Most excellent lecture! Ty!! Looking forward to next week's lecture

@DavidGuzikEnduringWord

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You are welcome!

Thank you David ,

Definitely interesting helping me realize how much there is to learn and remember simply being abuse I had read a 500 page on the history of Christianity but it all still seems new..

Constantine called The vineral day of the Sun . Sun worship, that's why Sunday worship was adopted.

I agree with Houghton

Hi, David. What about the reports out there that Constantine continued to worship the Sun long after his profession of faith in Jesus? Is there possibly any truth to that?

@cwyredman1974

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Constantine and his mother did continue to worship Ra the sun god. That’s why they changed Shabbat (the sabbath) to Sunday instead of the biblical 7th day (Saturday). He would kill anyone who was found with the Torah which is the first 5 books of the Bible.

@FRN2013

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Perry, it was changed when the New Testament began. Read it, please.

@austinrwann5509

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@cwyredman1974 yes, Constantine is not what people think he was. Greatest trick to man kind. Ushered in a great new religion blended with Paganism. It's much easier to twist the faith than kill off everyone. The true followers (natsarim) were killed off as much as possible. This is why the "church" ⛪ is so off track. S🌞N day worship become the only time these people could worship.... wonder why? 🤔

@FRN2013

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@@austinrwann5509 1) Nowhere in Scripture is there any hint that Sabbath-keeping was commanded from Adam to Moses-for thousands of years. 2) Sabbath observance was a special sign between God and Israel: “The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested” (Exodus 31:16-17). In Deuteronomy 5, Moses restates the Ten Commandments to the next generation of Israelites. Here, after commanding Sabbath observance in verses 12-14, Moses gives the reason the Sabbath was given to the nation Israel: “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day” (Deuteronomy 5:15). God's intent for giving the Sabbath to Israel was not that they would remember creation, but that they would remember their Egyptian slavery and the Lord's deliverance. 3) Whenever Christ appears in His resurrected form and the day is mentioned, it is always the first day of the week (Matthew 28:1, 9, 10; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:1, 13, 15; John 20:19, 26). 4) The only times the Sabbath is mentioned in Acts, the occasion is Jewish evangelism (Acts chapters 13-18). Paul wrote, “To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews” (1 Corinthians 9:20). Paul did not go to the synagogue to fellowship with and edify the saints, but to convict and save the lost. After Paul states, “From now on I will go to the Gentiles” (Acts 18:6), the Sabbath is never again mentioned in Acts. 5) Instead of suggesting adherence to the Sabbath day, the remainder of the New Testament implies the opposite (including the only exception to point 4, above, found in Colossians 2:16 -- "Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord” (Romans 14:5-6). “But now that you know God - or rather are known by God - how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years” (Galatians 4:9-10). 6) On the first day of creation week, God separated light from darkness. God does that still as we meet each first day of the week for worship. 7) The Holy Spirit was poured out as the church met on the Day of Pentecost, which always falls on Sunday. Summary: The Sabbath was given to Israel, not the church. The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14). Sabbath keeping is not required of the Christian-be it Saturday or Sunday. The first day of the week, Sunday, the Lord's Day (Revelation 1:10) celebrates the New Creation, with Christ as our resurrected Head. We are not obligated to follow the Mosaic Sabbath, resting, but are now free to follow the risen Christ, serving. The Apostle Paul said that each individual Christian should decide whether to observe a Sabbath rest; it is no longer a law: “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Romans 14:5). We are to worship God every day, not just on Saturday or Sunday. Note the requirements for Sabbath-keeping: A person placed under that Sabbath law could not leave his home on the Sabbath (Exodus 16:29), he could not build a fire (Exodus 35:3), and he could not cause anyone else to work (Deuteronomy 5:14). If you want to do those things, fine. But you can’t force those on others. BTW, an Israelite breaking the Sabbath law was to be put to death (Exodus 31:15; Numbers 15:32-35). That’s definitely something you’re not allowed to do to us, Sabbath-keeper.

The old adage "if you can`t beat them, join them" comes to mind. A cynical move to undermine the Christian faith from within.

This is missing from the Playlist

where then did the roman Catholics began their virgin Mary worship?

@Kitiwake

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Marian worship is a heresy in the Catholic church since at least the 5th century.

@GR65330

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Catholics do not worship the Virgin Mary.

I would like to say that neither Constantine or his successors had any role in defining Church doctrine or practice. The authority has always been with the Bishop of Rome and the bishops of the Church (magisterium). Even at the Council of Nicaea, Constantine only held a honorary position and the theology was left to the theologians.

