Man is “In the Dock,” Not God

Man is “In the Dock,” Not God

The “Liberal Democrat” political party in the United Kingdom is demanding that a Christian politician, in defense of his beliefs, must prove in court the divinity of Jesus Christ. C.S. Lewis wrote a series of essays that were compiled and published in the book God in the Dock. To be “in the dock” means to be on trial. In the case proving the divinity of Jesus and the existence of God, the creature [...]

Spotting the Civilization Destroyers

Spotting the Civilization Destroyers

Help us turn $10K into $20K! We’re very near our goal. Please help us reach the $10,000 mark by September 30 by donating today. Pro-killing unborn children, supporting genital mutilation of children via transgenderism, and defending an array of gender definitions and the courts to enforce them have become common practices in our day. Same-sex marriage and abortion must be defended at all costs. We [...]

The Pulpit and Politics

The Pulpit and Politics

Help us turn $10K into $20K! Dr. Jim Garlow has a great way of answering resistance to politics among Christians: “I’m not political, I’m Biblical, but you don’t recognize it. I’m governmental, and Biblical because God is. “Everybody understands that the Bible speaks to the personal issues of life, nobody argues that; everybody understands that the Bible speaks to the family issues of life, nobody [...]

My Experience with Fake News and ‘Red Meat Journalism’

My Experience with Fake News and ‘Red Meat Journalism’

Help us turn $10K into $20K! The secular press wants to interview me. I should say “wanted to interview” me. I said no. Here’s the first email I received: I’m a journalist at ProPublica, and I’m starting to research stories about the influence of faith on the electorate this year. I’d be very grateful to chat with Mr. DeMar, given his expertise, about some of his thoughts for what we might expect [...]

The Great Disappointment

The Great Disappointment

Many Christians gave up on politics after Ronald Reagan’s election. Maybe they thought he would bring in the millennium or something close to it. And when George H. W. Bush got elected, Bill Clinton got elected twice, and George W. Bush turned out to be a huge disappointment, hopelessness set in. All that work, and for what? Christians experiencing political remorse are suffering from a faul [...]

Applicational Laws in the New Covenant

Applicational Laws in the New Covenant

Help us turn $10K into $20K! Some people on Facebook responded to my previous article “New Covenant Theology and God’s Law” that posted September 3, 2024. Here’s one example: We have Gods law written on our hearts. We do not need ministry of death and condemnation brought by tablets of stone. Where there is law, sin multiplies. We know what is good and what is wrong. We feel it within. All of us. [...]

New Covenant Theology and God’s Law

New Covenant Theology and God’s Law

There are numerous critics of the application of God’s law found in the Old Testament as a standard of righteousness in the New Testament. It seems that anyone who advocates such a position has a misunderstanding of fulfillment. It’s a common charge that has been answered numerous times. The letter to the Hebrews describes in detail what laws from the Old Covenant no longer apply, and there isn’t [...]

Know What It Says Before You Say What It Means

Know What It Says Before You Say What It Means

Help us turn $10K into $20K! I was on a radio show some years ago talking about, naturally, Bible prophecy. I woman called in and claimed that the land promises made to Israel had not been fulfilled. There wasn’t any more time on air to discuss the claim, but I took her call at the close of the show. I took her to Joshua 21 and read the following: Thus, the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he [...]

Big Name Retailers Have Decided to Kill Future Business

Big Name Retailers Have Decided to Kill Future Business

IMPORTANT NOTE: A longtime supporter of American Vision has just informed us that all donations will be matched, up to $10,000! Help us reach this goal and turn $10K into $20K. Please consider partnering with us and send your best donation to maximize this matching grant. Economist Robert J. Samuelson gets it right: “By not having children, people are voting against the future—their countries’ and [...]

From the Top-Down and Bottom-Up

From the Top-Down and Bottom-Up

The emphasis of the Moral Majority in 1980 was about politics even though Jerry Falwell and other Evangelicals disputed this charge. What Falwell and others meant was that the Bible has something to say about politics. Of course it does. Politics was a necessary initial emphasis when one considers the damage that has been inflicted on our nation by our national government, special interest groups, [...]

Is the Church of England Right to Drop the Word ‘Church’?

