Did God or Satan Cause David's Census? | Answering Blasphemous Anti-Christian Memes

About this episode

The episode discusses whether God or Satan caused David's census and addresses various anti-Christian memes.

Did God make David take the census, or was it Satan? And if both 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 are right, does the Bible contradict itself — or does a guy posting memes on Gab not understand primary and secondary causation? Buckle up. In this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate and co-host Chris kick things off with a wrap-up of the 2026 Ligonier National Conference ("Crucial Questions"), featuring some heavy hitters like Michael Reeves, Sinclair Ferguson, HP Charles, and others. Chris also gives a glowing — if occasionally distracted by seatbelts — recommendation for becoming a Ligonier ministry partner. Then, things get spicy. The guys dive headfirst into a collection of blasphemous anti-Christian memes shared on Gab, tackling them one by one: 🔹 2 Samuel 24 vs. 1 Chronicles 21 — Did God or Satan incite David's census? Spoiler: this isn't a contradiction. Primary and secondary causation have existed since Augustine, and no, this meme did not crack the case. 🔹 Catholic nuns vs. the State of New York — Nuns who provide completely free care to dying patients, take no government money, and have served the poor for over a century are facing possible fines and jail…

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Topics covered

• David's census
• blasphemous memes
• primary and secondary causation
• Ligonier National Conference
• legal issues for nuns
• God's promises

Keywords

• David's census
• God vs Satan
• blasphemy
• Ligonier Conference
• Catholic nuns
• gender identity
• God's promises

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier National Conference, State of New York

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