Theology Applied

The Bible teaches that suffering is the slave of every true believer, sent by God to produce spiritual wealth for those who choose to suffer well.

In this replay episode, Pastor Joel has invited Jon Harris (@ConversationsThatMatterpodcast) podcast, an individual who is well-versed on the dangers of social justice, critical race theory, and "wokeology") to join him in boldly calling out "woke" preachers by name. Their purpose is to lovingly protect Christ's sheep from this pervasive heresy in the American Church today.

Do you see God as stingy and cruel? And do you see human beings as nothing more than consumeristic parasites? If so, stop what you are doing and what this episode now!

Matthew 18:20 is one of the most misinterpreted texts in Scripture. Watch this clip as Pastor Joel explains the true meaning of, "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."

Sadly, in the kangaroo court of social media, the “victim” often seems to be whoever can speak up first with a heart-wrenching story. However, according to God's standards for justice, it is quite possible for the alleged victim to turn out to be the actual victimizer.

Our culture seems to have forgotten that true justice is blind. If we are willing to show partiality, on any basis, we are deliberately choosing to pervert justice.

One of the reasons crime increases in society is because true justice is often not carried out. Listen as Pastor Joel teaches on the need for biblical justice and how God uses this as a deterrent for sin.

In this replay episode of Theology Applied, I play a little game with Megan Basham from Daily Wire. I mention a well-known leader in Evangelicalism by name, and then Megan and I place them in one of three categories. Here’s the list of names we cover in this episode: 1) Timothy Keller 2) John Piper 3) Gavin Ortlund 4) Voddie Baucham 5) Matt Chandler 6) Michael Horton 7) Russell Moore 8) John MacArthur 9) R.C. Sproul 10) Doug Wilson The “old” fault lines of Calvinism vs. Arminianism, Cessationism vs. Continuationism, and Baptist vs. Presbyterian are still important, but the “new” fault lines have quickly moved to the center of the debate. What are these “new” fault lines? Oh, you know. Things like Woke vs. Not Woke, Covid Tyranny vs. Personal Liberty, Socialism vs. Capitalism, Globalism vs. Nationalism, etc. Now what we’re starting to see when it comes to these “new” fault lines, we’re starting to see that there are basically only three camps: 1) Pietism (Apathy) 2) Progressivism (Compromise) 3) Perseverance (Faithfulness) You’re definitely not going to want to miss this episode!

Social Justice Warriors forget a key ingredient when attempting their version of justice. When doing justice, we must remember the full scope of Micah 6:8.

Was the Early Church being tyrannical towards its members when it “met daily” (Acts 2:46)? Should churches still do this today? Or was this simply a temporary aspect of the inauguration of the Kingdom?