February 2015

Question: I just saw a trailer for a documentary titled Left Behind or Led Astray?... One of the featured participants chides [pre-trib] pastors...for not equipping their congregations...What's your take?

February 1, 2015

Question: I just saw a trailer for a documentary titled Left Behind or Led Astray? that takes a post-tribulation Rapture position. One of the featured participants chides pastors who teach a pre-tribulation Rapture for not equipping their congregations to go through the seven-year great tribulation. What is your response? Response:...Read more

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In Defense of the Faith

February 1, 2015

A Confusion About Roosters Crowing Question: In Matthew, Luke, and John, Jesus tells Peter that before the cock crows once the next morning he will deny Him three times. Yet in Mark 14, Jesus just as clearly tells Peter that his denial will come before the cock crows twice. Can...Read more

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The Face of Jesus Christ

February 1, 2015

An excerpt from We Would See Jesus For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. — 2 Corinthians:4:6 For God, who commanded the light...Read more

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TBC NewsWatch

February 1, 2015

WHEN I WAS AN ATHEIST I HATED PEOPLE ChristianPost.com, 1/9/14, “‘When I Was an Atheist I Hated People, Especially People That Talked About God,’ Says Former Flyleaf Singer Lacey Sturm” [Excerpts]: Lacey Sturm, an author and former lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band Flyleaf, recently spoke to CP Voice...Read more

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Letters

February 1, 2015

TBC, Thank you so much for your commitment to the truth in love. Our pastor [recently] declared that one could lose their salvation . I am so thankful for your “Once Saved, Always Saved” tract by Dave Hunt. LL (email) Hello, I really enjoyed Tom’s interview with Gaylene Goodroad, whose...Read more

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TBC Notes - The Good News... Not of Works...

February 1, 2015

The Good News… Not of Works… “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten...Read more

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The Story — A New “Common Core” Catechism?

February 1, 2015

Zondervan’s NIV Bible Curriculum Appeals to Catholics & Evangelicals Alike Several years ago Zondervan released a condensed version of the Scriptures called The Story , which it describes as “an abridged, chronological Bible that reads like a novel” (see Jan. 2014 TBC ). Based on the New International Version (NIV),...Read more

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Bowing the Knee to Rome

February 1, 2015

We live in strange times. When I became a born-again believer nearly four decades ago following thirty years as a Roman Catholic , not one non- Catholic Christian chided me for leaving the Church of Rome. In those days it was fairly obvious to evangelicals that the teachings and practices...Read more

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Photo of T. A. McMahon, speaking at Calvary Chapel Cypress CA in December 2014

February 1, 2015

Tom McMahon in December 2014, speaking at Calvary Chapel Cypress in Southern California. He is pictured here with Pastor Chris Quintana and Caryl Matrisciana. Caryl is featured in our Search the Scriptures 24/7 radio program January 29 and February 6.Read more

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