@DavidGuzikEnduringWord

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Here are some verses that point to the fact that the Apostles were used by God to establish the doctrines of the church. I hope that this gives some further insight. Blessings! Ephesians 2:19-21 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

@theeternalsbeliever1779

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This isn't true at all. Constantine took the office of Pontifex Maximus upon himself and declared the modern trinity doctrine to be orthodox doctrine, nvm the fact that none of the trinitarian camps that argued back and forth ever once cited a single biblical passage that actually supports that doctrine.

@GR65330

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@@theeternalsbeliever1779 So, why do you think that the Christian writers that lived at the time of Nicaea don't agree with you?

One more, David: Looking at the administration of Donald Trump, _not one_ of the many preachers he surrounded himself with dared to doubt Trump's "Christian faith." Why? Because (IMHO) they liked the access to power that they had. Maybe that same phenomenon was going on during Constantine's reign.

@MMH-2129

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Trump made a confession of faith in Jesus! unfortunately he was surrounded by compromised power-control-famished ‘christians’ ! He was never discipled in the Truth therefore there was no growth! He remained a mere infant in Christ (1Co 3:1-2)

@FRN2013

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If he wanted to grow in the faith, he could have. But there is no evidence that he ever repented of his massive, soul-damning pride.

@MMH-2129

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@@FRN2013: now…that’s between he and Almighty יהוה! Amen?

@FRN2013

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It depends on what you mean by that. Of course every lost person needs people of God to pray for him and to tell the Gospel to him. I have prayed for his salvation many times. And if I ever met him, I'd warn him to repent.

@DavidGuzikEnduringWord

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Sorry, I have no answers for you on those questions.

They didn’t use building in the first 300 years.

Question: why do Christians refer to their church buildings as temples. And have altars, when Christ has never mandated such it thing? Would you consider Christians temples as anti-biblical? And why or why not? This is my present search.

@DavidGuzikEnduringWord

3 ай бұрын

I don't know that Christians refer to them as temples... typically they are called sanctuaries. And while many church services will have an "altar call," there is rarely (if ever) an actual altar to speak of; they mean "altar" figuratively and not literally - it usually refers to the front of the church where prayer-team members assemble and where there is a raised platform for the pastor and/or musicians. A quick Google search tells us: "The word temple has traditionally been rarely used in the English-speaking Western Christian tradition.The principal words typically used to distinguish houses of worship in Western Christian architecture are abbey, basilica, cathedral, chapel and church." There is also the point that calling a church building something different than "church" is to make a distinction between "The Church" (the collective Body of Christ / Bride of Christ made of all believers) and just "a church" (building or community). If you're seeing many "churches" that have altars and are called temples, you might be in an area with many Mormons / Latter Day Saints, who are not Christians, strictly speaking. Also, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 tells us: Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. - Enduring Word Team

@trevino37

3 ай бұрын

@@DavidGuzikEnduringWord what you speak is true to my understanding and seem to be repeated by many Christian’s. Unfortunately, I know that many charismatic evangelical churches, when welcoming people in Sunday mornings, say welcome to the temple if G-d. That does not sound figuratively if they are also referí gayo their platforms as altars with altar calls. On top of this, they discourage people, who are not part of their ministry from even standing on the altars and restrict people from it. These are not Mormons but churches I grew up in. I see hand hear a contradiction that regardless of how they justify it, behave as if the church building is a temple literally. They go to the extend of making it beautiful and more extravagant as the funds flow. Unfortunately, there seems to be no other way to interpret this but as literal in thirst behavior towards a supposedly just a building. I don’t see the difference between this and the statues Catholics have in their churches and the icons held by orthodox Christian’s. Christ never called us to build temple nor to have alters, even in figurative terms. I’m having a hard time separating their so called figurative language from their actual literature behavior. So much contradiction in Christianity.

@trevino37

3 ай бұрын

@@DavidGuzikEnduringWord Unfortunately, I now for use because have seen it written and have heard it too many times while in the church building....Sunday morning serve begins with "Welcome to the temple of G-d" or other variation. treating the altars as the holy of holies as they restrict the stepping on the altars unless you are in ministry or an ordained minister. These are not Mormons but actual charismatic evangelicals and Pentecostals since i was a part of their church denomination. if we go with their words being just figuratively, then their literal behavior is conviction that it is literal and not simply figuratively. If the church building was simply a building to gather, then why spend the thousands in making more beautiful and elaborate as the funds increases? what is the difference between that of the Catholic church and their statuses and the Orthodox Christians with their Icons? Seems to me they have idolized their church building as temples with altars to bring sacrificial offering unto the lord , as they literally say. amny people have expressed their idea you presented but their actions is more literal over figurative language. So much contradictions within Christianity.

