fundamentalism: spirituality vs. conservatism
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In the continuation of the discussion of Ptr. Noel Espinosa he showed how under the banner of fundamentalism, spirituality has eroded to conservatism and what dangers it carries with it.TRANSCRIPT
Conservatism
Albert Schweitzer(1875-1965) The Quest for the Historical Jesus
Rudolf Bultmann(1884-1976) Existentialism; Demythologizing
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Karl Barth(1886-1968) Neo-orthodoxy
The Fundamentals
Evangelical Fundamentalis
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Truths Defended
Errors Unchallenge
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Evangelism becomes Decisionism
Spirituality becomes Conservatism
Liberty becomes Abstinence
“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
John 18:36
Liberal / Progressiv
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Socialist Economy
Welfare State
Liberal Freedom
Secular
Centrist / Pragmatic
Combination of two positions
Rightist / Conservati
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Capitalist Economy
Law State
Civic Duties
Religious
Political Philosophy
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Jerry Falwell(1993-2007) Founder and leader of Moral Majority
Pat Robertson(1930) Anchor of the 700 club; campaigned to become the Republican candidate in 1988
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Bob Jones UniversityFounded in 1927; Greenville, S. Carolina
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PremillenialismChrist will reign a thousand years on Earth
Israel and its enemies
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Categories OT Israel NT Church
Saints Num 16:3; Dt 33:3 Eph 1:1; Rom 1:7
Elect Dt 7:6ff; 14:2 Col 3:12; Titus 1:1
Beloved Dt 7:7; 4:37 Col 3:12; 1 Thes 1:4
Called Isa 41:9; 43:1 Rom 1:6ff; 1 Cor 1:2
Church Psa 89:5; Mic 2:5 Eph 1:1; Ac 20:28
Flock Eze 34; Psa 77:20 Lk 12:32; 1 Pt 5:2
Holy Nation Exo 19:5ff 1 Pt 2:9
Kingdom of Priests Exo 19:5ff 1 Pt 2:9
Peculiar Treasure Exo 19:5ff 1 Pt 2:9
God’s People Hos 1:9ff 1 Pt 2:10
Holy People Dt 7:6 1 Pt 1:15ff
People of Inheritance Dt 4:20 Eph 1:18
God’s walks among His people
Lev 26:12 2 Cor 6:16ff
Married to God/Christ Isa 54:5; Jer 3:14; 31:32; Hos 2:19
Eph 5:22ff; 2 Cor 11:2
The Church fulfills and perpetuates the covenant standing privileges that belong to OT Israel…
Galatians 6:16
“… and I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Matthew 16:18-19
“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.”
Matthew 21:43
And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
Ronald ReaganUS President (#40) from 1981-1988
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Conservative Politics
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Jose De Venecia and Fidel V. RamosTwo presidential candidates campaigned by Christians
Eddie VillanuevaRan for President twice; for Senator once
(1) Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
(2) Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
(3) For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
(4) for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
(5) Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
Rom 13:1-5
Acts 2:29-33
(29) "Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
(30) Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,
(31) he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
(32) This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.
(33) Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
John 18:36
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son Colossians 1:13
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom Matthew 4:23
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17
"My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
Kingdom of Christ
Mission of the Church
Salvation blessings = Saving GraceCovenantal Fulfilment
NOT Second coming NOT of the world NOT politics
Human SocietyCreation blessings = Common Grace
Providential OversightIncluding political structure
Gospel of Salvation
Mission of the Church
Salvation blessings = Saving GraceCovenantal Fulfilment
Counter-cultureReformation
Revival
Human Society
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
1 Timothy 2:1-7