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What Early Christians believed about USING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC What did early Christians believe about using instrumental music in worship? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Using instrumental music in worship??? See also: instrumental music ... the mouth as a lute moved by the Spirit as the lute is by the plectrum; 'praise Him with timbal and choir,' that is, the Church awaiting the resurrection of the body in the flesh which is its echo; 'praise Him with strings and organ,' calling our ... Then to all mankind He calls out, 'Let every spirit praise the Lord,' because He rules over every spirit He has made. In reality, man is an instrument arc for peace, but these other things, if anyone concerns himself overmuch with them, become ... The unison voices of Christians would be more acceptable to God than any musical instrument. Accordingly in all the churches of God, united in soul and attitude, with one mind and in agreement of faith and piety we send up a unison melody in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-music.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet EARLY WRITINGS p. 57 "For a time after the disappointment in 1844, I did hold, in common with the advent body, that the door of mercy was then forever closed to the world . . . I was shown in vision, and I still believe, that there was a shut door in 1844." SELECTED MESSAGES 1 p. 63 ... Their professions, their prayers and their exhortations are an abomination in the sight of GOD." Spiritual Gifts Vol 1-p. 189. White blames her failed prophecy on the members of the Seventh-day Adventist church! "Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history." SELECTED ... She also affirms that her ``visits'' to heaven were easily made because after having left there during one of her visits an angel "handed me a green cord coiled up closely. This he directed me to place next to my heart, and when I wished to see Jesus, take from my bosom and stretch ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-prophecy-blunders.htm

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Sunday: Weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ The first day of the week Click to View Weekly memorial of the resurrection of Christ A. Traditions of men vs. the Bible: We are told, not to remember Christ's birth on Dec 25, but his death every Sunday via Communion. Acts 20:7 Christians do not remember Christ's resurrection once a year at "Easter", but every Sunday, on the weekly anniversary of his resurrection! Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:1-2 B. The uninspired writings of early Christians unanimously viewed Sunday as a weekly memorial of the ... You see how he says, 'The present Sabbaths are not acceptable to me, but the Sabbath which I have made in which, when I have rested [heaven: Heb 4] from all things, I will make the beginning of the eighth day which is the beginning of another world.' ... customs but on the Lord's days to celebrate the same practices as we in remembrance of the resurrection of the Savior. (Church History Ill.xxvii.5) 300 AD Eusebius of Caesarea "The day of his [Christ's] light . . . was the day of his resurrection ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-weekly-memorial-of-resurrection.htm

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Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ... Introduction: 1. Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. The fact that John Nelson Darby invented the ... However Edwards ideas, which he admitted were brand new and never before taught, had no influence in the modern population of the false doctrine. That prize to goes to Darby. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 2. Harold Camping owns 55 Radio stations with headquarters in Texas. He wrote a book claiming 1994 was the end of ... 2011 is "guaranteed in the bible". 4. Camping doesn't really believe the Bible, instead he believes he is directly guided by God into truth though his Early and Latter Rain false doctrine. 5. It escapes Camping that Rapture doctrine itself did not exist before 1830 AD. It was invented by John Darby who founded ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-harold-camping-2011-official-end-of-the-world-time-rapture-chart-numerology-date-setter-may-21-2011.htm

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Scientology is Neo-Gnosticism: Paying to learn secret knowledge ... "Scientology is the science of knowing how to know answers." (Hubbard) A religion where you pay to learn secret knowledge that saves you!!! This article will contain material which was written by early Church Fathers to refute the Gnostics; Scientology critics will recognize many of the expressions and methods used. The following ... This science is formed in the tradition of ten thousand years of religious philosophy and considers itself a culmination of the searches which began with the Veda, the Tao, Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions. Scientology is a Gnostic faith in that it knows it knows." [ed note: end quote from Wakefield, "Road to Xenu"] ... If you come to a close engagement with them, they destroy your own fond hope of victory over them by a self-immolation. Not even their own disciples do they commit a secret before they have made sure of them. Compare the PC-folders and psychological tactics used by Scientology. They have the knack of persuading men before ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-gnostic-roots.htm

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Ellen G. White found guilty of plagiarism (copying) All four of these methods have been used by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and are still being used, in the matter of Ellen White and what has been published under her name. First: Incredible as it may seem to an impartial onlooker, the White Estate would have us believe that anything ... Often members that she prayed for arose from their sickbeds -although she herself never really got well and complained of sickness and fainting spells well into her middle age. Neither do we hear great mention made of the deaths of two of her children while still young. Despite her prayers and concern, her husband lived only to his early sixties. Nevertheless, Ellen White's acts and utterances have been impressed ... Those who tried at various periods to help their church come to terms with the truth would be driven from "The Clan," or would shake the dust from their feet and depart. Thus the white lie has grown until it has become a matter of faith; fact has long since been lost sight of. The advice of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-WL-CH12-incidents.htm

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Lesson 22: Only The Saved Are In The Lord's Church ... In Acts 20:28 the apostle Paul was talking to the elders from the church at Ephesus and told them, "Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers." The church the Lord built is to be overseen by a group of elders. The qualifications of elders who are to oversee each congregation of the Lord's church are given in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and in Titus 1:3-9. Is the church you belong to overseen by a plurality of elders? If not, why not? Or is your church overseen by the preacher? If it is to be the Lord's church and has men who qualify, each congregation is to be overseen by a plurality of elders. If we really accept the Bible as our only authority, we will want to worship God only as He has specified. We must reject human traditions and doctrines such as creed books, catechisms, manuals, articles of faith, confessions of faith, the book of Mormon, the Koran, constitutions, disciplines and other guidelines which men have written, all ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-22-only-church-saved.htm

