Why Theonomy Must Be Rejected
By Al Baker - Posted at Forget None of His Benefits : Published July 9, 2026 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea, Habbakuk 2:14. I am sympathetic toward Theonomy (a combination of two Greek words— Theos which means God and nomos which means law). I surely desire to see God’s people live by His word and for that word to affect every aspect of our day to day living. A Christian should know that God’s word has full authority in our lives and its precepts are true and all people everywhere will be judged according to God’s standard, His law, on the day of judgment. Furthermore, Theonomy is right to challenge the “myth of neutrality” which attempts to taint government with secularism. A positive contribution by Theonomy in the last fifty years has been to move Christians toward more involvement in conservative politics, limited government, and the free market economy. Theonomy entered the lexicon of theological words in the...
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