I just posted this as a comment on Scott Clark’s blog. Dr. Clark, Late Wednesday night, you posted this on your blog. “Mr Wilson’s doctrine of justification through “living” or “obedient” faith is the very doctrine that we rejected in the Reformation” (emphasis mine). After saying I follow the Romanist ordo, you also say, “Mr …
A Second Battle of Tours (3)
Introduction: One of the things we must learn how to do is make careful distinctions. Islam arose in a world that was far more similar to the world in which Christ was born than either of those worlds is to our own. It therefore easy for us to react to certain “outlandish” things in both …
The Kind of Eyeball That Sees
Scott Clark is at it again. He misrepresents my views (again) by saying this: “Mr Wilson’s doctrine of justification through ‘living’ or ‘obedient’ faith is the very doctrine that we rejected in the Reformation. He makes faith efficacious, not because it looks to Christ alone, but because it looks to Christ and is obedient.” The …
Wise and Otherwise
The Bayly brothers are doing good work fighting the encroachments of soft feminism in PCA circles, as you will discover if you check out their blog from time to time. As you should. My particular line of thought here takes off from something they have mentioned there, which is the idea (current in the PCA) …
Even Warriors for Truth Have to Fudge the Facts a Little
In the “Bitter Wormwoods” post below, I appreciated a comment by David Gadbois, an FV critic, and thought I should respond to it here. He said, “I think Dr. Clark is right in his statement about the FV in general, although I think only 2 of the points would apply to Wilson at all (paedocommunion …
Ah, the Bitter, Bitter Wormwords!
Scott Clark has posted a form letter, here, for repentant FVers to sign off on. As has been my wont in times past, I would like to repost that letter here, with some editorial comments sprinkled throughout. I have put my comments in brackets and in bold, so that you can tell where it is …
Opening Play of the End Game
Scott Clark, big surprise, has written some more about the federal vision here. But in the course of his litany of ecclesiastical entities that have in various ways rejected the federal vision, he then goes on to say something very important — something that gives the end game away, incidentally. This, I predict, will be …
If Your Eye Be Evil . . .
We are continuing to learn about the sabbath mind as it is exhibited in rest, open-handed generosity, and joy. We are seeing that the sabbath principle is a helm which directs how the entire ship will go. “At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release . . .” (Deuteronomy 15:1-23). In …
Rejoicing When Others Lie
All things work together for good for those who love God and are the called according to His purpose. This assurance from God is a deep assurance in times of natural calamity, but it is even more profound when we are confronted with the consequences of sin and rebellion. This too, is controlled by God …
Why Don’t You Hear?
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! How long are You going to forget me? You are eternal; Is Your forgetfulness the same? How long do You intend to hide Your face? How long will I have to counsel myself? Communing with nothing but my own sorrow? How long …