Hope you visit, please, our Reformed web site TheAmericanView.com. Here’s our “Mission Statement.” God bless you all – and He does bless us when we OBEY Him.

John Lofton, Editor
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com


Mission Statement
“For the nation and kingdom that shall not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.” — Isaiah 60:12.

As Christians, we are commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to teach all nations — including ours — to observe all things He has commanded (Matthew 28:18-20). This means bringing into captivity to Christ all areas of life and thought. This means destroying arguments that are against the knowledge of God (II Corinthians 10:5). In obedience to these commands of our Lord, this Web site is established. We covet your prayers for our success in obeying Him.

We are seriously concerned about, deeply grieved by and lament the fact that far too many of today’s so-called “Christian leaders” are a sinful embarrassment and are responsible for the cause of Christ being mocked and ridiculed. By being, first, cheerleaders for the Republican Party, they have dishonored their Lord and sold their Christian birthright for a mess of partisan political pottage. These individuals and organizations are Christian in name only, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” From such, it is added, we must turn away.

Secular, Christless conservatism — even when it is supposedly “compassionate” — will not defeat secular, Christless liberalism because to God they are two atheistic peas-in-a-pod and, thus, predestined to failure.

More than 100 years ago, speaking of the secular, Christless conservatism of his time, the great Southern Presbyterian theologian, Robert L. Dabney, observed:

“[Its] history has been that it demurs to each aggression of the progressive party, and aims to save its credit by a respectable amount of growling, but always acquiesces at last in the innovation. What was the resisted novelty of yesterday is today one of the accepted principles of conservatism; it is now conservative only in affecting to resist the next innovation, which will tomorrow be forced upon its timidity and will be succeeded by some third revolution, to be denounced and then adopted in its turn. American conservatism is merely the shadow that follows Radicalism as it moves forward to perdition. It remains behind it, but never retards it, and always advances near its leader. This pretended salt hath utterly lost its savor: wherewith shall it be salted? Its impotency is not hard to explain. It is worthless because it is the conservatism of expediency only, and not of sturdy principle. It tends to risk nothing serious for the sake of truth.”

Amen! And what Dabney says has been proven with a vengeance in modern times, under recent Republican Administrations and Congresses who were supported enthusiastically by individuals and organizations who called themselves “Christian” but who, alas, when judged by their fruits, were not.

To those who will accuse of us of desiring and trying to bring about “a Christian America,” we unashamedly plead guilty though the accusation is far too modest and somewhat muddled. To be sure, we desire a Christian America, and a Christian world, a Christian galaxy and a Christian universe. And, over time, by His grace, we hope to demonstrate that all these things already belong to the Lord Jesus Christ because He created them all and they are His property. This is why all knees must bow to the Lord and all tongues confess that He is the Lord — because He is!

Jude 1:3 3

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (KJV)


JOHN LOFTON / RECOVERING REPUBLICAN
For more than 35 years John Lofton has covered national politics and cultural/religious issues as a journalist, nationally-syndicated columnist, TV-radio commentator/analyst and political advisor.
• Editor, "Monday," the weekly, national publication of the Republican National Committee, 1970-73.
• Nationally-syndicated columnist for "United Features" Syndicate in more than 100 papers nationwide, 1973-80.
• Editor, "Battleline," monthly newsletter of The American Conservative Union, 1977-80.
• Editor, "Conservative Digest" magazine, 1980-82.
• Columnist, "The Washington Times" newspaper, 1982-89.
• Program-host/commentator, "America's Voice," a national cable TV network in all 50 states, 1998-99.
• A commentator on the "Mutual Radio Network;"
• An advisor to the Presidential campaign of Pat Buchanan;
• Author of a monthly column on the Federal bureaucracy for Howard Phillips' "Conservative Caucus."
• Has written articles for the NRA magazine “America’s First Freedom”; Gun Owners Of America.
• Communications Director for Constitution Party Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka in 2004.
• Co–host with Michael Peroutka of “The American View” radio program nationally-syndicated by “Radio America.”
John Lofton has given numerous speeches before various groups, Liberal and Conservative, including Liberty University/Bob Jones University. He has appeared on every major TV/radio talk show (including the Comedy Channel’s “Daily Show”/“Politically Incorrect”) to debate every imaginable kind of anti-Christian goofball --- and some who are unimaginable but who do, alas, exist. And he never went to college which is why he is so smart. He can be reached at: Phone: (301) 410-760-8885; cell phone: 301-873-4612; email: JLof@aol.com
John Lofton, Recovering Republ | Homepage | 04.07.08 - 10:37 am | #

"As Christians, we are commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to teach all nations — including ours — to observe all things He has commanded (Matthew 28:18-20)."

