August 2019

In Defense of the Faith

August 1, 2019

Why Does God Harden Hearts? Question: I have been greatly troubled by two statements in the Bible: 1) that God hardened Pharaoh's heart (Exodus 4"21; 7:13-14; etc.); and 2) that God will give people a "strong delusion that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned who...Read more

Dave Hunt Classic

TBC Notes

August 1, 2019

Being a Watchman… Dave Hunt, my best friend in the Lord who is now home with Jesus, was called a prophet by a highly respected pastor when Dave spoke at his church. The man was honoring Dave for his exceptional insights in recognizing movements that were or would be troubling...Read more

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NewsWatch

August 1, 2019

Mormons Appealing To Millennials And Gen Z ReligiousNewsService.com, 6/18/19, “20 changes the new Mormon president has made to appeal to Millennials and Generation Z” [Excerpts]: Ever since Russell M. Nelson took office in January of 2018, the changes have been coming fast and furious, and most of them are quite...Read more

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Quotable

August 1, 2019

“The world is unrelenting in its hostility to us, and determined to wipe out every divine principle for which we stand. It seeks to supplant creationism with evolution. It denies the sacredness of human life by abortion. It achieves the breakdown of the family unit by divorce for any reason...Read more

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Letters

August 1, 2019

Good Day, Brother: I was reading your past article on Christian Hedonism, and I have been looking at some of Piper’s writings on it, as well as others, and one thing I have found woefully lacking in all their [Calvinist] writings is any mention of obedience. If satisfaction is all...Read more

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Question: How many sons did Abraham actually have?

August 1, 2019

Question: One of the “contradictions” in scripture that some people point out is the number of Abraham’s sons. Galatians:4:22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. See All... says he has two, but other verses in Genesis say...Read more

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Question: Why did Jesus have to become a man?

August 1, 2019

Question: You claim that Christ became a man to pay the penalty His justice demanded for our sins. Why would He have to become a man? Why would God go to all that trouble when as God He could have just forgiven us? Response: God’s love, grace, and mercy cannot...Read more

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Question: What will stop us from sinning in heaven?

August 1, 2019

Question: I just read the Q&A in the June newsletter, and now I have a new concern that popped into my head out of nowhere. I hope you can ease my mind. Heaven was originally without sin, and yet we have Lucifer, who rebelled and changed everything. Then Adam and...Read more

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A Berean Exercise: “Christian” Magazines – Part 2

August 1, 2019

There’s a Latin saying that is similar to what it means to be a Berean. The Bereans were Jews to whom the Apostle Paul spoke in the synagogue in the Greek city of Berea. Luke commended them ( Acts:17:10-11 [10] And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by...Read more

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Copper Age and Blue Eyes

August 1, 2019

“And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah” ( Genesis:4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. See All... ). Scientists...Read more

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