June 2005

Question: Would you agree that [the nations in Rev. 20 who will come against the saints and Christ in Jerusalem] are the same raptured and martyred saints that will reign with Christ for 1,000 years?

June 1, 2005

Question: Revelation:20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. See All... says that Satan will be loosed and will deceive many nations who...Read more

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Question: Why would anyone who has died need to get their body back in the resurrection? We will be spiritual beings in heaven.

June 1, 2005

Question: Why would anyone who has died need to get their body back in the resurrection? We will be spiritual beings in heaven. If it is because we’re coming back to reign on earth with Christ in the Millennium, couldn’t God just take some dust and give us a new...Read more

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Question: Shouldn’t we thank the Lord for the gospel of the late Pope?

June 1, 2005

Question: In your article on the Pope’s passing you said, “like the Pope, the Church he led firmly rejects Christ’s promise of eternal life.” Contradicting your statement, the May 2005 Christianity Today bears an American evangelical missionary’s testimony that the Pope’s message was “the clearest presentation of the gospel that...Read more

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Quotable

June 1, 2005

If the Saudis have the right to travel to Western countries and build mosques [they’ve built thousands and many are centers for terrorist activity and spreading hatred of the West], then we should have the right to engage in open missionary activity in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else [and] proclaim...Read more

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Feelings

June 1, 2005

From the May 20 Apples of Gold Calendar: Too many people who specialize in bleakness are held by a web of their own manufacture. To be obsessed with one’s feelings is hardly an honest expression of humanity and is often just self-aggrandizement: " Look at me, see how pitiful I...Read more

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Christian Living

June 1, 2005

Truth for Christian Living Bookstores are bursting with self-help books, most of which are products or byproducts of the psychology industry. Requests for books to help with this or that problem abound, as if there is one special book, other than the Bible, that can do the trick. Self-help books...Read more

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Oaths

June 1, 2005

The vows we made when we were wed are viewed seriously in God's sight, regardless of how lightly they are regarded by the world (and increasingly so by the church). Psalm 15 begins by asking who shall abide in the Lord’s tabernacle and who shall dwell in His holy hill...Read more

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Palestinians Pal

June 1, 2005

Pro- Israel Palestinians [Excerpts] For all their rhetoric about Israel 's "vicious" and "brutal" occupation, Palestinians -- including their leaders -- sometimes let down their guard and candidly acknowledge how much they prefer Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Here are some of their themes: Restraints on violence. After the...Read more

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Establishment

June 1, 2005

Report of Americans United for Separation of Church and State on Religious Coercion and Endorsement of Religion at the United States Air Force Academy [Excerpts:] Americans United for Separation of Church and State has received numerous complaints from a variety of sources, representing diverse religious backgrounds, about extremely troubling religious...Read more

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Christian Women

June 1, 2005

From the May 4 Apples of Gold Calendar: Many of the social, family, economic, and spiritual problems that exist today may be traced to the failure of women to properly understand and carry out their scriptural roles. Sadly, even many Christian women, deceived by the temporal and often illusory status...Read more

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