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Doug Wilson Eisegesis Quotes

20 documented quotes on this topic

Eisegesis is the practice of reading ideas into a biblical text that aren't actually there — the opposite of letting Scripture speak for itself. This page collects documented Doug Wilson quotes where critics flag this pattern, with verse-by-verse responses to each.

“I want to live in a baptized civilization. That is what I mean by mere Christendom” — Doug Wilson

“The direction was set for us in the Great Commission, which requires us to disciple all the nations—which means Christian nationalism everywhere. We are under orders.” — Doug Wilson

“So I know that you are a black activist, and a hard-left radical, and so you have no business reading a book like this. The only reason you are reading it now is because you are obliquely acquainted with some sob sister evangelical, one of those reconciliation-mongers. . . . But the reason God arranged for all this is that He wanted you to hear the straight gospel from an admirer of Stonewall Jackson, so that you could repent of your sins, which are many, and trust in Christ, who will forgive them all.” — Doug Wilson

$“There is no way to preach the gospel clearly to an American without also preaching what America needs\. And if you are not preaching what America needs, what you are declaring ain’t gonna save nobody in particular.” — Doug Wilson$

“...on the slavery issue the drums of war were being beaten by the abolitionists, who were in turn driven by a zealous hatred of the Word....to the extent that slavery was an issue, the radical abolitionists were in conflict with the teaching of the New Testament.” — Doug Wilson

“When the Confederate States of America surrendered at Appomatox [sic], the last nation of the older order fell. So, because historians like to have set dates on which to hang their hats, we may say the first Christendom died there, in 1865. The American South was the last nation of the first Christendom.” — Doug Wilson

“I am not a neo-Confederate; I am a paleo-Confederate.” — Doug Wilson

“The radical abolitionists maintained that slave-owning was inherently immoral under any circumstance. But in this matter, the Christians who owned slaves in the South were on firm scriptural ground. May a Christian own slaves, even when this makes him a part of a larger pagan system which is not fully scriptural, or perhaps not scriptural at all? Provided he owns them in conformity to Christ’s laws governing such situations, the Bible is clear that under such conditions Christians may own slaves...” — Doug Wilson

That’s where this book comes in. It aims to persuade Christian parents to act wisely in their children’s education by giving them the kind of education the Bible requires: a distinctively Christian education, which their children cannot receive at government schools. — Doug Wilson

When it comes to the question of education, I have argued for years as a pastor that a Christian education for Christian kids is mandated by Scripture (Eph. 6:1–4). — Doug Wilson

The fact that many thousands of Christian parents still have their children in the government schools shows how far we are from even beginning what Paul requires of us. — Doug Wilson

...if we trust God with the education of our children appropriately...God in His goodness will summon them all to His throne room, where purity dwells, and the rainbow is emerald green (Rev. 4:3). — Doug Wilson

“...an infant....participated in the sacrament in utero for nine months, and continues to participate at that same level until he is weaned. So in our congregation, the time between such organic participation and individual participation is very short, and corresponds to a similar transition on the physical level between milk and solids. So I don’t see such a child being excluded from anything.” — Doug Wilson

“...in our churches, the Lord’s Table is not protected with a profession of faith; the Lord’s Table is regarded as a profession of faith.” — Doug Wilson

“The topic of debate before us—resolved: that paedocommunion consistently expresses Christ’s purposes in giving us the sacraments...” — Doug Wilson

“False witness destroys amity. If the amity is already destroyed on other grounds, or if the amity needs to be destroyed, then deception is lawful.” — Doug Wilson

$“To prevail in conflict is not possible without deception\. Where you are weak, he should think you are strong. Where you are strong, he should believe you are weak.” — Doug Wilson$ $“So here is my proposal...read this little book as though it were a work of fiction. Just for a short while, I am asking for that willing suspension of disbelief. And if that request is granted, then I believe that a striking feature of this kind of historical optimism will become plain. Every Christian can agree on one thing at least\. Wouldn’t it be glorious if this really were true?” – Doug Wilson$ $“So here is my proposal...read this little book as though it were a work of fiction. Just for a short while, I am asking for that willing suspension of disbelief. And if that request is granted, then I believe that a striking feature of this kind of historical optimism will become plain. Every Christian can agree on one thing at least\. Wouldn’t it be glorious if this really were true?” – Doug Wilson$

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