I'm an ultra-conservative. I'm a hard-right-winger.
By that, I mean this: I'm a thoroughgoing biblical inerrantist. When I say that I'm an ultra-conservative, I'm describing my THEOLOGY, not my POLITICS.
By that, I mean this: I'm a thoroughgoing biblical inerrantist. When I say that I'm an ultra-conservative, I'm describing my THEOLOGY, not my POLITICS.
Now, I'm also, as things presently lie in American politics, generally speaking, a conservative. But I'm not committed to that at all; my commitment lies with conservative theology.
It's an important distinction, because the Bible never changes, but what it means to be a political conservative changes all the time. Under Ronald Reagan, it meant one thing. Under Donald Trump, it seems to mean something else. Who knows what it will mean in 10 years?
There's no axiomatic trouble with BEING both a biblical and a political conservative, but you can't be COMMITTED to both. When they diverge, you're going to have to choose which way you're going to go. I'm sticking with the word of God, as best as I can understand it.
