The Reformed Libertarians Podcast

In this bonus episode, we interview Dr. David VanDrunen. We consider his reply on several points to Pastor Taylor Drummond's critical article that we discuss in episode 17. The title of that article is "Fool's Gold?: A libertarian analysis of VanDrunen's account of state legitimacy" and it examines particular arguments in David VanDrunen's book Politics After Christendom. VanDrunen expresses his appreciation for Drummond's article and our episode discussing it, raises questions concerning immoral complicity if the state is taken to be illegitimate, offers some clarification about his (up to this point) not having differentiated monopoly states from non-monopolistic civil governance in his writing, raises questions concerning what sort of consent is normative for the customary legal order's own legitimacy and its authorizing function, raises the question of when abuse or injustice might categorically disqualify one from rightfully possessing authoritative office and its relation to political resistance, and, at the end, responds to our proposal how a fuller, non-aggressionist view of proportionality in the lex talionis of the Noahic Covenant entails a conclusive argument in favor of the exclusively "protectionist" purpose of civil governance law. https://reformedlibertarians.com/bonusC Main Points of Discussion 00:00 Introduction 00:09 Episode description 02:15 Prefatory statements 05:37 The question of immoral complicity 16:30 Clarifying matters of complicity 21:13 The question of civil governance vs. monopoly state 27:55 Distinguishing normativity from de facto (non-)conformity to norms 31:00 The question of legitimizing consent 35:56 Distinguishing compliance under duress (by aggression) 40:45 The question of abuse/tyranny and de-legitimization 45:20 The question of a conclusive protectionist-only view 49:32 Remaining uncertainty about Scriptural “regulative principle” for civil governance 52:29 Closing remarks Additional Resources https://www.wscal.edu/faculty-member/david-vandrunen/ https://www.monergism.com/authorsspeakers/david-vandrunen https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/David-VanDrunen-2115184386 https://reformedlibertarians.com/017 https://libertarianchristians.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CLR-5-Drummond.pdf Politics After Christendom https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310108845/ https://www.pdcnet.org/jsce/content/jsce_2015_0035_0002_0101_0117 https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 https://reformedlibertarians.com/008 https://reformedlibertarians.com/014 https://reformedlibertarians.com/015 https://reformedlibertarians.com/018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsUjJ7TOhgk&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu8WYU5oB7l037lvAEjSoPBr&index=13 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A reading of edited excerpts from the article “On The General Relation Of Religion, Metaphysics, and Science” by Dr Roy A. Clouser, presenting the Neo-Calvinist view of what has been called The Myth Of Religious Neutrality. The predominant Scholastic view of the general relation is summarized, followed by a summary of the Neo-Calvinist, or Reformational view. According to the Neo-Calvinist view, the way in which religious belief guides theories is then summarized, the view of religious belief is further explained, how religious belief within a given metaphysics affects science is further explained, and a prominent objection is answered. https://reformedlibertarians.com/019 Main Points of Discussion 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Episode description 03:29 The Scholastic View 07:46 The Neo-Calvinist (Reformational) View 13:34 Scientific theories guided by a basic view of reality 17:47 A basic view of reality guided by a religious belief 19:02 More about religious belief 27:11 How religious belief within a metaphysics affects science 37:03 Example of atomic theory 40:13 An objection answered Additional Resources https://www.royclouser.com https://allofliferedeemed.co.uk/roy-a-clouser/ https://tukampendatastore.blob.core.windows.net/neocalvinism/allofliferedeemed/Clouser/Clouser1996-Facets-of-faith-and-Science-ch%203.PDF The Myth Of Religious Neutrality https://www.amazon.com/dp/0268023662 A Commentary on Genesis https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.vi.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLUAtso8cBw&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu9Y8kqS66XUSgRaVXbf9M-A&index=3 https://sites.google.com/site/christianviewofeverything https://reformedlibertarians.com/five-versions-of-two-kingdoms-and-foundations-for-christian-cultural-activity/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu_XWQBwDFvjTk0Au0-6un3D https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-T6PEv7K3nfET-yWKoo523 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

We discuss the teaching mission of the institutional church, its relation to the church’s statements of faith, and what the institutional church must and may not teach about politics on several important points. We talk about the Reformed confessional view of submission to civil governance, the recent failure of some churches in the face of unlawful state dictates, the error of theonomic views, and how a biblically Reformed covenantal hermeneutic informs a correct view of general equity. https://reformedlibertarians.com/018 Main Points of Discussion 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Episode description 01:00 Why are we discussing this? 02:15 What is the church’s teaching mission? 05:07 One way the Reformed confessions are part of the church’s mission 07:34 False teaching about submission to God-ordained civil governance 13:43 Not a matter of political theory 14:53 False teaching of original and so-called “general equity theonomy” 19:28 Proper meaning of general equity 24:30 The Reformed biblical covenantal hermeneutic 30:39 Recap 32:53 Disestablishmentarianism and Biblical criterion of proportional retribution Additional Resources: https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 https://reformedlibertarians.com/006 https://reformedlibertarians.com/episode/why-isnt-the-state-biblically-justified-resolving-romans-13-objections/ https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib https://reformedlibertarians.com/theonomy-general-equity-and-libertarianism-by-jonathan-mcintosh https://sites.google.com/view/general-equity/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu9WPd6FaReLxZkaK7VO8plE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ScAhK-s2s https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-vEf9AeUSZt8UY53E7OYnF https://opc.org/wcf.html https://threeforms.org/the-belgic-confession/ https://meredithkline.com/klines-works/articles-and-essays/the-relevance-of-the-theocracy/ https://www.the-highway.com/theonomy-hermeneutic_Irons.html https://kerux.com/doc/1501A1.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20200718055717/http://tdgordon.net/theology/theonomy.pdf https://reformedlibertarians.com/015 https://reformedlibertarians.com/against-civil-establishment-of-religion/ The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

