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Part 2: Bible Section: Trinity Watchtower BOOKLET: Should You ... ... JW's are trying to deceive you into thinking that the first time the Holy Spirit was thought of as the their person of the trinity is in 362 AD. Look what they left out of the same article: "But is a personal existence clearly attributed to the Spirit? No doubt, all through the N.T. his action is described as personal." So obviously the quote used by the Watchtower is misleading and deceptive! Click here for further proof in 100-200 AD that early Christians clearly ... Second Corinthians 13:13 (14) puts the three together in this way: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Notice even the Watchtower can see that these three passages clearly speak of PERSONS! Do those verses say that God, Christ, and the holy spirit constitute a Trinitarian Godhead, that the three are equal in substance, power, and eternity? No, they do not, no more than listing three people, such as Tom, Dick, and Harry, means that they are ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-JW-SYBTT-Watchtower-BOOKLET-Should-You-Believe-the-Trinity-EXPOSED-REFUTED-bible-section.htm

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Official creed of the Shakers: Compendium (1859) Mother Ann Lee The true Christian salvation is from the commission of sin, not merely from the consequences of committed sin. The blood (life) that Jesus gave for man's salvation ... The end of the world shall come to every soul who is born of the Spirit into the Kingdom of Heaven and by growth and patient effort will eventually attain unto the Kingdom of God. The Soul's Eternal Progression. Against the favorite doctrines of her time - Election, Reprobation, Hell Torment for the persons of those decreed by the ... her sibyls and vestals; Egypt, her Therapeutics; and Judea, the self-denying Essenes, among whom it is thought Jesus received his education and early training. ... They quote Jesus: "Think not that I am come to bring peace on earth [to the earthly procreative relation]; for I am come to set a man at variance against his ... In this conclusion they further strengthen themselves from the Apostle Paul, who affirms that the order of the "Godhead," and the "eternal creative power of God," ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-shakers.htm

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Footnoting Policy of Watchtower, and actual footnotes to their ... They deliberately chose not to include the footnotes! Any Jehovah's Witness who reads the original sources they quote, will always come away knowing that their "God directed" organization is dishonest! The Watchtower boasts in the front cover of this booklet of a first printing of 5 million. This means that it is the single most important anti-trinitarian document that the JW's use in their efforts to teach the public door ... XV, (The Encyclopedia Press, Inc., NY) p. 47. 5. Heraklion, Crete, Greece, court decision 87/1986, April 7, 1986, pp. 17, 19. 6. "Our Orthodox Christian Faith", by Athanasios S. ... Section 4: How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop? 43. "Babylon the Great Has Fallen!", Watchtower Society, 1963, p. 477. 44. "The Early Church," by Henry Chadwick, 1967, (Penguin Books Ltd., ... Manchester, England, 196768, Vol. 50, (The John Rylands Library, Manchester, England) p. 258. 77. "Ibid". pp. 258, 259. 78. "Ibid". p. 251. 79." Ibid". p. 250. Section 7: The Holy Spirit: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-footnotes.htm

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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization Watchtower booklet) "Christianity was to him a means, but not an end... While Christianity converted the world, the world converted Christianity and displayed the natural paganism of mankind." (Will Durant, The Story of Civilization, III, 1944, 653-664; quoted by UPCI) What else did they fail to quote from ... the dualism of Satan and God, of Darkness and Light; already in the Fourth Gospel Christ is the "Light shining in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it Out." The Mithraic ritual so closely resembled the eucharistic sacrifice of the Mass that Christian fathers charged the Devil with ... Durant does not exempt Jw's from his comments, in fact he would certainly include them! Notice all the thinks he says the Apostles and early Christians ... Mithraism, had lost ground, but Neoplatonism was still a power in religion and philosophy. Those doctrines to which Plotinus had given a shadowy form-of a triune spirit binding all reality, of a Logos or intermediary ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism revived See: Montanism: 2nd century heresy The Early Roots: 1830's Edward Irving In the ... He was excommunicated from the Presbyterian Church over his heretical Christological doctrines. (Strachan, George, The Pentecostal Theology of ... "He also expounded a detailed teaching on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and gave the whole of his theology an immediacy by his expectation ... He was originally a Congregational Pastor, who subsequently left his denomination and formed his own called the "Christian Catholic Church." ... R.A. Torrey declared that this new Pentecostal movement was "emphatically not of God, and founded by a Sodomite." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy ... false church - he was still revered as a true prophet by almost every major Pentecostal and Charismatic ministry (who are Trinitarian). ... Branham denied the biblical triune Godhead. He pronounced it a "gross error" (The Spoken Word, pg. 79) and as a prophet with the authority of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote & False Dilemma: Trinitarian Fails to supply critical information which misleads the reader & Give false impression ... What else they failed to quote in the article: Scripture does not give us a fully formulated doctrine of the Trinity, but it contains all the elements out of which theology ... faith and gathers up into the seam of a single grand generalization with respect to the being and activity of God all the major aspects of Christian truth' (Lowry). ... There is revealed thus early a threefold centre of activity. God as Creator thought out the universe, expressed His thought in a Word, and made His Spirit its animating principle, thus indicating that the universe was not to have a separate existence apart from God or opposed to Him. It is thought ... It thus became evident why the God of the covenant was revealed as triune, since salvation was seen to rest upon each of the Persons in the Godhead. Christ's trinitarian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Bulwarks of the Faith Foy E Wallace JR. Refuting Dogmas Catholicism ... ... Even in that the influence of men who impressed me early in life enters claim, and for absolute originality for anything at all there is no certainty. So ... together with the several other human doctrines studied in the accompanying chapters, will substantially cover the field of key "commandments of men." ... We are ordered by the Spirit to "try the spirits whether they are of God." (1 Jno. 4: 1) Christ's preaching was both positive and negative-positive because He came to "bear witness unto the truth" (Jno. ... Jerusalem-sacred and secular. Holy ground to the Jew, and events no less sacred to the Christian; the temple of Solomon, the house of God; the ark of the ... I quote from "The Visible Church," published by the authority of and for the Catholic Church, for a textbook in ORGANIZATION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Catholic ... such a use of the sacred name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or for such a thing to be performed with or without the Godhead, in or out of the Trinity? ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/catholic/Catholic-church-doctrine-Bulwarks-of-the-Faith-Foy-E-Wallace-JR-Refuting-Dogmas-Catholicism-Protestant-Denominationalism-1951AD.htm

