Does Bionic Man Have a Future?

The First Days of the New Creation

A great deal of nonsense is written about the supposed last days of California or the imminent end of the world, as though fear should drive us into the arms of whatever theory the writer is selling, despite our Lord’s plain declaration that no man knows the day or hour (Matt. 24:36). Scripture is not secretive about the true “last days”: the new creation began when Christ rose from the dead as the “firstfruits” (1 Cor. 15:20), and all who are in Him are already part of that new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). The “first days” of God’s renewed world are behind us, and we are called to live by its power rather than by the despair of a dying order. This is why Paul, despite suffering and imprisonment, commanded, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil. 4:4). So in which world are you living in the fear of a fading age, or in the joy of the new creation? It is unbelief to act as though the old world’s power outweighs Christ’s resurrection. Let fools speculate about doom; our duty is to serve God with joy, confidence, and thanksgiving in these early days of His renewing work. Every day men are reborn into this kingdom, and all things are moving toward their appointed renewal. In Christ, the world is ours, for we are heirs with Him, the meek whom God harnesses and disciplines to inherit the earth and delight in His peace (Matt. 5:5; Ps. 37:11).

The Price of Salvation

A young prince once demanded that economics be explained to him in ten words, until a courtier answered with nine: “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” That principle lies behind many of our modern problems, because someone always pays through work, money, or taxes. The same truth applies to salvation: Scripture never teaches that it was “free” in the modern sense of “without cost,” but that it was free of obligation on Christ’s part, who voluntarily freed us from the slavery of sin (Gal. 5:1). Our redemption was purchased “with a price” the priceless blood of Christ (1 Cor. 6:20; 1 Pet. 1:19) making it the most costly salvation imaginable. Because we have been bought, our bodies and spirits belong to God, and He rightly commands us to take up our cross and follow Him (Matt. 16:24). There is no costless salvation, and no costless response; having freely received grace at such a price, we are bound to glorify God with our whole lives and to give freely in turn (Matt. 10:8).

Who is Infallible?

Man’s recurring temptation is to claim infallibility for himself or his institutions whether in government, church, or popular opinion but such claims are dangerous and false, because fallen, sinful man is by nature erring and finite. History shows that whenever men declare their laws, leaders, councils, or collective will to be infallible, they inevitably diminish or deny the sole true standard: God’s infallible Word. Only God is infallible, and only Scripture can serve as the final authority for faith and obedience, for human reason, emotion, and will are all corrupted by sin and incapable of generating ultimate authority. Councils and institutions may help, but they may err; therefore, they must always stand under the judgment of Scripture, which alone bears God’s authority and is confirmed in the hearts of believers by the witness of the Holy Spirit.

The Biblical Doctrine of Civil Government (Educational Christian Faith) (Remastered)

This talk argues that the Christian is not an anarchist but a believer in God’s government, and that modern speech about “the government” wrongly treats the state as ultimate, when Scripture places the real “seats of government” first in self-government under God’s Word, then the family, then church, school, vocation, and community, with the state only as civil government—limited and subordinate to the “Supreme Governor.” It insists biblical law remains God’s binding instruction (Torah) for sanctified living, rejecting both law-as-justification and law-as-condemnation for the believer while affirming law as the path of holiness and social order. The lecture highlights biblical justice as restitution and restoration, not prisons, and stresses that the family holds society’s key powers—children (the future), property, inheritance, education, and welfare—which explains the state’s hostility toward intact households. On taxation, it contrasts the Bible’s minimal civil levy (a flat “covering” tax) with the central divine “tax” of the tithe, which historically funded worship, education, health, and mercy through godly institutions; when Christians stop tithing, the state expands, taxes rise, and those funds are turned against the people. The practical summons is simple: reclaim government under God by rebuilding family authority and faithful tithing, thereby financing schools, courts, missions, hospitals, and aid without statist control—an agenda that can “gut” the modern state’s pretensions and restore the social order to covenant obedience. #BiblicalGovernment #GodsLaw #Torah #SelfGovernment #FamilyGovernment #CivilGovernment #RestitutionNotPrisons #Tithing #KingdomEconomics #ChristianReconstruction #ChristIsLord #CovenantFaithfulness

Power and Authority (Remastered) (The Church)

Power and authority are inseparable from God’s law: power is mere force, but authority is the lawful right to rule, and only where both are grounded in God’s word can true order exist. Scripture teaches that the saints are called to govern the world not through humanistic coercion, miracles designed to compel belief, or institutional dominance but through obedience to Christ’s law and faithful self-government under Him. Humanism offers only two outcomes, anarchism or totalitarianism, because it lacks a transcendent law; biblical authority alone restrains both chaos and tyranny. Christ possesses all power and perfectly embodies authority, and the church grows strong only as it submits its power to His commands rather than pursuing peace, security, or success on human terms. When power divorces itself from godly authority it becomes destructive, but when authority rests firmly on God’s law, power rightly serves the advance of His Kingdom even when that purpose overturns human empires rather than preserving them. #PowerAndAuthority #BiblicalLaw #KingdomOfGod #ChristTheKing #ChurchAndCulture #GodlyGovernment #ChristianDominion #AuthorityUnderGod