Tackling Abraham Piper’s TikToks

Guest Bios Show Transcript Is the Bible just like “Game of Thrones,” except if you don’t read it, you go to hell? And speaking of hell, does anyone really believe in a place of eternal torment? Or is that just a fable pastors preach to scare people into becoming Christians? In this episode of The Roys Report, Julie tackles these accusations raised by viral TikTok sensation, Abraham Piper. Abraham Piper is the son of the extremely well-known author and preacher, John Piper. Yet unlike his father, Abraham isn’t defending and promoting Christianity; he’s mocking it—especially evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity. Joining Julie to discuss Abraham's challenges is leading apologist, Dr. Michael Brown, whose spiritual journey is the opposite of Piper’s. Unlike Piper who was raised in a Christian home but abandoned the faith as an adult, Brown was raised Jewish and became a heavy drug user and drummer in a rock band before coming to faith in Christ. Perhaps because of that background, Brown approaches challenges to the faith with compassion and understanding. This Weeks Guests Dr. Michael Brown Dr. Michael Brown is the founder and president of AskDrBrown Ministries and FIRE School of Ministry in Concord, North Carolina. He is host of the daily, nationally, syndicated talk radio show, the Line of Fire, where he serves as your voice of moral, cultural, and spiritual revolution. He also hosts TV on GOD TV, Middle East TV (METV), and NRB TV. He is the author of more than 40 books, holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University, and has served as a visiting or adjunct professor at 7 leading seminaries. He is widely recognized as today’s foremost Messianic Jewish apologist. Transcript SPEAKERSJULIE ROYS, DR. MICHAEL BROWN, ABRAHAM PIPER JULIE ROYS 00:00Is the Bible just like Game of Thrones, except if you don’t read it, you go to hell? And speaking of hell, does anyone really believe in a place of eternal torment, or is that just a fable pastors preach to scare people into becoming Christians? Welcome to The Roys Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. I’m Julie Roys. And today we’re going to be exploring the TikToks of Abraham Piper and if you haven’t heard, Abraham Piper, son of the extremely well known author and preacher, John Piper, is a TikTok sensation. In fact, Abraham Piper currently has nearly 1 million followers. Yet unlike his father, Abraham isn’t defending and promoting Christianity. He’s mocking it, especially evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity. Here’s just a sampling of what Piper has to say. ABRAHAM PIPER 00:46Evangelicalism is a toddler tradition that’s cousins with Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. And a snot nosed little sibling of mainline Protestant denominations. So yes, I’m out here saying fundamentalism is bizarre, anti intellectual [explitive]. JULIE ROYS 00:57So as you can tell Abraham Piper doesn’t pull any punches. But how should we as Christians respond to his attacks on the Bible, hell, missions and just a whole range of topics that we as Christians hold dear? Well, that’s what I’ll be exploring in this podcast with leading apologist, Dr. Michael Brown, and I think you’ll find that not only does Dr. Brown have credible answers to the questions and the claims that Piper makes, he also has a really tender and humble heart, especially towards skeptics. So really looking forward to discussing these TikToks with Dr. Brown, but before I do, I’d like to thank our sponsors, Judson University, and Marquardt of Barrington. Judson is a top ranked Christian university providing a caring community and an excellent college experience. Plus the school offers more than 60 majors, great leadership opport