by a much more widespread dispute, the doctrinal ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm | 90% Size: 95K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 7: | Encyclopedia of Pentecostal History of Tongues: 150 AD - 1901 ... Sometimes Truth makes Love hurt "You are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth" Jn 8:40 Click to View Why this ... Is the Holy Spirit revealing all these contradictory doctrines? Is God the author of all this doctrinal confusion? Click to View ... "Tongues during the apostolic age was always associated with the truth of God. Tongues outside the apostolic age has always been ... [Ellen White], Christian Scientist [Mary Eddy], Worldwide church of God [Herbert Armstrong.]. Just to name a few! The fact remains that since the canon of Scripture was completed, no genuine revival or orthodox movement has ... kind of gift, which is filled with faith and love, and is deficient in no gift, most worthy of God, and adorned with holiness... ... Tertullian Tertullian "Let Marcion then exhibit, as gifts of his god, some prophets, such as have not spoken by human sense, but ... Quakers (Friends) beliefs are a little hard to quantify, since Friends do not believe in having a fixed Creed or Dogma, but ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-history.htm | 90% Size: 295K Depth: 5 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 8: | Sola Scriptura debate charts by Pat Donahue Printing Press Not Invented Until 1440? 30. Unity? 31. Apostolic Succession? 32. Contraception 37. Why So Many ... "And now ABIDETH faith, hope ..." is set in contrast to prophecies, tongues, and (miraculous) knowledge STOPPING. What else ... Idols do not exist in the land of the Messiah's rule. And so idols did PASS "out of the (Messiah's) land" in the time ... The Catholics make the same claims as the Watch Tower Witnesses. If I have to go church hierarchy for correct doctrine, how ... Figurative language is not unusual in the Bible. 15 II Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, ... And these things indeed are said of the typical and symbolical body. Tertullian ("Against Marcion" 4:40:3): ... having ... - the patriarch or pope of Rome; all five patriarchs accepted the Nicene Creed; all were sacramental and apostolic ... ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-debates-donahue.htm | 89% Size: 73K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 9: | Bible Only Revelation Commentary by Steven Rudd ... But though a man be a Scythian or a Persian, if he has the knowledge of God and of His Christ, and keeps the everlasting righteous ... There you have the very words of Scripture. You can readily see that the seed of Jacob mentioned here is of another kind, for you ... of Jacob: the one born of flesh and blood [Jews], the other of faith and the Spirit. [Christians]'" (Justin, Dialogues 135, 1948 AD ... but a new creation. And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel [church] of God." (Galatians 6:15-16) The peace in this passage is for those who ... pattern seen in John's Revelation of writing to seven churches, was also seen in Paul's writings as well. 3. Tertullian AD 200: a. ... Eusebius' treatment of the book is hesitating. He evidently himself discredited its apostolic authority, but at the same time he ... Water baptism was essential to salvation down to the protestant reformation in AD 1500. The Nicene creed also contains a statement ... ... https://www.bible.ca/revelation/ | 88% Size: 3.0M Depth: 7 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 10: | "Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" by D. M. Canright, 1914 ... Touching the correctness of the interpretations of Scripture upon which their expectations are based, they admit no possibility ... Where they convert one they confuse a score, who after that have no settled faith in any church, and are useless for any ... Augustine, A.D. 353-430, the father of Christian theology, to whom the church owes almost as much as to Paul, was highly ... Wesley, the father of Methodism, was a graduate of Oxford, a man of vast reading, the author or editor of commentaries, grammars, dictionaries, etc. It is a false idea that God generally uses ignorant men as leaders in reform, ... He had some excellent qualities, and doubtless meant to be a Christian, but his strong desire to rule and run everything, ... He does point to the keys of St. Peter and his regular apostolic succession from him as proof of his authority. Says Dowling: ... Epistle 58, section 4. A.D. 200. Tertullian in Africa: "We solemnize the day after Saturday in contradiction to those who call ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Seventh-day-Adventism-RENOUNCED-by-D-M-Canright.htm | 87% Size: 749K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 11: | Sabbatatrians Refuted and Sabbath keepers Exposed: 2011 AD ... Appendix II - J. N. Andrews On The Didache 320 Appendix III - Tertullian: Was He Sabbatarian or Anti-Sabbatarian? 324 Appendix IV - D. M. ... A careful analysis of Scripture proves that there is not. The Bible is full of examples of polygamy, and although King David had many wives ... He said that not only must a man not commit the act of adultery itself, but that he must not even look at a woman with lust in his heart. ... The Christian has entered into God's rest through faith, a rest that is permanent as contrasted to the weekly sabbath rest which was ... which examines the Sabbatarian views of the now defunct Worldwide Church of God, focuses on the research of these SDA biblical scholars, Mervyn ... the Gentile "dogs." It was a group of Jews-the Apostles-who, in apostolic times, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, decided that the ... As a general rule, informed Rabbis throughout the history of Judaism have not taught that the Sabbath existed before the giving of the Manna. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-lying-for-god-Kerry-Wynne.htm | 86% Size: 2.6M Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 12: | The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which ... Scriptura home page Introduction: Expedient man-made tradition that is optional and not a matter of faith, since the apostles were silent about such matters. (Tertullian, The crown or De Corona, ch 3-4) This 4th category of tradition are optional practices usually associated with carrying out specific commands and liturgy that are recorded in scripture. ... Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) A. Expedient Tradition exists in every church today: Today, every local church ... the truth is, no such uniform tradition ever existed. God deliberately left these liturgical choices up to each local ... So, contrary to scripture and tradition, they eventually outlawed Quartodeciman view with the Nicene creed. Hippolytus implies ... Tradition #3: Expedient tradition. (Roman 14:5) Click to View Tradition #4: Uninspired creeds "Rule of Faith". (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm | 84% Size: 38K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 13: | Development from the trinity as taught in the Bible and the trinity ... Therefore, we do not defend the Nicene creed or the Athanasius creed, but are content to simply prove the deity of the uncreated Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. But for Jw's the rejection of Catholic doctrinal development, while teaching the identical ... But the Biblical trinity (uncreated deity of Christ and personality of the Holy Spirit) are taught in the scripture. The Watchtower will quote Trinitarian ... faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith." (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) 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. ... Nor was it so even in the age of the Christian apologists. And even Tertullian, who founded the nomenclature of the orthodox doctrine, knew as little of an ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development.htm | 84% Size: 17K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 14: | Catholic Encyclopedia's and Dictionaries Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian." (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, Trinity, p ... 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 ... This the Church teaches is the revelation regarding 'God's nature which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came upon earth to deliver to the world: and which she proposes to man as the foundation of her whole dogmatic system. In Scripture there is as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together. The word [tri'as] (of ... (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, p 47-49) In the Apostolic writings theos may almost be said to be treated as a proper ... certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. . . . ... and straightforward account of the revelation, doctrinal evolution, and theological elaboration of the mystery of the Trinity. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Catholic.htm | 83% Size: 126K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 15: | Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 325 AD: Athanasius When you read the Nicene Creed, you wonder if you are reading the Bible! No extra-Biblical tradition here in the mind of Athanasius! "Such then, ... However, look at what he says about this tradition! It is confirmed by scripture. Then notice that "Apostolic tradition" is scripture itself, ... Apostle Peter ... but where only the fear of God and the Apostolical rule shall prevail; that so in the first place, the faith of the Church may be secure, as the Fathers defined it in the Council of Nicaea (Athanasius, History of the Arians, Part 5, 36) Click to View Athanasius has already stated that "Ecclesiastical Canons" "tradition from the Fathers" "Apostolical rule" were based directly upon scripture. ... But this is post Nicene Creed and the "rule of faith" made popular by Irenaeus and Tertullian 125 years earlier, has now flowered into a written ... And about these, a little after, the blessed Paul again gave directions to the Galatians who were in danger thereof, writing to them, `If any man ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-athanasius.htm | 83% Size: 17K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 16: | Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura Canons of Dort.) The Bible alone without statements of faith. (most churches create one.) The Bible alone without ... Bible itself and the earliest apostolic Fathers who did not use written creeds as universal standards of doctrine. ... they not only believe in personal illumination of the Holy Spirit, but also accept the Nicene creed as inspired. ... in light of what the current church organization proclaims. The scriptures are not understandable by the common man in the pew and that the Holy Spirit communicates with the organization to correctly understand truth. Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture itself. ... a comparison of these things with the inspired Word of God, the Holy Scriptures." (Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1959, p. ... Appealing to creeds, as a rule of faith brings one into irreconcilable contradiction both with the Bible and ... Bible All-Sufficient? Bible Corrupted? Continuing revelation? Doctrinal Development? Written Extra-biblical ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm | 83% Size: 52K Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 17: | Officail creed of Dutch/Christian/Canadian Reformed Churches ... The text, not the contents, was revised again at the Synod of Dort in 1618-19 and adopted as one of the doctrinal ... The church may certainly read these books and learn from them as far as they agree with the canonical books. But they do not have such power and virtue that one could confirm from their testimony any point of faith or of the ... ARTICLE 7: THE SUFFICIENCY OF SCRIPTURE We believe that this Holy Scripture contains the will of God completely and that everything one must believe ... Therefore we reject with all our hearts everything that does not agree with this infallible rule, as we are taught to do ... only chosen with discretion. In the book of Genesis God says, "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness." ... Finally, this undermines the article of the creed in which we confess what we believe concerning the Church. II Who teach ... marvelous light, and may boast not in themselves, but in the Lord, as apostolic words frequently testify in Scripture. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CRef-Belgic.htm | 83% Size: 137K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 18: | Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers used scripture as the primary ... in the all-sufficiency of scripture. They believed that in scripture was revealed everything man needed in life and doctrine. ... also tried to prove their doctrines from the Bible, the church gave up on scriptural "proof texting" and won the battles ... 180 AD: Irenaeus 180 AD: Clement of Alexandria 200 AD: Tertullian 200 AD: Hippolytus 250 AD: Cyprian 325 AD: Athanasius 350 ... The Apostolic Fathers recognized five different kinds of tradition: Click to View Tradition #1: Scripture. (2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 ... Tradition #4: Uninspired creeds "Rule of Faith". (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:8) Click to View Tradition #5: False doctrine tradition. (Mk 7:7-9; Col 2:8; 2 Tim 4:2-5) Click to View Mistakes made by the Apostolic Fathers based ... Just ask me what the correct interpretation is!" Or even simpler, "Be silent heretic, and read the Nicene creed for ... what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers.htm | 82% Size: 20K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 19: | TRINITY: Christology: Diety and Humanity of our Savour! This is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2 John 7) f. This proves that the apostolic view of the first century church was that Jesus was eternal, creator God become flesh in the incarnation. 3. During the Nicene era (AD 325) the great battle between those who believed Jesus was creator God, vs. Arius who taught that Jesus was a mere creature man. a. The Nicene creed was written but it contains a ... 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 ... even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through ... to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith." (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, ... Thus we have Irenaeus's vision of the Godhead, the most complete, and also most explicitly Trinitarian, to be met with before Tertullian. Its ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-deity-of-christ.htm | 82% Size: 117K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 20: | Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... that, contrary to their claims, "church tradition" does not bring about uniform doctrine and interpretation of scripture. ... So which of these two traditions is the one the apostles used? All this proves that they have no valid "apostolic ... Orthodox keeps the original Nicene Creed, accepted by the Universal Church, East and West, during the first millennium without the addition of "And the Son" or the "Filioque." It accepts, on faith, Christ's words in the Gospel, that the Father is the Unoriginate ... I do not consider it fair that the custom which obtains among them should be regarded as a law and rule of orthodoxy. If ... If they reject this, we are clearly not bound to follow them. Therefore let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and ... From these premises, Protestants conclude that sola Scriptura is the only safeguard against aberrant doctrinal ... Forget tradition, they are not taught in the Bible and if they are not in the Bible, they are false man-made theology! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm | 82% Size: 16K Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 21: | Rapture Doctrine invented by John Darby in 1830 AD creed, catechism or statement of faith. 4. Darby has had a profound impact on religion today, since Darby's "secret rapture" false doctrine has infected most conservative, evangelical churches. While the official creeds and statements of faith of ... grace. 9. Christians reject all these false notions of God illuminating man and rely upon the pages of the Bible alone as a sole source of conduct and doctrine. . Find a church that exposes the Rapture as a heresy in your own home town. ... the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. ... He claimed that the doctrine virtually jumped out of the pages of Scripture once he accepted and consistently maintained the ... Premillennialism that sought to overthrow what, since the Apostolic Age, have been considered by all premillennialist as ... Baptist: The Doctrinal Statement of the Cornerstone Baptist Church: "The Rapture of the Church: We teach the personal, bodily ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-origin-john-nelson-darby-1830ad.htm | 82% Size: 134K Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 22: | Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... a Jew, ch 56) 150 AD Justin Martyr "... even so here, the Scripture, in announcing that the Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses, ... Now, the scriptures would not have testified these things of Him, if, like others, He had been a mere man. (Irenaeus Against Heresies, chapter xix.2) 180 AD Irenaeus "For the Church, although dispersed throughout the whole world even to the ends of the Earth, has received from the apostles and from their disciples the faith in one God, Father ... III, ch. 6, section 2) 180 AD Irenaeus "Proofs From The Apostolic Writings, That Jesus Christ Was One And The Same, The Only ... form of God is God." (The Instructor, Book 1, ch 2) 200 AD Tertullian 200 AD Tertullian "Never did any angel descend for the ... That this rule of faith has come down to us from the beginning of the gospel, even before any of the older heretics." (Against ... One in being with the Father. Through him all things were made . ." (The Creed of Nicaea). 325 AD Council of Nicaea I "But those ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm | 81% Size: 122K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 23: | Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... The very next sentence in the quote is, "When the fact of revelation, understood in its full sense as the speech of God to man... It did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the 4th century . . . Although Scripture does not give us ... The source is talking about the 4th century trinity creed not the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit., ... immediately word of God." The source goes on to say that "the Trinitarian mystery" as taught in the 4th century, can be supported "a wealth of scriptural quotation". The Catholic Encyclopedia also comments: "In Scripture there is as yet ... Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian." However, this is no proof in itself that ... The very next sentence says, "In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work ... Eliade specifically includes the Arian view as a later development and not the original apostolic faith! But what is worse, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm | 81% Size: 110K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 24: | Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... The very next sentence in the quote is, "When the fact of revelation, understood in its full sense as the speech of God to man... It did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the 4th century . . . Although Scripture does not give us ... The source is talking about the 4th century trinity creed not the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit., ... immediately word of God." The source goes on to say that "the Trinitarian mystery" as taught in the 4th century, can be supported "a wealth of scriptural quotation". The Catholic Encyclopedia also comments: "In Scripture there is as yet ... Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian." However, this is no proof in itself that ... The very next sentence says, "In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work ... Eliade specifically includes the Arian view as a later development and not the original apostolic faith! But what is worse, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.htm | 81% Size: 727 bytes Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 25: | Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed Genuineness of Faith Click to View The fact that Constantine murdered his son is no proof that Constantine was not a Christian. ... The council of Nicea was Constantine's, second major involvement in doctrinal disputes. Constantine was preaching sermons on a ... The majority opposed the Nicene creed because they viewed Jesus as a creature, not God. We will grant, for argument sake that a ... In other words, they felt the creed could lend support to Sabellianism (modalism, as taught today by the United Pentecostal church UPCI) of which they were equally opposed, when in fact it did not! But again, although ... more than a Greek translation of a term already found in Tertullian (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, ... condemned by the holy catholic and apostolic Church .] The statement is significant both for what it affirmed and what it denied. ... The stage was set for Arius. He saw in Scripture, the Apologists, and especially Origen two interwoven ideas, one that the Son ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm | 81% Size: 63K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 26: | Personal Evangelism 101 ... with much comfort,") to James 2:19-20 (which says "man is not saved by faith alone.") This is not a matter of interpretation. ... to go in accepting the Westminster Confession of Faith, he replied, "As far as I see it consistent with the Word of God." ... Worship, what is necessary for salvation - Did Paul say, "Well, we are all believers, let's overlook these doctrinal ... The meaning of "spirit" every time it occurs in Romans 8? Obviously not. If so, we would never unite. As a general rule of ... Will an appeal to ecclesiastical (church) authority solve division? Church creed book, official doctrine, group consensus? Pope, ... We lose the Bible as a reliable guide if we act on the silence of scripture. There are only two possible reasons for the leaving of something out of the Bible by God: Either He did it intentionally or unintentionally. It ... of every kind, we must confine ourselves to the teachings of the apostles, and to the practice of the apostolic church. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm | 80% Size: 450K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 27: | "KJV Only" advocates refuted! ... There errors are typical of types of errors men make when they copy things and make absolutely no doctrinal difference. ... This is simply blind faith gone to seed! A statement based on wishful thinking without any proof and contrary to all known ... Do KJV only advocates realize that they stand beside the Mormon church in that both groups believe that they were delivered ... Why did the KJV translators have no consistent rule for differentiating between the use of definite and indefinite ... "For the King James Version came not in 1611 by the will of man: but holy men of God translated as they were moved by the Holy Ghost"? Which reading is the verbally (word-for-word) inerrant scripture - "whom ye" [Cambridge KJV's] or, "whom he" [Oxford ... perfection of the Scripture? "I adore the fulness of the Scripture," saith Tertullian against Hermogenes. [Tertul. advers. ... but it needed in many places correction; and who had been so sufficient for this work as the Apostles or Apostolic men? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-kjv-only.htm | 80% Size: 229K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 28: | Seven Myths Of Denominationalism! ... Otherwise, by definition, our faith is in the word of man, not the word of God. Why believe or teach this? The answer to ... Independent bible study will reveal that there is no such thing as a clergy class within the church. There is no need for ... Again, the apostle Paul instructing the younger Timothy (2 Tim. 3:16-17): All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, ... We will divide our presentation into three categories: (1) Jesus' teachings in the gospels, (2) inspired apostolic examples ... which she quickly changed the subject to that of the doctrinal differences which existed between the Jews and the ... In those cases where we are commanded to determine the faith of others the same rule holds (Matthew 7:15-20): "Beware of ... Any attempt which we might make to summarize or reduce this would be futile and akin to establishing a creed. Is the New ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-7-myths-of-denominationalism.htm | 80% Size: 542K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 29: | Sabbathgate 1888 by Kerry Wynne ... After having my faith in the Sabbath shaken by my study of the anti-Sabbatarian research of former Adventists Robert D. ... before there was a Roman Catholic Church, proving that Ellen White lied when she said that God showed her the pope did it! ... The Sabbath crisis of 1888 threatened the very foundation of Adventism. The Church has since made every possible effort to convey the impression that Canright was a mentally unbalanced man who sought only revenge on the Church for ... To accomplish this twisting of Scripture, Bacchiocchi proposed that Paul was condemning the abusive additional rules and ... Why do you keep the Sabbath and fast with the Jews?" (Homilies on Galatians 2:17 [A.D. 395]). 