Gab.com Social media Refuses To Comply With Irish “Hate Speech” and “Anti-Prayer Zone Christian Laws

 Gab.com Refuses To Comply With Irish “Hate Speech” and “Anti-Prayer Zone” Laws

Part of Gab’s mission is to export the First Amendment to the entire world. To do this we regularly must tell foreign governments to pound sand when they make requests for user data and demand that we censor content that is protected by the First Amendment.

Each time our answer is the same: get lost.

Recently there has been a rise in “hate speech” legislation popping up all around the world as governments scramble to prevent people from speaking freely about being replaced and ruled in their home countries by foreigners who don’t share their values. Unfortunately these “hate speech” laws are not only native to foreign countries without the protections of the First Amendment, but as we’ve seen recently they are also happening at the behest of the donor class in the United States in places like Florida.

Let me make one thing very clear: Gab firmly stands against any attempts by the Irish government, or any foreign government for that matter, to enforce censorship or engage in doxing of Irish users.

The Irish Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Act 2022 represents an update to the existing 1989 law. The rationale behind this update stems from the government’s priority to erode the freedom of the majority of their citizens in exchange for protecting the fragile feelings of marginalized communities, including individuals of different races, religions, persons with disabilities, and those identifying as LGBTQ.

The updated legislation aims to address so-called “hate crimes,” criminalize the denial or trivialization of genocide, and extend protections to encompass gender identity and disability.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, the bill’s proponent, has responded to claims that speech would be curtailed. She emphasizes the distinction between “hate speech” and freedom of speech, with the former intended to “silence and instill fear.”

The new law will introduce specific measures to combat hate crimes, defining them as intentional or reckless communication and behavior likely to incite violence or hatred. Penalties for hate crimes could reach up to five years of imprisonment. Victims targeted due to prejudice based on age, ability, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or gender will benefit from enhanced protection. Straight White Christians need not apply.

The legislation will facilitate the prosecution of hate crimes by allowing prosecutors to rely on the use of hostile slurs, gestures, or symbols as evidence. However, critics express concerns that these changes may lead to the censorship of politically incorrect views, including those pertaining to “trans rights.”

The Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act, enacted in 1989, criminalizes the communication of threatening, abusive, or insulting material likely to incite hatred against a group of people. However, individuals can currently defend themselves against charges by claiming they did not intend to promote hatred, based on their lack of knowledge or reason to suspect the content’s nature. The new law changes this defense, making individuals liable for hate crimes even if they claim lack of intent.

Unfortunately things get even worse for Christians in Ireland. Other legislation seeks to establish designated zones across Ireland where prayer is prohibited, as depicted in the accompanying map. The proposed legislation, often referred to as the “anti-prayer zone” law, seeks to create designated areas where public prayer would be prohibited.

"Anyone repeatedly protesting outside medical centres that provide abortions could face a €2,500 fine or six months in prison. The new laws are aimed at clamping down on anyone protesting outside or close to medical facilities which provide terminations of pregnancy. The proposals will see a 100-metre buffer zone imposed outside abortion clinics, within which protests impeding access or attempts to influence a woman’s decision to have an abortion will be outlawed." 

Gab is committed to being a refuge for anonymous free speech in Ireland. We welcome our Irish friends to speak freely on our platform. We will not bend to any demands from your government to censor free speech or dox anyone who is engaged in it on our platform. If you’re Irish and on Gab we are exporting the First Amendment to you. We will do everything in our power to subvert these draconian laws by exporting the First Amendment to Ireland, as is our right under our Constitution.

Andrew Torba
CEO, Gab.com
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Culture is Downstream from Commerce: The Importance of Conscious Consumerism

 Culture is Downstream from Commerce: The Importance of Conscious Consumerism

Our purchasing decisions have massive implications beyond simply satisfying our immediate needs or desires. When we buy a product or support a business we inadvertently contribute to the values and principles these businesses uphold. This in turn influences the culture which then influences political action in our society.

