What Was the Condition of the American Christian Church Prior to the Civil War?
In the mid-1800s, numerous theological compromises were adopted in American churches
- Rejection of the historical, grammatical interpretation of Genesis 1 by holding to the erroneous belief that the days of creation were not literal
- Note that this re-interpretation occurred decades prior to the publication of Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of the Species
- Embracing of the goodness of man and his ability to come to Christ by a decision without the need for the re-generating work of the Holy Spirit
- Acceptance of revivalism techniques to have people respond to the Gospel of Christ - particularly as embodied in the teaching of Charles Finney
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This Lord's day last I read a treatise by Dr. Morecraft on the Holy Trinity. He had some very interesting quotes by R. J. Rushdoony on how the rejection of Trinitarian doctrine leads to statism.
Unitarianism is a theological philosophy which invariably leads to statism, because 1. It messes up the biblical understanding of "the one and the many," and 2. by taking away the redemption of Christ, man's redemption must now be by his own actions, and as a result the State becomes the sovereign savior of mankind.
Buaidh no Bas,
Andrew R.
By the way, it's interesting to note that the most well-known Southern theologians, such as Palmer, Girardeau, Thornwell, and Dabney, were all Reformed, and rejected evolution as "science falsely so called."
That's one common misconception of slavery that I've seen. The South justified it on their understanding of Theonomy, not on evolution.
Buaidh no Bas,
Andrew R.
We appreciate all these comments you make, Andrew.
There were so many more things we desired to include on our display, but there was neither time nor room on the display to do it! We had to stop somewhere. There is so much more to learn.
So, having you make additional comments benefits us as well as other readers! Glad you are knowledgeable and that you are willing to share your knowledge with others.
Blessings,
Mrs. Jachim
Mrs. Jachim, thanks for your kind comments. It's a pleasure to be able to discuss these things with like-minded people.
Andrew R.
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