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Pope Francis’ Inclusivism, Mormonism’s Prophets and Priests

, , Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Spent some necessary time looking at “the Pope Video I,” Francis’ recent video promoting a kind of squishy ecumenical message that while consistent with some trajectories from Vatican II is certainly not consistent with historic Roman Catholic theology. Then we looked at some questions regarding Mormonism, focusing on the idea of the priesthood and the concept of prophets. Mentioned a

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Challenges for the Global Church

, , Christian Worldview, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Heavy topics after a weekend of heavy developments in the move toward global socialism. Discussed this invaluable insight, posted by Doug Wilson, from Theodore Dalrympe, and how it fits with everything else we’ve been trying to communicate of late: Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose

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A Requiem for a Republic, Be Faithful Unto Death

, , Christian Worldview, Musings, Offense, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I had intended to read through the entirety of John Adams’ statement from 1798 regarding the Constitution yesterday, but events made it wiser to wait till today. We read through Adams and basically, for an hour, discussed the true foundational issues driving the cultural revolution that is destroying the West and leading us into a global socialist disaster. We expose

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Grogu Watches the Dividing Line

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Godly Disciplines, Musings, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Got your attention, didn’t it? Well, I did start off introducing Grogu, one of my Christmas presents, but that’s just my way of saying we covered so many topics today I could not come up with a title that would do them justice. So we did a lot of Christian worldview analysis (am I using that phrase correctly?) today looking

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Response to Rick Warren on the Nature of the Church and More

, , Christian Worldview, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a little cancel culture expose, then looked at this ultra-creepy, “Let’s out-Orwell Orwell” UK website encouraging folks to mind-read their family, friends and neighbors and snitch on them to “highly trained Prevent officers.” Talk about repulsive. Then we moved on to Rick Warren’s amazing statements about the church’s “weakness” of only having “worship.” Warren’s ecclesiology has been

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Vaccines, Lindsay, KJV Onlyism, Roman Catholic Apologetics Arguments+

Vaccines, Lindsay, KJV Onlyism, Roman Catholic Apologetics Arguments

, , Church History, King James Onlyism, Roman Catholicism, Technology, The Dividing Line

There were two major topics I forgot to address on yesterday’s show that I managed to get covered today (KJV Only arguments, Roman Catholic claims), and I had to talk a bit about some more claims about the Covid vaccines. But I still forgot again to talk about Chris Hohnholz, one of the hosts of VOR Radio, who, I am

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A Bunch of Woke Stuff, then Underappreciated Incarnational Texts

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Pauline Studies, Post-Evangelicalism, Technology, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a few miscellaneous developments, such as Hungary’s stand on the family, and then moved to texts that teach incarnational truths but that normally get glossed over, from Mark and from John 6. I had intended to address a particular KJV Only argument, and to respond to some Roman Catholic claims, but simply spaced both as time was short! But,

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Catching Up on Events

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Musings, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

We covered the waterfront today to be sure, looking at all sorts of topics from Twitter and other sources, statements from seminary professors, people promoting the woke church, you name it. 90 minutes of Christian worldview application, starting off with a little jingle from John Cooper about “Woke Christmas.”

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Story Time with Uncle Jimmy, The Scythian Test in Response to J. Ligon Duncan

, , Church History, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Two pretty much equal parts to today’s program: first half a Story Time with Uncle Jimmy where I read some materials from Willam Tyndale that are challenging and yet encouraging. Then we listened to the clip from Dr. Duncan wherein he says that his black friends can properly have trust issues with him because of what people who look like

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Approaching the Subject of Baptism Fairly, Group of Current Events

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Exegesis, Musings, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line

Started off with a short discussion of how I will be approaching the series on baptism I have begun preaching at Apologia Church, then moved into a whole series of recent events that I’ve been collecting that all point to the impact of the secular worldview and the rejection of the Christian view of man in the ongoing push for

