Making the Case against Christian Silence – Dr. Albert Mohler, 5/26/25 (1461)

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

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Dr. Albert Mohler of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The Gathering Storm We Cannot Be Silent Website for Albert Mohler

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0:00.0	Expressive individualism is a term used today to describe the intuitive way that we think about ourselves as human beings.
0:08.0	Dr. Carl Truman talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.
0:15.0	We think about ourselves as free, autonomous, self-determining, and we place a great emphasis upon our feelings as being decisive for who we are.
0:25.0	Now, from a Christian perspective, feelings are part of what it is to be human, but also we understand as Christians that made in the image of God, we are dependent creatures.
0:34.8	We're obliged creatures. We don't self-invent or self-create ourselves.
0:40.2	And what I want to do in this talk is analyze the problem and then suggest ways that the church can
0:46.1	combat this within our congregations.
0:49.2	You can meet and hear Dr. Carl Truman making the case against expressive individualism at this year's Making
0:55.5	the Case Conference, July 18th and 19th, at Concordia University Chicago.
1:00.5	Learn more at issuezc.org.
1:03.1	Music The strong Christian tradition of making public confession.
1:23.3	Well, the indispensable part of that confession is to confess Christ, to confess the gospel,
1:30.9	to confess the truths of God's Word.
1:33.9	There are other parts to that bold public confession.
1:37.0	When we get into those truths of God's Word, we as Christians cannot remain silent.
1:42.7	The world may want to silence us or may want to tempt
1:46.8	us to silence ourselves, but that is not an option for Christians. Greetings in, welcome to
1:52.9	issues, et cetera, on this Memorial Day. May the 26th, I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in
1:58.1	in the first hour. We're going to be hearing Dr. Albert Mueller, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, making the case against Christian silence from the 22 issues, et cetera, making the case conference. In hour, too, we'll look forward to the seventh Sunday of Easter, according to the three-year lectionary, talking with Pastor Sean Denzer about Jesus High Priestly Prayer in John Chapter 17.
2:19.6	Dr. Albert Moller is president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
2:24.3	He's author of several books, including The Gathering Storm and We Cannot Be Silent.
2:29.3	Let's listen to his presentation from the 2022 Issues, Et cetera, Making the Case Conference, making the case conference making the case against
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