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(This is from my upcoming book.) In 2005, reputable researchers Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist identified the predominate worldview among American teenagers as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD).1 They determined the creed of this worldview from interviews with 5,000 teenagers as consisting of five tenets:1 A God exists who created and…
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Andrew Walker penned an insightful article here entitled “Criticism isn’t cancellation”. He argues that American pluralism doesn’t require Christians to celebrate sin. “In French’s view, Christians shouldn’t object to this because American evangelicals need to take the log out of their eye and leave judgment to those inside the church.…
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The Didache is the earliest post-apostolic Christian church teaching that we possess. Britannica notes that it is “the oldest surviving Christian church order.” It is informative to see what the very early church taught regarding abortion. In chapter 2 we read “You shall not murder a child by abortion nor…
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The Bible repeatedly warns about false prophets. Matthew 7:15 states, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” 1 John 4:1 advises believers to “test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into…
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Katy Faust lays it on the line here. “Gay marriage did not merely redefine an institution. It created child victims . . . Ten years later, children have paid the price for being cut out of the conversation . . . Christians cannot stand quietly by while children’s rights to…
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Al Mohler issues a wake-up call for the church here. Understand that the protestors meant to intimidate this faithful congregation. There is no denying that this was a central aim of the invasion. A signal has been sent. The left is now willing and some comments indicate even eager to…
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“Before and after America there was and will be the church. The nation is an experiment. The church is a certainty.” – Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capital Hill Baptist Church Jesus was adamant regarding the certainty of the church. In Matt 16:18 he said the gates of Hell would not…
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Church teaching has been historically divided into three categories: (1) THEOLOGY (what to believe), (2) APOLOGETICS (why to believe) and (3) ETHICS (how to act). There is a Symbiotic Relationship (mutual benefit) between the three areas, with each reinforcing the other two areas. If we emphasize one area to the…
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Lactantius, writing early in the 4th century after Constantine had assumed power and the persecutions were over, noted in Book 2 of his Divine Institutes that the church was empowered over the demonic. In chapter XVI of Book 2, Lactantius writes concerning demonic entities, “They (the demonic) do indeed injure,…
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Eric Smith has a thoughtful essay here entitled “How Does Church History Help Me Read Scripture Faithfully?”. He argues that studying church history benefits us in three ways: As with Eric Smith, my own personal journey into church history has reaped valuable fruit. If you’re looking for a good historical…
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Christian Apologetics 