“The Experts Speak”—John Gordon Melton, Ph.D.
…JUDGE SEYRANIAN: They are, in a sense, not a formal religion, per se? DR. MELTON: Right. MR. MORGAN: Let’s talk about the “Local Church.” Is the “Local Church” listed in…
…JUDGE SEYRANIAN: They are, in a sense, not a formal religion, per se? DR. MELTON: Right. MR. MORGAN: Let’s talk about the “Local Church.” Is the “Local Church” listed in…
…3. www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/roman-catholicism/RC2W1199.pdf. 30James McCarthy, “Roman Catholic Authority” (Chattanooga, TN: ATRI, Not Dated), p 2. www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/roman-catholicism/RC1W0899.pdf. Adapted from McCarthy, James, The Gospel According to Rome (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1995)….
…1948), 192, 198. Chafer, Lewis Sperry, Systematic Theology, Volume VII: Doctrinal Summarization. (Dallas, TX: Dallas Seminary Press, 1948), 31. Clarke, Adam, The Adam Clarke Commentary, http://www.studylight.org/com/acc/view.cgi?book=re&chapter=017. Coates, C. A., An…
…beliefs. There are numerous documents and evidence in this case that also contradict their Q&A answers. These documents will also be available at http://web.archive.org/web/20080703223706/http://www.localchurch-vs-harvesthouse.com/ [http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/local-church-et-al-vs-harvest-house-et-al/]. Footnotes: 1See “Judgment of Dismissal,”…
…among many brothers” (Rom. 8:29), He is the “Firstborn of all creation” (Col. 1:15), He is the “Firstborn from the dead” (v. 18), He is the “Firstborn” of God (Heb….
…question, as you can realize, was a no-yes question. MR. MORGAN: All right. DR. MALONY: ‘”Was the church misrepresented?” None of the present members, none of the ex-members, and none…
…www.lctestimony.org/LongerResponse.html and in book form at www.contendingforthefaith.org/a-defense-of-the-gospel-responses-to-an-open-letter/. 21Witness Lee, The Revelation and Vision of God (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 2000), p. 44. 22Ibid., p. 47. The books of Hebrews,…
…Research Institute, Nov. 2001) http://www.johnankerberg.com/Articles/_PDFArchives/roman-catholicism/RC1W1201.pdf. 6See “Biblical Critiques of Christianity – Selected Bibliography and Biographical Notes on Sources Cited.” 7Witness Lee, Practice, op. cit., p. 25. 8Ibid., p. 28. 9Ibid.,…
…at http://www.contendingforthefaith.org/libel-litigations/god-men/decision/completeText.html. 34Karen Hoyt, “Letter to ‘Friends of SCP,’” April, 10, 1985, p. 3. 35For example, Rhodes was a Contributing Editor to the SCP Journal for approximately two years, and…
…W. E. Vine writes: “As standing, by metonymy, for persons, Acts 1:15; Rev. 3:4; 11:13 (R.V., ‘persons’)” (Vine’s Exposition Dictionary of New Testament Words (McLean, VA: Macdonald Publishing, 1985), p….
…3, p. 69. ↑ Ibid. ↑ Penn-Lewis, op. cit., p. 7. ↑ Ibid., p. 4. ↑ Nee, Spiritual Authority, pp. 101-102. ↑ Ibid., p. 105. ↑ Ibid., p. 106. ↑…
…editor, “Please, do not publish.” MR. MORGAN: And why? DR. SALIBA: Well, because first of all, they don’t have a methodology. You don’t know how they go about their research….
…Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9); He also said: “The Spirit…will be in you,” and “I am coming to you” (John 14:17-18). The problem of “confounding the Persons” was…
…Churches (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1978) p. 3. Duddy, p. 42. Genesis, #10, p. 123. Genesis, #28, pp. 383-4. Genesis, #1, pp. 1-2. Genesis, #61, p. 799. Genesis, #62,…
…op. cit., p. 69. McGiffert, op. cit., p. 238. Walker, op. cit., pp. 69-70. Ibid. and McGiffert, op. cit., p. 238. Walker,.op. cit., Pp. 69-70; McGiffert, op. cit., p. 238;…
…Body of Christ” (Anaheim, CA: DCP Press, 2008), pp. 9-12; Christian Research Journal, 32:6, 2009. 19Elliot Miller, “Addressing the Open Letter’s Concerns: On Lawsuits with Evangelical Christians,” Ibid., p. 44….
…is the Spirit. G. R. Beasley-Murray, “2 Corinthians,” The Broadman Bible Commentary, vol. 11: 2 Corinthians-Philemon (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1971), p. 26 James D. G. Dunn — Paul identifies…
…flesh and bones (Luke 24:39). But He is also in us (2 Cor. 13:5) as the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). He is the Son, but He is also called…
…as described in your book, are libelous when applied to The Local Church (see http://www.contendingforthefaith.com/summary/judgement/completeTOC.html).6 (view), 7 (view), 8 (view) In spite of this, both John Ankerberg and Bob Hawkins…
…Geisler, Baker Encyclopedia, op. cit., p. 731. 28Martin Luther, What Luther Says: An Anthology, Vol. 1, Ewald M. Plass, ed. (St. Louis, MO, Concordia, 1959), p. 93. 29Ibid., pp. 91-92….