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George Salmon's Infallibiliy of the church ... Finally, to Gary, Kelly, and Steven-God's children and mine-I dedicate this work. Kenny Chumbley Ludlow, IL 60949 31 December 1996 Click to ... The first rule he pronounces fallacious is "a supposed private interpretation, or an immediate light or motion of God's Spirit communicated to ... When you ask, How do you know that there is an infallible guide somewhere? he answers, That is a proposition of which no rational Christian ... men that there is an infallible guide is that it is incredible that God should leave us without sure guidance when our eternal salvation is ... their contention that an infallible guide is essential, they dwell much on the difficulty of understanding the Scriptures, and quote St. ... Chr. ii. 8, vol. iii., 22). [90] c. When any of the early Fathers has occasion to make an enumeration of the truths which Christians ought to know, he usually contents himself with a summary of doctrines nearly identical with that contained in the Apostles' Creed, all the Articles of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-salmon-infallibility.htm

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William Barclay: Many Witnesses, One Lord Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic quote: Unitarian Barclay himself says about the Watchtower quote of him, "The Watchtower article has, by judicious cutting, made me say the opposite of ... William Barclay. (Letter written by William Barclay to Donald Shoemaker of Biola College after Shoemaker informed Barclay how the Watchtower had misquoted him, 26 August, 1977) Our comments When Barclay ... I do not think William Barclay was a Christian. In his autobiography he clearly states that he was not a Trinitarian. He did not believe that Jesus is God. He denied the doctrine of the Vicarious Atonement. He also denied the Virgin Birth of Christ, and his view of the Holy Spirit fits no discernible orthodox definition in the history of the Christian Church. (Harold Lindsell) Needless to say, Barclay did not believe in the inerrancy of the Scriptures. Had he done so he would have believed the above-mentioned doctrines because they are taught in Scripture. Thus, I feel that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Barclay.htm

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Seven Myths Of Denominationalism! to the Churches 4.2.4 Other Baptisms 4.2.4.1 Baptism of the Holy Spirit 4.2.4.2 Baptism of Fire 4.2.4.3 Baptism for the Dead 4.2.4.4 The ... The propagation of myths as faith in God is evil, and those who do so will give an accounting of it before God (James 3:1-2). When we use the ... However, there are a set of beliefs which have come to be known as "traditional Christian beliefs." Certainly, we are not asserting that all of these are myths. However, we are asserting that these traditional doctrines contain significant myths to the point that they lead ... reader, being consistent with the common name applied to this member of the Godhead. Brackets [] will be found in many of the quoted scriptures. ... few lines here to explain the meaning of the word mystery as used in many passages of the New Testament, several of which we will quote shortly. ... It is important to recognize that the early churches which were established by the preaching of the word (see Acts 13-14) were made up of men ... ... https://www.bible.ca/r-7-myths-of-denominationalism.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 8:58 ... Since the Jehovah's Witnesses teach a view of John 8:58 that was never advocated before the 20th century, we would ask why would the Holy Spirit wait 1900 years to reveal this to them ... And, as they claim, does this mean that he was Jehovah of the Hebrew Scriptures, since the King James Version at Exodus 3:14 states: "God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM"?" ... The expression at John 8:58 is quite different from the one used at Exodus 3:14. Jesus did not use it as a name or a title but as a means of explaining his prehuman existence." (Should you believe the trinity? Watchtower publication) Anti-Trinitarian ... Schonfield, an advocate of the "swoon theory" is quoted by the Muslims in support of their view that Jesus didn't actually die on the cross. Jehovah's Witnesses habitually quote faithless ... name "Yahweh" and the expression EHYEH ASHER EHYEH, it would seem that the Old Testament itself laid the foundation for the eventual obsolescence of the name "Yahweh" in Christian piety. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john8-58.htm

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Anti-Trinity Proof Texts Refuted: Galatians 4:14 ... sense of "messenger," we certainly agree that Jesus can be called ANNGELOS. However, we must not equivocate from that truth and then argue that this warrants referring to Jesus as an "angel" in the ontological sense of a created spirit being. ... the quality of taking life is shared between the king, the angel and God himself! 2 Sam 19:27 "Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight." ... BAGD uses 1 Cor 3:1 as an example parallel in use to Gal 4:14. (BAGD; A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich, HOS, p 906, section III) Therefore, Anti-Trinitarian argument #2 refuted There are three different definition uses of HOS listed by BAGD. Gal 4:14 is not even listed anywhere in the extensive article by BAGD. It is deceptive not to mention this, but more to only quote one of three possible definitions then IMPLY that Gal 4:14 is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-galatians4-14.htm

