Stop and Think About It

In this episode of Stop and Think About It, Phil and Glen discuss Four Characteristics of a Healthy Church.  

1. A Learning Church

2. A Fellowshipping Church

3. A Worshipping Church

4. An Evangelistic Church

In this episode of Stop and Think About It we are joined by Pastor, Professor, Theologian, Apologist, and Author, Dr. Tony Costa who will be discussing the history, ideology, and the effects of Social Justice on society and the church.

Tony Costa has earned a B.A. and an M.A. in the study of religion, biblical studies, and philosophy from the University of Toronto. Tony received his Ph.D. in the area of theology and New Testament studies from Radboud University in the Netherlands. His area of expertise is biblical and systematic theology, cults, the New Age Movement, and comparative world religions with a specialization in Islam.

Tony is also an ordained minister of the Gospel and serves as the Teaching Pastor at Oakwood Wesleyan Church in Toronto. As a Christian apologist Dr. Costa gives reasons for the valid belief in Christianity and also advocates the unique claims of Jesus Christ. Tony is a professor of apologetics with the Toronto Baptist Seminary. He also teaches as an Instructor with the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto in the area of New Testament studies. He serves as an adjunct professor with Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario and the Providence Theological Institute in Franklin, Tennessee. Tony is happily married to a wonderful wife, has 3 children, and a grandson, and resides in Toronto, Canada.

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro.

02:00 - About Tony Costa.

10:00 - The Origins of Social Justice.

16:35 - Is Social Justice Synonymous with the Gospel?

21:00 - Social Justice is Cultural Marxism.

23:55 - Critical Race Theory as an Analytical Tool?

29:00 - The Matrix of Oppression.

33:30 - Bible Believing Christians are the most Oppressed Group.

34:55 - Why the Revisionist History?

38:00 - The Social Justice Narrative. (Charles Darwin, Margaret Sanger )

42:30 - Social Justice and its effects on Institutions.

45:00 - The National Basketball Association's Hypocrisy.

47:10 - Why is the Church Embracing Social Justice?

49:55 - Diversity and Unity.

52:00 - Biblical Justice over Social Justice (Acts of Charity).

54:00 - The Gospel of Victimology and Scapegoating.

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Jamal Bandy from Prescribed Truth Podcast joins us for Social Justice: The Trojan Horse - Part 3.

In this episode we will be discussing the following topics:

Is Slavery the Original Sin of America?

How Should We View Resolution 9?

Martin Luther King, Jr. vs. George Whitefield.

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

05:40 - Police Officers

09:00 - Slavery - America's Original Sin.

32:20 - SBC Resolution 9 - Critical Race Theory

40:45 - MLK, Jr. vs. George Whitefield.

106:20 - Application and Closing.

 

Resources on Social Justice:

Prescribed Truth Podcast https://prescribedtruth.com

Throughout the history of the Church, God has raised up men of conviction who followed in the footsteps of the Apostles and fought off heretical and godless ideologies. These men used the only analytical tool that has the power to destroy arguments and every lofty opinion that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, that is the Gospel. Men like Tertullian, Ignatius, Athanasius, Augustine, Huss, Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin, Knox, Tyndale, Spurgeon, Warfield, and Machen fought courageously to defend the purity of the Gospel.

Today that battle continues. Men have risen from among our ranks and are introducing destructive ideologies and heresies that have slipped in through the “Trojan Horse” of Social Justice. Russell Moore, Thabiti Anywabile, Matt Chandler, Matthew Hall, Jarvis Williams, Curtis Wood, Eric Mason, J.D. Greear, Tim Keller, Ekemini Uwan, Jackie Hill Perry, Jemar Tisby, Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, Isaac Adams, David Platt and many more, are either adamantly teaching or passively permitting this godless ideology to spread through the church.  Where are the Spurgeons of our day?  Where are the Christians who will fight against this wickedness and join the ranks of those who boldly stand for the Gospel and care more about truth than their own reputation?

In this four-part series entitled “Social Justice: The Trojan Horse”, we will define the modern-day heresy of Social Justice, name names of those who are promoting it and provide you with the only analytical tool that can refute it: the Gospel. So, please join us now, as we take this time to “Stop and think about it.”

“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” (Jude 3-4).

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

03:40 - Naming Names.

4:40 - Responding to Mark Dever on Driving While Black.

07:40 - Mark Dever and the media narrative of Police Brutality.

11:20 - Responding to John Onwuchekwa on walking while black and white privilege.

20:00 - Black parents more worried about children getting shot by other blacks than by police.

24:05 -Responding to Matt Chandler on white privilege.

