South Africa is 10x worse than any Western country and it still hasn't collapsed. Until it happens in South Africa, speculating about a collapse in the West (and the perceived benefits of such) is a escapist cope.

Please elaborate on "other."

Hyperborean St. Nicholas slapping the African heretic Arius c. 325 A.D.

Stop with the unhistorical nonsense 😅

In the Baptist vs Presbyterian debate, which side has the burden of proof? We all agree that infants were included in the covenant of grace; Presbies are arguing God never changed this system, and Baptists are saying He did. But to support a radical change from the OC like throwing an entire class of people out of the covenant, we would need explicit support for that proposition, so the burden of proof is on the Baptists. And of course, since they can find no such verse, Presbyterianism is true.

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This is an unequivocal W.

GM, saints.
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Men, do not be so concerned with finding a woman who is completely informed doctrinally or politically. If she has a feminine spirit and submissive attitude, she will adopt your beliefs.

Women, do not be so concerned with finding a man who is completely mature or successful. If he has a masculine spirit and a virile attitude, he will grow into that which you esteem him to be.

The lie of our age is that we ought to seek "the one," who will be a prepackaged perfect custom designed specimen for our desires. The reality is that we ought to seek a spouse who has the root of the matter in them, and can grow up into the fullness of Christ.

A woman, since her primary need is for love, will want to make herself beautiful to her husband and so conform over time to his desires.

A man, since his primary need is for respect, will want to make himself worthy of the honor his wife shows him and so conform to her desires.

One of the arguments for open borders is missional: once migrants come to America, they will become more Christian as they assimilate.

You can hear the sound of that theory shattering like glass. @Presbyterianism

“Desperate times call for faithful men, and not for careful men. The careful men come later, and write the biographies of the faithful men, lauding them for their courage.”

— Doug Wilson

When should we correct a fellow Christian? It's a question of wisdom but here are some points to ponder comparing the costs to the benefits:

1) How serious is the error? The more serious, the greater the benefit of the correction.

2) How much authority do you have on paper? The more authority on paper, the greater the responsibility to correct.

3) How much authority do you have in the bank?* The more authority in the bank, the more likely correction will be heeded.

*The distinction is illustrated by say, our friends, who if they suggest something to us, we'll probably listen (authority in the bank), but they have no authority over us on paper. A good synonymn would be "influence."

4) How likely is it that the issue will be corrected by someone else, or corrected by the individual himself. The more likely, the less your responsibility to correct.

The first Reformed catechism was the Geneva Catechism, written by John Calvin in 1545. His printer was running a tight deadline, and so he had a courier running back and forth to bring each successive page of the catechism to the printer as soon as Calvin finished writing it. Taking a much more conversational tone, it's a wonderful supplement to the Westminster Shorter, whose first question is directly inspired by Calvin's:

Question1 Master. — What is the chief end of human life?
Scholar. — To know God by whom men were created.

Enjoy reading all 373 questions in the pdf!

Protestantism is the result of reading and believing the New Testament.

Reformed Theology is the result of reading and believing the Old Testament.