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There appears to be a growing divide in American Evangelicalism. Whether it be the political sphere, cultural sphere, or church sphere, the “middle ground” seems to be rapidly disappearing. Today, pastors are either bold or compromising. So how can Christians quickly identify whether or not a specific pastor is a coward, before investing multiple years in that local church?

Thousands of American citizens are currently stranded in Afghanistan, as well as tens of thousands of American allies. Who is to blame for this massive failure? Is it Joe Biden’s fault from pulling out so quickly? Is it Donald Trump’s fault, due to his previous deal with the Taliban? Is it the men of Afghanistan’s fault because of their unwillingness to fight? Or is it America’s fault in general, because of our obsession with imperialism?

Christianity Today has been airing a podcast called "The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill." What are your specific thoughts about this podcast? And what are your more general thoughts about what happened with Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill?

There is a lot of pressure currently for everyone to get vaccinated. Some states are even talking about vaccine passports. What should Christians think about this? Should we get the vaccine?

McLean Bible Church recently held a congregational meeting where one of the long-standing members was removed from the sanctuary by security. There has been a growing sense of division at the church surrounding issues of social justice and racial reconciliation. So who’s to blame? Is David Platt, the senior pastor of McLean Bible Church, responsible for this division?

Satan knows that we will not be secure in the love of God if we are constantly doubting our standing before God. Therefore, one of his constant aims is to accuse us before God in an attempt to drive a wedge between us and the Father (Revelation 12:10). In addition to Satan's ministry of accusation, at times even our own hearts condemn us, especially as we come into a more biblical understanding of the infinite holiness of God and the overwhelming depths of our own depravity.

Some Evangelical Christians might say that due to the heinous sins of abortion, divorce-on-demand, and sodomy, America is on the brink of receiving God’s judgment. However, according to Romans 1:24-28, America is most certainly already under God’s judgment. When a society chooses to joyfully engage in rank sexual perversion and mass murder, the people of God can be sure that this society has already been handed over to “impurity,” “degrading passions,” and “a depraved mind.” Romans 1:24-28 is clear, when a society willfully chooses to reject God's truth in exchange for the lie, as well as reject God's glory in exchange for the glory of the creature, God promises to hand them over to their sins and the horrible consequences which will inevitably follow.

Church growth leaders have gone to great lengths to conduct
massive surveys in which they ask unbelievers what they would like to see in
churches. Thousands of people have responded to these surveys by saying
that they want church services to be simpler, shorter, more positive, and most
of all, focused on them. Church marketers then go back to the drawing board
with their research and re-design the church to meet the felt needs of these
“religious consumers.” The result: Hundreds of thousands of people in America
have started attending churches on Sunday, and hundreds of thousands of
people in America have been programmed to despise the true gospel if they
were to ever actually hear it.

Is it biblically faithful for Christian parents to send their children to a separate ministry on the Lord’s Day? Or should children participate in Lord’s Day worship alongside their parents?

In order to answer this question, Pastor Joel assumes that the aliens in reference are intelligent beings, comparable to mankind. And in order to answer whether or not aliens exist, Pastor Joel asks another important question, “If aliens exist, would they be fallen creatures like humanity?” This may be our most interesting episode of Questions yet!