Why I Hate Vain Philosophy (and You Should Too)
The Lancaster Patriot Podcast
Paul warned Timothy to avoid “myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.” He told Titus that such quarrels are “unprofitable and worthless.”
In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume argues that the natural law debate in Reformed circles today has become exactly that. Grant that man can know moral truths from nature. Man also suppresses and corrupts them. Two men can both claim “right reason in agreement with nature” and reach opposite verdicts. So what difference does natural law make?
Chris puts it to the test with real cases from Lancaster County. Should Amos Miller have been prosecuted for selling milk to his neighbors? Should Reuben King have been fined $35,000 for selling rifles? “Natural law” can’t say. God’s written law can. Wisdom is justified by her children. The children of natural law philosophy are statism and injustice. It’s time to put down the speculation and read the map God has given us.
