"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

The latest Quarterly Report has just been e-mailed to all Pactum members.

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One of the pamphlets we're distributing on our Eastern Cape mission outreach this week: Westminster Shorter Catechism q's and a's in IsiXhosa.

"Traducianism was adhered to by Martin Luther and is the majority position in Lutheranism. There are, however, some Calvinists, most notably the Presuppositionalist philosopher Gordon Clark, who also advocate this position."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/the-pactum-blog/traducianism-the-human-soul-as-the-product-of-genetics

"While the Pactum Institute is encouraged by the boldness with which Milei has publicly addressed many of the evils of the Globalists at the WEF, there is good reason to remain skeptical of him and we cannot in good conscience endorse him as a leader."

https://www.pactuminstitute.com/press-statements/javier-milei-shakes-up-davos-conference