The term "bible commonwealth" refers to a society or community that is guided by the principles and values outlined in the Bible. These principles and values are considered to be the foundation upon which the society is built and are meant to shape the laws, morals, and behaviors of its citizens.
In a bible commonwealth, the Bible is seen as the ultimate authority and source of truth, and its teachings are believed to be applicable to all aspects of life, including personal conduct, social interactions, and governance. The idea of a bible commonwealth is rooted in the belief that living according to biblical principles leads to a more just and harmonious society.
The concept of a bible commonwealth has a long history, dating back to the early Christian church and the idea of a "city on a hill," as described in the New Testament. In the early modern period, the idea of a bible commonwealth was embraced by many political philosophers and theologians, who saw it as a model for organizing society and achieving social and political stability.
One of the most well-known examples of a bible commonwealth is the Puritan settlement in New England, which was founded in the early 17th century by a group of English Calvinists who sought to establish a society based on their interpretation of the Bible. The Puritans believed that they had a divine mission to create a "new Jerusalem" in the New World, and they established their community on the principles of hard work, self-discipline, and strict adherence to biblical teachings.
Despite the appeal of the idea of a bible commonwealth, there are also criticisms of this model. Some argue that the emphasis on the Bible as the sole source of truth and authority can lead to a lack of diversity and tolerance, as well as a lack of flexibility and adaptability in the face of changing circumstances. Others argue that the idea of a bible commonwealth is inherently flawed, as it is based on the belief that a single interpretation of the Bible can be universally applied to all people and societies.
Overall, the concept of a bible commonwealth is a complex and multifaceted one, with proponents and critics on both sides. While it is undeniable that the Bible has played a significant role in shaping many societies throughout history, the question of whether a society based entirely on its teachings is the best model for organizing and governing a community remains a matter of debate.
Commonwealth in the Bible (2 instances)
CHAPTER VII 1 Solomon persuadeth to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom. A commonwealth is properly a free state; a popular or representative government; a republic; as the commonwealth of Massachusetts. And he said, Behold, in the tent. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
It was thus that a kind Providence permitted the evil which befell him in Salem, Massachusetts, to enable him to work out a system of government in Rhode Island which not only constituted a requital for the injustice he had suffered, but served as a model for the American Republic. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. IT PLEASED DARIUS to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. And when he had called her, she stood before him. The failure to recognize a line of demarcation between the duties we owe to Caesar and the obligations we owe to God has been the root cause of all religious persecutions, as well as of bitter experiences which have come to religion.
Ephesians 2:12 Commentaries: remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
CHAPTER XXIII WHEN THOU SITTEST to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee. The return to Salem marked the beginning of a series of controversies between the authorities of Salem and Boston. . It is for this reason that St. CHAPTER XLII 1 The office of Christ. Is there not a cause? So he departed from him a little way. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
CHAPTER IX 1 The discipline, 4 and doctrine of wisdom. No man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. It means that they were strangers to that "polity" - πολιτεία politeia - or arrangement by which the worship of the true God had been kept up in the world, and of course were strangers to the true religion The arrangements for the public worship of Yahweh were made among the Jews. HO EVERONE THAT THIRSTETH, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price. . Whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. CHAPTER V 1 Solomon exhorteth to the study of wisdom. The court at Boston held a special session to consider the matter, and it decided to write a letter of warning to the Salem church and to Mr. If Paul had wished to express merely the negation of the Christian relation ye were without knowledge of Christ; comp. And she answered, It is well. Thus did Job continually.
All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. CHAPTER LXI 1 The office of Christ. And he said, What shall I cry? These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. So in knowing not God and doing service unto them which by nature are no gods. CHAPTER X From this chapter to the five and twentieth, are sundry observations of moral virtues and their contrary vices.
See on Covenants The several renewals of God's covenant with the patriarchs. Endicott to this effect, that whereas Mr. AND IT CAME TO PASS after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying. We may explain the word see, generally, Diog. Its Latin version, f, presents the Vulgate text with some modifications.
There is the love of the father for each and all, and there is the love of all for him and for each other. BELSHAZZAR THE KING, made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Why shouldest thou die before thy time? The philosopher only regarded the Universal Cause as the spring of the Universal machine, which was necessary to the working of all the parts, but was not thereby raised to a separate order of being from them. Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. SO I RETURNED, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter, and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. But he that hateth reproof is brutish. NEVERTHELESS, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON, and a time to every purpose under the heaven 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
THE BOOK of SAMUEL CHAPTER XVII 1 The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly forth to challenge a combat. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. Is there a God beside me? They contain the annals of the Jewish commonwealth from the accession of Solomon till the subjugation of the kingdom by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians. And there was no harm in the pot. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth.