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REFUTED: Full-Preterist, "Realized Eschatology", "AD 70 doctrine ... raised immortal spirit bodies 3. The living will be changed into immortal spirit bodies 4. The physical universe will be "uncreated" into non-existence. 5. ... in 39 BC, captured Jerusalem on the Day of Atonement in 36 BC, and died in early 1 BC, i.e. shortly after the total lunar eclipse of January 10, 1 BC. None ... It is impossible for Jesus ben Ananus to NOT be a Christian, otherwise he could not be a true prophet of God. Signs confirm the messenger is a man of God: Hebrews 2:3-4. 5. The hermeneutical approach (trick) ... This same kind of problem exists with Full-Preterists! All the eschatological verses they quote refer exclusively to the "rapture" at the second coming, ... speaks about anything after AD 70 because 100% was fulfilled before. 2. So, the biggest problem with Full-Preterism, is not all the strange new doctrines. ... The Jehovah's Witnesses predicted the second coming of Christ in AD 1878, 1881, 1914, 1918, 1925 and 1975. b. The Watchtower magazine predicted the second ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/revelation/Refuted-Full-Preterism-Realized-eschatology-debunked-exposed-second-coming-Parousia-rapture-destruction-Jerusalem-70AD-Doctrine-Revelation-Commentary.htm

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Rapture Doctrine invented by John Darby in 1830 AD ... Baptists believe they are illuminated with guidance from the Holy Spirit through the Calvinist doctrine of Irresistible grace. 9. Christians ... For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power. " (1 Corinthians 4:19-20) Until men like Camping perform a miracle, he is a candidate for stoning according the Old Testament law he believes will be restored. 14. False: New Doctrines are being revealed today that were not understood even 20 years ago. Truth: Continuous revelation: "Early and latter rains", "new light". For example, Harold Camping said, "The ... Up until about 1996, JW's taught that the world would end within one generation after 1914 AD. Even the May 15, 1984 Watchtower magazine ... They, as prophets, believe God has revealed it to them as a brand new Christian doctrine, that the first century Christians never believed, ... William Kelly, The Bible Treasury, New Series, vol. 4, p. 314-318, quoting John Nelson Darby commenting on 2 Thess. 2:1-2 in 1850) 4. "When ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-origin-john-nelson-darby-1830ad.htm

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The $200 Text: A Written Debate Concerning the Sabbath ... It is a memorial of an event in the PAST -- the creation of this world, as shown above with proof. Hence even though I can quote 2 Col. 2:14-6 by memory, still I am ... When this divine miracle takes place in us and we become TRUE followers of Christ and his apostles, then the law is "Written not with ink, but with the spirit of ... either directly or indirectly sets aside any branch of obedience: who preaches Christ so as to annul, or weaken in any wise, the least of the commandments of God." ... Contains arguments pro and con by Catholic priests and ministers of several denominations on the Sabbath question.) FRANK H. YOST, Ph.D. The Early Christian Sabbath Paper ... Man cannot be saved by false doctrine, even though it is propagated under the guise of religion. While I hate the false doctrines of men, I love the souls involved. ... and vain deceit, after the tradition of man, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ: for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sabbath-debate-frost-smith.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed ... make it the official or 'established' religion of the empire." (The Early Church, Chadwick, Henry. p 122,125,127) The fact that Constantine ... in Tertullian (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p51-53) Opposition to the Nicene creed The issue before the council, it is virtually universally agreed, was not the unity of the Godhead but rather the coeternity of the Son with the Father, and his full divinity, as contrasted with the creaturehood that the Arians attributed to him. (God in Three Persons, Millard J. Erickson, p82-85) Attempts ... Luther was uneasy with the term trinity, not the idea of Trinity, for Luther most certainly always was a trinitarian. Luther did not disagree ... Both J. N. D. Kelly and G. L. Prestige argue that whether that is properly the terms meaning, it was this more modest version that they had in ... And we believe in the Holy Spirit. As for those who say: 'There was a time when He did not exist' and 'before He was begotten, He did not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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Personal Evangelism 101 ... It is in short, designed to be a series of "fencing lessons" to help Christians wield the "Sword of the Spirit" more effectively! It is time ... The greatest need today is for the church to get back to its mission and "seek and save the lost" (Luke 19:10)! God could have done anything ... How many are lost (Jude 22; Matthew 7:12)? The Need is Fulfilled through the Lord's Plan of Evangelism. The early church carried out the great ... Since the whole world has less than 5 Billion people, in just 14 years the whole world would be Christian. If every member of the church ... than sit down and open The Book on someone's kitchen table and quote a 'thus saith the Lord'. "The early church is our pattern and on ... 3:14-15; Acts 20:28), digression and apostasy (departures from the truth - 1 Timothy 4:1), doctrines and commandments of men (Matthew 15:8-9). ... last one being in 1975. They are very tightly controlled by the Watchtower Society and are not supposed to study the Bible without the aid ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm

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Psychiatry is founded upon the "medical/chemical model" which ... ... Freud was deeply committed to the claim that psychoanalysis is a natural science and hence requires the denial of free will. He adopted this position early in his career and never budged from ... Ph.D., Neuroscientist, 2007, p23) Jehovah's Witnesses are a non-Christian cult that follows the Watchtower magazine over the Bible. Like psychiatrists, they deny man has a spirit or a soul. They actually use computers to explain what happens to man's souls when they die. They teach that God "saves the individual man's program" onto a floppy disk or DVD and put it into a grand filing cabinet in heaven. ... K. The chemical view was emboldened by the discovery of the cause of Parkinson's: This quote shows the focus on chemical imbalances led to the discovery of Parkinson's., it shows the general ... M. The false doctrines of Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses and Calvinists are reductionist and Biopsychiatric: 1. Some Christian sects unfortunately take the identical view of man as biologic ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-atheistic-anti-christian-medical-chemical-biological-model-vs-moral-spiritual-view.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Philippians 2:5-8 ... Calvin's Commentaries, Semi Kenotic Though existing before the worlds in the eternal Godhead, yet He did not cling with avidity to the prerogatives of His divine ... he was so humble minded that, in obedience to the Father's will, he divested himself of the glories and majesty of his spirit condition, a human condition.". ... believe in the Trinity?, Arian Jesus, who 'esteemed God as better than himself,' would never 'grasp for equality with God. Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower, Should you believe in the Trinity?, Arian it is apparent that the translators of versions such as the Douay and the King James are bending the rules to support Trinitarian ends. ... Paul appeals to them on the basis of their Christian experience to have unity of mind and heart and to put others ahead of themselves. What motives are there for ... the historical Christ who enjoyed according to this hymnic confession of the early Church also a divine pre-existent quality and an exalted celestial reward. of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians2-6.htm

