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Sola Scriptura debate charts by Pat Donahue Sola Scriptura: Sola Scriptura debates between Christians vs. Orthodox/Catholics Click to View Sola Scriptura home page Formal Public Debates Click to View The word of God is the sword of the Spirit! 1 Chart Listing - Sola Scriptura 1. Chart Listing ... - Salvation For Jews, Faith Only Salvation 25. The Inquisition 26. Mental Reservation, How Can We Trust The Catholic Church? 33. How Catholic Authoritative, If It's Teaching Changes? - Invalid Marriages 34. How Catholic Authoritative, If It's ... They are not the same as the truth they hold up. So the church is NOT the truth, neither the source of the truth, but the church's duty is to uphold and teach the truth. The word of God is the sole source of the truth: John 17:17 - Sanctify them ... The Catholic believes the pope ... to be as liable to error, as almost any other man in the universe. Man is man, and no man is infallible, either in doctrine or morals. "A Doctrinal Catechism," by Keenan, bearing the Imprimatur (official sanction) ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-debates-donahue.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... ... We see things happen similarly among ourselves, for whenever we utter some word, we beget a word, yet not by any cutting off, which would diminish the word in us when we utter it. We see a similar occurrence when one fire enkindles another. It is not diminished through the enkindling of the other, ... Many but not all Trinitarians would have no problem affirming, along side of Justin, that Jesus as uncreated God, was referred to as the Angel of Jehovah.] "HOW GOD APPEARED TO MOSES. And all the Jews even now teach that the nameless God spake to Moses; whence the Spirit of prophecy, accusing them by Isaiah the prophet mentioned above, said "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; ... 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Official creed of Worldwide Church of God (Plain Truth Magazine ... The Spirit of God leads the Church into all truth (John 16:13). Accordingly, this Statement of Beliefs does not constitute a closed creed. The Church constantly renews its commitment to truth and deeper understanding and responds to God's ... God is love and infinite goodness. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 John 4:8; 5:20; Titus 2:11; John 16:27; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Corinthians 8:6) Jesus Christ Jesus is the Word, by whom and for whom God created all things. As God manifest ... Faith is enabled by God's grace. (Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:6; Ephesians 2:8-9; James 2:17-18; Romans 6:23) Sanctification Sanctification is the state of holiness imparted to the believer through the work of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Though ... The Church, or the Body of Christ, consists of all who have faith in Jesus Christ and in whom the Holy Spirit abides. The Church is commissioned to preach the gospel, to teach all that Christ commanded, to baptize, and to nurture the flock. In ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-PainTruth.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 "Sabbath" and nowhere in the New Covenant is the Sabbath day commandment found, instead, it says the Sabbath was abolished! ... Thou shalt stop misrepresenting history by ignoring the fact that early Christians always worshipped on the first day (Sunday) and never kept the Sabbath! 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 EXCEPT their claim to have changed the Sabbath day. If thou claim that since Jesus is our example and that He did ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-twist.htm

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Role of Women preachers, segregation and Children in Synagogues Role of Women preachers, segregation and Children in Synagogues First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the prototype for Christian Church. ROLE ... people, upon the representation of Marcus Alexander, was this: (257) Since we have ever a great regard to piety towards God, and to holiness; and since we aim to follow the people of the Romans; who are the benefactors of all men, and what they have written ... But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. But women ... Eve had not yet been created when God told Adam about the forbidden tree. Eve never actually heard God say this direct, but had to trust Adam's word on the matter. "The Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Role-of-Women-Synagogue-preachers-leaders-segregated-Children-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-ancient-liturgy.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church ... My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. " (Matthew 16:18) 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 established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it [gentiles: fulfilled on Pentecost Acts 2:39 "far off", Eph 2:13]. 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." For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the ... 1:20) c. "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND" (Acts 2:15-17) i. "It will come ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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Church ministers were the first Psychiatrists!: The history of ... There was no coerced treatment and the insane were never forcibly confined in an asylum away from his home. Today, the takeover of institutional psychiatry has gone so far, that the insurance companies now tell church ministers never to use the word "counseling" when they perform their God given mandate to be "a doctor of the soul". Most preachers and church members blindly accept ... This "take over" of function of "doctor of the soul" by secular doctors began in the large institutions and gradually squeezed out church ministers entirely. In 1774 AD, the Act for Regulating Madhouses ejected ministers from their historic position of working with the insane. This was a political move ... Although it is not wrong for a church minister to accept money for 1 hour of his counseling services, it is not wise and perhaps it may violate the free nature of grace and the gospel message itself. A real minister would never charge an hourly fee to teach someone they need to believe, repent, confess ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-church-ministers-first-psychiatrists.htm

