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A Tribute to Rushbo, Prayer for James Coates, Augustine and Zosimus

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Persecution, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Almost went two hours today (sorry!), but we went in depth in our response to Trent Horn on the subject of Augustine’s allegedly saying, “Rome has spoken, the case is closed.” That took up the vast majority of our time (including looking at the “I would not believe the gospel except for the testimony of the Catholic Church” quote), but

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Max Lucado’s Apology for Having Spoken the Truth, Ravi Zacharias Scandal, and Yes, Mildred, He’s a Postmillennialist

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Went long today, so get a deep seat in the proverbial saddle! Spent quite some time on the Max Lucado debacle wherein he apologizes for having spoken the truth 17 years ago—a truth that is now “hurtful.” Then we moved on to the Ravi Zacharias scandal and developments therein. Finally I finished up with about half an hour on last

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Conversion Bills, Great Reset News, Romans 13 Revisited

, , Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Offense, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

The title hard does it justice. Covered a lot of ground, including Bill C6 in Canada, the Victorian legislation in Australia, Jake Tapper tweeted an absurd hit piece on Tom Buck, Karen Swallow Prior vowing to never vote for a Republican again, LeCrae and non-partisan performances, Baylor collapsing to the LGBTQ revolution, Disney firing Gina Carano, the Religion of the

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Relevant Hit Piece, Targeting Home Schoolers, Acts 8:37

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Responded to an article (hit piece) in Relevant Magazine once again on the “Jezebel” issue, looked at an attorney’s comments about homeschooling, and then looked at how King James Onlyism undercuts our ability to really defend Scripture, looking at Acts 8:37 using our Flip board in the “big studio.” Had a few audio hiccups, as to be expected, but we

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Responding to JD Greear and Others, Tisby & Vischer, the Big Picture

, , Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Tomb Issues

Went a long time today (1:45) and covered a lot of ground. Started off responding to JD Greear’s joining of the “don’t point out the worldview of the new regime, and especially of Kamala Harris, stands directly in parallel with that of Jezebel, let alone proclaim that judgment will come upon all who promote such rebellion in our day” group

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A Biblical Case for Civil Disobedience & the Right Use of Romans 13

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Uncategorized

The following is a combined text of five articles by Tim Cantrell, originally published as separate blog articles, on the topic of Romans 13, etc. I made reference to this series today on the Dividing Line. This is an excellent study to go along with my comments on the program today. Clearly, Tim is ministering outside the US context, as

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Our First Studio Dividing Line: Romans 13, 1 Peter 2, and More

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Pulled the trigger on our new studio today and it went pretty well! Glad to have a few folks here to help us get through the first run without too many hiccups. I was able to use our Flip board and work through the text of the two key passages, make some application, and then move on to a discussion

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The Day After

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

Talked a lot about some of the amazing statements being made after the installation of the new regime in Washington. Looked at statements from Lecrae, Charlie Dates, and Anthony Bradley as well, especially as the latter two attacked Virgil Walker. Also looked at Russell Moore’s article on how to pray on inauguration day. Had to record and upload as the

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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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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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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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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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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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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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WEF’s Utopia, Live Not By Lies, the Slick v. Shamoun Debate

, , Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Could have easily gone for a mega version today, but closed it down at 1:45 in length so I could catch the Doug Wilson/Kurt Jaros debate live. Started off looking at The Great Reset, the WEF’s move to bring the entire world into a global, socialist technocracy, using a virus, and climate change, as the catalysts. Then we talked a

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The Pope, the Red Pill, the Muslims, and John Piper

, , Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Pope Francis certainly gave us plenty to talk about and so we did, but connecting the current controversy to a wider reality about his beliefs. We then looked at Tim Staples trying to deal with the Roman Catholic view of Islam as found in Lumen Gentium 16, so if you are dealing with Roman Catholicism, this show should be helpful.

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Responding to Tim Staples on Catholic Answers Live on Sola Scriptura

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Offense, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

If you are active in reaching out to our Roman Catholic friends and family members, this is an important program for you. We spent most of our time going deeply into a clip from CA Live on “tradition” in the Bible. Then we played a brief clip from the British Parliament on critical race theory that was real encouraging, and

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The Grinch Comes to California, Open Phones

, , Exegesis, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off commenting on the MANDATORY guidelines for “private gatherings” in the Soviet Socialist State of Kalifornia (i.e., Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings), and noting that this will become a permanent aspect of our lives if we fall into the abyss of socialism on November 3rd. Then we took calls on a wide variety of topics, but a major portion of

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Jemar Tisby, Woke Ideology, then Jeff Riddle’s “Shocking” Statements

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, TROnlyism

For the first hour we thought through the conclusion to a presentation from Dr. Jemar Tisby, considering standpoint epistemology, whiteness, etc. Then I looked at the “shocking” statements I made in the debate with Dr. Riddle on the TR. Ninety minutes. We will do another program, Lord willing, on Friday.

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Nebuchadnezzar Knew

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

First 35 minutes was based on Daniel 4 and what Nebuchadnezzar learned from his animal experience. God is God, we are His creatures, and that is one of the most important truths we can know and live by. Then we looked at the push-back against Pastor Williamson and his church in the UK for daring to believe what Jesus taught.

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Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman's Position Regarding Civil Disobedience+

Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Theology Matters

Before your church follows Jonathan Leeman and 9Marks and begins to restructure your church in compliance to governmental orders this Sunday, hold on! Stop and think with me for a moment. Two weeks ago, Dr. John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church released a statement that they were opening the doors of their church for worship on the

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Todd White Discovers Spurgeon, Timothy Cho, Free Speech, TR-Onlyism

, , Debate, Misc, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, TROnlyism

Started off with a brief clip from the now famous Todd White sermon from two days ago, then talked a bit about Timothy Cho’s tweets, one on the nuclear family, the other on face masks. I spent a few minutes going over my arguments on the mask mandates in response. Briefly talked about a student kicked out of student government

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Open Phones Dividing Line Friday

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Let’s see what some of the topics were: Sam Gipp and “Antioch manuscripts,” the Church & Culture, Debating the Papacy, Justification and Roman Catholic apologists, how to talk to Christians who have bought into social justice theories, and more!

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Catching Up on the Revolution

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

Had a pile of articles to catch up with over the weekend since we did a Radio Free Geneva yesterday, including a BLM leader’s open promotion of black supremacy, Seattle’s anti-white rhetoric, and a Christian student kicked out of an allegedly Christian university for observing the obvious. Worldview issues abound as we face the open promotion of Marxist revolution in

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