Mars Hill Church Public Relations Director Nick Bogardus interviews Michael S. Horton, the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. Dr. Horton is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the White Horse Inn, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio talk-show exploring issues of Reformation theology in American Christianity. He is also the editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine.
What Is “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism”? (8 min)
Michael Horton explains moralistic therapeutic deism and how it shows up in our churches and literature.
Why You Can’t “Be” the Gospel (4 min)
Lots of pastors and teachers today agree with everything orthodox, but what plays on Sundays? Michael Horton says to get serious about knowing what you believe and why you believe it.
What We Should Learn from the Mainline Denominations (6 min)
Michael Horton says that “evangelicalism is out-liberaling liberalism.” In this clip, he explains why, and what we should learn from the mistakes and successes of mainline denominations.
Is the “New Perspective” on Paul Dangerous? (2 min)
The imputation of Adam’s guilt in the Fall and of Christ’s righteousness through justification by faith alone is essential to our faith. Michael Horton talks about how the new perspective on Paul risks losing the gospel to moralism.
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