Ideally, Christians would be equipped by "[c]hurches heralding gospel truth, humbled under the cross, given to grateful praise" to go out and, "according to each one’s place and calling, remov[e] [all false worship], and all monuments of idolatry."
Which is what you should be arguing for, unless you've taken exception to WLC 108. Instead, you're effectively arguing that commitment to the ordinary means of grace requires political passivity on the part of Christians.
It doesn't. You're conflating the actions of individual Christians, who have multiple capacities other than that of members of the church, with the actions of the church as an institution.
What he's saying is you can be angry and discontented with the state of affairs all week long if you like, but for one day, at least, you should be able to leave that stuff in the parking lot.
Ideally, Christians would be equipped by "[c]hurches heralding gospel truth, humbled under the cross, given to grateful praise" to go out and, "according to each one’s place and calling, remov[e] [all false worship], and all monuments of idolatry."
Which is what you should be arguing for, unless you've taken exception to WLC 108. Instead, you're effectively arguing that commitment to the ordinary means of grace requires political passivity on the part of Christians.
It doesn't. You're conflating the actions of individual Christians, who have multiple capacities other than that of members of the church, with the actions of the church as an institution.
We are Presbyterians, not Anabaptists. Stop it.
What he's saying is you can be angry and discontented with the state of affairs all week long if you like, but for one day, at least, you should be able to leave that stuff in the parking lot.
As far as this post, taken by itself. . . sure. Maybe.
But I'm old enough to remember what he wrote last week: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/the-various-christian-nationalisms