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Grant, Robert M.: Gods and the One God "The Christology of the apologies, like that of the New Testament, is essentially subordinationist. The Son is always subordinate to the Father, who is the one God of the Old Testament. . . . What we ... Robert M. Grant, p105) But Justin describes this Logos as a second God, one who proceeded from the Father before creation in the manner of word or fire or spring water. "The Father of the Universe has a Son, who also, being the first-born Logos of God, is God." Tatian too has a Logos doctrine but speaks of Christ as "the God who suffered." Similarly, Clement refers to Christ as God. ... The slogan of Arius and his allies soon came to be this: "There was when he was not." (Gods and the One God, Robert M. Grant, p160) Deception Exposed: Biblical Trinitarians teach that the Divine, ... Since he himself refers to "our compassionate God and Lord, Jesus Christ" as well as to "the compassionate Church of the merciful Christ," he obviously represents a "high" Christology. He claims that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Grant.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture Gap Theory refuted. The church age To stop the clock makes the prophecy fail! 4. While Rapture teachers say that God thought up the church on the fly only after the Jews rejected Jesus as King, the church is the eternal purpose of God and will endure for all future ... A. Salvation only in the church. If the church doesn't exist we have no salvation in Christ. The church was part of God's plan hidden in countless Old Testament prophecies and will endure for all future eternity: 1. The most serious error of the Gap Theory is that it makes God's eternal purpose for ... Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ... It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' " And ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/pre-tribulation-rapture-gap-theory-church-age-parentheses-dispensationalists-premillenarians.htm

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Rapture Refuted! Pre-tribulation Rapture and Premillennialism ... to have inspiration, are prophets, apostles, "the Elijah", have special illumination from the Holy Spirit and that God has revealed new doctrines not previously known by anyone, including the apostle Paul himself. ... John Hagee and others who oppose "replacement theology" are rank false teachers whom apostle Paul condemns as "fallen from grace, severed from Christ". (Gal 4:10; 5:4; Rom 7:1-7; Jer 31:31 + Heb 8:6-13) click to view Christians are God's true "Jews" today. 1. Christians are the true Jews and true Israel today 2. The church is God's Israel today. 3. Physical Israel is equal to the gentiles today and like the Gentiles, must believe Jesus rose from the dead in order to be saved from punishment. The kingdom is the church 1. The Old Testament Kingdom ... Actual siege map of destruction in 70AD by Roman armies Book written in 1805AD proving Mt 24 was fulfilled Click to View Revelation 20 Does Revelation 20 teach a future 1000 year reign of Jesus on the planet? Click to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

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History of how Calvinism developed History of the Christian Church Vol II P 246 Philip Schaff, "It was the universal faith of the church that man was made in the image of God, pure and holy, and fell by his won guilt. But the extent of sin and the consequences of the fall were not fully discussed before the Pelagius-Augustine controversy in the fifth century." John Calvin was born in France on July 10, 1509. As a result of his study of the Greek New Testament, Calvin became dissatisfied with and left the Catholic church. Through his influence and ... Celestius, a disciple of Pelagius, denied the church's doctrine of original sin and the necessity of infant Baptism" "He (Pelagius) blamed Rome's moral laxity on the doctrine of divine grace (as taught by Augustine) He attacked this ... for, by any necessity of nature, determined to do good or evil." (Westminster Confession of Faith) This freewill nature of man did not change when Adam and Eve sinned but is the same today. Click Your Choice Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-history.htm

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Introduction to the history of psychiatry Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Introduction to the History of Psychiatry: The word psychiatrist literally means, "a doctor of the soul" and church ministers were the first psychiatrists who specialized in working with the insane. This makes sense since today's chemical psychiatrists don't even believe in God and reject the very existence of the human soul or spirit. This would make today's ... With the discovery of the cell in 1858 AD, humoralism went extinct and doctors suddenly realized that insanity was not caused by "bad blood". Today psychiatrists have replaced "humoral ... These were cared for by a close relative, but never strangers or medical doctors. There are always reasons for human behaviour only God reads the hearts and only Christ can provide peace, ... (Madmen and the Bourgeoisie, Klaus Doerner, 1969 AD, p 14) For almost 1000 years, the "dark ages" were dominated by the Roman Catholic church controlling the world and every aspect of society. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-introduction.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church Introduction: 1. All the prophecies of the Kingdom have been fulfilled in the church on the day of Pentecost. 2. The kingdom of Old Testament prophecy is the church. 3. All these prophecies were ... They literally twist the text and dream up "kingdom toes". "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed [fulfilled in Eph 3:21 and Heb ... For the Rapture false teachers who view the church as a temporary "parenthesis", this verse refutes them and proves the kingdom is the church: "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all ... Click to View 2. Isaiah 2:1-4 "The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be ... And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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What is the Gift Of Tongues? The New Testament gift of tongues is described in five passages and you might want to write the passages down. From these five passages three things are evident. First, the New Testament gift of tongues consisted of languages of men which were spoken miraculously, without previous knowledge of the language. Second, these tongues were given as signs to confirm that both the man who spoke and the message he spoke were from God. Third, only those who received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and those who received the laying on of the apostles' hands ... In verse 20 Mark says that the apostles went everywhere preaching the word and the signs followed them. Jesus promised that such signs would follow. Mark said that they did. These miraculous signs confirmed the new revelation of the gospel. They did then, and they still do. The gospel was confirmed then by miracles. Both the message and the confirming miracles were recorded in the New Testament. We have in the New Testament today ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-tongues-what.htm

