Engaging people in substantive conversation is essential to the Dominion Mandate. Engaging people in discussion, without being too overbearing, is the key to educating. Look for the Open Door. You never know how many other doors will be opened as a result of opening the first.The first thing you must do is familiarize yourself with some of the “hot topics” of the day. If you don’t know what is happening around you then you cannot discuss key issues with any authority. [...]
The more lies Pinoccio told the more he became an “ass” (i.e. Donkey). It was true for Disney’s Pinoccio and it remains true today. The more you lie the more you are likened to an asinine dumb animal. I was told recently by a retired civil magistrate that the only way to get elected is to lie. That statement was astonishing for a number of reasons beyond the obvious. Obviously, lying is forbidden by the Law of God and it is ultimately [...]
Biblical leadership mandates unwavering faith in God’s perfect orchestration of all events. When this concept is embraced and factored into all aspects of life, the emotion of frustration is mitigated exponentially. All emotion is based on how we think and process information and events. Thinking properly results in responding properly.According to Dr. Frankly E. Payne emotions result from the “disturbance of the mind”. It is the result of the minds agitation to events or circumstances.Dr. Payne states, “My definition of an emotion [...]
With all the “Christian Chameleons” flooding the religious landscape it is sometimes very difficult to discern who’s who. One of the primary reasons for Christianity getting a bad name is a direct result of those counterfeits that are actually hypocrites and really haven’t a clue as to what Biblical Christianity is. If I have heard it once, I have heard it a thousand times from well-meaning people, that they see one type of behavior on the Lord’s Day and a completely [...]
The Family sphere of authority is perhaps the most important. Since the family unit is the foundation and structuring paradigm for all civilization it needs to be patterned after the Word of God if it is to continue as such. Once the foundation of the family is destroyed the civilization and its stability unravels. This is why a Biblically strong family is so necessary. Subordination of the Family Whenever the family is subordinated to submit to any other sphere it loses its [...]
Before considering the sphere of the family, which is based on and continually involved in personal interaction, I want to look at the individual as a productive member of the social order, especially when it comes to the family unit. If you are not productive in your personal life, you cannot be a motivator of productivity in another life either. A family is only as productive as each of its individual members. Likewise a community, whether civil or ecclesiastic, is only [...]
The Four Spheres of AuthorityThe order of God’s world can be divided into several spheres. These spheres can be referred to as compartments of society or circles of influence. Each sphere is divinely constructed to perform a specific function in the societal order and is given a limited sovereign power. The spheres are commonly known as the Individual or Personal Sphere, the Family Sphere, the Ecclesiastic Sphere and the Sphere of the State or Civil Sphere. Each of these holds specific [...]
The Chinese concept of Tao signifies a way of doing something. Rather than being a mechanical method, it actually refers to a doctrine which is executed naturally and without rigidity within every area of life. While Chinese philosophy is not in any way Christian one may learn something useful nevertheless. Even the apostle Paul was familiar with the philosophy of the pagans while keeping his world and life focus God-ward.The term Tao is primarily used symbolically and often abstractly in its [...]
Ignorance regarding the issues facing your local community is no excuse for your lack of involvement. In order to advance Christ’s Kingdom and fulfill the Dominion Mandate of Genesis 1:28-29 you have to obtain reliable intel. To do this requires a series of targeted strategies.What You Need to Know Tap into the mind of the community. You can only know what people are thinking by what they are saying. Take a poll. Asking questions is a sure fire way of getting to [...]
Humanism will always remain an abstract concept, a heretical doctrine of anti-Christ, only until it affects you personally. It isn’t until the ravages of this self consuming insidious doctrine sets itself upon you to destroy you, your marriage, your family or your beloved children that the battle against humanism becomes personal. When the fight against humanistic evil becomes a personal assault you must take it personally. I take humanism’s attack, especially when it directly affects my family or my brethren, as a [...]
