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September 2017

Nuggets from An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith—Self-Love and Self-Deification

September 3, 2017
Christ would never have said “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” if we all disliked ourselves. His command to “love your neighbor as yourself” obviously assumes that we already love ourselves and is not intended to encourage but to correct self-love. It urges us to...Read more
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September 2017 Printable Newsletter (pdf)

September 1, 2017
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 Linked File or Download Linked File As (or similar command),and save the pdf to your desktop or documents. This will...Read more
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In Defense of the Faith - All Martyrs Not "Created" Equal

September 1, 2017
Question: I don’t deny that the early Christians were thrown to the lions, crucified, burned alive, and otherwise killed for their faith. But I object to using their willingness to endure such treatment as proof of Christianity. The followers of many other religious leaders, even of cult leaders later proven...Read more
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Quotable

September 1, 2017
Some are now making an attempt to accredit the Bible by presenting it as a book for literary study. It is said that by “a judicious selection” of its most graphic and eloquent passages it may be made a source of literary, as well as spiritual, stimulation. As expressed by...Read more
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Letters

September 1, 2017
Dear TA, I just finished reading Part 1 of “Anti-Christianity Ascending,” in the Berean Call newsletter Vol XXXII No 8 for August 2017. I share your enthusiasm for the information you shared with us re your comments from the book, Christianity and Anti-Christianity in Their Final Conflict by Samuel Andrews...Read more
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TBC Notes

September 1, 2017
Re-establishing Our First Love As was mentioned in this and last month’s newsletter articles, any good work that doesn’t reflect or is not enabled by one’s love of Jesus is not a good work, and a build up of such works has dire consequences. They may have some temporal value,...Read more
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TBC NewsWatch

September 1, 2017
The Western Baby Bust ChristianHeadlines.com, 8/10/17, “The Western Baby Bust: Who Will the Leaders Lead?” [Excerpts]: A recurring topic is the demographic challenge—“crisis” isn’t too strong a word—facing the industrialized world. From Tokyo to London, people are having fewer and fewer children: In some cases, they’re having barely half as...Read more
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Question: Did God fail His promise to Abraham?

September 1, 2017
Question: God tells Abraham and Isaac that their descendants (Hebrews) will be as numerous as the stars. Considering the number of stars there are in the universe, that would have to be on the order of 10 20 Jewish people. Is this not a failed prophecy? Response: In Genesis:15:5 And...Read more
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Question: Do you know the difference between salvation and redemption?

September 1, 2017
Question: One commentator suggested that you do not know the difference between redemption and salvation . He claimed that they are not the same--—indeed, we are all redeemed, whether Christians, Jews, Muslims, or animists, because this is basic Christian doctrine held even by traditional Protestants. How would you respond? Response:...Read more
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