Bad Week for Our Enemies | Doug Wilson & Friends

Doug Wilson is joined by Joe Rigney, Jared Longshore, and Ben Merkle for a Fourth of July edition of Doug Wilson & Friends. This past week has been tough for our enemies, find out why!

[@RD-yj9zj]

You can never underestimate the value of prayer over our governments. I'm in Canada it gives me great peace to pray daily for the repentance of Trudeau, that God will guide and hinder plans that are evil of the 338 members of parliament and the 105 Senators.

[@GarrettFemister]

Well said and a great reminder!🙏🏻

[@leviwilliams9601]

Our countries survival does not hold back God at all, but I do love my country ❤

[@Orionneb]

Have a great 4th of July 2024...God bless America , Love from AU.

[@karenthornton6330]

You guys are so encouraging. Thanks for explaining to Christians confused by mr vegetales that We need to play chess not tick tack toe. I am proud to say i voted Trump 2016, 2020, 2024. My Father raised me on Milton Freidman and Thomas Sowell and the heritage foundation.

[@soon2bsaint680]

Ur dad was a real one

[@GarrettFemister]

Thomas Sowell should be required reading for any true American. That man is a national treasure and not spoken about or quoted enough.

[@katherinewilliams4500]

Jared is right. Eating car seat foam - perfect analogy to watching mainstream, including 'conservative' news. That's why we follow news through Crosspolitic now. Focusing on the strong and capable leaders like you all keeps us full of the Joy of the Lord, while not sequestering ourselves away in fear. May God continue to bless you all, your churches and your families. Thank you for this ongoing vital work!!. T

[@karenthornton6330]

Amen. Buried under Ruble. There seems to be quite a few miracles in the past 8 yrs in the country's politics. Near misses because God saved us.

[@eugeniemartin6630]

That was worth the listen and a great way to start out our 2024 4th of July celebration!❤

[@thedurochersofficial]

I find it fascinating that a group of contemporary theologians and pastors are predominantly discussing politics! I’ve said for years, “ours is a political moment!” Theology, revivalism, missions, church growth, all have become back burner issues to this new emphasis. The reason is that culture and its corresponding cousins of jurisprudence, and the effects on human flourishing and ultimately freedom and become the elephant In the room that we cannot not talk about. The church avoiddd and stayed out of politics, (at least the truly godly ones did 😉) for the past 4 decades, but now they are being forced to the table as their very existence necessitates these conversations. I’ve been enjoying the “Moscow mood” and appreciate the perspectives being offered. 👊

[@road_warrior_1]

Our country will get through this I'm starting to have hope again

[@Rumstein357]

Thanks for this. God bless you and your families.

[@TS-ee7jx]

Love how Pastor Wilson answered that Obadiah reference so quick.

[@ChrisBrown-mu7ln]

Thank you gentlemen, fantastic discussion.

[@marshallalbritton9521]

This was a great discussion. Thanks guys.

[@dtrip8795]

Evangelicals who worry about what godless people think of us need to think about what God cares about. Sanctity of life, morality, honoring God.

[@GarrettFemister]

Amen!

[@paulasueInChrist]

Thank you from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

[@stevenboyd593]

The Church is in a rebuilding ("from rubble") as is our nation, the book and struggle outlined in Nehemiah comes to mind...a physical, political, and spiritual rebuilding only with the blessing and wisdom of God will endure.

[@markchristian787]

I know we should be praising God for all things but He realizes our bias and Im happy to praise God over these supreme court decisions and wins like this. We dont get them too often.

[@chuckcapps7325]

I am a pastor that is bi-vocational. I work in agricultural research to help develop methods to keep farmers in business by producing food as profitable as they can while we maintain a safe and secure and affordable food source. Organizations like the EPA do everything they can to prevent this from happening it seems. We cannot use certain insecticides or herbicides while our government imports fruits and vegetables from countries that use much more harmful products on them. The power of the regulatory agencies cannot go away soon enough.

[@joelapp]

To simplify: PARTY MATTERS.

[@annablackburn5474]

Thank you for this discussion.

[@jillsauder8340]

I agree: voting is not a sacrament. It *is* a stewardship. We have a teeny-tiny slice of authority in choosing our leaders. This is a blessing--and also a responsibility. Leaders will be held to account for how they led. We need to choose with wisdom, as any steward does.