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Irrefutable questions that Roman Catholics can't answer Whose "church authority" shall we believe? Whose tradition is the one we should follow? Provide a single example of a doctrine that originates from an oral Apostolic Tradition that the Bible is silent about? Provide proof that this doctrinal tradition is apostolic in origin. Provide a single example of where inspired apostolic "oral revelation" (tradition) differed from "written" (scripture)? If you are not permitted to engage in private interpretation of the Bible, how do you know which "apostolic tradition" is correct between the Roman Catholic, the Orthodox and the Watchtower churches, for all three teach the organization alone can interpret scripture correctly, to the exclusion of individual? Why did God fail to provide an inspired and infallible list ... If 2 Timothy 2:2 proves succession, doesn't this prove the Roman Catholic church is not part of that succession? When you see the word tradition, why do you always assume it to be oral tradition rather than scripture tradition, when ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-questions.htm

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3 secret reasons why Seventh-day Adventists keep the sabbath Click to View They must vow Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet at their baptism! Official SDA Baptismal Vows: Vow #8: "I accept the Biblical teaching of spiritual gifts, and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church." Vow #11: I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow #13: people of every nation, race, and language are invited ... Glait and Fischer, who had been taught the false doctrine of the Catholic and Lutheran churches, that Sunday is the Sabbath, were astonished to read in the Bible that the Sabbath was indeed the 7th day! When they began to teach this, ... Spiritual gifts were present from Ellen's Harmon's experience, the Sabbath from Joseph Bates and of course, the continued belief in the actual, visible, second coming of Jesus Christ; hence, the name "Adventist." The word "Adventist" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-White-halo.htm

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Seventh Day Adventist Church controversy: The Arrest and Trial ... In the fall of 1846 Dammon accompanied the Whites and Joseph Bates on a trip to Poland, Maine. According to a second-hand account written by J.N. Loughborough in The Prophetic Gift in the Gospel Church, the horse pulling their wagon was ... White, and for a time had confidence in her visions, but for a good many years have had none at all. When we saw that they conflicted one with another, we renounced them altogether, and betook ourselves to the word of the Lord. It has been some ... If there is one lesson we can learn from Israel Dammon's rejection of Mrs. White, it is this: A supposed miracle or a vision does not prove a person to be a prophet of God. A prophet of God must pass the Six Biblical Tests of a Prophet. Click to View Mrs. ... Joseph Moulton: "When I went to arrest prisoner,...so great was their resistance, that I with three assistants, could not get him out....We were resisted by both men and women." "They would move him a few inches only, and then rush out of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-arrest-trial-israel-dammon.htm

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Pentecostalism: Worshipping God with your mind in neutral! Click to View 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 Pentecostalism: The religion where you worship God with your mind in neutral! What ... What is incredible is that this very type of worship is totally foreign to the Bible yet seen in occult world religions EXACTLY the same as in Pentecostal churches. Read carefully the quotes below and take heed! Montanus 150 AD Click to View Montanus opposed formalism in the church and boldly intimidated Christians by claiming his followers were ... Click to View While I was a student at U of M through the influence of some friends I went to a series of meetings called "Life In the Spirit" seminars hosted by the Word of God Community. At the end of the 6 weeks ... Click to View "You really cannot understand what God is doing in these meetings with an analytical mind," he said. "It's not a move of man, it's a move of God. The mind is never going to understand what God's ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neutral-mind.htm

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The New World Translation: A corrupt sectarian paraphrase. 1666 ... "Obsolete and incorrect." "It is neither scholarly nor reasonable to translate John 1:1 'The Word was a god.'" "I have never read any New Testament so badly translated as The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of The Greek Scriptures.... it is a distortion of the New Testament. The translators used what J.B. Rotherham had translated in 1893, in modern speech, and changed the readings in scores of passages to state what Jehovah's Witnesses believe and teach. ... The Hebrew word degal translated as "standard" literally means flag or banner. Since the JWs regard saluting a flag as an act of idolatry, the text has been altered according to their doctrinal bias. (Same revision found in Num. 2:2, 3, 10, 18, 25; 10: 14, 18, ... The revision suggests that even though Jesus is highly honored, he is still one among many of God's created beings. (Similar revisions found in Rom. 8:32; Phil. 2:9; Col. 1: 16-17.) Acts 20:28 They change "God purchased the church with His own blood" to God ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-NWT.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet Prior to 1980, (when news of White's plagiarism was first published by Walter Rea) ALL ADVENTISTS viewed White as an inspired prophet. However, now that is it an absolute proven fact that White plagiarized 80-90% of her "inspired writings, ... Vow #11: I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is my purpose, by the grace of God, to order my life in harmony with these principles Vow #13: people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted ... From time to time I have been permitted to behold the working, in different ages, of the great controversy between Christ ... and satan." p. 13 "As the Spirit of God has opened my mind the great truths of His word, and the scenes of the ... Follett. Follett was quoting from official Glacier View document: "The Relation of Ellen White's Writings in Doctrinal Studies" SDA BOOK: "Elder I. H. Evans, the General Conference representative at the conference declared: 'When the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WhiteInspire.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. [but Jehovah's Witnesses continue to do so in utter deception] It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, ... At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a ... We correctly label these kinds of sources/authors as "Christianity Trashers" or "CT" for short! For Arians (Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians & United Pentecostal Church International: UPCI) to quote a another Unitarian ... God as a Father, King of the Land, Lord of all, Divine family with God's Son, God's begotten Son, incarnation, atonement, sacrifice, new birth, sin, divine word, angels, demons, washings Noah Flood story In the past century, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Eternal torment proved ... annihilation refuted It is the body that will be made immortal, not the soul! "The real issue between Dualists and Annihilationists is nothing other than this: Does Scripture teach that the wicked will be made immortal for the purpose of suffering endless pain; or does it teach that the ... A loving God will torment forever his creation Our God is a loving, merciful Father who does not want to consign anyone to that fate. (What Happens After Death?, United Church of God, an International Association) "The verse ... Rev 20:10 ... indicates that the devil is to be cast into the lake of fire that had already consumed and destroyed the beast and false prophet. Satan, being spirit, is the one who will be tormented forever. The evil angels-the ... The translation "everlasting" is misleading, since the fire itself will not burn forever. Obviously not, since God's Word clearly shows that when the present earth is purged and purified, it will be refashioned into a resplendent NEW EARTH! ... Jude 7 calls this ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-annihilation-refuted.htm

