The gospel is the glorious good news that humanity, created in God’s image for fellowship with Him, has rebelled through sin, severing that relationship and earning eternal separation from a holy God. Yet, in boundless love and mercy, God did not abandon us to our deserved judgment; instead, He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man—to live the perfect life we could never live. Jesus willingly bore the wrath of God on the cross, dying as our substitute to pay the full penalty for sin, and on the third day, He rose bodily from the grave, proving His victory over sin, death, and Satan.
This salvation is offered freely to all who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus alone as Savior and Lord—not by human effort, religious works, or moral goodness, but by grace through faith. Those who believe are forgiven, declared righteous before God, adopted into His family, empowered by the Holy Spirit to live transformed lives, and promised eternal joy in the presence of God. The gospel is therefore not just a message of rescue from judgment, but an invitation to know and enjoy the living God forever.
In the term “Christian Nationalism,” the word “Christian” is an adjective modifying the noun “Nationalism.”
That is, it’s a type of nationalism. So, the first question is: What is nationalism?
In the 1900s, Britannica defined nationalism as:
“The political philosophy that a nation of people united by common ancestry, culture, language, and history ought to be politically organized within its own territory under a common government.”
We want that—but “Christian.”
A people of generally European ancestry, who speak English, and whose descendants are connected to American history.
We must learn that nationalism, when modified by Christianity does not demand multiculturalism. It does not demand freedom of religion. It does not demand mass immigration.
Christian Nationalism is simply a real nation that lives under a government and culture that uphold principles of Christ for the good of its people.
@ostrachan Japan should be for Japanese
China should be for chineese
Africa should be for africans
England should be for english
Mexico should be for mexicans
America shouldnt be for Americans
Am i getting the gist?
@jake_oncall Your ancestors built literal palaces and thrones with the skulls of your other ancestors after filling entire ponds with their blood so that your ancestors could paddle a boat on said blood
Logic should be a part of PCA Trials of Ordination.
Patiently enduring w/ PASTORS who go out of their way to be thought leaders but wouldn't pass a high school logic class pushes the bounds patient endurance.
Ordained Office is not the place for On The Job Training in this
The Complementarian view is for effeminate men who wish to defend masculine women. I was there once. Repentance is possible. Make it so, men. "Act like men" (1 Cor. 16:13).
The #PCA CN report reasons from WCF 23.3 that Christian magistrates may not exclude non-Christians from public office.
This is a concerning conclusion because the report is suggesting that if a PCA officer believes that Christian magistrates are permitted to exclude non-Christians from public office then they hold a view in violation of the standards.
What’s most troubling is that this conclusion is not even warranted from a plain reading of 23.3.