[@GarrettFemister]

Great point, but most are obviously lovers of evil and their true colors are easily seen.

[@budbrown4529]

I appreciate you all and the message you've been supporting. Before going to a religious test for public office, it would be good to read the arguments from the constitutional period.

[@clintonstephens273]

Enjoyed the show

[@IronFire116]

Great takes!

[@Gnmercjr76]

Amen

[@mchristr]

Pushing back the administrative state is paramount. I know that it's in vogue to say that government bureaucrats are evil but it's actually worse. They're whimsically incompetent.

[@EricBadong]

Doug's new haircut, though.

[@djcl4967]

IKR? I mean, can we please realize we aren't 20?

[@ChestertonsFence]

Politicians = mercenaries. Pick the one who will best serve your interests. The rest be forgotten.

[@fredbriggs2225]

Sadly accurate.

[@quinnpeterson2716]

Love you guys. Link up with Jordan Peterson for an interview, Doug. He was just talking it.

[@CHRISTSlave7]

Uncle Doug, not sure who's answering, but it's slave ĈŘopher Lazarus -hey Brethren. What would be the best strategy [Knowing You can think of several] for 'dealing with' (eradicating) 3 letter Agencies?

[@donaldedmond4117]

What about Reagan's landslide versus Mondale?

[@cherylanderson482]

Elected accountability -- yes!

[@Project1643.]

For those that don't know, read Samuel Wylie's, Two Sons of Oil.

[@jbreez761]

SMH as I watch this discussion. What troubles me is the critique of our political leaders is only for Biden. I admit he has issues but where is the critique of Trump. Was he without fault during the debate? What exactly does deep state mean? As a current government employee I’m seeking some understanding regarding that term. Does woke carry the same stain?

[@edeancozzens3833]

Explain the overton window

[@davegibbs6423]

The Overton Window is a model for understanding how ideas in society change over time and influence politics. The core concept is that politicians are limited in what policy ideas they can support - they generally only pursue policies that are widely accepted throughout society as legitimate policy options. These policies lie inside the Overton Window. Other policy ideas exist, but politicians risk losing popular support if they champion these ideas. These policies lie outside the Overton Window.

[@discobunny4eva759]

12:02 ‘Society latching down on what is vacuous’. I agree, I think this is a huge problem. I see it way too much in media and entertainment.

[@BCSchmerker]

+canonpress *The Presidential election I've already made preference: Not for Biden/Harris, not for Trump/Haley - for Terry/Broden.* Granted, Randall Terry and Stephen E. Broden, the pair for the Constitution Party (wi' the American Independent Party of California as the Constitution Party's subsidiary), are a longshot for President of the United States of America.

[@jenninscory]

Theory... We would be surprised by how many Americans who actually vote, always, and I mean always, vote based upon small businesses principles (R) and or grant money recipients (D) interests. The small businesses clearly go R. The community action non profit clearly goes D.

[@MichaelWilliams-ph4ri]

2:23 The last 64 years you mean.

[@alsteiner7602]

Intel agencies also know where to bury the bodies 😮

[@farmerpete0768]

Man, I like Doug’s new hair cut, looks great

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Nah, not so much 😕

[@user-jg6qf4cc2u]

Ooooh so tough.

[@JesseBingham]

A bad week for the Republic, you mean.

[@chuckyfarley9465]

It's amazing how many people treat these guys as a source of information. We have access to the ultimate source of morality, yet we support Donald Trump. Don't believe science and evidence, as they are lies from the devil. Listen as the clowns pontificate in Moscow, Idaho.🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@mchristr]

Not sure what you mean but shrinking the administrative state falls neatly in line with our Founder's vision of effective government.

[@chuckyfarley9465]

@@JesseBinghamYou're talking to people who want government to fail.

[@JesseBingham]

@@mchristrShrinking the administrative state is good. Enabling corrupt officials and removing limits on presidential power is not, and it is telling that Republicans throw all “limited government” and “law and order” out the window when Trump is the one under consideration. It’s a dark time for conservatives.

[@D26996]

​@annablackburn5474 Yes God did use Sampson he wasn't elected.

[@noelgibson4274]

Ummm... What about the terrible rulings on abortion?!?!