Recently we’ve seen tremendous success with boycotting woke corporations who shove degenerate propaganda in our faces. A movement of conscious consumers who vote with their wallets is rising up and becoming the driving force behind the formation of a parallel economy and culture. If you are serious about enacting tangible change and very real financial consequences to our enemies you need to start thinking less about rigged political theatre and more about conscious commerce.

Over the past decade a growing number of people have become increasingly aware of the impact their consumption habits have on society, culture, politics, and the upholding of their personal values. This awakening has given rise to the concept of conscious consumerism, which involves making intentional purchasing choices based on ethical, social, religious, and cultural considerations.

Advertising dollars, especially for large well established brands, are less about selling products and services and more about selling ideas. Bud Light doesn’t need to run ads. You know what Bud Light is. Everyone knows what Bud Light is. So what, if not Bud Light, are Bud Light ads actually selling? If you are paying attention you know the answer: transgenderism. We see how our conscious consumer response to that sales pitched worked out for them.

It’s important to remember that it is not enough to abstain from supporting woke corporations or organizations that undermine our values. We must actively redirect our purchasing power towards those who champion our values. By consciously supporting businesses and people who align with our principles we can send a powerful message that resonates far beyond our individual transactions. Our collective actions can and will shape the culture and encourage a shift towards a more values-driven parallel economy.

In other words: if politics is downstream from culture, culture is downstream from commerce. This has always been the case.

At the heart of Roman society lay a bustling and vibrant hub that played a pivotal role in shaping their culture and politics—the marketplace. The Roman marketplace, or “forum,” was much more than a mere commercial space; it was the epicenter of public life, where ideas, trade, and power converged. The forum was where commerce, culture, and politics intertwined. As a bustling center of trade, it attracted people from all corners of the empire and fostered economic growth. Beyond its commercial significance, the forum served as a social and intellectual hub, promoting dialogue and exchange of ideas. It also held immense political power as the site of important administrative buildings and public addresses.

Like the Roman forum, social media platforms bring together a diverse range of voices and perspectives. People from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds converge on social media, sharing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences. Just as the Roman forum provided a space for dialogue, discourse and commerce, social media facilitates conversations on a global scale, allowing individuals to engage in discussions, debates, and even virtual protests.

Thanks to the internet it has become easier than ever to find businesses and entrepreneurs who share our values. Platforms like Gab, which are dedicated to building a parallel economy, allow us to tap into a network of like-minded organizations and people who can recommend trustworthy and value-aligned businesses while boycotting those who oppose them.

While large corporations often dominate the market it is essential not to overlook the importance of supporting small local businesses. These businesses often have a closer connection to their communities and are more likely to share their customers’ values. By choosing to buy from local artisans, independent stores, and community-based initiatives, we contribute to the resilience of our local economies while supporting people and causes we believe in.

Unfortunately in many areas the reverse is also true. Many small businesses virtue signal with rainbow flags, black lives matter flags, and other regime-approved symbols. This makes it easy for us to mark and avoid those local businesses and instead shift our commerce to the local business owners who share our values.

Conscious consumerism in the parallel economy has the potential to create a ripple effect that extends beyond the realm of commerce. By actively supporting businesses that align with our values we not only provide them with the resources to thrive but also inspire others to follow suit. As more people redirect their purchasing power towards value-aligned businesses and causes, it encourages the growth and emergence of businesses that prioritize our values. This is far more productive than wasting our time and energy following political sideshows.

We need to recognize the power we hold as consumers and seize the opportunity to put our money where our values are. By doing this we can shape a future where our purchasing decisions reflect our deepest convictions and support the causes that truly matter.

The next time you reach for your wallet, remember that your choices have the potential to shape the world. Choose wisely, and let your purchasing power become a force for positive transformation and the growth of a parallel economy.

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Terminal Decline of Civilization and Hope for the Future

 Terminal Decline of Civilization and Hope for the Future

By: Pastor Andrew Isker

The United States . (And the Western World) is well within a period of terminal decline. This is a cause of great discouragement and even despair for many. For many years the decline was noticeable but easy to deny. Slowly, imperceptibly you notice that things are not as good as you once remembered. “Oh it is just a recession. Things will return to normal soon.” Services that you always took for granted, whether it be courteous help or functioning roads and bridges disappear.