16. The Apostolic Constitutions ... a whole string of Ellen White's failed prophecies and doctrinal absurdities: The Visions of E.G. White Not of God, ... But some, of the rule or ruin spirit, are so dogmatical and stubborn that I suppose that any effort in that direction would ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbathgate-1888ad-Kerry-Wynne.htm | 80% Size: 714K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 30: | Top ten list of why the Roman Catholic and Orthodox take the ... The idea that the early church gave up on "proof-texting" to fight heresy and began to rely upon tradition is utterly false. The "Rule of Faith" creeds drafted by the post apostolic church were 100% based upon scripture phrase by phrase. The idea that they had their origin in extra-biblical oral tradition is utterly false. It is wrong to view creeds, like the Nicene creed, as proof that oral tradition continues today, since these creeds were in fact written down and ... If those outside the church and common pew dwellers are unable to understand the Bible themselves as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches teach, then why did the church expect the heretics to understand the Bible with their own human skills? (Tertullian, The Flesh of Christ, ch 20), (Athanasius, On the Incarnation of the Word, 56), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 1, 35), (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 7, 16) When Basil and the Arians both claimed their tradition was correct, Basil said, "let God-in... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-top-10-list.htm | 76% Size: 5K Depth: 4 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 31: | Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Sola Scriptura: The failure of extra-biblical oral church traditions Tradition is only valid, when it mirrors scripture, not adds to it or changes it! Click to View Sola Scriptura home page A. Our position on scripture and tradition: "The Bible is the mother of Tradition" Our view is that the scriptures themselves are the all-sufficient and infallible "Rule of Faith" (regula fidei) for every day living, doctrine and liturgy. Tertullian and Jerome started dangerous practices in writing their "Rule of ... This means that doctrines and liturgy not taught in scripture are superfluous to the will of God, and range from optional at best to condemned. All traditions are ... Today however, the Roman Catholic church, for example rejects both scripture and tradition (as recorded in the apostolic fathers) and claims that truth is ... 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 Doctrinal ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition.htm | 76% Size: 19K Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 32: | A Review of the creed of The Evangelical Christian Church in ... other personal opinions and Christian doctrinal beliefs, or important matters pertaining to dress code, hair length, observations of days, and informal or formal worship etc., outside of the Articles of Faith without the restraints of ecclesiastical ... It held spiritual UNITY as its benchmark and goal of returning to a more apostolic format not unlike the first century church. ... relationship with Jesus Christ without the limitations of a church hierarchy or a bureaucratic system which was once the characteristic of the medieval system. We have no creed but Christ, and no book but the Bible. Our biblical standard ... Ten Articles of Faith The Bible as the written Word of God The Virgin Birth The Deity of Jesus the Christ The Person and work ... doctrinal beliefs, but they are at the liberty to do so if this dose not conflict with Scripture and these Articles of Faith. ... Marriage Marriage is a lifelong covenant relationship between one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. It is a ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-Canadian-Evangelical-Christian-Churches-CECC.htm | 76% Size: 13K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 33: | Official creed of the Evangelical church Confederation of Reformed Evangelicals Preamble Article VI.I. Authority of Scripture Article VI.II. Local Congregations Article VI.III. Presbytery ... B. Nicean Creed; Constantinople (381 AD) C. Definition of Chalcedon (451 AD) D. A Westminster Creed E. An Evangelical Statement Article VII. - Church Organizational Structure & Taxation Status A. ... Our basis for fellowship is a biblical confession of the lordship of Jesus Christ, and the absence of a scandalous lifestyle. This statement of faith does represent the doctrinal ... Article I. - Creedal Statements (The Reformed Evangelical Confession) A. The Apostles' Creed (2nd century) I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of ... and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was ... And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-evangelical.htm | 76% Size: 86K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 34: | Official creed of Assemblies of God Official creed of Assemblies of God The General Council of the Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths ARTICLE V--CONSTITUTION (Revised 1983 General Council) The Bible is our ... The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Tim. 3:15-17; I Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21). 