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Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and ... God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended Go to: "Canon of the Bible" Home Page Apostolic fathers viewed scripture as complete and final and that the age of inspiration was ended Introduction: 1. Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders all believe inspiration still happens today. The ... Discussion: 1. "And so the Montanists came to be criticized also for expanding the realm of revelation beyond the apostolic age. The Pseudo -Tertullian charges, "They say that the Paraclete said more in Montanus than Christ revealed in the Gospel, and they say he ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scripture-complete-inspiration-ended.htm

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Bible texts taught Sola Scriptura and the all-sufficiency of ... If Paul were asserting the sole sufficiency of the Scriptures (i.e. the Old Testament), it would obviate the need for the New Testament." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 122) Click to View Refutation of the false Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument: "How could 2 Timothy 3:16 teach the all-sufficiency of scripture, when several New Testament books were not even written yet?" Bible texts taught Sola Scriptura and the all-sufficiency of scripture, even when the canon was still incomplete! According to this Roman Catholic and Orthodox argument, the only way God could state by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that ... This argument is clearly an attempt to create a false dilemma, and deny what the text obviously says. Obviously God knew exactly how many books were going to be in the Canon of the New Testament. He knew who would write the books and when. God also knew the exact working that would be in these books, since ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-anti-refuted-2-timothy-3-16-canon.htm

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What role does the Holy Spirit in my Conversion? But the scriptures plainly teach that the Holy Spirit works through the agency of the revealed Word of God! Still, while proclaiming that the manner of the Spirit's working in the Christian age is ... It is the "change" from the old life in sin to the new life in Christ. Conversion takes place in our mind, while forgiveness takes place in the mind of God. In the process of conversion, there are no new faculties or powers imparted that are felt in any physical way. Any theory which takes away the Word of God in conversion, or takes away man's responsibility or accountability, cannot be true. Jesus ... Hence, the truth stands out vividly, it's undeniable: The Holy Spirit converts men through the revealed and written Word of God in the New Testament. If the Holy Spirit operates in a direct way, ... No one in the New Testament ever prayed for a direct, miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit. If men are converted without the Word of God today, how are we to distinguish between the claims of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-HS-in-conversion.htm

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Lesson 18: Obedience To The Gospel Our Lord wanted the gospel preached to everyone. The word "gospel" literally means good news or good tidings. In Romans 1:16 the apostle Paul says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek." So we see that the gospel of Christ is God's only power unto salvation. It is by the gospel or good news that God saves us. What does the Bible say that the gospel is that saves us? In I Corinthians 15:1-4, Paul is reminding the church at Corinth about the gospel when he says, "Moreover, brethren, I declare ... Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death: that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if ... The tragedy is that this will cause people to be lost in eternally. The gospel is being perverted today just as it was perverted in the first century. Paul says in Galatians 1:6-8, "I marvel ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-18-obeying-the-gospel.htm

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Biblical Subordination expressed by scholars of the creator. (The Triune God, Edmund Fortman, p31) "Although the Spirit is distinguished from Christ and subordinated to him, it can be said in 1 Jn 2:1 that Christ is the Paraclete with the Father. All this underlines the point that primitive Christianity did not have an explicit doctrine of the Trinity such as was subsequently elaborated in the creeds of the early church." (New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Brown, Colin, 1932, God, vol 2, p84, J. Schneider) At times Paul writes as if Christ were 'subordinate' to the Father. ... Nor were they subordinationists in intention or words, if subordinationist is understood in the later Arian sense of the word; for they did not make the Son a creature but always put Him on the side of the creator. The ... In point of fact the doctrine of the Incarnation involves that, in regard of His Human Nature, the Son should be less than the Father. No argument against Catholic doctrine can, therefore, be drawn from this text. (The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-scholars.htm

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Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad This fact indeed deeply troubles Jews today. The debate over the implications of the various usage's of two Hebrew words [Yachid vs. Echad] translated "one" is as intriguing as it is complex. The etymology of the Hebrew word yachid ... Having said this, when we cross over to the Greek, in parallel passages that use "yachid", we find a correspondence with the Greek word "mono". We do find "mono" used of God in the New Testament describing his oneness. So while yachid is never used of God's oneness in the Old Testament, the ... Luke 5:21 "My judgment is true; for I am not alone [mono] in it, but I and the Father who sent Me." John 8:16 "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only [mono] true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." John 17:3 "to ... Galatians 3:20 "There is one [hen] body and one [hen] Spirit, one [hen] hope, one [hen] Lord, one [hen] faith, one [hen] baptism, one [hen] God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Ephesians 4:4-6 "Now to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm

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Jesus Our Hope! This means that He is the only way to life everlasting, the only divine truth, and the only source of life satisfactory to God. This verse proclaims, also, that there is no other of any circumstance, money, education, or philosophy that can lead us to God. Thus, ... It is the law of love and liberty (made perfect by Jesus' sacrifice) that was revealed by Christ and His apostles in the New Testament which we, today, are to obey. (James 1: 25). It is by our obedience to God's will through our faith in Christ that puts us into the body of Christ, His church, and makes us acceptable to God. For details about obedience and its need and how to be pleasing to Christ, study the message , "The Importance of Obedience", and "What ... Often men will teach that God is dead and Christ was but a wholly mortal man and seek to divert us from the truth of God. But do not be dismayed for Christ is risen; the tomb where He was laid was empty that Sunday morning so long ago. He then walked among men for ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-Jesus-our-hope.htm