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Holy Spirit in the New Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit ... Caiaphas wanted to kill Jesus: Jn 11:47-53 2. Confirming the message & messenger a. Mk 16:17; Heb 2:2-3; Jn 10:24-28 3. Providentially directing the church till the second coming a. Directing evangelist, Philip to seeker, eunuch: Acts 8:29, 39 b. Directing apostle Peter to seeker, Cornelius: Acts ... Rom 8:16 witnesses Jn 5:39; 1 Jn 5:6-8 a. The Holy Spirit uses the word as His instrument to teach, bring sinners to repentance and eternal salvation. b. The chart below proves the word of God is the instrument of the Holy Spirit. c. This chart DOES NOT prove the Holy Spirit works ONLY through the word since we know He continues to work providentially down to the present age. d. This chart DOES NOT DISPROVE the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which is easily disproved using several other lines of reasoning. II. Purpose and function of the nine spiritual gifts: A. Purpose of Gifts 1. Confirm prophet speaking from God: Heb 2:3,4 2. Edify church: 1 Cor 12:7 B. Function of each of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-New-Testament.htm

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Rich man and Lazarus in Hades: Luke 16:19-31: Neo-Sadduceeian ... Commenting on Luke 16: "What is important for us to grasp is that Christ used the mental images conjured up by this rabbinic parable to teach that, in the hereafter, the wicked experience torment and the righteous bliss." (Death and The Afterlife, Robert Morey, p. 84,85) Just as God Himself is described in the same kind of symbolic "earthly" word pictures or "anthropomorphisms" (possessing literal hands, eyes, ears) so too Luke 16 is described in the identical type ... that if men would not be led by the testimony of Moses and the prophets, miracles (even the raising of the dead) would fail to move them. (Christadelphian, Christendom Astray, Robert Roberts, p35) View #2: Able, Wrested Scriptures The parable condemns Caiaphas ... The popular acceptance of this scenario is reflected in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus... This view of hades as a place of torment for the wicked eventually entered into the Christian Church and influenced even Bible translators. (Immortality or ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-hades-luke16.htm

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Schools, Education and Literacy of Jews In Synagogues Schools, Education and Literacy of Jews In Synagogues First Century Synagogues and churches "On this Rock, I will build My church" Ancient Synagogue Worship and the Church Synagogue worship was the ... and therefore also how to read and write, so their sons could repeat the process for their children. a. ""Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me, 'Assemble the people to Me, that I may let them hear My words so they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'" (Deuteronomy 4:10) b. ... And what is my sin before your father, that he is seeking my life?"" (1 Samuel 19:18-20:1) b. "When the prophet was made acquainted with the unjust proceedings of the king, he left the city Ramah, and ... (Ex 15:13; Is 33:20; Jer 50:7), or elevated prose (2 S 15:25): hence it is doubtful whether a word closely allied to this would have been chosen to denote a residence of prophets in a village or ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Schools-ancient-Synagogue-Literacy-of-Jews-education-reading-writing-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-patterned-prototype-liturgy.htm

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The Septuagint: God approved Translation in every synagogue like ... Augustine in 400 AD makes this timeless observation true of Jews in 100 BC and Christians today: "Nevertheless, the Church has adopted the Septuagint as if it were the only translation. Indeed, Greek-speaking Christians use it so generally that many of them do not even know that the others exist. From the Septuagint a Latin translation has been made, and this is the one which the Latin churches use." (Augustine, City of God 18.43, 400 AD) God foresaw at the tower of Babel the His word MUST be translated and the Holy Spirit wrote ... Although Jesus could speak true native Hebrew, he did not teach in this functionally extinct language because the masses spoke Aramaic, Greek and Latin. b. Jesus taught in Aramaic and Greek. I. History of God's People using a ... in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah [in Greek]. Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot." ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Greek-Bible-standard-issue-Jerusalem-certified-translation-synagogues-church.htm