2. The One True God ... The terms "Trinity" and "persons" as related to the Godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture, whereby we may convey to others our immediate ... The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24; Titus 2:12). 6. Ordinances of the Church (a) Baptism in Water The ordinance of baptism by immersion ... The Assemblies of God exists expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason-for-being in the New Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and encouraging believers to be baptized in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-assemblies-of-god.htm | 76% Size: 17K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 35: | Official creed of the Methodist church Articles of Religion p67. Section 3-Our doctrinal standards and general rules the articles of religion of the Methodist church Article I.-Of Faith in the Holy Trinity There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body or parts, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the maker and preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there are three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Article II.-Of the Word, or Son of God, Who Was Made Very Man The Son, who is the Word of the ... Article V.-Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation The Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation; so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to ... The Articles of Religion are here reprinted from the Discipline of 1808 (when the first Restrictive Rule took effect), collated against Wesley's original text in The Sunday Service of the Methodists (1784). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-methodist.htm | 75% Size: 15K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 36: | Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the creeds by the Holy Spirit ... Each of these three relates to the other two in a unique way. The Scripture is the Spirit-inspired Word of God that bears witness to the truth of the regula fidei and bears witness to the identity of the Church. (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 267) "The question is not whether one will have a creed or not have a creed. The only question is what creed one will have. Creeds and confessions are necessary to a proper understanding of scriptural authority. Without the use of creeds, it is impossible to establish objective doctrinal boundaries within the church." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 277) One way in which we identify the Christian churches is their adherence to the apostolic regula fidei. But what does this mean? It means that we can identify the fragments of the true visible Church by their acceptance of the common testimony of the Holy Spirit in the rule of faith, especially as expressed ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-creeds.htm | 75% Size: 5K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 37: | Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 425 AD: Augustine 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 ... to be wise;" but be wise, as himself saith, "unto soberness, according as unto each God hath allotted the measure of faith." (Augustine, On the Good of Widowhood, 2) Click to ... He clearly believes that we must abide within scripture. He comments that teaching more than scripture "Receive, my children, the Rule of Faith, which is called the Symbol (or Creed). And when ye have received it, write it in your heart, and be daily saying it to ... born by the church as your Mother. (Augustine, On the Nicene Creed: a Sermon to the Catechumens, 1) Click to View Augustine, like all the fathers, believed that every phrase in the Nicene creed had its origin in the scripture, not some "unwritten oral tradition of the apostles". He calls the creed, "Rule of Faith" which was first used by Tertullian in 200 AD. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-augustine.htm | 75% Size: 5K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 38: | Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary "The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, and, though used by Tertullian in the last decade of the 2nd century, it did not find a place formally in the theology of the Church till the 4th century. (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) What else they failed to quote in the article: Scripture does ... the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith." (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) In His ... Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) It is thought that Gn. i. 26 ('And God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness') implies that a revelation of the Triune God had been given to man when first created, inasmuch as he was to be given the ... (Nu. vi. 24) must also be noted as perhaps the prototype of the New Testament apostolic blessing. (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm | 75% Size: 15K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 39: | Review of what the Canadian Christian Missionary Alliance church ... Article #2: correctly states the nature of Christ being both uncreated God and man and the virgin birth and the second coming. Article #3: teaches false ... as they say in article #4: is "the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice" (Christian Missionary Alliance Statement of Faith, Article 4). ... "The General Assembly," [world headquarters] "is the ultimate authority under God of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada." (The Manual, Ordination of ministers section, Christian Missionary Alliance church) Members required to adhere to creed: "Qualifications for Local Church Membership: (1) A credible testimony of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (2) A commitment to ... "A candidate shall state on the provided forms, knowledge of Bible doctrine and acceptance of doctrinal distinctives of The Christian and Missionary ... The Alliance church correctly teaches that tongues ceased in the first century and are a phenomenon of isolated to the apostolic age. Article #9: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Christian-Missionary-Alliance.htm | 74% Size: 13K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 40: | Scripture contains a pattern that must to be followed. The Apostolic fathers viewed