I have been on the road, and have only now had the opportunity to read the recently released PCA report on the Federal Vision. This is just an initial response; more will probably be forthcoming. First, I appreciated the response of the Bayly brothers, which can be found here. And, like Mark Horne, I greatly …
Judas the Christian
In his treatment of my chapter on whether or not Judas was a Christian, Greenbaggins does a good job catching the distinctions I was seeking to make. He hears my qualifications, and is willing to believe them. He says that he has no real problem with the chapter, and had just a few quibble/questions. One …
Reformed or “Reformed”?
Green Baggins is a web site critical of the FV. While some of the standard issue misunderstandings are on display there, and the language of heresy is unfortunately employed too quickly for my taste, nevertheless there is an obvious personal and theological integrity, displayed in a willingness to correct things once they have been worked …
I Know My Baptists
Well, I am done with By Faith Alone — done with the book, that is, not the doctrine. I want to deal with the last three entries in one post all together because I don’t really have a great deal to say about each one. John Bolt, a professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological …
Why Not Now?
The next chapter in By Faith Alone is entitled “Covenant, Inheritance, and Typology,” and is co-authored by R. Fowler White and Cal Beisner. Their argument is ingenious, intricate, and, I believe, entirely unsatisfactory. What they are seeking to do is understand the covenant of redemption, the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace in …
Cell Block E
I do have a couple of things to say about David VanDrunen’s contribution to By Faith Alone. First, he is guilty of continued misrepresentation of those he is debating with. “Although recent criticism of the traditional Reformed doctrine of justification has taken many forms, nearly all critics seem to concur in dismissing the idea of …
Picking Up Feathers
Gene Veith comments on Worldmagblog here. A friend drew my attention to this post of a few days ago. I have included below a comment which I posted at his site, but I also need to say something here. Given the climate in the Reformed world today, and given how many people go to Worldmagblog, …
Geronimo!
The next chapter, “Reflections on Auburn Theology,” is by T. David Gordon, and I would like to return a compliment in the same words he uses. My father used to quote this poem when I was a kid, and Gordon applies it to us. I, not surprisingly, think that it is more apropos when swiveled …
And the Winner Is . . .
You should recall that some time ago, I invited contributions to a federal vision haiku contest. Rather than apologize for my tardiness in announcing the winners, let me just say that we all know that time is one of the tests of a classic. First prize is 15 clams off any purchase at Canon Press, …
Advanced Stages of Endustment
I don’t have a lot to say about the next chapter of By Faith Alone, other than that I enjoyed it. It was written by C. Fitzsimmons Allison, who also wrote a very good book that I also enjoyed entitled The Cruelty of Heresy. Allison is the retired Episcopal bishop of South Carolina, and so …