February 1998 | thebereancall.org

February 1998

Question [composite of several] : In your July [’97] Q&A you cannot use a parable (the rich man and Lazarus) to support the pagan idea of the immortality of the soul. What scripture do you use to support the idea that the “soul” is a separate entity from the body?...Read more
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Question: I always look forward to your Berean Call and never thought I would disagree with you on anything, but—in answering a letter you said, “Jesus had human blood.” If that was true, there would have been no need for the Virgin Birth. We all get our blood from our...Read more
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Question [composite of several] : Your December [1997] article contained a false statement that could lead many astray: “For [ Israel ] eternal life came through keeping the Law....” It might be well to publish a correction as this statement could cause confusion. Response: My statement was, unfortunately, badly worded...Read more
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When the vitality of the Word of God is missing from the pulpit, the vacuum has always been filled, sometimes by eloquence, by joke-telling, by man’s philosophies, or by anecdotes. Almost anything has been pulled in to fill the void, but the godly have shunned such froth. In many ways,...Read more
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Many of us who love the Bible find it very easy to get excited over the possibility that a recent discovery might add more confirmation to our confidence that God's Word is just that: His inspired, specific revelation to mankind. Whether we learn of an archaeological find such as the...Read more
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