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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age with Rosaria Butterfield

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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age with Rosaria Butterfield

September 27, 2023
Life and Books and Everything
Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed

Is homosexuality normal? Is transgenderism a sin? Is Christian kindness the same thing as spiritual niceness? What's the difference between acceptance and approval? In this episode, Kevin and Rosaria probe these questions and many others like them. Whether you are struggling with sexual sin, know someone who is, or even if you think Kevin and Rosaria are dead wrong, you won't want to miss this important and provocative episode.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:40 A Little About Rosaria

15:43 Sponsor: Crossway | The Lord of Psalm 23

16:19 Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

27:26 Lie #1: Homosexuality is Normal

41:48 Lie #2: Being a Spiritual Person is Kinder Than Being a Biblical Christian

48:30 Lies #3, 4, & 5

55:20 Sponsor: DesiringGod | 20th Anniversary of ‘Don’t Waste Your Life’

55:55 Arguments Against Coming Out

1:10:55 “Would you rather have a dead daughter or a living son?”

1:18:46 The Difference Between Acceptance and Approval

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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

The New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality

Don't Waste Your Life

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