Here come the Groypers

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Sat safely in the UK, we tend to assume that things happening Stateside don’t matter much to us. This indeed has been the view I’ve heard whenever I’ve raised subjects such as Christian Nationalism and Federal Vision.  We are reassured that such issues are of little interest and have little impact this side of the… Continue reading Here come the Groypers

Christian Nationalism and prophecy

One of the things I’ve observed is that some of the key people and churches in the Christian Nationalist Movement tend to lean heavily on prophetic words and this feeds into the approach to preaching.  Here is an example from Chrisopher Wickland. In fact, this was the first part on the subject I’ve just looked… Continue reading Christian Nationalism and prophecy

Leaning into advent

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My friend, Steve Kneale, argues here that we should not give over every Sunday to Advent.  His argument is that whilst it is not sinful to celebrate Christmas as a cultural festival, we are not required to, it’s not a Biblical command and nor is Advent a Biblical thing.  So, he argues, to give up… Continue reading Leaning into advent

The truth about the economy and immigration – a response to Christopher Wickland’s “prophecy”

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Have a watch of this “sermon” from Christopher Wickland.  There are a number of things that we would want to pick up on in it.  However, I want to pick up specifically on one particular claim.  In the talk, Wickland claims to have seen, through prophetic visions, an economic crisis, in fact, he claims to… Continue reading The truth about the economy and immigration – a response to Christopher Wickland’s “prophecy”

Home and adoption

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It’s one of those moments we will always remember as though yesterday .  In the middle of a sermon, pretty much out of nowhere, the preacher suddenly said Some of you have been thinking about adoption.  God wants you to get on with it .” Well we had been thinking and talking about that. In… Continue reading Home and adoption

Seek the welfare of the city: Why Jeremiah 29:7 is not a Christian Nationalist text

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I’m currently working through some of the Biblical texts and examples I’ve heard cited in support of Christian Nationalism.  Some of these examples are found in articles, books and YouTube talks, others come up in discussion. One example that I’ve heard alluded to is that of what God’s people did in exile, particularly the example… Continue reading Seek the welfare of the city: Why Jeremiah 29:7 is not a Christian Nationalist text

Are nations God’s chosen vehicle for doing his will?

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One of the arguments for Christian Nationalism is that God particularly cares about nations, that prior to Christ coming, we see his concern for the nations as entities and that we still see that after Christ’s coming.  So, two crucial texts are Deuteronomy 32:8-9 and Acts 17:26.  In the first, Moses says: “When the Most… Continue reading Are nations God’s chosen vehicle for doing his will?