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McClintock and Strong: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian The watchtower quotes in such a highly selective way, that the reader is left with the opposite impression of the source. McClintock and Strong: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature Click to View How the Watchtower quoted the source: "Matthew 28:19 reads: "Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Do those verses say that God, Christ, and the holy spirit constitute a Trinitarian Godhead, that the three are equal in substance, power, and eternity? No, they do not, no more than listing three people, such as Tom, Dick, and Harry, means that they are three in one. This type of reference, admits McClintock and Strong's Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, "proves only that there are the three subjects named, . . . but it does not prove, by itself, that all the three belong ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McClintock.htm

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McKenzie, John L.: Dictionary of the Bible Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian The Watchtower takes little bits of McKenzie's comments on Jn 1:1 (a god) and leaves the false impression in the mind of the reader that McKenzie agreed with the JW's mistranslation. What is clear, is that when McKenzie says Jesus is a divine being, he is saying that Jesus is in that unique class of divine being with the Father and the Holy Spirit, to the exclusion of all others. Jehovah's Witnesses satanically redefine the meaning of the phrase, "divine being" into something different than what McKenzie meant. McKenzie, John L.: ... God sends Jesus (Jn 3:34; AA 7:35), constitutes Him (AA 10:42), demonstrates Him (AA 2:22), seals Him (Jn 6:27), exalts Him (AA 5:3 1; Phl 2:9); Jesus comes from God (Jn 8:42; 3:2; 9:16, 33; 13:3; 16:27 f). God pardons in Jesus (Eph 4:32), empowers Him (Mt 28:18; Jn 3:35; 5:22; 13:3; Eph 1:21 ), reconciles in Him (2 Co 5:19). The Christian belongs to Christ, and Christ belongs to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McKenzie.htm

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Parthasarathy, A.: The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: World Religion: Hindu Parthasarathy is a Hindu who would review the Watchtower concept of God and label all JW's as trinitarian! Parthasarathy, A.: The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "Siva is one of the gods of the Trinity. He is ... Parthasarathy is a Hindu who would review the Watchtower concept of God and label all JW's as trinitarian! Our comment There are only vague parallels between the Hindu trinity and the Christian trinity. For Arians (JW's, Christadelphians) to appeal to Hindus, to support their false doctrine is nothing short of incredible! Doing such is as dishonest as it is deceptive! JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Hindus, would immediately label JW's as ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Parthasarathy.htm

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Trinity: Arius and the Nicene Creed "Arius, Waldo, John Wycliffe, and Martin Luther were part of God's organization." (Watchtower, May 15, 1925, p. 149) Arianism did not exist before the 4th century, but was a development of doctrine, just like Creedal Trinity Arianism, a Christian heresy first proposed early in the 4th century by the Alexandrian presbyter Arius. It affirmed that Christ is not truly divine but a created being. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1979, Arianism, Vol. I, p.509) "Arianism: Up to this point the Trinitarian debate had taken place entirely in the West. We now move to the East, ... He was a disciple of Lucian, who in turn was a student of Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch from 260 to 272. Paul was an Adoptionist (Dynamic Monarchian). He taught that the Logos or Reason of God dwelt in the man ... Angel Christology commenting on Arianism) The basic concern of Arius was and remained disputing the oneness of essence of the Son and the Holy Spirit with God the Father, in order to preserve the oneness of God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-arius.htm

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Trinitas - A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity and the personality of the Holy Spirit. Trinitas - A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity Click to View "The Catholic work Trinitas-A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity, for example, notes that some of Tertullian's words were later used by others to describe the Trinity. Then it cautions: 'But hasty conclusions cannot be drawn from usage, for he does not apply the words to Trinitarian theology.'" (as quoted in "Should you believe in the trinity?", Watchtower booklet) What did they fail to quote from this source? "The great African fashioned the Latin language of the Trinity, and many of his words and phrases remained permanently in use: the words Trinitas and persona, the formulas 'one substance in three persons,' 'God from God... In fact the full title of chapter 2 of Tertullian's "Against Praxeas", was: "The Catholic Doctrine Of The Trinity And Unity, Sometimes Called The Divine Economy, Or Dispensation Of The Personal Relations Of The Godhead." This proves that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Trinitas.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament JW's Quote Kittel in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Click to View Gerhard Kittel quoted in: Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication Watchtower Magazine, Aug. 1, 1984 Our Comments: The way Jehovah's Witnesses misuse and misrepresent Kittel's work is Satanic! Kittle refers to the threefold formulae IN THE BIBLE ITSELF, not later trinitarian dogma! Do Arians believe that polytheism influenced the text in 2 Cor 13:13 and Mt 28:19? Kittel's comments do not exclude the Arian view (JW's) of God from his comment, for JW's are ... Notice that although Kittel admits, like all Trinitarians do, that the developed doctrine of the Nicene Trinity is not in the Scripture, but that early Christians ... The divine work of salvation is thus prosecuted in the historical threefold relation of Father, Son and Spirit. This threefold relation soon found fixed expression in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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Life of Mrs. E.G. White - Her Claims Refuted, by D.M. Canright ... Defining her position, she says: "In ancient times God spoke to men by the mouth of prophets and apostles. In these days he speaks to them by the testimonies of his Spirit" ... of God. I supposed they knew, and so took their word for it; and that is what all the others do as they come in, deny it as they may. I soon found that her revelations were so connected with the whole history and belief of her church that I could not consistently separate them any more than a person could be a Mormon and not believe in Joseph Smith, or a Christian Scientist and not believe in Mrs. Eddy. I believed the other doctrines so ... my early ministry and while yet a firm believer in all the Seventh-day Adventist doctrines, I wrote a strong defense of Mrs. White. During all the years since, nothing so forcible has been produced by any of her defenders. This is proved by the fact that it has been copied by them in her defense, but omitting my name. Also in their writings against me they quote this ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Life-of-White-her-claims-refuted-canright.htm

