February 2015 | thebereancall.org

February 2015

NIGERIA ELECTIONS PUT CHRISTIANS IN DANGER OF MORE MUSLIM ATTACKS Boko Haram, radical Islamist allies, have destroyed 1,000 churches in past four years. Muslim persecution of Christians is at a high tide — and there are grave fears of more sectarian bloodletting as millions of people in Nigeria, which is...Read more
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Nuggets from "Whatever Happened to Heaven?" by Dave Hunt Contrary to the arguments of those who would persuade us to devote ourselves to the Christianization of today's world as part of the Great Commission, the Christianization of the Roman Empire was not followed by political/economic prosperity but by progressive deterioration...Read more
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I’m always amazed by the people who, despite God’s clear and emphatic commands through the Apostle Paul, say things like, “Ah, we need to forget about the differences in our doctrines, and we just need to love one another,” as though those two are consistent goals. Surely they haven’t come...Read more
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Romans chapters 1, 2, and 3 tell us clearly that all mankind, through the witness of creation and con science , recognizes that God exists, that we are morally accountable to Him, have broken His laws, and cannot be justified by our own efforts or apart from His grace. Quite...Read more
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Not such bumblebees "Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise" ( Psalm:98:4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. See All... ). Scientists have long known...Read more
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We purpose to always verify that our newsletter pdfs are in working order before publishing the page on our website. If you have trouble opening the pdf in your browser we would recommend that you right click on the pdf link (attached below) then click on the command to Download...Read more
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We need to worship and to adore as well as to analyze and explain. Mary of Bethany learned much by just sitting at Jesus’ feet, listening to Him and loving Him. Our generation’s greatest lack is just here. —Isobel Kuhn (Isobel and her husband, John, served with China Inland Mission...Read more
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Question: I recently read some of St. John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul . That night I had bad dreams and was troubled in spirit. Some of what I read suggested that we should not meditate or reason when feeling far from God but simply contemplate, because...Read more
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Question [abridged]: With the false doctrine of a “rapture” as the main focus, it’s hard to believe that Bereans would advocate [this] nonbiblical doctrine. Nothing in 1 Thessalonians or in any other New Testament passages teaches that Jesus will return secretly to take believers to heaven for seven years and...Read more
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