Doctrine and Deception

At the seminaries and “among the students,” Machen wrote, “the reassuring employment of traditional phrases is often abandoned, and the advocates of a new religion are not at pains, as they are in the Church at large, to maintain an appearance of conformity with the past.”

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Dive into the heart of a century-old battle for the soul of the church! In this gripping second lecture, we unpack J. Gresham Machen’s explosive 1923 critique of modern liberalism—a movement he accused of replacing historic Christianity with a creedless, nature-loving substitute.

From dishonest seminaries to the rejection of doctrine, discover how Machen’s warnings echo in our own divided times.

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This lecture was prepared for the adult Sunday School class at the First Congregational Church, Woodbury, Connecticut and delivered on May 4, 2025.