tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post5813887107088248989..comments2024-03-27T18:18:11.525-06:00Comments on American Creation: Kidd: "Does the Bible Prohibit Revolution?"Brad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-49927040089333212732014-10-24T18:23:05.248-06:002014-10-24T18:23:05.248-06:00Anonymous JMS said...
Since I am also currently re...<i>Anonymous JMS said...<br />Since I am also currently reading "Sacred Scripture, Sacred War," (all too slowly), I am surprised Kidd's article did not include James Byrd's explanation. In short, He states that,<br />"Patriots read these passages [1 Peter 2 and Romans 13] through the prism of republican ideology, arguing that obedience was due only to just rulers who fostered liberty, not to evil tyrants." (p. 116)</i><br /><br />!!!Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-72029275585774113192014-10-24T10:59:23.825-06:002014-10-24T10:59:23.825-06:00Since I am also currently reading "Sacred Scr...Since I am also currently reading "Sacred Scripture, Sacred War," (all too slowly), I am surprised Kidd's article did not include James Byrd's explanation. In short, He states that,<br />"Patriots read these passages [1 Peter 2 and Romans 13] through the prism of republican ideology, arguing that obedience was due only to just rulers who fostered liberty, not to evil tyrants." (p. 116) JMSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-78862148385330093432014-10-22T17:46:49.027-06:002014-10-22T17:46:49.027-06:00In Kidd's article he distinguishes between &qu...In Kidd's article he distinguishes between "resistance" and "revolution." Hint: the word "overthrow" in the DOI. Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-46179662665548531322014-10-22T17:23:12.875-06:002014-10-22T17:23:12.875-06:00No surprise there. In my article, "We the Pe...No surprise there. In my article, "We the People," I quoted Christian philosophers teaching the right of resistance against unjust magistrates from Irenaeus c. AD 180 to Robert Persons in the 16th century.<br /><br />http://www.increasinglearning.com/we-the-people.htmlBill Fortenberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205053444988720146noreply@blogger.com