“Oh it’s just Covid. Things will get back to the way they were eventually.” But they never do. Things continue to get worse. The most perverse sexual degeneracy is paraded before us constantly. You are ruled by a head of state who is demonstrably a petty criminal and know nothing will be done about it. What used to cost ten dollars a few years ago is now twenty. Nothing seems to be able to arrest the decline.

You might be tempted to despair. You might think “it’s over.” “All is lost.” Human civilizations decline and even collapse. Rome was thought to be the eternal city, even after it had become Christian. When it, like America, was in its death throes, many despaired just as so many are tempted to do today. But in the midst of this collapse, one of the titanic figures of Christian history, Augustine of Hippo wrote The City of God. In it he argued that human cities are not eternal, only the city of God is. Far from supporting a gnostic attitude of “‘this world is not my home’ so just give up caring about this world,” this book was instrumental in shaping the thinking of those who would build Christian civilization over the next 1500 years.

We are in a very similar position as the original readers of The City of God. Rather than despairing, we should look beyond the decline to what will come next. Rather than hoping for a return to a mythical golden age of 1776 or the 1950s, we should look to the future. Recognizing that things are falling apart and never going back together, we should ponder what kind of world will we build for our great, great-grandchildren. What things must be done? What things must be secured? What can we do to prepare to rebuild a world for our people and our posterity after much of what now exists is in ruins?

When the Saxons arrived in Britain and saw the Roman ruins, the remains of great villas and fortresses, they were amazed at the greatness of the long dead civilization that preceded them, as if these buildings had been built by the gods. It is not hard to imagine 200 years into the future people looking with similar amazement at the lost technological achievements of this place called “America.” “No, it’s not a legend, they really were able to light and heat their homes by splitting the atom.”

The only way to avoid such a fate is for those who are aware of the decline and alarmed by it to begin constructing parallel society as the world that exists continues to crumble. That is how classical civilization was carried forward into medieval Christendom. Peoples began to decentralize and localize. Their economic activity no longer could be international like it had been when Rome keep the sea lanes and trade routes open. New economic and political organization was an absolute necessity to adapt to the rapid change in circumstances.

God has given us means that were unavailable so many centuries ago. We can begin the process of creating a parallel economy, parallel systems of communication and information, and parallel social and political organization right now. We don’t have to hope in a political system that will not allow itself to voted out of power. We don’t have to rely on an economic system that is run by those who hate us and want us dead. We have the tools right at our disposal to begin rekindling the vital spirit of Christian civilization for a new era.

We don’t have to wait for things to happen to us. We can begin to rebuild even before it all comes crashing down. That is what Gab is for. The nation that we love, that our ancestors built and died for does not have to disappear like so many great empires before it. We can preserve this place and rebuild it anew if we consciously adopt this mission of civilizational rebirth and set to work using tools like Gab.

It’s not over. We are going to win.

