Resources On The Federal Vision Theology

The Heidelblog was born in 2006–07 during the self-described, so-called Federal Vision controversy. Recently I had a conversation with a young man who was not born when that controversy began, before it was it called “the Federal Vision” controversy. