Second American Revolution: Rousas John Rushdoony (1 of 9)

I am glad you used that word: "covenant." Covenantal thinking has all but disappeared. That's why in my Systematic Theology, I gave it particular space, because it is foundational. The Bible is divided by two covenants, really one Covenant, the original renewed again and again, in the New Testament from a nation to the Church, the nation symbolized by twelve tribes, twelve Apostles now in the church, as the new Israel of God. Paul refers to the Church in Galatians 6:6 as the new Israel of God. This means that we have a duty. We have to occupy the whole world. The Great Commission is to make disciples of all nations. To bring them all into the fold together with all their peoples because Christ is the ordained King of all creation. We have a magnificent calling. I don't believe God programmed us for defeat.

I know that some of my premillennial friends in the ministry feel a little bit out of sorts because of our stress on victory. They say, "It has an unfortunate appeal for our people. They don't like to be losers. As amils or premils, they feel that they are on the losing side. And you talk about victory and it has a real tug on their heart-strings. They like the idea." And they should. I believe that the impulse in all their being is God-given. We are a people called to victory not defeat. "This is the victory," the Apostle John tells us, "even our faith."

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[jamesjeffreypaul]

This man is beyond frightening. Thank God he never acquired even a fraction of the theocratic power he sought. If he had, then many of us would have been murdered.

[jcr4runner]

This comment shows you have not even the slightest idea of what Rushdoony taught.

He did not advocate that Christians should try to seize political power or that dominion is advanced by killing people. He taught regeneration of individuals through faith in Jesus Christ and then applying the Law of God as a standard of reformation on the grassroots level.

What is frightening is when socialists, communists and atheists seize power, not when Christians work for democratic, peaceful reformation.

[jamesjeffreypaul]

But he favored the death penalty for those who violated Mosaic laws.

[jcr4runner]

And so do you.

All Christians -- in fact all people -- believe in God's Law whenever it suits them. A true "theonomist' is one who accepts and tries to obey God's law even when he doesn't like it or fully understand the reason for it.

[trentreznorisgod69]

Yes and some of us break the first 4 of the 10 commandments and would deserve the death penalty. For now, we have that right to not worship their god legally. I hope to keep it.

[jcr4runner]

@trentreznorisgod69 No, in ancient Israel, foreigners and aliens could worship their false gods in private. The Israelites could not because they were part of the Covenant. Theonomy allows for a covenantal distinction between Israel and modern Christian states.

In modern times, we could excommunicate a person from a Church for not worshiping Jesus, but the state would not have the power to execute.

[WallyGeorgeisRIGHT]

This guy is nuts imo. This nation is not the new Israel of God and Christians have no right to take up arms against it if it doesn't do what they want it to. This is extremist imo and it's wrong and bad theology.

[gugmi01]

the institutes of biblical law is an amazin book and i had the opportunity to read it and write on it this year

[DandAinTac]

At least this guy's honest. He is taking the WHOLE of the Bible, not just the parts that are easier, and this is why Christianity is as bad as Islam. If you take the whole Bible, you inevitably come to the same conclusions as Rushdoony. It's only a matter of time before there are Christian terrorists and suicide bombers on the same scale as Islam. Religion is DANGEROUS, not merely silly and deluded.

[Iraqveterankill4real]

@jcr4runner That statement contains more knowledge than you realise.

[uuubeut]

The beard is the mark of the Jew...and Jews will look to sacrifice goyim...this is their duty?  New World Order baptized in rivers of blood, non-jewish blood.