Author: jetbrane

I am a Pastor of a small Church in Mid-Michigan who delights in my family, my congregation and my calling. I am postmillennial in my eschatology. Paedo-Calvinist Covenantal in my Christianity Reformed in my Soteriology Presuppositional in my apologetics Familialist in my family theology Agrarian in my regional community social order belief Christianity creates culture and so Christendom in my national social order belief Mythic-Poetic / Grammatical Historical in my Hermeneutic Pre-modern, Medieval, & Feudal before Enlightenment, modernity, & postmodern Reconstructionist / Theonomic in my Worldview One part paleo-conservative / one part micro Libertarian in my politics Systematic and Biblical theology need one another but Systematics has pride of place Some of my favorite authors, Augustine, Turretin, Calvin, Tolkien, Chesterton, Nock, Tozer, Dabney, Bavinck, Wodehouse, Rushdoony, Bahnsen, Schaeffer, C. Van Til, H. Van Til, G. H. Clark, C. Dawson, H. Berman, R. Nash, C. G. Singer, R. Kipling, G. North, J. Edwards, S. Foote, F. Hayek, O. Guiness, J. Witte, M. Rothbard, Clyde Wilson, Mencken, Lasch, Postman, Gatto, T. Boston, Thomas Brooks, Terry Brooks, C. Hodge, J. Calhoun, Llyod-Jones, T. Sowell, A. McClaren, M. Muggeridge, C. F. H. Henry, F. Swarz, M. Henry, G. Marten, P. Schaff, T. S. Elliott, K. Van Hoozer, K. Gentry, etc. My passion is to write in such a way that the Lord Christ might be pleased. It is my hope that people will be challenged to reconsider what are considered the givens of the current culture. Your biggest help to me dear reader will be to often remind me that God is Sovereign and that all that is, is because it pleases him.

Birth Control & State Control

It strikes me as an opportune time, in the context of B. Hussein Obama’s entrance into American’s private sex life, to examine the idea of birth control which has the whole nation atwitter.

Certainly, there are many people who realize the irony is a birth control agenda, the consequence of which, makes for a lack of self control. Birth control is a means of sex without consequences, or what has come to be known as “free love.” Birth control, especially for the unmarried, is a way to achieve, apart from self control, the gratifying pleasure of passion divorced from the necessary pledge of commitment and the glad fruit of union. In the words of G. K. Chesterton, birth control is a “name … by which it is possible to filch the pleasure belonging to a natural process while violently and unnaturally thwarting the process itself.” Birth control thus is to take that which is natural and make it unnatural.

Second, there is the irony in the phrase itself. Birth control? Conception control maybe. Conception prevention perhaps. Even conception destruction often. But Birth control? Birth control would be deciding whether or not to undergo water birth or home birth. Birth control is choosing which Obstetrics Doctor one chooses. Contraceptives during sex is birth control the same way that choosing between a Glock and a Smith and Wesson while shopping is gun control.

Next, as I’m reading about this whole B. Hussein Obama contraceptive imbroglio I am taken back to Huxley’s “Brave New World,” where the citizenry in the dystopian statist world engage with sex with one another in the casual way that we may wave at an acquaintance. In all my reading on this subject matter what is brought forth repeatedly is the truth that the casual sex fostered by divorcing sex from conception serves the interest of the totalitarian state as such casual sex is a direct assault on the family. “Free love,” engendered by contraceptive nirvana, breaks down family integrity, either by voiding the formation of family or by sundering the family due to illicit affairs, thus preventing the creation of families to challenge the interests of the state in favor of tribal or familial interests or by throwing broken families on the paternal care of the state. If the state is to steal sovereignty from the family and keep that stolen sovereignty for itself, the state must do all it can to enfeeble the family. State sponsored contraception is one way of doing that. It is kind of ironic that the result of state sponsored birth control is state population control.

Fourth, the contraceptive carnival serves the end of our egalitarian wonderland. Historically, the responsibility of raising children have turned young married men into mature protective men and has drawn out the natural mothering instinct from women. Contraception mutes those realities from being developed as young men opt for the playboy lifestyle well into their late 20’s and young ladies, even if having children, sublimate those mothering instincts due to a blizzard of hateful messages of all things feminine, in preference for a career and daycare for the children they migh have. On this point we turn to Chesterton again who could say with his usual wit, “it (birth control) is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.” Families with small numbers of children due to contraception can allow the pretense to continue that there is no such thing as distinctly male and female roles. Men and women are interchangeable parts that have no clearly identified unique mission. Egalitarianism is sustained.

