Author: Brian Chilton

Brian G. Chilton is the founder of Bellator Christi Ministries and the co-host of the Bellator Christi Podcast. Dr. Chilton earned a Ph.D. in the Theology and Apologetics at Liberty University (with high distinction), a M.Div. in Theology from Liberty University (with high distinction); his B.S. in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Gardner-Webb University (with honors); earned a Certificate in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and completed Unit 1 of Clinical Pastoral Education at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine. Dr. Chilton is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, working out in his home gym, and watching football. He has served in pastoral ministry for over 20 years and serves as a clinical chaplain.
1John
Biblical Studies, Christian Living, Christian truth

5 Parameters of Genuine Christianity Found in 1 John

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Parameters are limits that constitute the nature or definition of someone or something. If one were to describe the parameters of an unused composition notebook,…

Pulpit1
Academic, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Pastoral Ministry

The Pastor-Scholar: Contemplations on the Possibility

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Almost anyone who has been convicted of the great theological problems influencing the modern American church would confess that now, perhaps more than in the…

Clock in Gods hands
Christian apologetics, Eschatology, Theology

What Part of "No One Knows" Do We Not Understand?

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Well here we go again—another occasion with another failed end-time prediction. The latest in the emergent amorphous collection of failed end-time predictions relates to what…

Hypocrite
Christian apologetics, Christian Living, Christian truth, Christianity, Truth

Those Hypocritical Christians! 4 Ways that Theological Truth Transcends Bad Behavior

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For those who do not know my testimony, I left the ministry for seven years due to great doubts pertaining to the truthfulness of Christianity.…

Texas football players accuse
Church Life, Philosophical, Social Issues

Football Fights and the Fall

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Today, I heard a news report that discussed the growing problems of violence among high school football players towards referees and officials. Those working in…

Apologetics, Christianity, Philosophical, Philosophy, Uncategorized

3 Attributes Critical for Effective Persuasion

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Aristotle, the famed ancient Greek philosopher, wrote On Rhetoric in the 4th century BC. Aristotle writes on how one can build a strong case that…