January 2002

Did the Religious Leaders Know That Jesus Was the Christ?

Tom: We are in the Gospel of John and currently we are in 7:25, “Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the...Read more

understanding the scriptures

Are You A Lover of the Truth?

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here is this week’s question: Dear Dave and Tom, Could you give me a run down on II Thessalonians 2:9-12. My question in particular is: do these verses only apply to those...Read more

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Daring to Examine D.A.R.E.

A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , Volume 67, #4, with a headline, “DARE doubtful after ten years.” A ten-year follow-up study suggests that the country’s most popular drug education...Read more

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If Jesus Was Innocent, How Could God Be Just?

01/28/2002

Tom: You are listening to Search the Scriptures D a ily , a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him. We’re...Read more

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Is God's Word Sufficient to Stop Drunkenness?

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES We are focusing this week on the sufficiency of God’s Word to resolve drunkenness and other dependencies. Once again, along with Martin and Deidre Bobgan here is Tom McMahon. Tom: This part of our program where we normally, Dave and I discuss the scriptures and many of...Read more

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How Can You Help an Alcoholic Unless You Are One?

Tom: As I mentioned last week, I went through my correspondence files to find some questions or accusations people have written to me over the years regarding Twelve Steps and AA and selected a couple for this segment. This man wrote—“I get quite angry when I read what you write...Read more

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Is Alcoholism a Mental Disorder?

Tom: Rather than our usual discussion of a news article that has some religious relevance, I picked some brief news reports reprinted in the psyche notes section of Martin and Deidre Bobgans’ Psychoheresy Awareness letter. Their newsletter, by the way, is free and at the end of the program Gary...Read more

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How the Bible Treats Habitual Sin

01/22/2002

Tom: You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily , a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him. We’re continuing our discussion...Read more

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What Does God Say About Habitual Sin?

Tom: In this part of our program where Dave and I have been going verse by verse through the scriptures, I would like to go over some of the scriptures that clearly instruct us how we are to deal with habitual sin in our lives, sins which seem at times...Read more

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Should AA be Considered a Religion?

Tom: Again, we are doing things a bit differently today. I have gone to my correspondence files to find some feed back people have sent me over the years regarding twelve steps and AA or Alcoholic Anonymous. The first one comes from a person long involved in AA who challenges...Read more

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