The author of "The Magic Man in the Sky: Effectively Defending the Christian Faith," one of the top-selling Christian books on Amazon since its release on May 15, appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network this week to encourage believers they are at a unique place in all "human history" to proclaim and defend the faith.
"We're the prophets of our day. We're living in those days when we need to be calling out, 'Repent, for the kingdom of God is nigh," declared Pastor Carl Gallups of Milton, Fla. "Israel is back in the land, the gospel is going to the whole world, the nations are aligning against Israel, and we're the only generation in human history to see these three major prophecies [fulfilled] – and here we are, and I say to the church, 'We've got to be defenders of the faith.'"
Gallups appeared on "Praise the Lord," the flagship show of the world's biggest Christian network because of his book, "The Magic Man in the Sky," a volume recently praised in the pages of the Washington Times as a "muscular defense of Christian faith."
Jeffrey T. Kuhner praised the book by writing: "Its central theme can be distilled to one seminal idea: The secular argument that Christianity is an outdated, primitive institution peddling a superstitious faith in God – the 'magic man in the sky' – is false."
"In fact, Mr. Gallups shows it is atheism that requires much greater, almost blind faith," Kuhner continued. "The author demonstrates that modern science – contrary to myth – proves that the universe, human DNA and the solar system are so perfect and yet immensely complex that only a higher all-powerful being – God – could have created them. In short, Darwinian evolution or the Big Bang theory is a hoax."
On "Praise the Lord," host Dwight Thompson expressed concern that "our nation has never been in a greater need for a mighty voice crying out, 'Repent, get on your knees.'"
Gallups confessed there was a time when he ran in fear from such a "calling," but encouraged Christians everywhere that God did not give them a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind – just the ingredients needed to speak to a doubting culture about the truths of God.
"One of my passions has been helping believers to know how to defend the faith," Gallups said. "In the face of this secular world, this godless world that wants to tell us that there is no God ... I tell children of the King, 'Look, you're a child of the King, this is the Word of God, it stands forever and God has commanded us ... to be salt and light.'"
Gallups asserted that even in an age of "science" and skepticism, Christians have a firm place to stand when defending the Word of God.
"When we become a Christian, a believer, that doesn't mean we hang our brain on a shelf," he said. "Study the Word, know the Word, dig in the Word, know how to accurately handle it, know how to speak to the issues of the day, know how to speak to the lies of the day ... know how to speak light to darkness."
The interview itself can be seen below:
In "The Magic Man in the Sky," Gallups boldly challenges both believers and non-believers to consider the consequences of either accepting or rejecting the truths he presents, including the assertion that there is an Intelligent Designer behind all creation, and His existence can indeed be proven.
In a time when lives are marked by a growing hunger for spiritual realities, Gallups declares that real science and Holy Scripture are inseparably linked.
Gallups is the long-time senior pastor of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church in Milton, Fla. Additionally, he is a conference leader, evangelist and Christian media icon. Gallups is one of the founders of the world-famous PPSimmons YouTube ministry and biblical apologetics channel. A prominent conservative talk radio host and biblical/political media guest commentator, he is a graduate of Florida State University and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.