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The Nature of the Atonement: How Should One View the Cross? – Part 2

By: Dr. Steve Sullivan; ©2000 Steve Sullivan continues his examination of the Word of Faith movement in light of Scripture. Contents 1 AN EVALUATION OF THE WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT SUPPORT FROM 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 AND JOHN 3:14 2 Notes AN EVALUATION OF THE WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT SUPPORT FROM 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 AND JOHN…

Christ Made Every Believer a Priest, Not a Select Few

By: James McCarthy; ©2000 Why do Catholics have priests but Protestants have ministers? There is an important doctrinal difference explained in Jim McCarthy’s current article “Christ Made Every Believer a Priest.” Contents 1 Christ Made Every Believer a Priest, Not a Select Few 2 Notes Christ Made Every Believer a Priest, Not a Select Few…

Christ’s Work of Redemption is Finished, Not Continuing

By: James G. McCarthy; ©2000 Just before the Lord Jesus gave up His spirit upon the cross, He cried out, “It is fin-ished!” (John 19:30). His sacrificial work of redemption was done. Roman Catholicism misrepresents the finished work of Christ on the cross by saying that the sacrifice of the cross is continued in the…

The Pope’s Push for a One-World Religion

By: Mike Gendron; ©2000 Many evangelicals are unaware of the Vatican’s determined effort to unite all religions of the world under the power and influence of the papacy. How effective has the Roman Catholic Church’s strategy been in accomplishing its goal? Is this call for unity a part of the great apostasy that will occur…

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The Roman Catholic Bible

By: James G. McCarthy; ©2000 The Roman Catholic Bible is about 20 % larger than non-Catholic Bibles. The additions, over 4,000 verses, come from a group of fifteen writings know since antiquity as the Apocrypha, meaning hidden or hard to understand. Do they rightly belong in God’s Word? Jim McCarthy’s article this month provides an answer.…

The Jesus Seminar, Jesus, and Higher Criticism-Part 4

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2000 The writing team of Ankerberg and Weldon finish their look at the findings of the Jesus Seminar with this question: Which should be rejected: The New Testament, or Liberal Scholarship? Contents 1 THE JESUS SEMINAR, JESUS, AND HIGHER CRITICISM—PART FOUR 1.1 What Are the Unjustified Assumptions of…

Suffer for Righteousness Sake/Part 2

By: Jim Davis; ©2000 When should we disobey authorities? Jim Davis gives examples when disobedience may be our only option as Christians, but only when very strict guidelines are followed. Contents Previous Article Contents 1 Suffer for Righteousness Sake – Part 2 1.1 Contemporary Conflicts 1.2 Should we disobey governmental edicts against prayer? 1.3 Should…

Why Future Events?-Part 15

By: Dr. Renald Showers; ©2000 How do Christ’s miracles relate to the coming theocratic kingdom? Dr. Showers points out some intriguing parallels. Contents Contents 1 WHY FUTURE EVENTS? PART 15 2 Introduction 3 The Old Testament Prophecies And Christ’s Miracles 4 The Primary Purpose Of Christ’s Miracles WHY FUTURE EVENTS? PART 15 Introduction In our…

Why Future Events?-Part 14

By: Dr. Renald Showers; ©2000 Dr. Showers looks at what the Apostle Paul tells us about the return of Christ to earth in his second coming, when He establishes the theocratic kingdom. Contents Contents 1 WHY FUTURE EVENTS? PART 14 2 The Apostle Paul’s Prophecy 3 The Reference To The Old Testament Prophets’ Prophecies 4…

Why Future Events?-Part 13

By: Dr. Renald Showers; ©2000 Dr. Showers discusses the need for God to restore nature to its original condition in order to restore his theocratic kingdom to this earth. Contents WHY FUTURE EVENTS? PART 13 In an earlier article we noted a third tragic consequence of the first Adam’s defection from God: all of nature…