How could Galarius be an Emperor from 305 -311, when Constantine was the Emperor from 306-337? Galarius could never have been an Emperor, this has to be a lie to cover-up what Constantine had done.

Constantine was the one that started Christianity in 312 from an already established pagan religion.

@cwyredman1974

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He started Christianity as we know it today but it is not biblical or the way of Yehovah (God).

@garystanfield2274

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@@cwyredman1974 No it is not scriptural and is of Satan. he took Yahweh's name out of the scriptures and propagandized them where there is no salvation in them in this Satanic world.

@donalddodson7365

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I think you will find many references in the New Testament, written, circulated and relied upon long before Constantine. The "Way" became the ekklesia, transkated church, started by Messiah-Christ Jesus Himself.

@garystanfield2274

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@@donalddodson7365 You have a lot to learn pagan. SUN DEITY NAMES USED WITHIN CHRISTIANITY AND MOST PUT IN THE SCRIPTURES WHICH PROVES THAT CHRISTIANITY IS OF SATAN: JESUS, CHRIST, ANGEL, AMEN, ADONAI, LORD, GOD, BIBLE, SACRED HADES, HELL - DEITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD AND SUN DEITIES TOO. Names of blasphemy! These are all sun deity names from different cultures in the worship of Nimrod. Which is what Christianity is really based on. "CHURCH" can only be found in Wycliff's translation when speaking of a pagan temple. CIRCE was a Greek female deity pronounced Kirke' Scottish it is Kirk, In German it is Kirche Netherlands it is Kerk for the word church. Anglo-Saxon root Circe, daughter of Helios, the Sun-deity; Tyndale used the word "CHURCHES" in his translation only in one place in Acts where it spoke of pagan temples. Ekklesia = Greek for assembly or congregation. The proper terminology to be used is "assembly" or "assemblies". Constantine in 331 A.D. had the 50 of his pagan scriptures done in the GREEK and the only ones allowed at that time. The Fifty Scriptures of Constantine were scriptures in the Greek language taken from the Hebrew and were commissioned in 331 by Constantine and prepared by Eusebius of Caesarea. He orders for the destruction of the writings of any opposition, and for the immediate execution by the sword of any citizens preserving illegal literature via actions of either the hiding or secreting of scrolls or codices. I heard a priest on the radio 3/16/2022, say that he got to see the oldest complete bible in existence today with all the books, made in 332 A.D.when he was in the Vatican Library. Then he brings up Constantine and said that Constantine had 50 scriptures made,he mentioned nothing about Constantine having them done in the Greek though. If they still have Constantine's then it seems they would be holding on to the originals That Constantine had used to put his into the Greek. In 405 A.D. Jerome put Constantine's into the Latin, which became known as Jerome’s Latin Vulgate the only scriptures to be had for over one thousand years locked up in the Latin tongue and the common person did not know Latin. In 1516 Erasmus puts the Latin back into the Greek, which they are calling the original Greek today to cover-up that Constantine already had them made into the Greek. This is just the beginning to why these propagandized scriptures ended up being put in all the languages, this was another deceit of Satan. There was no need for Yahweh's Word to be published in all the languages, there was no salvation to be had, yet Christianity teaches that there is still salvation when there is not. So Rome could twist the scriptures to their liking8. Constantine was the one that renamed the New Covenant to what it is called today, the New Testament, so they named the Old Covenant, the Old Testament to also follow suit. 9. Constantine changed the Roman Empire’s government from secular over religious to religious over secular. 10. Constantine started the Babylonian Religious Government System that is out to rule the world, the Papacy. "The papacy is but the ghost of the Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof." Constantine was the first Pope over Christianity.

@garystanfield2274

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@@donalddodson7365lol, isn't Christ suppose to mean Messiah? Well it does not, just proves how brainwashed you Christians really are.

This has been debunked a million times

Constantine was not a saved man. No one comes to Christ in this manner! Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of Christ. Romans 10: 10-17. If Constantine was ever saved, it may have been when he was near the end of his life. Everything about that vision or a visitation from the Lord Jesus does not match any experience that a truly saved individual would testify of! Test the spirits to see if they are from God John tells us. To the law and the testimony, if they speak not according to this word (the holy scriptures), there is no light in them. Isaiah 8:20. Christians can be so gullible. See Revelation where Saran deceives by means of signs. Revelation 19:20. Christianity had already strayed from the new covenant apostolic model and was becoming more corrupt, leading to a nominal cultural and eventually political faith as the Papacy and Protestantism prove. Sin and error always begets more sin and error.