Have you been left in shock after reading the comment section on a political post? Online discourse seems to have hit a new low. Today’s show will address this polarizing issue.

Instead of testing the teachings that we see, we often resort to torching the teacher. To avoid torching teachers, we need to start with habits of the heart that “help avoid torching teachers and thereby failing to love our neighbors.” We will then look at habits of the mind that “help us test teachings and thereby reject what is false and hold fast to what is true.” In short, “Cultivating these habits will equip us not just to be civil but to be faithful to the truth and loving to our neighbors–goals to which I would hope every Christian would aspire.”

Dr. Rick Langer is my doctoral professor at Biola University where he is a Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology and the Director of the Office of Faith and Learning at Biola University. He specializes in the integration of faith and learning, and has also published in the areas of bioethics, theology and philosophy. He has a passion for helping Christians of all ages understand the connection between the Gospel and all the diverse facets of the created order in which we live. Prior to going to Biola, he served for over twenty years as a pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Redlands, California.

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