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Greek Scroll Twelve minor prophets Nahal Hever 50 BC: Septuagint ... The text reads essentially the same as the modern text we use (Masoretic) proving the Bible has not been lost, altered or corrupted over time. YHWH is written in Mosaic Hebrew as the name of God. What you read in the book you ... It is a scroll of the entire 12 minor prophets even though much of the text is destroyed over time. c. It shows the Bible we hold today is the same as it was before the time of Christ. d. It proves the entire Old Testament was translated by Jews into Greek before the time of Christ. 2. The Greek minor prophets ... While Christians eventually abandoned the practice of nomina sacra altogether, the Jews continue the practice by writing the word God in English as G-D where a dash is substituted for the letter O. e. Of course the ultimate ... Rather the book of the Tanach is a part of the Prophets, the second section of Jewish scriptures, and was forged by the church many centuries later. ... The first century Roman historian Josephus Flavius, similarly states that ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Septuagint-twelve-Greek-Minor-prophets-scroll-Nahal-Hever-Bar-Kochba-Cave-of-Horrors-letters-Dodekapropheton-Greek-8HevXIIgr-50BC.htm

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Catholics wrong: Mary had many other children in addition to ... Cannot simply be cousins because Colossians 4:10 uses a separate Greek word. John 1:41 uses the same term of Peter and his brother. The Catholic Catechism says of these verses: "The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, 'brothers of Jesus,' are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ..." Pg. 126 #500). The Catholic church teaches that the Mary in these passages is the mother of Jesus, but Jesus brothers and sisters ... them, He *said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?" 34 And looking about on those who were sitting around Him, He *said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers! 35 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother." ... Lat., nepos, whence Eng., nephew), a cousin (so, R.V.), is translated "sister's son." See Cousin.¶ John 1:41 the term brother is never used in the New Testament to denote a cousin or relative or anything other than a literal BROTHER. John ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-mary-had-many-children.htm

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cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship We believe that God sent his Holy Spirit to empower his church to witness to Jesus to the ends of the earth. We believe that we are made righteous by grace alone, through faith alone. We believe that the Holy Spirit works in the heart of every believer to lead him. We believe that the church is the body of Christ and that all Christians are members of it. We believe that Jesus will come again in glory to judge the living and the ... In Canada we have several of these, like Philpot Memorial (AGC Associate Gospel Churches). They all tend to be the same. Generally, they accept the Bible as God's inspired word and expect good moral living. However they all share the same false doctrines being Calvinistic, have women preachers, use instrumental music, and most horrifying, teach salvation by faith only and reject the necessity of water baptism for the remission of sins. They teach the sinners prayer. Most unusual is that this church also baptizes infants and take the spineless position ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-UBF-university-bible-fellowship.htm

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Lesson 16: Singing In Worship (Part 1) Singing has a very definite place in worshipping God in spirit and in truth. We glorify God in our singing praises to His name. There are only nine scriptures in the New Testament which specify the kind of music in the worship of the church that God wishes in order for us to worship Him in ... 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord"; (7) Hebrews 2:12, "In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You"; (8) Hebrews 13:15, "Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name"; (9) James 5:13, "Is any among you suffering? ... with what? A Grace in our hearts. B A guitar. C An organ. 10) T F We teach and admonish one another as we sing. 11) (Hebrews 13:15) The sacrifice of praise that we offer to God when we sing to Him A Can be performed on a piano. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-16-singing.htm

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Lesson 23: Summary of Worshipping in Spirit and Truth Today there are over 400 different denominations with many different plans of salvation, practicing different kinds of worship, teaching different doctrines, and wearing different names which are unheard of and unknown in the Bible. Is this what God wants? A denomination must have a man made creed, confession of faith, manual, discipline, catechism, and such like in order to exist. Each conflicting doctrine, which each denomination has produced, contradicts the scriptures. If people would follow what the Bible says, and only what the Bible says, then there would only be one church, the church of Christ. We have also seen that we must worship and only serve God, and not some idol or icon. God has commanded women not to teach or take a leading role over men ... Man has perverted the worship of God by adding mechanical instruments of music, because man likes them. When God's word is preached, God is glorified. Only God's will must be preached. If one is preaching man's will, he is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-23-summary.htm

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Stumper questions Jehovah's Witnesses do not like to be asked ... ... when you chide the "poor deluded Catholic" that his faith cannot find a Bible passage to support it, when the same goes for you and 1935? How do you know that there were any vacancies, if any, in the 144,000 class if Jesus offered this to first century Christians? How can the organization know the exact number of vacancies today without any records from the first ... Could the new name be "Christian" after our savior "Christ"? Why would the name God gave to His people not be "Christians" since Acts 11:26 says, "The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch"? Why is the name "Jehovah's Witness" found nowhere in the New Testament, if that is God's divine name for His people under the new covenant? Why would God wait almost 2000 years to suddenly start using ... What was the name of this individual? In the NWT, every time the Greek word "proskuneo" is used in reference to God, it is translated as "worship" (Rev 5:14, 7:11, 11:16, 19:4, Jn 4:20, etc.). Every time ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-questions.htm

