Christ Confessors Cole Watson and Nathan Jacobi

On this episode of the Christ Confessors Podcast we are joined by Pastor Trent Murray for a discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of using generalized terms in the context of the Church. Join us as we explore how "Isms" affect clarity and unity in the Body.

Welcome to Christ Confessors! This week we’re discussing Christian Nationalism. Have a question or topic suggestion? Email us at cole@riseandbuildacademy.com

Christians should care more about the pornography epidemic in their own churches than the homosexual infiltration in Andy Stanley’s church.

The Kingdom is not here. Or there. It’s in our midst. The Kingdom is yet to come.

Pastor Josh Fields teaches that on the path to folly, we start out as Simple Men.

We believe everything (Proverbs 14:15). We inherit folly (Proverbs 14:18). And we are killed by turning away from wisdom (Proverbs 1:32).

Then devolve into Fools (Proverbs 12:16; 29:11; 17:10; 18:2; 17:24)

And finally into Scoffers (Proverbs 21:24; 29:8; 24:9; 22:10)

In the Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis, there is a senior demon, Screwtape, who is teaching his nephew, Wormwood, how to keep Christians away from God. Their main strategy is to incrementally separate us from God, but sometimes encouraging the Simple’s Man folly is sufficient for their purposes.

Where is this bus heading? This one. The one we’re on right now. The Present moment. Can we control these Present Moments? Are we the driver of this bus? Or merely the passengers hoping that the driver isn’t asleep at the wheel?