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07:00:00 05/10/12
Love Your Enemies, Huh?
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A few years ago, a documentary called Collision was made where Douglas Wilson debated Christopher Hitchens on Is Christianity Good for the World? Hundreds of hours of footage was shot and edited down to 90 minutes of solid debate and conversation. The clip you see above didn't make into that 90 minutes. Consider it deleted scenes. This is the first time it's being released, and we have it here for you to learn what it means and looks like to make a defense for your faith.
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Notes from Douglas Wilson
In this clip, Christopher is taking issue with the heart and soul of Christian living, which is love. This is Christopher at the top of his enfant terrible form %mdashattacking love! He will be kicking puppies next, trying to get all the Christians to gasp and go white in the face.
Love for God and neighbor is the summation of all the law and the prophets. Love describes the way God is, and the command to love is really a command to be like God. To obey it (by grace) is to bring yourself into conformity with ultimate reality. But Christopher didn%rsquot like being told what to do, and he especially didn%rsquot like being commanded to love. He regarded this kind of love as an extraordinary bit of luck, if it happens to you, but it could not be a rule to be followed. And he reserved a special ire for the command that Scripture gives to us when we are told to love our enemies . That is something that Christopher flatly refused to do.
But let us stop and reflect for a moment. One of Christopher%rsquos favorite tricks was that of saying shocking things, and this was designed to get us to stop thinking about what was just said. In the previous outtake from Collision , his complaint against God was that God treated his enemies in exactly the way that Christopher was insisting (now) that our enemies must be treated. In short, in the previous clip, how dare God send his enemies to hell? In this clip, how dare God interfere with our attempts to send them there?
Cornelius Van Til once used the illustration of a rebellious child who needs to sit on his father%rsquos lap in order to slap him. In order to attack God, a rebel must pick some place to stand (which necessarily must be an attribute of God%rsquos considered in isolation) in order to be able to be critical of another of God%rsquos attributes. These two video clips provide a perfect illustration of the technique. In this clip, Christopher uses the doctrine of justice to attack God%rsquos words concerning love. In the previous clip, sitting at the same table, he was using the reality of God%rsquos love to attack God%rsquos words concerning justice.
G.K. Chesterton once said that it began to look as though Christianity were not big enough to encompass any errors, but rather that any stick was good enough to beat Christianity with. Learn more about apologetics
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19:00:00 05/03/12
The Explicit Gospel
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Pastor Matt Chandler spoke at a different city up and down the east coast every night for a week straight on the Explicit Gospel Tour . Inspired by the needs of both the overchurched and the unchurched, and bolstered by the common neglect of the explicit gospel within Christianity, Pastor Matt begins with the specifics of the gospel%mdashoutlining what it is and what it is not%mdashand then switches gears to focus on the fullness of the gospel and its massive implications on both personal and cosmic levels. Here is a call to true Christianity, to know the gospel explicitly, and to unite the church on the amazing grounds of the good news of Jesus!
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Find out more what the gospel is and what it isn't in Pastor Matt Chandler's new book, The Explicit Gospel . Also, check out the DVD Leader Kit and Study Guide from Lifeway.
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07:00:00 04/29/12
By What Standard?
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A few years ago, a documentary called Collision was made where Douglas Wilson debated Christopher Hitchens on Is Christianity Good for the World? Hundreds of hours of footage was shot and edited down to 90 minutes of solid debate and conversation. The clip you see above didn't make into that 90 minutes. Consider it deleted scenes. This is the first time it's being released, and we have it here for you to learn what it means and looks like to make a defense for your faith.
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Notes from Douglas Wilson
When it comes to apologetics, the question, %ldquoBy what standard?%rdquo really is a fundamental question. The same question arises in disputes on many playgrounds%mdashit's the same thing as asking, %ldquoWho says?%rdquo If you claim that I have to do something, the question should come back, "Why do I have to do this?" It is at this point that a presuppositional approach to apologetics has its cleanest shot. A good place to go to study this approach further would be something like Greg Bahnsen%rsquos Always Ready .
During our three days together making Collision , this was one of the few times where Christopher was brought up short. I think it was because the question here was a complete novelty for him, and he needed a moment to think about it.
When he tries to answer the %ldquoBy what standard?%rdquo question, notice how he smuggles in the assumption that I am asking him to prove. He says that he knows certain (moral) realities because he is among the %ldquohigher primates.%rdquo But there is a word in there that is value-laden%mdash higher . Higher by what standard? What are we talking about?