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What Early Christians believed about BAPTISM ... Or who shall be our advocate, unless we be found having holy and righteous works?' (Second Clement 6:7) 120-205 AD IRENAEUS "As we are lepers in sin, we are made clean from our old transgressions by means of the sacred water and the invocation of the Lord. We are thus ... Therefore the preaching came first: but I think baptizing withal was lawful to him to whom preaching was." (Tertullian, "On Baptism," Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 3, pg. 676) 140-230 AD TERTULLIAN "Happy is our sacrament of water, in that, by washing away the sins of our early blindness, we are set free and admitted into eternal life! A treatise on this matter will not be superfluous; instructing not only such as are just becoming formed in the faith... If, moreover, even from a 'brother' who 'walketh idly' he warns the Thessalonians to withdraw themselves, how much more withal from a fornicator! For these are the deliberate judgments of Christ, 'loving the Church,' who 'hath delivered Himself up for her, that He may ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-baptism.htm

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Geographic variation caused New Testament canon variation from ... Introduction: 1. It need not disturb the Bible-believing Christian to learn that the canon of the New Testament was not universally set until about 300AD. The canon underwent a progression of development, which by faith, we believe was guided by divine providence to what we have today ... If the Orthodox church really is illuminated by the Holy Spirit so that men can trust her as "God's organization", why was she so wrong about something so simple? II. Summary overview of the development of the canon of the New Testament: 33 AD, Pentecost: Jesus initially made the promise of divine inspiration through the Holy Spirit exclusively to His apostles. (Jn 16:12-13) This promise was fulfilled when the church is born ... During this time, a number of additional "disputed" books were read in a few churches at various times: Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement, Didache, Epistle of Barnabas, Wisdom of Solomon, Apocalypse of Peter. This does not mean that early Christians considered them inspired, but that they ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-why-varied-geography-30-400AD.htm

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RaPseudo-Ephraem does not teach the Rapture! Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, which was made popular by Billy Graham in 1935. Prior to 1830, no church taught it in their creed, catechism or statement of faith. 6. Christians reject all these false notions of God illuminating man and rely upon the pages of the Bible alone as a sole source of conduct and doctrine. . Find a church that exposes the Rapture as a heresy in your own home ... And so, brothers most dear to me, it is the eleventh hour, and the end of the world comes to the harvest, and angels, armed and prepared, hold sickles in their hands, awaiting the empire of the Lord. And we think that the earth exists with blind infidelity, arriving at its downfall early. Commotions are brought forth, wars of diverse peoples and battles and incursions of the barbarians threaten, and our regions shall be desolated, and we ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-pseudo-ephraem-latin-syraic-texts.htm

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Apostate church organization: 150-250AD: The rise of the single ... ... B. The case of Serapion, Bishop of Antioch 190-203 AD: In the "Introduction To The Gospel Of Peter" (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol 10) the following historical comment is made about how The Gospel Of Peter was rejected as a forgery. "Serapion, Bishop of Antioch 190-203, writing to the church at Rhossus, says (Eusebius, H. E., vi., 12, 2): "We, brethren, receive Peter and the other Apostles even as Christ; but the writings that go falsely by their names we, in our experience, reject, knowing that such things as these we never received. When I was with you I supposed you all to be attached to the right faith; and so without going through the gospel put forward under Peter's name, I ... Even among the deacons distinctions grew up, and one of the body in the different churches became known as the archdeacon. Surely it is no far-fetched suggestion, that a similar development raised one of the early presbyters in the various congregations to the rank of arch-presbyter, and then carried him over the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/ntx-organization-historical-development-papal-patriarchal-systems-150-250AD.htm

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Werner, Martin: The Formation of Christian Dogma ... was effectively taken. Compromise finally went so far that the Arians could be charged with polytheism. Before Arius, as we have seen, the Angel-Christology had also already made concessions to the new deification of Christ. But, by the time of Arius, in the Church one had become sensitive about the charge of polytheism. ... "The dogma of Christ's deity turned Jesus into a Hellenistic redeemer-god and thus was a myth propagated behind which the historical Jesus completely disappeared" (Martin Werner, The Formation of Christian Dogma, paraphrase of p. 298) "The course of the age-long doctrinal conflicts of the Early Church shows, for example, that the ... The cause of the Trinitarian-Christological problem, which so perplexed Post-Apostolic Christianity, lay in the transition from the apocalyptic Messiah-Son of Man concept of the Primitive Christian eschatological faith, with its sense of imminence, to the new dogma of the divinity of Jesus. There was certainly no need nor ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Werner.htm

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Early Christian faith on Trinity, deity of Christ, personality ... Earliest Christians taught Trinity! (50 - 600 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Trinity Deity and eternal pre-existence of Jesus Christ Person & Personality of the Holy Spirit Click to View Regarding the "US", in ... Now, the scriptures would not have testified these things of Him, if, like others, He had been a mere man. (Irenaeus Against Heresies, chapter xix.2) 180 AD Irenaeus "For the Church, although dispersed throughout the whole world even to the ends of the Earth, has received from the apostles and from their disciples the faith in one God, Father Almighty, the creator of heaven and Earth and sea and all that is in them; and in one ... of the truth" (Against Heresies, 3:19:1). 180 AD Irenaeus "It was not angels, therefore, who made us, nor who formed us, neither had angels power to make an image of God, nor any one else, except the Word of the Lord, nor any Power remotely distant from the Father of all things. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htm

