The Sin of Threatening
Topic: Hamartiology
The word apeileo means to threaten, and is used twice in the New Testament. In both instances it is cited as a sinful kind of behavior. When the Jewish leaders were trying to shut down the apostles early in the book of Acts, one of the means they tried was that of threats. ‘But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name’ (Acts 4:17). And Jesus, when He was being abused by the religious authorities, refused to respond to them in kind. ‘For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously’ (1 Pet. 2:21–23).
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“Crime in a World Without Crimes”
The argument need not be consistent. All that needs to be consistent is the commitment to emotional blackmail.
Douglas Wilson
A Justice Primer — Who monitors Doug Wilson’s blog?
“Here’s a thought (not quite in jest): larger churches ought to bring an elder on staff whose sole job would be to monitor the blogs of the young people in the church.” Continue reading
“Bad Men With Shovels”
Bad Men With Shovels
‘Does Moses prevail too much in the hearts of the people? Something must be found against him. If we can find nothing against him, yet we will find something against his wife . . . But now we are resolved to pick out whatever we can get information of, though it is about things done many years ago, when they were in the university, when they lived in such or such places in times of old. If it will serve our turn, we may fasten it upon them. Proverbs 16:27: “An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.” If he has nothing above ground, he will dig something up, though it is what, both by God and man, has been buried long since’ (Burroughs, Irenicum, p. 243).
Douglas Wilson
On “digging up evil”
A Corruption of Justice Primer
“My prayer for Natalie really is that she might find peace and true healing, and find it soon.” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading
RawStory.com on the Official Spokesman of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches
Raw Story has effectively distilled Douglas Wilson’s theology into two paragraphs that explain Jamin Wight and Steven Sitler better than anything I’ve ever read. Continue reading
Jezebel.com: “Meet the Shock-Jock Theologian Offering Grace to a Small Town’s Abusers, Forgiveness to the Abused”
Jezebel.com all but defenestrates shock-jock Doug Wilson. +3 Natalie. Continue reading
“Those Cowed Already Will Continue to Be”
Comes now some academic bloviation to help us all through whatever remaining prejudices we might have had about the molestation of children (HT: Baylyblog & Frank Turk). At issue is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is still, even in these postmodern times, filled with hatred and outmoded forms of discriminatory malice. It appears that pedophilia and hebephilia are still listed as disorders, and boy, do we have some work to do! You know, addressing all that hatred.
For those just joining us, the days are coming when the only entry left in the DSM will be the then outlawed practice of intercourse in the missionary position by a heterosexual married couple.
Douglas Wilson
Theater of the Absurd
A Corruption of Justice Primer
“CREC PASTOR” fits him just fine. The CREC trained him. The CREC defended him. The CREC protects those who protected him. The CREC should own him. Continue reading
On A Conflict of Interest
A Corruption of Justice Primer
If Doug Wilson had to recuse himself, then why doesn’t Randy Booth have to recuse himself? After all, they are business partners. Continue reading
“A Theology of Slut Walks”
If somebody kidnapped and raped the most outrageous organizer of the worst slut pride event ever, I would want to see that rapist punished to the fullest extent of the law. Douglas Wilson