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beliefs Living Hope Christian Assembly on 1045 Garth St. Hamilton ... The church of the Bible featured a plurality of equal elders, none of which were higher or lower in rank or authority than the other. B. False doctrines taught and practice by Living Hope Christian Assembly Hamilton 1. The head Pastor and leaders are directly inspired by God as prophets and claim direct illumination from the Holy Spirit. While this clearly happened in the first century, it does not happen today. Bible prophets wrote Bible books, made ... Jewish practice that is abolished by Christ at the cross. (Col 2:14) Tithing is forbidden in the New Testament: 2 Cor 9:7. The early church practiced freewill offerings where each person decided for themselves, between them and God, what they would give each first ... A. Living Hope Christian Assembly is an inter-denominational church, believing in: 1. The verbal inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, the Bible. II Tim. 3:16 2. The existence of the eternal Godhead who has reveal Himself as one God, existing in three persons: Father, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/creed-about-statement-of-faith-beliefs-Living-Hope-Christian-Assembly-1045-Garth-St-Hamilton-Ontario.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. The fact that Muslims reject the resurrection of Jesus says it all! ... It is utterly incredible that the Watchtower or any Arian would quote from Muslims as proof that trinity is pagan false doctrine! Muslims, quote modernists like Reade to trash all of Christianity, just like Anti-Trinitarians quote from Weigall, Arthur This leaves no doubt at all in our minds regarding the sources of all Christian doctrine: "Christianity had conquered paganism, and paganism had corrupted Christianity. The legends which belonged to ... Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His ... TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Muslims there is NO REAL DIFFERENCE between the Trinitarian view of God and the Arian (JW's) view of God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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The real reasons why Watchtower organization FEARS the INTERNET ... Yes, besides having God's spirit of illumination, a Christian needs Jehovah's theocratic organization in order to understand the Bible. (Watchtower; June 15, 1951; p. 375) 1957 "The world is full of Bibles, which Book contains the commandments of God. Why, then, do the people not know which way to go? ... "God has not arranged for [His] Word to speak independently or to shine life-giving truths by itself. It is through his organization God provides this light." (Watchtower, May 1, 1957, pg. 274) 1967 "The Bible cannot be ... But, strangely, through such 'Bible reading,' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by Christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago,... (Watchtower; Aug. 15, 1981; p. 29) 1994 Channel to ... They did quote many humanist secular books and magazines, but NONE from any "creation science" sources. Now the reason is simple, Life Magazine, being humanist and "of the world" does not pose any threat to the Organization's monopoly ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-internet.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 17:3 John 17:3 is to a Jehovah's Witness, what John 3:16 is to a Christian!) What John 17:3 is saying: While Jesus walked the earth, he took off the outward robes of deity and put on the robes of a servant. (Phil 2:6-8 + John 13:3-20) Jesus on earth ... Anti-Trinitarian faulty argument #2 The fact that the Father is the "only true God", excludes Jesus as being the "only true God". Anti-Trinitarian argument #2 refuted According to Jehovah's Witness logic, if John 17:3 excludes Jesus from being called true God, ... To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. (incredibly, the official position of the Watchtower magazine, is that this verse applies solely to Jesus, not the Father.) Conclusion: Notice that Zech 14:9 is a messianic prophecy of what will happen ... And Jesus said to him, And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Yet such language did not exclude Jesus Christ from also being called good with the approval of the Holy Spirit: Mt 23:8-10 "But ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john17-3.htm

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Divine Titles, Functions and Character Qualities ascribed to ... Click to View Divine TRAITS Jesus shares with the Father. What God is. Click to View Divine FUNCTIONS Jesus shares with the Father Things God does. Click to View PERSONALITY and character ascribed to the Holy Spirit. Click to View Irrefutable logic: Game Over for Arians! Trinitarians do not need to prove God is "three in one" or defend the developed doctrines of the Nicene creed in 325 AD. Trinitarians need only prove only one of the following to refute Watchtower theology: that Jesus is not a creature. the Holy Spirit is a person. Divine Titles Jesus Shares with the Father "God, YHWH, I am, King of Kings, First and ... Deut 7:7-8; Jer 31:3; Jn 3:16; 1 Cor 13:11; Eph 2:4-5; Heb 12:6; 1 Jn 4:8,16 Jn 15:13; Eph 5: 25 Rom 15:30 Grace Ps 84:11; 1 Pet 5:10 Rom 16:20; 1 Thess 5:28 Zech 12:10; Heb 10:29 Who Gives the Christian the Words to Speak? Mt 10:17-20 Lk 21:12-15 Lk 12:11-12 Lied to Hosea 11:12 Jn 8:55 Acts 5:3 Bears witness: Phil 1:8 Rev 1:5; 3:14 Acts 5:32 Compassionate, Comforts, kind ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-divine-qualities-ascribed.htm

