December 2015

December 2015 Printable Newsletter (pdf)

December 1, 2015

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The Enigma of Calvinism - Audio Newsletter

12/01/2015

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Letters

December 1, 2015

Hello Brother McMahon, I...continue to be blessed with the newsletter you send here. However, I am writing in response to your TBC Notes from May 2015, “The Bible Betrayed – Shepherds Stumbling the Sheep.” I truly enjoyed the article...however, [neither] race nor racial pluralism needed to [be] mentioned....The race [of...Read more

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TBC Notes - Our Affection Direction

December 1, 2015

Our Affection Direction Last month there were a host of notices that went out to remind everyone to vote. That’s a good reminder. We have the opportunity to affect what goes on in our community, state, and country, although more often than not our vote may seem ineffective. That’s probably...Read more

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TBC NewsWatch

December 1, 2015

NOT YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL POWER BAR Christianity.com, 5/23/15, “Don’t Think of Church as Your Own Spiritual Power Bar” [Excerpts]: “I get fed there” is one of the classic “Christianese” phrases that puzzle outsiders. “Are you referring to a buffet?” they might ask. For many, a rough translation [is] “I get...Read more

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Question: I’ve been reading Matthew 5:13-16 and 2 Peter 1:5-7. Could you help me understand how these verses tie together?

December 1, 2015

Question: I’ve been reading Matthew:5:13-16 [13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. [14] Ye are the light...Read more

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Question: Augustine used Ezekiel 44:2 as “proof” that Joseph and Mary did not consummate their marriage: “This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it...." What do you think of this?

December 1, 2015

Question: Augustine used Ezekiel:44:2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. See All... as “proof” that...Read more

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The Enigma of Calvinism

December 1, 2015

Calvinism , from my first exposure to its teachings and practices to and through today, has not ceased to be an enigma to me. In fact, the more I have learned about it, the more perplexing I find it to be. I’ve been told by a few of its advocates...Read more

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The Commandment to Love

December 1, 2015

An excerpt from An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” — Deuteronomy:6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul,...Read more

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Quotable

December 1, 2015

All the exercises of the spiritual life, our reading and praying, our willing and doing, have their value. But, they can go no farther than this, that they point the way and prepare us in humility to look to and depend upon God Himself, and in patience to wait His...Read more

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