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( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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