Is There a Standard for Being a Jerk by John Heers, First Things Foundation Toxic men are in the news again. Again. In fact, it…
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Introduction
Far too many Christians have been told “The Bible doesn’t have anything to say about politics, so you shouldn’t care about it so much.” But that is simply not true, the Bible shows us God dealing with men who have political power all the time. Throughout the Bible, kings are reproved and judged by God for their wickedness, they are directed by His prophets, and they are praised when they are good and just. The Bible gives us so many examples of how God wants those with power to rule that to say “the Bible doesn’t have anything to say about politics” is, frankly, a sick joke.
The reason so many Christians believe that the Bible has nothing to say about politics is that we simply do not know the Bible—especially the Old Testament. The Book of Samuel, for example, is entirely about God bringing about a “revolution of elites,” a changing of the political order from the top down, starting with the removal of the wicked High Priest Eli and his sons, and then the replacement of the tyrannical and demonic Saul with a man after God’s own heart. The book shows that God giving His people a just and righteous king is grace to them from His hand.
2 Samuel 22, in particular, is a Psalm of David, and almost identical to Psalm 18. The fact that it is repeated here at the close of the book of Samuel isn’t just God trying to up the word count in the Bible like a student writing a term paper. It’s placement here is meaningful for the theology of the entire book. You’ll remember at the very beginning of the book of Samuel, Samuel’s mother, Hannah, sang a song about the child God had given her after years of barrenness. It isn’t just that God had given her a child, as wonderful as that is, but that God has given His people a deliverer to throw down the proud and mighty and raise up the humble and weak. That deliverer, Samuel, lead the way, like John the Baptist, to an even greater deliverer, David. This psalm is a record of God’s covenant keeping. He has made a covenant with His people to be their God, to be with them, and to deliver them from their enemies when they call upon His name. And He makes a particular covenant with that deliverer himself, David, that if he and his sons keep God’s law, God would never cease to keep a man on this throne. This psalm is a celebration of God keeping His covenant with His people. He is a God who does what He says.
by J. Pilgrim
I think of myself more as a late Gen-X kid, rather than a millennial, because that’s the movies and music I liked, but regardless, I’m an 80s kid. We’re the Nostalgia Generation. I had a Zoomer on Telegram ask me why—given the utter destruction that the digital revolution brought on society—we didn’t see it coming. The simplest answer I can give to that is that our lives were simply too exciting to realize that everything was being destroyed around us. We were being entertained to death.
Electing Our Identity by John Heers, First Things Foundation It’s an interesting thing when you think about it, voting. Modern American voting is a gesture…
In a world where the lines between reality and manipulation are becoming increasingly blurred, it’s essential to seek out the truth and understand the forces at play that shape our lives. Enter “The Boniface Option,” a groundbreaking book written by Andrew Isker and published by Gab Press that promises to lift the veil on the hidden agendas and sinister mechanisms that often go unnoticed in our society while also providing a guide for us to fight back against them.
It is with great excitement and conviction that I introduce you to our latest offering from Gab Press, a book that holds the potential to ignite a transformative movement in a world deeply divided, manipulated, and re-engineered. The Boniface Option: A Strategy For Christian Counteroffensive in a Post-Christian Nation, penned by the nationally bestselling co-author of Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guide For Taking Dominion And Discipling Nations, Andrew Isker, is a clarion call for Christians to rise from the ashes of a society turned upside down and rediscover the path to a life imbued with purpose, faith, and resistance. It is already quickly climbing up the charts and is a number one new release on Amazon in multiple categories.
Over the last week, a genuine viral phenomenon took place with Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond. A video of him singing the tune was shot by a local country station, and the unknown singer was instantly propelled into national fame. His song is a lament of the political and cultural conditions foisted upon middle America by the aforementioned ruling class located a few hours to his north. It is a working-class anthem, with coarse language commonly used among the kind of men who work long hours while witnessing their country destroyed at the hands of wicked men.
by Pastor Andrew Isker Introduction We live in an age of constant despair. It seems for so many that things are bad and will never…
Or more accurately, what is a human?
by John Heers, First Things Foundation
What is a human right? To answer this question I propose that we investigate first things first. What is a human?
From the Isle of Mann in the sea between England and Ireland, sometime around the 7th Century AD, we find this story: Human beings are the survivors of the events of Ragnarök, a great war between the gods of the Norse. The two survivors, Lif and Lifthrasir, man and woman, gave birth to humans and it is the goal of these humans to appease and stay in alignment with the victorious gods of the Ragnarök.
From Nicea, a town in modern-day Turkey, in the year 323 AD, we see this: A human being is by grace, what Christ is by nature. God became man so man can become like God.
Any time a conservative Christian proposes laws to address issues of public morality, he is always told “you can’t legislate morality.” This is a mantra…
We are in a time of great spiritual awakening. I cannot tell you how many conversations I have had with young men, many of whom have little or no background in church, who realize how spiritually sick our world is. As a pastor, usually my first advice would be to “find a good church.” But in our day, such advice is much easier said than done. The great sickness of our world is also reflected in the dearth of good churches.
I recently took my family on a trip to the Zoo and felt an overwhelming sense of shock at the state of the people around me there. The atmosphere seemed reminiscent of a scene from “The Walking Dead,” with a clear sense of emptiness in everyone’s eyes. Witnessing this lack of meaning and despair on people’s faces saddened me profoundly, but I am not without hope.