Letter to the Editor: You have stood your ground on what is called Christian Nationalism since long before it was popular it seems to me. You've gotten a lot of flak for it along the way, ...
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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
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I have left the comments open on this one. And they will remain open until someone proves that I shouldn’t have. The book can be obtained here. Thanks very much.
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 …
Yes, Remember
“But always remember—where there’s smoke, there’s a smoke machine.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 560
Variations on a Theme
Diligent-Guardians-Though
“Truth is absolute, but it does not ‘keep’ in the way some people assume. The truth as God knows it is obviously timeless, but the truth as it is entrusted to us is affected by the attitudes and faith of the trustees. Truth is wine, and certain keepers of the cellars do what they do in such a way that it makes them guardians of vinegar.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, pp. 539-540
Few Return
“Somewhere in the meanwhile, a memorial from another presbytery and complaint from within the Louisiana Presbytery made their way to the PCA’s Standing Judicial Commission, from which there is no appeal, and out of which few return to the sunlit lands.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 537
Okay to be White
Dear Gavin, It was really great meeting you in person last week. Thanks for making the trek over our way, and it was great worshiping together with you. Our conversation after church really helped ...
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A Crucial Distinction
“There is a vast difference between a law/gospel hermeneutic, which I reject heartily and with enthusiasm, and a law/gospel application or use, which is pastoral, prudent, and wise.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 532