In this episode, Mark Kreslins takes us through his pursuit of loving God with his mind and how this path leads us to see anarchism/voluntaryism as our fundamental state. What does this entail? Understanding the Gospel through God's words rather than the allure of experientialism. Mark invites us to rediscover the importance of exegesis and hermeneutics in bringing God's word to life for 21st-century minds.
Mark is the principle writer for Love God with your Mind and considers himself but a humble sinner saved by the grace of God. He has an extensive background in politics having previously worked for two “conservative” GOP Members of Congress. He had an insider's view of the evil and corruption in Washington D.C. and understands the solution to the mess there. (Bio Lifted from Mark’s site)
Timestamps and starting points for further exploration:
02:00 Marks background & story
Finding Jesus in the barracks
GOP politics
Laziness of thinking, political missionary work
10:19 Being Patriotic in Church
Name of the Bad Roman Project
13:37 Allure of experientialism
The shiny object of politics
18:52 Constitution is misunderstood
Mark Levin- FOX News Talking Head
23:00 Political pragmatism and moral relativism among Christians
God gives us binary Choices - steal or don’t steal, murder or don’t murder
28:13 Living the Gospel on Social Media
Should Christians defend the state?
29:29 Is there a grey area for God?
Exegesis and hermeneutics
Why don’t we bathe people's feet when they enter our home anymore?
Priscilla and Aquila Corinth, thrown out by Claudius
MacArthur Model of Romans 13
Rebellion is a foundation of the United States, The Declaration of Independence
40:12 Avoiding heated debates online
44:09 The Whiskey Rebellion and talking to people who don’t know the Constitution
God is perfectly Just and Loving, humans are fallen
50:30 How Mark became an anarchist
Can fallen man rule fallen man?
58:00 Mark’s Article - Who is Right, God or Thomas Hobbes?