June 2000

Personhood for Primates

Gary: This week’s item is from the Seattle Times, with the headline, “Activists Seeking Legal Personhood for Great Apes—Sometime in the next decade, a chimpanzee will have its day in court. And on that day, it will be decided if chimps are people too. “At least, this is the goal...Read more

religion in the news

What Should We Have Faith In?

06/08/2000

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Welcome to our series of discussions about Dave Hunt’s book An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith . As we’ve mentioned in our last few programs, the term “faith” as it’s viewed today hardly seems to go with the word “serious.” For most people, faith is simply...Read more

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Can You Give a Reason for the Faith That Is in You?

Tom: Our topic for today in this segment, as it has been for months, is the Gospel of Salvation . In particular, we’re attempting to explain specific aspects of the gospel. One thing I’ve noticed over the years, especially in Christian settings—you know, you have children in Christian school, and...Read more

understanding the scriptures

Can We Be Buddies With God?

Gary: Here is this week’s question: “Dear Dave and T. A., I find your program interesting, but from time to time you come up with something that floors me. One item is your statement that everyone can have a personal relationship with God. I have no particular religious background but...Read more

contending for the faith

Do the Saints Read the Newspaper?

Gary: This week’s item is from the Scranton Times Tribune : “You can find them in most any classified section of the local newspaper: prayers of thanksgiving for a prayer answered. ‘Different people are putting them in all the time,’ said Susan Shotwell, inside sales manager for the Times Tribune...Read more

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Just What Is a Serious Faith?

06/02/2000

Tom: Thanks, Gary. For the last few weeks we’ve been going through Dave Hunt’s book An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith , and by “serious faith,” Dave does not mean a faith which people cling to simply because they were brought up, say, Baptist, and are committed to living...Read more

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A Great Betrayal - Audio Newsletter

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Question: You are still taking a lot of hits for being right about Y2K. Even when you’re right you’re accused of being wrong. How does it feel and how do you explain this?

June 1, 2000

Question: You are still taking a lot of hits for being right about Y2K. Even when you’re right you’re accused of being wrong. How does it feel and how do you explain this? Response: I have neither hurt feelings nor any explanation for what has been said and written in...Read more

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Question: ...Did you realize that your printed remarks [about Mike Timmis of Promise Keepers] were out of date? I lose a lot of credibility when I quote something that is not accurate!

June 1, 2000

Question [condensed]: I quoted The Berean Call ...to a missionary in France who...used to be a student of mine in Dallas Theological Seminary. He then quoted for me the Promise Keepers rep in France who had a different group of “facts” from those given in TBC, written by T. A...Read more

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Question: Recently I was presented some information defending the traditional Friday crucifixion.... “The day of preparation” (Lk 23:54) could only refer to Friday before the Sabbath.... Please respond.

June 1, 2000

Question: Recently I was presented some information defending the traditional Friday crucifixion.... “The day of preparation” (Lk 23:54) could only refer to Friday before the Sabbath since no work of any kind could be done on the Sabbath... [which was known as] “the High Sabbath.” To us three days and...Read more

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