Colson_Potter

The American court system has a habit of seizing power it ought not to have- and neglecting the authority it ought to wield. creationalstory.com/the-courts-pow…

Wait, Rome and Greece are examples of relative order in the absence of significant state influence? Or of order generally? Because: 1. Rome and Greece did a lot of horrific stuff. And they had massive state power, as a rule. 2. China has as much claim to state-based order (see also: Persia, Babylon, the Inca). Rome and Greece don't really look much better, morally; the difference is that Christianity got ahold of Rome and Greece, producing a radically different result (medieval Christendom leading into Europe's greatness in the 1500-1900s). Whereas the rest avoided God and never got far.

@Colson_Potter @Handre Rome, Greece. Fuck off retard. Thats just two obvious and mainstream examples.

When gold miners flooded into Deadwood in 1876, the federal government had zero presence and local law enforcement didn't exist—yet somehow civilization flourished without collapsing into Mad Max chaos. You had thousands of men carrying guns, handling massive amounts of gold dust, drinking heavily, and gambling constantly. The statists would predict immediate societal breakdown. Instead, private businesses emerged to provide every service government claims monopoly over. Saloon owners hired their own security. Mining claim disputes got resolved through private arbitration. Transportation companies protected their own shipments. Even justice operated through private courts and community enforcement. Wild Bill Hickok's death actually illustrates the system working. Jack McCall shot him in the back on August 2, 1876. The community immediately organized a people's court, tried McCall, and initially acquitted him (they botched it—thought they lacked jurisdiction). But when McCall bragged about the killing in another town, they re-arrested him and he faced proper justice. No federal marshals needed. The violence you read about in Hollywood versions? Greatly exaggerated. Deadwood's murder rate stayed remarkably low for a frontier boom town of 5,000+ people. Private property rights got respected. Contracts got honored. Hell, they even built infrastructure—roads, bridges, water systems—all through voluntary cooperation and private funding. And this wasn't some primitive barter economy (though they did use gold directly, proving Menger's regression theorem beautifully). These entrepreneurs created sophisticated financial networks, insurance systems, and trade relationships spanning continents. Government finally showed up in 1877 and immediately began taxing, regulating, and "organizing" what private enterprise had already built efficiently. Just like they always do—arrive late, take credit, then claim you couldn't have survived without them.

I'm literally smiling as I read your work and write my own. I'm happy to talk, not offended. 'Follow the commandments' and "be a good person' - what does this mean? If we attend to Christ's teaching, it means following the moral law given in Scripture, including the abhorrence of homosexual pseudo-marital behavior.

@Colson_Potter @churchtalkative no. it's to look withen, follow the commandments and be a good person. are you that week that you cant even have a discussion and get instantly offended and jump to conclusions... are you that fragile? perhaps if you followed jesus, you wouldnt be

Premarital sex is sin. Yes, even if she’s your girlfriend. Yes, even if you plan on marrying her. Yes, even if you’re engaged.

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

Lindsay Graham is a thief who will murder your children to get his kickback. What exactly is there to respect? Not the "office." That bs has been tried and found wanting.

@PABCPhil @megbasham Man, God really made a mistake in writing all that stuff down about Rahab.

@megbasham Nope. Their circle of friends and family may know. The world, the web, their future kids and grandkids do not need to know.

I don’t really understand the people shaming this guy for sharing his and his wife’s testimony, provided she was OK with him sharing. He wasn’t specific, just shared how the Lord redeemed her and what a godly wife and mom she is today. I’m gonna be honest, in a world in which we are constantly posting details about our lives, how Christ changed us is the most important information we can share. The world needs to hear—I was just like you once, and God saved me from that. which means he can save you too! Why wouldn’t we want to tell people that story?

So Christ's message is 'Do what you want, but have the right stuff on the inside'? Does that mean Christ endorsed serial killers, provided they were loving on the inside? It's incoherent to speak of an inside w/o an outside, just as the Pharisees were incoherent to speak of the outside w/o referencing the inside (and Isaiah had already excoriated them for this: 'Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord?' (58:5)). 'By their fruit you shall know them' & 'I come not to abolish the law' & 'Faith without works is dead' & John 14 general all witness against you.

@Colson_Potter @churchtalkative the pharisees' error is not looking inside " you eat food from a bowl that is clean on the outside but filthy on the inside" what shirt is made out of " on the outside" who gives a shit... but it was written by the corrupt government of the time(the law)

@bigcricket88 @Handre Source?

@Colson_Potter @Handre Pre christian history proves you not only wrong but the opposite.

