Generations Radio

Purity rings, purity vows, purity ceremonies, and dances were popular for a few decades among Christian groups. But, problems developed when the little boys didn’t grow up and girls couldn’t get married. Immaturity dominated, on-line porn took the boys down; and combining vows of celibacy with a delay of marriage (and a reputation of young marriages) was a killer for evangelicals. Why aren’t our young men getting married? Why aren’t our girls getting married? The just will live by faith, and they will marry by faith. The breakdown of faith involves the breakdown of family. We give some practical advice for young people on getting married in this short segment.

Here is a full view of everything that happened in the world in 2018 in twenty minutes. Join Kevin Swanson for a quick flyover the last year, for a big picture look at what happened in America and around the world. It was the year that evangelist Billy Graham died, and it was the year that evangelicalism died.

The Christian colleges, evangelical denominations, and seriously mixed-up Christian leaders ball up social justice, feminism, me-too, and race conflicts into one big confusing package. And now, Calvinists and reformed people are accused of accommodating domestic violence and opposing social justice, because they think objectively about stuff. However, these pet issues as presented usually lack clarity and definition. Those who embrace these movements and buzzwords are all wrapped up in irrational, emotion-driven commitments to who knows what, and as well they refuse to submit to God’s laws as defining right and wrong. Confusion reigns, and Satan is in the middle of it all. These are serious matters because they are threatening to split whole denominations wide open. We do our best to clarify the issues by the Word of God in this edition of the program.

The only good news going on in western civilization seems to be happening in America — the evangelical birth rate is finally on the rise. All other birth rates around the developed world are imploding. Japan will probably lose about 2/3 of its people, and not be a nation by 2100. Korea isn’t doing any better. But, the birth rate is not the only indication of life in a church. Life comes when we abandon the existentialist self-oriented worldview, and taking on the life of Christ, losing your life for His sake.

Here is the story of reversal — a reversal of a vasectomy, but more than that. The Christian life brings reversals and repentance as the mind is renewed according to the will of God. Here is the story of tragedy and triumph. It is the story of life-changing reversals followed by the blessing of God. It is the story of the Christian life.

America is turning increasingly materialistic, and this seems to be increasing debt and consumeristic spending. How to avoid all of this materialist trap? Giving, gratitude, and stop stealing. This is the best approach to preparing for the next great recession.

A priest is in trouble for suggesting that a teen who committed suicide might not go to heaven. Is suicide the unforgivable sin? The life expectancy in America has fallen off for the first time in 100 years — because Americans are killing themselves. Suicide and drug overdoses are bringing the American life expectancy down fast. We discuss the biggest causes for the increase in suicide and despair, and the biggest remedy — believe the Gospel. Believe that Christ came to bring the greatest hope in the universe.

The dangers of hierarchy and centralization of power in the church seems to produce corruption, lack of accountability, demagoguery, abuse, and all the rest. The Protestant Church and the Roman Catholic Church are in all out crisis mode now. The image of the Roman Catholic Church is befouled and apparently unsalvageable now. What can be done? A return to decentralized elderships and a rejection of the single pastor man-of-God motif is where the true church is headed. It sounds a lot like Titus 1:5, 1 Peter 5:1, Phil. 1:1, and 1 Timothy 4:14 — ordination by the laying on of the hands of a “presbytery.”

The National Association of Evangelicals which includes the EV Free Church, the Presbyterian Church of America, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Vineyard, and others have endorsed a plan to include homosexuals under federal nondiscrimination laws. This move sets real Christians up for persecution, while protecting fake Christians from persecution. The motions passed by the National Association of Evangelicals and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities were based on the Utah Compromise. The Mormons capitulated first, and then the evangelicals followed them on this one. Is it the responsibility of the civil magistrate to provide for the “needs” of homosexuals who want a wedding? That seems to be the hinge argument of the evangelicals who are pushing for “homosexual rights.” We contrast this with the biblical ethical standard for the civil magistrate and the treatment of homosexuality.

It was the 1920s in Germany. Homosexuality was on the rise. Immorality and decadence defined Berlin. The church was reduced to liberalism and pietism. The country was torn by economic stress. The time was right for Adolf Hitler, the great 'savior' of the people. Does any of this sound familiar? Kevin Swanson interviews Erwin Lutzer, author of a new book entitled 'When a Nation Forgets God.' There are some differences between Nazi Germany in 1932 and America in 2012. There are still a few churches here that preach the full-orbed implications of God's Word to culture and politics. And there are parents who still are willing to fight for their God-given responsibilities to oversee their children's education!