Kitchen Table Theology
Where Coffee, Conversation, and Theology Meet. During my 40 years in ministry, I’ve developed an increasing burden for what I sense to be an increase in biblical illiteracy, not only among those in our churches, but also in the young men and women entering the ministry. Conversely, I am hopeful, because I also sense a hunger from people to learn and know biblical truth and the things of God has revealed to us in Scripture. Our Kitchen Table Theology team has developed a list of over 150 doctrinal topics which I, along with one of my cohosts, Jen Denton or Tiffany Coker, examine weekly. Our goal is to educate and share biblical truth on the same level as if we were sitting at your kitchen table with a Bible and a pot of southern pecan coffee in front of us. Welcome to the table!
Kitchen Table Theology
126 Bonus Episode: The State of Theology 2022
The goal of Kitchen Table Theology is to educate people on Biblical truth in an understanding way. But the recent survey results on the state of the American Evangelical Church made by Lifeway Research are quite alarming. These results are in stark contrast to what the Doctrine teaches. Tune in to find out more!
[00:01 - 02:17] Opening Segment
- Taking the spiritual temperature of the American Evangelical Church
- John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander’s summary of the state of theology
[02:18 - 09:10] The Current State of Theology
- The 4 criteria of an Evangelical
- An evangelical has to believe the Bible is the highest authority in their life
- Non-Christians need to trust Jesus Christ as their savior
- Jesus’ death on the cross is the only sacrifice that removes the penalty of humanity’s sin
- Only those who trust in Christ alone for salvation receive God’s gift of eternal life
- Nearly half of Evangelicals agreed that God “learns and adapts” the different
- This contrasts with the Biblical doctrine of immutability
- Episode 016 - God’s Immutability
- 65% of Evangelicals agree that everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God
- Denies the doctrine of Original Sin
- 56% of Evangelicals agree that God accepts the worship of all religions
- This contrasts with the word of Christ that without him, no one knows the Father
- 43% of Evangelicals agree that Jesus was a great teacher, but not God
- 95% agree that the Bible is accurate in all that it teaches
- 91% agree that abortion is a sin
- 94% agree that sex outside marriage is a sin
[09:11 - 10:54] Closing Segment
- Final words
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