May 2005

TBC Notes

May 1, 2005

Loving Enough to Offend A friend of mine recently asked a Christian bookstore clerk where he might find a book that would be helpful in witnessing to Catholics. She gave him a rather puzzled look, then seemed to take offense at the implication that a Catholic might not be saved...Read more

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Letters

May 1, 2005

Dear Bro T.A. McMahon , I just received [your book] Showtime for the Sheep? and I think it’s one of the best revelations of what Catholicism is that I’ve ever read. My family and I have been missionaries to Hispanics for 46 years in Peru, Mexico, and Honduras. You are...Read more

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News Alert

May 1, 2005

Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 04/14/05: Pittsburgh talk-radio host Marty Minto says he spent most of his time on the air last week doing what he always does—discussing current events from the perspective of an evangelical Christian. Following a week’s worth of conversation on his WORD-101.5 FM show that questioned whether Pope...Read more

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Question: Several scriptures lead me to believe that after we are in the New Jerusalem with our Lord, there is still evil elsewhere....Please explain.

May 1, 2005

Question: Several scriptures lead me to believe that after we are in the New Jerusalem with our Lord, there is still evil elsewhere. That Revelation:21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are...Read more

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Question: How does the rise of Islam fit with the revival of Rome? The woman riding the beast represents a world religion headed by the Vatican. Can you see Islam ever uniting with Rome?

May 1, 2005

Question: How does the rise of Islam fit with the revival of Rome? The woman riding the beast represents a world religion headed by the Vatican. Can you see Islam ever uniting with Rome? Answer: Yes. The Vatican has long been “dialoguing” with Muslims to realize such unity. Muslim leaders...Read more

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Question: You have wasted so much time researching and writing about Calvinism that you ought to be ashamed of yourself....Please respond.

May 1, 2005

Question: You have wasted so much time researching and writing about Calvinism that you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Aren’t Calvinists Christians? Isn’t it shameful to cause division in the body of Christ by arguing over moot points such as predestination and total depravity? Please respond. Answer: I can’t...Read more

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Question: I agree that our only creed is the Bible, but we are not to separate ourselves from the brethren [but] to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace….

May 1, 2005

Question: I agree that our only creed is the Bible, but we are not to separate ourselves from the brethren [but] to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace….I don’t believe that anyone can say “I simply rely on God’s Word” and then ignore the fellowship...Read more

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Question: I complained to Jack Van Impe that on TV he appears to embrace Catholicism....He says that when he heard hatred dripping from the lips of those who criticize Catholics, he decided just to preach the truth. What can I do?

May 1, 2005

Question: I complained to Jack Van Impe that on TV he appears to embrace Catholicism [with] its false gospel of sacraments and works, etc. He replied that while Protestant denominations teach false doctrines, the Catholic Church is getting back to its roots concerning the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth...Read more

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Question: Dave, I am distressed by some of the ideas expressed [in The Berean Call]. The Lord Jesus and his followers were and remained observant Jews….

May 1, 2005

Question: Dave, I am distressed by some of the ideas expressed [in The Berean Call]. The Lord Jesus and his followers were and remained observant Jews…. Another distortion [in TBC] is that Paul dismissed the Torah. [No, he] is not telling Jews to disobey the Torah but making it easier...Read more

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Quotable

May 1, 2005

I consider it my duty to warn my people and all the friends of Israel that…the most terrible war [is coming] against the people of Israel as a direct result of…giving away to the enemies of G-d our Holy Temple Mount and the...Biblical areas of Israel ….We read in the...Read more

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