Fifth, I think we need to realize that if birth control actually resulted in fewer abortions you can be sure that the Obama administration would not support state sponsored birth control. In the documentary, “The Monstrous Regiment of Women,” a former Abortion mill owner revealed that she pushed birth control for young women because she had the data that proved that an increase of birth control contraceptives opportunities for young women guaranteed an increase of abortions thus increasing the profit on her bottom line as the necessity of abortions would increase.

Finally, someone needs to point out again the grisly irony that finds the generation that legalized the most demonic form of birth control (abortion) will be the first generation upon which the practice of Senior Citizen control will be practiced. The socialized health care that was just passed in these united States is, in reality, an abortion provision for Senior Citizens. The children of the Roe vs. Wade generation that made it through alive are going to return the favor of “self-control” upon the generation that legalized birth control. However, don’t miss the fact that as it is the state pushing birth control at the beginning of life so it will be the state through their death panels which will be pushing senior citizen control. Seldom has the proverb, “what goes around comes around,” been so clearly seen to be true for those with eyes to see.

Ultimately, a society defined by contraceptives and “free love” is a society that will be controlled by the state in life and death.

Quotes That Will Trouble “The Escondido R2K Theology” Crowd — #1

‎”This argument has been harmoniously received and even become common in the opinions of the schools of orthodox theologians, which state that the magistrate ought to be the keeper of both Tables of the Law. Indeed, he is the keeper, to take care that the business he has been commissioned with is carried out in the same manner which the Lord has commanded him.”

Johannes Piscator

“Argument 4. What the Magistrate is fore-prophesied to be under the New Testament, that he must discharge with all the power God hath given him, and that perpetually, and not by the tie of a judicial and temporary law, which binds for a time only. But the Magistrate is fore-prophesied Isa. 49. 23. and 60. 10 Rev. 21. 26. to be a Nurse-father to the Church under the New Testament, to keep and guard both Tables of the Law, and to see that Pastors do their duty, to minister to the Church by his royal power, yea when the fountain shall be opened in David’s house, that is under the New Testament, he shall thrust through the false Prophet that speaketh lies in the Name of the Lord, Zach. 13. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.”

Samuel Rutherford

“But this is not arbitrary to him, for he is the minister of God, (Rom. 13:4) and the judgment is the Lord’s (Deut. 1:17; 2 Chron. 19:6). And if the Magistrate is keeper of both tables, he must keep them in such manner as God has delivered them to him.”

George Gillespie

“The Magistrate is not merely appointed by God as both the keeper and avenger of the second Table, but certainly also, and especially, of pure religion, with respect to which he keeps an external discipline.”

Philip Melanchthon

‎”Therefore, in regard to this very subject of which we here treat, since we have the clear word and command of God, by which magistrates are ordered to punish blasphemy. And in addition (as we demonstrated above) this is particularly the duty of the Magistrate, to take care that sins against the first Table are avenged”

Theodore Beza

Judaism’s Strange Gods — Entry #1

“Illustrations and reasons of the law of Moses I never take from the Talmud. The oral traditions of the ignorant rabbis …(give) not the sense of the Mosaic writings. Many of the laws of the Pentateuch would make a strange figure indeed, if we were to interpret them as the Pharisees did, whose exposition, according to Christ’s declaration, in many cases served to inculcate doctrines and precepts directly the reverse of what Moses had taught and commanded… even with regard to Jewish antiquities, prior to the Babylon captivity, the Talmud is … an impure source of information … a book … which appeals only to oral tradition can tell us nothing worthy of credit …”

Johann David Michaelis
Professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages
University of Gottingen
Commentaries on the Laws of Moses

There seems to be no end of books that one can access in order to develop an apologetic against some heresy or mutated form of Christianity. Books revealing the flim-flam man and occult background of Joseph Smith and Mormonism. Books revealing the lunacy of the Millerites and Ellen G. White and Jehovah Witnesses. Books exposing Islam, Hinduism, and Armstrongism. You can purchase handy dandy fold out pamphlets that list the ways in which the false religions are heretical. You can find the testimonials of former adherents of false religions writing on how they were saved out this or that heresy or apostasy. However, despite all this glut of information there is comparatively little in the publishing world exposing Judaism for the false religion it is, and this despite that the Christian Scriptures refer to the Jewish faith as a “Synagogue of Satan.”

