Chemtrails. Election fraud. QAnon. Anti-Vaxxism. UFOs.
While some caution Christians against interest in conspiracy theorism, and portray evangelicals as wingnuts who are gullible to fake news and fringe beliefs, in Christians & Conspiracy Theories, award-winning author Mike Duran offers compelling reasons why Christians should engage conspiracy theories.
The Bible describes Christians as truth-seekers. Believers are to be discerning of ‘the signs of the times’ (Matt. 16:3) and wise to the ‘devil’s schemes’ (Eph. 6:11). They are not to be gullible, easily swayed by false teaching and false teachers (Eph. 4:14), but resistant to "godless myths and old wives' tales" (I Tim. 4:7). For this reason, the Apostle Paul encouraged believers to ‘test all things’ (I Thess. 5:21 NKJV) and be spiritually discerning.
Rather than blindly trusting academics, the government, the media, or their favorite podcast host, Christians should be intentional in ‘testing’ and deciphering alleged truth claims.
But discerning the truth about the world around us is not always easy. Especially when it comes to competing truth claims, alternative news sources, and the complex matrix of narratives put forth by government, politicians, science, medical professionals, and so-called ‘fact-checkers.’
This book is about why and how Christians should engage conspiracy theories. It’s about becoming our own fact-checker, developing healthy research protocols, and going where the truth leads us. It’s about fine-tuning our BS-detector and using Scripture as our ultimate conspiracy barometer.
The truth is out there. And it wants to be found.
While some caution Christians against interest in conspiracy theorism, and portray evangelicals as wingnuts who are gullible to fake news and fringe beliefs, in Christians & Conspiracy Theories, award-winning author Mike Duran offers compelling reasons why Christians should engage conspiracy theories.
The Bible describes Christians as truth-seekers. Believers are to be discerning of ‘the signs of the times’ (Matt. 16:3) and wise to the ‘devil’s schemes’ (Eph. 6:11). They are not to be gullible, easily swayed by false teaching and false teachers (Eph. 4:14), but resistant to "godless myths and old wives' tales" (I Tim. 4:7). For this reason, the Apostle Paul encouraged believers to ‘test all things’ (I Thess. 5:21 NKJV) and be spiritually discerning.
Rather than blindly trusting academics, the government, the media, or their favorite podcast host, Christians should be intentional in ‘testing’ and deciphering alleged truth claims.
But discerning the truth about the world around us is not always easy. Especially when it comes to competing truth claims, alternative news sources, and the complex matrix of narratives put forth by government, politicians, science, medical professionals, and so-called ‘fact-checkers.’
This book is about why and how Christians should engage conspiracy theories. It’s about becoming our own fact-checker, developing healthy research protocols, and going where the truth leads us. It’s about fine-tuning our BS-detector and using Scripture as our ultimate conspiracy barometer.
The truth is out there. And it wants to be found.
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