An interview with Pastor Taylor Drummond about his article “Fool’s Gold?: A libertarian analysis of VanDrunen’s account of state legitimacy,” which appreciatively, but critically, examines arguments in the book Politics After Christendom by Dr. David VanDrunen. Pastor Drummond introduces himself and recounts how he became a confessional, Calvinistic Baptist, and a libertarian-anarchist. He speaks about how VanDrunen’s biblical arguments for the legitimacy of the state fail his own standard for justifying the state. Drummond also explains how VanDrunen’s theoretical argument is at odds with his own view of law, justice, and rights, and is in tension with many of his economic and theological insights. https://reformedlibertarians.com/017 Main Points Of Discussion 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Episode description 01:50 About Pastor Drummond 06:54 VanDrunen’s brief biblical arguments and Drummond’s response 17:22 Monopoly, Noahic covenant, and negative natural rights 24:26 VanDrunen’s view of customary legal order 27:50 Drummond’s response on law and rights 34:44 Need for clearly distinguishing just and unjust coercion 38:56 Protectionism, sin, politicization, and inefficiency 47:29 Concluding thoughts Additional Resources Article discussed: “Fool’s Gold?: A libertarian analysis of VanDrunen’s account of state legitimacy,” by Taylor Drummond: https://libertarianchristians.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CLR-5-Drummond.pdf Politics After Christendom by David VanDrunen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310108845/ Taylor Drummond congregation: Grace Community Church, Allentown PA https://gracecommunityallentown.org/ Politics substack: https://thearchy.substack.com/ Theology site: https://servantofthesovereign.wordpress.com/ Other books mentioned: The Road To Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek: https://mises.org/library/book/road-serfdom The Law by Frederic Bastiat: https://mises.org/library/book/law Foundations of Economics: A Christian View by Shawn Ritenour: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556357249/ The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0895261715/ For A New Liberty by Murray Rothbard: https://mises.org/library/book/new-liberty-libertarian-manifesto Christian Libertarian Review call for papers 2024: https://libertarianchristians.com/2024/02/03/call-for-papers-2024-volume/ The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

An introduction to a Reformed view of the Kingdom of God in its 5 elements and its 5 covenantally-administered epochs, culminating in the Kingdom’s definitive consummation in the New Creation. The relation between Christian cultural activity and the Kingdom of God is also clarified. https://reformedlibertarians.com/016 Main Points of Discussion 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Episode description 01:03 Kingdom of God as the New Creation and central to Bible and all reality 03:25 5 “Royal” Elements Ruler, Realm, Reign, those Ruled, Regulation by Covenant 05:31 Covenant in Scripture as oath-commitment Covenants as administering Kingdom of God 07:20 5 Epochs 1. Probation/Proffered 2. Promised 3. Prefigured 4. Present-Inauguration 5. Parousia-Consummation & See "The Grid": https://upper-register.com/papers/kline_grid.pdf 10:22 Contrary to postmil, premil, and heresy* [see note below] of popular “Evangelical” Dispensationalism 12:15 1st Epoch: Probation – the Covenant of Works “Eschatology Precedes Soteriology” 17:10 2nd Epoch: Promised – the Protevangelium (Gen. 3.15) and Abrahamic Covenant The Seed is Christ, the Land is New Creation, the Blessing is Salvation by grace alone, thru faith alone, in Christ alone 19:24 3rd Epoch: Prefigured – the Old Mosaic Covenant Temporary and typological theocracy Suspension of normal operations of “common grace” Non-free market and coercive punishment of non-aggressive immorality Typological principle of works (covenant blessings & curses) 24:03 4th Epoch: Present-Inauguration – the New Covenant The gospel, salvation accomplished in history Crucial distinction between (a) “subjective recognition of Christ’s reign” involving the implications of Christian beliefs for all of life -vs.- (b) “objective realm” of Christ’s Kingdom as the new heavens&earth, presently and uniquely manifest as the institutional church (not as common culture or society) The gospel, church, and presently-inaugurated Kingdom are NOT “political” 30:23 5th Epoch: Parousia-Consummation – the everlasting, full realization of the New Covenant Flesh & blood (pre-glorified human nature) cannot inherit the Kingdom, and so requires eschatological transformation, glorified incorruptibility *Note Differing forms of Dispensationalism (heretical or not) have been used by some to justify the worst of the United States government’s murderous, warmongering foreign policy. One of Dispensationalism’s erroneous beliefs (in all its forms) is that after the first advent of Christ, God’s promise to give the physical territory of Canaan to the physical descendants of Israel remains in effect. A doctrinal “heresy” can be understood as a teaching that denies some point of orthodox creedal teaching. The heretical teaching we had in mind (and should have specified) is the belief that prior to Christ’s first advent, or during the era of the Law (or Old Covenant), salvation was not by grace through faith in Christ, the promised Savior. Not all forms of Dispensationalism teach this, however. For further discussion of Dispensationalism, see this lecture on The New Covenant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynilaJANdoM Additional Resources: The Majesty On High https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544985584/ https://www.booksataglance.com/book-reviews/the-majesty-on-high-introduction-to-the-kingdom-of-god-in-the-new-testament-by-s-m-baugh/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnRUG-eGHI https://www.wscal.edu/devotion/kingdom-of-god/ https://www.wscal.edu/devotion/thy-kingdom-come/ https://www.wscal.edu/devotion/the-kingdom-in-the-new-testament/ https://www.wscal.edu/devotion/a-survey-of-the-kingdom-of-god-in-johns-writings/ https://opc.org/nh.html?article_id=1128 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu9WPd6FaReLxZkaK7VO8plESacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored https://reformedfellowship.net/products/sacred-bond-covenant-theology-explored-second-editionReformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic...

