As the recent collapse of 20-years of American occupation in Afghanistan attests: worldviews matter. Despite the best of intentions, we can't export the Christian understanding of the world onto a people that are conditioned to think as slaves and are mental captives to tyranny. You cannot sanctify a people who are not first justified by the saving work of Christ.
Gary responds to a video that was sent to him about secret codes in Hebrew. The woman in the video claims that political and cultural "elites" are fallen angels and are sending messages to each other in code that she has "discovered." It's The Bible Code all over again...
In the second chapter of his book, Myths, Lies, and Half Truths , Gary discusses true spirituality. Is the spiritual person one who does not get involved in the affairs of the "world?" Spiritual is not antithetical to the physical. God expects his spiritual saints to be actively involved in his physical creation.
Gary discusses all of the protests at and against the 2020 Olympics. What do these antagonistic stunts actually prove? Does anything actually change for the better? Actions speak louder than words (or gestures). If you don't like how things are now, work to do what you can to change it or improve it.
Many Christians believe that the "world" is a distraction from the real work of Christianity, which is said to be "getting people saved." While evangelism and discipleship are indeed part of our calling, so is taking dominion and making this world reflect heaven, as Jesus says in the Lord's Prayer. Gary discusses this and much more in the first chapter of his book, Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths .
Gary shares his thoughts about Simone Biles and her decision to sit out a majority of the 2020 Olympics due to "mental health" issues. No one denies that sports and competition can be "mental," but is not "being on your game" the same as a "mental health" issue?
Gary answers a question from a listener about the book of Daniel and the book of Revelation. Daniel is told to "seal up" his scroll because the time is far off, but in Revelation the seals are broken and John is told not to seal up the book. Is this a further indication that the events of Revelation (and Daniel) were fulfilled in the first century?
On this episode, Gary begins discussing a new book, chapter-by-chapter. Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths is a book Gary wrote years ago to combat 15 popular objections that many non-Christians (and Christians, sadly) use as supposed conversation-enders to Christians getting involved in the culture around them.
Ever since American Vision republished Christian Life and Character , the ignorance of objectors to the book has been swift and loud. Gary discusses some of the common objections to how Christianity has influenced American civil government and sets the historical record straight.
In this final part part of his interview with Pastor Richard Henry, Gary discusses how eschatology is less about the "big" things and more about the "little" things. Life is made up of a multitude of small daily decisions and each of those are influenced by a worldview. A defeatist worldview will naturally lead to defeatist daily decisions.
In this second part of his interview with Pastor Richard Henry, Gary discusses how your view of the future affects how you live today. Eschatology matters, and everybody has one. Christians must start building the culture they want, rather than complaining about the one they currently have.
Gary was interviewed by Pastor Richard Henry about eschatology and hermeneutics (the science of interpretation). In this first part, Gary gives a short biographical sketch of himself and his own path of discovery about what Jesus taught in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21).
Gary reviews a book by Ken Johnson called "The End Times and the Ancient Church Fathers." Johnson's argument is that the early church fathers believed and taught a similar end times view to modern-day dispensationalists. Gary disagrees and contrasts Johnson's book and views with the truth of Scripture.
Atheists and homosexuals are all up in arms about an ad ran in newspapers by Hobby Lobby. Claiming that Hobby Lobby wants to impose Christianity on every citizen, these groups conveniently ignore their own dominionist tendencies.
Gary discusses The Tomorrow War , a new movie featuring Chris Pratt and J.K. Simmons. Gary compares the plot line of the movie to modern evangelical eschatology and its pessimistic view of the future. Listen now to learn more...
In the final three chapters of the Bible, Christians are assured of their ultimate victory, but that victory is already a present reality. Jesus has won the victory, Jesus is King... NOW! In two chapters near the end of Paradise Restored , David Chilton makes this point very clearly. Christians must live in terms of the present reality of victory, not in some delayed "some day in the future" victory.
In this talk, Gary DeMar shows how to force unbelievers to live consistently with their stated anti-God beliefs. This is the wedge of apologetics known as presuppositionalism. Using Proverbs 26:4-5 as his text, Gary shows that 1) evolution is a religion, and 2) it cannot produce a morality short of "only the strong survive."
Gary responds to a video where a woman is raging against Christians and the Bible. She claims that she "doesn't care what a mythical god says in his mythical book." She appeals to the Constitution as giving her "rights," proving that she misunderstands both the Constitution and where rights and morality come from in the first place.
In Chapter 21 of Paradise Restored , David Chilton comments on Revelation 17-19, which contrasts two cities: New Jerusalem and Old Jerusalem. A harlot woman is riding the Sea Beast, which is Rome, and she is accused of all sorts of blasphemies and abominations. She is also drunk with the blood of the saints (cf. Matthew 23:34-36). What does all this imagery mean? Listen to today's episode to learn more...
Gary riffs on several different topics on today's episode: immigration, economics, ethnic groups, and housing developments. The initial launching point comes from an article by Tucker Carlson about liberal politicians trying to influence elections by keeping minorities dependent on government money and programs based on where they live.
Gary discusses two recent news stories regarding a wave of petty theft around the country and the IRS denying tax-exempt status to certain Christian organizations. As only Gary can do, he brings both stories together to highlight the common thread and worldview issues at stake.
In Chapter 21 of Paradise Restored , David Chilton discusses Revelation 13 and the two Beasts. Futurists often appeal to this passage as proof of an "Antichrist" in the "soon to come" end times. But is it really...?
Gary answers a listener question about 1 Corinthians 7. In this chapter, Paul gives advice that seems to contradict other parts of the Bible. Is his advice normative for all Christians in all times, or is it timely advice for a particular group of people at a particular time? Listen to today's episode to find out...
Gary continues his discussion with Dr. Gary North about education and how Christians need to begin reconstructing it. It will take time; it will take work; it will take many experts; but thanks to the internet, it wouldn't take much money. Read the report here: https://images.americanvision.org/CollegeCurriculumProgram.pdf
Gary DeMar and Gary North discuss an ambitious project led by Vishal Mangalwadi to reconstruct education. Both DeMar and North have been involved in similar pursuits for over 50 years and both have unique perspectives on what a massive project will take to be successful.
Gary DeMar sits down with Dr. Gary North for a discussion about the 5-point covenant model. Dr. North shows that the covenant is unavoidable and always flows out from the very first point: "Who's in Charge?"
Futurists claim that events in Bible prophecy are "soon" to happen based on current events. What they fail to point out is that the Bible itself makes the same claim about events in the first century. So who's right? Modern interpreters of the New Testament or the NT writers themselves? In Chapter 18 of Paradise Restored , David Chilton takes the NT writers at their word and shows that the book of Revelation was fulfilled in the cataclysmic events of the first century.
The culture of fear and fragility has a new hero in Texas. Going off-script at graduation ceremonies is the new way to be "brave" and "courageous," at least according to Hillary Clinton. Gary discusses the hypocrisy of the abortion industry and its adolescent adherents at high school commencements.
Chapter 17 of Paradise Restored is about how to understand the signs of symbols of the book of Revelation. David Chilton also addresses the need for understanding the Old Testament, as well as the ethical dimension of Bible prophecy. Listen in as Gary discusses this and much more.
Gary discusses a new book that he and his wife had a large part in helping to write. America: In God's Providence is a massive American history textbook that proves the indelible influence of Christianity and God's protection and blessing on both the formation and continuation of the United States of America.
