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To believe that two contradictory religions are both true is like saying, “2+2=4, or 5, or 37, or whatever you like.” To believe all religions simultaneously is to become hopelessly entangled in self-contradiction. One simply cannot accept the Hindu belief that there are 3000,000 or more gods and at the same time accept the Muslim belief that there is only one god. Nor can one embrace either Hinduism or Islam and Buddhism because historic Buddhism does not believe in a personal God at all. Or consider the religious opinions about the afterlife. Shintoism says there is no afterlife, just the here and now, so make the most of it. Buddhists seek Nirvana, the complete absence of desire. Christianity teaches that heaven is a place where all pure desires are satisfied in Jesus Christ (Rev. 22:4). Who is right? If there is a heaven at all, does it negate or satisfy desire? Opinions about judgment differ as well. Christianity teaches that “man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment” (Heb. 9:27). Hindus believe in a seemingly endless series of reincarnations. Well, which is it? Both views cannot be true.
Philip Graham Ryken

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BTR01

This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR01 The Bible Review Issue #1 (April 10, 1990) In This Issue “Why The Bible Review?” by Leo Wierzbowski, editor of The Berean Review “God’s Poetry” by B. Bagby, reprinted from Bible Explorations vol. 1, no. 1 “The Sovereignty of…

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BTR02

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BTR02 The Bible Review Issue #2 (May 10, 1990) In This Issue “Wisdom” by B. Bagby, reprinted from Bible Explorations vol. 1, no. 2 “The Sovereignty of God #2 ” by Oscar Baker, reprinted from Truth For Today vol. 40,…

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BTR03

This entry is part 3 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR03 The Bible Review Issue #3, June 10, 1990 In This Issue “Judging Evidence” by Leo Wierzbowski “The Importance of Days” by S. Bagby, Bible Explorations, Vol. 1 No. 5 (1987) “Absent . . . Present” by Oscar Baker, Truth…

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BTR04

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BTR04 The Bible Review Issue #4, July 10, 1990 In This Issue “The Word was God” by Charles Welch, The Berean Expositor Vol. 1 (circa 1909- 1911) “Right Division and Its Use” by Oscar Baker, Truth For Today, Vol. 40,…

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BTR05

This entry is part 5 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR05 The Bible Review Issue #5, August 10, 1990 In This Issue “Christ’s Word and Satan’s Word” by P.S.Bagby, Bible Explorations, Vol. 1 No. 1 (1987) “Family” by George Feldmann, Truth For Today, Vol. 40 No. 3 (1989) “Imitators” by…

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BTR06

This entry is part 6 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR06 The Bible Truth Review (previously named, The Bible Review) Issue No. 6 (September 10, 1990) In This Issue: “The Prepared Heart” by B. Bagby from Bible Explorations, vol. 1 no. 6, June 1987. Three principles of Ezra’s faithfulness applied…

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BTR07

This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR07 The Bible Truth Review (previously named, The Bible Review) Issue No. 7 (October 10, 1990) In This Issue “As It Is Written” by B. Bagby in Bible Explorations, Vol. 1, No. 10, Oct. 1987. The first in a series…

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BTR08

This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR08 The Bible Truth Review Issue No. 8 (November 10, 1990) In This Issue “As It Is Written #2” by B. Bagby in Bible Explorations, Vol. 1 No. 11, November 1987. The second in a series examining the quotations in…

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BTR09

This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR09 The Bible Truth Review Issue No. 9 (December 10, 1990) In This Issue “As It Is Written #3” by B. Bagby in Bible Explorations, Vol. 2 No. 1, January 1988. The third in a series examining the quotations in…

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BTR10

This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series The Bible Truth Review

BTR10 The Bible Truth Review Issue No. 10 (January 10, 1991) In This Issue “Helps by the Way. No. 5. The Greek Prepositions.” by Charles H. Welch in The Berean Expositor, circa 1912-13. This installment: Dia. “Judging #1” by J….