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Lamson, Alvan: The Church of the First Three Centuries No need to misrepresent the opinions of one of their own! But it is deceptive to mention that a misquote is from a Trinitarian but not tell you when they are quoting from a fellow Arian. To quote a ... Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "Summing up the historical evidence, Alvan Lamson says in The Church of the First Three Centuries: "The modern popular doctrine of the Trinity . . . derives no support from the language of Justin [Martyr]: and this observation may be extended to all the ante-Nicene Fathers; that is, to all Christian writers for three centuries after the birth of Christ. It is true, they speak of the Father, Son, and . . . holy Spirit, but not as co-equal, not as one numerical essence, not as Three in ... What is important is that Justin and all most of the Ante-Nicene Fathers clearly taught that Jesus was uncreated God and the Holy Spirit was a person, being the third person in the trinity. This is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lamson.htm

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The Top 10 List: "Worst of the worst" of Watchtower satanic quoting ... So these "scholars" not only reject that Jesus claimed to be God, but that he also never claimed to be the messiah! We simply cannot understand why the Watchtower loves quoting these ... So Hopkins thinks that Trinity AND most of the Watchtower doctrines were derived from Buddhism! Wow! A very convincing proof indeed! Click here for more details. Top 10 List: #3 Siegfried ... In this way the spiritual force of Egyptian religion shows a direct link with Christian theology" Quoted by Watchtower Click to View Look at the sentence in red below that they left out. In a most perplexing paradox, ... What Gibbon is saying, is that the Bible itself was of pagan origin, not just 4th century Trinitarian doctrine! "Gibbon was an infidel, and his unbelief lurks in every page of his work where ... "There is no evidence that any sacred writer even suspected the existence of a [Trinity] within the Godhead." Quoted by Watchtower Click to View The Watchtower deliberately fails to tell you ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-deceptions-top-ten-list-start.htm

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Hanson, Richard Patrick Crossland: The Search for the Christian ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter False Dilemma: Trinitarian Creates a false dilemma in the mind of the reader by projecting the false illusion that if Jesus is subordinate to the Father, that ... outbreak of the Arian Controversy [in the fourth century], who does not in some sense regard the Son as subordinate to the Father." (The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, R. P. C. Hanson, as quoted by Anti-Trinitarians) Deception Exposed: We totally agree! Arians don't understand that many Trinitarians openly teach the subordination of Jesus and the Holy Spirit to the Father. ... A wife is subordinate to her husband, but is equal in nature. Her rank is lower, but she is made of the identical stuff as the man! What else they failed to quote: "A characteristic exegetical ploy of ... Greg and Groh, (Early Arianism, p107-108) give a list of texts used by Arians to reduce the significance of the Son's partaking in God. (R. P. C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hanson.htm

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Hislop, Alexander: The Two Babylons Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian JW's and Christadelphians should be spanked for quoting Hislop as saying trinity came from the Pagans! Hislop's actual view is that God revealed ... While this had been the original way in which Pagan idolatry had represented the Triune God, and though this kind of representation had survived to Sennacherib's time, yet there is evidence that, at a very early period, an important change had taken place in the Babylonian notions in regard to the divinity; and that the three persons had come to be, the Eternal Father, the Spirit of God incarnate in a human mother, and a Divine Son, the fruit of that incarnation. (Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, p. 18) Our comments Anti-Trinitarians quote ... Justin noted that these resemblance's go far beyond Trinity doctrine but touch upon foundational doctrines of which Trinitarians and Anti-trinitarians share as a common belief (Like the Lord's Supper, for example) Go To ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hislop.htm

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Thayer, Joseph Henry: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Greek New Testament text, 1809, with Thayer's handwritten comments on John 1:1 interleaved." (Watchtower organization's own words) Here is a portion of Grimm's comments on THEOS in his Lexicon which Thayer ... Some challenge whether Thayer was Unitarian, saying, he was instead Congregationalist. We simply quote the "Publishers Introduction" to Thayer's famous lexicon: "A word of caution is necessary. Thayer was a Unitarian, and the errors of this sect occasionally come through in the explanatory notes. The reader should be alert for both subtle and blatant denials of such doctrines as the Trinity (Thayer regarded Christ as a mere man and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force emanating from God), the inherent and total depravity of fallen human nature, the ... Deception Exposed: The Watchtower fails to tell you that Thayer is not a Trinitarian, but a Unitarian who believed Jesus was a creature. No wonder nobody could find where Thayer said the quote in the Watchtower booklet! ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Thayer.htm

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"Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" by D. M. Canright, 1914 "Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" by D. M. Canright, 1914 Click to View Order this book Preface to the Fourteenth Edition My Present Standing INTRODUCTION Ch 1: Doctrines and Methods of Seventh-day ... I leave God to judge between us. I now and here for the hundredth time solemnly affirm before God that I renounced Adventism because I believed it to be an error. I have never once regretted that I ... And when he left the Adventist denomination, all who knew the man, if they were at all imbued with the Christian spirit, must admit that the change made by him was due to a candid, conscientious conviction ... Thus: "I saw them look up to the throne and pray, Father give us thy spirit; Satan would then breathe upon them an unholy influence." Early Writings, page 47. Again: "The nominal churches are ... I, page 597. Nearly all their prominent ministers had their time of trial, the same as I did, when they ceased preaching and went at other work, as we have seen. I will quote a few words from ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-Seventh-day-Adventism-RENOUNCED-by-D-M-Canright.htm

