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Antichrist
Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the Antichrist is almost certainly alive—biding his time, awaiting his cue. Banal sensationalism? Far from it! That likelihood is based upon a sober evaluation of current events in relation to Bible prophecy. Already a mature man, the Antichrist... Read more
Apostasy
Apostasy is the desertion of one's faith or religion. It is the forsaking of the belief to which one had previously adhered. In Acts:21:21 the Apostle Paul is falsely accused of encouraging the Jews to "forsake" the teachings of Moses. The Greek term that is translated... Read more
Atheism
Anyone who sets out with an honest heart, an inquiring mind, and a sincere desire to find answers to the most important questions one can face in life will recognize a significant few that must be given priority. Does God exist? What is the origin of the universe and of the life found in such... Read more

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Bible
There is a simple shortcut to truth: start with the Bible first and investigate it thoroughly. Why start there? Not just because the Bible claims to be the only inspired Word of the one true God who created us. It also claims that all of the world's religions and their scriptures are false and... Read more

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Calvinism
Listen to the What Love is This? podcast here. Download our Berean Bite on Calvinism for FREE!  Includes a PDF booklet and study guide, and audio. “BEREAN BITES” are topical booklets designed to spark biblical thinking and discussion on subjects that may... Read more
Catholicism
Download our Berean Bite on Catholicism for FREE!  Includes a PDF booklet and study guide, and audio. “BEREAN BITES” are topical booklets designed to spark biblical thinking and discussion on subjects that may be confusing or even controversial—both inside and outside... Read more
Christ's Return
The Rapture of the church involves all believers being caught up to heaven—those just resurrected, together with those alive at the time (1 Thes 4:13-18). If it occurs at the beginning of the tribulation period, then clearly Christ’s Second Coming at the end of the Tribulation to rescue... Read more
Creation and Evolution
Most people, including many Christians, do not take the Bible seriously when it declares that God—who created everything out of nothing—formed the human body "of the dust of the ground."  Our bodies indeed have the same chemicals as the soil, and it is the soil from which... Read more

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Emerging Church
Download our Berean Bite on the Emerging Church for FREE!  Includes a PDF booklet and study guide, and audio. “BEREAN BITES” are topical booklets designed to spark biblical thinking and discussion on subjects that may be confusing or even controversial—both... Read more
End Times
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those... Read more
Entertainment
Hollywood has a long history of making Bible-based movies, including epics by Cecil B. DeMille and John Huston; Italian directors Pasolini, Rossellini, and Zeffirelli; American Martin Scorsese, and Australian Mel Gibson. Broadway musicals have also been made into “biblical” movies and videos such... Read more
Eternal Security
Paul declares, "...if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace, otherwise work is no more work" (Rom:11:6). Salvation cannot be partly by works and partly by grace....Works have nothing to do with salvation. Period. The... Read more
Evangelism
We see from God's Word that lost sinners are offered forgiveness of all sins (past, present, and future) and eternal life as a free gift of God's grace by virtue of Christ's fully accomplished redemptive work upon the cross and His bodily resurrection. To receive these priceless gifts, one... Read more

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Family Issues
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children....For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall they do in the dry? Luke 23:28,31 For the first time in its history the United States now has a president and... Read more

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Hebrew Roots
The Hebrew Roots Movement (HRM) is, in general, an attempt by its adherents to draw closer to God by gleaning things from Judaism that are perceived to be biblically significant and valuable. Though the movement includes Jews who have professed faith in Jesus Christ as their Messiah, for the most... Read more

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Islam
That Islam is “peace and tolerance” is the most popular lie in the world today. Intellectuals in the West who defame Christ parrot the most fatuous praise of Muhammad, in spite of his legacy of murder, pillage, and rape. A Sesame Street-type Arabic TV program features children... Read more
Israel
Indisputably, Israel is the major topic of biblical prophecy, just as it is of the daily news. The word "Israel" is found 2,565 times in 2,293 verses in the King James translation of the Bible, while "Jerusalem" is found 811 time in 764 verses....The conflict between tiny... Read more

