Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:17:39 AM
What are some principles that we can derive from Blackstone’s view of Natural and Revealed Law from the previous article? Our premise is that his view is based on truth as derived from human reason and supported by divine revelation, given the all important caveat that autonomous reason is corrupt and not to be trusted independent of the Bible.
Now, who is it that attacks the authority of the Scriptures or undermines their authority?
These are the great enemies of liberty. They exalt human reason and in so doing make a mockery of the Natural Law, which undermines our constitutional republic in undermining the foundation for law.
Here are some examples we will consider…
- Neo-science
- Leftist ideology
- Merit rather than grace based religion
It will become clear why Blackstone’s view has been buried by its many enemies…