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How is it that Piper lands where he lands on Election 2020 when MacArthur, Mohler, Grudem, & Wilson don& #39;t? In other areas, especially gender debates, he partners w/ these guys & breaking w/ them now has taken folks by surprise.
(To be clear, this thread is nothing more than a fun mental puzzle, observations about conservative evangelicalism. Don& #39;t make it more than it is.)
First, I don& #39;t think Piper is breaking from other conservative evangelical leaders so much as Election 2020 is revealing underlying differences that have always existed. IOW, when you consider context, governing principles, & guiding values, everyone is acting true to form.
Second, while Piper shares space & cobeligerence w/ likes of MacArthur, Mohler, Grudem, & Wilson, he differs from them in a couple key ways:
Unlike others,
1) Piper is much more global in his thinking (Let the Nations Be Glad)
2) Piper has a particular vision of vocation that ties personhood strongly to role (Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
But most intriguingly,
3) He& #39;s a romantic (DESIRING God)
1) Piper is much more global in his thinking (Let the Nations Be Glad)
2) Piper has a particular vision of vocation that ties personhood strongly to role (Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
But most intriguingly,
3) He& #39;s a romantic (DESIRING God)
There& #39;s obviously enough overlap & points of connection for Piper to work w/ these other names. But these features of Piper& #39;s unique perspective means that he& #39;s going to write exactly what he wrote yesterday.
Trump as a candidate conflicts w/ his core sensibilities on so many levels: Saving America isn& #39;t the goal. Personal character is essential to the job. And despite strict gender roles, the male boor (strong man) =/= male hero (the knight in shining armour).
Also, Piper& #39;s *always* been very, very concerned with human affections & the pervasiveness of sin. Some would argue too concerned. But it& #39;s that very concern that makes Trump untenable. Affections are as significant to Piper as actions.
Obviously, I could be wrong about these specific observations, but the larger point I& #39;m trying to make is this: People are conservative for a whole host of reasons & the differences between those reasons are important.
