September 2007

What Is the Meaning of Election?

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 have a friend who is a Calvinist, and I have had many discussions with him.I believe a major issue that divides us is the definition...Read more

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Did Paul Really Fall Into A Trance?

This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we are in the Book of Acts chapter 22, and we’re going to pick up with verse 17:“And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;” Dave:...Read more

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Christians Beaten by Militants in India

September 21, 2007

Christians Beaten by Militants in India Pastor T. L. Angam Haokip (31), who runs an orphanage and a Bible college, was attacked by approximately thirty-five men on the morning of September 8 in the village of Geddalahalli, Bangalore. Pastor Haokip was driving when the men walked in front of his...Read more

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Hardline takeover of British mosques

September 20, 2007

Hardline takeover of British mosques [Excerpts] Almost half of Britain’s mosques are under the control of a hardline Islamic sect whose leading preacher loathes Western values and has called on Muslims to “shed blood” for Allah, an investigation by The Times has found. Riyadh ul Haq, who supports armed jihad...Read more

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Israel reels in Kabbalah enthusiasts

September 19, 2007

Israel reels in Kabbalah enthusiasts [Excerpts] Far from the Hollywood glitz of Kabbalah’s celebrity acolytes, ordinary people are flocking to Israel ’s capital of ancient Jewish mysticism this summer on a quest for spiritual meaning. The Ascent Centre organises popular seminars to study Kabbalah, as championed by media messiah Madonna,...Read more

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Velvet Elvis Oratory

September 18, 2007

[TBC: As we have noted, the emergent church is ambivalent at best to the authority of the Scriptures and seeks to distance believers from the same. Consider the following comments from Rob Bell, author of "Velvet Elvis: Repainting The Christian Faith."] "It is not possible to simply do what the...Read more

TBC Today

Should You Be Tithing?

September 18, 2007

For nearly ten years, Dave Hunt and T. A. McMahon sat down in TBC's broadcast studio in Bend, Oregon to discuss God's Word, Dave's books, events of the day, and questions from listeners. Search the Scriptures Daily was broadcast weekly and heard all over the world via local radio stations,...Read more

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Anti-Fundamentals

September 17, 2007

[TBC: These comments from Harry Emerson Fosdick were published more than 80 years ago and are instructive in showing how the position of apostates can shift.] "It is interesting to note where the Fundamentalists are driving in their stakes to mark out the deadline of doctrine around the church, across...Read more

TBC Today

Yoga's Conquest Of The West

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. We are...Read more

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Faith-Based Toys

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, news.bbc.co.uk July 30, 2007, with a headline: “Faith Based Toys to Hit U.S. Stores. The following are excerpts: Instead of Spiderman, or Brach’s Dolls, children in...Read more

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