Comments on: Putting Christ’s Righteousness in a Lock Box http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/ Faith and Practice Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: CIVIL: USA as Political Messiah « gospel muse: http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 CIVIL: USA as Political Messiah « gospel muse: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:35:26 +0000 http://oldlife.org/?p=209#comment-2860 [...] [HT: DG Hart] [...] [...] [HT: DG Hart] [...]

]]> By: Zrim http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Zrim Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:11:00 +0000 http://oldlife.org/?p=209#comment-2534 TMI alert: I had a girlfriend whose folks were Ronnie-Presbyterians. In her rebellion, she sported a “Just Say Mao” pin (pins are another rad-80s artifact). Of course, I appreciated the contrarian sarcasm, but for theological instead of political reasons. Were I a wear-it-on-your-sleeve type I might be more inclined to don a “Yes, I’d Vote For a Mormon—Why Do You Ask?” pin. TMI alert: I had a girlfriend whose folks were Ronnie-Presbyterians. In her rebellion, she sported a “Just Say Mao” pin (pins are another rad-80s artifact). Of course, I appreciated the contrarian sarcasm, but for theological instead of political reasons. Were I a wear-it-on-your-sleeve type I might be more inclined to don a “Yes, I’d Vote For a Mormon—Why Do You Ask?” pin.

]]> By: Jed Paschall http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-2532 Jed Paschall Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:24:38 +0000 http://oldlife.org/?p=209#comment-2532 The "just say no" commercials were pretty rad (my favorite 80's slang term - and yes I am still known to use it from time to time) . A definite high point of the 80's. The “just say no” commercials were pretty rad (my favorite 80’s slang term – and yes I am still known to use it from time to time) . A definite high point of the 80’s.

]]> By: Zrim http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Zrim Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:59:13 +0000 http://oldlife.org/?p=209#comment-2531 It’s also not too far a leap from Ronnie’s “City on a Hill” to Nancy’s “Just Say No.” Both seem to require a sunny outlook on human ability, one social and the other individual. Can you tell I’m a child of the 80s? It’s also not too far a leap from Ronnie’s “City on a Hill” to Nancy’s “Just Say No.” Both seem to require a sunny outlook on human ability, one social and the other individual.

Can you tell I’m a child of the 80s?

]]> By: Jed Paschall http://oldlife.org/2009/09/22/putting-christs-righteousness-in-a-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Jed Paschall Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:59:06 +0000 http://oldlife.org/?p=209#comment-2528 That would have been an interesting class to attend. As I see it, this redemptive conscience of American politics has undermined our ability to achieve effective governance. The Constitution is the bright exception, because it didn't call for redemptive action or programming to deal with the human propensity to tyranny, instead it acknowledged tyranny and sought to contain it effectively through sensible laws, division of governmental powers, and maintaining the rights of its citizens. Somewhere along the way the metrics of a successful government came to be quantified in terms of positive change and the ability to right all wrongs, not in our ability to effectively administrate our Constitutional ideals. The long standing notion of America as redeemer of all global and domestic ills is in my opinion the seed of our undoing. The onslaught of time will not be kind to our massively inefficient social programs or our ever increasing over-extension in international affairs. That would have been an interesting class to attend. As I see it, this redemptive conscience of American politics has undermined our ability to achieve effective governance. The Constitution is the bright exception, because it didn’t call for redemptive action or programming to deal with the human propensity to tyranny, instead it acknowledged tyranny and sought to contain it effectively through sensible laws, division of governmental powers, and maintaining the rights of its citizens. Somewhere along the way the metrics of a successful government came to be quantified in terms of positive change and the ability to right all wrongs, not in our ability to effectively administrate our Constitutional ideals. The long standing notion of America as redeemer of all global and domestic ills is in my opinion the seed of our undoing. The onslaught of time will not be kind to our massively inefficient social programs or our ever increasing over-extension in international affairs.

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