Just Thinking Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

It is a question that seemingly arises during every presidential election cycle: For which candidate should a Christian vote? In 2024, the choice is between sitting Vice President of the United States Kamala Devi Harris and former President of the United States Donald John Trump, each of whose respective platforms, particularly on issues such as abortion, fail to align with a biblical worldview. Given that unfortunate reality, how is a believer in Christ to vote? In this "freestyle" episode, Darrell and Virgil help provide biblical guidance to believers who are attempting to discerningly answer that question for themselves.

Resources

• Just Thinking: About the State by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker
• A Biblical Theology of the Role of Government - Just Thinking podcast
• The Doctrine of Elections - Just Thinking podcast
• The Mirage of Political Salvation - Darrell B. Harrison 
• A Blueprint for Thinking - Dr. R.C. Sproul

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The terms "gender," "gender identity," and "gender roles" have made their way into the everyday nomenclature of the culture. But do you know what those terms mean or what the genesis of those terms are? Listen as Darrell and Virgil exposit the social, psychological, and cultural origins of "gender" and "gender identity" in an effort to equip you to be able to respond biblically to a demonic ideology that is reaping devastating consequences upon society.

Resources

• Whose Rainbow? - Dr. Peter Jones
• One or Two? - Dr. Peter Jones
• The Pagan Heart of Today's Culture - Dr. Peter Jones
• A Field Guide on Gender and Sexuality - Ligonier Ministries
• Feminism: A Reversal of Biblical Standards - Dr. John MacArthur

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According to 1 Thessalonians 5:18, believers in Jesus Christ are to “give thanks in everything, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” But does ‘everything’ include giving thanks to God when we suffer? Listen as Darrell Harrison and Virgil “Omaha” Walker look to Scripture for answers to that crucial question.

• “What God Ordains Is Always Good” – hymn arrangement by Josh Bauder (YouTube video)
• “We Complain Because We Forget” – blog article by Steven Lee (Desiring God)
• “The Gift of Suffering” – white paper by William H. Gross (PDF)
• “Making Sense Out of Suffering” – sermon series by John MacArthur (Grace to You)
• “Why Are You Afraid?” – Just Thinking podcast episode 113
• “Why Are You Afraid?” – book by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker (G3 Press)
• “Suffering Is Not for Nothing” – teaching series by Elisabeth Elliot (Ligonier Ministries)

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Since the earliest days of Christianity, false doctrine has been a threat to the gospel of Christ and to His church. This is no less true today as false teachers, from within and without the church, continue to mislead countless souls by deliberately misinterpreting and misconstruing the Scriptures in accordance with their own sinful agendas. How are we, as Christians, to respond to false teachers and the false doctrines they espouse? How can followers of Christ know for certain what is true and what is false? Listen as Darrell and ‘Omaha’ (Virgil) look to God’s word for answers to these and other questions concerning false teachers.

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Tim Challies: 7 False Teachers in the Church Today (Tim Challies)

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The 5 Tests of False Doctrine (Tim Challies)

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The False Teachers: TD Jakes (Tim Challies)

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The Pathology of False Teachers (John MacArthur)

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The Distinguishing Marks of False Teachers (Thomas Brooks)

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Monergism: Modern Day False Teachers


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Recently, celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, two people who seemingly had it all: wealth, notoriety, and popularity, committed suicide. When a person commits suicide, particularly someone who is well known, invariably the question is asked: Why? Notwithstanding the specific reasons why either Spade or Bourdain would decide to take their life, the gospel has an answer to that question. Listen in as Darrell and Virgil address the topic: Suicide and the Gospel.

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Did You Know That Charles Spurgeon Suffered From Depression? (Michael Reeves, Crossway)

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The Heart of Depression (Ed Welch, TableTalk Magazine)

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The Gospel Cure (Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, TableTalk Magazine)

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Westminster Larger Catechism

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Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cure (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

* Spurgeon’s Sorrows: Realistic Hope for those who Suffer from Depression (Zack Eswine)

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On May 25, 2018, citizens of the Republic of Ireland, in an effort to achieve a “modern Constitution for a modern country”, according to its Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, voted to repeal the 8th Amendment to its Constitution which, since 1983, had outlawed abortion except in cases where the life of the mother is at risk. When the results of the referendum were announced, supporters of the repeal literally celebrated the outcome. Many would say abortion is a solely “women’s issue”. Needless to say, Darrell and Virgil adamantly disagree. Listen as these brothers apply the gospel to this issue and discuss why Ireland legalizing the murder of God’s unborn image bearers makes it a nation more analogous to Old Testament Israel than a “modern” country.

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* Abortion, Evil, and the Sovereignty of God

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* Irish women celebrate after abortion referendum
* Ireland votes overwhelmingly to legalize abortion (New Yorker)
* Is the ‘Woke’ Movement in the Sunken Place? (Lamont English)

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The Barna Group recently published a follow-up to a study originally conducted in 1993 about how Christians view their personal responsibility in evangelism and sharing the gospel with others, and the results are disheartening, to say the least. So disheartening, in fact, that Darrell and Virgil considered the study results worth addressing on an episode of the Just Thinking podcast. Listen in as the brothers look deeper into the study results and talk about some reasons why the numbers are on the decline.

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* The One Sin You Don’t Think You’re Guilty Of, But Probably Are

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* Sharing Faith is Increasingly Optional to Christians (Barna Group)
* What Is Evangelism? (Ligonier Ministries)
* What is the Church? (Ligonier Ministries)

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On May 18, 2018, 17-year old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a former student at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, allegedly used a firearm to murder 10 of his classmates and injure 10 others. Predictably, calls from special-interest groups, politicians, and others for tighter “gun control” laws immediately sprang up on social media and in the mainstream media. But are guns actually the problem? Conversely, are more laws the solution? In this episode of the Just Thinking podcast, Darrell and Virgil tackle these questions through the lens of the gospel and discuss why the real problem dates back to long before guns were ever invented.

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* The Fallacy of Gun Control as a Means of Behavior Change

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* 10 People Killed at Texas High School (Business Insider)
* Texas School Shooting Victim’s Mother Says Daughter Rejected Suspect’s Advances (CBSNews.com)
* Gun Timeline (PBS.org)

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In this episode of Just Thinking, Darrell and Virgil give listeners to the podcast two for one. First, the brothers take a look-see at what the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is doing to promote social justice within its organization, including achieving what its president, Steve Gaines, refers to as a “maximum percentage” of ethnic diversity on the various committees within the group. And if that wasn’t enough SJWism for you, the brothers discuss a move by the University of Connecticut – UConn – to start offering a minor in Social Justice beginning in the fall of 2018. Seriously, you ask? Yes, seriously.

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* Ethnic breakdown of Gaines’ appointments released (Baptist Press)
* UConn creates minor in ‘Social justice community organizing’ (Campus Reform)

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Why would a 7-word tweet by Kanye West, a black man, be so upsetting to so many black people? And why do black people make other black people pay a price for thinking outside of what is considered to be culturally normative? To answer these questions, Darrell and Virgil take you back to Genesis 1 and discuss, with a little help from Friedrich Nietzsche (of all people), how the ability to use one’s mind and think for one’s self is an evidence of what it means that we are individually and uniquely created in the “image of God”.

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* Kanye West’s Tweet About Candace Owens Has Twitter Divided
* Kanye Praises Black Conservative Activist

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