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Representation and Independence

Representation and Independence

My position is this—I repeat it—I will maintain it to my last hour, —taxation and representation are inseparable. —Lord Camden, speech in Parliament (1767) The covenant idea is nothing but the expression of the representative principle consistently applied to all ...

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The Covenant and Freedom (Part 2)

The Covenant and Freedom (Part 2)

Covenant was to be a lasting theme in Scottish Reformation and its aftermath, one in which they would go far beyond Calvin. —Douglas Kelly, The Emergence of Liberty in the Modern World (1992)   Scotland became Europe’s first modern literate ...

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The Covenant and Freedom (Part 1)

The Covenant and Freedom (Part 1)

A long time ago in Ireland there lived a man named Columba who loved books. —Jean Fritz, The Man Who Loved Books (1981)   My son, I tell thee soothfastlie;/ No gift is like libertie;/ Then never live in slaverie. ...

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The Hitchhikers Guide To The Dominion Mandate (Life, Universe, Happiness And All That)

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Dominion Mandate (Life, Universe, Happiness And All That)

“Surely,” said Mark, “one requires a pretty large population for the full exploitation of Nature, if for nothing else?” —C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (1946)  The decree of God’s electing and predestinating love, though discriminating and particular, is, nevertheless, ...

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A Powerful ‘Stewardship’ Strategy

A Powerful ‘Stewardship’ Strategy

Dominion, Stewardship and the Family The Dominion Mandate was originally given to man in the context of marriage and fam­ily (Gen. 1:26-28).  The man was to work (Gen. 2:15) and  his wife was to be is necessary helper (Gen. 2:18).  He ...

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Jesus And The Dominion Mandate

Jesus And The Dominion Mandate

The prophets made it clear that, like Adam, the coming King was to rule over the entire world . . . .                             —David Chilton, Paradise Restored (1985) A Little Lower than the Angels David wrote these words nearly three ...

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A Christ-Centered Covenant

A Christ-Centered Covenant

The covenant with Noah binds together God’s purposes in creation with His purposes in redemption.                             —O. Palmer Robertson, The Christ of the Covenants (1980) Dominion and the Fall Man’s fall into sin corrupted his own nature.  His natural impulse ...

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God’s Plan For The Stewardship Of Earth

God’s Plan For The Stewardship Of Earth

As a result of the fall, however, man’s urge to dominion is now a perverted one . . . it is a desire to be God. —Rousas J. Rushdoony, The Institutes of Biblical Law (1973) Did God Fail? In the ...

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The Lord of Empires

The Lord of Empires

Christ, the Second Adam, will perform the task assigned to the First Adam, causing the Holy Mountain to grow and encompass the entire world. —David Chilton, Paradise Restored (1985) . . . But the kingdom of Christ shall break other ...

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The Sure Mercies of David

The Sure Mercies of David

The “throne” covenanted to David’s Son was the throne of the universe, not the throne of earthly Israel. —Philip Mauro, The Gospel of the Kingdom (1927) God’s Promise to David In 2 Samuel 7, God made an incredible promise to ...

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