{"id":375,"date":"2018-10-15T20:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/?page_id=375"},"modified":"2023-08-27T05:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T12:06:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"375\" class=\"elementor elementor-375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcad72c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"dcad72c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column 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data-id=\"2ba6ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/stephen-eccher-zwingli-the-third-wheel-of-the-reformers\/\"><h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Stephen Eccher: Zwingli the Third-Wheel of the Reformers<\/h1><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4009981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"4009981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">The Sword, the Bible & the Tongue<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb3d3 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class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Today we are joined by Stephen Brett Eccher to discuss the firebrand of fidelity that is Ulrich Zwingli in connection with Eccher\u2019s new book \u201cZwingli the Pastor: A Life in Conflict\u201d from Lexham Press.<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c87095 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"3c87095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/stephen-eccher-zwingli-the-third-wheel-of-the-reformers\/\" title=\"Stephen Eccher: Zwingli the Third-Wheel of the Reformers\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper 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href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/category\/religion-theology\/\" rel=\"category\">Religion &amp; Theology<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba6ec7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"2ba6ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-biblical-theology-a-canonical-thematic-and-ethical-approach-by-andreas-j-kostenberger-and-gregory-goswell\/\"><h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Book Review &#8220;Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach&#8221; by Andreas J. K\u00f6stenberger and Gregory Goswell<\/h1><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4009981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"4009981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Reviewed by John Dekker<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63fb3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"287287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Biblical Theology\u00a0is a reference book covering every book in the Bible, but it can also be read devotionally, as I did \u2013 in fact, it took me nine months to read. As C. S. Lewis says in his wonderful introduction to Athanasius'\u00a0On The Incarnation, doctrinal books are often \u201cmore helpful in devotion than the devotional books\u201d. This work goes through every book of the Bible, elaborating on the themes of each book...<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c87095 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"3c87095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-biblical-theology-a-canonical-thematic-and-ethical-approach-by-andreas-j-kostenberger-and-gregory-goswell\/\" title=\"Book Review &#8220;Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach&#8221; by Andreas J. K\u00f6stenberger and Gregory Goswell\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper icon-align-right ae-element-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read on friends<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<article class=\"ae-post-list-item ae-post-list-item-f24c2ff ae-swiper-slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-article-inner ae-swiper-slide-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_data elementor elementor-640\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"640\" class=\"elementor elementor-640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ae_global_templates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60c337 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c60c337\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ae-bg=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-and-Dark-Navy-Triathlon-Sports-Facebook-Cover-31-600x600.png\" data-ae-url=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/ernst-conradie-aa-van-ruler-asks-was-jesus-an-emergency-measure-was-he-the-means-or-the-ends\/\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c667c ae-featured-bg-yes ae-link-yes ae-featured-img-size-thumbnail ae-featured-bg-source-post ae-bg-gallery-type-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f9c667c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e4d681 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0e4d681\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecd304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-meta\" data-id=\"1ecd304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_mode_mobile&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;layout_mode&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-list-wrapper ae-pm-layout-horizontal ae-pm-layout-tablet- ae-pm-layout-mobile-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba6ec7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"2ba6ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/ernst-conradie-aa-van-ruler-asks-was-jesus-an-emergency-measure-was-he-the-means-or-the-ends\/\"><h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Ernst Conradie: AA van Ruler asks &#8220;Was Jesus an Emergency Measure&#8221;? Was He the Means or the Ends?<\/h1><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4009981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"4009981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">This Earthly Life Matters<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63fb3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"287287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Was Jesus merely an \u201cemergency measure\u201d? Did Kuyper take the creation and culture far enough? Is the goal of life to \u201cget saved\u201d or is it to get saved unto the end that God intended all along? Do we overemphasize Jesus at the expense of the Trinity? All this, and more, is what the great Dutch Theologian AA Van Ruler causes us to consider. 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data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Reviewed by Jacob Aitken<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63fb3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"287287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">This is a very good book but not necessarily for the reasons given by the editors.\u00a0 Welcome indeed are the deeper theological books from Neo-Calvinists.\u00a0 Whether or not culture has been reclaimed, it is important to remember that there is more to theology, more to the Christian worldview, than simply redeeming the arts.\u00a0 I am somewhat confused, though.