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Christ Yes! ... The church, No??? While organization involves potential dangers, no movement can hope to survive without it. Christians are generally agreed that the heart of the gospel - "Jesus is Lord!" - is a central truth which begs for proclamation, both far and near, in word and deed. And this can never be effectively accomplished without structure. Free lance, unorganized disciples are no match for highly organized and deeply entrenched evil. Second, a rich spiritual bond unites Christ and his followers. The New Testament is filled with illuminating suggestions. For example, the Lord "purchased" the church with his blood (Acts 20:28). Again, "Christ also loved the church, and gave ... The church - and I am thinking now of the local church - is where we learn together, grow together, worship together, rejoice together, sorrow together. To the question, "The church, who needs it?", comes the answer, "We all do". Jesus or the church? To these add a third alternative: Jesus and the church. To God "be glory in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-church-yes-christ-no.htm

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Boer, Harry R.: A Short History of the Early Church 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 ... The full quote says: "When God desired to create the world, he needed an agent to do this for him. This necessity arose out of the Greek view that God cannot concern himself with matter. Therefore, he begot another divine being to create the world for him." (A Short History of the Early Church, Dr. H. R. Boer) Our comment Boer flatly states that the deity of Christ is found in the New Testament and was taught by the Apostolic Fathers before the age of the Apologists. Further, ... Moreover, the Logos was subject to change: he could become a sinner. Such was the teaching which Arius began to set forth in about 311. Alexander, the Catholic bishop of Alexandria, convened synods which condemned his views, and he was forced to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Boer.htm

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Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James ... The majority of New Testament books were universally accepted by about 100 AD, but it appears that a small number of books were "disputed". A conservative, bible believing perspective! God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the whole time and brought about His will to form the Bible we see today! ... reference by any apostolic writer to 2 Peter, appears to be Origen. (225 AD) 2. "And Peter , on whom the Church of Christ is built, 'against which the gates of hell shall not prevail' (Matt. 16:18), has left one acknowledged Epistle; ... "The Alexandrian Church is the only one which, as far as the sources enable us to determine, can be proved always to have included James in the Canon along with a number of other Catholic Epistles on a basis of equal authority with the rest. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-disputed-books.htm

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Questions Pentecostals CANNOT answer! God acts in the affairs of men today, but if these actions qualified as NT miracles, they would be impossible to deny (Jn. 11:47-53, Acts 4:13-22). Since the miracles in the NT were for the purpose of confirming the newly-revealed word (Mk. 16:20), what new revelation (i.e., not in the New Testament) is being confirmed by miracles today? If we cannot understand the bible alike, how are we to understand the confusion being generated by everyone claiming to speak under the influence of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 14:33)? If someone receives the Holy Spirit when they are saved or at baptism, why did the Samaritans, who were saved, in Acts 8 not yet have the Holy Spirit? Someone claiming to speak in tongues and heal, should also ... without thinking that God was telling the Corinthians that the spiritual gifts belonged to a "childhood" stage in the church. Hence, spiritual gifts are not a sign of "spiritual elitism", rather they infer that something is missing or not yet complete. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-questions-for-pentecostals.htm

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How to be attain Sanctification! ... The New Testament answers our question in this manner, as we read the apostle Paul's admonition to Christians in the city of Philippi "Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but how much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure" Phil. 2: 12-13. This is the same balance between the human and the divine that Paul reveals when he talks in terms of Christ's sanctification of the church. "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, ... Christ calls for our complete trust or faith in him (John 7: 37-39), for our repentance from all past sin (Luke 13: 3), for our open acknowledgment of this belief (Matthew 10: 32-33), for our obedience in baptism to receive God's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-sanctification.htm

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Official creed of the Free Will Baptist Church Freewill Baptist Church Free Will Baptist Articles of Faith The Bible. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are our infallible rule of faith and practice. God. There is one living and true God, ... All believers in Christ, who through grace persevere in holiness to the end of life, have promise of eternal salvation. Gospel Ordinances. BAPTISM, or the immersion of believers in water, and the LORD'S SUPPER, are the ordinances to be perpetuated under the Gospel. FEET WASHING, an ordinance teaching humility, is of universal obligation, and is to be ministered to all true believers. Tithing. God commanded tithes and offerings in the Old Testament; Jesus Christ endorsed it in the Gospel (Matthew 23:23), and ... Resurrection, Judgment, and Final Retribution. The Scriptures teach the resurrection of all men at the last day. Those who have done good will come forth to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil unto the resurrection of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-baptist-freewill.htm

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Why are most Jehovah's Witnesses former Roman Catholics? Both consider God to be the head of the world organization. Both the Pope and the Governing body both claim inspiration. Both organizations are "spirit directed" by God. A simple definition of both is as follows: "Definition of a Catholic/Jw: 'Someone who accepts Rome/Brooklyn as God's ... This hermeneutic contended that Christ had committed to His Church certain seeds and germs of truth, destined afterwards to expand to definite forms; that He did not intend that the teaching of His Church should be always the same; but ordained that it should go on continually improving under the guidance of His Holy Spirit. Jw's employ exactly the same hermeneutic but call it by a different name: "New Light" Both teach the organization is supreme over the Bible rather than ... Both "explain away" doctrinal changes, reversals and flip-flops by claiming "new light". Both view every other church as heretical and false. No salvation outside of their organization. The word of the organization is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-JW-converting.htm