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Jesus Our Hope! Because Jesus did away with the Law of Moses and replaced it with a better way, none of the Old Testament commandments or laws, including the Ten Commandments, applies to us today. 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 ... Modern man of whatever level of education and attainment can find exacting proof that Jesus has both died and then risen. When under persecution, being put to death for their beliefs, Jesus' early followers died, gladly, a horrible and painful death which they could have avoided by denying their Saviour. They did so because they had seen and heard the Christ. They had ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-Jesus-our-hope.htm

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Weigall, Arthur: The Paganism in Our Christianity ... Creed, which is the earliest of the formulated articles of Christian faith, does not mention it." (The Paganism in Our Christianity, Arthur Weigall, 1928, p182) The "Lord's Day" (Sunday) is of Pagan Origin: "The Hebrew Sabbath having been abolished by Christians, the Church made a sacred clay of Sunday, partly because it was the day of the resurrection, but largely because it was the weekly festival of the sun; for it was a definite Christian policy to take over the pagan festivals endeared to the people by tradition, and to give them a Christian significance. But, as a solar festival, Sunday was the sacred day of Mithra; and it is interesting to notice that since Mithra was addressed, as Dominus, 'Lord," Sunday must have been 'the Lord's Day' long before Christian times." (The Paganism in Our Christianity, Arthur Weigall, 1928, p136) Jewish Sabbath and the Sunday Lord's Day both of pagan origin: "In the early Christian Church there were no festivals, holy days, or Sabbaths" ... "I ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Weigall.htm

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Moral failures of Modern Pentecostal preachers ... written in 1932. This theft was discovered by Dale Simmons while working on a paper at Oral Roberts University Hagin was confronted about this theft and made few changes in subsequent editions of that book. He has never publicly admitted to stealing anything from Kenyon. It gets stranger! Hagin has also made the claim to have had no less than eight personal face-to-face visits with the Lord Jesus Christ His book "I Believe In Visions" makes this statement on the cover "The fascinating personal story of a man whose life and ministry have been dramatically influenced by visions of Jesus." Hickey, Marilyn Faith healer Word of Faith teacher - shameless use of charismatic trinkets (blessed cornmeal, oils, cloths, seeds, ... She is controversial because she faked her own kidnapping in order to carry on an adulterous affair in 1926. During the outcry against her over this affair she incorporated The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, which later grew into a large Pentecostal ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-pentecostal-preachers-immoral.htm

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Door Knocking as a method of Evangelism It is beneficial, curative, helpful, etc. I believe that one of the most beneficial therapies for a Christian, even surmounting the golf green, is simply walking and knocking doors. The early disciples went "from house to house" (Acts 5:42). This is more a paraphrase than a direct quote, but the thought is there. The ... Nothing will do more to make one feel right about his standing with God than being about his Father's business. Jesus was doing that at age 12. One must undergo the experience of what I am talking about before he can effectively reflect upon it. A young lady in the church told me recently that it made her feel a lot better to be out knocking on doors. ... In 1987 the WE CARE MINISTRY will be conducting 6 campaigns. You could experience first hand the success of one of these campaigns and carry the information back to your own congregation. Write to me if you would like to participate in one of them or for information on the "We Care Campaigns." Click Your Choice Go to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-door-knocking.htm

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Joel 2:28, Promise of the Father, Baptism of the Holy Spirit ... A. Defining the GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: Acts 2:38-39 1. The Gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38 is the miraculous endowment of supernatural power in nine different categories listed in 1 Cor 12: Knowledge, Wisdom, Faith, Prophecy, Miracles, Healing, Distinguishing of Spirits, Tongues, ... the Holy Spirit", had the "indwelling of the Holy Spirit" and were recipients of the "promise of the comforter" made by Jesus. When you realize that full water immersion (baptism) was widely practiced every Sabbath before entering synagogues as early as 280 BC, it becomes natural for Jesus to employ baptism as a new metaphor for the same supernatural endowment which is seen in Moses, Samuel, Daniel, David and Elijah. ... The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 10:44-45) which simply cannot be anything BUT miraculous. 6. Stop overcomplicated a simple thing. The first century church was a miraculously "Spirit filled church". Every single Christian from AD 33 to 100 either personally possessed or had ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Gift-of-the-Holy-Spirit-miraculous-Joel2-28-Promise-of-the-Father-Baptism-Acts2-38.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge autobiography by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p16) "The notion that Jesus organized a Christian church to take the place of the decaying Jewish church has very little evidence to support it." ... "That he prescribed baptism and the Lord's Supper as permanent ordinances appears to me to rest on an ... Heaven must be in us - Hell is in some. The gospel is not the good news that guilty men may be saved from punishment, but the good news that guilty men may be made virtuous. In one word, Salvation is character. Justification by faith no longer means to me that Christ has suffered the penalties of my sins and therefore if I accept his sacrifice God will treat me as though I were ... deceptive "selective quoting" by failing to note that Abbott says that early Christians worshipped Jesus (Abbott had to get one thing right!) Even a Liberal like Abbott admits that Jesus was considered God and worshipped as God by the earliest Christians, even though he likely doesn't believe it himself. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Encyclopedia Americana ... The simplest affirmation is that God is "Three in One, and One in Three," without making use of such technical terms, derived from law or philosophy, as "substance" or "person." God is Father, and the Father is God; God is Son, and the Son is God; God is Spirit, and the Spirit is God. The statement is often seen, in Latin, in early stained-glass church windows, with three circles at the corners of it triangle and an inner circle connected with each ... Such expressions as "Let us make man" (Genesis 1:26) is probably only an echo of the early Hebrew, conception of a divine court, the "company of heaven," supernatural or angelic beings surrounding God in heaven. There was no other God beside Him (Deuteronomy 32:39; Isaiah 46:9). This theistic faith is completely taken for granted in the New Testament and in the early Christian creeds. Instead of a reversion in the direction of polytheism, with a plurality of divine beings, the development of Trinitarian doctrine was guided by the same ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Americana.htm

