Douglas James Wilson is a conservative Reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, a faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and author and speaker. Wilson is known for his writing on classical Christian education, Reformed theology, as well as general cultural commentary. He keeps a blog called, Blog and Mablog.
National Review.
His complaint with the rich men north of Richmond is not that they are rich they want to control absolutely it's that they want to control absolutely everything they want to run everything they think they are Lords of the Earth the issue is not their wealth the issue is what they want to do with it they just think they're the issue is that they just think that they are all that.
Oliver Anthony's appeal to Psalm 37:12-20.
The wicked plot against the righteous and nash their teeth at them. But the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. The wicked draw the sword and then the bow to bring down the poor and needy to slay those whose ways are upright but their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken. Better the little that have righteousness than the wealth of many. Wicked for the power of the wicked will be broken but the Lord upholds the righteous that a blameless spend their days under the Lord's care and their inheritance will endure forever. In times of disaster, they will not wither; in days of famine, they will have plenty, but the wicked will perish. Though the Lord's enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed and they will go up and smoke.
Notice in the psalm that he chose, the issue is not the conflict between the wealthy and the poor; the issue is conflict between the wicked and the poor and needy. The issue is the violence the coercion the manipulation, the wickedness in high places. That's what James is talking about when he says, "the wages you withheld from your laborers crying out against you the Lord is at the door. God will judge the insolence who walk all over the poor. And to those fastidious Christians who kind of liked Oliver Anthony central point but believe that he wrecked it by saying bullshit, oh, good grief.
The issue is insolence by those whose eyes are fat like grease.
