FTNCI 042: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 1)

“Better is open rebuke than hidden love,” Says Proverbs 27. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” Christians need to make use of polemics—even wartime polemics. Our goal at ChristianIntellectual.com is to edify people and to point people to the goodness of God. As we seek to equip the saints, there are times for building and times for tearing down. Both activities are needed if the world is going to be filled with Christians who rightly understand the good character of God and who are skilled in moral reasoning and in discerning good from evil. “Niceness as holiness” is a great deception of our time that is holding the door open for hundreds of other deceptions. This is where the battle should take place. We agree with something said by Chase Davis: “If our supposedly biblical principles for discourse, tone, and the free exchange of ideas would eliminate the writing and speaking of the majority of thinkers, Christian and otherwise, from prior generations, then perhaps our principles are not as biblical as we think.” The ability  to disagree in moral terms (and the moral and legal right to disagree) is foundational to all that the new Christian intellectuals need to accomplish in the world. Therefore we need a robust argument for why arguing itself is called for in these times. And not just any kind of arguing—wartime polemics.   In this Series: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 1) Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 2) Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 3)   Related Resources: #TrustedForTruth? — An Open Plea To Dr. Al Mohler Renouncing Disgraceful & Underhanded Ways—A Plea to Southern Seminary & Its Defenders It’s Time to Start Naming & Dividing From Woke Pastors How Great the Weight of Public Speech—A Call to Morally Charged Polemics Principles Over Personalities—A Response to Conservative Resurgence Voices FTNCI 024: Toward a Theology of Polemics Wartime Polemics Facebook Page Wartime Polemics Update List Become a Patron and Get Full-Length Exclusive Podcasts As a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, you get access to occasional patron-only episodes. As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, you can attend podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive culture war training and patron-only episodes. Video Version Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. About the Podcast For the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators. We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights. Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode. How to Help The best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review. Click here to subscribe. Listen to the Podcast The post FTNCI 042: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 1) first appeared on For the New Christian Intellectual.