Honest To Pod

: Why "credible profession of faith" of penitent, baptized church members is not the biblically sufficient criterion for admission to the Lord's Supper text version: https://honest2blog.blogspot.com/2024/04/about-close-confessional-communion.html The usual standard for admission to the Lord's Supper in Orthodox Presbyterian Church (and other NAPARC) congregations is that the would-be communicant have a credible profession of faith in the gospel, live penitently, and be a baptized member of a gospel-believing church. The confessional Presbyterian & Reformed view of close communion or confessional communion is not widely known or understood today. Gregory Baus describes the Reformed close/confessional view in contrast to usual OPC practice, and presents some Scriptural and doctrinal support for it.

Speaking with Jacob Winograd of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast about societal sphere sovereignty. See shownotes here: https://reformedlibertarians.com/episode/gregory-baus-on-sphere-sovereignty-biblical-anarchy-podcast/ Also see: https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/

Pastor Nate Xanders and Gregory Baus begin discussing the What Is Reformed Anarchism? statement, also appearing as What Is Reformed Libertarianism? , https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ The origin and purpose of the document and the basic idea of Reformed libertarian anarchism is explained. An appeal is made for consideration of these ideas by, and discussion about them with, leaders in the NAPARC (North American Presbyterian And Reformed Council) denominations. This is the first in a series of 18 videos/audios that can be found here: https://reformedlibertarians.com/episode/what-is-reformed-anarchism-a-series-with-pastor-nate-xanders/

Gregory Baus' text here: https://honest2blog.blogspot.com/2022/01/reformed-biblical-theological.html The question is: After the fall, are believers now able in Christ to eschatologically fulfill the cultural mandate as it was given before the fall in order to bring the consummation of God's kingdom? The proper orthodox neocalvinist answer is: absolutely not. Primarily an appreciative response to Charles Lee Irons' Upper Register video/podcast episode on The Usefulness of Biblical Theology for Ethics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkJMD3U7vQ I offer 4 points of clarification. 1. After the fall, cultural life remains thoroughly religious, against a sort of scholastic view. 2. A Christian believer's cultural activity can involve the subjective recognition of God's reign, and so be an expression of God's kingdom. 3. Societal communities or "structures" of society are not the law order or "Structure" for creation (in the Structure/Direction distinction). 4. In addition to Biblically specified morality, a believer's subjective sanctification of (recognition of God's reign in) their cultural activity also involves increasing conformity to other God-given norms for cultural activity.

a brief intro by Gregory Baus and Steve Bishop https://thelaymenslounge.com/you-should-know-dooyeweerd/ Including Dooyeweerd's bio, some key issues in his philosophy, a few key writings (and, in the text article, suggestions for further reading).

https://sites.google.com/view/reformed-anarchism Reformed libertarianism (and Reformed anarchism) is a view of politics, or civil governance, informed by a Reformed theology and a Reformed philosophy. This statement summarizes a Reformed view of 1.) culture, 2.) society, and 3.) civil governance.

see article version here: https://libertarianchristians.com/2021/11/24/romans-13-and-stateless-civil-governance-a-reformed-view/ Gregory Baus on a Reformed view of Romans 13 and libertarian anarchism (stateless civil governance). additional notes: https://mereliberty.com/romans13/ reformed anarchism, reformed libertarianism