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February 2004

Please Pray for Us We don’t want to do anything that isn’t covered (even smothered!) in prayer. In Acts:12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. See All... the church prayed “without ceasing” for Peter’s circumstance and ministry...Read more
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Dear Brother Dave, I have just read your book When Will Jesus Come? and I wanted to write and tell you how much I have enjoyed your masterpiece on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. It should be used in classes on the doctrine of last things—it would clear up...Read more
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The Christian Science Monitor 12/30/03 [Excerpts from “The rise of the American megachurch” by Kris Axtman] : After a rousing live performance of “Jesus is better than life,” broadcast over three Jumbotrons in the Compaq Center, Victoria Osteen steps to the podium in front of 16,000 cheering Sunday worshipers and...Read more
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Question: We know that the biblical God’s proper name is Yahweh, a Hebrew word. How can one who speaks only Arabic know the biblical God’s proper name? What is God’s proper name in Arabic, or Chinese, etc.? Answer: Just as our English Bible gives the meaning of the Hebrew, Yahweh...Read more
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Question: While Jesus was in the womb of His mother, who was sustaining all of creation? Answer: Jesus, of course. He is God, One with the Father, unchangeable, eternal, and could never cease to be God, the Creator and sustainer of all ( Jn:1:3 All things were made by him;...Read more
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Question: Was there any other way for God to forgive our sins besides the Cross? If there was, why didn’t He use it—or did He? Answer: No, there was not. You know the scriptures: “I [Jesus] am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,...Read more
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Question: A Calvinist gave me six verses not dealt with in What Love Is This? How do you respond? I am not a Calvinist and am looking for more insight. The verses are: Acts:3:16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see...Read more
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Question: Do you think Judge Roy Moore was right in his actions to resist the removal of the Ten Commandments from his courtroom? If so, why? Answer: Yes. The Ten Commandments belong in every courtroom in every country as the foundation of mankind’s entire legal system. Of course, the courts...Read more
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We are living in days when standing for the truth is considered an act of intolerance. Being willing to compromise is considered an act of graciousness. Being loose with the truth is [considered] better than standing for the truth. G. Christopher Willis , quoted in Milk & Honey , October...Read more
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