Dr. R. Scott Clark is a Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California and a minister in the URCNA. However, to those on the internet, Clark is primarily a polemicist. On Twitter, his blog, and his […]
via R. Scott Clark’s knee-jerk appeal to Romans 13 — Reformed Libertarian
As I have shown previously, the reformed have held to the consent theory of government. Summarizing this position, Rutherford said “I conceive it to be evident that royal dignity is not immediately, and without the intervention of the people’s consent, […]
via Kuyper on the Consent Theory of Government — Reformed Libertarian
After my post yesterday on Rothbard’s agreement with Scripture’s teaching on “private” vengeance, I read A Romans 13 Exposition on Church and State for Such a Time as This by Michael A. Milton, Ph.D. (President and Professor of Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina). The exposition represents the typical gloss of the passage.…
via Is vigilantism forbidden in the Word of God? — Reformed Libertarian Blog
Very interesting parallels between Rothbard’s line of reasoning and Scripture’s.
In 1978, Rothbard wrote a brief piece in the Libertarian Review titled The Plumb Line: The Capital Punishment Question. “Libertarians can no longer afford to wait to come to grips with capital punishment. It has become too pressing a problem.” He concluded that it is just. His perspective is quite interesting in that he References mankind’s…
via Rothbard on the Death Penalty — Reformed Libertarian Blog
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