"I’m currently collaborating with a publisher in South Africa to produce the first-ever translation of Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (1579) from the original Latin into the Afrikaans language. In working on the translation of the third question treated in this work, I discovered a fascinating claim made by the author in defence of the idea that even the authority of a hereditary monarch is a manifestation of the self-rule of a specific nation."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/vindiciae-contra-tyrannos-and-the-tyranny-of-propositional-nationhood

"[T]he Pactum Institute can only hope that this judgment effectuates covenantal repentance followed by faithful obedience to the precepts of God’s Law as revealed in Scripture—a Law which the Second Helvetic Confession (1566) describes as containing 'the whole will of God and all necessary precepts for every sphere of life'."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/press-statements/ohio-voters-bring-judgment-upon-themselves

Pastor McAtee concludes his series responding to Alan Strange's Round Table podcast on the topic of Christian Nationalism.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep46-dr-strange-and-the-multicult-of-madness-part-v

"Civil government should support the church government in that those excommunicated by the church should not simply be indefinitely allowed to continue to enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizens who are members of Christian Churches in good standing."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/church-discipline-the-civil-government-and-christian-nationalism

Pastor McAtee begins a series of episodes on Thomistic Natural Law.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-47-is-thomistic-natural-law-legitimate

"Liberalism, by challenging the Westminster Confession’s teachings with regard to the consequences of sin, seeks to undermine the faith's core tenets. Some deny the reality of hell altogether, but a far more common heresy is the denial of God's omnipotent freedom to punish sin on earth prior Christ's final judgment (or Parousia)."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/divine-judgment-and-chastisement-the-earthly-effects-of-sin-punishment-and-redemption

"The best chance for an actual right-wing government would be a coalition led by the anti-immigration Party for Freedom (37) along with one of the centrist parties ... Of the at least 17 seats it would then still require, 14 could be made up by the agrarians, theonomists, and nationalists."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/press-statements/decisive-victory-for-the-right-in-the-dutch-elections

In this week's episode Pastor McAtee examines Stephen Wolfe's assertion concerning theology and politics.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-48-should-theology-be-in-the-domain-of-politics

"The current challenges facing Western peoples underscore the need for national repentance (II Chronicles 7:14)."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/divine-judgment-and-chastisement-the-biblical-covenant-and-its-contemporary-implications

Rev McAtee discusses a few select quotes from a Substack article by Owen Strachan.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-49-dr-owen-strachen-dunkinf-part-i

In the 50th episode of Iron Rhetoric, pastor Bret continues his discussion of natural law.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-50-is-thomistic-natural-law-legitimate-part-ii

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/the-theonomy-of-the-cunctos-populos-edict-of-thessalonica-of-380-ad

"European Christendom was marked by a plurality of co-existing authorities exercising decentralized power—dukes, princes, bishops, kings, emperors—all co-reigning for over a millennium."

The Pactum Institute is encouraged by his election and we sincerely pray that he may have a fruitful term in office, and that many more men like him will get elected in future.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/press-statements/pastor-dusty-deevers-elected-to-oklahoma-senate

Pastor McAtee discusses the doctrine of supersessionism and how God has dealt with the people of ancient Israel and now the Church.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-51-mcatee-on-supersessionism

This week Pastor Bret continues the dunk tank on Owen Strachan.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-52-dr-owen-strachan-dunking-part-ii

"The doctrine of verbal plenary preservation taught by these historic confessions is clearly implied by II Timothy 3:15-16 where Paul writes with regard to apographa, that is, the Hebrew copies of the Scriptures that Timothy had read (as opposed to autographa—the original manuscripts), that these are 'given by inspiration of God'.”

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/verbal-plenary-preservation-and-the-doctrine-of-the-trinity

Pastor Bret Mcatee concludes 2023 with this special message of appreciation to Iron Rhetoric listeners.

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/podcasts-videos/iron-rhetoric-ep-53-end-of-year-episode