February 2004
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Muslims and Christians: Not the Same Jesus
by Mark Roberts
Imagine for a moment a person who believes George Armstrong Custer won the Battle of Little Bighorn. Somehow this person has come to believe all kinds of wrong information about Custer. He says Custer fought for the Confederacy, had red hair, and defeated Crazy Horse at Little Bighorn. Despite all these factual gaps he then announces “I believe in Custer.” What do we make of this?
Causes of the Flood - Genesis 6:1-8
By Warren Berkley
“The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.”
This is not about occasional evil thoughts, immediately rejected. Look at what God saw. “...That every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil, all the time.” Here is a significant statement: Only evil, all the time! Letting your mind fall under evil influence; becoming absorbed by evil; thinking, dreaming, talking and living evil - that’s the essence of this form of sin.