Scripture as containing a complete pattern that must to be followed. Introduction: The earliest Christians were patternists. "Patternism" is a term that is derived from Rom 617: "But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of ... Patternism is the act of following scripture so closely that you view it as a mold or form, that we are to duplicate morally and doctrinally in our lives. Roman Catholics and Othodox leaders are anti-patternist. They refuse to allow the Bible to govern their lives. They feel that man-made church tradition can change the Bible. ... They quoted the New Testament to prove their doctrine correct. Discussion: "Is there a plan within scripture (the rule of truth) by ... and Closure of the New Testament Canon, p 313, 2002) "Tertullian in his Prescription against Heretics disagrees concerning who ... From what other source could they derive arguments concerning the things of the faith, except from the records of the faith?' (ch. 14). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-pattern.htm | 74% Size: 14K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 41: | Official creed and Baptismal vows of Seventh-day Adventist church Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller ... In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of ... the only means of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and the whole creation ... Some members are called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church in pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and ... the Bible is God's inspired Word, and that it constitutes the only rule of faith and practice for the Christian. 6. I accept the Ten ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-SDA.htm | 74% Size: 40K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 42: | Debate with Catholic on Sola Scriptura (Riggs Vs Lopez) ... All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped ... We will not be judged by "oral apostolic traditions," "legislations of the church," etc.; thus, again, showing that the Scriptures are the only standard. Let us all have profound respect for the holy Scriptures, and never speak against or ... Michael Lopez, Catholic, first Denial Opening Statements By Michael Lopez The Word of God is indeed the sole rule of faith for Christians today. The question to be asked is did Jesus or any of his apostles say the only way future generations were to receive the Word of God is by scripture? Let us first examine how Jesus commissioned his apostles to preach ... bulwark of the truth." 1 Timothy 3:15. If as Protestantism charges, Catholicism went into error on doctrinal matters, then Paul made a mistake in calling the church the pillar and bulwark of truth. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-debate-riggs-lopez.htm | 74% Size: 166K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 43: | Sola Scriptura: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics ... invalid objections as you read the information below regarding the apostolic Fathers view of using "scripture only" as the only source of doctrinal authority. ... as being apostolic tradition. 2. Inspired oral tradition that came from the mouth of the apostles and prophets that, although never differs from, or adds to scripture, may be a unique way of expressing the same thoughts. 3. Expedient man-made tradition that is optional and not a matter of faith, since the apostles were silent about such matter. These include giving a person a cup of milk mixed with honey immediately following baptism and then not bathing for a week. (Tertullian, The crown or De Corona, ch 3-4) This 3rd category of tradition is spoken of as not recorded in scripture, but even your own leaders do not follow it today. 4. "Rule of faith" tradition ... profound than they will initially comprehend.) Notice that although the church Fathers clearly taught things that were not in the Bible, they still upheld ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-catechism-class-for-catholics-and-orthodox.htm | 74% Size: 17K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 44: | Sola Scriptura: The Heretics even quoted scripture! A classic example of this is the Arian controversy which ultimately resulted in the doctrinal definitions affirming the doctrine of the Trinity." (THE WAY: What ... things of God". But now let us continue our reading of this Scripture, to shew how the consistency of truth is unaffected by these dishonest objections. (Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, Book 5, 9) Click to View Contrary to the claims of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, even after the Nicene creed, the church still used scripture as the ... For only so can we check that licence of arbitrary interpretation whereby these bold traducers of the faith would even venture to cavil [raise trivial ... If non-Catholics cannot understand the Bible apart from "God's organization", because the scripture is veiled to the common man, why would they expect the common ... Both Clement and Tertullian highlight the fact that the heretics, specifically the Gnostics, did not use the whole canon and rejected a great deal of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-heretics-used-scripture.htm | 74% Size: 13K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 45: | Official creed of The United Church of Canada Creed of... The United Church of Canada Click to View Bill Phipps Head of United church denies Resurrection of Christ! Interview with Bill Phipps, current ... We further maintain our allegiance to the evangelical doctrines of the Reformation, as set forth in common in the doctrinal standards adopted by the Presbyterian Church in Canada, by the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, and by the Methodist Church. We present the accompanying ... God, as containing the only infallible rule of faith and life, a faithful record of God's gracious revelations, and as the sure witness of Christ. 