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300 BC: The Death of Hebrew Language, rise of The Septuagint ... However, the restoration of the long extinct Hebrew language as a working language for an entire population in Israel today, is remarkable being the only example in earth history of a population ... Introduction: 1. The transition from Hebrew to Aramaic to Greek was all part of God's eternal plan in the Church of Christ a. Under Mosaic Judaism, a single temple housed a copy of the Hebrew scriptures (Tanakh) b. After 280 BC each of the thousands of Synagogues housed a copy of Greek translation of scriptures (Septuagint/Old Testament) 2. Five Mass language conversions: The ... As a matter of fact, however, it was probably made for the Jews living in Egypt in the 3rd c. bce. Which language did they speak and write? The papyri suggest that they used the Greek of the Koine type. ... In 587 BC a single Temple housed a copy of the inspired Tanakh in Hebrew. b. God foresaw that at the time of the coming of the Messiah in 30 AD, that Hebrew would be extinct. c. God providentially put the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Extinction-Hebrew-first-century-mass-rapid-language-conversions-failed-restoration-attempts-Yiddish.htm

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Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ... Heb 12:2 · "you are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22) Introduction: A. Jesus ... or "architekton" which included knowledge of carpentry. 4. It is fitting that Jesus is a MASTER BUILDER because tore down the physical temple and rebuilt it HIMSELF in three days as the New Testament church. ... and a rock [petra: bedrock] of offense"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed." (1 Peter 2:7-8) f. "I also say to you that you are ... E. Jesus as a first century "architect" equivalent to a "general contractor" today: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11 1. "like a wise master builder [archi-tekton] I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm

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Collective Names of Synagogues: House of Prayer, Temple, Church God's Presence, Support & Dependency Eph 2:19-22; 1 Cor 3:11 Body Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27; Rom 12:4-5; Col 1:18 Church of Christ/God Christ's Possession & Holiness Rom 16:16; Tit 2:14; Acts 20:28 Christians Christ's Possession & Household Acts 11:26; 1 Pe 4:16 ... Oikos 3 Maccabees 4:17-18 1 Timothy 3:15 Sanctuary, Temple Heiron, Naos: church (different word same meaning) 3 Maccabees 2:28 (Heiron) 1 Cor 3:11; Eph 2:21 (Naos) Acts 2:46 first communion in Jerusalem Temple C. Synagogue "collective" names: "place of prayer" (Greek: proseuche) 1. Proseuche is the first meaning given to a synagogue that continued to 70 AD. 2. Used in the New Testament: "place of prayer" (proseuche) a. Philippi Synagogue: "And on ... But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." (2 Timothy 4:1-5) 4. Following the New Testament example, the best Bible schools are churches, or at least they should be. a. Almost every major university today is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Names-Collective-House-Prayer-Synagogue-proseuche-Sanctuary-Temple-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient.htm

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Official creed of Church of the Nazarene ... 5:8; Ac 15:8,9; 1Pe 1:22; 1Jo 3:3 "Baptism with the Holy Spirit" Jer 31:31-34; Eze 36:25-27; Mal 3:2,3; Mt 3:11,12; Lu 3:16,17; Ac 1:5; 2:1-4; 15:8,9 "Fullness of the blessing" Ro 15:29 "Christian holiness" Mt 5:1-7:29; Joh 15:1-11; Ro 12:1-15:3; 2Co 7:1; Eph 4:17-5:20; Php 1:9-11; 3:12-15; Col 2:20-3:17; 1Th 3:13; 4:7,8; 5:23; 2Ti 2:19-22; Heb 10:19-25; 12:14; 13:20,21; 1Pe 1:15,16; 2Pe 1:1-11; 3:18; Jude 1:20,21 XI. THE CHURCH We believe in the Church, the community that confesses Jesus Christ as Lord, the covenant people of God made new in Christ, the Body of Christ called together by the Holy Spirit through the Word. God calls the Church to express its life in the unity and ... Mt 3:1-7; 28:16-20; Ac 2:37-41; 8:35-39; 10:44-48; 16:29-34; Ac 19:1-6; Ro 6:3,4; Gal 3:26-28; Col 2:12; 1Pe 3:18-22 XIII. THE LORD'S SUPPER We believe that the Memorial and Communion Supper instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is essentially a New Testament sacrament, declarative of His ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Nazarene.htm

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The Bible and the Wife's responsibility to the Husband Your interest in this subject is appreciated and I am glad that we have the Bible as our source book to tell us what God expected of the wife in the marriage relationship. There are several ... None of these passages teach that women are inferior in intellect, but that her feminine qualities preclude her being as well endowed for leadership. The subjection does not mean servitude. It is not the relationship of master and slave or as a maid or servant. Hers is a recognition of the husband's leadership, wisdom and tenderness. He should be as loving toward her as Christ loved the church. At this ... their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed". Here is a fine list of the responsibilities of the wife. ... She is to be loved and is to respond as a part of his body. Husbands and wives are a part of each other. Let me call your attention to the Old Testament in which the writer Solomon describes a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-wifes-responsibility.htm