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Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff ... the church doctrine of the Trinity sprang from Platonism and Neo-Platonism is therefore radically false. The Indian Trimurti, altogether pantheistic in spirit, is still further from the Christian Trinity" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church New York: Scribner's, 1924, vol. 2, p. 566) "The Ontological Doctrine: There is no reason to seek for sources or types of the doctrine of the Trinity outside of Christianity or of the Bible, though in the eighteenth century efforts were made to ... (New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia, Trinity, Doctrine of the; p18) "The Biblical Doctrine: Early dogmaticians were of the opinion that so essential a doctrine as that of the Trinity could not have been unknown to the men of the Old Testament. ... But the New Testament and the Christian consciousness as firmly demanded faith in the divinity of the Son, who effected redemption, and of the Holy Spirit, who founded the church and dwells in believers; and these apparently contradictory interests ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Schaff.htm

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First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Magdala, Taricheae 50 BC If the synagogue points east it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. b. If the synagogue is oriented towards Jerusalem it is not pre-70 AD but built after 200 AD. 4. See Orientation: Early Synagogues did not Point to Jerusalem C. Bible and other Literary references: 1. Mary Magdalene who was first person on earth to proclaim ... But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction." While He was still speaking, they came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, "Your ... E. Excavation details: 1. There is a beautiful in situ mosaic floor in the synagogue. 2. Freestanding columns: open air auditorium with no roof. a. See also: Freestanding Columns: Antitype of Christians and the church b. The bottom portion of the "drum" columns were found in situ. c. The four columns at each corner were ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Magdala-Taracheae-Migdal-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-Mary-Magdelene-heart-table-4-freestanding-columns-50bc.htm

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Synagogue Moses' Seat: Metaphor of Pride: Mt 23:2-3; Jas 2:1 ... in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them." (Matthew 23:2-3) 2. Many other indirect references are made to the Moses' seat and other special seating in synagogues: a. "Woe to you Pharisees! ... He stood up to read," (Luke 4:16) d. "And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him." (Luke 4:20) 4. In 36 AD, James the Apostle condemned the idea of special seating in church assemblies for the rich vs. poor: a. "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of ... whereas Rostovtzeff (1938:106) considered the seat to be reserved for the Cohen. " (Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research, Rachel Hachlili, p218, 2013 AD) 12. The early church violated Jesus prohibition of special seating through the clergy-laity distinction. a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Moses-Seat-Metaphor-Pride-reader-leader-judge-Architectural-ancient-Synagogue-pre-70AD-standardized-typology-design-incorporated-adopted-similarities-into-church.htm

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Reconstructing Petra Smithsonian: June 2007; Vol 38 Num 3 By ... ... Such wealth would have attracted raiders, but Petra's mountains and high ails protected the traders once they arrived in the city. The Siq, a twisting 1000 yard long canyon that in places is just wide enough for two camels to pass, made the eastern part of the city impregnable. Today it serves as Petra's main ... Rome annexed Nabatea in /IL a 106, apparently without a fight. In its prime, Petra was one of the most lavish cities in history-more Las Vegas than Athens. Accustomed to tents, the early Nabateans had no significant building traditions, so with their sudden disposable income they drew on styles ranging from Greek to Egyptian to Mesopotamian to Indian- hence the ... Then, on May 19, A.D. 363, a massive earthquake and a powerful aftershock rumbled through the area. A Jerusalem bishop noted in a letter that "nearly half" of Petra was destroyed by the seismic shock. A church used until the seventh canton. A.D. and excavated in the 1990s (a Bedouin man cleans a mosaic on the church ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-smithsonian-june-2007-vol38-num3.htm

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What Early Christians believed about DEACONS What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 300 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Click to View Early Christians and deacons Click to View Didache 15. Appoint therefore to yourselves ... And this they did in no new fashion; for indeed it had been written concerning bishops and deacons from very ancient times; for thus saith the scripture in a certain place, I will appoint their bishops in righteousness and their deacons in faith. ... They [in the vision] that have the spots are the deacons that exercised their office ill, and plundered the livelihood of widows and orphans, and made gain for themselves from the ministrations which they had received to perform. REFERENCES IN ... But deacons ought to remember that the Lord chose apostles, that is bishops and overseers; while apostles appointed for themselves deacons after the ascent of the Lord into heaven, as minsters of their episcopacy and of the church. REFERENCES IN 4TH ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-deacons.htm