A reading of Kerry Baldwin’s article on biblical inerrancy, which discusses a blog post by Pete Enns in which he says why he believes the Bible has errors, and no one is obligated to obey Romans 13. Resources for a better (non-biblicist) view of inerrancy and a better view of Romans 13 are recommended. The hosts also give an update about new episodes. https://reformedlibertarians.com/bonusB 00:00 Start 00:09 Update 00:49 Intro to Kerry's article 01:46 Enns wrong on Romans 13 04:42 Enns confuses biblical inerrancy with biblicism 07:03 A non-biblicist view of inerrancy 08:35 A better view of Romans 13 10:00 Covenantal sensitivity 11:49 Conclusion Additional Resources: Does Biblical Inerrancy Threaten Libertarianism? by Kerry Baldwin https://reformedlibertarians.com/does-biblical-inerrancy-threaten-libertarianism/ Episode 14 of The Reformed Libertarians Podcast, Does Political Representation Make Sense?, with Gerard Casey https://reformedlibertarians.com/014 Note on the danger of biblicism by Terry Johnson and Shane Lems https://reformedreader.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/the-danger-of-biblicism/ Different views of biblical inerrancy by Kam Weng Ng https://krisispraxis.com/archives/2016/06/inerrancy-of-the-bible-defined-and-defended-part-1/ The Framework Interpretation of Creation Days by Lee Irons https://upper-register.com/papers/framework_interpretation.html The Truthfulness of Scripture by Michael Horton https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/the-truthfulness-of-scripture The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy https://www.alliancenet.org/international-council-on-biblical-inerrancy Well-versed Inerrancy by Kevin Vanhoozer https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013April_Vanhoozer-inerrancy.pdf Video presentation on well-versed inerrancy by Kevin Vanhoozer https://vimeo.com/79158043 Can The Bible Contain Errors? by Greg Beale https://faculty.wts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2011-Spring-Inspired.pdf Audio presentation on inerrancy by Greg Beale http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gkbeale_lecture_copyright.mp3 Review of Enns' book against inerrancy by Greg Beale https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/49/49-2/JETS_49-2_287-312_Beale.pdf The Erosion Of Inerrancy by Greg Beale https://amazon.com/dp/1433502038 Romans 13: A Reformed View by Gregory Baus https://libertarianchristians.com/2021/11/24/romans-13-and-stateless-civil-governance-a-reformed-view/ Episode 2 of The Reformed Libertarians Podcast, What Does Romans 13 Say About Civil Government? https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 Episode 42 of The Biblical Anarchy Podcast, Why Isn't the State Biblically Justified? Resolving Romans 13 Objections, with Gregory Baus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBbFFBwMaLQ Episode 14 of The Biblical Anarchy Podcast, Does The Conquest of Canaan Conflict with Anarchism? with Gregory Baus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3KFqcQlPuA Reformed Libertarians Podcast hosts' appearances elsewhere https://reformedlibertarians.com/appearances/ Also see a highly-relevant article on a pattern of turning ex-vangelical, especially as among women, by Kerry Baldwin https://mereliberty.com/theology/pattern-of-deconstruction-women/ The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Summary - Reformed Libertarians Podcast Announcement We're taking a short break for summer, but listen for some other information and plans for the Reformed Libertarian podcast when we get back. Additional Resources https://reformedlibertarians.com/about-our-logo/ https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ https://reformedlibertarians.com/articles/ https://reformedlibertarians.com/resources/ https://reformedlibertarians.com/#contact Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of whether a Reformed Christian view of civil governance is compatible with theocracy. We explain how the term "theocratic" has been used, and two key elements of a theocratic view (namely, the monopoly state and civil establishment of religion) that must be rejected in a genuinely Christian view of civil governance. We also touch on how some who support a theocratic view go wrong in their eschatology. https://reformedlibertarians.com/015/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description 01:27 About the history of the term https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-and-government/political-science-terms-and-concepts/theocracy 02:22 All of life, and so all politics, is ultimately guided by central religious commitments 04:45 The objectionable sense of "theocratic" is not entailed by the universality of central religious commitments and their ultimate guidance of all of life 05:28 Two key elements of theocracy are "a monopoly state" and "civil establishment of religion"; Monopoly explained 07:41 Just and unjust uses of coercion; The obligation of non-aggression; The illegitimacy of all states 12:13 A simple analogy 15:12 Establishmentarianism explained https://reformedlibertarians.com/against-civil-establishment-of-religion/ 16:46 The unique, symbolic, and temporary (now obsolete) old Mosaic covenant theocracy involved suspension of the common grace order; It was a temporary symbolic-intrusion of final judgment and the kingdom of God, now inaugurated in the new covenant institutional church, and yet to be consummated in the New Heavens and Earth 19:59 While the old covenant was in effect, it was not a violation of non-aggression https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 ; Now, in the new covenant era, the normal operation of the common grace order has resumed; This entails prohibition of establishmentarianism and monopoly, enacting either is antichrist 22:03 Genuinely limited governance, required by God's ultimate sovereignty, according to a consistent Christian view, entails non-monopoly and non-establishment 24:17 Recap 25:10 The under-realization of inaugurated eschatology in the new covenant by postmillennialism and so-called optimism that often accompanies a theocratic view Additional Resources More about the temporary suspension of the normal operation of common grace and the eschatological-intrusion within the old covenant theocracy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3KFqcQlPuA More about sphere sovereignty : Episode 09 - https://reformedlibertarians.com/009 Episode 12 - https://reformedlibertarians.com/012 More about the underrealization of inaugurated eschatology in the new covenant as held by a postmil view (Gaffin refers to postmil's de-eschatologizing) : https://www.newhopefairfax.org/files/Gaffin%20Theonomy%20and%20Eschatology.pdf The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com/ and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