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What Early Christians believed about Mt 24 & destruction of Jerusalem ... ... See: The History Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem] 75AD Flavius Josephus (note: Josephus was not a Christian but a Jewish historian) "A false prophet was the occasion of these people's destruction, who had made a public proclamation in the city ... the Apostles teach that the church is not of the present, but from the beginning. For it was spiritual, as was also our Jesus, and was made manifest at the end of the days in order to save us. (Chap. XIV.-- The Second Epistle to the Corinthians) 130AD Barnabus (On the demise of the Temple in the last days) "Moreover I will tell you likewise concerning the temple, how these wretched men being led astray set their hope on the building, and not on their God that made them, as being a house of God. . . . ... 2:4) CHAP. XXXIX.--Direct Predictions By The Spirit. "And when the Spirit of prophecy speaks as predicting things that are to come to pass, He speaks in this way: "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-Mt-24-destruction-jerusalem-70AD.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... ... As listed in Statement of Beliefs] the leadership team agrees on? 3. MFI as an organization does not ask every pastor to hold the same doctrinal stance on everything, however we should agree on the basics [ie. The Statement of Beliefs]. B. ... He explains that "God removed the veil from my mind and I received the model that is now revolutionizing church growth. God validated the model by reminding me [of] the way Jesus had worked with His twelve disciples." 2. Responsibilities of head Pastor: A ... II. STATEMENT OF FAITH of Living Hope Christian Assembly: (from their website, now removed) Theology is essentially identical with the MFI doctrinal statement and several statements are identical word for word. Other statements have been modified ... Eph. 2:8; Rom. 3:25 8. The necessity of water baptism by immersion in order to fulfill the commands of Jesus. Matt. 18:19 9. We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from the world and perfection of holiness in the fear of God ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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Scriptures were more important than tradition to Apostolic Fathers 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 ... He uses Rome as an example of a church whose tradition should be followed. But Irenaeus says more than Roman Catholics might like to hear. Irenaeus says that the foundation of the church at Rome, is not solely Peter, as Roman Catholics teach, but both Peter and Paul! Equal credit and ... The devil loves people like Raymond L. Zell, because he leads people away from the Bible to his apostate, false doctrine filled, church. So after throwing out the Bible into the garbage can as a source of doctrinal truth, Zell, tells us ... Mariolatry, Christmas, Easter, celibacy of bishops directly contradicts 1 Tim 3, sprinkling in place of immersion contradicts the very meaning of the Greek word Baptism, which means immersion and the example of Jesus and the Eunuch in ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-scriptures-tradition-apostolic-fathers.htm

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Part1: Pagan Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... They say that Jesus in his prehuman existence was, like the angels, a separate spirit person created by God, and for this reason he must have had a beginning. They teach that Jesus has never been Almighty ... What, exactly, is the Trinity? How do supporters of it explain it? How Is the Trinity Explained? Click to View The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three ... Muslims find it all a word game. . . . Why should anyone want to add anything to the notion of God's oneness and uniqueness that can only dilute or nullify that oneness and uniqueness?" It is totally ... At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... Speaking first of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-pagan-section.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... ... Turning it over in my mind, I said to myself, If Peter had been elected Pope, would his colleagues have been permitted to send him with St. John to Samaria to announce the gospel of the Son of God? What do you think, venerable brethren, if at this moment we permitted ourselves to send his holiness Pius IX. and his Excellency Mons. Plantier to go to the Patriarch of Constantinople, to pledge ... The more I examine, O venerable brethren, the more I am convinced that in the scriptures the son of Jonas does not appear to be first. Scene 4: Paul And The Apostles Silent On Papacy "Now, while we teach that the church is built upon St. Peter, St. Paul (whose authority cannot be doubted) says, in his epistle ... Paul, the great apostle of the Gentiles, would have forgotten the first of these offices, the papacy, if the papacy had been of divine institution? The forgetfulness appeared to me to be as impossible as if an historian of this Council were not to mention one word of his holiness Pius IX. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Jews persecuting Christians ... Patristic Apostolic Church Father Justin Martyr said: · "Jews dishonor and curse Christians in your synagogues" · "All the house of Israel are uncircumcised in their hearts" · "Christ is King of Israel, and Christians are the Israelite Race." · "We hewn out of the side of Christ, are the true people of Israel" · "We from Christ, who begat us unto God, are called and are the true sons of God" ... your synagogue officials instruct you do in your prayers" · "Ignore your Pharisaic teachers who teach you to curse Christians in your synagogues and your prayers." · "To our persecutors we say: "You ... But the Prophet says: "And now, O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. For He has dismissed His people, the house of Jacob; because their land was filled, as from the ... that it all happened by the power and purpose of the Creator of the world; just as Eve was made from one of Adam's ribs, and as all living beings were created by the Word of God in the beginning. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70A-Justin-Martyr-patristic-apostolic-church-father-150ad.htm

