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Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.

The year was 1198. Today we remember the mysterious Waldensians and their expulsion from Spain. The reading is John Milton's reflection on them in his "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont."

רצח - “You shall not murder." EXODUS 20:13

David laments the death of Saul and Jonathan.

Dr. Paulson introduces chapter 5 of Luther's Outlaw God and what it means that Luther will try to "preach to Erasmus."

The year was 1621. Today we remember the 17th century’s “Most Interesting Man”. The reading is from John Calvin’s Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.

ארך - “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you." EXODUS 20:12

שׁבע - "Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God." EXODUS 20:9–10

The year was 1557. Today we remember Anne Howard (nee Dacre) and the Elizabethan persecutions. The reading is from Robert Southwell's "The Nativity of Christ."

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 3:15-22

שׁוא - “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain." EXODUS 20:7

The year was 1477. Today we remember Jerome Emser, a Reformation-era controversialist. The reading is “The Loving Soul’s Jubilation” by Bernard of Clairvaux.