Category: Apologetics

After Easter: Jesus is Lord and the Gospel must Advance

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 22, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Depression, False Teaching, Gospel, Progressive Christianity, Prosperity Gospel, Salvation, Word Faith Movement, Worry | 0 |

We are fresh off of Easter weekend as many of us celebrated the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ—God in the flesh who shed His blood for our redemption. He has freed us from the power of death and sin. But with the simple yet profound message of the gospel, many Christians are still often confused about what this life should look like. Did Jesus die so I could be healthy, wealthy, or comfortable in this life? Are my physical sufferings or trials a sign of a lack of faith? If the Bible says Jesus has taken our sorrows, then why do we still struggle with sadness and anxiety?Pastor Randy White joins us to look at the promises of Jesus Christ and how we apply them in correct context to our lives as His disciples.

Where is the Church Headed? in America

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 19, 2019 | Abortion, American History, Apologetics, Biblical Social Justice, Christianity, Church Leadership, Creation, Culture & Morality, Education, Emergent Church, False Teaching, Globalism, Government, Leaders, LGBTQ, Liberalism, One world religion, Podcast, Public Schools, Religious Freedom | 0 |

The only thing that never changes is God; everything else is in a constant flux of change: sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. The professing Christian Church in America has gone through a gradual change over the past several decades as secular culture has slowly infiltrated and influenced it. As secular culture, public education, media, and an increasingly powerful government put pressure on the church to approve of a godless agenda, we will see many churches start to buckle to the pressure and conform to the world. Jay Seegert of The Starting Point Project and Elijah Abraham of Living Oasis Ministries travel around the nation and the world sharing the gospel and equipping churches to remain anchored to the truth of God’s Word in a world that is pressuring them to conform to the ways and values of this fallen, sinful world. They both join us in studio for a frank discussion on the condition of the church and professing Christians in America.

Trust, Confidence and Fear

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 16, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Evangelism, False Teaching, Gospel, Podcast, Prosperity Gospel, Worldview, Worry | 0 |

The life of a disciple of Jesus Christ can be complex at times. The Bible tells us we should trust God in all matters. It says we can approach the throne of God in confidence with our petitions. And yet it also says to fear God. Trust, confidence and fear: Not always easy to reconcile all three of those, yet this is the life we are called to as believers, particularly in a world that increasingly hates God and we who are disciples of Jesus.

Debunking Fallacies and Doubts about the Bible

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 15, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Leadership, Creation, Culture & Morality, Education, Environmentalism, Evangelism, Gospel, Humanism, Podcast, Progressive Christianity, Prosperity Gospel | 0 |

Two facts are indisputable these days. First, the world is growing more evil. Darkness is increasing and God’s Word is being openly mocked and ridiculed. The second fact is too many believers, people who profess to be Christians, are ignorant of the truth of God’s Word. This leads to being ineffective in bearing fruit, living the Christian life and sharing the gospel of salvation with others. This not only opens the door for confusion, chaos, or crisis in society – but also in the church.Our guest today, Carl Kerby of Reasons for Hope Ministries, is tackling these problems head on, speaking, traveling, and by producing a video series called “deBUNKED,” answering key questions and refuting statements of skeptics. Carl is teaching Christians how to be effective in sharing the gospel and be better apologists for God.

Great Questions and Comments

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 12, 2019 | Abortion, Apologetics, Beliefs, Biblical Social Justice, Christianity, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, False Teaching, Liberalism, Listener Questions, Podcast, Progressive Christianity, Prophecy | 1 |

As Solomon once said, there is nothing new under the sun. Today, we read your comments and answer your questions by going to God’s Word. A few new believers emailed us this week as well as new listeners to our podcast. Some of the topics we tackle today include:How to pray according to God’s willChristians struggling with depressionThe importance of biblical prophecy and Israel.Pastors waking up to the deception infiltrating culture and churchJesus being presented as a social justice warrior? Atheism, Gnosticism, and liberal Christianity

Exposing the Fallacy of Progressive Christianity

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 11, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Biblical Social Justice, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Education, Evangelism, False Teaching, Higher Education, Liberalism, Podcast, Progressive Christianity, Public Schools, Social Justice | 0 |

A deadly fall down a mountain usually begins with a single careless step. And once we take that wrong step, the fall can be swift and lead to serious injury or death. It is no different with our eternal souls – and the souls of others. A single serious misstep of twisting God’s Word to appeal to our flesh can often lead to deception or even a fall.Deceived or deceivers? Today, Mike and David continue to look at the tenets of so-called Progressive Christianity, and how it often disputes and even contradicts the foundational teachings of the Bible. The unbiblical, progressive process of “de-conversion” starts off with questioning a single doctrine from God’s Word, but eventually leads to serious heresy. This leads often many souls to full-blown apostasy.In our first segment we are joined by Tim Hull of Ratio Christi Ministries to discuss his ministry to youth in college as well as tools we can use to bring people into saving faith in Jesus.We also discuss an article pointing common beliefs that progressive Christians often share with Atheists, proving the dangerous, slippery slope of liberalism calling itself “Christian.”

Redefining God: Paganism and Progressive Christianity

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 10, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Creation, Cults, Culture & Morality, Environmentalism, False Prophet, False Teaching, Globalism, Humanism, Liberalism, New Age, Podcast | 0 |

There is only one true God, but that has never stopped people from trying to redefine Him or find other gods to worship. Today, humanity seems bent on identifying a god that will suit their passions and beliefs rather than surrendering to the living God who created us and sustains us. He sent His Son to save us from our sin and the eternal damnation we deserve. We begin today tackling the contradictions and unbiblical worldviews of progressive Christians – in their own words. They say there are many ways to God and “to experience the sacredness and oneness of life.” In reality, the world is not searching for the God of truth because they really want to justify their self worship and life enhancement. And there’s a very fine line between progressivism and paganism. Carl Teichrib is an author and researcher who has studied the New Age Movement as well as the coming one world religion and government the Bible warns about. He joins us to discuss his latest book “Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Enchantment.”

