Regeneration means becoming the seed of another—ultimately, having one family tree and then acquiring another. My father used to be Adam and now he is the second Adam. My father used to be the devil and now he is Abraham. A creature being summoned into being ex nihilo is being created. We might say he …
Starting With Generation
Before talking about regeneration, we have to remember the importance of generation. Out of the five points of Calvinism, three of them have to do with the decrees of God. “Total depravity” has to do with this morning’s newspaper (the record of man in the past), and is not one of the secret things hidden …
Yelling At My Copy of Modern Reformation
Actually I am not yelling at all. This is merely a poetic conceit, kind of like George Herbert yelling at his pulley. I want to raise a question I have asked before, only in different terms. According to our discussion partners, within the Covenant of Grace does the Covenant of Works have any members? Are …
And Another Thing
Along the same lines as the previous post, the latest Modern Reformation has a short article on “American Tragedy: Jonathan Edwards on Justification.” The article maintains that Edwards was, in significant respects, closer to the Thomists than to the Reformers on the question of justification. I waited for the other shoe to drop — e.g. Edwards …
Yelling At My Windshield, Post Script
Okay. Just one more thing on these audio recordings. Robert Godfrey was asked about the full-throated support that Cornelius Van Til gave to Norman Shepherd during the Westminster East controversy. In his response, Godfrey basically said that during this period Van Til was not as sharp as he used to be, that despite this, he …
Yelling At My Windshield, Finis
I am thinking of getting a tattoo. I know, I have argued against it elsewhere, but here’s my thinking. I could have the Shorter Catechism tattooed on my back, and then the guys at Westminster West would have to believe me, right? And maybe I’d get really sick with ink poisoning with a tattoo that …
Yelling At My Windshield, Part 13
I have resumed my duties of listening to the Westminster West conference tapes, and have made it all the way to the Q & A. Imagine my surprise when these worthy gentlemen (in effect) all denied the imputation of the active obedience of Christ. A question was asked which quoted my statement from Credenda, to …
Gone For a While, Back in a Bit
Heading out of town for a week or thereabouts, and I don’t know if I will have Internet access there. If I do, I will post as I can, but I am afraid that my pick-up and CD player are staying right here in Idaho. Therefore, I will not be yelling at my windshield for …
Yelling At My Windshield, Part 12
Dr. Hywel Jones begins his lecture by noting that in the weeks and months to come, some of us on the other side will “cry foul.” And that is precisely what I have been doing in these posts — crying foul. Dr. Jones goes on to say that when someone is struck under the fifth …
Yelling At My Windshield, Part 11
Finishing up Dr. Godfrey’s tape, I realized that it was not until the last couple minutes that I encountered any doctrinal or theological disagreement. Of course, he was wrong about the Federal Vision throughout, but his treatment of Paul and Calvin was admirable. Would that he handled what we have written with the same care. …