Christ Over All the “Isms”: Totalitarianism, Globalism, Feminism, etc.
Current Theme | October 2024
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Statism. Globalism. Feminism. Environmentalism. Totalitarianism. If Paul were asked to address these big, bad isms, along with their counterparts in Big Pharma, Big Ed, or Big Tech, the Apostle would likely answer that they are all part of a world system designed to enslave God’s people. Based on his letters to Ephesus and Colossae, it seems certain Paul had an awareness of the co-belligerence of heavenly powers and earthly rulers to oppose Christ and his bride. The question is: Do we have such awareness? And how can we deal with the threat of the ever-increasing state? As we prepare for a November election where globalism will be on the ballot, we consider how Christ is over all these ideologies, and how the church might address these growing threats.
Concise
Encore: A New Testament Scholar Explains What Should Be the Two Key Voting Concerns for Christians
By Robert Gagnon • Concise Article • November 1
Two idols strike at the heart of God's creational design than others. And these idols are worth opposing with all our might.
Concise
Encore: Voting for the Greater Good – A Biblical Perspective
By Robert Gagnon • Concise Article • November 2
In the midst of two unappealing options, why not choose the one that brings about the greater good for society?
Longform
The Kingdom of God
By Graeme Goldsworthy • Longform Essay • November 4
What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall we compare it?
Podcast
3.57 Graeme Goldsworthy • Reading • “The Kingdom of God”
By Graeme Goldsworthy • Reading • November 4
Listen in on Graeme Goldsworthy's Essay entitled, "The Kingdom of God."
Concise
October Intermission: From the Kingdoms of Satan to the Kingdom of God
By David Schrock • Concise Article • November 4
As we move from the many headed Leviathan of Isms in October to the Kingdom of God in November, we reflect on how Christ reigns over every power that raises itself up against him.
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Romans 10:9-10—Jesus, Not Caesar, is Lord
By Ardel Caneday • Concise Article • November 5
Belief and confession of Christ's ultimate Lordship is an essential to our life amid a world of authorities.
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The Kingdom of God and Sphere Sovereignty
By Joe Boot • Concise Article • November 6
What is Sphere Sovereignty, and how does it help Christians understand political authority in light of Christ's lordship?
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Muddying and Muddling Church and Kingdom
By P. Andrew Sandlin • Concise Article • November 8
Why do some churches ignore politics and music and science and entertainment, while other churches take on the heavy load of overseeing hospitals and movie studios and businesses? The answer comes down to muddiness.
Longform
The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom
By Thomas R. Schreiner • Longform Essay • November 11
George Ladd's understanding of the kingdom of God changed the landscape of evangelicalism. Come see what's new.
Podcast
3.58 Thomas R. Schreiner • Reading • “The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom”
By Thomas R. Schreiner • Reading • November 11
Listen in on Thomas R. Schreiner's Article entitled, "The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom."
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The Role of the Kingdom of God in Systematic Theology
By Christina D. Gonet & Christopher W. Morgan • Concise Article • November 13
Find out how the kingdom of God reverberates throughout important systematic theology categories.
Podcast
3.59 Thomas R. Schreiner, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom”
By Thomas R. Schreiner, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • November 14
Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Thomas R. Schreiner on his Christ Over All essay: “The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom"
Concise
What Is Missing from Our Constitutional Order?: Our Government Should Acknowledge Christianity
By Albert Mohler • Concise Article • November 15
What was the presupposition for the American experiment? Protestant theism. And a acknowledgement of such is sorely needed today.
Longform
Encore: Big Ed, Too Big to Fail
By Benjamin Merkle • Longform Essay • November 18
Propped up by state and federal grants—and beholden to whomever holds the strings—big education will one day face a reckoning.
Podcast
3.60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Big Ed, Too Big to Fail”
By Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • November 18
Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Benjamin R. Merkle on his Christ Over All essay: “Big Ed, Too Big to Fail"
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The Kingdom of God in The Baptist Faith and Message
By Tom J. Nettles • Concise Article • November 20
What can we learn about the particulars and implications of the Kingdom of God from the Baptist Faith and Message?
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Psalm 2: In Context, Interpreted by the Apostles, and in Contrast with Postmillennialism
By Peter J. Gentry & Knox Brown • Concise Article • November 22
When we allow the apostles to interpret Psalm 2, what does it mean, and what are the implications for postmillennialism?
Concise
Excerpt: Peter Leithart’s Against Christianity
By Peter J. Leithart • Concise Article • November 25
There is an inescapable connection between the Kingdom of God and the kingdoms of this world—how so?
Longform
Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today
By Brad Green • Longform Essay • November 25
What hath the City of God have to do with the Kingdom of God?
Podcast
3.61 Brad Green • Reading • “Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today”
By Brad Green • Longform Reading • November 28
What hath the City of God have to do with the Kingdom of God?
Podcast
3.64 Brad Green, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today”
By Brad Green, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • December 16
Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his Christ Over All essay: “Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today"
Podcast
3.65 Bob Kauflin, Ben Purves • Combined Reading • “Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise” and “Profane Sacrilege or Redeemer’s Praise”
By Bob Kauflin, Ben Purves • Reading • December 23
Listen to a combined reading of Bob Kauflin and Ben Purves' articles on the secular reception of Handel's Messiah
Podcast
3.66 Bob Kauflin, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise”
By Bob Kauflin, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • December 23
Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Bob Kauflin on his Christ Over All essay: “Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise"
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