For the past while we have been doing a series called 'Getting a World that Doesn’t Get It'. Today, as part of this series, we are addressing the topic of abortion. We hear from Clayton Kraby from Reasonable Theology. He looks at common arguments for and against abortion and then outlines some ways Christians can do something about it. We’re thankful for his permission to re-publish his podcast here and you can find more information about Reasonable Theology at reasonabletheology.org. 

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People acting with a social justice focus often separate us into different identity groups. In today’s talk from Dr. Chase Kuhn, we hear a helpful Christian perspective on the topic of race. He explains that we are one humanity, with one heritage, Adam, that God wants all to be saved and that the only way to salvation is through one mediator, Jesus Christ. We are urged to have a primary importance of praying for all.

Dr. Kuhn is a lecturer in Theology and Ethics at Moore Theological College and the director for the Centre for Christian Living. He’s also a beloved member of our St Thomas’ community.

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Christians know that God is holy. Everything he does is good, just, moral and righteous. But how do we explain the apparent racism, sexism and genocide that we find in the Bible? Can we really trust God’s character? And if we cannot explain it, how do we handle the objections of our non-Christian friends, especially when it comes to social justice issues? Jo Vitale tackles this question head on and finds a loving, moral, holy God that we can trust implicitly.

Jo Vitale works for RZIM. You can find excellent resources on their website www.rzim.org.

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Halloween is much more popular in the United States, but it is growing in Australia. We thought it would be helpful to take some time out of our usual programming to think about Halloween from a Christian perspective. Today's episode is from Albert Mohler's podcast The Briefing on 31 October, 2019. He explores the origins of Halloween and the growth of paganism in the modern world. He then helps us think biblically about Halloween and how Christians should respond. You can find more great resources from Albert Mohler at albertmohler.com.

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Dr Voddie Baucham is a black American pastor who has experienced the hatred of racism. He unpacks Ephesians 2:10-22 to show how Christ’s death and resurrection broke down the dividing wall of hostility between Jew from Gentile so that we have become one new man in Christ. We are fellow citizens in the kingdom. Likewise, everyone needs the gospel for salvation, and we should be impartial in sharing the good news. 

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In this podcast John Piper describes himself as racist in the early years of his life and shares how God challenged and transformed his heart and mind. He describes the transformation that comes from recognising that we are God’s image bearers, that we are one race, of one bloodline, descended from Adam. He sees it as fundamentally a gospel issue that allows us to triumph over sin that militates against the advance of racial harmony and the enjoyment of racial diversity. We thank John Piper for this podcast and desiringgod.org for permission to republish it.

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Thaddeus Williams is the author of Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice. Williams explains the difference between the secular view of justice, especially from a cultural Marxist ideology, and the biblical view of justice. The CEC website includes an article by Williams that identifies twelve perspectives on social justice and shows how biblical justice is more humanising, God-glorifying and just.

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Dr Tom Ascol unpacks Micah 6:8 to explain the biblical view of justice and to issue the call to act with an attitude of kindness and mercy towards others, and with an attitude of humility and genuine love for God, to whom we seek to give glory. You will find additional resources that explain biblical justice at cec.st-thomas.org.au. We encourage you to check out Founders Ministries for the use of this podcast and encourage you to check out their website for more great resources.

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Anderson and Murray explore how the new social justice movement, called Critical Theory, cultural Marxism or postmodern social justice is threatening the underpinnings of western democracies and their Judeo-Christian foundations. If you wish to understand more about this ideology we recommend you read the article Social Justice. You can also explore the New Discourses website for excellent resources. You will find them on at cec.st-thomas.org.au. We are thankful to John Anderson and his team for granting us permission to re-publish this interview here. To listen to more excellent interviews from John Anderson, go to johnanderson.net.au.

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John Piper is founder of desiringgod.org, chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary and has served as a pastor for over 30 years of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis. In these two talks Piper explains what God’s holiness is and how the glory of God is the manifest beauty of his holiness. In the second talk Piper explores how we can experience God’s through reading and meditating on the Scriptures.

Please also make sure you check out the CEC website for more helpful resources, discussion questions and suggestions on how to turn conversations to the gospel.

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