An interview with Dr. Gerard Casey about his article "The Indefensibility of Political Representation." Dr. Casey introduces himself and recounts how he became a libertarian anarchist. He speaks about the idea of legitimate command and various options proposed to justify the state's supposed authority. He summarizes some of his examination of political representation from his article. He also talks about what real democracy was like, and closes with a reflection on caring for the poor in a free society. https://reformedlibertarians.com/014/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Article discussed (25 min read), "The Indefensibility of Political Representation" by Dr. Gerard Casey : https://mises.org/library/indefensibility-political-representation Audio presentation (18 mins) : https://mises.org/library/which-be-master-indefensibility-political-representation 01:51 About Dr. Casey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Casey_(philosopher) Academia page: https://ucd.academia.edu/GerardNCasey Interviews by Dr. Casey: https://www.youtube.com/@caseyinconversation6380 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Casey5122dark 05:18 Libertarian conversion The Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises : https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit 10:07 Principles of legitimate command 15:11 Options proposed to justify the state The main option in the West today is the idea of "representative" democracy which is equated with self-governance 17:54 Hannah Pitkin's analysis and the basic incoherence of political representation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Fenichel_Pitkin The Concept of Representation by Hanna Pitkin : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520021568?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 25:44 Inevitable bureaucratic obstacles BBC2's "Yes Minister" : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Minister 29:46 Actual democracy and sortition Against Elections by David Van Reybrouck : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1847924220?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Jury Nullification: https://fija.org 37:24 Let The Poor Starve? https://reformedlibertarians.com/let-the-poor-starve-gerard-casey/ How Govt "Solved" The Healthcare Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFoXyFmmGBQ&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu95jfsFdfN2oe8vXQ6Cma-h&index=7 Books by Dr. Gerard Casey: (2012) Libertarian Anarchy : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441144676?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 (2013) Murray Rothbard : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441100792?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 (2017) Freedom's Progress? - a history of political thought : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845409426?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 (2019) ZAP - free speech and tolerance in light of the Zero Aggression Principle : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788360176?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 (2020) After #MeToo : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788360273?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 (2021) Hidden Agender : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788360583?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Also see Episode 7: Can Libertarians Be Conservatives? : https://reformedlibertarians.com/007 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com/ and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A reading of the essay "What Do We Mean By Sola Scriptura?" by W. Robert Godfrey, which focuses on explaining some key features of the Protestant principle or doctrine of Sola Scriptura (that is, Scripture Alone). Godfrey defines the principle, discusses several Bible passages that teach it, and answers 4 basic objections. https://reformedlibertarians.com/013/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Article read: https://reformedlibertarians.com/mean-by-sola-scriptura-robert-godfrey/ It appears as the first chapter in the book Sola Scriptura : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1567693334?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 02:07 Introduction Sola Scriptura is one of the two main issues that separates Protestants from non-Protestants, along with Sola Fide (that is, justification by faith alone). Book mentioned Justification By Faith ALONE : https://www.amazon.com/dp/187761193X?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 04:30 Definition and some passages that teach it "Scripture alone is our ultimate religious authority [ie, infallible rule]... [and] all things necessary for salvation, concerning faith and life, are taught in the Bible clearly enough for the ordinary believer to find it there and understand." For a more elaborate statement see the Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 1 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_01 20.2 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_20 21.1 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_21 and 31.2-3 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_31 14:44 The sufficiency of the Bible as God's Word 15:37 Different senses of the term "tradition" 19:16 Tradition vs. the Bible 21:43 Tradition vs. Tradition 24:44 Recognition of the "canon", or the specific writings that constitute the Bible Book mentioned The Structure of Biblical Authority by Meredith G. Kline : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579100694?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 33:03 Unity in the interpretation of the Bible Additional Resources WSCal Office Hours podcast, with Bob Godfrey on Sola Scriptura (26 minutes) https://wscal.edu/resource-center/whats-in-a-name-sola-scriptura Why God Gave Us A Book, booklet by Gene Edward Veith : https://www.amazon.com/dp/159638378X?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 What Is The Bible?, booklet by Guy Prentiss Waters : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1596387114?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine, by R.C. Sproul : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1596389540?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Zondervan 5 Solas Series : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KG9V455?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Zaspel's summaries of 5 Zondervan books included in this course on the Five Solas from the Gospel Coalition : https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/the-five-solas/ The Cambridge Declaration : https://www.alliancenet.org/cambridge-declaration More resources on the Five Solas : https://www.monergism.com/search?keywords=five%20solas Just And Sinner Podcast with Jordan Cooper discussing Martin Chemnitz on Sola Scriptura and Tradition Part 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kisWf3I528U Part 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxN4WxFOhYg Part 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7s6TVAKQNk On the canon, also see Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures, by Herman Ridderbos : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0875524168?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Canon Revisited, by Michael J. Kruger : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433505002?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 The Question of Canon, by Michael J. Kruger : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830840311?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 See also several videos from Truth Unites with Gavin Ortlund Sola Scriptura Defended : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlF57ewhXAI Response To Critics Of Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdIYoXQGYmw Augustine Affirmed Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ZAa0gNMvE More On Augustine And Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTPHSv5Rtc Review of Sola Scriptura Debate : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-O18bhDPGc The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a...

