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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    Augustine “All the Catholic interpreters of the divine books of the Old and New Testaments whom I have been able to read, who wrote before me about the Trinity, which is God, intended to teach in accord with the Scriptures that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are of one and the same...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    Origen “For we do not hold that which the heretics imagine: that some part of the being of God was converted into the Son, or that the Son was procreated by the Father from non-existent substances, that is, from a being outside himself, so that there was a time when he [the Son] did not exist”...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    Here are examples of what early Christian writers had to say on the subject of the Trinity: The Didache “After the foregoing instructions, baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, in living [running] water. . . . If you have neither, pour water three times on...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    Didache (90-110ad) Chapter 7. Concerning Baptism And concerning baptism, baptize this way: Having first said all these things, baptize into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 in living water. But if you have not living water, baptize into other water...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    7. The Son explicitly said to exist "before all things": Col. 1:17, cf. 1:12-20 8. These statements cannot be dismissed as true only in God's foreknowledge a. We are all "in God's mind" before creation; yet such passages as John 1:1 and John 17:5 clearly mean to say something unusual about...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    E. The Son existed before his Incarnation, even before creation 1. Prov. 30:4: This is not predictive prophecy; "prophecy" in 30:1 translates massa, which is rendered elsewhere as "burden." 2. The Son created all things: See VI.E.1 3. Jesus was "with" (pros or para) God the Father before...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    4. "Name" need not be personal name, may be title: Isa. 9:6; Matt. 1:23. If a single personal name is sought, the name shared by all three persons is "Yahweh" or "Jehovah." B. Acts 2:38 and Matt. 28:19 1. Neither passage specifies that certain words are to be spoken during baptism; nor does the...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    VII. The Holy Spirit Is God A. Equated with God: Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor. 3:17-18 B. Has the incommunicable attributes of God 1. Eternal: Heb. 9:14 2. Omnipresent: Psa. 139:7 3. Omniscient: 1 Cor. 2:10-11 C. Involved in all the works of God 1. Creation: Gen. 1:2; Psa. 104:30 2. Incarnation: Matt...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    2. Sustains the universe: Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3, 11-12 3. Salvation: a. In General: See C.2.a. above b. Forgives sins: Matt. 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26; note that Jesus forgives sins not committed against Him. 4. All of them: John 5:17-29 (including judgment, cf. Matt. 25:31- 46; 2 Cor...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    1. Titles belonging only to God a. The first and the last: Rev. 1:17; 22:13; cf. Isa. 44:6 b. King of kings and Lord of lords: 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16 2. Titles belonging in the ultimate sense only to God a. Savior: Luke 2:11; John 4:42; 1 John 4:14; Titus 2:13, cf. v. 10; etc.; cf. Isa...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    8. Heb. 1:8. The rendering, "God is your throne," is nonsense - God is not a throne, He is the one who sits on the throne! Also, "God is your throne," if taken to mean God is the source of one's rule, could be said about any angelic ruler - but Hebrews 1 is arguing that Jesus is superior to the...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    VI. Jesus Christ Is God A. Explicit statements 1. Isa. 9:6; note 10:21. Translations which render "mighty hero," are inconsistent in their rendering of 10:21. Also note that Ezek. 32:21 is (a) not in the same context, as is Isa. 10:21, and (b) speaking of false gods, cf. I.G.5. above. 2. John...
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    What 'Unorthodox' doctrine has come into the church?

    https://www.calvarychapelboston.com/Biblical%20Basis%20Trinity%20Bowman.pdf read it friend
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    Was Noah's flood global?

    there is no flood gap in Egypt Old Kingdom of Egypt - Wikipedia
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    if the lord god really wants me to be married send a girl that meets ALL MY DEMANDS.

    My Boss, Wife rarely let's me get away with anything, no matter how many xxxxx and hugs.
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    Peter the Rock?

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    Peter the Rock?

    Back then one dug down to bedrock (Jesus), Foundation consited of large rock at edges with Jesus as the Cornerstone. Ot Prophets were the base layer including the other corners. Then came the Apostles with Peter being the first layed down. Ephesians 2:20 You believers are like a building...
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    Peter the Rock?

    “First of all, sir,” I said, “explain this to me: What is the meaning of the rock and the gate?” “This rock,” he answered, “and this gate are the Son of God.” “How, sir?” I said; “the rock is old, and the gate is new.” “Listen,” he said, “and understand, O ignorant man. The Son of God is older...
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    Whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven

    It is exactly the grammar involved.
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    Was Bible Possession banned by the Catholic Church

    oh I made it to here, go figure