A lot of people want the planned state visit cancelled. This is unsurprising given the manner of President Trump’s recent behaviours and words. Some people have even used this as an argument against the visit. Ironically, I think this is an example that supports rather than goes against the case for the monarchy. It at… Continue reading Why I think the King’s state visit to the US should go ahead
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A positive public theology: Is secular nationalism the only alternative to Christian Nationalism?
I’ve written significantly about Christian Nationalism over the past year and part of that has been because I’ve bene concerned about the negative impact that Christian Nationalism has on the church. In that sense I have been arguing due to personal conviction and concern. However, it also fits in with the primary aims of Faithroots. … Continue reading A positive public theology: Is secular nationalism the only alternative to Christian Nationalism?
Trump’s misunderstanding of NATO is a big threat to his own MAGA project
Apparently Donald Trump is once again threatening to pull out of NATO. His current complaint is that NATO failed to join the US in its action against Iran. I think there are a number of misunderstandings in his thinking. Maybe they are intentional. All of this means that Donald Trump fails to act in America’s… Continue reading Trump’s misunderstanding of NATO is a big threat to his own MAGA project
Romans 2:12-16
There is no escaping death. Sin leads to death. This includes both those who sin but haven’t hot the Law (Torah), they still perish and it also includes those who have heard Torah (Jews) but break it. They are judged under the Law (v12). Is this unfair? No, because judgement is not concerning whether or… Continue reading Romans 2:12-16
Spiritual Fathers?
If you’ve followed the Bethel story over the past few weeks, then you’ll be aware of an aspect of the culture that has caused problems. Interns at the church are from time to time allocated spiritual fathers. It’s in this context that at a minimum, boundaries have been blurred, crossed and potentially worse. This came… Continue reading Spiritual Fathers?
Against Christian Nationalism
I’ve spent a little bit of time over the past year engaging with the subject of Christian Nationalism. I’ve pulled all the material together into this E-Book.
What does it mean to say that Jesus “emptied himself” … or how to avoid committing heresy
One of the things I picked up on in my Bethel Deep Dive was concerning a tendency towards kenosis theory in Bill Johnson’s teaching. This is the belief that Jesus some how laid aside his divinity, or aspects of it in his incarnation. Johnson has argued that this is in order to set an example… Continue reading What does it mean to say that Jesus “emptied himself” … or how to avoid committing heresy
Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought
As mentioned previously, there is a diversity to Federal Vision with differences between key proponents, just as you might identify differences among the early reformers, Calvin, Zwingli and Luther disagreeing on the nature of the sacraments among other things. Some have talked in terms of a Federal Vision, dark and a Federal Vision, light. Take… Continue reading Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought
The Quiet Revival? Is the Culture changing?
As I reported recently, The Bible Society have now acknowledged that their “Quiet Revival” report was based on faulty data from You Gov. It is important to be clear that the responsibility for the failure lies squarely with You Gov. However, I think there are lessons still to be learnt in terms of how we… Continue reading The Quiet Revival? Is the Culture changing?
Doug Wilson’s defence of Christian Nationalism
As we’ve already seen, Wilson doesn’t focus on the term Christian Nationalism, preferring “mere Christendom” but that’s the top level architecture. Christendom is made up of Christian nations. Mere Christendom is made up of Christian Nationalisms. So, Wilson does take time to defend Christian Nationalism. However, he wants to be clear about what he is… Continue reading Doug Wilson’s defence of Christian Nationalism
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