2.) Here are just a few people that Horton is calling a heretic. I could easily multiply this many many times over.
20th Century Father of OPC
Archibald Alexander Hodge, A Commentary on the Confession of Faith, ed. William H. Goold (British edn, London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1870), pp 294-95.
D.) “Nationalism, within proper limits, has the divine sanction; an imperialism that would, in the interest of one people, obliterate all lines of distinction is everywhere condemned as contrary to the divine will. Later prophecy raises its voice against the attempt at world-power, and that not only, as is sometimes assumed, because it threatens Israel, but for the far more principal reason, that the whole idea is pagan and immoral.
Now it is through maintaining the national diversities, as these express themselves in the difference of language, and are in turn upheld by this difference, that God prevents realization of the attempted scheme… [In this] was a positive intent that concerned the natural life of humanity. Under the providence of God each race or nation has a positive purpose to serve, fulfillment of which depends on relative seclusion from others.”
-Geerhardus Vos,
Biblical Theology
But his (St. Paul) assurance as a Christian did not supersede his patriotism as a Jew; for in the very passage which follows that glorious expression of his assurance, we find that although triumphing as a believer in Jesus, he had a heaviness and sorrow in his heart on account of his own dear nation. He saw that the church of God — although it would truly inviolably be preserved to the end, by its great Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, the Living and Triune Jehovah — was yet about to emigrate, and no longer to prove conservative of his nation; and he had so much nationalism in his religion that while he repeats his triumph as a Christian, he weeps as a Jew. Nay, higher still. The Lord Jesus knew full well, that the Church of God was safe, that the gates of hell could not prevail against His Church; and His bosom glowed with the most unlimited philosophy: yet while He rejoiced in spirit, because the will of His Father was about to be accomplished, He forgot not that the tears of his patriotism dropped over the tomb of Jerusalem.
Therefore it is, that we cannot allow our spirituality as Christians entirely to supersede our patriotism as Britons. Therefore it is, that we plead for Nationalism in our religion.
And we would rescue from the religion of mere poetry, and consecrate to a higher cause, the rapturous language of our Scottish Bard —
“Breathes there a man with soul so dead
that never to himself hath said
This is my own, my native land?
Whose heart has not within him burn’d
As home his footsteps turn’d
From wandering on some foreign strand
The inspired prophets were patriots, were, therefore, national protesters against idolatry and every evil work. Therefore they were Reformers. They were Reformers and patriots. Our own Reformers were patriots as well as Christians; and therefore they decided not only matters connected with Christian doctrine, but they decided on matters connected with National rule; not only against heresy in doctrine but also against usurpation in politics.
Rev. Hugh M’Neile, M.A.
Sermon — Nationalism in Religion
Delivered — 08 May, 1839
E.) Paul had two classes of brethren; those who were with him the children of God in Christ; these he calls brethren in the Lord, Philip, i. 14, holy brethren, &c. The others were those who belonged to the family of Abraham. These he calls brethren after the flesh, that is, in virtue of natural descent from the same parent. Philemon he addresses as his brother, both in the flesh and in the Lord. The Bible recognizes the validity and rightness of all the constitutional principles and impulses of our nature. It therefore approves of parental and filial affection, and, as is plain from this and other passages, of peculiar love for the people of our own race and country.
Charles Hodge
Commentary Romans 9
4.) Here is a note out of the Scofield Bible — the handbook of Dispensationalism.
“Israel rashly exchanged grace for the law at Sinai.”
This is what Horton and the Escondido R2K lads are vomiting. Horton is in bed with C. I. Scofield. Now, he may be giving all this Dispensationalism a smiley Reformed Meredith Kline face but at the end of the day the man is pure on Scofieldean on this point.
Meet the new boss… same as the old boss.
