Apologetics Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/religion/apologetics/ News, Polemics, Discernment, Theology, Apologetics Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:07:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/disntr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Apologetics Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/religion/apologetics/ 32 32 189756376 If You Don’t Think Leftist Black Churches are Bought and Sold by the DNC, Watch This https://disntr.com/2024/08/13/if-you-dont-think-leftist-black-churches-are-bought-and-sold-by-the-dnc-watch-this/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:07:21 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=249097 Have you ever seen those montages of local television news stations that repeat nearly identical talking points on each one? It’s almost like they’re all taking orders from some hidden higher authority and their words are being beamed down to them from a starship and they’re just robots—mouths being used to broadcast a message from […]

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]]> 249097 Andy Stanley, Referring to Himself as “Theologically Conservative,” Defends Rick Warren Against the SBC https://disntr.com/2024/07/02/andy-stanley-referring-to-himself-as-theologically-conservative-defends-rick-warren-against-the-sbc/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:06:10 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=248899 As we’ve reported here at The Dissenter many times over the years, Andy Stanley, the liberal, LGBTQ-affirming, Scripture-twisting false pastor extraordinaire, has once again proven that theological acrobatics and doctrinal contortionism are alive and well in modern evangelicalism. With his church’s open embrace of homosexual members and his unabashed promotion of “gay Christianity,” Stanley has […]

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]]> 248899 In the Beginning, God: I Believe So That I May Understand https://disntr.com/2024/04/26/in-the-beginning-god-i-believe-so-that-i-may-understand/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:09:54 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=248374 In the beginning, God. This is not just the opening line of the Bible, it’s the foundation of all existence, knowledge, and truth. Before the universe, before light and dark, there was God—absolute, sovereign, the epitome of reason and the source of all that is rational and known. This fundamental goes far beyond being simply […]

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]]> 248374 Dallas Jenkins, Creator of The Chosen, Explains How He and Mormons Worship the Same “Jesus” https://disntr.com/2024/03/04/dallas-jenkins-creator-of-the-chosen-explains-how-he-and-mormons-worship-the-same-jesus/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:42:25 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247789 In a recent podcast episode with Saints Unscripted, a Mormon podcast, creator of the TV series The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins joined the show to explain how Evangelicals and Mormons worship the same Jesus. “We have a lot of theological differences,” Jenkins said, “but we love the same Jesus. As you know full well, in the […]

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]]> 247789 The Human Nature of Christ: “Not My Will But Yours Be Done” https://disntr.com/2024/02/14/the-human-nature-of-christ-not-my-will-but-yours-be-done/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:47:19 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247687 In the seemingly endless debates that often encircle the doctrines of Scripture, one moment frequently becomes a focal point of contention: Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Theological liberals, those synagogues of Hell that affirm every ideology that opposes biblical morality and decency, need an excuse to dismiss the Scriptures as authoritative, and this […]

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]]> 247687 Love Your Neighbor Authentically: The Courage to Speak Truth About Sin and Act Accordingly https://disntr.com/2024/02/05/love-your-neighbor-authentically-the-courage-to-speak-truth-about-sin-and-act-accordingly/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:01:52 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247608 In the Old Testament, the account of Lot’s escape from Sodom and Gomorrah stands as a merciful, yet unyielding testament to the gravity of God’s judgment against the moral decay that is prevalent in a society that has turned its back on God. This ancient yet timeless narrative casts a long shadow, touching the core […]

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]]> 247608 Refuting the Call for Unity in Compromise: The Importance of Upholding the Biblical Truth of the Flood Narrative https://disntr.com/2024/01/15/refuting-the-call-for-unity-in-compromise-the-importance-of-upholding-the-biblical-truth-of-the-flood-narrative/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:29:00 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247463 Perusing social media this morning, I ran across the following tweet by Gavin Ortlund. Squishy doctrine and false teaching seem to be universal (no pun intended) within the entire pedigree of Ortlund men. His father, Ray Ortlund, is a staunch supporter of Beth Moore and other women pastors and his brother, Dane, wrote a book […]

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]]> 247463 What is God’s Purpose in Allowing False Teachers to Flourish? https://disntr.com/2023/10/04/gods-purpose-false-teachers/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:30:48 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=6311 Have you ever slummed through a sermon by a preacher like Steven Furtick or Andy Stanley? Have you ever really just sat and listened to them preach. It’s easy to be drawn in to the charismatic mood changing, emotionally-driven style of speech or worship. They quote from Scripture and speak with such passion that can […]

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]]> 6311 The Presence of God is a Dangerous Place to Be for Sinners https://disntr.com/2023/09/28/the-presence-of-god-is-a-dangerous-place-to-be-for-sinners/ https://disntr.com/2023/09/28/the-presence-of-god-is-a-dangerous-place-to-be-for-sinners/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:37:03 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246497 “The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.” —Jonathan Edwards This […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/09/28/the-presence-of-god-is-a-dangerous-place-to-be-for-sinners/feed/ 0 246497 Voddie Baucham Schools Ben Shapiro on Apologetics, the Existence of God, and the Scriptures https://disntr.com/2023/08/08/voddie-baucham-schools-ben-shapiro-on-apologetics-the-existence-of-god-and-the-scriptures/ https://disntr.com/2023/08/08/voddie-baucham-schools-ben-shapiro-on-apologetics-the-existence-of-god-and-the-scriptures/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:28:39 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246131 Presuppositional apologetics is an approach within Christian apologetics that asserts that one’s foundational beliefs, or presuppositions, form the basis for all reasoning. In essence, it contends that everyone comes to the table with a set of presupposed beliefs or biases, and these influence how they interpret and understand the world around them. To engage in […]

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