According to Romans 7:14, the answer depends on one’s metaphysic. Today David explains why some Christians would find such an answer too philosophical and speculative sounding to be Christian, even perhaps even unbiblical. But Herman Bavinck and Abraham Kuyper told us more than 100 years ago this would happen. Kuyper even saw the Calvinism he loved grinding to a metaphysical halt.

According to Romans 7:14, the answer depends on one&rsquo;s metaphysic. Today David explains why some Christians would find such an answer too philosophical and speculative sounding to be Christian, even perhaps even unbiblical. But Herman Bavinck and Abraham Kuyper told us more than 100 years ago this would happen. Kuyper even saw the Calvinism he loved grinding to a metaphysical halt.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, a licensed attorney, who served 12 years in the Tennessee Senate and, until retiring at the end of 2024, served as president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee. David is the author of The Politics of Loving God-Courageous Truths for Contentious Times and Recovering the Constitution-Using the Ninth Amendment to Restore Civil Liberty, along with other titles and monographs.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, a licensed attorney, who served 12 years in the Tennessee Senate and, until retiring at the end of 2024, served as president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee. David is the author of The Politics of Loving God-Courageous Truths for Contentious Times and Recovering the Constitution-Using the Ninth Amendment to Restore Civil Liberty, along with other titles and monographs.

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God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate from 1994 to 2006 and thereafter lobbied the legislature on matters affecting God's design for marriage and the family, life, and rights of religious conscience. He retired at the end of 2024.  David seeks to educate listeners on law and current issues with a view toward recovering a Christ-centered understanding of law and an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as it was understood by our founding fathers.

God, Law, and Liberty is a podcast featuring David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate from 1994 to 2006 and thereafter lobbied the legislature on matters affecting God's design for marriage and the family, life, and rights of religious conscience. He retired at the end of 2024.&nbsp; David seeks to educate listeners on law and current issues with a view toward recovering a Christ-centered understanding of law and an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as it was understood by our founding fathers.

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What is a Christian view of law?

When it comes to legislation, many Christians look to the "law of Moses" to flesh out what is right and wrong and, increasingly, to determine what sanctions should be applied to certain wrongful acts. It is part of the "whole counsel of God," but is there a way to flesh out this law out that is "spiritually minded" vis-a-vis "fleshly" or even "carnally" minded? Today, David offers a context for thinking about those laws that he believes is spiritually minded, and begins to apply it to legislative efforts to "end abortion now."

When it comes to legislation, many Christians look to the "law of Moses" to flesh out what is right and wrong and, increasingly, to determine what sanctions should be applied to certain wrongful acts. It is part of the "whole counsel of God," but is there a way to flesh out this law out that is "spiritually minded" vis-a-vis "fleshly" or even "carnally" minded? Today, David offers a context for thinking about those laws that he believes is spiritually minded, and begins to apply it to legislative efforts to "end abortion now."

Is there a spiritually minded way to think about the application of the juridical sanctions in the Mosaic Law to ending abortion?

Being Spiritually Minded About the "Law of Moses" for Today.

Today’s short limited edition is an excerpt drawn from John Owen’s treatise, The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded." It is an important precursor to this coming Friday’s episode in which I will begin to offer my application of this excerpt to present efforts to end abortion now. We must be "spiritually minded" (Romans 8:6) about the subject of law, because "law is spiritual" (Romans 7:14). Owen addresses a deceitful allure that can keep Christians from being so minded.

Today&rsquo;s short limited edition is an excerpt drawn from John Owen&rsquo;s treatise,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/owen/TheGraceandDutyofBeingSpiJohnOwen.pdf">The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded</a>." It is an important precursor to this coming Friday&rsquo;s episode in which I will begin to offer my application of this excerpt to present efforts to end abortion now. We must be "spiritually minded" (Romans 8:6) about the subject of law, because "law is spiritual" (Romans 7:14). Owen addresses a deceitful allure that can keep Christians from being so minded.

Because "law is spiritual." What main things keeps Christians interested in politics from being spiritually minded about it?

SPECIAL LIMITED EPISODE: On Being Carnally or Spiritually Minded About Law?

Today David looks at how some theonomists and abortion abolitionist might respond to what he said last week about Paul's 3-point summary given Timothy of what obeying the law of God means. Is it antinomian? To that end he considers what Paul meant when he told Timothy that some who desire to be teachers of the law don't use it lawfully because they neither understand what they say or what they affirm.

Today David looks at how some theonomists and abortion abolitionist might respond to what he said last week about Paul's 3-point summary given Timothy of what obeying the law of God means. Is it antinomian? To that end he considers what Paul meant when he told Timothy that some who desire to be teachers of the law don't use it lawfully because they neither understand what they say or what they affirm.

When thinking about the laws governing society, what are we to make of Paul's statement that the law of God is good if used "lawfully."

What is a Christian view of law?

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