\u00a0 I do not get the impression that all of the editors share the same focus that Van Ruler has...<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element-2ba6ec7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"2ba6ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-theology-and-history-in-the-methodology-of-herman-bavinck-by-cam-clausing\/\"><h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Book Review &#8220;Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck&#8221; by Cam Clausing<\/h1><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4009981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"4009981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Reviewed by Charles Ivey<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63fb3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"287287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">How did the great Neo-Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck view and interact with church history? 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we are joined by Stephen Brett Eccher to discuss the firebrand of fidelity that is Ulrich Zwingli in connection with Eccher\u2019s new book \u201cZwingli the Pastor: A Life in Conflict\u201d from Lexham Press.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/stephen-eccher-zwingli-the-third-wheel-of-the-reformers\/\" title=\"Stephen Eccher: Zwingli the Third-Wheel of the Reformers\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read 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K\u00f6stenberger and Gregory Goswell<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Reviewed by John Dekker<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBiblical Theology\u00a0is a reference book covering every book in the Bible, but it can also be read devotionally, as I did \u2013 in fact, it took me nine months to read. As C. S. Lewis says in his wonderful introduction to Athanasius'\u00a0On The Incarnation, doctrinal books are often \u201cmore helpful...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-biblical-theology-a-canonical-thematic-and-ethical-approach-by-andreas-j-kostenberger-and-gregory-goswell\/\" title=\"Book Review &#8220;Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach&#8221; by Andreas J. 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Was He the Means or the Ends?<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">This Earthly Life Matters<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWas Jesus merely an \u201cemergency measure\u201d? Did Kuyper take the creation and culture far enough? Is the goal of life to \u201cget saved\u201d or is it to get saved unto the end that God intended all along? Do we overemphasize Jesus at the expense of the Trinity? All this, and...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/ernst-conradie-aa-van-ruler-asks-was-jesus-an-emergency-measure-was-he-the-means-or-the-ends\/\" title=\"Ernst Conradie: AA van Ruler asks &#8220;Was Jesus an Emergency Measure&#8221;? 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and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck&#8221; by Cam Clausing<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Reviewed by Charles Ivey<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow did the great Neo-Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck view and interact with church history? Cameron Clausing\u2019s Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck is a weighty and vital contribution to the discussion around this question...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-theology-and-history-in-the-methodology-of-herman-bavinck-by-cam-clausing\/\" title=\"Book Review &#8220;Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck&#8221; by Cam Clausing\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12afb6a animated-slow elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"12afb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/book-review-theology-and-history-in-the-methodology-of-herman-bavinck-by-cam-clausing\/\" title=\"Book Review &#8220;Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck&#8221; by Cam Clausing\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<article class=\"ae-post-list-item ae-post-list-item-02a1842\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_data elementor elementor-768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"768\" class=\"elementor elementor-768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ae_global_templates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c891bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c891bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf96f17 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cf96f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd5ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ecd5ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9519b5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d9519b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9929603 overlay-never elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-image\" data-id=\"9929603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-image ae-element-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_thumb_wrapper ae_image_ratio_yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/david-fowler-adam-and-steve-eating-caesars-apple\/\" title=\"David Fowler:\u00a0Adam and Steve? 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Eating Caesar\u2019s Apple<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">The civilization-altering implications of \"gay marriage\" and the folly & danger of Christians doing nothing<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis might be the most important interview we have ever done.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/david-fowler-adam-and-steve-eating-caesars-apple\/\" title=\"David Fowler:\u00a0Adam and Steve? 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Or The Early Church Option?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50-768x433.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kuyperian Option, Benedict Option, early church option cultural sanctification stephen o presley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50-900x507.png 900w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50-1400x789.png 1400w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-50.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83c63b4 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"83c63b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48c845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-meta\" data-id=\"a48c845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_mode_mobile&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;layout_mode&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-list-wrapper ae-pm-layout-horizontal ae-pm-layout-tablet- ae-pm-layout-mobile-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-category-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/category\/interviews\/\" rel=\"category\">Interviews<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdf04d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"5fdf04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/stephen-o-presley-benedict-option-kuyperian-option-or-the-early-church-option\/\"><h2 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Stephen O. Presley: Benedict Option? Kuyperian Option? Or The Early Church Option?