Christopher set up the next exchange nicely by acknowledging that as primates, we have a jumble of conflicting instincts. The response I offered was something I first learned from C.S. Lewis . If I have two competing and contradictory instincts, an evolutionary approach can account for each of those instincts (say, self-preservation and herd preservation). What it cannot account for is a third instinct that tells me which of the first two instincts I ought to obey in this instance. I do not have an %ldquoumpire%rdquo instinct that decides between them.
What I do have is a conscience, which cannot be accounted for apart from God. Christopher tries to take a %ldquoconscience vote%rdquo among the students there when he brings up the question of eternal torment. But we don%rsquot need a conscience vote. We need to account for why we have consciences in the first place. Learn more about apologetics
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07:00:00 03/25/12
Why Jesus Has a Plan for Your Life
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Pastor Bill Clem gave this talk on "Why Jesus Has a Plan for Your Life" at our recent Resurgence College Conference at the end of 2011.
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Find Out More about a Disciple's Life
from Pastor Bill's Relit Book
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07:00:00 03/18/12
Why Jesus Demands Your Life
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Eric Mason gave this talk on "Why Jesus Demands Your Life" at our recent Resurgence College Conference at the end of 2011. Pastor Eric is the lead pastor of Epiphany Fellowship , an Acts 29 church in Philadelphia, PA.
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Watch More Sessions from the Conference Here
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08:00:00 03/11/12
Why Jesus Creates Art
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Jesse Bryan, Creative Director of Mars Hill , and Don Clark of Invisible Creature gave this talk on "Why Jesus Creates Art" at our recent Resurgence College Conference at the end of 2011.
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Find Out More about Jesus, Culture, and Art
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08:00:00 03/03/12
Why Jesus Creates: Science
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Pastor Will gave this talk on "Why Jesus Creates: Science" at our recent Resurgence College Conference at the end of 2011.
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Find Out More about Apologetics
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08:00:00 02/25/12
Why Jesus Creates Sex
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Pastor Mark gave this talk on "Why Jesus Creates Sex" at our recent Resurgence College Conference at the end of 2011.
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For more on a biblical view of sex,
watch Pastor Mark's latest sermon
Sex: God, Gross, or Gift?
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08:00:00 11/13/11
The Bible Is Shockingly Honest and Gloriously Hopeful
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Justin Holcomb did an intriguing interview with Paul Tripp who covered everything from dating to parenting and all the grace between.
Background:
%middot Paul Tripp%rsquos Life: 0:20
%middot Daily Drive for the Gospel: 1:15
%middot Scholar, Counselor, Pastor: 2:45
%middot The Relationship between Law and Grace: 3:44 Marriage and the Gospel
%middot Law, Gospel, and Marriage: 7:00
%middot The Power of Worship in Marriage: 9:45
%middot What Is Our Hope in a Broken Marriage? 13:04
%middot How Do I Know If I Have Flawed Dating Expectations? 14:15
%middot Importance of a Lifestyle of Repentance and Forgiveness: 17:40
%middot Why We Get Angry With Our Spouses: 19:12 Parenting in Grace
%middot Parenting in Faith: 20:25
%middot How to Discipline Children through the Gospel: 25:08
%middot Having Sexuality Conversations with Your Kids: 32:00 People Can Change
%middot What Happens with Pornography in Marriage: 37:55
%middot Can People Really Change? 43:57
%middot Grace Is a Process, Not an Event: 48:08
%middot Encouragement for Ministry Work: 55:06
Shareable Quotes from the Interview:
%middot The DNA of sin is selfishness. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot I am my biggest marriage problem. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot It's a lifelong practice of giving away worship of self and worship of creation to worship of God. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot My problem with my wife is not that I don%rsquot love her enough, it%rsquos that I don%rsquot love God enough. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot 1. Confess (I%rsquom in desperate need of help) 2. Ask (God, send your helpers my way) 3. Receive (Give me the humility to receive the help when it comes) http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot You will never marry someone who is not a sinner. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot If it%rsquos a sinner married to a sinner, it is impossible to have a healthy relationship without a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot The Bible is shockingly honest while being gloriously hopeful at the same time. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot Parenting is really about being a tool in the hands of a Redeemer to see real heart change take place. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot Addiction to pornography doesn%rsquot stand outside of the grace of the gospel. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot Evil is well-marketed. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot The big problem with spiritual blindness is you are blind to your blindness. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot There is not a human being who has breath that doesn%rsquot need to be fundamentally rebuilt by grace. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
%middot If you are God%rsquos child, you have been drafted into the service of his kingdom. http://jesus.to/tJ71Fv
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In January, Dr. Paul Tripp will be holding a parenting conference at Mars Hill Bellevue and is also coming to teach at Re:Train .
