Reformed Libertarians Podcast

An introduction to what Reformed means, and what libertarian means with its connection to Reformed. The hosts introduce themselves, and say a word about who the podcast is for. https://reformedlibertarians.com/001 00:00 start 00:32 episode description 00:55 What do we mean by Reformed? 02:01 The Affair Of The Sausages https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc357/ 03:31 Historical orthodox Protestants agree on early creeds about Trinity and Christ (among other doctrines), and the "5 Solas" https://alliancenet.org/cambridge-declaration/ and differ on certain specific points in their respective confessions 04:46 By Reformed we mean affirming a historical Reformed doctrinal standard; Reformed libertarians hold to disestablishmentarian confessions, including 1788 Westminster: https://opc.org/wcf.html 1958 Belgic: https://threeforms.org/the-belgic-confession/ or 1689 London Baptist: https://the1689confession.com 05:24 Covenantal, redemptive-historical interpretation https://upper-register.com/mp3s.html#unfolding 05:42 How are we not 'Evangelical'? 06:47 We are evangelistic, testifying to the good news of salvation from God's judgement in Jesus Christ 08:32 What do we mean by libertarian? 09:20 By libertarian we mean affirming self-ownership/property right and the principle of non-aggression https://mises.org/library/what-libertarianism 10:16 How do we understand libertarianism from a Reformed perspective? 12:51 About Gregory Baus https://sites.google.com/site/ideolog/ 13:47 About Kerry Baldwin https://mereliberty.com/about/kerry-baldwin/ 16:57 Who might our audience be? 18:47 Our mission is to educate and inspire listeners to embrace and promote libertarianism as grounded in the Reformed Faith The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of the main points of Gregory Baus' article on the historical, confessionally Reformed view of Romans 13 and a Reformed view of stateless civil governance. Also there's elaboration on lex talionis and the non-aggression principle, the Old Testament (Mosaic Covenant) theocracy, and establishmentarianism. https://reformedlibertarians.com/002 00:00 start 00:33 episode description 01:02 The Reformed View of Romans 13 article: https://tinyurl.com/r13civgov audio: https://tinyurl.com/r13stateless 01:22 summary of preliminaries 02:22 lex talionis and the non-aggression principle 05:43 distinction between civil governance (viz, administration of civil justice) and the 'state' (viz, territorial monopoly on coercion and final say) 06:53 summary overview of article Reformed Political Resistance annotated bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib 07:41 an issue of exegesis, not political theory 09:00 major point: the default providential view is inconsistent with the passage and other Scripture passages, was rejected by the Reformed churches in their confessions, and contrary to sanctified common sense 09:45 discussed elsewhere: Presbycast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC95p88UzKg Gospel On Tap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UcwN0x5tvY Daniel 3 Biblical Anarchy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm_wh1ndsxw 10:00 documentation from Reformed confessions; no obligation to submit to unjust rulers or unjust laws 12:58 Why isn't old (Mosaic) covenant a violation of the non-aggression principle and a model for civil governance in new covenant era? And why do we affirm disestablishmentarianism? Against Civil Establishment Of Religion : https://reformedlibertarians.com/against-civil-establishment-of-religion/ Hodge's full article : https://web.archive.org/web/20210615032254/https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=92 18:51 summary of history of establishmentarianism Additional Resources Meredith G. Kline's article on theocracy: https://meredithkline.com/klines-works/articles-and-essays/the-relevance-of-the-theocracy/ Lee Irons' article on theonomy: https://www.the-highway.com/theonomy-hermeneutic_Irons.html Lane Tipton's article on theonomy: https://www.kerux.com/doc/1501A1.asp T. David Gordon's article on theonomy: https://web.archive.org/web/20200718055717/http://tdgordon.net/theology/theonomy.pdf The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin's article on law and order and the question of the legitimacy of civil governance. John Locke's three requirements for legitimate civil governance are shown to be not reasons for a limited state, but rather reasons for stateless (non-monopolistic) civil governance. https://reformedlibertarians.com/003 00:00 start 00:32 episode description article: https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/02/21/anarchism-minarchism-legitimacy-civil-governance/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHWYmlh4rQ 01:15 article preface 02:08 summary overview of article 03:53 Locke's first requirement: third party impartial arbiters of disputes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_iudex_in_causa_sua 07:52 Law Without (State) Government explanation https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1647CADF96760B37 08:10 Locke's second requirement: settled and known law 10:14 Three Felonies A Day by Harry Silverglate https://amazon.com/dp/1594035229 11:02 Law Merchant https://fee.org/articles/the-law-merchant-and-international-trade/ 12:28 Locke's third requirement: effective enforcement and defense 16:18 Not-So-Wild "Wild" West article: https://mises.org/library/not-so-wild-wild-west book: https://amazon.com/dp/0804748543 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com