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THE PEACEFUL UNITY OF ALL NATIONS AND RACES

 By David Cammegh  

the reality behind mass immigration

Immigration, race and national identity are currently at the forefront of all of our lives, and emotions are almost explosive.
This is no surprise, considering that definition and structure of all kinds have been under a long sustained attack, for example by the Kalergi Plan .
The aim of this internationalist assault on all that is natural is to break down mankind, rendering men and women and their families and nations weak and easily controllable and ultimately easy to destroy. Consider just one of these internationalist plans - UN Agenda 21 'sustainable development' . It is about delivering us to an anti-God world with a population diminished to up to 98% by the end of this century.
The first recorded internationalist was Cain. For murdering his brother he was to be a 'fugitive and a wanderer on the earth' (Genesis 4:12), and since the 'earth' would 'no longer yield its strength' to him' (Genesis 4:12) he would have no choice but to be a parasite on the world.
Cain was the son of Satan - he was 'out of the Evil One' (1 John 3:12). This is also emphasised by his absence in 1 Chronicles 1, which includes a list of Adam's descendants. This list consists of fathers, which is why Abel is absent, and we know Cain was a father (Genesis 4:17).
Other children of demonic entities include the Nephilim, who were the children of fallen angels (sons of God) and men (Genesis 6:4).
This breeding between man and these entities has continued since the times of the Nephilim - hence '... and after that...' in Genesis 6:4.
All of these offspring are clearly of Satan, or what separates us from God through Christ. That means they are of rebellion, which means they are against God's order and the natural structure of things and against all teachings in the Bible. They are also parasites and, if we consent to their often charming and persuasive influence (vampires can only be invited in), they gain great destructive power in the world.
I believe we have evidence of these offspring amongst the 'internationalist Zionist elite', who jealously protect their bloodlines (see Fritz Springmeier's Bloodlines of the Illuminati ). They also have no true home nation and they strongly encourage through, for example, their media and political outlets, anything from feminism to homosexuality to sexual perversions to usury to borderless nations to deliberately engineered mass immigration (consider the Kalergi Plan and the concocted wars in the Middle East) to the breakdown of true law (delivered for example via Common Law) to multi-culturalism to the aggressive attacks on racial definition (Kalergi Plan) to war to terrorism to the debasement of man and much more that we find associated with the current terrible state of the world. It is their aim, whether they know it or not, first to overwhelm the world and then to destroy it. Hence Satan is the ruler of death.
It is perfectly natural for a man to defend his position when it is attacked or undermined in any way, which includes attacks on his race, or ethnic background, or nation, or sex, or, even, his age group. Please note that I emphasise 'attacked', because this is what is happening via the Kallergi Plan, via the social and genetic engineering, via the mass immigration that is being forced on us all, and such like.
However, one of the many problems with defending ourselves from this multi-pronged sustained attack is that it can provoke a rigid response. For example, people can become intolerant of immigrants and people can become intolerant of other races and dangerous emotions can boil and explode.
It is also important to note that unreasonable and aggressive knee-jerk responses can come from ordinary people, who have absorbed the internationalist programming, when they hear someone quite naturally express wishes to protect their nation or ethnicity or anything else.
If the world were not currently being deliberately massaged into being something it should not be, into something that is against all natural law, and, indeed against God's Law, there would of course be a small natural migration of people from nation to nation from time to time. There would also be a natural amount of racial or ethnic intermingling - remember, Joseph married Asenath, an Egyptian.
So, those from foreign lands and/or with different ethnic backgrounds should be treated just like everyone else, according to the law; and racial intermingling between believers is not against God's Law; as it states in Galatians 3:29, 'And if you are Christ's, then you are a seed of Abraham,' meaning that whatever ethnic background you are, if you believe in Christ, then you are the seed of Abraham, you are of the same 'race'.
The Bible and the Common Law are very clear that all men should be treated in exactly the same way under the law. Hence it states in Numbers 9:14 and 15:15-16 that '…you shall have one statute for both the resident alien and the native.' It also states clearly in Acts 17:26 that 'every nation of men' are 'of one blood'. But it is also clear in that same verse that the definition of nations or the 'boundaries of their residence' is also important. And notice the distinction, which is actually recognised in Common Law, between 'native' and 'alien'.
I believe that our natural responses to protect the status quo and thereby resist having the natural order and God's Law undermined are partly due to our instinctive, and not generally conscious, understanding that if we remove all boundaries, all structure, we shall be even more vulnerable to the attack from what aims to take us over and destroy us. If, within reason, we protect our position then we are less likely to be open to such anti-God interference, and we shall more likely live happily, peacefully and safely.
It is important to note that racial intermingling in the Bible was prohibited in order to protect those who were of God, which is why belief was so important when those of one race mixed with another: it was important not to sully the Israelite blood with that of those who worshipped false gods, not least because those who did that were very possibly infected with demonic blood, or 'genes' from demons and fallen angels, as Cain was, or as the Nephilim were.
A good example of the importance of belief in such instances of racial or national intermingling is when Jesus was asked by the Canaanite to help her daughter (Matthew 15:21-28). He initially refused telling her that he was only for authorized to the 'lost sheep of the house of Israel'. However, he was soon persuaded by her belief, and her daughter was healed. This event demonstrates just part of the great good and unity that comes from, and will increasingly come from, belief in Jesus Christ: a unity of all people of all ethnic and national backgrounds.
But, for all to exist, it must have definition. If definition is removed, then existence is removed, which is why we must be careful to hold firmly to our position and to protect the form of all that is natural and good and lawful.

