December 2002

“Urgent Call to a Serious Faith”

December 18, 2002

According to Hebrews:6:4-9 [4] For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, [5] And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, [6] If they shall...Read more

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Religious Hatred

December 18, 2002

LONDON — The first person to be prosecuted for religious hatred under laws brought in after the September 11 attacks has been ordered to compensate a neighbour who said Osama Bin Laden was a great man. Electronics engineer Alistair Scott, 33, of Exeter , must give £100 to three neighbours...Read more

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Birth Order

December 18, 2002

Personality measurements for ascendancy, emotional stability, responsibility, sociability, and self-esteem were compared across birth order categories. Undergraduates reported whether they were the eldest, middle, or youngest children of their families, only children, or of inconsistent birth order due to parents' remarriage. ANOVA [a statistical procedure] did not support any significant...Read more

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The Nonnegotiable Gospel

December 18, 2002

It is the gospel alone that saves those who believe it. Nothing else will save. Therefore we must preach the gospel. Paul said, “Woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel” (1 CORINTHIANS 9:16). Sentimental appeals to “come to Jesus” or “make a decision for Christ” avail nothing...Read more

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Seventh Day Adventism

December 18, 2002

“Every species of animals which God had created was preserved in the ark. The confused species which God did not create, which were the result of amalgamation, were destroyed by the flood. Since the flood there has been amalgamation of man and beast, as may be seen in the almost...Read more

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Robert Dick Wilson

December 18, 2002

Princeton professor Robert Dick Wilson (1856-1930) studied the Old Testament as few ever have. He spent 15 years learning all the languages that the scriptures were published in up to AD 600. In the process he mastered some 45 different languages. During the next 15 years he concentrated on studying...Read more

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Catechism

December 18, 2002

Man says: “[The] Christian faith is not a ‘religion of the book’, the Catechism states concisely (n. 108). This is an extremely important affirmation. The faith does not refer simply to a book, which as such would be the sole and final appeal of the believer” (L’Osservatore Romano, 11/20/02 )...Read more

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Medieval Mickey Mouse

December 18, 2002

Medieval Mickey Mouse? CNN, 11/15/02, KLAGENFURT, Austria - Restoration work on an Austrian church has uncovered a 700-year-old fresco that some say bears a striking resemblance to Mickey Mouse. The "medieval Mickey" is one of a group of animals and mythical creatures surrounding St Christopher on the exterior of a...Read more

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Psychology Video

December 18, 2002

Berean Buzz: very preliminary work has begun on a potential video covering the adverse influence psychotherapy has had on the church. This yet-to-be-titled project will major on why clinical psychology and biblical Christianity cannot be integrated, and how psychological counseling has undermined belief in the sufficiency of the Scriptures. Consequently,...Read more

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Robert Schuller

December 18, 2002

Dr. Robert A. Schuller, son of Dr. Robert H. Schuller, and a regular on the “Hour of Power,” has authored a book titled Possibility Living. In an interview concerning the book, he had this to say about prayer: “I was listening to a documentary on the Dalai Lama recently. The...Read more

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