April 1996 | thebereancall.org

April 1996

Question : Referring to Christ’s prophesied future reign over this world from Jerusalem, the Bible says, “[Of] his government and peace there shall be no end...” (Is 9:7). Yet the Bible also says that His reign will only last 1,000 years and that it will end with a world war...Read more
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Question : The Gospels are silent about the approximately eighteen years between the last time we hear of Jesus in the temple as a boy of twelve (Lk 2:41- 52) and the beginning of His ministry at about thirty years of age (Lk 3:23). I have come across the report...Read more
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I know much more about Roman Catholicism today than I did when I was a practicing Catholic . That's significant because the Church played a major part in my upbringing. The priests and nuns of the various grade schools and of the high school and military school I attended were...Read more
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A chorus of voices keeps harping the unity tune. What they are saying is, “Christians of all doctrinal shades and beliefs must come together in one visible organization, regardless....Unite, unite!” Such teaching is false, reckless, and dangerous. Truth alone must determine our alignments. Truth comes before unity. Unity without truth...Read more
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