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Grant, Robert M.: Gods and the One God 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." ... 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, eternally pre-existent Jesus, is subordinate to the Father. They misrepresent Grant by failing to note ... among those who held doctrines like his. 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. ... Even if this could be viewed as a correct picture of the earliest stages of doctrinal development, the meaning of the doctrine was not necessarily-or one might say '.necessarily not"-expressed in its initial stages. We cannot apply ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Grant.htm

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History proves Christians always met on 1st Day and not the Sabbath ... No one prior to Moses (Abraham or Adam) ever heard of the Sabbath law much less kept it. The very first time that anyone was commanded to keep the Sabbath was in Exodus 16. The word "Sabbath" is not even found ... When they began to teach this, theologians were sent to persuade them to abandon what they called the "Jewish Sabbath." Both of them suffered a martyr death, largely due to their Sabbatarian views. ... was was part of the Christian Church, Stone/Campbell movement, who convinced their Methodist minister that the Bible teaches us to keep the Sabbath. But Seventh-day Adventists are convinced that God chose Ellen White and the modern Seventh-day Adventist movement as the medium through which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct inspiration and revelation. ... Although all three guesses are wrong, but each time they come closer to the truth: 33 AD by the Apostles! Three wrong guesses, you're out: The so called "inspired prophet" Ellen White originally claimed the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-history-sabbath.htm

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Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible!!! FACT: Catholics pray repetitive words with Rosary Beads that were first invented in 1090 AD, by "Peter the Hermit" and made popular by St. Dominic in 1208 AD. Catholics believe that Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1208 AD, at the church of Prouille ... "While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed." But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and ... While Catholics have restored their practices back to the original first century tradition which they call, "communion under both kinds", it illustrates the ever shifting and changing doctrinal evolution that is present in the Roman Catholic ... FACT: In 1079 AD celibacy was first enforced for priests and bishops by Pope Gregory VII. Before this time, they were permitted to marry. Question #1: Does the Bible teach that a bishop (overseer) must be married AND ALSO have children as one of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm

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Trinity Attackers refuted! (Watchtower's: Should You Believe ... ... They say that Jesus in his prehuman existence was, like the angels, a separate spirit person created by God, and for this reason he must have had a beginning. They teach that Jesus has never been Almighty ... What, exactly, is the Trinity? How do supporters of it explain it? How Is the Trinity Explained? Click to View The Roman Catholic Church states: "The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion . . . Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: 'the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three ... Muslims find it all a word game. . . . Why should anyone want to add anything to the notion of God's oneness and uniqueness that can only dilute or nullify that oneness and uniqueness?" It is totally ... At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines. ... Speaking first of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-frames-start-page-SYBTT.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 ... We end up with people helping machines to reach the lost rather than machines helping people. 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 ... 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 personal ... Church does not provide teaching materials or training to aid members in reaching the lost. Bring Bibles & Take Notes Do Not open Bibles in meetings Focus On Lord's Work Focus On Problems or doctrinal controversy Noise Of Small Children ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-dying-church.htm