Part of the reason for this is that with the advent of Dispensationalism, Zionist interests have co-opted and blunted the Christian faith’s witness against the evil worldview and faith system that Judaism is. Indeed, so infected is certain quarters of the Christian Church in the West with Judaism that some ministers teach that those who call themselves “Jewish” don’t need to be saved like other people. (I say, “call themselves ‘Jewish'” because of the large question of whether or not those who insist that they are racially Jewish are indeed racially Jewish. Arthur Koestler’s book, “The 13th Tribe” calls the Jewishness of Jews into serious question.)

Also, there is the reality that the Money Interest which is largely controlled by the elite class who some call “Jews,” likewise controls much of the publishing industry.

Indeed, things are so badly on this score that the West is often referred to as having a “Judeo-Christian” faith when in point of fact no such creature exists. To talk about the “Judeo-Christian” faith is like talking about a chaste whore or a Vampire who is allergic to blood. In brief, the idea of “Judeo-Christian” is a severe contradiction.

However, the lacuna of books and literature dealing with the unseemliness of the Jewish Faith as it contributes to a Christ hating worldview has begun to be filled by Michael Hoffman in his book, “Judaism Discovered: A Study of the Anti-Biblical Religion of Racism, Self-Worship, Superstition and Deceit,” and it’s more accessible popular version, “Judaism’s Strange Gods.”

Hoffman’s books is dedicated to exposing Judaism for what it is, seeking to convince the reader that the Jewish faith is just another version of pagan humanism. Hoffman’s exposure of Judaism has him convinced that “this book may be banned, suppressed, and otherwise proscribed and forbidden because of the documentation it bring to light concerning the religion of Orthodox Judaism.”

Because of the unnatural fusion that has occurred between some expressions of Christianity and Judaism that was mentioned earlier Hoffman can only to hope his work can gain traction not only in the face of a hostile publishing industry but also in the face of a hostile Church. With the writing of this book Hoffman has armored up in the midst of those wielding hostile hammers. Understanding that with his book he has placed himself between the hammer of modern Judaism and the anvil of contemporary Christianity Hoffman laments, through the voice of Puritan William Prynne, about how contemporary Christianity is a obstacle to progress in evangelizing Judaics.

“Another reason that so-called Christian ministers, bishops and priests, assist the rabbis in keeping Judaic people in thrall is the ‘Money Engine’: ‘By this history we may perceive what a prevailing engine the Jew’s money is, both to serve into Christian kingdoms, though the most bitter, inveterate, professed enemies of Christ himself, Christians and Christianity, and how their money can induce even Christian princes to perpetrate most unchristian and antichristian actions; and enforce by threats and violence, even converted Christian Jews to renounce their Christianity, and apostasize to their former Jewish errors which they had quite renounced. And do not they still work by the self-same money engine? Preferred by too many Christians, before Christ himself and Christianity.'”

Hoffman’s concern in the book is evangelistic. He has sincere hopes that perhaps there may be those through the writing of this book who may be converted from Judaism to Biblical Christianity. Hoffman realizes that he will be pilloried for being a “hater” and a “anti-semite,” but he rightly asks how loving is it to not challenge a faith system that holds people in a terrible bondage. Hoffman insists that the love of Christ constrains him to rip the scab off the oozing wound that is Judaism with the hope that a healing salve can be placed upon it unto conversion.

“If we teach you nothing else, God grant you the grace to understand that it is the rabbis who are the world’s most flagrant and virulent Jew haters. This is a book of love, reflecting the love of God for all people, Judaic or Gentile, who are hostages to darkness. There are no hidden agendas or motives. All who say otherwise are liars and have for their patriarch, the Father of Lies.”

