Renewing Your Mind

The Present Emergency

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Apr 7, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Machen's Radio Addresses

  • In 1935, J. Gresham Machen delivered radio addresses on WIP in Philadelphia.
  • He discussed present emergencies like moving off the gold standard, unemployment, and the NRA.
INSIGHT

The Ultimate Emergency

  • Machen emphasized focusing on the ultimate emergency: our standing before God.
  • He stressed the Bible's importance over contemporary cultural issues.
INSIGHT

Modernism vs. the Bible

  • Modernism clashed with biblical truth, leading to compromise within the church.
  • Machen urged the church to choose the Bible over cultural accommodation.
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