April 2006

Has Jesus' Return Been Delayed?

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.Thanks for joining us in...Read more

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Vatican Overtures to Mecca

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 Router’s News Service, March 9, 2006, with a headline:Vatican Overtures to Mecca.Rome:A leading Cardinal on Thursday backed allowing Muslim pupils in Italy to study the Qur’an in state...Read more

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How Did Old Testament Saints Get Saved?

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 Tom, I understand that the Old Testament saints believed in the coming Messiah, even though they didn’t know his specific name.I understand they believed as we do,...Read more

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Paul and the Sorcerer

Tom: This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we are in Acts Chapter 13, Dave, moving right along.Last week I believe we finished Verse 5, we are going to pick up with Verse 6:“And when they had gone through the Isle unto Pa’phos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false...Read more

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Lucy

April 20, 2006

TBC: The past several weeks has given us a literal wave of "new finds" promoted by evolutionists as they engineer a "full court press" to defend the tottering edifice of evolution. The following excerpts are typical and following past example, will be set aside in a very short time. "A...Read more

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Gospel

April 20, 2006

[TBC: Too many have taken the timeless Gospel and leaning upon their own understanding seek to make it more relevant for today's world. Consider the following description of the gospel as advanced by minister specializing in "outreach." Although the author correctly notes that too many have made the gospel a...Read more

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More Floods

April 20, 2006

TBC: Past editions of our Daily Update have addressed skeptical attacks upon the truth of Scripture. Here (originally from 1902) are some remarks concerning a critic's judgment that the biblical account borrowed much from Babylonian creation myths.] I now take up . . . the relation between the Babylonian account...Read more

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No truth

April 20, 2006

[TBC: Some time back we noted the statements by Brian McLaren in which he suggested that the issue of homosexuality needed a five year moratorium before believers can address the subject. As he attempts to clarify his position, he moves further away from the biblical position.] Man Says: I hesitate...Read more

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God Tea

April 20, 2006

Court Allows Church's Hallucinogenic Tea [Excerpts] The Supreme Court ruled unanimously [February 21, 2006] that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God. Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively...Read more

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Will Jesus Actually Return to Earth?

04/16/2006

Tom: Thanks, Gary. You are 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.Thanks for...Read more

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