Matt Yonke, the young man who posted a blog piece on how the FV affected him in a Rome-ward direction, has posted a follow-up question on baptism. Someone else has reasonably asked for a contrasting response from an FV person. So this post is my response to Matt. His question is here: “Here is an …
FV As the Death Star
Just a quick point for the record. In partisan politics, spin doctors will seize on any event and work it to fit with the agenda, the talking points, and the memo that they got just before going on the air. In a presidential debate, a candidate could perform at about the level of Miss South …
Catholic Evangelicalism
With the FV controversy in mind, I was asked this last week whether I considered myself more “basically”evangelical or more “basically” Reformed. With the one qualifier that if you believe both, then to answer the question is not to say which you believe to be “more true,” let me address it this way. As I …
Near Italy, Kinda
The other day my attention was drawn to a post made by a former NSA student, Matt Yonke. That post is here. The reaction to it among some of our TR critics was swift and beside the point — an example can be seen here, if Scott Clark doesn’t do something to break the link …
I Love Analogies
Yes, it is true. I do love analogies. Someone who is aware of this fact suggested a hot one to Lane over at Greenbaggins. The Louisiana Presbytery’s exoneration of Steve Wilkins is like the Arizona Republican party exonerating John McCain. In response, someone in the comments asked why we shouldn’t just accept the decision of …
Just For Fun . . .
Here is the cover that went to the printers yesterday. You don’t need a secret decoder ring, but it might help.
A Guest Post from Jim Jordan
Christian Renewal published a letter by Dr. Beach critical of the Federal Vision, and Jim Jordan took the time to respond to it. Jim’s letter was so full of good info and historical details that I asked him if I could publish it here as well. I have heard that the edition of Christian Renewal …
Why Historical Theology is Such a Nuisance
Here are few comments from Calvin’s pastor, Martin Bucer. Hold on to your hats. HT: Steven Wedgeworth “We confess and teach that holy baptism, when given and received according to the Lord’s command, is in the case of adults and of young children truly a baptism of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit, whereby …
Shackling the Wind
If you have read the “When the Fork Floats” thread, this is a follow on to that, particularly the comments. This is what I am doing with the ordo, and for FV critics, it constitutes what I believe to be an unanswerable problem for them. I have said before in this space that the ordo …
When the Fork Floats
In the discussion over at Greenbaggins, one of the FV critics said something important. I responded to it there, but I want to amplify my response here. This is what he said: “We are not justified by a dead faith. We are not justified by a living faith, either. We have a living faith because …