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A Modern Pilgrimage: Online Communities as Virtual Nation States

 A Modern Pilgrimage: Online Communities as Virtual Nation States

The existing infrastructure and cultural norms in the West are increasingly hostile or incompatible with Christian values. In response to this reality many of us are turning towards the idea of building our own parallel infrastructure and communities, not unlike the pilgrims who were seeking new land and religious freedom during the early days of America. Unfortunately there is nowhere left to run to. Every country on earth is subjected to the globalist regime in one form or another and so we can’t just physically pack up our things, move to new lands, and form our own nation–at least not yet.

Thankfully with the power of technology we might not have to.

In the age of the internet the concept of community has transcended physical boundaries. Digital sovereignty refers to the idea that an online community, through its collective power and shared values, can establish a self-governing entity in the digital realm. Similar to traditional nation states, digital sovereign communities have their own governance structures, social norms, and economic systems. They strive to maintain autonomy and preserve the rights and interests of their members within the online space they inhabit.

The underlying motivation behind the pursuit of digital sovereignty lies in the desire for self-determination, or the ability to define and govern one’s own virtual environment. Digital sovereign communities develop their own codes of conduct, charters, or constitutions that outline the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of their members. In Gab’s case this is our Terms of Service, which is the only Terms of Service on the internet to offer First Amendment-protected free speech. Digital citizens enjoy certain freedoms within the community, such as freedom of expression, association, and participation in decision-making processes.

The rise of online communities as digital sovereign nation states presents a paradigm shift in how we conceptualize governance and community in the digital age. These virtual entities enable individuals to come together, exercise autonomy, and create alternative spaces that reflect their values and aspirations. As technology continues to evolve the boundaries between physical and digital realms blur, opening up new possibilities for self-governance, collaboration, and the formation of parallel digital societies.

A Digital Pilgrimage

In the early 17th century, England was undergoing religious and political turmoil. Dissatisfied with the Church of England and its practices a group of devout English Separatists, known as the Pilgrims, sought religious freedom and a chance to establish a community based on their beliefs. After fleeing to the Netherlands they yearned for a new home where they could practice their faith without persecution.

In 1620 the Pilgrims embarked on a perilous voyage across the vast Atlantic Ocean aboard the Mayflower. The journey was treacherous, with cramped conditions, seasickness, and harsh weather taking a toll on the passengers. Despite the hardships the Pilgrims found solace in their shared conviction and unwavering determination to create a better future for their families.

The Pilgrims’ story embodies the American spirit of resilience, determination, and the pursuit of freedom. Their quest for religious liberty and their willingness to brave the unknown laid the foundation for the American Dream.

In the digital age this pursuit takes on a different form: the creation of sovereign digital communities and parallel infrastructure. Christians are embracing digital communities and parallel infrastructure as a means of preserving their values, connecting with like-minded individuals, and fostering a sense of belonging in an ever-evolving world of chaos.

The Western world’s infrastructure and culture have undergone significant changes in recent decades. Traditional Christian values, once deeply rooted in society, are often marginalized or opposed. Institutions that were once pillars of faith are now challenged by secular ideologies and this includes many churches. Christians face a dilemma: how can we navigate a culture that no longer aligns with our beliefs while remaining faithful to our convictions?

In this context sovereign digital communities offer a powerful alternative. Just as the pilgrims sought new land to establish their own communities Christians are creating our own digital spaces that uphold and promote Christian values. Digital communities, like Gab, provide a platform for Christians to connect, share ideas, and support one another despite geographical limitations. These communities can transcend borders, time zones, and physical barriers, fostering a sense of belonging and mutual encouragement.

