Sacralist Collective-
The Bible deals with individuals
and a collective body... the Church. The Church of course can be viewed in
terms of local congregations or broadly speaking as the Church Militant (here
on earth) and the Church Triumphant (the Eschatological Church). But to
simplify, the Bible deals with individuals and the various categorical modes of
the Church.
Sacralism adds
an additional layer which more or less ends up dominating their theology. This
tier could be described as the Cultural or Civilizational layer or stratum.
Historically this is referred to as Christendom or even sometimes placed within
the broader category of Western Civilization. Nowhere does the Bible speak of
Christian cultures or nations that are somehow sanctified and structured
according to covenantal directives. This concept is derived and driven by
philosophical necessity stemming from some basic theological foundations. The
argument here is that this concept is not only flawed and un-Biblical, but
quite destructive. Much of the contemporary language concerning Dominion and
Worldview stems from this assumption. In addition this false premise
establishes the framework for the so-called Biblical view of the arts,
sciences, etc... views not derived from Scripture, but from philosophical
deduction.