Intimations were given in Scripture while the apostles lived of the errors exposed which disturbed the peace and purity of the Church, and predictions of continuance and extension of these and others were given also. And these heresies were prominent and dominated the writings of the Early Church Fathers. Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp, flourished in the latter second century and wrote against these errors through a Latin translation. Hippolytus, along with him, is the main source as to early heretical doctrine.

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            However, one piece (or production) which favors a claim to apostolic origin and genuineness due to no specific internal proof of spuriousness, which is commonly called the Apostles' Creed, Symbolum Apostolicum.  It is the doctrine of the Roman Church that this Creed was composed of the apostles under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and was possessed of the same direct, divine, spiritual, canonical authority of Scripture.  Protestants denied it was composed by the apostles or had any authority, but they admitted it contains sound doctrine accorded and established by Scripture.

The Lutherans and Anglican churches adopted it with the Nicene and Athanasian creeds as part of their symbolical profession of faith.

            The Westminster divines subjoined it to the catechisms, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer with an explanatory statement: it was annexed because of the apostles' composition of canonical Scripture, but it summarizes the Christian faith and it was anciently received in the churches of Christ.

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Many purported preachers in America use the ignorant cliché concerning Christ being deleted from Christmas in the word “Xmas.”
 
 This mistake shows the everlasting apathy and laziness of most of America's preachers and laity.  It also indicates the need for Christians to learn the original language of the New Testament: koine Greek.  The letter “x” is the Greek letter “chi” which is transliterated “ch.”  Therefore, Christ is there but abbreviated.

The logo for biblecontroversy.com is the chiros which is composed of the Greek letters “chi’ and “rho.”  They would be transliterated “ch” and “p.”

 People will say, "Why do words and letters matter?"  Well, your salvation might be at stake.  Whether or not the Greek words "homoousious" meaning "same" or "homoiousios" meaning “like” is applicable to Christ as The Word means either Christ was God or simply a created creature.

 There is a wonderful anecdote about a wife who cabled her husband about buying a $75,000 bracelet.  The husband cabled back to her stating "No, price too high."  However, the cable operator in transmitting the message, missed the signal for the comma.  The woman received a message which read, "No price too high."  She bought the bracelet; the husband sued the company and won.

 With all the so-called freedom in this country and with Americans being so independent, it is somewhat of an irony for most Americans and Christians to be led by the nose.

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Is fasting a part of the New Covenant?  Or is it like "circumcision" in that it does not apply to the Christian?  When Christ was asked about his disciples not fasting, he replied that they do not now fast, but after He is gone, they will.  When Christ said the disciples will fast after He is gone, does the word "fast" mean a literal fasting or does it mean a literal hungering after Christ?

In any case, the Pentecostals and Charismatics have made much gain out of this Old Testament rite monetarily and so-called theologically, if one can say these people have any theology at all.  For the most part, they are theologically ignorant and sycophantly eager to gain their 30 pieces of silver. One such example, Jentezen Franklin Ministries - Free Chapel Worship Center and his 21-Day Fast CD Pak is a morose debauchery of Christian theology.

How many more of these ridiculous charades will haunt and prey on the gullible American religious public?

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