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January 2005

Any person of ordinary intelligence, anywhere and at any time, can know that God exists as the Creator of the universe ( Ps:19:1-6 [1] (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. [2] Day unto day uttereth...Read more
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The critique is available in its entirety on our website by clicking on this link: Purpose-Driven Critique Generally speaking, The Purpose-Driven Life is a pastor’s dream. Rick Warren issues exhortations that most pastors rarely challenge their congregations with, but with which most pastors would very much like to have their...Read more
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The Word for the Wise As I’ve reflected back on the issues TBC has addressed in 2004, they all seem to be related to and symptomatic of one thing: evangelicals are being weaned off the Word of God. Certainly it didn’t just start last year, but it seems as though...Read more
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Dear Sirs, Keep up the good work! Your material on Calvinism , the Church-Growth movement, and The Passion movie has been particularly edifying….My church has launched a “40 Days of Purpose” campaign. Needless to say, your newsletter and the material on your website have been very helpful….I find that most...Read more
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http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=5905 , 11/30/04 : A Hush Over Hollywood, by Pat Sajak Picture this: Somewhere in the world, a filmmaker creates a short documentary that chronicles what he perceives as the excesses of anti-abortion activists. An anti-abortion zealot reacts to the film by killing the filmmaker in broad daylight and stabbing...Read more
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Question: There are three things that I’m not quite settled on: 1) Are the Arabs truly descendants of Ishmael; 2) Though “Allah” is said to be another name for God, it seems that it would be clearer to use the word “Allah” in speaking about the Muslim god, and if...Read more
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Question : Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to reach and accommodate people with differing tastes. He claims to take this from the NIV translation of Acts:5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not...Read more
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Question: James White, on his Alpha & Omega Ministries web page, said that you had “repeatedly agreed in the past” to a “live debate” with him but have gone back on your word and now refuse. What do you have to say? Answer: “Repeatedly agreed in the past” to an...Read more
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America’s mainline Protestant churches are…turning their political policy-making over to fringe leftists whose deepest instinct is to blame America and pummel Israel ....The latest disgrace is the Presbyterian Church’s…ending [its] investment in multinational companies that the church believes [cause] the sufferings of the Palestinian people [by dealing with Israel ]….Apparently...Read more
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