The Battle for the Souls of Young Christian Athletes

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 8, 2019 | Apologetics, Christian Church, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Discrimination, Evangelism, False Teaching, gender confusion, LGBTQ, Liberalism, Mormonism, Persecution, Podcast, Religious Freedom | 0 |

They, we start by discussing the importance of Christian parents and coaches in the lives of high school student athletes. We’re joined by a local representative of a Christian organization standing strong in battle for young souls, Jeff Middlestead of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Hear how coaches and athletics can have a profound affect on young Christians, and why discipleship is vital in the lives of these young people.Segment 3: We have also seen pressure ratchet up against Christians to be silent and accept the ways of this world. Pressure from the powerful LGBTQ lobby is transforming how church is conducted in our nation and around the world. First it was organizations like the Boy and Girl Scouts; then the YMCA and YWCA, caving to political pressure and the almighty dollar. And now we are seeing professing Christian Churches cave in and justify the LGBTQ movement, in some instances going as far as using the Bible out of context to justify their sinful lifestyles.

Listener Questions and Comments

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 29, 2019 | Abortion, Apologetics, Ask Mike, Biblical Social Justice, Christianity, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Education, False Teaching, Government, Hebrew Roots, Liberalism, Listener Questions, Podcast, Politics and Faith, Progressive Christianity, Prophecy | 0 |

Today we read your comments from the week and answer your questions, always going to the Word of God for eternal truth and biblical perspective. We open the podcast today with Mike giving a brief report on his experience this week at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Anaheim, CA. He spoke there about the threats against biblical Christianity from government and media.The topics include the House bill HR5, social justice, Replacement Theology, what exactly is the purpose of what we call “church”? We also touch on mindfulness promoted in government schools, how to confront a back-slidden spouse, psychology creeping into churches, as well as the good and the bad of the Hebrew Roots movement.

Intelligent Design: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 27, 2019 | Apologetics, Christianity, Creation, Podcast, Worldview | 0 |

Most people have heard of the idea of “Intelligent Design,” but there’s a lot of confusion and misinformation out there regarding this concept. On today’s podcast, we cover three areas such as defining Intelligent Design, and looking at the positive attributes as well as some of the concerns.Author and international speaker, Jay Seegert (The Starting Point Project) is back with us today to discuss Intelligent Design and to take a fresh look at Genesis from the perspective of creation.

If We Know God Loves Us, Why Don’t We Act Like It?

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 26, 2019 | Anxiety, Apologetics, Christian Growth, Christianity, Depression, Entertainment, Gospel, Moral Relativism, Podcast, Prosperity Gospel, Spiritual Warfare, Worry | 0 |

Mike LeMay is speaking at the NRB Convention through Thursday. Tomorrow’s show will be a rebroadcast from a past Friday’s Q&A episode with Mike and David.

Today, our broadcast manager, Andy “Crash” Connell visits with Dave Wager.

Mueller, Trump, Christians, and Government

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 25, 2019 | American History, Apologetics, Beliefs, Christian Church, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Discrimination, False Teaching, Globalism, Government, Leadership, Liberalism, Podcast, Politics and Faith, Progressive Christianity | 0 |

After two years of painstaking investigation and more than $25 million in taxpayer costs, Special Investigator Robert Mueller has concluded that, wait for it… President Trump did not collude with Russians to undermine our election system in 2016. Talk about a dramatic “thud.” That should be the end to all this, but as we know, it is just going to continue as liberals will spare no taxpayer expense to undermine the president’s reputation and policies because they refuse to accept the truth.Are we seeing similar scenarios unfold within American Christianity? Despite the Bible’s clear teachings on a variety of “social issues,” a growing number of Christians and churches refuse to accept the truth of God’s Word, choosing to compromise or believe what seems “right” to them.John Loeffler of Steel on Steel Radio joins Mike and David to discuss how opinions are being elevated over facts, in politics, in the media, and even when it comes to doctrine in some Christian churches. We also discuss Canada’s new “Risk Tracking Database” that some feel is a portal to government intervention into private lives and religious beliefs. How long before this might come to America?

After Easter: Jesus is Lord and the Gospel must Advance

Where is the Church Headed? in America

Biblical Christianity in the Crosshairs

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 18, 2019 | American History, Christian Church, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Discrimination, Emergent Church, False Teaching, Government, Leadership, Liberalism, Persecution, Podcast, Religious Freedom | 0 |

Americans have been historically blessed with a Constitution that guarantees us the right to religious beliefs and expression of those beliefs. But slowly and surely those freedoms are under attack by secular humanists, public education, media and an out of control government. At some point we will reach a breaking point in our nation where the Bible is viewed as hate speech and where every person who trusts in it as the Word of God will be seen as dangerous.Joining Mike and David today is Pastor and best-selling author Carl Gallups. Carl is a student of biblical prophecy and has studied the trends in Europe where Christianity has all but been eliminated from society. Is America next – and what will be the consequences?

Trust, Confidence and Fear

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 16, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Evangelism, False Teaching, Gospel, Podcast, Prosperity Gospel, Worldview, Worry | 0 |