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Comparison list of 14 Moses/Constantine the Great Shadows, Types ... Prophet, Lawgiver Emperor 8. Both were saviors by delivering God's people from persecution The exodus Edict of Milan in 313 AD 9. Both acted upon their faith Exodus 2:11-13 Constantine was baptized AD 322 in a baptistry he built in AD 315 in Rome: Aramaic Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, Constantine ... Constantine did not formulate or have any input on the Nicene Creed, he merely facilitated the conference by suppling the venue, food and lodging for the attendees. c. Constantine made Christmas a national Christian holiday because the 5 metropolitan church leaders requested it. 4. In AD 325, Eusebius saw Constantine a type of Moses (Eusebius Life of Constantine 1.12). ... Constantine, like Moses, he fled for his life and went into hiding then returned after the Diocletian died to eventually become emperor (Eusebius Life of Constantine 1.19-20). Early Christians like Eusebius viewed Constantine as a type of Moses because he chose to become the saviour of Christians by stopping ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Moses-Constantine-the-Great-Jesus-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD313.htm

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Official creed of Assemblies of God ... The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, having by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; angels and principalities and powers having been made subject unto Him. And having been made both Lord and Christ, He sent the Holy Ghost that we, in the name of Jesus, might bow our knees and confess ... All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the ... By the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the command :"Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15,16). Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-assemblies-of-god.htm

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Difficult Questions for Mormons to answer ... Since he was wrong about the moon, is it safe to trust him regarding the way to Heaven? (The Young Woman's Journal, Vol. 3, pages 263-264. See repreint in Mormonism --Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, page 4.) Joseph Smith prepared fourteen Articles of Faith. Why has the original ... Why was Joseph Smith still preaching against polygamy in October 1843 after he got his revelation in July 1843 commanding the practice of polygamy? (Doc. & Cov. 132; and History of the Church Vol. 6, page 46, or Teachings of the Prophet, page 324). God rejected the fig leaf aprons which Adam and Eve made (Gen. 3:21). Why do Mormons memorialize the fall by using fig leaf aprons in the secret temple ... Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected? (Gadianton Robbers / Secret Combos) Why is infant baptism (a much discussed issue in the early 19th century) condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible? Influenced by the KJV of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-questions.htm

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Photogallery: Pentecostal Fake Miracles and Trinkets page Faith Nail "And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep." 2 Peter 2:2 Rex Humbard Faith Nail: March 1984 "So here's what I want you to do: Write out every need in your life on the enclosed prayer request. Push the nail through your prayer requests as an act of faith. Pray about your special requests and then ... There graces will be shed upon all, great and small, who ask for them." Our Lady appeared again to St. Catherine on November 27 and made known what the Saint's mission was to be. Here are Catherine's words: Her feet rested on a white globe ... The ... Peter Popoff - a free metal vial with 2 drops of miracle oil! Oral Roberts and Rex Humbard used this. Marilyn Hickey - one gram packet of miracle anointing oil (a metal vial for a donation of $15.00) Jim Whittington used this. Rex Humbard: 1983 "Open ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/tongues-photogallery-pentecostal-trinkets.htm

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Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Jews persecuting Christians ... ... C. Even Apostle Paul killed and persecuted Christians in 36 AD: 1. "Paul who once persecuted us, is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy."" (Galatians 1:23) 2. "When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him [Stephen]; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul [Paul]. ... Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul [Paul] began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and ... The Chronicle of Antiochus Strategios says 66,509 Killed: La prise de Jérusalem par les perses en 614, Gérard Garitte, 1960 AD, Antiochus Strategios, Chronicles of a 7th century Monk of Palestine, p13-14, records that Jerusalem fell in early May 614 and on pages 50-3 gives a ... ... ...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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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... In 3000 AD, it would be just as ridiculous to dig up Watchtower Magazines from this century and conclude JW's (should they survive that long) borrowed their extinction doctrine from Bill Gates, as it is for JW's to say that early Christians borrowed trinity doctrine from the pagans! Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... Second, the Watchtower irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed.. A full discussion about Constantine's genuine conversation and faith is made in ... There has been no lack of attempts to find the initial form of the doctrine of the Trinity in Plato, or in Hinduism, or in Parsiism. All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, had recourse to certain ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Reglan, Lord: The Hero 4. The circumstances of his conception are unusual, and 5. He is also reputed to be the Son of God. 6. At birth an attempt is made, usually by his father or his maternal grandfather, to kill him, but 7. He is spirited away, and 8. Reared by foster-parents ... (22) he has a holy sepulchre near Jerusalem. (Lord Reglan, The Hero, p 178-79, quoted by Ulfat 'Aziz as-Samed, Peshaver University, Muslim, "A Comparative Study of Christianity and Islam", The Source of Christian Creeds, 1976, Pakistan, quoted by Muslims) Our comment Muslims, who are anti-Trinitarians, will quote from Lord Reglan in an effort to trash the whole of Christianity. We invite Muslims to perform this same text on the Islamic faith and see what score they come out with! ... YES 8. Reared by foster-parents in a far country . Muhammad became an orphan when his mother died when he was about five or six. Raised early on in the desert by the wet nurse and later by grandparents and an uncle. YES 9. We are told nothing of his ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Reglan.htm