A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin’s article on the plausibility of stateless civil governance and the common difficulty in imagining such a society. We talk about factors that may contribute to the failure of imagination such as the mere-exposure effect, the Overton window, and plausibility structures. Also mentioned are several examples of historically existing non-monopolistic civil governance. Spontaneous order is explained in terms of a consistent sphere sovereignty, and we provide resources on how civil governance can be practically and realistically provided without the state. https://reformedlibertarians.com/012/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Article discussed https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/05/07/plausibility-of-a-stateless-society/ 01:18 Previous episodes in series 1. Law and order, and the question of legitimacy https://reformedlibertarians.com/003 2. Human sinfulness, and the question of necessity https://reformedlibertarians.com/005 3. Economics and social hierarchy, and the question of inevitability https://reformedlibertarians.com/009 01:57 Main points of article on failure of imagination, and the question of the plausibility of stateless (non-monopolistic) civil governance 03:10 Reasons for difficulty in imagining non-monopolistic civil governance Bias towards the familiar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect 05:21 The Overton window The range of thinkable ideas in a society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window 08:58 Plausibility structures Social realities that reinforce or help a belief seem true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausibility_structure 10:14 What about the roads? https://mises.org/wire/government-road-management-there-better-way 10:42 Historical examples of non-monopolistic civil governance Previously mentioned: Ancient Ireland: https://mises.org/library/private-law-emerald-isle Law Merchant: https://fee.org/articles/the-law-merchant-and-international-trade/ Not-so-wild West: https://mises.org/library/not-so-wild-wild-west Other examples: Quaker Pennsylvania https://mises.org/library/pennsylvanias-anarchist-experiment-1681-1690 Medieval Iceland https://mises.org/library/medieval-iceland-and-absence-government Zomia (south Asian highlands) text: https://mises.org/library/art-not-being-governed audio: https://mises.org/library/james-c-scott-art-not-being-governed [ index for The Libertarian Tradition podcast: https://mises.org/library/libertarian-tradition?page=2 ] 13:01 Division of labor makes stateless society more plausible https://mises.org/wire/division-labor-clarified 13:46 Somalia is better-off without a state https://mises.org/library/rule-law-without-state 14:58 recap on Sphere Sovereignty https://www.academia.edu/32356017/Dooyeweerds_Societal_Sphere_Sovereignty_2017_revision_ Reformed Libertarianism Statement https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ 18:55 Polycentric emergent societal order Popular-level article https://fee.org/articles/spontaneous-order/ Video essay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQhkrYqA7S4&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu95jfsFdfN2oe8vXQ6Cma-h&index=9 Bibliographic essay https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/the-tradition-of-spontaneous-order-a-bibliographical-essay-by-norman-barry Example of the price system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkPGfTEZ_r4 22:31 Practical outlines for how non-monopolist civil governance can be provided Chaos Theory, by Robert Murphy text: https://mises.org/library/chaos-theory-two-essays-market-anarchy-0 audio: https://mises.org/library/chaos-theory-two-essays-market-anarchy-audio The Machinery of Freedom, by David Freidman video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYkdEU_B4o&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu95jfsFdfN2oe8vXQ6Cma-h&index=11 2nd edition free [pdf]: http://www.daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf 3rd edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1507785607?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian...

