Classical Presbyterian | BA RBC | Mdiv Student @MidAmericaSem | Rhetoric Teacher @ Providence Christian Academy
Joined January 2022
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Grateful to @AmReformer and @tlloydcline for publishing my article, “The Theological Origins of Political Power.”
My hope is that it brings depth to our discussions of political authority and its relationship to religion within God’s created order.
americanreformer.org/2026/03…
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Man has no right to worship false gods. Liberty of conscience and religious liberty are not autonomous liberties detached from God’s law.
When the Westminster Confession says, “God alone is Lord of the conscience,” it does not mean conscience is sovereign. It means no man may bind the conscience apart from God.
Therefore, to exercise conscience contrary to divine law is not liberty. It is idolatry.
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The state cannot be neutral; if it is not professedly Christian, it will, directly or indirectly, be the persecutor of Christianity.
- James Bannerman (The Church of Christ)
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Jun 9
We are nearly ready with this.
(Need to add the translator's name, etc.)
Lord-willing we will release it soon.
We have been steadily adding ebooks and trying to fulfil promises made.
Alsted is in the final stages too.
More announcements soon, DV.
Jun 8
Big mail day. 👀
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Classical Liberalism is not the political expression of Classical Christianity; it is a rival vision of man and society.
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"Those who remove from the magistrate all care of ecclesiastical things...rest upon this foundation—that this knowledge and judgment about matters of faith is proper to the ecclesiastical order, whose decrees the magistrate is bound to respect and perform. This is the opinion of the Romanists.”
- Francis Turretin (Institutes of Elenctic Theology)
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It’s actually both. Jacob as an individual and Israel as a nation.
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Romans 9 has nothing to do with the election of individuals to salvation it has to with the election of the nation of Israel.
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Mormons are not Christians.
Jun 6
If only we, as Latter-day Saints, belonged to a church that had “Jesus Christ” in its name and His image in its logo …
Oh wait
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"Philosophy must submit to theology just as Hagar to Sarah. She must submit to teaching and correction. But if she does not obey, expel the immoral woman."
Clement of Alexandria
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If the civil magistrate cannot make theological determinations, and if theology limits politics, then the magistrate cannot determine his own limitations.
VanDrunen’s view is incoherent here, and other places.
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There's no indication in the New Testament that civil magistrates are qualified to be making judgments about doctrine.
“There aren't any of the people on the other side who really think that they want Donald Trump or Joe Biden being the arbiter of ecclesiastical orthodoxy.”
“But there is a problem with saying, ‘This is the ideal political structure for when we get our guy.’ That's totally unprincipled. We don't think about the church that way. We don’t say, ‘Here are the things that the pastor should do when we get the pastor that we really want.’”
“So you have to ask the principal question: What are the qualifications for the civil magistrate and what are their responsibilities?”
“Where in the New Testament — where anywhere in scripture, not talking about the Mosaic Law and talking about the covenantal Israelite king — where is there anywhere talking about a gentile nation in which the requirements for the magistrate are put in these theological terms or that the magistrate has the qualifications for making those determinations?”
“Think about how careful the New Testament is in 1 Timothy 3. These are the qualifications for those called to office. And you know how hard it is for us, for those of us ordained to office to do that work well. There's no indication that civil magistrates have those sorts of qualifications to be making those kinds of judgments.”
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The Christian Nationalists strike again.
All tree services must promote the true religion.
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This article from @jamesrwoodtheo details that Kuyper is indeed not the 'better way'. Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker is better.
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News flash. You don't have to be CN or R2K. There is a better way. Make Kuyperian Transformationalism Great Again.
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Although, if I had to chose between Kuyper and R2K, I would definitely chose Kuyper. I like how he tries to do it better than R2K does not do it.
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"The Christian, the Pagan, the Mohammedan, Jews, Infidels and Turks, cannot coalesce as organic elements in one body politic. The State must take its religious type from the doctrines, the precepts, and the institutions of one or the other of these parties."
- James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862)
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“Only a demanding religion can beat the machines.” - @crwiley1962
You are going to read this book when it comes out. Go and pre-order it through @canonpress 📖
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I call on @realDonaldTrump to abolish Pride Month and replace it with Traditional Family Month.
Let us praise and encourage the mothers, fathers, and families who are faithfully building the future of the United States.
The family is the foundation of a strong nation. 🇺🇸
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Volusia County has just proclaimed June Family, Faith & Responsible Fatherhood month. Great job County Council leaders!
@cdfusa
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Volusia County has just proclaimed June Family, Faith & Responsible Fatherhood month. Great job County Council leaders!
@cdfusa
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This is the way 🇺🇸
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a resolution designating June 2026 as Nuclear Family Month, instead of Pride month
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