Forwarded from IMPERIVM
"When the ordinary thought of a highly cultivated people begins to regard "having children" as a question of pros and cons, the great turning-point has come. For Nature knows nothing of pro and con. Everywhere, wherever life is actual, reigns an inward organic logic, an "it," a drive, that is utterly independent of waking-being, with it's causal linkages, and indeed not even observed by it. The abundant proliferation of primitive peoples is a natural phenomenon, which is not even thought about, still less judged as to it's utility or the reverse. When reasons have to be put forward at all in a question of life, life itself has become questionable."
~Oswald Spengler
IMPERIVM
~Oswald Spengler
IMPERIVM
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-ending skill
He treasures up his bright designs,
and works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints freah courage take;
the clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
but trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
he hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste
but sweet will be the flow'r.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain.
- William Cowper
God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-ending skill
He treasures up his bright designs,
and works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints freah courage take;
the clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
but trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
he hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste
but sweet will be the flow'r.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain.
- William Cowper
Protestant Post
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Most of apologetics is literally just a game of power, which is why it's crucial Christians begin a) playing the game and b) winning.
Forwarded from Toastpilled (Matt)
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"Pilgrim's Progress," by John Bunyan, has certainly proved a helpful and encouraging book for many. But it also has many subversive themes.
For example, Christian takes his trek all by himself whereas the Chriatian life is meant to be lived with the people of God (Heb. 10:25).
Another example is that Christian abandons his family to pursue the Christian life. Paul strictly condemns this psuedo-monkdom (1 Timothy 5:8).
Bunyan also didn't believe in baptism, and note that the sacraments institued by Christ and consecrated by his blood make no appearance in the story.
Finally, the entire story is oriented around Christian running away from the world whereas God has commanded us to take dominion and make disciples.
All of this is straight-up subversive, uber-individualistic pietism. Perhaps we should reevaluate the role this book has played in Anglo Christianity.
For example, Christian takes his trek all by himself whereas the Chriatian life is meant to be lived with the people of God (Heb. 10:25).
Another example is that Christian abandons his family to pursue the Christian life. Paul strictly condemns this psuedo-monkdom (1 Timothy 5:8).
Bunyan also didn't believe in baptism, and note that the sacraments institued by Christ and consecrated by his blood make no appearance in the story.
Finally, the entire story is oriented around Christian running away from the world whereas God has commanded us to take dominion and make disciples.
All of this is straight-up subversive, uber-individualistic pietism. Perhaps we should reevaluate the role this book has played in Anglo Christianity.
Forwarded from Apostolic Branch
"𝘈𝘯𝘥 [𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘳𝘴] 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, “𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵; 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳”; 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣, 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴; 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙮." - 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯 198 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 47, 𝘰𝘳 𝘱. 217 (404 𝘈𝘋), 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