tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post1183704374910561513..comments2023-09-01T16:11:44.564+08:00Comments on Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda): Christianity, Culture and the deconversion of missionaries in ChinaDaniel Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-26802845910249962992015-05-20T12:45:06.620+08:002015-05-20T12:45:06.620+08:00@Greg:
that you quote Rushdoony only proves you a...@Greg:<br /><br />that you quote Rushdoony only proves you are crazy.<br /><br />This thread is closedDaniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-60713960444347057142015-05-19T04:15:01.645+08:002015-05-19T04:15:01.645+08:00"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a ..."Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." - Proverbs 14:34 English Standard Version (ESV)Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-83126865389046659112015-05-17T01:36:10.716+08:002015-05-17T01:36:10.716+08:00"Every system of laws is an establishment of ..."Every system of laws is an establishment of religion. Every legal system represents an establishment of religion.<br />-R.J. Rushdoony<br /><br />"There is no freedom from religion. Every social construct is a form of religion. The only way to apparently have freedom from religion is to have anarchy and even then you end up with worshipping self.<br /><br />"There is absolute Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-51103696635553970422015-05-16T01:00:37.573+08:002015-05-16T01:00:37.573+08:00@hanguoxiong..."Now these were more noble tha...@hanguoxiong..."Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so." Acts 17:11 - American Standard Version (ASV).<br /><br />"but test everything; hold fast what is good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - English Standard Version (ESV).Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-21385534467213110762015-05-16T00:59:50.935+08:002015-05-16T00:59:50.935+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-88154869182523643392015-05-16T00:56:00.026+08:002015-05-16T00:56:00.026+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-24236798041693008652015-05-15T20:18:46.477+08:002015-05-15T20:18:46.477+08:00@hanguoxiong...> Do you believe that your posit...@hanguoxiong...> Do you believe that your position, as you had outlined in your earlier comments, is beyond critique.<br /><br />Only the words of the Prophets and Apostles of Christ were inspired of God, and such offices have ceased with the completion of the bible, and the dying off of them in the first century. Only to the extent that my words are inline with the bible are they beyond Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-5660275981123427392015-05-15T11:29:39.312+08:002015-05-15T11:29:39.312+08:00Dear Gill,
I would like to ask you a question. D...Dear Gill,<br /><br />I would like to ask you a question. Do you believe that your position, as you had outlined in your earlier comments, is beyond critique and that it is absolutely correct?<br /><br />Regards,<br />Davidhanguoxionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428820530997531001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-19898601552932345972015-05-15T02:41:29.986+08:002015-05-15T02:41:29.986+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-71945433397596553882015-05-14T10:53:54.914+08:002015-05-14T10:53:54.914+08:00@PuritanReformed...>If you seriously believe th...@PuritanReformed...>If you seriously believe that, you're crazy.<br /><br />But you have not shown me to be wrong.<br /><br />Also "“The source of law is the god of that society.” Consider the following definition of “theocracy”:<br /><br />[A] form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler….4<br /><br />Not all theocracies are Christian. Some are JewishGregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-12229799226197625092015-05-14T10:50:23.376+08:002015-05-14T10:50:23.376+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-41788213607554701062015-05-14T10:48:07.263+08:002015-05-14T10:48:07.263+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-21289323322731827272015-05-14T07:17:32.962+08:002015-05-14T07:17:32.962+08:00@Maria,
you're welcome@Maria,<br /><br />you're welcomeDaniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-66300960742909849152015-05-14T07:17:02.762+08:002015-05-14T07:17:02.762+08:00@Greg:
