Liberating Planet Earth

Z3.e Inevitability ~Liberation 147
win. Any excuse now is simply an unwillingness to join the battle.
But as in the days of Deborah, there are many who choose not to
fight. And some day, some future Deborah will sing a modern
version ofi “Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, and why did Dan
remain in ships? Asher continued at the seashore, and stayed by
his inlets” (Judges 5:17).
If progress is seen as exclusively internal, or at most ecclesiastical,
then history inescapably becomes antinomian. Biblical law
must be abandoned. Problem: Biblical Zaw in New Testament h-mm
does not permit long-term failure. Biblical law necessarily must lead to
positive visible results, which in turn should reinforce faithfulness,
as well as serve as a light to the unconverted (Deuteronomy
4:6-8), a city on a hill (Matthew 5:14).
In summary:
1. God grants external success to Christians who obey His law.
2. He does this to confirm their faith in the reliabtihy of His
covenant promises.
3. We-can call thii system of covenantal blessings Positive f=zdback.
4. History is linear (straight line).
5. History is also progressive.
6. Victory is an inescapable concept.
7. The only question is: Who will win?
8. Some Christians preach the historical defeat of the church.
9. This means that there is no positive feedback aspect of
God’s law in history.
10. The Bible says that the weahh of the wicked is stored up for
the righteous (Proverbs 13:22).
11. This makes no sense if this verse applies only to the sin-free
world after the final judgment.
12. Biblical law is our tool of dominion.
13. Covenant-breakers must become inconsistent with Satan’s
philosophy and worldview if they are to gain power.
14. Christians can become more powerful by becoming more
consistent with their God’s worldview.
15. This is a major advantage Christians have over non-
Christians: consistency works for Chrktians.