August 2021 | thebereancall.org

August 2021

From the very beginning of the Christian church there was a method and a ministry for dealing with mental-emotional problems. The method depended on the Word of God, which describes both the condition of man and the process of relief for troubled minds. The ministry was a prayer, healing, and...Read more
TBC Today
Arabs are growing increasingly concerned about Iran's sinister intentions and deception as the Iranians and representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Russia, and China continue their negotiations in Vienna about reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump administration abandoned in 2018.The deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...Read more
TBC Today
Question: Recently I’ve been aware of a growing movement that I sense is slipping back into legalism—the modern Messianic congregations. There seems to be an underlying pride that sets them apart from converted Gentiles. They practice a lot of Jewish traditions woven into the Christian service. What do you think?...Read more
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Question: Could you please explain to me whether the soul and spirit are the same? If they are, why does the Word make a distinction between the two? Response: First Thessalonians 5:23 clearly states, “I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless….” How might one...Read more
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T. A. McMahon The objective of this two-part series is to stress the critical necessity of knowing and living out the fundamentals of biblical Christianity. As was noted in part one, not knowing the essential teachings of “the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” raises serious questions and...Read more
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Question: I’m confused about how one gets saved. As a Catholic , my favorite catechism stated: “What is necessary to be saved? You have to be baptized, belong to the Church established by Jesus Christ, obey the Ten Commandments, receive the Sacraments, pray, do good works, and die with Sanctifying...Read more
Dave Hunt Classic
Dawkins Stripped of Top Humanist Award Forbes.com, 4/20/21, “Richard Dawkins Stripped of Top Humanist Award for Using Science to ‘Demean Marginalized Groups’” [Excerpts]: The American Humanist Association (AHA) has revoked its top “Humanist of the Year” honor from British biologist and noted atheist Richard Dawkins for the academic’s history of...Read more
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2021 TBC Conference: The Perfect Storm The staff and I are quite excited with how the conference content is shaping up. The theme is The Perfect Storm, which is what happens when diverse elements (that are not expected) come together to create a critically dangerous condition, especially on the high...Read more
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Anyone disputing the proven economic superiority of free enterprise over Marxism is denying the evidence of the past 70-plus years, during which Soviet-led international communism has failed completely to prove Marxist-Leninist theories. Nevertheless, capitalism will never defeat Communism, because the battle is a moral and spiritual one, which the West...Read more
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Dear TBC, Thank you again for all you do. It would have been a good thing to know Berean Call back when I first got saved. It would have brought so much understanding from all the false occult fads that come into the churches, [who excuse them] by quoting, “God...Read more
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