Building Parallel Infrastructure

Building parallel infrastructure is not about retreating from society or isolating oneself from the world. It is an intentional effort to create spaces where Christian values can flourish. Digital platforms allow Christians to establish online fellowship with one another, Bible study groups, prayer networks, commerce, and educational resources that cater specifically to our needs. By leveraging technology, Christians can reclaim the narrative and actively shape our own spaces of influence that are beyond the control of the enemy.

The success of digital communities relies on active participation and nurturing. Christians must foster an environment of fellowship, support, and discipleship within these digital spaces. This includes engaging in meaningful conversations, providing guidance and mentorship, supporting one another’s businesses and promoting unity among diverse perspectives while remaining steadfast in biblical principles.

Just as the pilgrims embarked on a journey in search of religious freedom, Christians who are embracing digital communities embark on a modern pilgrimage. It is a pilgrimage of faith where the pursuit of truth and the cultivation of Christian values take center stage. It is an opportunity to find like-minded individuals, to build networks, and to impact the world with the love and teachings of Jesus Christ.

As the existing infrastructure and cultural landscape in the West continue to dissolve Christians are faced with the challenge of preserving our values and maintaining a sense of community. Embracing digital communities offers a promising solution, allowing Christians to build parallel infrastructure and connect with fellow believers worldwide. Just as the pilgrims sought new land for religious freedom, Christians must now embark on a digital pilgrimage, carving out spaces where our faith can thrive. Through sovereign digital communities and parallel infrastructure, Christians can create meaningful connections, share resources, and impact the world for Christ in the digital age.

To God be the glory,
Andrew Torba
CEO, Gab.com
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The Christian Duty To Produce “Cultural Christianity”

 The Christian Duty To Produce “Cultural Christianity”

By: Pastor Andrew Isker

One of the most commonly held ideas within conservative evangelicalism is that “cultural Christianity is bad because it produces nominal Christians.” Nearly everyone has heard this from evangelical pulpits at one time or another. The former head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, now a professional accuser of the brethren at Christianity Today, famously said, “Mayberry leads to hell just as certainly as Gomorrah does.”

There was a time when it seemed to make sense. When the entire world around you was clearly influenced by Christian moral teaching, and everyone knew that everyone else expected you to live more or less in this Christian-influenced way, there were many people who thought they were saved because they considered themselves “good people” because they lived within these moral bounds and not because they trusted in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation. This was a very real problem that pastors had to deal with as they sought to minister to their flocks.

But today we are seeing that bemoaning “cultural Christianity” when the Christian religion had cultural dominance in America is like a trust-fund brat complaining that the Michelin-starred restaurant does not have her favorite kind of caviar. If you only knew just how good you had it. We traded having our biggest pastoral problem be “people living in a society that is so well-ordered they think they are going to heaven because of it” for “children being propagandized 24/7 into anal sex and genital mutilation.” To think that “cultural Christianity” was ever a real problem was to have no historical perspective.

“Cultural Christianity” was never a problem, “cultural Christianity” was the fruit of generations of obedience. Put another way, “cultural Christianity” was a problem like a lifetime of extremely hard work producing massive wealth for your children and grandchildren to inherit is “a problem.” Is it possible that your children will grow up being born on third base thinking they hit a triple? Yes. That is always the danger of success. But to treat the results of faithfulness as something worse than crushing poverty is utter foolishness.

This isn’t some unique or idiosyncratic take on “cultural Christianity.” It is the Bible’s perspective on it. God’s Word gives us an example of what happens when God’s people are faithful:

Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

It is true, the situation of Israel as they are about to conquer the land of Canaan is different than ours. The main difference is that instead of a single geographical territory, God has called us to conquer the entire planet. In His resurrection, Jesus won back His world from Satan, and just before His ascension where He sat down to rule at His Father’s right hand, he told His disciples that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to Him, and they were to go forth and disciple the nations, to conquer them by baptizing them and teaching them what He has commanded (Matthew 28:18-20). Israel’s conquest of Canaan is a type of conquest of the world by the church. The main difference is that this conquest is far more glorious. God brings His people from glory to glory, and rather than conquering by wielding death, His people conquer by wielding new life. 