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The Growing vs. The Dying church It replaces men with machines & programs It is inherently impersonal It de-activates the common membership It deceives the heart & salves conscience It appears that the church puts its faith in clever advertising campaigns, word ... Let's use the machines (programs) but keep them secondary in our mind. Church growth depends on people who depend on God not on machines! Much evidence of this attitude exists in the church today. When we hold a gospel meeting, we rely mainly on the mass media to draw visitors rather than personal ... So, rather than cracking the whip or laying guilt trips on members to reach the lost, deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ through a daily Bible reading and prayer program. Then they will volunteer to work at saving the ... All members recognize their personal responsibility to be active, in some way, in the work. The sentiment prevails: "Why do I have to teach the lost; isn't that the work of the preacher?" Many members are involved in giving ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-dying-church.htm

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How Sabbatarians twist scripture: What you must know to refute ... Thou shalt not arbitrarily switch the definition of terms like "commandments" and "the law" in passages to avoid contradiction with your own theology. Thou shalt realize that the book of Genesis does not contain the word ... Thou shalt not claim that Ellen G. White was an inspired prophet, when in fact she plagiarized (copied) most of her major books from the local library including many of what she claimed were visions from God! Thou shalt not teach that the Ten Commandments and the Old Covenant that was abolished, are two different things! Thou shalt not reject everything the Catholic church teaches ... Thou shalt be consistent. Thou shalt teach that although God never changes, the Sabbath law does change! Thou shalt not say that the Sunday worship is of pagan origin by quoting from Bible haters like Arthur Weigall, who trash not only Sunday, but Sabbath, the virgin birth and resurrection of Christ! Thou shalt not fail to understand that OUR POSITION is not that the Sabbath day was ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-twist.htm

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Lesson 25: Salvation Summary ... Do not allow anyone to explain away what you can read in the Bible that God wants you to do. We must take God seriously, because God is serious in what he is telling us in his word. Ecclesiastes 12:13 (KJV) sums up ... I would also like your input as to what you think of this course. If you were to die today, do you know for sure, without a doubt, that you would go to heaven? Remember most people will not go to heaven, Matthew 7:13-14. Do you believe in God and Christ? I am sure you do. Are you willing to repent of your sins and confess that you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? Will you be baptized (immersed) for the remission of your sins so you can be saved? Then the Lord will add you to His church, the church of Christ, where we can worship Him ... THEN SEVERAL DAYS 1 or 2 WEEKS 3 or 4 WEEKS 9) Were you saved and your sins forgiven before or after you were baptized? BEFORE AFTER 10) Did your baptism put you into Christ where all spiritual blessings are such as: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-25-summary.htm

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Pope Offers Catholics Time Out Of Purgatory By Y2K Indulgences ... Again, we submit that nowhere in God's inspired word will one find the doctrine that says people leave this world and enter purgatory to cleanse themselves before they get to heaven. Rather, the Bible teaches that upon our death, we will either go to paradise or torments, and can never cross over to the other, to await the final judgment (Lk 16:19-31). Further, the article mentioned "rosary" and "stations of the cross," two things which are not as the oracles of God (1 Pet 4:11). It is worth noting that Martin Luther was right to rebel against the Catholic church and its teachings, ... The Bible teaches that one must OBEY, DO, FOLLOW, and WORK in order to be pleasing to God (Heb 5:9; Mt 7:21-27; Jn 10:27; Mk 8:34-38; 2 Pt 1:10-11). God's word foretold of those who would set themselves up as God and teach perversions of truth (2 Ths 2:3-4, 9-12; 1 Tm 4:1-3). These men and their doctrines are to be rejected (Gal 1:6-9; 2 Jn 9-11). Therefore, let us abide only in the doctrine of Christ! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-indulgences.htm

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Jehovah's Witnesses a replica of the Roman Catholic church! Jehovah's Witnesses share exactly these same qualities with the Roman Catholic Church Centralized World-wide church government from which all official doctrine comes. The Pope and the ... directed" by God. A simple definition of both is as follows: "Definition of a Catholic/Jw: 'Someone who accepts Rome/Brooklyn as God's visible spirit-directed theocratic organization upon the earth. Both have official yearly meetings of the world leaders. The official doctrines that have changed dramatically over time. Both claim "new light" or progressive revelation to explain doctrinal changes. Both teach the ... Both view every other church as heretical and false. No salvation outside of their organization. The word of the organization is unquestionably final. Interpreting the Bible is the sole ... forever. Salvation is an individual matter that is fundamentally rooted in faith in Jesus Christ and does not dependent upon any earthly human origination. Click to View We speak the truth ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-catholic.htm

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The Bible and the Wife's responsibility to the Husband Your interest in this subject is appreciated and I am glad that we have the Bible as our source book to tell us what God expected of the wife in the marriage relationship. There are several ... None of these passages teach that women are inferior in intellect, but that her feminine qualities preclude her being as well endowed for leadership. The subjection does not mean servitude. It is not the relationship of master and slave or as a maid or servant. Hers is a recognition of the husband's leadership, wisdom and tenderness. He should be as loving toward her as Christ loved the church. At this ... their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed". Here is a fine list of the responsibilities of the wife. ... She is to be loved and is to respond as a part of his body. Husbands and wives are a part of each other. Let me call your attention to the Old Testament in which the writer Solomon describes a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/f-wifes-responsibility.htm

