February 2003

Benny Hinn on Salvation

February 24, 2003

Benny Hinn, teaching on what it means to be saved: “Say after me: ‘Within me, is a God-Man.’ Say it again: ‘Within me, is a God-Man.’ Now, let’s say [it] even better than that. Let’s say, ‘I am a God-Man.’…This spirit man within me, is God—is a –is a God-Man...Read more

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How Close Are We—Allah

February 24, 2003

Allah was, in fact, the name of the chief god in the Kaabah, the pagan temple that Muhammad “purged” by destroying the more than 300 idols contained in it. Muhammad likely kept the name of this ancient pagan moon god and the symbol of the crescent moon because it would...Read more

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What Does it Mean to Truly Serve the Lord?

11/19/2011

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel of John, we are in chapter 12 and we are going to pick up with verse 26:“If any man serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be:if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.”...Read more

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Are Our Criticisms Biblical?

11/19/2011

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call .Here’s this week’s question:Dear Dave and Tom, I noticed in the product offering page of your newsletter that you have books that criticize Bill Gothard and Dr. James Dobson.My question is: Did...Read more

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For a Good Bible College...Dial 666

11/19/2011

A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from yahoo.com, January 18, 2003, with a headline: “Bible college shuns 666 phone number,” dateline: Van Cleve, Kentucky: "A small Appalachian Bible college is fighting to change its telephone number because the...Read more

religion in the news

Does the Bible Teach Soul-sleep?

11/19/2011

Tom: Thanks, Gary. 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. Now Dave—before...Read more

cover article

Soccer “God”

February 18, 2003

Soccer Player Portrays Jesus Christ (AP) London 1/29/03- A painting of David Beckham in a crucifixion pose is on display in a London art gallery. The portrait of Beckham, one of England’s most popular athletes, is in the gallery in Fulham, West London and forms the centrepiece of a new...Read more

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Contending for the Faith

February 18, 2003

When Jesus discussed the signs of the last days with His disciples on the Mount of Olives (Matt 24), the first sign He cited was religious deception. Its extent today is unprecedented in history. That fact alone ought to make our regard for earnestly contending for the faith a major...Read more

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A Cup of Trembling

February 18, 2003

The importance of Jerusalem popularly accepted by today’s Muslim derives from the belief that within the Dome of the Rock lies the sacred site from which Mohammed allegedly ascended to heaven. That tradition, however, though now firmly established in the Muslim mind, is of very recent origin. It is, in...Read more

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Skeptical bias

February 18, 2003

In the last years of his life, Steve Allen, composer, entertainer, and philospher (in humanist circles), wrote On the Bible, Religion, and Morality . In the pages of this book he showed a too ready acceptance of skeptical claims against the scriptures. For instance (one among many), he claims that...Read more

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