Letters

*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,

In 2017, I entered the darkest period of my life. Diagnosed with cancer, thinking my life was over, I became very depressed/suicidal. Doctors’ only answer was depression meds, psyche sessions. Little did I know at the time, I was under God’s discipline which through much prayer, Bible reading, I came through it so much closer to the Lord, with a deeper Holy hate for any sin in my life. One of the first things I did when in this affliction was call the Berean Call for prayer. Not sure who answered but they were so compassionate. Later I received the book, When Christians Suffer from you, which I feel was literally written for me. I have since ordered other copies to give to Christians going through the same thing. Thank you Berean Call for standing true to God’s Word! No psychiatrist, no meds, just Jesus! LT (email)

Dear TBC,

Growing up in a Christian home I was saved as a young child. In my teenage years I used alcohol and drugs. Later, I explored other spiritual paths but NOTHING brought me the peace I’ve found in Jesus. My mom passed in late 2017. Witnessing her death had a profound impact on me. It was then I started to question the path I was on. I called out to God in prayer and started reading my Bible. In early 2019, after years of exploring other spiritual beliefs, I became convinced Christianity is the ONLY way to God.

I continue to be in awe of God's immense love, grace and mercy.

“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah:55:6-7 [6] Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: [7] Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
See All...). Anon. (email)

Dear TBC,

Thank you for this [“The ‘Jesus’ the World Loves” article, see—http://bit.ly/3HBpleo]. As an artist I have always struggled with the idea of the visual portrayal of Bible stories and especially of Jesus himself. I see that the moment you commit your own imagination and interpretation to paper, canvas, film, etc; you have forced your interpretation into the viewer’s minds and afterwards they will always have a hard time freeing themselves from it. Or getting past it. AM (email)

Dear Mr. McMahon,

Your recent article on Bible study made reference to psychology that reminded me of a couple of incidents in a social setting many years ago. In conversation, I made the statement that “all psychology is wrong.” 

This caused quite a stir if for no other reason that such an absolute declarative statement is not often encountered in a world where years of true false tests have made people reflexively consider any absolute statement as likely wrong.

When asked to support such a statement I said that there was no psychological theory of human behavior that included the concept of sin. As a result, any therapeutic methods derived from such a flawed view of humans would at best have random efficacy.

In another social setting, a woman in her thirties was describing how she had just gotten her degree in psychology. She later used the phrase “inner child” to which I must have chortled as she asked the reason for my reaction. I said that there was no such thing as an “inner child.” The support for the idea that there exists a template of human perfection that can be appropriated remedially for therapeutic purposes exists solely in the wish it were true. If it were true we would have some idea of where it exists, how it is formed, and the mechanics of how it can be used. Her response was, “Well if that is true…”

Each day modern life seems to give us more reasons to consider the rarity, fragility, and importance of truth. T (email)

Hello Dear Brethren,

Thank you from a German listener! May The Most High bless you! This is so important—today more than ever—wickedness is grown so much, and I had to get nearly 50 years old to find Yeshua and Our Heavenly Creator, Abba, Our Father! Thank you so much, Father. Please bless this ministry! CB (email)