2.3 Article III. Of the Divine Purpose. We believe that the eternal, wise, holy and loving purpose of God so embraces all events that, while the freedom of man is not taken away, nor is God the author of sin, yet in His providence He makes ... Soul has to do with those very practical social justice issues. It always has in scripture and it certainly did with Jesus. That's why I said Jesus talked a lot ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-united-Can.htm | 74% Size: 43K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 46: | Sola Scriptura: All-sufficient: The Bible alone is a blueprint ... in Scripture. (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 144) "For how is it not absurd that in respect to ... Amen." (John Chrysostom, Homily 13, commentary on 2 Cor 7:1) Click to View Chrysostom calls scripture, "exact balance, and square and rule for all things, the ... For this is the exhortation of the Scripture given, that the man of God may be rendered perfect by it; without this therefore he cannot be perfect. Thou hast the Scriptures, he says, in place ... Clark Carlton, being Orthodox, teaches baptism by full immersion and rejects baptism by sprinkling or pouring as contrary to apostolic tradition. It is ... This illustrates the vacancy of using "church tradition" to settle any doctrinal controversy. Carlton should actually be spanked for making such a silly ... the same chapter: Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith (2 Tim 3:8). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-all-sufficient-blueprint.htm | 74% Size: 15K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 47: | Gifts ceased: Encyclopedia of Pentecostal objections and their ... We now consider and refute all Pentecostal Objections to the fact that the Bible teaches spiritual gifts ceased at the end of the apostolic age around ... This is proven by the rumor that some of Wesley's converts spoke in tongues! The official creed of the Methodist church reads: "The Discipline is a ... it arrived at "the unity" (wholeness) of "the faith" (the New Testament content) and the wholeness of the (full) "knowledge" (epignosis) of the Son of God "unto a full-grown [teleios] man" (v. 13). Thus, when the revelation became "perfect" (teleion-1 Cor 13:10), the body of Christ also became "full-grown" because Christians were protected from doctrinal "error" (Eph. 4:14) and were able to speak "the truth" (v. 15). When the full revelation was given, the church could then "grow up" (v. 15) and reach the status of "man" (v. 13). ... This is a powerful statement about the all-sufficiency of scripture. The problem with this interpretation is twofold. First, "face to face" is an ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-ceased-pentecostal-arguments-refuted.htm | 74% Size: 50K Depth: 5 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 48: | Sola Scriptura Creedalists: The Apostolic Fathers expected all ... Apostolic Fathers believed scripture alone was understandable. Sola Scriptura home page Introduction: Apostolic Fathers: Sola ... His solution to the Arian controversy was in the scripture, not the Nicene creed. "Yet it is well for us to know all that has ... For only so can we check that licence of arbitrary interpretation whereby these bold traducers of the faith would even ... Notice he does not say, "we are the church, we have the Holy Spirit to guide our interpretation", but "as we understand it". He also says that the natural reading of scripture is enough. Why do the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches think that what they write is understandable with "ordinary reason", but what God writes is confusing to all unless you are the Pope? If non-Catholics cannot understand the Bible apart from "God's organization", because the scripture is veiled to the common man, ... 180 AD: Irenaeus 180 AD: Clement of Alexandria 200 AD: Tertullian 200 AD: Hippolytus 250 AD: Cyprian 325 AD: Athanasius 350 ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-bible-understandable.htm | 74% Size: 12K Depth: 3 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 49: | Official creed of the Lutheran church; 95 Theses or 95 Articles ... The Augsburg Confession is the first of the great Protestant Confessions. All orthodox Lutheran church bodies base their teachings ... enjoined in one Person, one Christ, true God and true man, who was born of the Virgin Mary, truly suffered, was ... into their hearts, to rule, comfort, and quicken them, and to defend them against the devil and the power of sin. The same Christ shall openly come again to judge the quick and the dead, etc., according to the Apostles' Creed. ARTICLE IV: OF JUSTIFICATION. Also they teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works, but are freely justified for Christ's sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor, and that ... It seems unproved, either by reason or Scripture, that they are outside the state of merit, that is to say, of increasing love. ... Apostolic pardons are to be preached with caution, lest the people may falsely think them preferable to other good works of love. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-lutheran.htm | 73% Size: 38K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 50: | Life of Mrs. E.G. White - Her Claims Refuted, by D.M. Canright ... ... The third article of their published creed says they hold: "That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were given by inspiration of God, ... do they take these Scriptures as their "only infallible rule of faith and practice," for they hold that the writings of their prophetess, Mrs. E.G. White, are also given by inspiration of God; that these writings contain a fuller revelation of God's will to man, and that they are infallible. And, what is more, they make faith in these writings a test of faith and fellowship in their church. All this is susceptible of the clearest proof. Over and over Mrs. White claimed her writings to be inspired of God, and placed them on a level with the Bible. ... Though he published and edited papers for thirty years, he produced no commentary, no critical work, no book on any doctrinal subject. He published ... They are now in the same condition as the other churches, and, according to their own argument, can not now be the remnant church. Upon the Scripture... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Life-of-White-her-claims-refuted-canright.htm | 73% Size: 336K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
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