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Denominations: Anglican and Episcopal Churches (part 2)
Authority 1. The Bible “The Bible is acknowledged as the ‘ground’ on which any expression of Christian faith must be founded” (A Building With Foundations, anglicancommunion.org). “Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read … Continue reading
Posted in Church Organization, denominations, Doctrine
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Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 2
Authority 1. The Bible. They write, “As the inspired word of God, it is a channel for the operation of God’s spirit” (The Bible: God’s Word or Man’s?, p. 181, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania). “The Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Jehovah Witnesses, World Religions
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Western Religions: The Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) Part 2
Authority 1. The Bible There is a claim to believe the Bible. Joseph Smith declared, “We believe the Bible to be the word of God…” (The Pearl of Great Price, The Articles of Faith, 8). However, their belief is qualified … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, mormon, Mormons, Prophecy, World Religions
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Why I Believe – The Bible (Part 2)
If the Bible is from God, then one should be able to find unity and accuracy in the message. This is exactly what one does find. The unity and accuracy of the Bible is amazing. Unity “The Bible was written … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Bible History, Evidence, mormon, Mormons, science
Tagged a. h. sayce, accuracy of bible, achaia, adam clark, archaeology, averham biram, bible, book of mormon, bryant wood, col.taylor, cyprus, dalmatia, David, earnest wiedner, enclyclopedia britannica, errors, gallio, henry layard, heroditus, Hezekiah, Hittites, hugo winckler, Jehoiachin, Jehu, jericho, mistakes of men, mormon, nelson glueck, number of writers of bible, omri, politarchs, proconsul, propraetors, robert koldeway, samuel johnson, sennacherib, sennacherib annals, smithsonian, tacitus, taylor prisim, thessalonica, unity of bible, william albright
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Why I Believe –The Bible (Part 1)
The Bible claims to be inspired of God. Over 2700 times the Bible says, “Thus says the Lord” or “The Lord said” or “The word of the Lord” or the same similar claim to the message being from God. God … Continue reading
How Fortunate We Are
Do we realize how fortunate we are to have such easy access to the Bible? Studies indicate that over 90% of Americans possess a Bible. The cost of the Bible in the middle Ages was very high. Philip Schaff has written, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, God`s word, History
Tagged bible, tyndale, wycliffe
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