September 2003

Piltdown Putdown

September 4, 2003

The director of the Natural History Museum of London, Arthur Woodward, declared a historic discovery in 1912. A Doctor Charles Dawson unearthed a human-looking skull cap and an ape-looking jawbone from a gravel pit near Piltdown, England. It was called “Dawn Man” and proclaimed to be 500,000 years old! The...Read more

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Presbyterian USA Survey

September 4, 2003

A poll of the Presbyterian Church USA found that only 43 percent of members (churchgoers), 50 percent of elders, 39 percent of pastors and 24 percent of other clergy (church workers not labeled as pastors) believed that Jesus Christ was the only way of salvation . - Presbyterian News Service, June 20, 2003Read more

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Christianity and Entertainment

September 4, 2003

It would appear, when it comes to entertainment, Christianity has caught up with the culture at large. One social observer, Neal Gabler, who has no ax to grind in this regard, making no pretense to be a Christian, has noticed, “Evangelical Protestantism, which had begun as a kind of spiritual...Read more

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The Bible, By Spurgeon

September 4, 2003

If this be the Word of God, what will become of some of you who have not read it for the last month? "Month, sir! I have not read it for this year." Ay, there are some of you who have not read it at all. Most people treat the...Read more

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No Need for Scripture

September 4, 2003

Man Says: (Reflections of an attendee of the so-called Pensacola Revival) “There was no need to pull out a Bible because the "sermon" was basically a string of anecdotal stories about esoteric and for the most part, undocumentable experiences. ...One interesting story was about the church that John Kilpatrick attended...Read more

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The Bible vs Psychology

September 3, 2003

The Bible is not only the authoritative guard and guide as should be the case for scientific inquiry and technological advances; but Scripture is the exclusive source of truth for understanding the condition of man and for knowing how to overcome sin and live pleasing to God. Psychological therapy and...Read more

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Turn on the lights!

September 3, 2003

Of course God’s Word is to be “a lamp to our feet and a light to our path” ( Psalm:119:105 (NUN.) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. See All... ). But what does that mean from a practical standpoint? After all, we...Read more

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B and B Club

September 3, 2003

AMERICAN-S TA TESMAN S TA FF , 8/17/03: AUSTIN TEXAS - Believers of different faiths, the Baha'is and Baptists, have been meeting weekly this summer to make connections that overcome religious and racial barriers. The Rev. Ralph Daniels gets to the heart of that challenge right away, when he asks,...Read more

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Jewish Residence

September 3, 2003

Those who doubt the veracity of the Scriptures have dismissed the Genesis account of Jewish residency in Egypt as little more than a myth. Discoveries in the mid 1980s by archaeologist Manfred Birtak revealed new evidence for Israelites living in Egypt around the mid 19th century BC. Of the pottery...Read more

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China persecution

September 3, 2003

Officers of the Chinese Public Security Bureau (PSB) raided a house church meeting in Xiao Shan City, Zhejiang Province, very early on July 13, breaking up a prayer and devotional meeting, assaulting Christians and arresting at least three church leaders. The raid came at 4 a.m. on a Sunday morning,...Read more

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