Is the Church of England Right to Drop the Word ‘Church’?

A new study claims the Church of England is leaning towards a decision to drop the word “church” in favor of a more “relevant and modern sounding” identity. “The report from the Centre of Church Planting Theology and Research suggests when creating new places of worship, the Anglican church is more likely to discuss them as ‘communities’ and ‘congregations.’” I believe it’s the right move but for [...]

The Blessing and Cursing of Wealth

The Blessing and Cursing of Wealth

For many Christians fundamentalism is viewed as a reactionary theological movement that does not offer a transformational worldview. For fundamentalism and its sister movements within the charismatic and neo-evangelical world to progress from being a flash-in-the-pan phenomenon and a cultural curiosity to being a cultural transformer with staying power, a comprehensive and long-term commitment mus [...]

Is ‘Defense Only’ a Strategy?

Is ‘Defense Only’ a Strategy?

Jerry Falwell, along with Ed Dobson and Ed Hindson, wrote an interesting and helpful survey of fundamentalism, appropriately titled, The Fundamentalist Phenomenon: The Resurgence of Conservative Christianity. When a movement is described as a “phenomenon,” this immediately categorizes it as a temporary oddity, a minority position that should be studied with curiosity but not accepted as the answer [...]

It’s Political Déjà vu All Over Again

It’s Political Déjà vu All Over Again

Little has changed when it comes to American politics. The names have changed, but the policies are the same. The same is true of voters. Prior to 1976, there was no designated Christian voting bloc. Christians were dragged into politics as a designated group kicking and screaming. They had all kinds of excuses: • Jesus didn’t get mixed in politics. • We can’t impose our morality on other people. [...]

Exposing the ‘Moral Law’ Theory of Societal Ethics

Exposing the ‘Moral Law’ Theory of Societal Ethics

It must not be forgotten that under the Puritans in Massachusetts there was no religious freedom. They persecuted those who did not believe their way. Many of those calling for a return to “Christian America” have forgotten what this so-called “Christian” state was like. Ironically, some of them are Baptists, who have forgotten that Roger Williams—a Baptist preacher and signer of the Declaration o [...]

The French Revolution, Rosemary’s Baby, and the Olympics

The French Revolution, Rosemary’s Baby, and the Olympics

People are shocked at the perversion at the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. I wasn’t. France has lost its way. So have most sports conglomerates. Advertisers are equally compromised. It seems that no lessons were learned from the actions of the Nazi pagan regime and its near conquering of the French Republic in WW2. Let’s not forget France’s Revolution to cast out Christianity. The [...]

How Commentators Interpret Matthew 16:27

How Commentators Interpret Matthew 16:27

“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and WILL THEN RECOMPENSE EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS. Debates continue over which biblical passages refer to the AD 70 judgment coming of Jesus and those that refer to what is commonly called a yet physical Second Coming of Jesus. As I have pointed out, there is no agreement among scholars on this question, espec [...]

A Small Sample of Bad Christian Prophecy Memes and Comments

A Small Sample of Bad Christian Prophecy Memes and Comments

Eschatology memes are all the rage on Facebook. One of the most egregious is one that claims that Donald Trump is the antichrist. Some people did something similar with former President Obama and even JFK after his “mortal head wound.” The Trump antichrist memes started with Revelation 13:3 after Trump was shot in the ear : I saw one of his heads as if it had been fatally wounded, and his fatal wo [...]

The Dark History of Leftist Violence

The Dark History of Leftist Violence

Violence in the name of “democracy” has almost always been a tool of the political left. I’m not talking about crazy leftists like a supporter of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who in 2017 opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual Congressional Baseball Game that severely injured Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana. He was hit by a bullet that “tr [...]

How Do You Know If You Are Loving Your Neighbor?

How Do You Know If You Are Loving Your Neighbor?

Media mogul Ted Turner once said, in response to the Ten Commandments, “Nobody … likes to be commanded.” Soon after saying this, he produced his own laundry list of commandments that he argued we all should obey. Dismissing God’s commandments creates a moral vacuum with someone else’s commandments forced on us, usually from tyrannical governments. The Chinese government understands the relevancy o [...]