19 Nov 2018

TCW Minute: Lessons from the Revelation Churches (Week of Nov. 19, 2018)

2018-11-19T20:29:40-06:00Nov 19, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , |

Lessons from the Revelation churches.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

In Revelation two and three, Jesus gives commendations and warnings to seven historic churches in what is now modern-day Turkey.

No church is praised for its growth, programs, music, societal impact, social justice, or relevance to non-believers.

Instead, what Christ commends is faithfulness to God’s word, intolerance of false teaching, perseverance in suffering, and holiness, while warning against sexual immorality, worldliness, and loss […]

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12 Nov 2018

TCW Minute: Christ’s Message to the Church (Week of Nov. 12, 2018)

2018-11-13T10:52:56-06:00Nov 12, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , |

What is Jesus’ message to His church today?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

In the opening chapters of Revelation, Jesus gives messages to seven historic churches in Asia Minor.

Two of the seven received commendations for their faithfulness while five were warned to repent of their errant ways or face the consequences.

The church today would do well to heed Christ’s commands to these churches: to cling to sound doctrine, to be full […]

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09 Nov 2018

TCW Minute: Worldview Divide in the Mid-Term Election (Week of Nov. 5, 2018)

2018-11-09T09:46:55-06:00Nov 09, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: |

Worldview divide in the mid-term election.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

Whether you are hearing this before or after the mid-term election, two realities remain the same.  The first is the worldview divide in America is wide.  Generally speaking, on one side there is Americanism represented by President Trump and Republicans and on the other is nearly Socialism represented by former President Obama and Democrats.

The other reality is that no matter […]

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02 Nov 2018

TCW Minute: Will You Be a Fool for Christ’s Sake? (Week of Oct. 29, 2018)

2018-11-02T12:13:46-05:00Nov 02, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , |

Will you be a fool for Christ’s sake?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

No matter how educated or how winsome or how accomplished a Christian is, the non-believing world will still view him or her as a fool.  That’s because, as the apostle Paul says, “the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing” (1 Corinthians 1:18).

But then he writes, “God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the […]

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25 Oct 2018

TCW Minute: How Can the Divided States of America Become United? (Week of Oct. 22, 2018)

2018-10-25T21:44:45-05:00Oct 25, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: |

The Divided States of America.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

We live in the most prosperous, powerful, charitable, advanced, free nation in history.  And yet, there is a level of aggrievement and division that has not been felt perhaps since the Civil War.

Whether the issue is race, gender, religion, sexuality, abortion, immigration, or political party, the worldview gulf between the sides seems too far to bridge.

The only hope for a unified […]

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15 Oct 2018

TCW Minute: What Is Speech Act Theory? (Week of Oct. 15, 2018)

2018-10-16T21:32:30-05:00Oct 15, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , |

What 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 […]

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08 Oct 2018

TCW Minute: Lessons from the Kavanaugh Nomination (Week of Oct. 8, 2018)

2018-10-08T14:03:34-05:00Oct 08, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , , |

Lessons from the Kavanaugh nomination.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

After weeks of drama, including accusations of sexual assault, protests, and non-stop media coverage, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

There are many lessons here.  One is that elections matter.  Imagine what kind of judge Hillary Clinton would have nominated had she been president.  Consider Kavanaugh’s chances of confirmation if Republicans hadn’t held a slight majority […]

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01 Oct 2018

TCW Minute: The Power of Accusation (Week of Oct. 1, 2018)

2018-10-04T16:55:34-05:00Oct 01, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , |

The power of accusation.  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

According to those who work with him, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, has lived an upstanding life.  But very late in the confirmation process, an accusation was brought forward that Kavanaugh, 36 years ago when he was 17, sexually groped a 15-year-old girl.

Even without corroborating evidence, the damage has been done to his reputation.

Revelation 12 […]

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24 Sep 2018

TCW Minute: Is President Trump Making America Great? (Week of Sept. 24, 2018)

2018-09-25T12:53:19-05:00Sep 24, 2018|Categories: Government, The Christian Worldview Minute, Worldview|Tags: , , , |

Is President Trump making America great?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

Great nations typically have a strong military, prosperous economy, and domestic security and equity.

President Trump has strengthened America in many of these categories.  But Christians should pray for him to set a better moral and interpersonal example.

Psalm 2 says: “Take warning, O judges of the earth. Worship the Lord with reverence … Do homage to the Son, that He not […]

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21 Sep 2018

TCW Minute: Social Justice is a Gospel Issue? (Week of Sept. 17, 2018)

2018-09-21T21:48:13-05:00Sep 21, 2018|Categories: The Christian Worldview Minute|Tags: , , , |

Social justice is a gospel issue?  This is David Wheaton, host of The Christian Worldview.

That statement—“Social justice is a gospel issue”—has become the rallying call of many evangelicals, as in Christians must work to end perceived oppression.  But is that biblically supportable?

Well, what did Jesus say and do?  Did He work to end the structures of racism, sexism, and the myriad of other injustices of His day?  The answer is no.  He preached the […]

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