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104 Adventist Pastors fired for rejecting the inspiration of ... Click to View 104 Adventist Pastors fired for rejecting the inspiration of Ellen G. White! Some SDA members have been deceived by their leaders into thinking they don't have to accept White as prophet and can use only the Bible! Testimonials: (Submit yours!) I dropped my membership in the SDA church in 1981, of my own volition. I was never fired. The actual number of people who either resigned or ... His congregations voted to reinstate him as pastor after he was" censured. " Surprisingly even a panel fellow SDA Denominational workers who examined his doctrinal beliefs voted to reinstate him. However at his reinstatement ceremony the Or. Conf. Pres asked him to reaffirm his belief in Ellen White ... Their refusal to preach extrabiblical church doctrines led to excruciating circumstances and decisions for many who loved their church and wished only to proclaim God's Word unhindered by human traditions and creeds. We ask our readers to supply us with any additions or corrections to this list ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-white-inpsired-100-pastors-fired.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica astute stroke of policy, designed to win the support of the Christians, or a wise act of statesmanship aimed at buttressing the decaying fabric of the empire with the strength of the Christian church. ... Extremely deceptive! "Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: `Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord' (Deut. 6:4) ... The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies." ("Should you believe the trinity" and ... Britannica states that in the very next sentences that the early Christians understood the Gospel of John to teach the deity of Christ. Thus what Britannica is saying is that the early Christians had ... It was therefore with dismay that he discovered that the eastern churches were divided by a much more widespread dispute, the doctrinal controversy between Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, and one of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Shiloh Israel: Master Index of Free Bible Maps of Bible Times ... Map of Shiloh, Israel (Click balloon for info, move with mouse) Four Archeological time periods you can help dig! 1. Late bronze: 1399-1094 BC. The time of Joshua during the conquest. 2. Iron 1: 1200 BC. The time of Judges when Deborah lived. 3. Time of Christ: 50 AD Roman house 4. Byzantine: 350 AD Church marking Ai of Abraham. Click to view High Resolution Panorama of Shiloh click to view click to view Click to View click to view See also: History of the Temple 1 Samuel 1-7 Introduction: 1. The book of 1 Samuel opens with barren Hanna praying to God at Shiloh for a son in 1102 BC. 2. The ... He is the last judge and the first prophet. 6. The ark of the covenant is captured and goes on a seven month ride through the Philistine pentapolis: a. The ark is taken by the Hebrews from Shiloh to ... You shall do it according to the word of the LORD. See, I have commanded you." So Joshua sent them away, and they went to the place of ambush and remained between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/maps/bible-maps-master-index-tel-shiloh-israel-archeological-excavations-associates-for-bible-research-find-a-dig-tabernacle-of-moses-cubit-20.6-inches-1399-1094BC.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... ... teachers, among whom neither Church nor doctrine has ever been established. (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 4, 1-2) "Now, with regard to this rule of faith-that we may from this point acknowledge what it is which we defend-it is, you must know, that which prescribes the belief that there is one only God, and that He is none other than the Creator of the world, who produced all things out of nothing through His own Word, first of all sent forth; that this Word is called His Son, and, under the name of God, was seen "in diverse manners" ... We who teach sola Scriptura, actually have no problem agreeing! Tertullian calls this oral tradition, "the rule of faith". We agree that it was a creed, but notice it contains absolutely nothing, except what the scriptures specifically reveal. 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 in scripture like: the perpetual virginity and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Acapella Responsive Singing, No Instruments in first century ... ... On the fourth day they did sing, O Lord God to whom vengeance belongs, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself (Ps. 94). On the fifth day they did sing, Sing we happily to God our strength, make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob ... Daniel 3:49-93, Apocrypha, LXX 8. Responsive songs in our modern songbooks. (Very few, less than 1%) a. NOTE: when you teach this lesson, use these songs in the church service to demonstrate responsive singing. b. I'll be a friend to Jesus c. The Love of God d. Humble yourselves ... Instruments from the Ancient Synagogue, James W. McKinnon, Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, Vol. 106, p78, 1980 AD) 2. "They sent word to Mar Uqba, "How on the basis of Scripture do we know that it is forbidden to sing?" ... Psa]lm of singing, on the tongue of the seve[nth of the chief princes,] a powerful song to the God of holiness with [its] seve[n wonderful songs.] He will sing to the King of holiness seven times, with se[ven words of] wonderful [songs.] ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Acapella-responsive-singing-non-instrumental-first-century-early-Christian-Church-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ancient-Synagogue-ritual-liturgy-worship.htm

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Tradition wars: The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches make ... While the Orthodox church claims council at Nice was inspired, yet is rejects the canons of Nicea on the date of Easter which the Catholics accept. The Catholics teach purgatory, yet the Orthodox reject it. Universal papal jurisdiction was a rather ... If they reject this, we are clearly not bound to follow them. Therefore let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of God, in favour of that side will be cast the vote of truth." (Basil, ... For the Roman Catholics who refuse to believe that such words could fall from the lips of a Catholic bishop, the Pope describes Basil as, "one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church". One side of the debate cried, "my tradition is right". ... From these premises, Protestants conclude that sola Scriptura is the only safeguard against aberrant doctrinal developments. First of all, the doctrinal aberrations of the Roman Catholic Church are manifestly not part of the universal tradition of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/catholic-vs-orthodox.htm

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Lesson 24: The Lord's Church ... Do you actually think that He is pleased with it? Do you wear only the name Christian? God tells us in Jeremiah 10:23, "It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps." Man has tried but has always made a miserable failure of it. In Colossians 3:17 we read, "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus." We are to do all in the name of or by the authority of the Lord Jesus. Can it be said that Jesus has authorized any of these different names? Questions Lesson 24 The Lord's Church (Part C) (click on the button of the answer of your choice) 1) (Acts 14:23 & ... A Pentecostal. B Christian. C Lutheran. 6) T F We should wear different names religiously even if they do not glorify Christ. 7) (Colossians 3:17) The things we do and say religiously must be done by whose authority? A The Lord Jesus Christ. B The authority of each different church's creed book. C Our own authority. 8) T F The things we teach and do must be done by the authority of Christ. Click ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-24-lords-church.htm

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Does It Matter What We Believe As Long As We Are Honest? He was honest and sincere, however, God destroyed him very soon afterward because of this disobedience. The ardent Jewish Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, persecuted the church in the days soon after it's establishment, and brought many Christians to trial and death. He ... Because persons may be ignorant of His will, having not studied sufficiently, or that they might have believed a lie from a false teacher (or prophet) is no excuse in the sight of God. Speaking of the Old Testament examples like that about the prophet, Saul (Now ... The Bible Research Library seeks to present the word of God free of human prejudice, and are everywhere documented thoroughly. We request that you always check each scripture reference carefully to be sure that it is correct as used in our presentation. We ask that you check the context of the verse and other correlative scriptures. We beg of you not to believe a thing of what we, or any other, teach unless you can prove it for yourself from your own Bible. Click Your ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-honesty-enough.htm

