December 2023

Quotable

December 1, 2023

“I stood a mendicant of God before His royal throne And begged him for one priceless gift, which I could call my own. I took the gift from out His hand, but as I would depart I cried, ‘But, Lord, this is a thorn and it has pierced my heart...Read more

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Letters

December 1, 2023

*Our purpose in this section is to simply show what kind of feedback we receive. We may respond to some of them in private whether or not we agree with their views. Dear TBC, [Concerning your video Is It Okay to Paraphrase the Bible , see— https://bit.ly/3tW9Avs ] Paraphrasing is...Read more

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Question: Should Christians "take back the land"?

December 1, 2023

Question: Increasingly I’m hearing the “call to take back our land.” For example, on September 2, [2000], there was a large gathering in Washington, DC called “The Call DC.” It was advertised as follows: “THE SUMMONS IS OUT. MULTITUDES HAVE HEARD THE CALL TO FAST AND PRAY IN DC. Two...Read more

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Question: If God uses trials to test our faith, then He is a "child abuser"

December 1, 2023

Question: In his book, George Mueller tells how God uses trials to increase our faith. Such an interpretation would have to be read into the [biblical] text. Abraham’s life (for example) proves that notion wrong. Otherwise, God would be a child abuser! Response: You seem to think that no Christian...Read more

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The Wide Gate Is Booming—Part Two

December 1, 2023

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it...Read more

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