Otherwise known as the commands not to do things I don’t want to do anyway, but can use as a convenient stick to hit other people with, the commands about government, and the commands not to do things I do want to to.

In other words, “civil” is a real category, but the distinction between “moral” and “ceremonial” is purely arbatory and self-serving. That, at least, is my opinion. And what’s that worth?

TRiG.

I wish I could agree with this! I’ve often said that my personal canon would include most of C. S. Lewis. Lately, I’ve been exposed to even more great stuff by Bonhoeffer, Augustine, John Piper, and etc. But there’s something about the closed canon of scripture, our Bible, that transcends even these brilliant and Spirit-filled writers. On a surface level, I prefer The Screwtape Letters over Job. But the more I dig into Job, the more treasure I find. God, in all His mystery, is hidden there. The more I dig into Screwtape, the more I’m drawn to Romans, Revelation, and the Psalms. Lewis was inspired by God’s Word as much as by the Holy Spirit.