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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David’s New Covenant Church
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God. —John Newton (1779) Israel’s eschatology always focused on David, not Solomon, and Zion, not Moriah. —Peter Leithart, From Silence to Song (2003) The Ascension of the Ark After its ...
Read More »When Tyrants Turn To Magic
Our policy, for the moment, is to conceal ourselves. Of course this has not always been so. —C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters (1941) The Witch at Endor God would not answer Saul. Not by prophets or dreams or the ...
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Who are you to tell me how to live! — Humans after 1950 Ethics, not ritual, is primary in Christian theology.—Gary North, Unholy Spirits (1986) A Half-Hearted Executioner God gave king Saul an order. Through the prophet Samuel, He said, ...
Read More »The Deadly Mixture Of Church and State
Not the Church becoming State, but the State becoming Church, mark that well. —Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880) I am King and Priest. —Leo III, emperor of Byzantium (8th Century) When Sacrifice Is Sin The enemy had assembled his ...
Read More »Why We Elect Handsome Tyrants
We see a tall person and we swoon. —Malcolm Gladwell, Blink (2007) A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. — The Declaration ...
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Oh, yes. The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it… is invincible. —Marcus Brody, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Undoubtedly the Ark was electrically charged! ...
Read More »Victory Through Humility: Hannah’s Story
At the heart of Hannah’s song is a subversive message about a social revolution. —Peter Leithart, A Son to Me This King has the right of eminent domain and can do was He pleases with His property. He can turn ...
Read More »Keeping The Faith In A Faithless World
We live in a world that struggles with faith. It is a world of false gods, constantly shifting values, and self-centered decisions. Choosing to stay true to your beliefs can be difficult even for the most faithful; it can be ...
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In other words, is he the kind of man who exhibits single-minded devotion to one woman, displaying for the congregation the characteristics of a biblical marriage? If yes, then he is a one-woman man. —Doug Wilson, Credenda Agenda (2012) It ...
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