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One verse refution of Transubstantiation ... Transubstantiation was not an issue that was discussed. By the fourth century, the church drifted away from the original symbolic view of the Apostles and began to teach transubstantiation. Only in the fourth century, were Gnostics isolated in ... Of course the truth is that both the church and Gnostics taught the symbolic view, while employing the same literalistic language. 8. In fact, the logic employed by early church leaders like Irenaeus to defeat Gnosticism, were specifically based ... Since therefore the cup that has been mixed and the bread that has been made, from which things the substance of our flesh grows and is sustained, receive the word of God and the eucharist becomes the body of Christ, how do they say that the flesh which is ... Obviously then, "church tradition" does not lead to unity because the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches are irrevocably and bitterly divided over the Eucharist. Using the scriptures alone is the only way to settle all doctrinal matters. The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion-transubstantiation.htm

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Sola Scriptura proven from the Bible! Irrefutable proof texts ... ... us for EVERY good work. "2 Timothy 3:16-17 doesn't say the Bible is all sufficient by itself." Click to View CLICK HERE "How could 2 Timothy 3:16 teach the all-sufficiency of scripture, when several New Testament books were not even written yet?" ... If oral tradition, or the authority of the church was valid, then Jesus would have at least one time referred to oral tradition, or used himself as the authority, as the Catholics, Orthodox and JW's use the church organization as an authority. B. ... God),' you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that." (Mark 7:7-13) C. Jesus made over 100 references to scripture. ... All were wrong! Some thought he was merely a king, some merely a prophet, some merely a priest! (Matthew 26:24) "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief corner stone'? (Luke 20:17) "You ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-proof-texts.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion Logos ("word") of Greek philosophy.(The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57) Our comment Trinitarians agree! Surprise! Notice "explicit doctrine". This refers to the creedal definition of the trinity of the Nicene era 325 AD. All theologians (except for Arians/Jw's and modernists) agree that the New Testament and the earliest Christians viewed Jesus as God. But we ... also does not contain any organization larger than the local church! (are you listening Brooklyn?)" Jw's use this quote to create a false dilemma: They think that this quote proves trinity wrong. ... Still, doctrinal statements are inherently limited; they address specific points of controversy, leaving other questions unsettled and sometimes creating new problems. Conciliar statements and ... distinctions in God. Despite basic differences in method, these three approaches all move in a more personalist (relational) direction and, in the case of the latter two, a more "economic" direction. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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Testimony of H. F. Brown Ex-member after 80 years! Testimony of H. F. Brown Ex-Member after 80 years! Click to View Ellen G. White Prophet? or Plagiarist! "Testimony of H. F. Brown" Ex-Member after 80 years! Click to View Click to View Go to Ellen ... I heard her speak once, but I remember nothing at all about her introduction. I've been a minister of the Adventist church since 1919, just 60 years ago. I served in the church during all the time since then. I was sent down as a boy into Mexico to sell books. We carted them Colporteurs then and I didn't know one word of Spanish. They handed me a typewritten page of paper and the book, and I ... For instance, he had been holding a series of lectures to us on the terrible cost of salvation for man. It meant that very God had to yield himself as a ransom. I think this is the belief by all ... Here is where she says just the opposite: TM 217 "We must push forward the work, not waiting to see the funds in the treasury before we undertake it." 9T 271 "To make no move that calls for investment ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-Elder-H-F-Brown-testimony.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) Click to View Ellen G. White Prophet? or Plagiarist! The White Lie! By Walter T. Rea Chapter 6: Sources from Which She Drew (More or Less) The Desire of Ages by Walter Rea Click to View Order Walter ... if a few others than the "Spirit of God" had gotten some credit. Although the Scriptures do make it plain that every good and perfect gift comes from God, some of Ellen's gifts of writing were found to have come through quite a few human sources. In the late 1970s Robert W. Olson, for the White Estate (which is always pushed to keep its readers and the church members up to date on such things), ... I wrote to Elder Rea at the time and asked him not to move forward with any plans for publishing his findings until I had a chance to talk to him personally at the Southern California Conference Camp ... The Scriptures indicate, however, that prophets have a gift of the holy Spirit. Ellen White had that gift and she was canonical insofar as doctrinal interpretation authority is concerned [italics ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH6-Ellens-sources.htm