BAD interpretation and application! We are to make disciples of (out from) all the nations. The "them" is the disciples, not the nations. You've twisted the scriptures by misplacing the antecedent. This is a command for individuals to impact individuals. God is glorified in the hearts of His people, not in the government.
Bill Nettles | 04.07.08 - 12:19 pm | #

To the contrary, it is not either or. God is glorified when government is GODLY, when civil government follows what God says is the purpose of civil government (see Romans 13). Sad to say, our national government today is Godless, anti-God --- one more reason why airplanes have flown into buildings with worse things to come, I do believe. See Psalm 9:17.
John Lofton, Recovering Republ | Homepage | 04.07.08 - 1:20 pm | #

Romans 13 is not a required pattern for "Godly" government. You seem to ignore that Paul wrote this when the Roman government-most definitely a "Godless, anti-God" government-was in power, and yet he was saying this about them, too. Again, BAD interpretation and application.

"nations" in Psalm 9:17 is talking about peoples and nationalities, not governmental systems. Again, BAD translation, interpretation and application.
Bill Nettles | 04.07.08 - 2:45 pm | #

In Romans 13 Paul is telling ALL governments what they SHOULD be. He's telling EVERYONE for ALL time that God ordained government and those who hold government jobs are to be MINISTERS of God's Law. Are you dyslexic? I ask because you have things backwards. Oh, and government systems are made up of PEOPLE. And tell me how the KJV is a 'bad" translation.
John Lofton, Recovering Republ | Homepage | 04.07.08 - 3:02 pm | #

If I understand the argument properly, I’m with Bill on this one. The Great Commission is to make disciples and to baptize disciples. There is no call whatsoever in the New Testament to any sort of political action. Neither Jesus nor Paul suggests anything other than to be a good citizen--even though they lived in a godless empire. Jesus even paid the temple and Roman taxes, partially funding his own murder. He never called for any political action or civil disobedience against, for example, the widely practiced Roman form of abortion (abandonment.) Paul sent the slave Onesimus back; he didn’t take a stand against slavery. In these cases political and cultural practices that where obviously contrary to Christian teachings were more or less accepted as a fact of life—and the clear message was that we should be good witnesses in spite of our political circumstances—those circumstances are in fact of secondary importance. There was no call, that I see, that even remotely resembles a charge to political action by Christians, which in all cases is, in essence, “lets make sin illegal in the civil law.” There is simply no precedent for it in the New Testament. We are pilgrims, citizens of heaven, who happen to live in the United States. If our laws change because we make converts and our behavior is seen as a good model, that’d be fantastic. If not, so be it, we just keep giving the gospel.
heddle | 04.07.08 - 5:41 pm | #

You say, in part: "There is no call whatsoever in the New Testament to any sort of political action." Really? So Jesus meant nothing when He said render to Caesar wht's Caesar's and to God what is God's? Sounds like He's saying there are some things Caesar/civil governmment can and cannot do. Re-read Romans 13 where God's Word says what the purpose of civil government is. And since Jesus is Lord of/over ALL, this obviously includes "politics." And when you mention being a "good" citizen, what do you mean by "good"? Who defines "good?" By what standard do you judge someone to be "good." And ALL the Bible is God's Word, not just the NT. Your thinking here is very superficial and has led us to our present sorry state of affairs -- Godless government.
John Lofton | Homepage | 04.07.08 - 6:35 pm | #

"Render unto Caesar" is exactly my point. Jesus did not say: "I will not pay a tax to a nation that is amoral, will execute me, practices infanticide, condones slavery, and practices ritualistic prostitution." He paid the tax in spite of the fact that Rome had so many practices that were opposite to Christian teaching. Likewise, I'll pay my taxes even though this country allows the murder of the unborn. Jesus didn't call on his followers to set up PACs and join this or that political party. He told them to preach the gospel and walk by faith, period.

Of course all the bible is God's word. Do you have a point?

"Your thinking here is very superficial and has led us to our present sorry state of affairs -- Godless government."

Sorry no, that is wrong. God ordains whatsoever comes to pass. The US is in its present state, good or bad, because it is God's sovereign and providential will. My thinking cannot thwart his plan. I can only try to be obedient, and what I have been called to do is spread the gospel. What I have not been called to do is to try to compel unbelievers to stop sinning by making sinning illegal.
heddle | 04.07.08 - 7:23 pm | #