Truth and Deceit
Our text tells us there are two kinds of humanity, two kinds of Spirits, those that are of God, and those that are not. So we have one segment of mankind dedicated to the truth, to Jesus Christ, another dedicated to deceit. They begin by lying to God and denying that He is, or that His word is true. So we have two kinds of spirits or two kinds of people, and we must never forget it.
- R. J. Rushdoony
Our text tells us there are two kinds of humanity, two kinds of Spirits, those that are of God, and those that are not. So we have one segment of mankind dedicated to the truth, to Jesus Christ, another dedicated to deceit. They begin by lying to God and denying that He is, or that His word is true. So we have two kinds of spirits or two kinds of people, and we must never forget it.
- R. J. Rushdoony
Rev. R.J. Rushdoony (1916–2001), was a leading theologian, church/state expert, and author of numerous works on the application of Biblical law to society. He started the Chalcedon Foundation in 1965. His Institutes of Biblical Law (1973) began the contemporary theonomy movement which posits the validity of Biblical law as God’s standard of obedience for all. He therefore saw God’s law as the basis of the modern Christian response to the cultural decline, one he attributed to the church’s false view of God’s law being opposed to His grace. This broad Christian response he described as “Christian Reconstruction.” He is credited with igniting the modern Christian school and homeschooling movements in the mid to late 20th century. He also traveled extensively lecturing and serving as an expert witness in numerous court cases regarding religious liberty. Many ministry and educational efforts that continue today, took their philosophical and Biblical roots from his lectures and books.