<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Lessons Learned from the Paganism vs. Christianity of Old<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this episode we are joined by Stephen O. Presley, author of \"Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church.\" to see if we might glean some insight on how to engage our post-post-Christian-now-pagan-nation. In an increasingly secular world, Stephen O. Presley takes us back to the first few...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/stephen-o-presley-benedict-option-kuyperian-option-or-the-early-church-option\/\" title=\"Stephen O. Presley: Benedict Option? Kuyperian Option? 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Or The Early Church Option?\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<article class=\"ae-post-list-item ae-post-list-item-02a1842\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_data elementor elementor-768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"768\" class=\"elementor elementor-768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ae_global_templates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c891bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c891bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf96f17 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cf96f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd5ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ecd5ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9519b5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d9519b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9929603 overlay-never elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-image\" data-id=\"9929603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-image ae-element-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_thumb_wrapper ae_image_ratio_yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/timothy-decker-does-romans-13-require-unqualified-obedience-to-the-state\/\" title=\"Timothy Decker: Does Romans 13 Require Unqualified Obedience to the State?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49-768x433.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Timothy Decker Romans 13 Obedience to the state?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49-900x507.png 900w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49-1400x789.png 1400w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/state-of-49.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83c63b4 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"83c63b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48c845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-meta\" data-id=\"a48c845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_mode_mobile&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;layout_mode&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-list-wrapper ae-pm-layout-horizontal ae-pm-layout-tablet- ae-pm-layout-mobile-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-category-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-category\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/category\/government-politics\/\" rel=\"category\">Government &amp; Politics<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdf04d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"5fdf04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/timothy-decker-does-romans-13-require-unqualified-obedience-to-the-state\/\"><h2 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Timothy Decker: Does Romans 13 Require Unqualified Obedience to the State?<\/h2><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca03d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-custom-field\" data-id=\"ca03d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-custom-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cf-type-text ae-cf-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-custom-field\">Lawful Subjection to the Civil Magistrate and Dutiful Resistance to Tyrants\u2060<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa364e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa364e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL.png 500w, https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/squiggly-line-LL-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa69b95 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-content\" data-id=\"aa69b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes Romans 13 command Christians a near unqualified obedience toward the civil magistrate? Is there an appropriate occasion and even a duty to resist tyranny, even if the tyranny is not sinful, per se? The aim of this book is to shed light on the fact that Paul's appeal for...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f3b4f animated-slow elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"71f3b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/timothy-decker-does-romans-13-require-unqualified-obedience-to-the-state\/\" title=\"Timothy Decker: Does Romans 13 Require Unqualified Obedience to the State?\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12afb6a animated-slow elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-readmore\" data-id=\"12afb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-readmore.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/timothy-decker-does-romans-13-require-unqualified-obedience-to-the-state\/\" title=\"Timothy Decker: Does Romans 13 Require Unqualified Obedience to the State?\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-read-text\">Read<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<article class=\"ae-post-list-item ae-post-list-item-02a1842\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_data elementor elementor-768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"768\" class=\"elementor elementor-768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ae_global_templates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c891bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c891bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf96f17 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cf96f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd5ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ecd5ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9519b5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d9519b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9929603 overlay-never elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-image\" data-id=\"9929603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-element-post-image ae-element-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae_thumb_wrapper ae_image_ratio_yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/review-handbook-of-neo-calvinism-introduction-and-contents\/\" title=\"Review: \"Handbook of Neo-Calvinism\" - 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