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Many people or ministers try to tell people that once they become Christians they are guarranteed salvation, but is this doctrine of 'Once Saved, Always Saved' what the Bible teaches, lets see. If you look in the Bible, salvation or to be saved, can be described as both past, present, and...

This same period of persecution is found in the following verses in Revelation: Revelation 11:2-3 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give...

The exact same 1260 years is found in Revelation chapter 11: Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. The commonly accepted interpretation of the verse is that the two witnesses are...

The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation are some of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted especially the time periods to be found in scripture of the 'time, times and half a time' prophecy. Lets look at the text: Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall...

Bible scholars and historicists, see the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks in Daniel chapter 9, using the Day-Year Principle. The seventy “weeks” of years is understood to be a period of 490 years, which is an uninterrupted period starting from "the time the word goes out to rebuild and restore...

There are those who question why God doesn't save everyone, and change them so they all find their way to heaven. The wrong premise that comes with Universalism, is that the wicked will die is not true because it would then be a limitation in God, it holds that if all are not saved, it limits...

We have to think that one through, as its so vast, what comes to mind is 'missing the forest for the trees'.... "Historical evidence suggests that Jesus, the person, was born in the springtime — but that Christian missionaries adopted Yule celebrations in order to appease and convert pagans who...

Well nowhere in the Bible is the solstice a time "to get together and have fun", its origin was not Christian, need to research it.... "You've probably heard of the Spring and Fall Equinoxes (times of equal-length day and night) and the Summer and Winter Solstices (longest and shortest day...

The day-year principle, year-day principle or year-for-a-day principle is a method of interpretation of Bible prophecy in which the word day in prophecy is considered to be symbolic of a year of actual time. In Biblical eschatology a 'Prophetic Year' is a time different than from an ordinary...

Now lets look at what these 'heretics' were against..."rejected many of the superstitious traditions of Catholicism, including prayers for the dead and holy water, and they spoke against indulgences and the doctrine of purgatory. Communion, they said, was a memorial of Christ’s death, not a...

So no matter what they do that is against the scripture, its ok because of one point? So the inquisition and burning at the stake and all their persecution was fine because they believed in the trinity? Now in case anyone says it really wasnt the church, look at Canon 3 of the Ecumenical Fourth...

Well lets take a closer look. Here is from Wikipedia: "The Pontifex Maximus (Latin, literally: "greatest pontiff" or "greatest bridge-builder") was the high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. This was the most important position in the ancient Roman...

Well, lets see what the Bible says on baptism.... Ephesians 4:5 "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." Mark 16:15, 16 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be...

Infants cannot make a conscious decision. Therefore, to baptize them defeats the whole purpose of the ceremony. Also, infant baptism is never taught in the Scriptures. The doctrine of infant baptism is of pagan origin and was brought into the Church by Roman Catholicism. As with most Catholic...

It is not scriptural, you cant shoehorn what is basically a pagan belief into the Bible... Babies cannot understand the truths of redemption and salvation, that is clear.. "“In reviewing the patristic doctrine of baptism which was sanctioned by the Greek and Roman, and, with some important...

Ok, lets think about it. Is Mary a idol of wood, stone, and made by man. Do people pray to Mary. Do they give adoration to Mary. Do they give reverence to Mary. Do they give homage and respect to Mary. And more..... Lets look at the definition of worship: wor·ship /ˈwərSHəp/ noun noun: worship...

Now as those who studied their Bibles began to see what the Bible said that was against these ideas of men and the traditions, it stirred them up. They began to understand the Greek philosophy that had crept into the church, especially that of the immortality of the soul and that it cannot die...

Its clear that Rome knew what the Preterist and Futurist methods of interpretation would do to the Protestant teachings on the Antichrist.. "Sixteenth century Protestant interpretations of Daniel and Revelation shook the Roman Catholic Church. In response the Catholic Counter-Reformation...

You cannot venerate, pray to, adore, whatever you want to do with the dead. The dead cant help you, hear you, or know anything.... Ecclesiastes 9:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the...

Well there is more, and this is a bit of a shock.... "During the 1930’s to 1940’s both Tolkien and Lewis were part of an informal literary discussion group associated with the ‘University of Oxford’ & known as the “Inklings”. C. S. Lewis called Charles Williams (Fellow “Inkling”, specialist in...