An interview with Lawrence W. Reed, President emeritus of The Foundation for Economic Education, about his booklet, Great Myths of the Great Depression. We talk about the Progressive Era as the context for the government policies that brought about the Great Depression, and discuss several commonly misunderstood elements that caused or perpetuated the Great Depression. We conclude with a note about personal character. https://reformedlibertarians.com/011/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Book discussed: https://fee.org/resources/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/ 01:51 About Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/about Books by Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/books 03:07 Mr. Reed's background and faith 07:13 Jesus is NOT a socialist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1610171608?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 09:56 The Progressive Era 15:34 Progressive population control The eugenics movement, by Bradley Thomas https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-ideas-that-fueled-america-s-eugenics-movement/ 18:27 Monetary policy and the Fed https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALopHfWkFlGvgxFXosWmjzSGw95IFa1t 24:21 Tariffs, income tax, and stifling trade https://fee.org/articles/its-more-important-to-be-american-than-to-buy-american/ 29:06 New Deal disasters https://fee.org/articles/fdr-campaigned-on-fiscal-restraint-in-1932-he-delivered-just-the-opposite/ 34:32 Government causes inflation https://fee.org/articles/35-government-is-an-inflation-fighter/ 36:21 Wagner Act disasters 41:12 Minimum wage https://fee.org/articles/38-the-minimum-wage-helps-the-poor/ 44:59 The importance of personal character https://fee.org/articles/character-liberty-and-economics Further Resources The Progressive Era, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0 America's Great Depression, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/americas-great-depression What Has Government Done To Our Money, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money The Case Against The Fed, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/case-against-fed-0 The Great Depression, by Hans Sennholz https://mises.org/library/great-depression Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression, by Tom Woods audio: https://mises.org/library/14-herbert-hoover-and-great-depression Truth about the Great Depression, by Thomas DiLorenzo audio: https://mises.org/library/9-truth-about-great-depression The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

An interview with Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, President of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation about politically-concocted climate alarmism in contrast with climate realism, based on genuine scientific study. We also talk about destructive governmental emissions policy, and the environmental Kuznets curve. https://reformedlibertarians.com/010/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description https://www.cornwallalliance.org Dr. Beisner's dissertation: https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/2698 01:51 About Dr. Beisner How he became Reformed 06:34 Some of Dr. Beisner's past work Coalition On Revival: https://www.reformation.net/the-17-worldview-documents.html Hebert Schlossberg's book Idols for Destruction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891077383?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Beisner's book Prosperity and Poverty: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579108083?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Beisner's book Prospects for Growth: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592449832?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 09:08 How the Cornwall Alliance began The Cornwall Declaration: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/the-cornwall-declaration-on-environmental-stewardship/ Highlights: https://cornwallalliance.org/about/our-history-in-highlights/ 10:05 Why the work of the Cornwall Alliance is important 2006 A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor - An Evangelical Response to Global Warming: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-an-evangelical-response-to-global-warming/ 2009 Declaration: https://cornwallalliance.org/2009/05/evangelical-declaration-on-global-warming/ 2014 Reiteration: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-2014-the-case-against-harmful-climate-policies-gets-stronger/ 16:23 Ways the Cornwall Alliance does its work Cornwall agenda: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/cornwall-stewardship-agenda.pdf Blog: https://cornwallalliance.org/category/blog/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cornwallallianceforthestew1587 Created to Reign Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/CornwallSteward 19:19 How should we evaluate climate alarmist claims? Dr.s Beisner and Legates' book (Forthcoming April 2023) Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism https://www.regnery.com/9781684512676/climate-and-energy/ Hot Talk, Cold Science by Fred Singer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598133411?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Why you shouldn't be alarmed: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/global-warming-why-evangelicals-should-not-be-alarmed.pdf Feedback and climate: https://cornwallalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sen.pdf Examination of policy: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/an-examination-of-the-scientific-ethical-and-theological-implications-of-climate-change-policy.pdf Orlando 23-25 February 2023 Climate Conference: https://climateconference.heartland.org 36:35 About so-called "net zero" emissions policy https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979/12131215-brief-what-can-t-be-done-won-t-be-done 46:09 About the Kuznets curve https://cornwallalliance.org/2018/12/fighting-climate-change-make-the-world-cleaner/ Further resources: BONUS AUDIO: About the Founding and Formation of the Cornwall Alliance http://reformedlibertarians.com/010 Francis Schaeffer's (1970) Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433576953?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Real Climate Science with Tony Heller https://realclimatescience.com/the-five-top-arguments-against-climate-alarmism/ Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change https://climatechangereconsidered.org Master Resource: Free-Market Energy Blog https://www.masterresource.org The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, by Marc Morano https://www.amazon.com/dp/1621576760?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian...

A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin's article on economics, social relations, and the question of the inevitability of the state in a properly-functioning society. Robert Nozick's economic argument for the immaculate conception of the state, and Russel Kirk's social argument for states are both answered. A non-monopolistic view of civil governance is placed in terms of "sphere sovereignty" and a non-individualistic and non-collectivistic view of society. https://reformedlibertarians.com/009/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Article: https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/04/11/economics-hierarchy-states-inevitability/ Part 1 on law and order and the question of civil governance legitimacy: https://reformedlibertarians.com/003 Part 2 on human sinfulness and the question of civil governance necessity: https://reformedlibertarians.com/005 01:45 Summary overview of article 03:20 The economic argument for the state's supposed inevitability, as presented by Robert Nozick in his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465051006?