February 2003

Must One Die to Bring Forth Fruit?

11/12/2011

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel of John and are in chapter 12, verse 24.“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone:but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”Now Dave, there are some Scriptures, some verses that...Read more

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How Should Christians Relate to the Old Testament?

11/12/2011

In this regular feature Dave and Tom respond to questions and readers of The Berean Call.Here’s this week’s question:Dear Tom and Dave, I am a relatively new Christian and I want to do the things that please the Lord.However, I’m confused about how I should relate to the Old Testament,...Read more

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Growing to be a Terrorist

11/12/2011

A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media.This week’s item is from World Net Daily , January 14, 2003, with a headline:“Palestinian Child Terrorists.”In two separate incidents this month, armed Palestinian youths have infiltrated Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip.On Saturday, 14-year old Ahmad...Read more

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Is the Rapture Mentioned in the Olivet Discourse?

11/12/2011

Tom: Thanks, Gary.You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily, a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him.If you’re a first time...Read more

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Why Did the Greeks Desire to See Jesus?

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel of John and presently we are in John chapter 12 verse 20 and again, we are at the beginning of the year and our encouragement is encourage everybody--read the Scriptures.It’s exciting for Dave and me to go through the Word with an audience out...Read more

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If God's Creation Was Perfect...Where Did All the

Now, Contending for the Faith.In this regular feature Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call .Here is this week’s question:Dear Tom and Dave, I appreciate your dealing with the tough questions concerning the Bible.Although I consider myself a creationist, here’s one question that...Read more

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Did Jesus Smoke Pot?

Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media.This week’s item is from Asian News International January 6, 2003, with the headline:“Jesus Used Cannabis to Heal Ailments Study Reveals.”A new study of scriptural text has revealed that Jesus and his...Read more

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Is the Church Headed for a Big Revival?

Tom: Thanks, Gary.You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily, a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to him.Now Dave last week we...Read more

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Why Did the People Greet Jesus as the Messiah?

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel of John and we are in John chapter 12 and we are going to pick up with verse 16, Dave, I’m going to start there but this is addressing what took place when Jesus came into Jerusalem. We refer to it as Palm Sunday...Read more

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Have We Found Contradictions in the Bible?

Now, Contending for the Faith.In this regular feature Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call.Here’s this week’s question:Dear Dave and TA: Although you claim that the Bible has no contradictions can you explain what seems to be a major doctrinal contradiction in the...Read more

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