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Jewish Messianic Expectation at the time of Christ ... A 1000 year reign of Christ the Jews called, the "Times/Days of the Messiah" where he would defeat all Israel's enemies and usher in a period of peace. 3. In order to understand messianic expectation at the time of Jesus Christ and the early church, you must become familiar with the "Days of the Messiah" theology. a. The apostles of Jesus and all the first Christians were familiar with this eschatological concept. b. Peter and Paul referenced the eschatological concept and ... Multiple predictions of the second coming were made including 1925, 1932 etc. b. 1974 "this remnant of anointed ones have identified themselves on the pages of history since 1914 C.E. Before this year members of this anointed remnant had been earnestly studying God's Word apart from Christendom. They put the Holy Bible ahead of man-made religious traditions. As early as 1876 they were publishing that the Gentile Times of 2,520 years would terminate in the year 1914. Events that have taken place from that year ... ... ...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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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... The global distribution of the Septuagint was the engine that spawned the birth of Synagogues as a part of God's eternal plan to create a bridge between temple worship and the Christian Church. Introduction: 1. Although Ptolemy II wanted the Jewish scriptures translated into Greek in 282 BC for his father's (Ptolemy I) famous Library of Alexandra, the local Jews quickly made copies and started to gather to read the "Bible for themselves" and of course ... Babylon, there are zero second temple inscriptions, zero excavations and zero literary sources to offer support for that theory. 3. Synagogues began in Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC: a. "As early as 1971 M. Hengel argued for a Hellenistic Egyptian origin of the synagogue. ... For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Since you have in obedience to ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Origin-of-ancient-Synagogues-first-century-originated-at-Alexandria-Egypt-began-spawned-by-Greek-Septuagint-translation-Tanakh-Babylonian-captivity-Nehemiah-280BC.htm

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Sacred Meals, Passover, Lord's Supper, Communion: No Common Meals ... PASSOVER MAZZOT BREAD: "Now it does not please me that such decrees should be made against our friends and confederates, whereby they are forbidden to live according to their own customs, or to bring in contributions for common suppers and holy ... did have adjoining areas where sacred meals were eaten on Passover etc. d. Early synagogues may have been used for weddings as seen in the 6 empty stoneware pots at the Cana wedding of John 2. Stoneware was used specifically for Jewish ritual purity. ... When Josephus says common suppers, he does not mean a "common meal" like a pot luck for social purposes, but COMMUNAL meals that everyone partook of like the Passover or the Communion in the church. Remember the Greek word for "Communion" used for ... they sleep in them, nor do they take a stroll in them, nor to they derive benefit from them. [D] But they read [Scripture] in them, repeat [Mishnah-traditions] in them, and expound [biblical lessons] in them [T. Meg. 2:18A-D]. [III:3 A] R. Joshua b. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Sacred-Meals-ancient-Synagogue-Passover-mazzot-communion-lords-supper-first-century-early-Christian-Church-Potluck-New-Testament-worship-prototype-ritual-liturgy.htm

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Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds Calvinism Refuted Total hereditary depravity (or Inherited Sin) As defined by these official denominational creeds Webster Dictionary: "the utter depravity of man which Calvinists regard as due to original sin and as persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God." John Calvin, inventor ... Charles Hodge's Systematic Theology: "8. _The Effects of Adam's Sin upon his Posterity. " That the sin of Adam injured not himself only but also all descending from him by ordinary generation, is part of the faith of the whole Christian world."..."As to the ground of these evils, we are taught that 'the covenant being made with Adam not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from ... Church of the Nazarene: Manual, Article 5: "We believe that sin came into the world through the disobedience of our first parents, and death by sin. We believe that sin is of two kinds: original sin or depravity, and actual or personal sin. We believe that original sin, or depravity, is that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm

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Why I left the Pentecostal church ... There are no new revelations... D. Pentecostalism teaches that in 1914 .. another revelation was received .. revealing that being baptized in "Jesus Name" became tenets of faith. (Law) ... a formula! 1. That is not what the Bible says ... (Mat 28:19-20) E. We find that in the early half of this century (1900 - 1944)... several Pentecostal groups were established: Two being ...Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ, Inc. and the Pentecostal church, Inc. In 1944 these two bodies became known as the UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH ... The authority is: (Pentecostal Church Manual, pp. 8-10, Foreword.) 1. The Bible teaches that the Lord ... Christ dwells in our hearts by our faith. (Eph 3:17) a. We have the Holy Spirit within us by our faithfulness to God's word. ... By our love ... example ... by our very being part of the "body of Christ." b. Our Faith is made alive by the Word of God. (Rom 10:17) II. How Does the Holy Spirit Dwell in the Christian? A. I have read several writings of scholars and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/t-why-I-left-pentecostalism.htm

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Hislop, Alexander: The Two Babylons distinct traditions of the Trinity the Incarnation, the Atonement. Yet, who will venture to say that such nominal recognition of the cardinal articles of Divine revelation could relieve the character of either the one system or the other from the brand of the most deadly and God-dishonoring heathenism?'' (Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, p. 282) "Now, viewed in this light, the triune emblem of the supreme Assyrian divinity shows clearly what had been the original patriarchal faith. First, ... From the statement in Genesis 1:2, that "the Spirit of God fluttered on the face of the deep" (for that is the expression in the original), it is evident that the dove had very early been a Divine emblem for the Holy Spirit. While this had been the ... Having checked the book, Hislop is conservative minded and does not trash the whole of Christianity, like all who say Trinity originated with the pagans. What Hislop refutes is not the Trinity, but the vain attempts of the Roman Catholic Church to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hislop.htm