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Will you pass the Self-Evaluation test for Christians? Jesus said, "you will know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:20) Although other men cannot read your heart, they can get a glimpse of it by looking at the outward evidence of your inward faith in God. Weekly attendance We are commanded by God to attend with the church every Sunday. "Let us not ... Romans 10:17 says, "Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ". Faith is not the product of some mysterious process. Rather it comes from the Bible as we read and study it. God speaks to us today through the scriptures. We can know God's will. There is no guess work, because He has revealed it in print. How much time do you spend with the Bible on a private basis? Do you study the Bible for in depth information? Do you read it daily just to keep familiar with the basic content of the scriptures? The time you spend with the Bible is an external indication of how much faith you have. EVALUATE YOURSELF Committed Average Poor Your Bible study time ? ? ? PRIVATE PRAYER The New Testament ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-commit-test.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The illumination of the church by the Holy Spirit ... Sola Scriptura home page Click to View The church is not an infallible interpreter of scripture! I. Oral Traditionalists: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches "But the appeal to antiquity is both a treason and a heresy. It is a treason ... B. Falsely believe the interpretation is the right of he church not the individual: "the Holy Spirit is promised to guide the people of God into the knowledge of the truth, and therefore that which they, under the teaching of the Spirit, ... authority of the Church is important for our discussion because of the fact that the Church is given the authority by Christ to teach and preach the gospel. The Church is the body with the ability and authority to speak. The Scripture contains the content of what she is to speak. ... individuals interpreting the Bible alone without creeds] essentially destroys the real authority of ministers of the Word and the Church as a whole." (The Shape Of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison, Reformed Protestant, 2001, p 245) "It ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-illumination-holy-spirit-church.htm

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Bowman, Robert M.: Why You Should Believe In The Trinity Testament does not contain a formalized explanation of the trinity that uses such words as trinity, three persons, one substance, and the like." (Why You Should Believe In The Trinity, 1989, Robert M. Bowman Jr.) What they fail to tell the same book also says: That Bowman plainly says that the scriptures teach the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. That Bowman is contrasting the undeveloped trinitarian beliefs of the apostles, (who believed in the deity of Christ but had not yet come to grips with the impact on the oneness of God issue) with the developed creedal explanations in Nicea 300 years later. Our comment Just because the Bible fails to "fully develop" trinity doctrine to the same extent as the Nicene fathers, doesn't mean that Jesus isn't God! The mistake of may people today is ... Deception Exposed: By creating a false dilemma that says: "if the word trinity is not found in the Bible then Jesus isn't divine" Anti-Trinitarians are deceiving the reader ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Bowman.htm

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McKenzie, John L.: Dictionary of the Bible In the words of Jesus and in much of the rest of the NT the God of Israel (Gk. ho theos) is the Father* of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that the title ho theos, which now designates the ... Father], and the word was a divine being." Thomas invokes Jesus with the titles which belong to the *Father, "My Lord and my God" (Jn 20:28). "The glory of our great God and Savior" which is to appear can be the glory of no other than Jesus (Tt 2:13)" (Dictionary of the Bible, John L. McKenzie, God, p317) What else do Anti-Trinitarians quote: "The trinity of God is defined by the church as the belief that ... In Jewish thought of the time the son and the spirit are angels; it does not even take the trouble explicitly to deny it. At the same time, it is necessary to recall that in Catholic belief the ... GOD: NT. The word theos is used to designate the gods of paganism. Normally the word with or without the article designates the God of the Old Testament and of Judaism, the God of Israel: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McKenzie.htm

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William Barclay: Many Witnesses, One Lord William Barclay, a leading Greek scholar, said "it is abundantly clear that a sect which can translate the New Testament like that is intellectually dishonest." Click to View Watchtower Magazine William Barclay is ... This is certain proof that the Watchtower is a deceiver when it quotes from sources! Usually the Watchtower misquotes those who have died and are not able to write such letters of protest. How the Watchtower quoted the ... If John had said ho theos en ho logos, using a definite article in front of both nouns, then he would definitely have identified the logos (the Word) with God, but because he has no definite article in front of theos it becomes a ... He did not believe that Jesus is God. He denied the doctrine of the Vicarious Atonement. He also denied the Virgin Birth of Christ, and his view of the Holy Spirit fits no discernible orthodox definition in the history of the Christian Church. (Harold Lindsell) Needless to say, Barclay did not believe in the inerrancy of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Barclay.htm

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Jewish Messianic Expectation at the time of Christ They never dreamed the land promise was heaven, the restored temple was the body of Christ, the restored kingdom was the church and that the messiah was the liberator over the ... All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him." (Isaiah 53:4-6) d. Thus God rebuked ... then in Christ. h. For the Bible scoffers who challenge that 2 Sam 7:10-14 is a DOUBLE PROPHECY, fabricated by New Testament writers, the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that the Jews in 90 BC viewed it as a double prophecy as well! i. 2 Sam 7:10-14 was one of the most common and widely known messianic verses at the time of Jesus and twice the apostles apply it to fulfillment in Christ: j. "For to which of the angels did He ever say, "You are My Son, Today I have ... So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken." (John 2:19-22) o. "and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Jewish-Messiah-Jesus-coming-Days-Coins-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Seder-Olam-Talmud-Revelation-Gog-magog-dragon-war-1000-years-Hell-judgment-resurrection.htm

