Mark Horne has posted a quotation from Calvin on Deuteronomy. I reproduce the quote below, but the comments on Mark’s blog are worth reading also. For, since the fall of Adam had brought disgrace upon all his posterity, God restores those, whom He separates as His own, so that their condition may be better than …
You Have Touched the Thing with a Needle
I would like to pass on to all of you some questions posed by a correspondent in Australia. He has been observing us toiling away here in our FV swamps, and sent on some questions that I thought were just grand, going right to the heart of the matter. If I were speaking to this …
Oh
Well, I have listened to an interview with Guy Waters on the Federal Vision (HT: Mark Horne). In a nutshell, I agree with Mark’s response here. How is it possible for the same teaching to create false assurance and no assurance? How is our preaching and teaching putting them to complacent sleep in their covenantal …
Audio Reading of Post
Mr. Sandeman, Bring Me a Dream
Here is a short audio snippet from John Piper’s talk on Fuller. This is the section where he references my recent discussion with Scott Clark on Heidelblog. I think Piper is exactly right about the relevance of this discussion. As he points out, the handles are in slightly different places than they were in the …
Interesting
In his talk on Andrew Fuller at the 2007 Desiring God pastors’ conference, John Piper had this to say. I just tuned into the debate between R. Scott Clark and Doug Wilson over at Scott’s blog, Heidelblog, and there were elements of it that relate directly to Fuller’s response to Sandemanianism (though no one there …
Like A Feather Boa
A shrewd observer of my exchanges with Dr. Clark contacted me privately and made a point that I think is well worth repeating here. I would urge anyone who needs the refresher to read through our respective posts, along with the comments. You can look through the Auburn Avenue Stuff on this blog for the …
Saving Faith is a Busy Bee
All right, let’s recap. Dr. Clark says that I have unwittingly denied the Reformation because I hold that saving faith is holy. I say that when God calls us effectually and regenerates us and gives us a new heart, this new heart turns away from sin (in repentance) and turns to Christ (in faith). Because …
A Wee Bit More
A couple of very reasonable posters have urged me to spend my time on more fruitful endeavors than trying to persuade Dr. Clark of my orthodoxy. While I have no intention of conducting a debate like this ad infinitum, I do believe it is fruitful now. While it would be wonderful to persuade Dr. Clark, …
Soup to Nuts
My conversation with Dr. Clark goes on. I asked him to cite some examples of where I have said that God considers the moral quality of my faith (as having been formed by love) as the basis or foundation for justifying me. I deny teaching this. To his credit, Dr. Clark acknowledges that I am …
More Stuff on Clark
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 …