Letters

Dear TBC Staff,
Greetings! Grace, peace, and mercy from God our Father and Christ Jesus the Lord. I wanted to express my appreciation for the book donation. I absolutely devour the monthly newsletters. Once I’ve read those I pass them around to other professing believers and then to others who may or may not be believers. So we get a lot of mileage out of your works. The same will be true of these most appreciated books. My prayer is that you, individually and corporately, will be blessed, as we are, through your gift of kindness. RW (TX, prisoner)

I am concerned that you have chosen instead to attack Bible-believing Christians who have a different non-essential biblical view than you hold. Since Christians can differ on non-essentials, then where is the love for your brethren? SF (IN)

You are an inspiration by being a light in the darkness! You have warned us of heresies, cults, psychology, and doctrines of evil. You have helped us so much in understanding reformed theology and prophecy. Most of all you have encouraged us to be Bereans by studying the Bible daily.

We appreciate you so much for loving and serving the Lord and caring to get the message out to the world. Words cannot express how thankful we are. You are truly a servant of our Lord and Savior! D&JM (CA)

When I was a Baby Believer, I was exposed to…TULIP…by a pastor at our large church. The Holy Spirit had given me enough discernment at that time to smell a dead fish. I knew this could not be right but I did not have the Bible knowledge at the time to counter it.

In the interim I have taken to lead a men’s Bible study with a pastor friend of mine and over the last 15 years I have been in continual study of the Word (although I am still a tentmaker). Everything I have come to know about the Gospel during that time and through today convinces me that TULIP is false…nonsense. What I appreciate about your book is that it provides a concise listing of all the pertinent scriptures and teaching to totally obliterate this…corrosive doctrine…. BF (KS)

I nearly always approached the preacher/speaker or the elders “in charge of” pastoring the local church afterwards—either in private…or by letter—and addressed the points [that], according to my understanding of God’s Word, had been wrong.

I always sensed somehow that this was not the right way of handling such situations—at least not according to how God wants such situations to be handled.

But this “sensing” was not strong enough that I started to question this practice of mine seriously, since it seemed to be firmly rooted in Matthew:18:15-17 [15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. [16] But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [17] And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
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Three months ago I was in such a situation again [and] according to my hitherto practice, I first approached the leading elder of the church where the sermon had been held and expressed my astonishment that the preacher had not been corrected….There were [many] additional telephone calls and emails [but, finally] I had to recognize that I had been taking a false approach all the time when dealing with such situations.

Since the body of Christ as a whole is “the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy:3:15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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Your correction of the prevalent wrong interpretation of Matthew:18:15-17 [15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. [16] But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [17] And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
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To stand up publicly in the midst (or at least at the end) of a sermon in a service requires real boldness, truthfulness, true love of the Word of God…and really being led by the Holy Spirit! AS (Austria)

God has used all of you to open and identify most of the confusing attacks on the church that is destroying the very roots of our wonderful path of salvation. I must tell you that Seduction of Christianity was the frosting on the cake. It brought together all the fragmented pieces of Satan’s sneak attacks. A wonderful and incredible research effort, and I commend you both….

The effect your book has had is inexplicable. I am refocused, and all that I have learned in my “born again” 63 years, and the sorrow in my heart for the way the church is being “seduced” has influenced an even greater desire to propagate more information about what the Bible says….I pray the protection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be upon you, your families, and all to whom you minister. JS (TX)