March 1997 | thebereancall.org

March 1997

Question: I wondered about your explanation in the Q&A column about II Thessalonians 2:1-3. You say “obviously Paul had taught the Thessalonians that the Rapture came first,” that is, before “the Day of Christ.” It is not at all obvious....What is obvious is that the Rapture of verse 1 is...Read more
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Question: Please take me off your mailing list. I suspect that a good friend of mine (— ——) put me on the mailing list. I have studied prophecy for over 20 years, exposing myself to a multitude of counselors, as Scripture encourages, and have found the preterist view to be...Read more
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Question: As a conservative evangelical Christian and Southern Baptist pastor I was troubled that you wrote [Jan ’97] “And only 55 percent of the delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention of Louisiana in November voted that the Bible is inerrant! Why don’t the Christian activists show concern for this unbelief...Read more
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Question: Your February article about evolution was informative. However, wasn’t there too much emphasis upon Catholicism ’s support of evolution? What about Protestants and even evangelicals? Shouldn’t you have pointed out that theistic evolution is quite popular in those circles as well? Response: Thank you for your reminder. I didn’t...Read more
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Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, and love without weakness. — Jim Elliot A good many are kept out of the service of Christ, deprived of the luxury of working for God, because they are trying to do some great thing. Let us be willing to do...Read more
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The fruitful man in Psalm 1 meditates upon God's Word "day and night," and not from a sense of duty but because it is his "delight." In his heart and on his mind continually, God's Word guards and guides him. How essential this is! Common sense and logic are helpful...Read more
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