Children, and the “Gospel of Sovereignty”
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Why Calvinist Husbands are Pathetic Cowards
In order to shorten the title, I would like to also include husbands who function like Calvinists while denying the doctrine intellectually.
First, they deny the very gospel they proclaim and deny it with their lives. They would say “amen” to the whole idea that God removed the partition between the outer room and the Holy of Holies to give them free access to the throne of God without fear of condemnation, but they will not enter that room without the elders present or without permission from the elders. While saying “amen” to the whole idea of “one mediator between God and man,” they will hardly try any new thing in bed without permission from the elders, much less teach their wives something from their own God-given mind.
Pathetic.
Nor will they enter that room alone with their own thoughts and gifts on behalf of their wives who they are responsible to sanctify with the water of the word. They will not accept God’s invitation to meet face to face without hiding behind the elders for fear of being wrong about something. They do not approach the alter boldly on behalf of their wives, but rather bring other men to think for them and speak for them. They enter the room cowering behind the elders holding only what was originally given after digging it up in the back yard. They are under condemnation and therefore know that they always invest errantly—except when they obey the elders.
Pathetic.
And when their wives demand that they be real men and deliver on what they expected when they agreed to marry them, they run to the elders and have their wives brought up on church discipline which is NOT in Mathew 18 by the way. Nor or the elders by the way.
And by the way, that’s pathetic.
Nor will they defend those who have the courage to believe that Christ is the only mediator between God and men. They will stand by and watch injustice because they have given their souls to the elders. They clearly fear men more than God.
Pathetic.
And, for those who have wives who want mindless cowards for husbands, they fear their wives more than they fear God, in addition to the elders also. Who do they love more, and who are they really one with? If they are to leave parents and cleave to the wife, how much more should they leave the elders?
Sad.
paul
The Gospel of Sovereignty? Romans Series Interlude: Predestination, a Potter’s House Journey; Part 7
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Is America a Christian Nation? Dissecting the Worldview
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So Goes the Church—So Goes the Culture?
I received an email today that reminded me of something that needs to be addressed; this whole idea that the church is the moral compass of society. Viz, so goes the church—so goes the culture
Not only does history fail to bear this out, it’s not a biblical idea.
Let’s begin with some good-old-fashioned common sense. It never fails; pastors point to society’s decadence and blame it on a departure from that society’s faith, and of course, commitment to the church which is supposedly God’s representation on earth.
There is only one problem with that: the church has had 1800 years (“church” was never around until circa 330 AD) to make its case, and when it is all said and done, all we ever hear is the decrying of a great falling away. Regardless of the time and massive resources invested to make the case, society is still going to hell in a handbasket because of a weak church. Supposedly. This makes heavily funded colossal failures like LBJ’s Great Society look like a minor mishap.
Secondly, and supposedly, if society does not get with the church program, God will judge our nation. Susan and I recently talked to a man who shared why he is not going to vote in November: “It’s a waste of time because our nation is under God’s judgement anyway.” I have even heard this recently from the likes of Pastor John MacArthur Jr.
Say, would somebody please tell when and how God announced that? Did He hold a press conference that I missed? America is under God’s judgement because the church big dogs say so? Really?
Thirdly, this is clearly fearmongering for the purpose of manipulation and control.
Fourthly, in all of history, especially medieval times, the darkest days have always been during the times in history when the church ruled over government. In fact, the uber virtuous Protestant Reformation spawned more wars, disease, and death than any other single event in human history. In contrast, Pax Romana ushered in 200 years of unprecedented peace and prosperity….before the church came about sometime in the 4th century.
Fifthly, Christ NEVER issued a mandate to transform any given society. This idea, that He did, is predicated on the false notion that God’s kingdom is presently on earth and its administration is through the church. Not.
No, Dominion theology is unbiblical.
God’s people are to function as a family, because that’s what we are, and make disciples—not transform any given society.
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