In this Q&A, Rushdoony and Foster argue that “third world” crises are tragic yet often compounded by sinful leadership, war, and anti-Christian barriers that fear the Gospel’s implications for government under Christ; Christians should provide real relief where doors open (they cite Somalia as an example of staggering human cost) while insisting the long-term cure is changed character through the Gospel and the rebuilding of self-government, enterprise, and productivity—undermined, they say, by Marxism and “liberation theology.” They warn that anti-mission propaganda (including a story about hostile anthropologists and the murder of missionary Chet Bitterman) fuels persecution and implicates Western governments, so believers must pair global mercy with domestic “housecleaning,” including informed political engagement. On strategy, Rushdoony rejects a sentimental “be nice” model: Christ was salt and light, sometimes sharply confrontational, so removing destructive humanists from office by voting is presented as a moral duty while still evangelizing all men. They touch on cooperation across end-times views (even premillennial “occupy till I come” Christians can labor together), distinguish “civil religion” as a modern liberal construct from genuine Christian foundations, and explain “parachurch” work as legitimate kingdom labor alongside the institutional church’s ministry of grace—especially as the IRS tries to narrow “church” to worship-only. Rushdoony also frames law and grace through covenant: every covenant is gracious yet inherently legal, so obedience (including tithes plus offerings) is sanctification, not salvation; sacrificial laws are fulfilled in Christ, but God’s moral order still binds, and even Romans 13 obedience is always “in the Lord,” never above God’s Word. #Rushdoony #MarshallFoster #ChristianReconstruction #Dominion #Evangelism #Missions #ThirdWorldCrisis #Somalia #LiberationTheology #Marxism #ChetBitterman #PoliticalEngagement #SaltAndLight #BiblicalWorldview #CivilReligion #Parachurch #ChurchAndState #IRS #ChristianEducation #CovenantTheology #LawAndGrace #Tithing #Sanctification #Romans13 #ObeyGodRatherThanMen #KingdomOfGod

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