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Loving God
"Hear, O Israel:...thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."(Deuteronomy:6:4,5) "If a man love me, he will keep my words: and My Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." (John:14:23)... Read more

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Mormonism
There is no question that the hierarchical dogmatism and authoritarianism of the Mormon Church is comparable to that of Roman Catholicism....As the “Ward Teachers’ Message” for June 1945 said, “When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. When they propose a plan, it is God’s plan....... Read more
Mysticism
Undermining sound doctrine is Satan’s primary goal in his attempt to shipwreck the faith and fruitfulness of believers. The strategy involves corrupting the Word of God by adding to it or subtracting from it. Thus the Scriptures are distorted through the input of fallen, finite man and the... Read more

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New Apostolic Reformation

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Occultism
Biblical prophets and Jesus Christ himself warned of a great spiritual delusion and occult seduction in a period of time called the "last days" just prior to Christ's return. The warning concerned "false prophets" who would perform "great signs and wonders" that would be so convincing that "if it... Read more

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Persecution
We believe that the judgment referred to in 1 Peter:4:17 is a judgment of persecution that God allows His church to go through for the purpose of purifying and strengthening it. As the process takes place, believers are supported by His grace and mercy. It has value for them, and it glorifies Him—... Read more
Prayer
No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. The pulpit can be a shopwindow to display one's talents; the prayer closet allows no showing off. Poverty-stricken as the Church is today in many things, she is most... Read more
Prophecy
The major proof that God offers of His own existence and that the Bible is His Word is prophecy. It foretells events centuries and even thousands of years in advance. Biblical prophecy is always fulfilled right on time in every detail. Prophecy is absolutely unique to the Bible, being found in... Read more
Psychology
Psychology, with its psychotherapeutic counseling, has been embraced by evangelicals more than almost any other unbiblical endeavor that has entered the church in the last half-century. “Christian psychologists” are generally more popular and influential than preachers and teachers of the Word.... Read more

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Salvation
In desperation, the Philippian jailor cried, “What must I do to be saved?” Paul’s reply was simple: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). The great apostle said nothing about baptism or sacraments, candles, incense, church attendance, reforming one’s life, or... Read more
Science
There is an important difference between science as it was then, in the days of Newton, Boyle, and the other theist founders, when ongoing physical observation led to theories, which, after careful verification, became established laws—and science now, since Darwin, when wild tales are... Read more
Seeker Friendly
The “seeker-friendly,” or “seeker-sensitive,” movement currently taking a host of evangelical churches by storm is an approach to evangelizing through application of the latest marketing techniques. Typically, it begins with a survey of the lost . This survey questions the unchurched about the... Read more
Self
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...." On the sixth day, "God created man in his own image" (Gen 1:1-27). That statement has nothing to do with man's physical body, male or female, for "God is a Spirit" (Jn 4:24). We can only conclude that man was made in the spiritual image of... Read more

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The Chosen
According to its producers, The Chosen is "the first-ever multi-season series about the life of Christ. It's the free show that tens of millions of people won't stop talking about." Its webpage states that the series presents Jesus "as witnessed through the eyes of those he... Read more
The Gospel
The one true "gospel of God's grace," which God offers as our only salvation, has three basic elements: 1) who Christ is—fully God and perfect, sinless man in one Person (were He less, He could not be our Savior); 2) who we are—hopeless sinners already condemned to eternal death (or we... Read more
The Shack
The amazing popularity of the book The Shack(TBC Q&A, 8/08 ) among evangelicals is just a recent example of someone depicting a Jesus who is foreign to the Bible and worse. What does the author think about Jesus? He characterizes Him in a way that may make some people feel more comfortable with... Read more

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Yoga
Check out our Yoga playlist on Youtube. There’s little doubt that many of the proponents of Christian yoga are sincere people who just want to make Christianity and yoga compatible. It seems obvious that this would be inexcusable, but given the present state of Christianity—which... Read more

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