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Paul's Expanded Shema and Important Truths in Handling Scripture+

Paul’s Expanded Shema and Important Truths in Handling Scripture

, , Exegesis, Mormonism, Pauline Studies, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Started off with a little discussion of the upcoming seminar in St. Charles (see below), and then focused on 1 Corinthians chapter 8 for the rest of the program, discussing interpretational issues and dangers especially our audience might face in doing apologetics and exegesis. Finished off with some discussion of a major textual variant in Isaiah 9:6 between the Hebrew

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A New Testament Wide Survey of Thanksgiving

, , Exegesis, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Always good to just let the Word speak sometimes, so that’s what we tried to do today, looking first at the verbal forms of “give thanks,” then at the substantival forms, “thanksgiving.” Hopefully a challenging and encouraging study. I did also point out how one text is the death knell for the “Word Faith” movement’s abuse of scripture.

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Lewis’ “Prophecies,” Cosmic Reconciliation, the Beauty of Creation

, , Christian Worldview, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Musings, Pauline Studies, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Jumbo edition today at ninety minutes covering some of the thoughts of C.S. Lewis on the coming technocracy, then finally getting back to Colossians 1 and “reconciliation” related to the atonement debate between Matt Slick and Sam Shamoun, and finishing up with a discussion of the beauty and order of God’s creation.

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German Police And More

, , Christian Worldview, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Played the video of German police breaking into a live streaming session of an anti-lockdown advocate at the start of the program. It is truly getting real. Talked about the Austrian attempt to enforce its secular “European values” in respect to “political Islam” as well. Covered a bunch of relevant topics, but, also was joined by Josh and Daren from

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Who We are Subject To, and a Response to Jimmy Akin on Pope Francis

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line

Spent the first half hour discussing how Jesus, as King, subdues us unto Himself, and what practical meaning that will have in the coming months and years when Caesar demands our submission to him in opposition of Christ. Then I responded to a statement from Jimmy Akin on the topic of debates and specifically why I believe today’s Roman Catholic

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Big Brother Watch, Lessons from Acts 12

, , Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Today is my granddaughter Janny’s 5th birthday! Yay! Has nothing to do with the show but that’s OK. Went through news stories on such topics as Norway criminalizing private comments that would be “offensive” about transgenderism and the like, and then closed up with a run through of Acts 12 and the myth of neutrality.

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Where We Stand: How Church History Can Help, But Only So Far

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism

I have seen many speaking about how generations in the past have encountered and endured persecution, and this is a vitally important truth that we should be speaking of regularly. We should speak to our children, regularly, about the persecuted church, and how we could be called to face the very same kind of physical persecution, suppression, and attacks that

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An Incarnation Story (Prologue of John), Family Memories, Debate Challenges

, , Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Took a trip down memory lane to tell an “Incarnational Story,” in reality, to look at a key design element of the Prologue of John that has deep and important theological significance. Took a deep breath and didn’t try to rush today, just told stories and wove them into the narrative before discussing the Pope’s spin brigade. Then we talked

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Post Election Rambling for Christians

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Outside of saying we did talk specifically about the Equality Act and how it will fundamentally do away with the first Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, we sort of just pondered what looks like, at the moment, the possible outcome of the messed-up, in some places, very corrupt, election, especially as this impacts believers and the work

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Pre-Election Day DL with Psalm 33 and JD Greear

, , Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Jumped all over the place today, to be honest, on a number of topics. One was my insistence that you need to buy and actually read, or listen to, Abigail Shrier’s Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. I can’t recommend it too highly, even though it is not a Christian work, and hence cannot provide the final answers.

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I Voted—Why? And More, Then Back to Reconciliation in Colossians and Ephesians

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a number of issues relating to the ongoing social revolution around the globe, including police threatening to break into homes to check for “improper” Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations (and people not wearing their masks 24/7), then discussed my vote, why I voted as I did, and that I truly believe my vote was a vote to be able to

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