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Hertz, Dr. J. H.: The Pentateuch and Haftorahs In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the Unity of God." (The Pentateuch and Haftorahs", J. H. Hertz, 1941, Vol. 1, p. 215, a rabbi, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) At Exodus 3:14 (KJ) the phrase "I AM" is used as a title for God to indicate that he really ... Jewish Rabbi's share a common desire to dispel any connection with the "I Am" of Jehovah in Ex 3 and the "I Am" of Jesus in John 8:58. The fact remains that when the Watchtower searched long and hard enough, they finally found a Rabbi that would say what they wanted. We could quote a pile of ... view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Jewish Rabbis would reach for the "wooden stake" and immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Jewish Rabbis there is NO REAL DIFFERENCE between the Trinitarian view of God and the Arian (JW's) view of God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hertz.htm

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Topical Selection of Early Christian's Beliefs Some of the forgeries are obvious, but for others, we really cannot be sure what is forgery and what is genuine. We host the entire collection of Early Church Fathers Notice this quote from Philip Schaff: ... and his writings are subject to grave suspicion of fraudulent interpolation." (History of the Christian Church, Philip Shaff, Vol 2, ch 4) Click to View More on the Ignatian Forgeries Having said all ... Christians on REINCARNATION Early Christians on OCCULT, SPIRITISM & ASTROLOGY Click to View Doctrines: Early Christians on HELL & ETERNAL PUNISHMENT HADES, the temporary two part receptacle of the conscious ... Click to View Nature of God: Early Christians on the TRINITY Early Christians on DEITY OF CHRIST Early Christians on ETERNAL PRE-EXISTENCE OF CHRIST Early Christians on PERSON & PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Click to View Worship: Early Christians on INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN WORSHIP Early Christians on the LORD'S SUPPER Early Christians on the SABBATH DAY vs. SUNDAY ... ... https://www.bible.ca/indexHistory.htm

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The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness ... Subordination Within The Godhead The Historical Development of "Arian style" (Jehovah's Witness) Unitarian Subordination: "The Apologists were, in a sense, the Church's first theologians: the first to attempt a sketch of trinitarian doctrine and an intellectually satisfying explanation of Christ's relation to God the Father. They identified Christ with God, with the Logos, with the Son of God, but they seemed ... Thus two currents of thought and belief began to stand out. One read the Biblical witness to God as affirming that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three who are equally God and somehow one God. The other read the Biblical witness differently and concluded that Christ, although divine to some extent, ... The Greek approach can be represented by a line: Godhood originates with the Father, emanates toward the Son, and passes into the Holy Spirit who is the bridge to the world. Greek theology (following the New Testament and early Christian creeds) retains the "monarchy" of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-subordination-arian-development.htm

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Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion But even Hopkins openly states that Apostle John taught the trinity one sentence before the watchtower quote! Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion Click to View What the Watchtower ... Compare this: How the Watchtower quotes Hopkins: What they left out of the same paragraph: "To Jesus and Paul the doctrine of the trinity was apparently unknown; . . . they say nothing about it." ... of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p 336) "The early Church declared that Christ was the Logos and that the Logos was God. As such, though the earlier Gospels give no hint of this, Christ in John is represented as remembering his preexistence. Paul does not say that Christ is God, but he identifies Christ with the Holy Spirit and applies to him words of the Old Testament used of God: 'I am God and ... unto me every knee shall bow' (Isa 45:22-23; Phil 2:10)." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p. 336) "But the first Christian theology was given in the words 'I and my Father are one' ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hopkins.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge Trinity "is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Lyman Abbott, p944, as ... Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "Trinity is a very marked feature in Hindooism, and is discernible in Persian, Egyptian, Roman, Japanese, Indian and the most ancient Grecian mythologies." (Religious Dictionary, Lyman Abbott, p944, as quoted in by anti-Trinitarians) Example of selective quoting (Blue is Jw quote from booklet, ... The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A ... Incarnation means to me more than that the Spirit of God dwelt unrecognized by the world centuries ago for a few years in Jesus of Nazareth; it also .means to me that ... practice 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 ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Jocz, Jacob: The Jewish People and Jesus Christ Deceptive Quote: World Religion: Jewish Rabbi JW's project the false impression that Jews are more easily converted to the Watchtower view of Jesus than the Trinitarian view because of the deity of Jesus. Jocz, Jacob: The Jewish People and Jesus Christ What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "It is at this point that the gulf between the Church and the Synagogue opens before ... JW's have not comprehended that if they had the Governing Body themselves sit down and explain their view of God (Father-true God, Son-a god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Hindus, Jews and Muslims would immediately label JW's as TRINITARIANS or TWINITARIANS! Stated differently, from the perspective of Hindus, Jews and Muslims there is NO REAL DIFFERENCE between the Trinitarian view of God and ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a doubt applied to Christ.' With these affirmations, which for Jewish monotheism were utterly offensive." (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Jocz.htm

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Greek Scroll Twelve minor prophets Nahal Hever 50 BC: Septuagint ... ... Other documents found at the same time would use four stars **** as an early "nomina sacra" substitution. b. This substitution of Mosaic Hebrew for Greek in the name of God is probably the very beginning point of "nomina sacra". c. Nomina sacra developed into the Christian era and became almost ridiculous because they would create substitutional abbreviations for other "sacred" things including: God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Saviour, Cross, Christ etc. d. While Christians eventually abandoned the practice of nomina sacra altogether, the Jews ... Since a Jw is forbidden to read non-Watchtower religious materials on the internet, their knowledge is no greater than what the Watchtower tells them. To illustrate their unscholarly delusions, almost no JW even knows ... The post-Pentateuchal books were translated after the translation of the Torah, for most of these translations use its vocabulary, and several translations also quote from the Greek Torah. Since the Prophets and several ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-manuscripts-Septuagint-twelve-Greek-Minor-prophets-scroll-Nahal-Hever-Bar-Kochba-Cave-of-Horrors-letters-Dodekapropheton-Greek-8HevXIIgr-50BC.htm

