Enemies Within the Covenant

“Liberalism broadens the boundaries of the covenant in order to have a schmooze-fest. ‘We’re all saying the same thing, really!’ ‘We are all climbing the same mount by different paths.’ Conservatism narrows the boundaries of the covenant in order to stay faithful to Christ and the gospel, but they lose catholicity, which is an aspect of the gospel. FV is proposing another alternative. Elijah recognized Ahab as a fellow Jew, but that didn’t make them pals.”

The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 567

A Kuyperian Imperative

Character Introduction: In a talk about Kuyperianism, I probably ought to begin with a brief biographical mention of Abraham Kuyper. Just as Calvin helped to nickname a theological position that existed long before he was born, so also Abraham Kuyper did the same. Calvin exalted the sovereignty of God in salvation in the same way …