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Judean Governors, Procurtors and Prefects time of Jesus, first ... ... A new temple had been raised from the dust, just as Jesus said: His body, THE CHURCH. c. Jesus said the kingdom of God and the temple is not physical but within each of us! On Pentecost 33 AD, God set up his divine Kingdom which we know today as the Church of Christ which will never come to an end: "For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or ... C. Chronological account of New Testament and Roman events 49 Julius Caesar (Emperor 1) crosses the Rubicon river, becomes dictator 44 Julius Caesar murdered. Octavian is Julius' only heir 36 Mark Antony kills Antigonus, ending Hasmonean rule 31 Octavian (Augustus) defeats Antony in Battle of Actium becomes ... The Jews only realized Muhammad was not their messiah when he ate non-kosher camel meat and the attack on the Jewish oasis of Khaybar in 628 AD. b. "Contrary to the widely held view that the Aramaic word Kazab is "falsehood", and all examples cited from rabbinic literature have the meaning of lie, deception, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/coins/Coins-Judean-Governors-Satraps-Procurators-Prefects-Jesus-Herod-Antipas-Philip-Archelaus-Pilate-Agrippa-Felix-Festus-587BC-66AD.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its 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 ... form. this is found not only in isolated passages but interwoven in the entire organism of the Old Testament revelation. The earliest foreshadowing is contained in the narrative of the creation, where Elohim is seen to create by means of Word and Spirit (Gn. i. 3). (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. 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 ... it is probable that his preaching had a trinitarian reference: he called for repentance towards God, faith in the coming Messiah, and spoke of a baptism of the Holy Spirit, of which his baptism with water was a symbol. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Sola Scriptura: The prophecy in Matthew 2:23, that Jesus would ... by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) Catholic and Orthodox defenders must contradict the traditional interpretation of the Fathers (Jerome) of Mt 2:23 and their own theologians. They are therefore violating the very principle of oral tradition and the "authority of the church" to interpret scripture, that they are trying to prove. Such an argument is as dishonest as it is self-defeating. Jerome says that Isa 11:1 is the Old Testament prophecy: "Once more it is written in the pages of the same evangelist, "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." Let these word fanciers and nice critics of all composition tell us where they have ... to be the Greek form of the Hebrew netser, a "shoot" or "sprout."" (Easton's Bible dictionary, Nazareth) "Thus the word "Nazarene" carries with it an allusion to those prophecies which speak of Christ as "despised of men" (Isa. 53:3). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-pro-tradition-nazarene-matthew-2-23.htm

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Lesson 13: Must We Be Baptized To Be Saved? ... God offers salvation to all men, but He conditions that offer with obeying the requirements which He has set out in His word. The Lord has commanded us to be baptized. The Lord has no nonessential commands. In Hebrews 5:9 we saw that no man can be saved by the grace of God without being obedient to the will of God. Believing and being baptized to be saved, as Mark 16:16 says, does not nullify the grace of God, but it activates it. The fact that baptism is essential to our salvation in no way reflects upon the wonderful grace offered to all; but rather it honors Christ who commanded it. Baptism is a very serious matter. According to the ... But later in Genesis 3:4 Satan told Eve, "You will not surely die." Satan just added the one word "not" and perverted what God had said. This is what men are doing today. Jesus said in Mark 16:16, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved." Men today erroneously teach "He that believes and is not baptized shall be saved." By adding the word "not" ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-13-baptism-essential.htm

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Attending church for the wrong reasons! Yes, they viewed Jesus as a great teacher, but how could He claim to be divine? How could he have come down out of heaven? This they rejected. Jesus tried to teach them that the only reason they should follow him was not for bread, but because they believed He was the divine son of God. The end of this story is found in v66, "As a result of His words, many of Jesus disciples withdrew, and were not walking with him any more." 5000 left Jesus. Only about twelve remained. Today, if a minister caused a similar drop in church attendance, he would be fired on the ... There are many people today who attend church because they are "bread seekers" rather than genuine Christ seekers. Is the reason why you attend with your church listed below? 26 Wrong Reasons to Attend With A ... Evidence Jesus was a WOOD carpenter: 1. The English Bible generally translates tekton as CARPENTER. a. Remember, tekton is a generic word for a constructor or builder and nothing more. 2. Justin Martyr: "When Jesus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-weekly-attendance-wrong-reasons.htm

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Apostle Paul never kept the sabbath, certainly not 84 times as ... News Flash!!! "Seventh-day Adventist pastor fired for "Sunday keeping" over 84 times!" Text of story: A Christian church invites 7th day Adventist Pastor to preach every Sunday afternoon and ... Here the Apostle Paul keeping the Sabbath "according to the commandment" after Christ died!" (Additional Sabbatarian proof texts that Paul kept the Sabbath as part of his Christian duty at least 84 ... Acts 13:14 "on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down" 1 Acts 13:44 "And the next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of God." 1 Acts 16:13 "And on the Sabbath day ... B. These passages speak of Paul preaching to the non-Christian Jews in their synagogues. None of these passages, or any other in the New Testament, ever speak of Christians worshipping on the ... No! It provided him a great opportunity to teach. No where after the resurrection "keeping the Sabbath according to the commandment" Click to View Adventist False Argument #3: "In Acts 18:4, Paul's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-paul-kept.htm

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