“And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” — Exodus 20:1-6 (KJV)

“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me...” — Isaiah 46:9 (KJV)

One of the rationales I often hear when discussing the present state of things goes something like this: Like it or not, we must continue to submit to the State unless and until it commands us to do that which God forbids, or forbids us to do that which God commands.

A worthy point to ponder—except the State passed that threshold long ago.

Video of Governor Sanford news conference in SC State House -

Sanford repeatedly talks about "God's Law"

Mark Sanford has not obeyed the 7th Commandment in his personal life,...

... and in over six years as SC Governor, he has not obeyed the 6th Commandment, by not interposing on behalf of tens of thousands of pre-birth human beings murdered in South Carolina during his two terms, by not standing publicly for passage of the SC Personhood bill (H.3526/S.450) to ESTABLISH JUSTICE and BANNING abortion in SC. (instead of just regulating child-murder as per the depraved, failed, faithless, unbiblical strategy of National Right to Life [sic]).

Steve Lefemine

The very reason why Christians are put in the position of giving a reasoned account of the hope that is in them is that not all men have faith. Because there is a world to be evangelized (men who are unconverted), there is the need for the believer to defend his faith: Evangelism naturally brings one into apologetics. This indicates that apologetics is no mere matter of “intellectual jousting”; it is a serious matter of life and death—eternal life and death. The apologist who fails to take account of the evangelistic nature of his argumentation is both cruel and proud. Cruel because he overlooks the deepest need of his opponent and proud because he is more concerned to demonstrate that he is no academic fool than to show how all glory belongs to the gracious God of all truth. Evangelism reminds us of who we are (sinners saved by grace) and what our opponents need (conversion of heart, not simply modified propositions). I believe, therefore, that the evangelistic nature of apologetics shows us the need to follow a presuppositional defense of the faith. In contrast to this approach stand the many systems of neutral autonomous argumentation.

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"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom we ask not your counsel or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands of those who feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you and may we forget that ye were our countrymen.” - Samuel Adams

This is a fairly popular quote. The reason I quote here this morning is that recently I used a phrase that has created a little buzz. In an earlier post I spoke of “Classical Americans.” This quote captures in microcosm what I mean by “Classical Americans.” Classical Americans are those who have been shaped by Biblical categories when it comes to the issue of government. Classical Americans are the inheritors of the attitude and character that animated the beheading of King Charles I and the later removal of King James II in favor of William and Mary in the glorious Revolution. Classical Americans could be heard crying out … “No King, but King Jesus.” Classical Americans would nod their heads when they heard recited … “Obedience to tyrants is disobedience to God.”

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Will Grigg's Liberty Minute

"It is today the custom, one having the force of law and natural truth, to see the state as sovereign and hence the source of law, as the interpreter of the meaning of law through its courts, and as the enforcer of the law. The state thus replaces both God and the church."

Before your conversion you were adrift on an ocean of sin with no way of reaching, or of even seeing God’s island of holiness. Your heart was “deceitful above all things and beyond cure,” 14 which meant that “every intent of the thoughts of your heart was only evil continually.” 15 As a result, your lifestyle was characterized by:

*adultery *fornication *uncleanness *lewdness *idolatry *sorcery *hatred *contentions *jealousies *outbursts of wrath *selfish ambitions *dissensions *heresies *envy *murders *drunkenness *revelries, and the like. 16

After your conversion and upon receiving your new spiritual heart, your lifestyle should be characterized by:

*love *joy *peace *longsuffering *kindness *goodness *faithfulness *gentleness *self-control 17

The first section on page 256 is under the heading of “Scriptural Teaching as to the Origin and Nature of the Nation” and tells us:

1. God is the Author of all national life (Deut. 26:19; Ps. 86:9; Acts 17:24 – 26).

Brief Overview:

* Various Issues - Justifiable Homicide?, AG Speaks out against Abortionist, Resistance to Obscene Club, Audio Example of Sodomite "Free Speech," and More

* Pastor David Carson - Thomas More: Merciless Persecutor; Witness in Trafalgar Square and at Anglo-Catholic Pilgrimage

* More Issues - News from the Apostate World and More

Times at which each segment begins:

00:00 - Various Issues

"Are you concerned for this generation, adrift on a sea of turmoil with no purpose, vision, or sense of destiny? Do you yearn for God to replace their apathy, lethargy, and indifference with courage, vision, and a clarion call to vital service for King Jesus? The KLI Manual: Raising Up Leaders a Time Like This Demands will give you hope for a godly future."