From Eusebius’ Historia Ecclesiae 3.19-20: But when this same Domitian had commanded that the descendants of David should be slain, an ancient tradition says that some of the heretics brought accusation against the descendants of Jude (said to have been a brother . . . Continue reading →
Twofold Kingdom
On Precision and Latitude
Over the last year or so there seems to have been a concerted effort to discredit any sort of “two-kingdoms” (or two-spheres) approach to Reformed ethics and this despite the long-history and pedigree in Reformed theology of distinguishing between the kingdom of . . . Continue reading →
Once More: Resources on the Two Kingdoms
Judging from the sorts of comments and criticisms I read it seems clear that a good number of people who are writing or commenting on the “two-kingoms” (or the two spheres) ethic don’t really understand it. I’ve posted resource lists in the . . . Continue reading →
Yet Another Reason Why a Reformed Two-Kingdoms Ethic is Necessary
Critics of the two-kingdoms ethic should consider this story from Salon.com. Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports that Roman bishops and archbishops have been influential in lobbying for a social-democrat version of “health care reform.”
NTW Takes a Whack at Two Kingdoms
First, critics of the “two-kingdoms” ethic should reckon with the company in which it puts them. Mike Horton explains. Could it be that they are moved by the same sets of concerns and categories of analysis or even of exegesis? Second, it . . . Continue reading →
Who's the Radical?
Darryl replies to his Royal Dougness on allegedly “radical” two-kingdoms ethics. I particularly like most of the comment by Father Taciturn:
Hart's "Mississippi" Interviews
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Interview with Hart (Pt 2)
At Letters from Mississippi.
Caspar Olevianus on Church and Kingdom
“The Kingdom of Christ in this world is the administration of salvation by which Christ the king himself, outwardly, through the gospel and baptism, gathers to himself and calls to salvation a people or visible church (in which many hypocrites are mixed).” . . . Continue reading →
Common is Not Neutral and Secular is Not Dirty
So says Darryl at Old Life.
Calvin On The Twofold Kingdom
Therefore, in order that none of us may stumble on that stone, let us first consider that there is a twofold government in man (duplex esse in homine regimen): one aspect is spiritual, whereby the conscience is instructed in piety and in . . . Continue reading →
Hart Replies to Kloosterman
From the OLTS: Nelson Kloosterman, professor of Ethics and New Testament Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, is laying it on thick in a series for Christian Renewal, a Dutch-Canadian Reformed news and opinion magazine. The series is entitled, “The Bible, The Church, and . . . Continue reading →
A Real Communion Rail
At the Outhouse.
Bavinck on Two Kingdoms
Shane has some interesting quotations on Bavink’s distinction between “the kingship of power” and “the kingship of grace.”
Raymond Carver or Joe Namath?
Zrim is at it again (and now we know why he writes so well).
Calvin, Natural Law, and the Imperial Presidency
David Neff at CT has been reading John Witte, Jr on natural law and the two kingdoms. Darryl Hart replies to Neff.
How and Where Machen Spent his Parrothood
Of course there’s no such word as “Parrothood” properly but it get at what Machen said about his childhood education.
Was the Reformation a Big Misunderstanding?
This topic has arisen before on the HB. Not long ago we discovered that, contrary to some suggestions, the Pope is, in fact, not a Protestant. Before that we saw that, contrary to the assertion of Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom, the . . . Continue reading →
World and Life View: License to Baptize?
James Bond, Agent 007, had a “license to kill.” There are Reformed folk who also seem to have “license” of some sort or other based on what they call “the Christian world and life view” (hereafter, CWLV). This concept is interesting because . . . Continue reading →
Peter, Do You Love Me?
Brilliant stuff from Nick at Restless and Reforming: Jesus: Simon, do you love me? Peter: Yes Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus: Fight injustice, homophobia, racism, you name it. Simon Peter, do you love me?