The Word Made Flesh

Series: Christ in a Post-Christian Culture

The IncarnationThe Works of Christ

The Word Made Flesh

40 min

Series: Christ in a Post-Christian Culture

The IncarnationThe Works of Christ

The Word Made Flesh

40 min

Christianity is the religion of a book, and this particular book contains a good deal of words to be read, reflected upon, and applied. But God’s word contains more than instructions on how we should all behave. Ultimately it points to a person, the Word of God made flesh, who descended from heaven in order to save the fallen race of mankind.

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Kim Riddlebarger is pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, California. He is a visiting professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary California and a frequent contributor to Tabletalk and Modern Reformation. Among his publications is A Case for Amillenialism: Understanding the End Times, and The Man of Sin. Kim also writes at the Riddleblog which is devoted to Reformed theology and eschatology.

Michael Horton (Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Coventry University) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Sola Media.

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Christ in a Post-Christian Culture

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Christ in a Post-Christian Culture

Christ in a Post-Christian Culture

What is the proper relationship between Christianity and culture? How does one faithfully witness to Christ in our increasingly secularized society? On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts attempt to answer these questions as they introduce the new theme for 2009: “Christ in a Post-Christian Culture.”

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Re-Thinking Christ & Culture

Some Christians retreat from secular culture while others attempt to influence or govern it. Which approach is more Biblical, the Amish approach or that of Constantine? That’s the topic for this edition of the White Horse Inn, and joining the program for this discussion is Dr. Craig Carter, author of Re-thinking Christ & Culture: A […]

The City of God

The City of God

On this edition of the White Horse Inn the hosts continue their discussion of the relationship between Christianity and culture, focusing in particular on Augustine’s important contribution to this conversation as found in his classic work, The City of God.

Creation, Fall & Redemption

Creation, Fall & Redemption

What was God’s original purpose for mankind, and how did that purpose change after the Fall? What are we to do now that we have been expelled from Eden? And is this banishment eternal, or is there another way back to God’s presence? These questions and more will be discussed on this edition of the […]

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The Foolishness of God

What is the most important task of the Christian Church in our time? Many Christians think the answer to that question has to do with some form of cultural transformation. But as the hosts discuss on this program, the Church’s primary task has nothing to do with our own activity. Proclaiming the gospel of Christ […]

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Losing Our Religion

Our year-long theme this year is “Christ in a Post-Christian Culture.” But that implies that we once had a “Christian Culture.” So what were the origins of Christendom, and why did the Christian West eventually abandon its faith? These questions and more will be addressed on this edition of the White Horse Inn.

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The Case for Civility (Part 1)

On this special edition of the White Horse Inn Michael Horton talks with Os Guinness about pursuing civility in a Post-Christian culture. How are we best to make our case in the public square? In what ways have Christians failed as they have attempted to do this in recent years? Os is the author of […]

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The Case for Civility (Part 2)

On this edition of the White Horse Inn Michael Horton continues his conversation with special guest Os Guinness, author of The Case for Civility, And Why Our Future Depends on It, published by HarperOne

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Christ in a Pre-Christian Culture

How should we preach Christ in a Post-Christian culture? Surprisingly, the answer to that question is best discovered by examining the way the Apostle Paul preached Christ in the context of his Pre-Christian culture. So on this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts are beginning a brief series walking through some of the […]

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We Preach Christ Crucified

Countless churches across the country offer relevant messages week after week that focus on wisdom for life, tips for marriage and family, money management, etc. But the Apostle Paul preferred a message of foolishness. Though “Greeks search for wisdom,” he wrote, “we preach Christ crucified.” What are the implications of this approach in our own […]

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Remembering the Incarnation After December

The first advent of Christ lays the groundwork for His impending second advent. While the first advent story explains how Christ, the Word, became flesh in the womb of a virgin, the second advent looks forward to Christ’s return as the enthroned King, enacting the final restoration of creation.

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Let Us Bear Him in Our Hearts: Augustine on the Wonder of the Incarnation

The Lord Christ is for ever, without beginning with the Father. And yet ask what today is; it’s a birthday. Whose? The Lord’s. Has he really got a birthday? He has. The Word in the beginning, God with God, has a birthday? Yes, he has. Unless he had a human birth, we would never attain to the divine rebirth […]

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The Absurdity of Christmas

Since the infinitude of God’s love is what begins to make sense of the incarnation and birth of the divine Son, then for those who do not know God’s love, the Nativity remains forever an absurdity—and nothing more. For only God’s powerful and gracious work in the human heart can make sense of the confounding wisdom of his redemptive plan and eternally unravel the great mystery of the God-Man.

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