So these promises to Israel can be applied to nations that are baptized and discipled into Christ’s kingdom. This is the blueprint for what happens when a people together accept God’s way of living. When a people together collectively live the way God has commanded, blessings will follow. Deuteronomy 28 is not about a random assortment of individuals living faithful, but an entire society together. It does not assume that literally every, single person will have a saving relationship with the Lord, but the majority of the people do. What is in view here is corporate faithfulness as a nation, not as individuals. The same is true of, and can be applied to, nations that the gospel has reached.

It is no coincidence that the nation that became the United States of America, which began as colonies filled with courageous, faithful, hardworking Christians, eventually became the most powerful and economically successful nation in human history. This does not mean that America was without sin (any more than ancient Israel was without sin), or that literally every single person who ever lived in America has been sealed in the Lamb’s Book of Life. What it does mean is that faithfulness produces prosperity; and that both faithfulness and prosperity are a blessing from the hand of the Lord?

The application of God’s Old Testament promises to all of His people is true enough, “for all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us”  (2 Co 1:20), but we also see even more direct and explicit New Testament commands to produce the kind of collective faithfulness we see in Deuteronomy 28. In the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesian Church, he gives instructions to Christians from various walks of life. In particular, he gives the command to Christian fathers to raise up their children in the “paideia of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4) Most English translations render that word as “training” or “discipline” but this Greek word means so much more than that.

In fact, that word, “paideia” is one of the very most important words in all of classical Greek. A teacher of mine was fond of saying that to an ancient Greek, the word “paideia” was so full of meaning he could write volume upon volume about it, like if you asked a modern American to explain what the word “democracy” means. If fact, classical scholar Werner Jaeger indeed devoted three, 400+ page volumes to this solitary word. If you want to understand the classical world that the church conquered, and in which the New Testament was written, you have to understand just how important this word is.

Paideia is the whole of Greek culture, it is everything it meant to be a Greek. Every facet of the Greek mind, body, and soul was shaped by paideia. The paideia of the Hellenistic world was the culture. Every influence that worked upon you to make you into a part of the Greek polis was paideia.

So when Paul borrows this Greek word, he was borrowing the entire concept and used it to serve the ends of Christ’s kingdom. Instead of the paideia of the Hellenistic world, the Christian father was to train his children in the paideia of the Lord. Quite literally, the command to Christian parents was to instill cultural Christianity in their children.

And it does not stop there. The household is not a collection of individuals but a collective group, and the first building block of a nation. If the households of a nation are faithful in instilling the paideia of the Lord, the end result is the entire nation is influenced by the paideia of the Lord. The fruit of this is a culture where the expectation is for everyone to live in a Christian manner and within Christian cultural and social mores.

Some are old enough remember this. Older popular culture, like The Andy Griffith Show, referenced above by the odious Russell Moore, might seem quaint or even moralistic to 21st Century men discipled in the paideia of post-Christian demons, but it was representative of how people generally lived. The standards and way of life in those times were governed by the Word of God, and though some might be deceived into thinking that simply living in such a world would grant them eternal salvation, it made the job of the heralds of the gospel of Jesus Christ so much easier than trying to persuade a they/them that God exists and they should repent and believe in Him.

By standing by and allowing millennia of cultural equity to be burned up in just a few short years, because of a foolish prejudice against “cultural Christianity” we have summoned things that are not so easily un-summoned. We have exchanged a society that imperfectly served Jesus Christ, and asked for a society that perfectly serves Baal and Molech. And we have saddled our children and grandchildren and generations not yet born with the task of exorcising these demons.

But the good news is that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father, and He rules over heaven and earth. He built the first Christendom and it is He who will build the second Christendom. And the task at hand for us is to learn how not to spurn precious gifts from His hand and embrace the Christian duty to produce “cultural Christianity.”