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December 2021

Of course, it is spiritual warfare through which this takeover of the world is to be accomplished. When Christians are in control, so this teaching says, Christ will return to earth, not to rapture us to heaven, but to rule over the kingdom we have established. Here is how Gary...Read more
TBC Today
You know how it is. There you are, sitting in a Bible study, watching a video of some middle-aged Christian celebrity pastor, probably with an earring and a tattoo, saying something that just doesn’t sit right with your discernment meter. You are the only one in the room with formal...Read more
TBC Today
Has God Predestined Some to Heaven and Some to Hell? Question: I have a friend who turned his back on God after his third year in a conservative evangelical seminary. He was taught that God has already decided who will be saved and who will spend eternity in hell; who...Read more
Dave Hunt Classic
The Value of Suffering ATGW In 2010 I wrote a TBC article titled “The Value of Suffering.” It’s not exactly a subject that thrills our flesh, but it is a very important teaching for our spirit. Recently, as I was reading through the Psalms, I found two verses that I...Read more
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I am not a proponent of brash methods of evangelism and yelling at sinners that they are doomed to hell, but I do believe we have the personal responsibility to tell them of their eternal destination if they lack a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I fear, however, that many...Read more
quotable
Dear TBC, Words cannot express my appreciation of this good word on this subject [counseling]. It was point-on with so many of the falsifications within so-called Christian Therapy. Either God’s Word is true or it is not, and as a Christian you are either “hot for God” or “cold.” Period...Read more
letters
Question: I know that we should “rejoice in the Lord always,” but with things in the world the way they are now—the chaos, killings, anger, and dishonesty—how do we find honest ways to do that? Response: You are being truthful about your feelings, but let’s look at the scripture again...Read more
question and answer
Question: From what I’ve seen, the beliefs of many religious people are little more than sanctified superstitions. Many don’t want to face any evidence that might prove otherwise. To me, it seems like a “faith” that isn’t based on truth can’t be defended and shouldn’t be relied upon. Isn’t that...Read more
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At a conference not too long ago, I was asked to give a review of The Chosen TV Series. I did so, but before I began my critique, I informed the audience that I hadn’t watched even one frame of the series, and my guess was that that revelation would...Read more
feature article
Brown’s book is published by Destiny Image Publishers, as is a new book by Steve Hill and another by Brownsville Revival Magazine editor Renee Deloriea. The Winter 1997 Destiny Image Digest was almost totally taken up with the Pensacola revival. We asked Brown what the relationship was between the Pensacola...Read more
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