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psychology, etc.). For man is also to be lord over the plants and the animals.Third, man is to systematise the humanitarian sciences (medicine, human psychology, logic,history, linguistics, sociology, economics, aesthetics, music and art, law, politics and ethics). For allmen are the co-images of God.And last, man is to analyse the theological sciences. They are sciences sui generis (bibliology,ecclesiology, dogmatology, diaconology, missiology and all of their sub-branches). For man is theimage of God, Ecclesiastes 12:13 and Genesis 1:27-28.So then, all of these natural sciences dealing with man's relationship to the inorganic the organicsub-human creatures; man's endeavours in the cultural sciences dealing with man himself; andman's undertaking of the theological sciences dealing with his relation to God -- form yet one moretrinity reflecting the Ontological Trinity.After this analysis has been undertaken, we reach the third stage -- that of synthesis. Realise;analyse; and synthesise. Here we reassemble, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, man's generalscientific knowledge in the realm of philosophy (the science of the sciences of creation); and in therealm of theology (the science of the Creator to the extent to which it has pleased Him to revealHimself to man).All of this then becomes an educational instrument at the disposal of godly man -- in promoting thecoming of the kingdom down through the future centuries. Indeed, it will also be preserved forever,on the new earth -- for all time!Now when we promote God's kingdom in this way at the common sense level, and also at thescientific level (through both culture and evangelism) -- we need to see that we are disobedientChristians if we have not been trying to subdue the whole earth, the whole sea and the whole sky(in our businesses, in our home life and in our national society) exclusively to the glory of theTriune God.We are disobedient Christians if we have not been involved in attempting to christianise all nationseverywhere -- including the Russians and the Red Chinese and the North Vietnamese just as muchas the American Indians and the Mexican Americans and the American Jews. We are disobedientChristians if we have just been sitting on the fence waiting for the second coming of Christ. ForGod has clearly revealed that He would have us to subdue the earth and to convert the nations --rather than to sit and to speculate about the times and the seasons of the second coming.Let us then admit that we have been disobedient Christians! But let us, right now, also resolve toobey God in the future -- for Christ's sake. We have the power to do this, the power of theindwelling omnipotent Spirit of God. At Pentecost, the Church received that power -- when theHoly Spirit came down. He gave and gives power to be Christ's witnesses in all that we think anddo -- both here at home, and even unto the uttermost part of the earth.There is much idolatry to be overcome, as we do this. The idolatry at Ephesus, for example, wasgreat. But it was overcome by the Christians' uncompromising worship of the risen Christ alone.The Ephesian Christians knew that the temples of Diana would ultimately crumble under thespiritual battering ram of the Christian Church. Matthew 16:18. The Christians knew that thiswould happen -- as the little flock of Jesus slowly expanded into the Spirit-empowered army of theliving God, and became His holy and impregnable fortress.Widespread public pilfering would gradually cease in Ephesus -- as the Roman Empire became
more and more christianised. Later still, it would expand even more -- as the Puritan work ethicbegan to dominate early Protestant society in Switzerland, Holland, Scotland, the United States andSouth Africa.Christians today must be able to ward off the attacks of the devil and his agents. They must actuallytake the offensive. They are commanded to wield the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word ofGod. With a secularistic society no longer optimistic as to its ultimate success -- humanist societymore and more torn apart by doubt and despair -- today is perhaps the most favourable time of allsince the French Revolution itself for us to launch a Christian counter-attack worldwide -- and toregain control of Western culture and to reprogramme the direction of future history -- Christward!At present, between Christ's ascension and His second coming, the living Saviour is expanding Hishuman dominion. We Christians are called by God to proclaim an anti-nihilistic cultural optimism.We are to attempt nothing less than the reduction of every facet of the culture of the whole world tothe recognition of the all-embracing Lordship of Jesus Christ. This is the implication of both thedominion charter and the great commission -- as Calvin himself so clearly taught.This will involve, of course, the evangelisation of the whole world and our own personalengagement in this. Together with this, it will also involve our working for the recognition of theTen Commandments as the supreme standard not only in the private lives of Christians but also inthe public affairs of all nations -- including the United States, the Soviet Union and Red China.The gospel of Jesus goes forth into all the world, conquering and to conquer. The Christiansovercome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. The everlasting gospelis preached to every nation and kindred and tongue and people that dwells on the earth -- until allnations shall come and worship Jehovah-Jesus.Let us then evangelise all that we can -- condemning sin and upholding God's Commandments;preaching in the power of the Holy Spirit; preaching indiscriminately to friends and foreigners;commoners and kings; preaching to the entire man in terms of the dominion charter and man's dailywork; testifying uncompromisingly in public and in private; patiently and enthusiastically enjoiningall-out dedication to the total kingship of Christ; and confidently labouring in the knowledge thatthe risen Saviour, through His power flowing from His heavenly throne into His Spirit-filledChurch here on earth, shall overcome all opposition. By and through the Church's powerful gospelpreachingand consistent living, Christ shall yet reduce His enemies to a footstool under His feet.The doom theologians have pessimistically made a major contribution to the state of defeatism ofmany of the present-day people of God. These theologians have regarded the antichrist as apowerful end time personal potentate and one-world dictator -- who either all but destroys theChurch of Christ, or who alternatively enslaves all of the people of the world.But, such, I believe, is not the teaching of the infallible Word of God. Indeed, the many"whomsoever" texts of the Bible themselves tend to militate against this position. There is noscriptural warrant in assuming that the lost will always numerically predominate over the saved.For the Word of God itself clearly prophesies that this very earth of ours shall yet become full ofthe knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.God did not create His earth in vain. He formed it to be inhabited; to be subdued; to bechristianised; and to be filled with the knowledge of His glory. This teaching of Scripture, then, isthe ultimate ground of our confidence. For we are to pray each day, as enjoined by the Lord JesusHimself: "Thy kingdom come! For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory -- forever!"
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