Apologetics 315 Podcast 010 – Conspiracy Theories and Personal Prophecies

Today’s Show Notes:
Episode 010 – Conspiracy Theories and Personal Prophecies

2:00 – Discussing a blog post about Christians who believe conspiracy theories. What could be the root problems? Excerpts from J.P. Moreland’s Love God with All Your Mind. How did Christianity go from being intellectually robust to being intellectually shallow?

11:40 – Question about how we can speak to people who are believing conspiracy theories, and how can the church guard itself against misinformation? Excerpts from Adler & Van Doren’s How to Read a Book.

• Uninformed
• Misinformed
• Illogical
• Incomplete

22:00 – The importance of asking the right questions. Keep calm, don’t dismiss, encourage critical thinking.

28:00 – How can the church guard itself against misinformation? Critical thinking; addressing issues and doing equipping in the local church.

33:40 – Listener question about personal prophecy in the local church. Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology chapter 53. Defining prophecy and prophets. Old Testament vs. New Testament prophecy. Testing prophetic words, holding fast to what is good.

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Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.

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