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 04:24 Murray Rothbard's refutation of Nozick's hypothetical "immaculate conception of the state" Text: https://mises.org/library/robert-nozick-and-immaculate-conception-state Audio: https://mises.org/library/29-robert-nozick-and-immaculate-conception-state 04:43 Nozick's false assumption about contract and Rothbard on title-transfer view of contract Text: https://mises.org/library/property-rights-and-theory-contracts Audio: https://mises.org/library/19-property-rights-and-theory-contracts 06:39 Nozick's false assumption about dispute resolution and Bob Murphy's "Wouldn't Warlords Take Over?" on the realistic alternative to combat Text: https://mises.org/library/wouldnt-warlords-take-over Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fJCtv90Pc 07:55 Nozick's false assumption about agreements and organizational merger and the counter-example of Ancient Ireland's non-monopolistic legal order https://mises.org/library/private-law-emerald-isle 09:53 The social argument for the state's supposed inevitability, as presented by Russel Kirk in his 10 Conservative Principles, from the principle of variety https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/ from his book The Politics of Prudence https://www.amazon.com/dp/1932236554?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 12:09 The Reformed Libertarianism statement https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ Why the worst rise to the top of the state https://fee.org/articles/hayek-was-right-the-worst-do-get-to-the-top/ 13:10 The neocalvinist and reformational view of society (sphere sovereignty) as a superior alternative to individualistic and collectivistic views of society https://www.academia.edu/32356017/Dooyeweerds_Societal_Sphere_Sovereignty_2017_revision_ 14:56 Praxeological / methodological individualism (recognizing that only individual persons properly act) is not an individualistic view of society 16:35 Society is not a single thing, nor something normatively governed "overall" 18:44 No specific community normatively governs all the others of that same kind, whether familial, ecclesial, or civil (or any other kind) The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of Murray Rothbard's Introduction to Etienne de la Boetie's "The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude". The connection of La Boetie's essay to the French Reformed is explained. Also highlighted is the main idea of the Discourse, that state tyranny relies on popular compliance, and when such compliance is withdrawn, the tyranny ends. https://reformedlibertarians.com/008/ 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description Rothbard's introduction: https://mises.org/library/politics-etienne-de-la-boetie La Boetie's essay: https://mises.org/library/politics-obedience-discourse-voluntary-servitude Audiobook: https://mises.org/library/politics-obedience-discourse-voluntary-servitude-audiobook 01:24 About Murray Rothbard article: https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard audio: https://mises.org/library/who-is-murray-rothbard 01:44 Summary of Rothbard's introduction 04:55 Flashes Of Liberty on La Boetie https://mereliberty.com/podcasts/etienne-de-la-boetie 05:06 Summary of La Boetie's bio and the French Reformed (Huguenot) connection About Huguenots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots A 3 part presentation from Bill Edgar on Huguenots: a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk0n5umun6A b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDUc3O-WKt8 c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnqzmf7Ay5A 08:48 The question of the consent of the governed 12:32 Episode 2 on Romans 13 https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 13:45 The peaceful underthrow of the state by withdraw of popular compliance 15:41 Larken Rose's videos The Tiny Dot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6b70TUbdfs The Jones Plantation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb8Rj5xkDPk Film: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jones-plantation-feature-film-post-production/ 16:27 Working together to spread the message The First Follower video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ 18:12 The Velvet Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution 18:43 The crucial educational task of de-bamboozling The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of the article "Can Conservatives Be Libertarians?" by Gerard Casey. Several mischaracterizations of libertarianism are answered. How Reformed libertarians value tradition and liberty in contrast with progressive liberalism is clarified, with reference to an essay by Friedrich Hayek. Also mentioned is the relation between liberty and civil justice. https://reformedlibertarians.com/007 00:00 Start 00:32 Episode description article "Can Conservatives Be Libertarians?": https://mises.org/library/can-conservatives-be-libertarians audio: https://mises.org/library/can-conservatives-be-libertarians-can-libertarians-be-conservatives chapter: https://books.google.com/books?id=uh0rBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false 01:35 Article summary 02:59 Why this article is important for Reformed libertarians 04:12 Popular story about tradition vs Cambodia 06:55 We should evaluate and value tradition as a heuristic and as wisdom according to normative standards 09:15 The example of marriage and family life. Civil government interference is destructive, despite best intentions https://mises.org/wire/welfare-state-did-what-slavery-couldnt-do 12:05 Friedrich Hayek's "Freedom, Reason, and Tradition" https://web.archive.org/web/20221012174445/https://web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/microsites/gender-sexuality/Hayek%20on%20tradition.pdf 12:37 "Autonomous self" statist-progressivist liberalism not an outgrowth of classical liberalism, contra (among others) Deneen and Koyzis https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830852425?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 13:46 Property right and non-aggression is key. Libertarianism is not libertine-ism, and does not entail condoning or otherwise supporting immorality. 15:12 Libertarianism is also the key to religious liberty https://mises.org/wire/when-you-have-property-rights-you-dont-need-religious-freedom 16:03 Moral action must be free. Liberty is not the highest value, principle, or end in life as such. Rather, civil justice is the leading norm for civil governance, and so liberty (in the sense of non-aggression) as one's right is at issue. 18:28 Recap 19:40 Only by maintaining the non-aggression principle can we best promote a moral and overall flourishing society to God's glory See Gerard Casey's book Libertarian Anarchy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441144676?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 And his article "Meddling In Other Men's Affairs" https://tinyurl.com/caseforanarchy Also hear Norman Horn on "How Libertarianism Differs From Other Political Movements" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8BFm9AtUmQ The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A summary of the doctrine of the Right of Political Resistance, with four reasons for its importance. Plus, a little about the life of John Chrysostom and his early church contribution to this important doctrine. https://reformedlibertarians.com/006 00:00 start 00:32 episode description 00:52 What is the doctrine of the Right of Political Resistance? See episode 2: https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 01:11 summary of the doctrine No obligation to submit to tyranny since it is not God's ordinance 02:03 taught in the Reformed confessions 05:05 Reformed Political Resistance Theology annotated bibliography https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib 05:17 One reason this doctrine is important: the Right of Resistance is a non-indifferent ethical matter addressed in Scripture and church's subordinate doctrinal standards 06:47 A second reason this doctrine is important: the Right of Resistance