The Eschatology of Peace: Rethinking Guns, Down Syndrome, and Christian Witness

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Exploring how the Christian vision of the end shapes our response to today’s most pressing socio-political issues, this episode of Voxology offers a deeply reflective take on cultural violence, the sanctity of life, and the church's role in embodying God's promised future. Mike Erre challenges listeners to confront gun culture, advocate for those often marginalized in society, and evaluate public theology through an eschatological lens.

With World Down Syndrome Day and March for Our Lives as a cultural backdrop, Mike shares powerful stories and scathing observations that challenge partisan thinking and point listeners toward a peacemaking ethic grounded in the gospel.

Key Takeaways:
• Down Syndrome and the Value of Life – Reflecting on World Down Syndrome Day, Mike shares a moving quote by Charlotte Fien at the UN and articulates the Christian moral imperative to affirm the dignity of every life, especially the vulnerable.
• Guns, Violence, and the Christian Ethic – A provocative look at how America’s obsession with weapons collides with Jesus’s call to peace, and why the church must model the eschatological hope of beating swords into plowshares.
• The Eschatological Lens – Understanding why Christian ethics aren’t about “what works” but about reflecting where the story of God is heading—the renewal of all things.
• Racism, Power, and American Idols – How the church's witness is compromised when it aligns with national narratives of supremacy, rights, and dominance instead of kingdom principles of humility, equality, and love.
• Critique of Complementarianism – A teaser for the next episode: Mike briefly introduces a strong critique of John Piper’s view that male “headship” is the answer to a culture of abuse.

Resources Mentioned:
• Isaiah 2 – Prophetic vision of peace and justice
• Revelation 7 – The image of one new people from every nation and tribe worshiping God
• Charlotte Fien at the UN – Link to her speech
• Patreon Content on Revelation – Support and listen on Patreon

Join us as we question the cultural norms Christians too often accept without critique. Subscribe to Voxology, leave a review to support the journey, and follow us on social media to engage with this vibrant, faithful community.

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Learn more about the Voxology Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, Mike here. So glad that you are out there in Internet land.
0:18.3	Greetings and salutations from suburban Columbus, Ohio, where, although the calendar
0:25.1	says it is spring, the weather has declared otherwise. It is a brisk 36 degrees here at the end
0:35.0	of March, 2018. So I don't know which is worse.
0:39.7	I mean, the cold for sure, but then when everything around you says it should be spring,
0:45.9	it's still not spring.
0:47.2	And I'll stop complaining about the weather, of course, once it turns.
0:50.4	But I just need a moment for particularly our California listeners to understand that,
0:57.1	that, you know, the 60 degree sweaters that you wear, I mean, I get it, I get it now,
1:04.0	but it still breaks my heart to know that you're sitting there in your sweaters.
1:08.8	I'm here in my shorts.
1:11.6	Anyway, we're glad that you are tuning in today.
1:15.7	And we appreciate all of you who subscribe and rate the podcast.
1:21.3	Thank you for those of you supporting us on Patreon.
1:25.0	Again, there's a whole list of rewards and a new podcast that's on the
1:30.9	Book of Revelation that you can check out on patreon.com. Look for Mike Erie. And that'll take you to
1:39.4	that page. Today, what I want to do is that there's been so much going on this week. Last week we talked
1:46.4	about the Trinity, did some theological geeking out, which we love. Today, just want to react
1:52.7	to a couple of things that have happened over the last week. And part of, again, I don't know, you know, if we air too much on one side or the other,
2:03.7	but we try to do a bit of both cultural sort of analysis and filtering and just some straight
2:11.1	Bible stuff. But I came across a couple of things that I thought were worth passing on, and they're totally
2:20.0	non-controversial issues, abortion, Down syndrome, and women in pastoral ministry.
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