Called to Demonstrate Truth (Hank Unplugged Short)

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, exhorts followers of Christ to be able to demonstrate that Christianity is not an illusion. Karl Marx said, “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” We should pay attention to that word “oppressed” because for Marx everything was a battle between the oppressed and the oppressor. In the evolution of civilization, religion must be destroyed. Why? According to Marx, “The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.” What’s the antidote to that? To demonstrate that true religion is not an illusion but is faith grounded in irrefutable fact. Marx was a devotee of Charles Darwin, and Darwin has won the day in our culture. Thus, Christians must demonstrate truth. There is an experience that we can have that transcends all philosophical speculation. The truth of Christianity is not about only this life, but it is about life as a continuum that goes on for all eternity. And as Vladimir Lossky so eloquently wrote, “After the Fall, human history is a long shipwreck awaiting rescue: but the port of salvation is not the goal; it is the possibility for the shipwrecked to resume his journey whose sole goal is union with God.” 🔴 Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CRInstit... -------------------------------------------------- Connect with Hank Hanegraaff and the Christian Research Institute (CRI): 🔴 Subscribe to the Bible Answer Man on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ✔️ Subscribe to “Hank Unplugged” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ✅ For a complete list of all platforms with our broadcast and podcast content: https://www.equip.org/connect/ 📒 For past Bible Answer Man episodes, hundreds of free articles (podcasts and video), and curated resources visit CRI’s website: http://www.equip.org/ ✔️ Subscribe to our print magazine the Cʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ Rᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ Jᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ https://www.equip.org/product/crj-sub... 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BibleAnswerM... 🐦Bible Answer Man on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRIBAM 📸 Bible Answer Man on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bibleanswer... ✅ Listen to the Bible Answer Man broadcast live streaming Monday through Friday from 6-6:30 PM ET online at http://www.equip.org/ #hankhanegraaff #bibleanswerman #christianity

Two Kingdoms (with David VanDrunen) | Theocast

On today's episode, we have a special guest, David VanDrunen. We talk about the doctrine of Two Kingdoms and its implications. In short, we talk about Christianity and culture. What are Christians to be doing? What is the mission of the church? Are we to be ushering in the kingdom of God? We answer these questions and more. Semper Reformanda: The guys talk with David VanDrunen about common objections to Two Kingdoms doctrine. We cover objections from advocates of Neo Calvinism and theonomy. Does Two Kingdoms doctrine promote apathy toward cultural involvement? Giveaway: Living in God's Two Kingdoms by David VanDrunen SUPPORT Theocast: https://theocast.org/give/ FACEBOOK: Theocast: https://www.facebook.com/Theocast.org TWITTER: Theocast: https://twitter.com/theocast_org INSTAGRAM: Theocast: https://www.instagram.com/theocast_org/ RELATED VIDEOS & RESOURCES #twokingdoms #theonomy #reformedtheology

What's wrong with Hitler following his heart?

When the culture tells you to follow your heart, to trust your feelings, and to pursue your dreams, what seems like a romantic idea has some terrible consequences when leads to its logical conclusion. Surely there needs to be some objective standard for right and wrong, a guide that doesn’t yield at every whim and fancy of the heart. 🤝 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 (𝗧𝗔𝗫-𝗗𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘) 🤝 ● Website: https://crossexamined.org/donate/ ● PayPal: https://bit.ly/Support_CrossExamined_... 👥 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 👥 ● Facebook: https://facebook.com/CrossExamined.org ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Frank_Turek ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drfrankturek/ ● Pinterest: https://pin.it/JF9h0nA 🗄️ 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 🗄️ ● Website: https://crossexamined.org ● Store: https://impactapologetics.com/ ● Online Courses: https://www.onlinechristiancourses.com/ 🎙️ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 🎙️ ● iTunes: http://bit.ly/CrossExamined_Podcast ● Google Play: http://bit.ly/CE_Podcast_Google ● Spotify: http://bit.ly/CrossExaminedOfficial_P... ● Stitcher: http://bit.ly/CE_Podcast_Stitcher #TheBabylonBee #TheBabylonBeeWithFrankTurek #Politics #Culture #Questions #HitlersDiary #DidHitlerFollowHisHeart #HumansHeart #WhatDoesBibleSaysAboutYourHeart #Sin #Gospel #Jesus #Christianity #Christians #Church

Non-christian ideas can still be consistent with Christianity | Natasha ...

