March 2005

Kabbalah Housing Project

March 3, 2005

Celebrity Cultists Is Madonna paying for mini-mansions for Kabbalah leaders? The singer reportedly has asked for a detailed accounting of the millions of dollars she ' s donated to the Kabbalah Centre -- and she may be surprised to find that some of that cash might have gone into Los...Read more

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Psychology

March 3, 2005

Shrink This! There was a time when Christians gave testimonies of hope. They extolled their wonderful Savior who had given them new life. They told of how Christ worked in their lives to enable them to live pleasing to God and to grow in the fruit of the spirit. They...Read more

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Consumer Christianity (Part 2) - Audio Newsletter

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Consumer Christianity (Part 2)

March 1, 2005

Consumerism was introduced to humanity in the Garden of Eden. Satan had a self-serving concept that he wanted to sell to a potential customer who had no need—one who, living in a perfect environment, had it all, materially and spiritually. His strategy (comparable to the prevailing methods of 21st-century marketing)...Read more

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A Critique of Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life (Part 3)

March 1, 2005

The critique is available in its entirety on our website by clicking on this link: Purpose-Driven Critique Rick Warren writes, “ At Saddleback Church we have seen the awesome power…break the grip of seemingly hopeless addictions and persistent temptations through a program we developed called Celebrate Recovery...used in thousands of...Read more

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TBC Notes

March 1, 2005

Thank You I remember Dave one day sadly pondering a rather disturbing trend influencing the Body of Christ that we were about to address. He added wistfully how he would much prefer that the bulk of TBC’s writing could be simply devotional rather than correctional according to the Scriptures. We...Read more

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Letters

March 1, 2005

Dear Faith Defenders, Just before lunch we listened to your video Israel , Islam & Armageddon . What a backdrop it gave us for watching next the live telecast of President Bush’s inauguration and the parade....It seems more than ever that the USA is indeed playing a significant role on...Read more

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News Alert

March 1, 2005

The Independent [UK] 2/16/05, Excerpts: Holy Battleground—Is Nothing Sacred? It’s the holiest of Christian sites—the place where Jesus was buried. But the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has become a battleground where priests fight and monks stone each other. No fewer than six different kinds of Christian[s] enjoy grossly unequal...Read more

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Question: In the July Q&A, a reader asked about counseling an unbelieving sister about yoga....Trying to convince someone intellectually of the need of salvation is usually a losing argument, in my opinion.

March 1, 2005

Question: In the July Q&A, a reader asked about counseling an unbelieving sister about yoga. While you gave some very pertinent information about the dangers of this practice, you did not mention the primary responsibility of sharing the gospel and other scripture relevant to her arguments in order to turn...Read more

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Question: Are we ALL created in God’s image or were Adam and Eve the only one’s created in God’s image? What is God’s image? What does it mean?

March 1, 2005

Question: In the September 2004 Q&A, you responded to criticism of your claim that Adam was the only one created in God’s image. Could you please clarify this: 1) Are you saying that Eve was not created in God’s image; 2) how do you explain 1 Corinthians:11:7 For a man...Read more

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