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The New Arianism: Why Denying the Deity of Christ Is a Gospel Issue
Podcast: Contending for the Word
Segment: The Weekly Watch
Show Summary
A growing number of evangelicals are confused about who Jesus Christ truly is. In this episode of The Weekly Watch,
Dave Jenkins examines alarming findings from the State of Theology surveys that reveal a decade-long drift away from the biblical confession of Christ’s full deity. This denial is not secondary—it strikes at the heart of the gospel and echoes the ancient heresy of Arianism.
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Episode Notes
- What the State of Theology surveys reveal about Christological confusion.
- Why denying Christ’s deity always leads to a different gospel.
- How Arianism works—and why it matters today.
- Key biblical texts that affirm Jesus is eternal, uncreated, and fully God.
- What the church must recover: Trinitarian teaching, expositional preaching, and doctrinal discipleship.
Key Scriptures
- Exodus 3:14
- John 1:1–3
- John 8:58
- Colossians 1:15–17
- Hebrews 1:1–4
- Philippians 2:6–11
- 1 Corinthians 15:1–4
- Galatians 1:6–9
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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.
