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Chapter 2: Christianity and the Basic Elements of Philosophy
“For the Lord is our Judge [judicial], the Lord is our Lawgiver [legislative],
the Lord is our King [executive]; He will save us.”
These seven values are foundational to any society that would be
righteous. They are foundational because they are based upon the
infallible, inerrant Word of God. If these are abandoned or subverted,
the moral power and authority of a nation will be lost. “Righteousness
exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34)
and “if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”
(Psalm 11:3)?
Conclusion
Christianity is a complete philosophical system that is founded
upon the axiomatic starting point of the Bible as the Word of God. As
the Westminster Confession (1:6) teaches: “The whole counsel of God
concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation,
faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good
and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto
which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations
of the Spirit, or traditions of men.”Hence, the whole Christian system
proceeds from the single axiom, that the Bible alone is the Word of
God, and therefore authoritative, to thousands of theorems.
In this system, each of the parts we have studied – epistemology,
metaphysics, ethics, and politics – is important. And the ideas found
therein are all arranged in a logical system, with each part mutually
reinforcing the others. If the reader is concerned about following the
dictates of Scripture, by having his mind transformed by the teachings
of Scripture (Romans 12:1-2), and bringing all thoughts into captivity
to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5), then he must learn to
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