I’ve known Michael for many years. I don’t recall when we first met in person, but we became friends over three years ago. For much of that time, he lived near me. We’ve been to each other's houses. Our families have had dinner together, and our kids have played together. On a few occasions, he volunteered to help me with projects on the property: building a deck, moving felled trees, and other things. His wife is kind. He has good kids. Michael was repeatedly kind to me. I’ve spent more time with him than 99% of his critics, though I haven’t seen him much in the last year or so. I once said that Michael is a “friend” and “a good man”—-something used against me for nearly a year now. No critic has asked what I meant by it, and my default response is to ignore such people. I was referring to his kindness and generosity to me, and to his concern for my spiritual well-being, which surpassed that of many people in my life. Mindful of this history, and out of loyalty to a friend, I did not denounce or openly distance myself from Michael as he began to embrace positions that I reject. This came at great personal cost, not only for me but especially for my family. Online agitators and tale-bearers, most of whom are incapable of argument, insinuated that Michael and I are “fellow Nazis,” despite my numerous articles, videos, and books contradicting that claim. I do not expect any session or presbytery to correct these sinful accusations (WLC 144), despite several coming from those vowed to maintain the “peace of the church.” Michael knows the cost of being associated with him. He knows that anything he says places burdens upon others. I chose to endure them. An elderly man at my previous church—known and well respected in both the OPC and the PCA—encouraged me to remain friends with Michael for his sake, and I did. But the post below is a turning point for me. It represents a complete disregard for those who bear the costs of any degree of association. When consideration of others goes repeatedly unreciprocated, there comes a breaking point. It begins to look like exploitation. Obviously, “Christian prince” is a term I retrieved from the Protestant tradition, and it immediately recalls my work. Michael had to know that I, yet again, would be dragged into accusations of Naziism, even from those of decent will. He chose words (when there are alternatives) that instantly recall “Stephen Wolfe.” It is an act of betrayal. He has not considered how his actions affect others. He could have easily added, “I know that Stephen Wolfe does not agree with me.” But he did not. As I’ve said for years now, I have no interest in retrieving Naziism, nor do I want a “Protestant Hitler.” Michael knows this, as I’ve said to him (among others) that revising 1930s German history is unnecessary to critique the “post-war consensus”. I am right-wing, but I am an American. By today’s standards, American history is right-wing, and it contains all the resources for recovering a manly, moral liberty and a Christian society. Anglo-Protestantism, despite its faults, is still the core tradition of America. Our fight is to recover it. I have a high tolerance for differing opinions. I do not shy away from references to Marx, Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger, or “critical theory.” Viewing everything with the good/evil binary, or relying on a set of scary words to categorize intellectual history and various individuals, is unserious. I even use Marx in my MA philosophy thesis. But I would not say that we need a “Protestant Marx” or a “Protestant Heidegger”. We need a George Washington. Given Michael’s behavior—his disregard for my position and the effects of his actions—I can no longer consider him a friend. But I will not take on a mission to destroy him. I will not toss epithets at him or make quips for spectacle. I simply cannot continue in what I consider an exploitive relationship. I pray that Michael and his lovely family would live well in godliness.

Santa Claus is a jarring sight for the first-time reader of Narnia- but, contrary to first appearances, he is actually perfectly consistent with Narnia's cosmology. colsonpotter.substack.com/p/a-fit-of-the…

@JEGSpro @barnes_law (Yes, we had some minor skirmishes in the Caribbean and Philippines, and I put the wrong date for Pearl Harbor, but the point stands)

@Colson_Potter @barnes_law Boy your knowledge of history is lacking and then some

How about we try peace through peace?

Legislative Look-ahead. HB 2314 and HB 2321 both address assaults on sanctity of life, women, and our families. HB 2514 addresses 2A Creator endowed rights ending silly intent to go armed and decriminalizes campus carry.

Kushner and Witkoff are supposedly still negotiating for peace though Iran is denying it while Trump says if a deal isn't met by Friday they will "bomb their little hearts out".

President Trump is working to get peace with Iran, if he can make this happen it will be a very good thing for our nation & our allies in the Gulf. The Israelis will be against this, but POTUS is strong & can get them on board.

Resigning when you have a crisis of conscience IS the honorable move. Not resigning and undermining the president, which is what all his new neocon friends did during his first term, is the dishonorable move. These people and their backward morality. They're incorrigible.

INVESTIGATION: we found hundreds of NY nonprofits that are banned from engaging in elections have made donations to candidates in the last decade. timesunion.com/capitol/articl…

This article is INSANE. I've been painstakingly reporting for years on how 501(c)(3) groups are breaking electioneering laws by operating secretly partisan voter registration drives. Turns out, some 501(c)(3)s have just been donating to candidates directly this whole time!

150 medical students from a single school in Pakistan just took residency spots from US medical students.

A strategic defeat. And everyone knows it. At the same time, if Trump truly TACOs, and Iran accepts, God bless him.

This YouTuber, Benn Jordan discovered that a surveillance company named Flock Safety who currently has over 90K camera deployed throughout the US, is severely compromised. He found that many cameras are live-streaming directly to the open internet.