Shortly into his book Hoffman makes a key distinction that will be seen throughout his book. Hoffman distinguishes between Jews and Judaics. Hoffman labels Jews as those who are genetic descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but includes also in the definition of “Jew” all those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ citing I Peter 2:9. However, one must keep in mind here that Hoffman is saying that there are those who are Physical Jews and those who are Spiritual Jews. Some Physical Jews may be Spiritual Jews (Christians) but not all Physical Jews are Spiritual Jews. Hoffman distinguishes Jews from Judaics who he denominates as followers of Judaism regardless of their ethnic heritage. (Doubtless here Hoffman has the Khazars especially in mind.)

Ironically enough, even though percentage wise, very few who claim to be Jews racially are actually racially Jews, the Judaics who inhabit Judaism along with their addlepated hyper Dispensational Christian minister allies insist that Judiacs are saved is by race alone — a race which they do not, in a large number of cases do not even belong.

Like all men, Judaics and Physical Jews alike must be saved by looking to God’s Christ alone in order to be delivered from their Synagogue of Satan. Hoffman’s book is written in hopes that Judaics and Jews might be saved.

Genesis to Revelation In Two Sentences

Like a symphony, Scripture is a unified whole that contains multiple diverse themes that are developed and incased in the narratival canonical plotline.

The OT is the story of God, who progressively reestablishes his new creational kingdom out of chaos over a sinful people by his word and Spirit through promise, covenant, and redemption, resulting in worldwide commission to the faithful to advance this kingdom and judgment (defeat or exile) for the unfaithful, unto his glory.

The NT heightens and develops the OT score and storyline by giving us Jesus whose life, trials, death for sinners, and especially resurrection by the Spirit have launched the fulfillment of the eschatological already — not yet new — creational reign, bestowed by grace alone through faith alone and resulting in worldwide commission to the faithful to advance this new-creational reign and resulting in judgment for the unbelieving unto the triune God’s Glory.

Paraphrase of G.K. Beale
A NT Biblical Theology — pg. 16

Now the question for Dr. Beale would be, “Is the worldwide commission to the faithful to advance this new-creational reign a commission that is exhaustive and totalistic touching every area of life?”

It is hard to imagine a new-creational reign that is limited, muted or stunted in what it re-orders.

American Federal Government As God

In the last week two happenings have transpired that render it perspicuous that the current American Federal Government sees itself as God walking on the earth.

The first happening was where our alleged President, B. Hussein Obama, performing at the “National Day of Prayer” Breakfast said,

““I think to myself, if I’m willing to give something up as somebody who’s been extraordinarily blessed, and give up some of the tax breaks that I enjoy, I actually think that’s going to make economic sense,” Obama told the audience. “But for me, as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’s teaching that ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.’ ”

Here Obama is invoking the words of Jesus to support his economic plan to increase taxes so that wealth can continue to be redistributed. The problem here is that in the text the Obama cites from the Bible the idea that Jesus is communicating is that the person unto whom much is given is going to be required much from God. The fact that Obama has the State being the agent who is doing the requiring from those who have been much given reveals that Obama views the State, and himself as the incarnation of the State, as having the prerogative of God. Bar explicitly saying “The State is God,” I can think of no clearer way for the State to say, “I am God,” then saying that it is the being who will do the much requiring of those who have been given much.

The second happening is the recent B. Hussein Obama ruling that Christian Charities will have their 1st and 2nd amendment religious freedoms stripped from them by being required to violate their Christian scruples, as formed by their Christian God, by being forced to provide contraceptives in their health care programs as dictated by the God state. Clearly what is being communicated here is that the God state is God over the Christian God in the public square. The consequence of this ruling is that the realm for private morality is being constricted by the God state as it insists that once what was considered a private contractual matter between employee and employer (whether or not contraception would be part of a health care package) is now no longer a private contractual matter between employee and employer and will now be constrained by the dictates of the Federal State God. We must realize that as the State-God expands its sovereignty by gobbling up the sovereignty of other spheres the result is that the distinction between society and state begins to be eliminated so that all that is left is society that is but a cog in the machinery of the Federal State God. Individual identity will be eclipsed as all citizens live and move and have their being in the State.

Clearly, the Federal State, is setting itself up as God.