tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post4870517736724435904..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: John Adams' ChristianityHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-64053052198824659932009-07-11T20:48:18.151-04:002009-07-11T20:48:18.151-04:00Tom,
It appears Adams, along with Thomas Paine, b...Tom,<br /><br />It appears Adams, along with Thomas Paine, believed pre-monarchy Israel was a kind of Republic. Also, isn't the main component of a Republic, rule by Law, and that Law, obviously Biblical? Maybe that is why Paine considered Israel a sort of monarchy.<br /><br />Representative governance(Ex 18) is another component of Israel's Republicanism, and you could possibly add majority rule in there as well.<br /><br />Israel's Republican government wasn't exactly as ours; none are exactly alike, but Paine, and maybe Adams, could see the similarities.Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.com