The Bible is absolute

Western civilization has distorted much of the near eastern perspective of the Bible, hence the solutions to resolve any false doctrines is to use evidence and the historical grammatical method and/or biblical hermeneutics. 1) Note that there are no changes to the doctrine of Scriptures. Which doctrine? Doesn't matter, it could be doctrine X or Y, etc. The point is that no doctrine has changed. The Old Testament has only three spelling changes, none affecting doctrine (1). The New Testament also has no errors affecting doctrine (2). 2) The method is as follows : 1. Lexical analysis - Steps are taken to discover how words are used and way they are used. The different order of the sentence, punctuation, tenses, language, context, are all key to understanding the Bible 2. Historical/cultural analysis - Studying the surrounding history and culture of the time period. For example, if your studying the Gospels, it's best if you familiarize yourself with Rome, Greek Hellenization, rabbinic Judaism, etc. 3. Contextual analysis - Examining the context of a specific word, phrase, idiom, and so on in it's proper place. 4. Theological analysis - All verses must be taken into consideration on a topic before coming up with sound theology 5. Literary analysis - figuring out whether a book is allegorical, metaphorical, literal, historical, a parable, psalm, so on can help determine the theology Thus many of our interpretations can be resolved through using these principles (3). I will outline the basics of the Christian doctrine : 1. God is triune (Gen. 1:26-27 Elohim is plural based on a plural Hebrew verb "make" (4) 2. God created all things (Col. 1:16) 3. Jesus is the eternal son of God made in flesh (John 1:1) 4. The Law brings death, but faith in Jesus gives eternal life (Rom. 8:2) The reason why Christianity has so many denominations is not simply because people believe differently, it's because there is an entire history and development of different doctrines which makes the question "which denomination is right?" easier to answer. I begin by examining Catholicism, oneness Pentecostalism, and Mormonism. Your welcome to bring more denominations. There are several things to consider : 1) Origin - How did this doctrine originate? 2) Doctrine - What does it state? What do its followers believe and why? 3) Biblical contradictions - Does it contradict what the Bible originally teaches? Catholicism: Constantine influenced much of Christianity today. No evidence demonstrates that Mary or that Jesus ever used the rituals, sacraments, invocation of saints, and the traditions of the Catholic church. Catholics claim that they "venerate" the virgin Mary, however that is clearly idolatry. Exo. 20:4-5 "4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image"any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me" Mary herself was a sinner needing a savior (Luke 1:47). Catholics will also teach that the pope is a part in the head of the church, however no where in Scripture is such a concept found. Catholics are taught to call their bishops and priests fathers, but Scripture forbids this (Matthew 23:9). Repetitious and religious prayers was also advised against (Matthew 6:7). Catholic traditions upholds that praying to saints is biblical, however we are to pray in only name (John 14:13"14). Oneness Pentecostalism: Oneness Pentecostalism began as debates within the Pentecostal movement over the Trinity (an already existing concept). It was criticized by the older denominations with Trinitarian members. Some already began saying that God was only one. John G. Schaep then claimed to have prayed all night and received the revelation that the name of the father, son, and holy ghost was Jesus. Oneness Pentecostals teach God is singularly one when it contradicts what the Hebrew says. Furthermore, John 1:1 says: 1 "In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with [pros] God, and the Word was God." The Greek word pros means "to, near" (5). This completely refutes oneness theology. Oneness Pentecostals tend to claim that speaking in tongues was a heavenly language in the early church, however that's not what Acts 2:8 says 8 "And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?" Oneness pentecostals will also claim that the Trinitarian formula is unbibilical, however Matt. 28:19 says: "Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." Mormonism: Mormon doctrine teaches that God the father was made of flesh (6). This contradicts John and other Gospels which say that only God's son came in the flesh. Mormons like Catholics teach that salvation is by works as well (7). This goes against Rom. 3:28, Rom. 4:1-5, Rom. 5:1, etc.) Conclusion: We see how easy it is for someone to start a whole movement of followers based on a misrepresentation of the Bible. Compare all of the diverse beliefs of the Bible other than those i listed from different denominations and you will see that not one is supported in Scripture. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org... 1. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable and Relevant? (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2001), p. 45-46. 2. Geisler, Norman L., Nix, William E., A General Introduction to the Bible (Chicago: Moody Press, 1986) 475. 3. http://en.wikipedia.org... 4. Glinert Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar Routledge p14 section 13 "(b)Agreement of verbs Verbs agree with their subject, and not only in gender and number but also in person. Present tense verbs distinguish masculine from feminine and singular from plural:" 5. http://www.blueletterbible.org... 6. Jesus the Christ, by James Talmage, p. 8 7. Articles of Faith, p. 432