



It is of course vitally important that Christians not associate an economic system with the good news of God's saving intervention in Jesus Christ. The same is true, of course, for social justice theories and the like. This is undoubtedly a temptation during election cycles where important secular matters lie in the balance. This is not to say that Christians cannot have views of these things. But while we follow the ups and downs of the campaign trail, we should always differentiate between the secular good and the spiritual good. In God's wisdom, a terrible election result for America (however we conceive this) may be God's plan through which he restores the lost through faith in Jesus. Spiritually, Christians are "in season and out of season" folks, prayerfully seeking to use every context to convince sinners of their need for Christ's redeeming blood. Capitalism has nothing to offer in this respect, despite whatever economic boons it may otherwise provide.





Having hopefully cleared up the idea that I associate capitalism with the gospel, there were a couple of other criticisms that might be helpfully addressed. One charge was that I did not distinguish between nuanced varieties of socialism. This is true, although I thought my focus on Bernie Sanders' style American socialism was pretty clear. Second, I admit that it was Communists who built walls around their countries (although I would point out the second S in USSR as supporting my claim that socialists have done this). On a third note, may I humbly request that we stop making charges of ninth commandment violations every time someone writes something that we don't like or agree with? Despite his fantastic projections that have transformed me into a caricature of what Robertson does not like about America, I do not think that he has intended to bear false witness.





In the end, I don't know whether to be honored or dismayed by the length and hysteria applied to my short blog post. What I do know is how much I respect and honor David Robertson as an outstanding Christian and I will continue to pray for him in his apologetic labors on behalf of the gospel in the land of Scotland.