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Psychiatry wants to replace Christianity and the church for guidance ... ... It is a disease which to diagnose requires particularly keen diagnostic acumen. The diagnosis should never be made but by the psychiatrist." Kurt R. Eissler, 1908-1999, Malingering, p 252) B. Insurance companies oppose pastoral counseling: Even insurance companies ... Therefore we recommend that most churches and ministers refrain from using the term counseling. A better alternative in bulletins, websites and other oral and written communication is to refer to such "services" more precisely as "pastoral insight", "spiritual guidance", "shepherding" or whatever other term makes sense within the context of your church culture and ministries. This will avoid unnecessarily heightened standards of legal liability related to ... For example, since most psychiatrists are atheists who reject the existence of the soul or spirit and believe man is a pile of chemicals, they treat you with drugs. When they do council you, they view your religious faith as an impediment to good mental health. Name ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-religion-priests.htm

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Christianity Wasn't Influenced by Pagan Religions! ... The cult of Isis and Osiris (later changed to Serapis) originated in Egypt, while Syria and Palestine saw the rise of the cult of Adonis. Finally, Persia (Iran) was a leading early locale for the cult of Mithras, which -- due to its frequent use of ... While a tendency toward eclecticism or synthesis developed after A.D. 300, each of the mystery cults was a separate and distinct religion during the century that saw the birth of the Christian church. Moreover, each mystery cult assumed different ... Followers of the mystery cults found deep symbolic significance in the natural processes of growth, death, decay, and rebirth. (2) As noted above, each cult made important use of secret ceremonies or mysteries, often in connection with an initiation ... This lack of any emphasis on correct belief marked an important difference between the mysteries and Christianity. The Christian faith was exclusivistic in the sense that it recognized only one legitimate path to God and salvation, Jesus Christ. The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan-christianity.htm

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BEWARE: Arian Biased Translations ... On the one hand, the presence of miraculous anecdotes ... is no proof that they are unprimitive. A comparison, e.g., of the historical traditions gathering around figures like St. Patrick or even Thomas a Becket will show that it is the most natural thing in the world for such stories to ... It is used widely by Jehovah's Witnesses because of its anti-trinitarian bias. Kingdom Interlinear: Produced by Jehovah's Witnesses for Jehovah's Witnesses. Lamsa, George M.: This is a translation made from Greek into Aramaic Hebrew, then translated a second time into English. Lamsa admits he was raised in the Nestorian church. Nestorius, who was condemned by the third Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431, taught that ... New English Bible & Revised English Bible: produced by liberal, modernistically minded theologians whose vital faith is troubling even to Jehovah's Witnesses. The fact that the word "Christian" is found 32 times in these Bibles, when in fact it is only found three times in the Greek is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-translations.htm

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Textual Variants Daniel's 70 weeks, Susanna, Prayer of Hananiah ... ... Dan 9:24 as a messianic prophecy, Josephus paved the way for all Jews after him to remove any messianic notion from Daniel's 70 weeks. c. Josephus says that Roman Caesar Vespasian (69-79 AD) was the object at the end of the 70 weeks of Daniel. No connection is made with the messiah in any way. ... traditions." (Daniel 9 and the date of messiah's coming in Essene, Hellenistic, Pharisaic, Zealot and early Christian computation; Roger T. Beckwith, Revue de Qumrân, Vol. 10, No. 4, p 536, 1981 AD) C. Daniel 9:24-27 from the Septuagint, LXX, Codex Vaticanus: 1. Comments by Steve Rudd are Red in (brackets) 2. "Seventy sevens (490 yrs) have been decreed upon your people and upon the city, Zion, to complete the guilt, to deal with the unjust offenses and to wipe away the injustices (blood/cross) and to fully understand the vision (not seal up) and to establish everlasting righteousness and to complete the visions (fulfill) and the prophet and to delight in the holy of holies. (church) And ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Daniel-Bible-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-70-weeks-Daniel9.24-Messiah-490-years-458BC-33AD-resurrection-Codex-Vaticanus-Susanna-Prayer-Hananiah-Bel-dragon.htm

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Official Creed of Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI ... and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried. 1. By "The Holy Bible" we mean that collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation, which, as ... Luke 5:27; John 1:12-13; 3:3,6-7; Acts 2:41; Romans 6:23; 2Corinthians 5:17,19; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 2:1; 5:9; Colossians 2:13; 1John 5:1 Of The Freeness Of Salvation We believe in God's electing grace; that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent and obedient faith; and nothing prevents the salvation of the ... 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 covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel, said church being understood to be the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-Baptist-BBFI.htm

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Comparison list of 26 Moses/Paul Shadows, Types, Antitypes and ... Click to View List of 14 similarities of Joshua as a type of Christ Click to View List of 13 similarities the Jewish temple was a type of the Church Click to View List of 15 similarities of Abraham as a type of Christians Click to View List of 13 ... But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother." (Galatians 4:24-26) Where in Arabia would Paul go and why? Something important in Arabia made Paul go to Arabia at his conversion. Damascus was part of Nabatean Arabia at the time of his ... Paul was compelled to go to Mt. Sinai to fulfill the antitype of Moses as the primary lawgiver of the New Testament who would go on to write 14 of the 27 books that contain the majority of theological and doctrinal instruction. Just as Moses went to ... Ex 2:3 2 Cor 11:32-33 5. Both received the top education the world had to offer: Ex 2:10; Acts 7:22 Acts 22:3; Phil 3:6 6. Both proved their faith by works before being commissioned by God Ex 2:11 Acts 22:4-5 7. Both murdered someone immediately ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Messianic-prophecy-Moses-Apostle-Paul-Christ-types-shadows-antitypes-similarities-comparisons-1446BC-AD36.htm