is required to be taught, and contradicting it is subject to discipline 08:55 A third reason this doctrine is important: decisions related to one's view of the Right of Resistance are frequently encountered 10:12 Examples of resisting injustice: a. feeding the poor without govt approval https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/05/fort-lauderdale-pastors-arnold-abbott-arrested-feeding-homeless b. buying govt-unapproved necessities https://www.aier.org/article/how-government-created-the-baby-formula-shortage/ c. sheltering the homeless without govt approval https://tinyurl.com/GastoniaShelter https://libertarianchristians.com/2022/11/25/episode-302/ 10:45 obsta principiis / resist at the beginning https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2018/09/27/obsta-principiis-nip-the-shoots-of-arbitrary-power-in-the-bud/ 11:59 of course, there are prudential considerations in strategic defense 12:50 A fourth reason this doctrine is important: teaching the Right of Resistance is a matter of the church's faithful witness to the truth of Scripture as God's Word 15:55 there is a great need for greater familiarity with this doctrine in Reformed churches today 16:52 John Chrysostom's historical context https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Later_Roman_Empire#Towards_Christianization 19:55 John Chrysostom's biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chrysostom 22:02 Chrysostom's 23rd Homily on Romans 13 Paul is addressing God's prescriptive ordination of an office of administering civil justice, not addressing providence or requiring submission to whomever wields power https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf111.vii.xxv.html The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin's article on human sinfulness and the question of the state's necessity for civil governance. The fact that people are sinners and there will always be crime is shown to be not a reason that states are necessary, but rather a reason for stateless (non-monopolistic) civil governance. https://reformedlibertarians.com/005 00:00 start 00:32 episode description article discussed: https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/03/28/sinful-nature-question-states-necessity/ 01:06 overview of 4-part series Listen to episode 03 on first article concerning law and order and the question of the legitimacy of civil governance: https://reformedlibertarians.com/003 01:27 article preface and summary 03:02 Federalist Paper 51: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed51.asp 04:40 Who will watch the watchmen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes%3F 05:02 original sin and total depravity Westminster Confession chapter 6: https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_06 audio on original sin: https://renewingyourmind.org/2022/02/04/original-sin video on total depravity: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/what-is-reformed-theology/total-depravity-part-1 06:17 introductory book about the Reformed view of the Bible's teaching about salvation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801014212?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 06:34 Robert Higgs' article on non-necessity of the state "If Men Were Angels": https://mises.org/library/if-men-were-angels-basic-analytics-state-versus-self-government excerpt from article: https://mises.org/library/if-men-were-angels video presentation "The State Is Too Dangerous To Tolerate": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RILDjo4EXV8&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu95jfsFdfN2oe8vXQ6Cma-h&index=12 09:02 US govt says police have no duty to protect you https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again 09:35 in principle, if we are at risk and need protection because people are sinners, then granting monopoly power to any group of sinners is the absolute worst thing we could do 10:33 R.J. Rummel on 20th century democide (murder by the state) https://hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM 12:48 some seem willfully naive about what states really are. Anatomy Of The State by Murry Rothbard audiobook https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state-audiobook 13:50 conclusion Stateless civil governance takes the principles of limited government to their most consistent and prudential conclusion The idea of limiting the monopoly state is unrealistic The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Discussion of the first subsection of the Reformed Libertarianism statement about culture. Also discussed are the significance of the fall into sin, common curse, redemption, and eschatology in relation to culture; as well as subjective sanctification of Christians' cultural activity, contrast of neocalvinist with scholastic and biblicist (or theonomic) views, and transformationalism. https://reformedlibertarians.com/004 00:00 start 00:32 Episode description 00:55 Subsection 1.a. human production 01:30 Defining culture Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15; 9:1-7 04:30 The Reformed Libertarianism Statement & Principles https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ 04:44 Why is understanding culture important? 06:24 The fall into sin and common curse Genesis 3:16-19; Romans 8:18-23; Ecclesiastes 08:00 Original prefall design of culture and eschatology 08:43 Postfall institutional differentiation; establishment of Covenant of Grace; Christ's accomplishment of redemption and fulfillment of original mandate Hebrews 2:5-15 09:24 Subjective sanctification of cultural activity By the application of Christ's accomplishment of redemption in regeneration, Christians are enable to rightly recognize the reign of God in all areas of life, and in all those areas perform those activities to the ultimate end of God's glory. This includes (however imperfect in this life) Christian good works (increasingly, according to the moral normativity of God's abiding moral will), and increasing conformity to whatever other abiding norms God has established for human action generally, and for cultural activity. https://honest2blog.blogspot.com/2022/01/reformed-biblical-theological.html 11:20 Example: logical norms in creational revelation 12:54 Literal and figurative sense of fruitfulness 15:00 Temporal common curse on people, so also their labors and the world 16:02 The error of scholastic views of the relation of religion to cultural activity 17:47 Neocalvinism, against scholastic views, rejects the false idea that there can be any religiously neutral area of human life 19:40 Is this a "cultural Christianity"? 21:25 The error of theonomic views of Christian cultural activity 22:13 Neocalvinism, against theonomic views, holds that the Old (Mosaic) Covenant (and its law) is no longer in force, but has spiritual application for the church, and is not a model for believers' cultural activity in the New Covenant era 23:16 A distinctively Christian view of cultural activity is a matter of discerning creational revelation as understood through the perspective of Scriptural teaching 25:24 What about so-called "transformationalism"? 27:30 Regeneration, and union with Christ in faith, involves our whole selves and lives. All our activity may be service to Christ (Colossians 3:23-24), not in conformity to philosophy that is not according to Christ (Colossians 2:3-4, 8), but rather transformed according to an understanding that all things are created by, through, and for Christ, moreover, and that in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1:16-17) 28:48 The reality of present futility because of the fall, even for believers; and the reality of present meaningfulness by the measure of final resurrection life in Christ 1 Corinthians 15:58 32:48 Intro discussion between Pastor Nate Xanders and Gregory Baus on Reformed Libertarianism statement https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-56FIiArhzVisvc1TayOFS The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com