Swineherd Philosophy 102: A Primarily Personal Philosophy – Sort Your F*cking Life Out Mate!
As set forth in Swineherd Philosophy 101, I hate cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance leads people to act hypocritically. They say one thing and do the other. It’s the classic, “do as I say, not as I do.” Which I also hate; see the Intro: What would you say you do here? It’s also a significant reason why people today don’t believe what Christians are preaching.
#%*@&#*!!! Yes, I fully grasp the irony of using this cartoon for this diatribe.
The hypocrisy of Christians is often used to dismiss our arguments out of hand. Non-Christians even throw Bible verses at you to shut you up:
Unfortunately, many of those who will try to shut you up with Bible verses do not believe the Bible and some have never even read the Bible. Jesus said much more than “Judge not, lest you be judged”:
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
Matthew 7:1-5.
As such, this is usually my reaction when someone says “judge not”:
So what exactly was Jesus trying to say? It’s really pretty simple.
And that’s what Christian Anarcho-Capitalism and Sasquatch Wallows boils down to, getting MY sh*t together. That is why I say Christian Anarcho-Capitalism is a primarily personal philosophy.
As the Apostle Peter stated:
But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him.
2 Peter 3:13-14.
Unfortunately, I know that I fall short and am a sinner.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God . . .
Romans 3:23.
I also know that I’m going to have to answer for my actions in this life when I die.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
2 Corinthians 5:10.
Notice how these scriptures are all applicable to the individual?
Just like in a courtroom, you will not get to use the following defense when you appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
You own your thoughts and your actions.
Christian Anarcho-Capitalism are MY thoughts.
Sasquatch Wallows are MY actions.
In short:
Post Script:
This is not to say that the philosophy of Christian Anarcho-Capitalism cannot be extrapolated beyond a personal philosophy.
However, too many people try to extrapolate their sh*t to others. They want to tell others how to think and how to act. The problem is, they don’t have their own sh*t together. So why would anyone listen to them. They’re hypocrites.
I’m not trying to tell anyone how they should or must live their lives even though Christian Anarcho-Capitalism could be applicable.
So how would Christian Anarcho-Capitalism be applied or put into effect in situation XYZ?
But I can provide a simple framework for working through a hypothetical:
- Is the motivation or intent of the thought or action to bring glory to God?
- Does the thought or action actually bring glory to God?
- Can you defend the thought or action before the judgment seat of Christ?
There’s a lot in that simple framework to unpack, but that’s for another time.