The Christian Worldview

Send us a textHow should we be thinking biblically about the issue of “gay Christians” or “same-sex attracted Christians”? Length: 3:16

Send us a textWhy is the issue of social justice important to push back against? Length: 1:27

Send us a textWhat happens when SJ is included as part of gospel? Length: 1:52

Send us a textIn the opening chapters of the final book of the Bible, Revelation, Jesus writes a message to each of seven historic churches in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).Two of the seven churches received commendations for their faithfulness while five were warned to repent of their errant ways or there would be severe consequences.So considering the Evangelical church in America today, what do you think Jesus’ message would be?...

Send us a textRecently on the program we have discussed how wide the worldview divide has become in our nation. On one side there are those with a traditional American worldview—they generally believe in God, more limited government, free market economics, equal opportunity for all, national sovereignty, border control, and heterosexual morality/marriage, and individual liberties of life, speech, and religion. President Trump and Republican Party candidates generally align with this worldview...

Send us a textNo one wants to be considered a fool; rather, most everyone desires to be esteemed and respected.But this won’t be the case for those who follow Jesus. The Bible says, “the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing” (1 Corinthians 1:18 [Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)] ). In other words, no matter how educated or how winsome or how accomplished a Christian is, the non-believing world will still view the Christian as a fool.Our guest this weekend on The Christian Worldview, evangelist and apologist Ray Comfort, has experienced this first-hand. In his latest film titled The Fool, Ray shows how his use of a banana analogy to show God’s design led to him becoming a laughingstock to atheists. But it also led to unexpected opportunities for the gospel...

Send us a textTCW Minute: How Can the Divided Sates of America Become United? (Week of Oct. 22, 2018) by David Wheaton

Send us a textWe live in the most prosperous, most powerful, most influential, most charitable, most free nation with the most opportunity in history.And yet despite all this, there is a level of aggrievement, protest, and division that has not been felt since the Civil War nearly fractured the country back in the 1860’s...

Send us a textWhat is Speech Act theory? This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.The stated purpose of the recent Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel is to clarify the doctrines of God’s Word with regard to race, gender, and sexuality.When asked about the Statement, one highly regarded pastor referenced Speech Act theory saying, “You can’t just analyze words by what they say, you also have to analyze words by what they do…What it’s really trying to say is, ‘…don’t worry about the poor, don’t care about the injustice…’ Even if I could agree with most of it, I don’t like it.”...

Send us a textThe reason the framers of The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel wrote the document is spelled out in its Introduction: “We are deeply concerned that values borrowed from secular culture are currently undermining Scripture in the areas of race and ethnicity, manhood and womanhood, and human sexuality. The Bible’s teaching on each of these subjects is being challenged under the broad and somewhat nebulous rubric of concern for “social justice"...