Is the natural law enough? The natural law is, in many ways, synonymous with the moral law, however the moral law is far broader and deeper than what the natural law tells us. The natural law includes the 1st and 2nd commandments. Paul’s letter to the Romans tells us that all men know something about [...]
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Why the natural law is not enough
Posted in Two Kingdoms, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Moral Law and the Body Politic
Posted in Two Kingdoms, Uncategorized on April 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Before we begin to explore the application of the commandments to the civil realm, it is important that we begin by setting down some words of caution. First, we must recognize that the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura does not apply beyond the holy realm of the Kingdom of God. In other words, the Church [...]
The 1st and 2nd Commandments and the Body Politic
Posted in Two Kingdoms, Uncategorized on April 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in [...]
Rethinking National Confession
Posted in Corporate Confession, Natural Law, Spirituality of the Church, Two Kingdoms on March 14, 2008 | 20 Comments »
To the RPCNA I owe my new life in Christ. She is my mother and I dearly love her. In loyalty to my mother I have tried to work through her doctrine of the mediatorial Kingship of Christ over the nations and to defend its 20th Century application National Confessionalism. I have always found National [...]
VanDrunen on Two Kingdoms and Ethics
Posted in Two Kingdoms on February 25, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Here’s a link to a recent lecture given by Dr. David VanDrunen (WSC) on the doctrines of the two kingdoms and the ordo salutis. It’s about 38 minutes long.
On the Kingdom of God
Posted in Corporate Confession, Two Kingdoms on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Matt Tuininga is student at Westminster California with an interest in political theology. He is David VanDrunen’s research assistant. DRC is happy to give him a plug and looks forward to reading him in the future. Here is his essay On the Kingdom of God at Creed:or: Chaos.
Christ’s Two Kingdoms Administered
Posted in Two Kingdoms on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Fond Farewell This month we conclude the De Regno Christi series with a final look at the Protestant doctrine of the two kingdoms and how it relates to Christ’s mediatorial reign. Two Kingdoms, One King Abraham Kuyper famously declared, “there is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus Christ does [...]
Christ’s Kingship: Both Sacred and Secular
Posted in Two Kingdoms on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Christ is Lord The Apostle John wrote to a church suffering persecution. He comforted those in distress with the simple but fundamental principle: Christ is Lord. John wrote to the churches: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are [...]
The Empire Strikes Back?
Posted in 2008 Politics, Spirituality of the Church, Two Kingdoms on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Huckabee’s pulpit squad better beware. It seems the IRS is on to them. What Caesar gives he can take away. Best to mind your p’s and q’s.
Augustinian Antithesis
Posted in Two Kingdoms on December 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The Eternal City’s Fall In the year 410 A.D., the city of Rome was sacked and plundered by Alaric the Goth. The fall of Rome, the Eternal City, shocked the world and began the chain of events that culminated in the collapse of classical civilization. Expressing the lamentation of many Christians, Jerome wept and wondered, [...]
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