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Scientology: Hubbard and the Occult This article is the first in a series of articles based upon research into the roots of the Hubbardian philosophy that gave birth to the "Sacred Scriptures" of the Church of Scientology The Office of Special Affairs, the elite Secret Intelligence ... Hubbard's followers have the right to be made aware that he had not only an avid interest, but that he was also a practitioner of black magic. Today I shall discuss these matters in depth, but I shall not repeat all of the proofs which already exist in my book A Piece of Blue Sky (001). Scientology is a twisting together of many threads. Ron Hubbard's first system, Dianetics, which emerged in 1950, owes much to early Freudian ideas (002). For example, Hubbard's "Reactive Mind" obviously derives ... In 1984, a former close colleague of Hubbard's told me that thirty years before when asked how he had managed to write Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health in just three weeks, Hubbard had replied that it had been automatic writing. He said ... ... https://www.bible.ca/scientology-occult-roots.htm

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The Interactive Bible: The main marking of the Lord's church is that of strict compliance with and submission to the apostle's doctrine as revealed in the New Testament. Creeds or other books (in addition to the Bible) and additional revelations are not needed and are ... We must be obedient to both the commands of Jesus and those of the apostles. The apostles were told what to write in the Holy Scriptures which are the New Testament, for Jesus promised, "But the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to you remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you". There are several things a believer must do before he becomes a member of the Lord's church. One of these is to believe, ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved". Thus, you cannot join the Lord's church in the sense that you join a club or other man-made organization. Through your complete obedience to the will of God you make yourself acceptable ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-non-denominational.htm

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Have Crucified Jesus today by your actions? ... In 1873 a famous French scholar, Charles Clermant-Ganneau, reported the discovery of a burial chamber or cave on the Mount of Olives. Inside were some 30 ossuaries (rectangular chests made of stone) in which skeletal remains were preserved after their bodies had disintegrated. . . . One (ossuary) had the name "Judah" associated ... If this interpretation is correct, and the excavators are strongly in favor of the Christian significance of symbol and furnishings, then here we have the example of an early house church. In 1945 a family tomb was discovered in Jerusalem by Prof. E.L. Sukenik of the Museum of Jewish Antiquities of the Hebrew University. Prof. Sukenik is ... Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." (Matthew 16:24) Paul said in Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-crucifyJesus.htm

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Pentecostalism: The religion founded by women who usurp their ... Adam who was first created, and then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression. 15 But women shall be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint. ... Usurping Women have been the originators of many false Charismatic movement! One of the trademarks of Pentecostalism is that women usurp their God ordained place of submission in the church! Miram 1500 BC Notice that Miram usurped her place by claiming to be equal with Moses! Yes Aaron was also involved, but he was following the lead of Miram who was made a leper. Aaron was not made a leper, proving she was the instigator! (Aaron was easily ... instruction, and correction." Seventh-day Adventists refuted website Christian Scientist [Mary Eddy] Mrs. Eddy wrote, "I should blush to write of 'Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures' as I have, were it of human origin, and were I, apart from God, its author. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-women-usurp.htm

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Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient 200AD heresy of Montanism ... ... with them in oral controversies. He commences his work in this manner: 3 "Having for a very long and sufficient time, O beloved Avircius Marcellus, been urged by you to write a treatise against the heresy of those who are called after Miltiades, I have hesitated till the present time, not through lack of ability to refute the falsehood or bear testimony for the truth, but from fear and apprehension that I might seem to some to be making additions to the doctrines or precepts of the Gospel of the New Testament, which it is impossible for one who has chosen to live according to the Gospel, either to increase or to diminish. 4 But being recently in Ancyra in Galatia, I found the church there greatly ... as to keep silence. 9 Thus by artifice, or rather by such a system of wicked craft, the devil, devising destruction for the disobedient, and being unworthily honored by them, secretly excited and inflamed their understandings which had already become estranged from the true faith. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-montanism.htm

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Friday crucifixion three days and three nights Nisan 14 sign ... ... B. The Road to Emmaus: Irrefutable Sunday resurrection passage #2: The Road to Emmaus: Lk 24: 1,13,21,46 Irrefutable proof Jesus rose on Sunday Verse Text Comment Lk 24:1 "But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared." The entire events of Lk 24 ... The only way Saturday resurrection advocates can escape this verse is to create one of the most incredibly wild and imaginative explanations, we have ever seen to explain away the obvious and irrefutable. This one should be in the "twisting and contorting the word of God hall of fame". This an argument made by Herbert W. Armstrong of the Worldwide church of God ... No one has ever produced any evidence that the Jews sacrificed Passover lambs in the afternoon of Nisan 13; such an act would have violated the LAW. If there were ANY justification for such an act, then it would have had to be written in the Mishnah (the oral law), since it is not in the Torah (written law, books of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-3-days-and-3-nights.htm

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