I want to pull another quote from Machen.

Modern culture is here in conflict with the Bible.

The church is in perplexity.

She is trying to compromise.

She is saying, peace peace when there is no peace.

And rapidly, she is losing her power.

The time has come when she must choose.

That was Stephen Nichols, reading a quote from J. Gresham Machen,

calling the church of the early 20th century to pick a side, compromise and follow culture,

or stand firm upon the Bible.

You are listening to renewing your mind on Nathan W. Bingham.

In every age, the church must be bold in its proclamation of the gospel and defense of the truth.

Well, a hundred years ago, J. Gresham Machen drew a line in the sand with the release of his now classic book,

Christianity and Liberalism.

And I'm so pleased that Ligonier Ministries has just released a special hundredth anniversary edition of that book,

and you can request your copy at renewing your mind.org.

All week, Ligonier teaching fellow and president of Reformation Bible College, Stephen Nichols,

will be introducing us to Machen and walking us through Christianity and Liberalism.

So to encourage us to stand firm and not compromise in our day, here's Dr. Nichols.

On Sunday afternoons in 1935, on WIP, a radio station in Philadelphia,

J. Gresham Machen went on the air to give what essentially were devotionals or just little radio talks about the Bible.

It was suggested to him by one of the trustees at Westminster Seminary,

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