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07:00:00 10/29/11
Church Planters Are My Heroes
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While we were in New York, Glenn Lucke also interviewed Scott Kauffmann, one of the Executive Directors of Redeemer City to City , the church planting ministry of Redeemer Church with Pastor Tim Keller . Scott's team creates new content and resources to help Christians love their cities to life.
Interview Outline
New York City
00:35 - Growing up in London
02:09 - How has moving to Manhattan affected your family?
05:19 - How do you respond to people asking you for money?
06:33 - The differences in people you interact with in New York
08:46 - New York brings talented people together%mdashhow have you experienced that?
12:31 - What is it about Redeemer's DNA that encourages people to pursue intellectual excellence outside of their profession?
Redeemer Ministries
15:41 - How do you act out head, heart, and hands in Manhattan?
23:46 - Do you end up writing books for church planters that get read by pastors who aren't church planters?
25:58 - The start of the new gospel-centered movement
Church Planting
27:57 - Why are church planters your heroes?
30:13 - What content are you providing through City to City ?
32:43 - Where do you see City to City in 10 years?
34:51 - Where should people go to find resources?
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19:00:00 10/13/11
Culture, Christianity, and the Gospel
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While we were in New York, Glenn Lucke interviewed Gabe Lyons, the founder of Q %mdasha learning community that mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. Gabe is the author of The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America , and he's also the co-author of UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity and Why It Matters , a bestselling book based on original research that revealed the pervasiveness of pop culture%rsquos negative perceptions of Christians. We've compiled an outline of the interview for you below:
Interview Outline
The Founding of Catalyst: 0:24
The Formation of Relevant: 1:47
Compelling Factors: 3:40
Changing Trajectories: 6:05
Finding Mentors: 8:41
Recovering the Gospel: 13:10
The Role of Politics in Christianity: 17:01
Humble Change: 20:50
The Idol of Relevance: 23: 07
The Motivation of Relevance: 26:03
Using Technology: 28:27
Six Characteristics of the Next Christians: 32:38
Taking the Gospel into Dark Places: 37:07
Q Gatherings: 40:45
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19:00:00 10/10/11
Who Is Pastor Brad House?
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Watch an interview between Brad House and Pastor Mark as they talk about the basis for Brad's book, Community . Hear how Brad, and his team, helped expand the Community Group structure of Mars Hill from one group for every 100 people to one group to every 22 people.
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Pastor Brad House has written a book all about Community and it's one of our newest Re:lit books. Find out more about the book here .
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07:00:00 09/23/11
The Spirit-Filled Church
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Pastor Mark recently interviewed Terry Virgo about his new book The Spirit-Filled Church . In the book, Pastor Terry explores what it means for a church to stay true to the Word of God, but also be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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07:00:00 09/15/11
Friendship in Marriage
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Pastor Doug Wilson recently interviewed Pastor Mark Driscoll with a number of questions about grace, manhood, and marriage. We will be posting a few snippets of the interview in the coming days. Pastor Mark will also be speaking about Masculinity and the Gospel at Pastor Doug's conference, The Grace Agenda , in Moscow, Idaho.
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07:00:00 09/09/11
Manhood & the Fatherhood of God
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Pastor Doug Wilson recently interviewed Pastor Mark Driscoll with a number of questions about grace, manhood, and marriage. We will be posting a few snippets of the interview in the coming days. Pastor Mark will also be speaking about Maculinity and the Gospel at Pastor Doug's conference, The Grace Agenda , in Moscow, Idaho.
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07:00:00 09/05/11
How Does Grace Affect a Christian's Life Daily?
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Pastor Doug Wilson recently interviewed Pastor Mark Driscoll with a number of questions about grace, manhood, and marriage. We will be posting a few snippets of the interview in the coming days. Pastor Mark will also be speaking about Maculinity and the Gospel at Pastor Doug's conference, The Grace Agenda , in Moscow, Idaho.
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11/13/11