you still refuse to actually interact with...@Greg:<br /><br />you still refuse to actually interact with what I say.<br /><br />>All governments are theocracies in one form or another<br /><br />If you seriously believe that, you're crazy.<br /><br />Until you can begin to interact with what I actually say instead of playing the game of ipse dixit, I have nothing more to say to you.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-87470984243165000932015-05-14T06:12:50.252+08:002015-05-14T06:12:50.252+08:00@PuritanReformed...>I repeat myself one last ti...@PuritanReformed...>I repeat myself one last time: You continue to confuse biblical principles which Capitalism holds to (i.e. private ownership etc.), and Capitalism itself. If you refuse to see the difference, then there is nothing more I can say to you.<br /><br />There is only one system that holds to the "biblical principles which Capitalism holds to (i.e. private ownership etc.)&Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-33892844708120113232015-05-14T04:16:25.057+08:002015-05-14T04:16:25.057+08:00Just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I a...Just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I appreciate the insight you offered. God bless you!<br />MariaMaria Tathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744157697446014478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-8641345354406167912015-05-14T03:52:28.414+08:002015-05-14T03:52:28.414+08:00@Greg:
>The bible teaches absolute private own...@Greg:<br /><br />>The bible teaches absolute private ownership of property as far as where our human relations are concerned with each other. The two commandments you shall not steal (you can't steal something from someone that don't belongs to them), and don't covet the things of others<br /><br /><br />I repeat myself one last time: You continue to confuse biblical principles Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-76024666002492551312015-05-13T08:33:32.202+08:002015-05-13T08:33:32.202+08:00@PuritanReformed...>Israel is a theocratic nati...@PuritanReformed...>Israel is a theocratic nation; a unique case in history, where there is a works principle superimposed upon the Mosaic Covenant. Therefore, it is illegitimate to deduce from Israel's case to the ordinary providential care of God today for the nations.<br /><br />Then my question to you is what is the purpose of government, and where do you get your answer from?<br /><brGregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-27558162556333145612015-05-13T08:25:58.671+08:002015-05-13T08:25:58.671+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-53474265921452172702015-05-13T08:24:42.271+08:002015-05-13T08:24:42.271+08:00@PuritanReformed...>The Bible does not teach ca...@PuritanReformed...>The Bible does not teach capitalism, but rather it teaches principles that Capitalism holds to.<br /><br />The bible teaches absolute private ownership of property as far as where our human relations are concerned with eachother. The two commandments you shall not steal (you can't steal something from someone that don't belongs to them), and don't covet the Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-30240684200681114032015-05-13T03:27:25.307+08:002015-05-13T03:27:25.307+08:00@Greg:
>Capitalism is a biblical economic conc...@Greg:<br /><br />>Capitalism is a biblical economic concept. ...<br /><br />You are confusing what the Bible teaches, and what is the economic system that best tallies with biblical principles. The Bible does not teach capitalism, but rather it teaches principles that Capitalism holds to.<br /><br /><br />>The early economists such as Adam Smith, admitted that they got their economics fromDaniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-70052971475253847482015-05-12T21:21:06.418+08:002015-05-12T21:21:06.418+08:00@Jenny, and hanguoxiong...Christianity is superior...@Jenny, and hanguoxiong...Christianity is superior to everything else, otherwise why Christianity? Why did Jesus had to come to earth if Christianity is not superior to everything else? Only in Christianity do we have all of the blessings of God. If that's not superiority then I don't know what superiority is.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-77817887232687333882015-05-12T21:13:47.758+08:002015-05-12T21:13:47.758+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-31267306402767888522015-05-12T21:09:03.007+08:002015-05-12T21:09:03.007+08:00Dear Jenny,
Well said, and I fully agree with you...Dear Jenny,<br /><br />Well said, and I fully agree with you. It purely by the free grace of God and His mercy, that I wretched sinner who deserved death am saved from sin and death, because of the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness, for on Christ the solid Rock I stand, for all other ground is sinking hanguoxionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428820530997531001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-24418760040435262732015-05-12T21:03:10.137+08:002015-05-12T21:03:10.137+08:00We are all sinners desperate for Christ's dail...We are all sinners desperate for Christ's daily grace, there is no superiority, only His mercy. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337571534551735607noreply@blogger.com