Did it come from the Bible, Church, or your Sunday School class? No? That’s OK. Believe it or not, the secular world CAN create content and products that are still consistent with Christianity. You needn’t live in a bubble, just know the Word, and apply discernment. 🤝 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 (𝗧𝗔𝗫-𝗗𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘) 🤝 ● Website: https://crossexamined.org/donate/ ● PayPal: https://bit.ly/Support_CrossExamined_... 👥 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 👥 ● Facebook: https://facebook.com/CrossExamined.org ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Frank_Turek ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drfrankturek/ ● Pinterest: https://pin.it/JF9h0nA 🗄️ 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 🗄️ ● Website: https://crossexamined.org ● Store: https://impactapologetics.com/ ● Online Courses: https://www.onlinechristiancourses.com/ 🎙️ 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 🎙️ ● iTunes: http://bit.ly/CrossExamined_Podcast ● Google Play: http://bit.ly/CE_Podcast_Google ● Spotify: http://bit.ly/CrossExaminedOfficial_P... ● Stitcher: http://bit.ly/CE_Podcast_Stitcher #Worldview #Christianity #ChristianWorldview #Christian #OtherWorldview #OtherIdeas #NonChristianIdeas #Morality #Culture #Parents #ApologeticsForParents #Parenting #Kids #Children #QuestionsAboutFaith #QuestionsAndAnswers #FrankTurek #CrossExamined

Live Not By Lies (with Rod Dreher)

Rod Dreher joins to discuss his new book Live Not By Lies, and well as The Benedict Option. We will talk about the challenges facing the church in today's world, and how Christians should be living in the 21st century West.

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Thriving Churches in a Hostile Culture

Are kids the center of life, the curse of life or something else?

I wonder what is your perspective on kids? 

As I was playing with my girls today I was thinking about how surprising it is to me that for the most part our culture seems to fall neatly into two pretty extreme camps when it comes to kids. 

1. Kids are the Center

This is the classic suburbanite perspective in which a family doesn't just love their kids but obsesses over them constantly. The kids set the priorities, run the schedules and determine the budget. These families can be blamed as the main reason Chuck E. Cheese is still able to keep their doors open despite selling cardboard that vaguely resembles something similar to a pizza. When kids are the center they transform life's ultimate purpose from glorifying God and enjoying him forever to raising honor students. Often the suburban church doesn't address this subtle idolatry for fear that families will pack up in leave for the church down the street but the truth remains the truth and "family-friendly" has often been an excuse for "family-idolatry." It should go without saying that I love my girls to the moon and back and would gladly take a bullet for them but they don't fulfill me nor do they give my life meaning. What's heart breaking to me is that those families that put the kids as the center of their lives usually end up crushing those kiddos with outrageous expectations and demands. Your kids cannot bear the weight of your worship.

2. Kids Are A Curse  

In this view, which seems to be growing in popularity especially among the beard-growing, flannel-wearing millennials of our day, kids are astronomically expensive, overly time-consuming, and completely destroy one's individual freedoms. Stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari sums up this perspective well when he shares a conversation he had with a friend that just announced the birth of their new baby. Aziz: "I’m so sorry that happened to you. You're going to have to take care of that thing forever! I’ll talk to you later because I’m going to go do literally whatever I want because all MY options are still MY options." To summarize, kids just rob us of our personal freedom. This perspective seems to be gaining lots of credibility in the mainstream with TIME magazine featuring "The Child Free Life." The growing trend seem to be waiting until the late thirties and even into the forties to begin a family or forgoing the family altogether.  

Psalms 127:3 "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord" 

The strange thing about these extremes is that they're both true in many ways but lack the balance of a biblical, god-centered perspective. Kids should never be the center of your life but when you have kids they do radically change your budget and your schedule. They're also incredibly time-consuming, difficult and require a great deal of selfless serving from willing parents. But the whole truth is that kids aren't meant to be the center nor are they a curse. Both extremes are reductionistic and overly simplistic. Kids are not God and they’re not gross. We should not make kids any more or any less than what they are. They’re a great gift from God to enjoy and manage well for a short season. They are not the end or the beginning of our lives but a season, an opportunity and a gift to manage well as we glorify God and enjoy him forever.          

Captain Ellie and calling out orders to her first lieutenant Izzy in the Pink Army

Gheens Lecture 2015 Lecture 3 - "Mission" by Russell Moore

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Gheens Lecture 2015 Lecture 2 - "Culture" by Russell Moore

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Gheens Lecture 2015 Lecture 1 -"Kingdom" by Russell Moore

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