{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Urban Puritano","title":"Alistair Begg After Action Review: Trans Truth for Life?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5660,"description":"There once was a pastor from Scotland\nWhose name was Begg, not McLachlan\nOut of no where one day\nTo old ladies he’d say\nBring gifts and attend that transgender function.\nWell, despite my attempt at capturing one particular example of doctrinal and pastoral decay in American Evangelicalism, am I really that far off? Poetically, yes. Actually, no.\nAllow me to extend podcast hospitality to two guests in discussing their article and their mention of the now infamous case of Alistair Begg's advice to a troubled soul concerning participation in a transgender wedding mirage ceremony. Pastor Brandon Myers and Scott Polender.\nWhat can be assessed based on the known facts? Is theological triage applicable here? Should ministers circle the wagons around Begg's ministry and counsel? Has Scripture been faithfully interpreted and applied? Is repentance by those who disagree with Begg in order or does Begg need to repent for the way he handled Scripture and this counsel to a troubled conscience?   \nRead the article that first shined the light on this and other symptoms of doctrinal decay:\nThe Desperate Decay of Doctrine in American Evangelicalism - American Reformer","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mkUqb_rA6g_l9uqLcTl3RinM5fPPRn0Xdj-JRuADp7I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzODM2LzE1OTg5/MDE5MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}