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Official Creed of Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI ... which, as originally written does not only contain and convey the Word of God, but IS the very Word of God. 2. By "inspiration" we mean that the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old, as ... Of The True God We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection, ... Psalm 51:1-4,7; Isaiah 55:6-7; Mark 1:15; Luke 12:8; 18:13; Acts 2:37-38; 20:21; Romans 10:9-11,13 Of The Church We believe that a Baptist church is a congregation of baptized believers associated by a ... We believe the true mission of the church is found in the Great Commission: first, to make individual disciples; second, to build up the church; third, to teach and instruct as He has commanded. We do not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-BBFI.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... ... No one prior to Moses (Abraham or Adam) ever heard of the Sabbath law much less kept it. The very first time that anyone was commanded to keep the Sabbath was in Exodus 16. The word "Sabbath" is not ... When they began to teach this, theologians were sent to persuade them to abandon what they called the "Jewish Sabbath." Both of them suffered a martyr death, largely due to their Sabbatarian views. Sabbatarians owe a debt of gratitude to these Sabbath pioneers whose work later influenced the origin of the Seventh-day Baptist church. The latter (Joseph Bates) has been instrumental in helping the ... But Seventh-day Adventists are convinced that God chose Ellen White and the modern Seventh-day Adventist movement as the medium through which to reveal and confirm this "truth" through direct ... Looking forward to this, the prophet declared, "To the end, for the eighth day," on which our life both sprang up again, and the victory over death was obtained in Christ, whom the children of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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FALSE: End of the world prophecy charts Ron Weinland is predicting the end of the world on May 27, 2012 1. Ron Weinland failed in predicting the end of the world on April 17, 2008. He claimed to be a prophet, apostle and that he and his wife the two witnesses of Revelation. 2. When ... Notice that the entire New Testament period is something that God had to think up on the fly when the Jews rejected Jesus as their king. So God had to think up the church age as a stop gap measure until God could try a second time to get the Jews to accept Jesus as ... her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. " (Ephesians 5:27) Rapturists teach that the church ends at the second coming, when in fact the church continues forever as the bride of Christ. ... While convincing to his lemmings who sold their houses and maxed out their credit cards and gave the money to Camping to spread the word through a global advertising campaign, his insights make him worthy of being stoned as a false prophet. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/pre-false-end-times-charts.htm

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The office of Elders, pastors and bishops ... Each of the three Greek words are translated into two English words, where one of these English word is a true translation and the other is a meaningless man-made ecclesiastical, church term invented by various churches. To prove the point, ... D. Why did God use four different terms to describe the one office? Simple! Each term gives us a distinct view of the various functions of that one office. If God had used only one word, it would not be nearly as clear as it is with the four terms. Elder indicates ... Pope Universal Bishop Ecumenical Patriarch Patriarch Metropolitan or Archbishop Protopresbyter Cardinal Arch-bishop Archpriest His All Holiness His Eminence His Beatitude His Grace Very Reverend Right Reverend Reverend Father Reverend Father C: ... A. There are four terms: elder, overseer, shepherd & steward They all refer to the same thing They are used interchangeably The terms are not titles but teach us about the role, function and work 4. It is wrong to view pastors elders and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-elders-pastors-bishops.htm

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Apostle Paul never kept the sabbath, certainly not 84 times as ... Click to View 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 explain why Sunday is not the day ... 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 we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we ... Acts 2:1-38 Paul also rushed to get back to Jerusalem on Pentecost: Acts 20:16 Pentecost always fell on a Sunday Does this mean he was keeping Pentecost feast? No! It provided him a great opportunity to teach. No where after the resurrection ... In that way, a Christian who exclusively obey Jesus could be said to be keeping the Law of Moses. This is what Paul means by the following verses: Acts 3:22 "Moses said, 'The Lord God shall raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-paul-kept.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... Tradition #4: Uninspired man-made creeds, "Rule of Faith" (regula fidei) (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:8) The early church stated that every single thought and phrase of all early creeds were believed to be directly based ... of the world, who produced all things out of nothing through His own Word, first of all sent forth; that this Word is called His Son, and, under the name of God, was seen "in diverse manners" by the patriarchs, heard at all times in the prophets, at last brought down by the ... Our view of sola Scriptura is reinforced by this passage. What this passage is talking about happens all the time today when we spontaneously and unexpectedly teach a sinner the gospel in a city park when we have no Bible in hand. We rely ... 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 in scripture like: the perpetual virginity and assumption of Mary; infant ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) Click to View Ellen G. White Prophet? or Plagiarist! The White Lie! By Walter T. Rea Chapter 3: Say It Isn't So The early development of how Ellen G. White became known as a prophet! by Walter Rea ... when truth was chained to the wall of the library so that no one could take it out of the vault (even with a library card), mankind had to receive and accept what was handed out by the church fathers. ... In the time of Moses, if anyone started a fire on his own to enjoy a cup of hot herb tea on Sabbath, he was stoned, and not in the modern sense of the word either. If he wandered around in the local ... If people can't read, they can't be reached by reading; if they can read, they might be reached by the wrong reading. How churches solve this problem is to assign it to God. That's an old idea too. ... Parents are also under obligation to teach and oblige their children to conform to physical law for their own sakes.... How strange and unaccountable that mothers should love their children so ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH3-aint-so.htm

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