13 Aug 2018

TCW Minute: Lessons from the Implosion at Willow Creek Church (Week of Aug. 13, 2018)

2018-08-17T13:36:19-05:00Aug 13, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , , , |

Lessons from the implosion at Willow Creek Church.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

Willow Creek in Chicago is one of the largest and most influential evangelical churches.  Founder and former senior pastor Bill Hybels innovated the “seeker sensitive” model of gearing church to non-believers or seekers.

An implosion took place this past week at Willow Creek with the entire board of elders and both lead pastors resigning amidst allegations of extra-marital sin […]

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06 Aug 2018

TCW Minute: Political Correctness (Week of Aug. 6, 2018)

2018-08-10T10:58:47-05:00Aug 06, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , |

Why is political correctness so insidious?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

Political correctness, which is rooted in marxism, could more accurately be termed truth suppression because it seeks to silence opposing viewpoints.  For example, feel a bit shy now about saying something publicly about the unbiblical nature of same-sex marriage?  Think you should keep your opinion to yourself with regard to associating Islam with terrorism?

Well, you are feeling the truth-suppressing force […]

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30 Jul 2018

TCW Minute: A Good Conscience (Week of July 30, 2018)

2018-08-02T21:22:22-05:00Jul 30, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , |

Do you have a good conscience?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

The apostle Paul said to Timothy, “the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”  (1 Timothy 1:5)

The conscience is an inner alert system to keep you from sin and impel you to righteousness.

But the conscience is not infallible.  We should not claim an inner voice is necessarily from God.  […]

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23 Jul 2018

TCW Minute: Social Gospel vs. Saving Gospel (Week of July 23, 2018)

2018-07-27T11:10:10-05:00Jul 23, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|

Social gospel vs. the saving gospel.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

A growing movement of professed “woke” Evangelicals see the church as white-centric against blacks, sexist against women, and unwelcoming toward homosexuals.

These Evangelicals are being influenced by Cultural Marxism, which stokes the grievances of certain identity groups to overthrow “the white-privilege, heterosexual patriarchy” as they call it.

1 Corinthians 2 says, “we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit […]

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16 Jul 2018

TCW Minute: The Woke Movement (Week of July 16, 2018)

2018-07-20T12:29:19-05:00Jul 16, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: |

Are you aware of the Woke movement?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

There is a movement gaining steam within once-trusted evangelical organizations where issues of race, gender, and sexuality are put forth as gospel issues.  Those pushing these claim to be “woke” … awake, enlightened, activists.

Paul wrote to the Corinthian church: “I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the […]

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09 Jul 2018

TCW Minute: What is the Worldview of Millennials? (Week of July 9, 2018)

2018-07-13T09:43:22-05:00Jul 09, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , |

What is the worldview of Millennials?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

The Millennial generation are those age 16-36.  They are the largest living generation of Americans at 92 million.

Public education has influenced them to believe there is no standard for truth.  Pragmatic evangelical churches have catered to their short attention spans, caused by Internet immersion, by entertaining them.

Because many have grown up in broken homes, they desire authentic relationships.  And they […]

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02 Jul 2018

TCW Minute: Independence Day and Socialism (Week of July 2, 2018)

2018-07-06T20:01:17-05:00Jul 02, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , , |

Why the demand for socialism?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

Independence Day is this week, commemorating the US colonies signing the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire.  Our Founders believed in limited government and individual freedoms.

Today there is a growing demand for the opposite—socialism.  The dictionary defines socialism as, “In Marxist theory, a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism.”  Almost half of Millennials […]

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25 Jun 2018

TCW Minute: Cracks in the Evangelical Church (Week of June 25, 2018)

2018-06-29T13:29:44-05:00Jun 25, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|

Will cracks forming in the evangelical church crater it?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

There are always pressure points on the church to compromise.  Be informed about the current push to:

  • synthesize the homosexual movement and Christianity, in light of the upcoming Revoice Conference
  • frame “social justice” as a top priority
  • change complementarian gender roles in the church and home to egalitarian
  • and join with errant signs and wonders movements, such […]
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18 Jun 2018

TCW Minute: Raising Godly Children (Week of June 18, 2018)

2018-06-22T13:14:45-05:00Jun 18, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , , , |

Raising children who love and obey God.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

With the abundance of child-rearing resources, it may seem surprising that the New Testament has only one verse that directly addresses the issue.

Ephesians 6:4 says, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

“Don’t provoke” means don’t be overbearing.  “Bring them up” implies a daily, ongoing endeavor.  “Discipline” […]

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11 Jun 2018

TCW Minute: Gay Christian? (Week of June 11, 2018)

2018-06-15T14:38:42-05:00Jun 11, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|

Is it possible to be a “gay Christian”?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

The upcoming evangelical Revoice Conference says yes.  Their mission is: “to encourage, support, and empower gay, lesbian, and other same-sex-attracted Christians so they can experience the life-giving character of the historic, Christian sexual ethic.”

But the Bible says “… neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals…will inherit the kingdom of God.  Such were some of you; but you were washed, […]

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