Cultural Marxism and Responding to a Toxic Culture with Erwin Lutzer

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Erwin Lutzer discuss the influence of cultural Marxism in our culture, politics, and a biblical worldview, how Christians should respond to a toxic culture, along with his book, We Will Not Be Silent: Responding Courageously to Our Culture’s Assault on Christianity (Harvest House, 202).

What you’ll hear in this episode

The influence of CRT and intersectionality in our education system and culture.
Cultural Marxism and how it is gaining a foothold in the United States.
Why behind our political views are people’s worldview.
Why rewriting history has to do with a secularist agenda.
The response of Christians to a toxic culture.
What the Church’s response should be to censorship.
Why the arguments against free speech are the same ones used by Communists during their reign of terror in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Why gender roles are a demarcation point for the church.
The best response of the Church to radical homosexuality.

About Today’s Guest

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is pastor emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He is the award-winning author of One Minute After You Die and Hitler’s Cross, as well as the featured speaker on three radio programs heard on more than 750 national and international outlets. He and his wife, Rebecca, have three grown children and eight grandchildren and live in the Chicago area.

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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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