April 2001

Question: Whether or not to enforce the death penalty continues to be a controversial subject not only among non-Christians but among Christians as well. Should a Christian president or attorney-general uphold the death penalty?

April 1, 2001

Question: Whether or not to enforce the death penalty continues to be a controversial subject not only among non-Christians but among Christians as well. Should a Christian president or attorney-general uphold the death penalty? Response: The death penalty very clearly was established by God from the beginning (subsequent to Cain):...Read more

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Question: I recently received a copy of the oath which Jesuits take. It is so blasphemous and evil that it is almost unbelievable....

April 1, 2001

Question: I recently received a copy of the oath which Jesuits take. It is so blasphemous and evil that it is almost unbelievable. It is supposedly part of the Congressional Record of the House of Representatives. If that is true, which I presume it is, how can anyone argue with...Read more

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Question: Shouldn’t [Christian schools] set high standards? Should not churches also set high standards for youth in the area of godliness in attire?

April 1, 2001

Question: The November 2000 issue of The Berean Call , “The Call To Discipleship,” was exceptionally good.... Having said that, I am a bit nonplussed by a statement you make in the January 2001 issue...[in which] you seem to be suggesting that Christian schools are following pet traditions having no...Read more

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Question: I have long wondered what Paul meant when he said that he and the other apostles were “the last appointed unto death.” Did that mean that no one else after them would ever be martyred for their faith? If so, he was wrong.

April 1, 2001

Question: I have long wondered what Paul meant when he said that he and the other apostles were “the last appointed unto death.” Did that mean that no one else after them would ever be martyred for their faith? If so, he was wrong. Response: Paul was not wrong when...Read more

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Question: We are told that “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years...” (2 Peter 3:8);and “a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past...” (Psalm 90:4) What does this mean...?

April 1, 2001

Question: We are told that “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” ( 2 Peter:3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as...Read more

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Question: [A] Promise Keepers ad [in Christianity Today] caught my eye. It occupied two pages declaring in large print, “David was a pipsqueak.”...Do you have any comments?

April 1, 2001

Question: In the March 5, 2001 Christianity Today ( CT ) a Promise Keepers ad caught my eye. It occupied two pages declaring in large print, “David was a pipsqueak.” On the left was a picture of a youngster aiming a slingshot made from a forked stick and elastic band...Read more

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April 1, 2001

Even testing for correction is administered in divine faithfulness. The child of God is exhorted in Hebrews to “despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth” ( Heb:12:5 And...Read more

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Is Punishment Eternal? - Audio Newsletter

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Is Punishment Eternal?

April 1, 2001

There is a growing movement among professing Christians towards universalism: the belief that everyone will finally be saved. One can empathize with those who hold this opinion. Eternity is forever . No matter how just the penalty, endless punishment seems cruelly excessive. The very thought of the Lake of Fire...Read more

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