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The polytheistic "henotheism" of Jehovah's Witnesses and Christadelphi ... Instead of outright rejecting the Watchtower organization as a satanic and apostate cult, they reject the Bible and make Jesus into a created demi-god. So poorly informed are Jehovah's ... For starters look very closely at the quote at the top of the page. The key to grasping Henotheism, is not to think in terms of whether a god is "true or false god", but in terms of whether ... doesn't phase Henotheists because they will say YHWH is the only true God, and still call Jesus, angels and Moses "Gods". The Trinitarian must focus on the apostate concept that God openly approves calling Jesus, angels and Moses "Gods". ... In fact the Holy Spirit went out of His way to make sure we would not directly equate angels with the word elohim (god) in these two passages. There are many examples of where a direct ... times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons" (1 Timothy 4:1-2) "The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god-watchtower-JW-henotheism.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Mark 2:7 The Jews statement that "only God can forgive sins", is just as wrong as the Devil's statement to Eve, "you shall surely not die". Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal refuted True, but an absolutely unacceptable suggestion! The Jews would not be wrong on such a fundamental key point as forgiveness. At the very least, it proves that the current Jewish thought of the day was that only God could forgive sins. Notice that Jesus was "aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves". This proves that ... First they are forgiven in God's mind (true divine absolution) then the apostles proclaim it. Click here to see commentaries that explain this truth in more detail. Does the watchtower organization teach that it has the power of "absolution ... Jesus was giving the apostles (and by extension, the church) the privilege of announcing heaven's terms on how a person can receive forgiveness. If one believes in Jesus, then a Christian has the right to announce his forgiveness. If a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-mark2-7.htm

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Start here: Introduction and Overview to Sola Scriptura ... Any church that claims to speak in tongues. (Charismatics and Pentecostals Most TV preachers. Any church that believes in Evangelicals, Baptists All Reform churches, (Dutch Reformed, Christian ... Extra-Biblical, oral tradition doctrines are seen as equal to scripture itself. These churches are heavy users of creeds. In buffet style, they pick and chose which doctrines of the apostolic fathers ... of these things with the inspired Word of God, the Holy Scriptures." (Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1959, p. 607-608) Ecclesiastically & Inward Witness Illuminated, Creedalists: Most Protestant churches (Baptist, Reformed, Pentecostal, Calvinist, Presbyterian) believe the Bible cannot be understood without the direct illumination of the Holy Spirit to guide the individual to the correct interpretation. ... We observe that had Franck eliminated the final evil (illumination of the Spirit) he would have been one of the first to restore the true sola Scriptura of the early church and the apostolic fathers. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-start.htm

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A Short History of the Watchtower Organization A Short History of the Watchtower Organization Jehovah's Witnesses trace their origins to the nineteenth century Adventist movement in America. That movement began with William Miller, a Baptist ... Their activities eventually led to the formation of several sects under the broad heading of "Adventism" including the Advent Christian Church, the Life and Advent Union, the Seventh-Day ... He had begun to doubt not only church creeds and doctrines, but also God and the Bible itself. At this critical juncture a chance encounter restored his faith and placed him under the influence of Second ... His earlier mentor Nelson H. Barbour was a Trinitarian, as was The Herald of the Morning's other assistant editor John H. Paton who joined Russell in leaving Barbour to start Zion's Watch Tower. ... he had predicted for the Rapture, and finally died on October 31, 1916, more than two years after the world was supposed to have ended, according to his calculations, in early October, 1914.. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/jw-history.htm

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Inspiration claims of the Watchtower Bible Tract Society ... This 'prophet' was not one man, but was a body of men and women. it was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as international bible students. today they are known as Jehovah's Christian witnesses." (Watchtower April 1, 1972 p. 197) 1972 "And I began to see, ... For example, Zion's Watchtower of march 1880 had declared; 'the times of the gentiles' extend to 1914, and the heavenly kingdom will not have full sway till then.' only God by his Holy Spirit could have revealed this to those early bible students, so far in advance." (Watchtower, July 1, 1973 p. 402) 1976 "The holy spirit, which Jehovah prophesied that he would pour out in the last days, has not ... But, strangely, through such 'Bible reading,' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by Christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago,... (Watchtower; Aug. 15, 1981; p. 29) 1981 "Jehovah's Witnesses believe that this parable pertains to the one true ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-inspiration.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 10:30-33 ... So logically, Arians must agree with Trinitarians that the Jews did not misunderstand what Jesus was saying and they wanted to stone Jesus for both the Trinitarian interpretation as well as the Jehovah's Witness/Christadelphian interpretation. It has not dawned on Jehovah's witnesses that since they actually use Jn 10:33 to prove Henotheism, where Jesus, angels and men are called gods, that they are forced to accept the very thing they deny: That Jesus correctly claimed to be "a god". After all, isn't that what they say John 1:1 says? When Watchtower adherents quote their many obscure translations that render the verse, "making yourself to be a god", it proves that ... Husband and wife are one in unity (one flesh) but remain two separate persons. The disciples one in unity but remain many separate persons. God is one in unity, but remain three separate persons in Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the meaning in James 2:19 "You believe that God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is one (HEN = ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john10-30.htm

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