39:30 - Responding to Mark Dever on one issue voting.

48:00 - Responding to Ekemini Uwan on whiteness is wicked

51:20 - Responding to Isaac Adams and 9Marks on More Christian than Black or White.

58:40 - There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1).

102:15 - Responding to Thabiti Anyabwile on white evangelicals being complicit.

118:30 - Racial Reconciliation or Reconciliation with God?

126:20 - Four Points of Application and Closing.

Throughout the history of the Church, God has raised up men of conviction who followed in the footsteps of the Apostles and fought off heretical and godless ideologies. These men used the only analytical tool that has the power to destroy arguments and every lofty opinion that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, that is the Gospel. Men like Tertullian, Ignatius, Athanasius, Augustine, Huss, Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin, Knox, Tyndale, Spurgeon, Warfield, and Machen fought courageously to defend the purity of the Gospel.

Today that battle continues. Men have risen from among our ranks and are introducing destructive ideologies and heresies that have slipped in through the “Trojan Horse” of Social Justice. Russell Moore, Thabiti Anywabile, Matt Chandler, Matthew Hall, Jarvis Williams, Curtis Wood, Eric Mason, J.D. Greear, Tim Keller, Ekemini Uwan, Jackie Hill Perry, Jemar Tisby, Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, Isaac Adams, David Platt and many more, are either adamantly teaching or passively permitting this godless ideology to spread through the church.  Where are the Spurgeons of our day?  Where are the Christians who will fight against this wickedness and join the ranks of those who boldly stand for the Gospel and care more about truth than their own reputation?

In this four-part series entitled “Social Justice: The Trojan Horse”, we will define the modern-day heresy of Social Justice, name names of those who are promoting it and provide you with the only analytical tool that can refute it: the Gospel. So, please join us now, as we take this time to “Stop and think about it.”

“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” (Jude 3-4).

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

02:45 - Defining Social Justice

12:55 - Systemic Racism

14:20 - Racism in Jamaica?

16:40 - Sola Feelings

23:00 - Ethnicity and the Local Church

27:40 - Phil’s Experience of Racism

31:25 - Steve’s Experience of Racism - Florida School for Boys at Okechobee

35:50 - Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality as an Analytical Tool

37:45 - Kimberlé Crenshaw - Intersectionality Defined

40:00 - The Gospel is the Only Analytical Tool for the Christian

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In part four of our series entitled Twisted Scripture and Christian Cliches, we will examine the following:

1. "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them" (Matthew 18:20)

2. "Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 18:18)

3. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." (John 10:10)

4. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

5. "God loves the sinner but hates the sin".

 

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

01:20 - When two or three are gathered in prayer? (Matthew 18:20)

07:00 - Binding Satan. (Matthew 18:18)

10:45 - The Thief. (John 10:10)

15:00 - I know the plans I have for you. (Jeremiah 29:11)

31:15 - God loves the sinner but hates the sin.

1:02:05 - Closing

In Part Three of our series entitled Twisted Scripture and Christian Cliches, we will examine the following passages:

Matthew 7:1 “Do Not Judge”

Malachi 3:8 “Tithing”

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

1:35 - Do Not Judge

32:35 - Tithing

In Part Two of our series on Twisted Scripture and Christian Cliches we will be looking at three principles of Biblical interpretation and examining the following verses and cliches in light of those principles.

Preach the Gospel and if Necessary, Use Words

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13)

"Not willing that any should perish but for all to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9)

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

Three Steps of Biblical Interpretation

03:00 - Investigation

16:20 - Interpretation

22:15 - Implementation (Application)

24:00 - Preach the Gospel and if Necessary, Use Words.

30:00 - I can do all things through Christ - Philippians 4:13.

46:00 - Not willing that any should perish - 2 Peter 3:9.

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In Part One of our four-part series entitled Twisted Scripture and Christian Clichés, The Stop and Think Crew examines Isaiah 53:5, Revelation 3:15-16, and 1 Kings 19:12 in their immediate context. 

 

Episode Navigation:

00.00 - Intro

02:30 - Guilty of misinterpreting scripture.

14:41 - Does Isaiah 53:5 promise physical healing?

 

23:10 - Revelation 3:15-16. Is being cold a bad thing? 

34:45 - 1 Kings 19:12. Does God really speak in a "still small voice"? 

51:45 - Outro

In this episode, we will be providing Biblical Answers to Ecclesiastical Questions.

Introduction

02:30. Question 1: Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation?

14:45. Question 2: Should a Church Hire or Raise up Elders?

24:50. Question 3: Are Christians Required to Forgive Unconditionally?