[@JORGEMALDONADO-s4n]

Amazing, that someone as learned , intelligent and well read as Doug Wilson can still have Jan 6 brain rot.

[@nickl.3137]

I fear Michelle Obama getting in the race. She can beat Trump I think

[@saundracoffelt1932]

As Joe was talking about going back 15-20 years and making a decision about who to vote for I was thinking about how my criteria is basically the same. Who isn’t the Democrat? In general the Republican politicians are bad enough, the Democrats are ALWAYS unbearable! DJT is better than any Republican presidential candidate I have been forced to vote for with the exception of Ronald Reagan.

[@nattybumppo4151]

No one forced you to vote for any president. Might want to reword that.

[@mexvantil7523]

Now, push to end the filibuster on bills, so that good laws can be made like good Justices have been confirmed.

[@nattybumppo4151]

The lesser of 2 evils is….still evil.

[@Yj-Fj]

God still wants to work His purpose through us sinners saved by His grace through Jesus His only Son by the Holy Spirit.

[@nattybumppo4151]

@@Yj-Fj Stop making excuses for condoning evil. Repent!

[@Yj-Fj]

@@nattybumppo4151 nope. Only in Christ do we repent when we turn our eyes on Him. Repentance for repentance sake means little

[@nattybumppo4151]

@@Yj-Fj That’s not the biblical the definition of repentance. Which pastor taught you that?

[@Yj-Fj]

@@nattybumppo4151 soooo… you need sackcloth and ashes with that?

[@Philippians4eight]

You talk like HC & O haven’t committed crimes

[@user-bt6hh9yu1n]

If you’re referring to the ruling, HC wasn’t a president. He’s talked about O numerous times. He’s simply pointing out what Trump is up against. Context.

[@JoshWallace-wg8yv]

Happy Presbyterian War day!

[@mchristr]

Do you mean military/civil war, or are you cryptically referring to spiritual war?

[@GarrettFemister]

We’ve got to stop talking about Trump’s “character” as a man or how immoral we judge him to be. Take a look in the mirror and “take the log out of your own eye!”, before lashing out against President Trump’s faults!

[@rockycomet4587]

THE PATRIOTS' PLEDGE I pledge allegiance to our President-in-Exile And to the Great MAGA Nation That stands by Him One people, united in our resolve To bring America forward Into a glorious new Era Bright shining as the sun!

[@user-bt6hh9yu1n]

😅

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Uh, Jesus is still Lord

[@earlgrey8611]

As an Englishman, I disapprove of this message.

[@keithwilson6060]

Great talk, but find another barber, Doug.

[@D26996]

Neither candidate "won" and America lost. We never just have "two votes." Pragmatism is not the answer. The tragedy is Christians voting for Trump to say nothing of any that vote for Biden. This is compounded by pastors and Christian "leaders" actually advocating and admonishing people to vote for Trump over the past several months/years. The blame for the situation we're in as a Nation falls squarely at the feet of the church. Pragmatism is not the answer. Begin with repentance in the church and the list is long.

[@rockycomet4587]

THIS IS MAGA COUNTRY!!!

[@D26996]

@@rockycomet4587 Yep....and it deserves the result. Pretty sad. God does indeed give wicked people wicked rulers.

[@rockycomet4587]

@@D26996 MAGA 2024 LANDSLIDE!!! 💪💪💪👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏💯

[@annablackburn5474]

God used Sampson.

[@D26996]

@@annablackburn5474 Yes...God used him. He wasn't elected by the people. When the people elect a man that supports things like killing babies and sodomy, they are culpable and God will not hold them guiltless.

[@SpotterVideo]

New Covenant Whole Gospel: How many modern Christians cannot honestly answer the questions below? Who is the King of Israel in John 1:49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are we His Body? Who is the “son” that is the “heir” to the land in Matthew 21:37-43? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary? What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below. Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8, 3:16? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. God is not now a “racist”. He has extended His love to all races of people through the New Covenant fulfilled by His Son’s blood at Calvary. The Apostle Paul warned against using “genealogies” in our faith in 1 Tim. 1:4, and Titus 3:9. The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. Watch the KZbin videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Well, at least you’re not a Dispensationalist 🤨

[@deangailwahl8270]

25:10 Voting for a machine that does not work is Ludicrous.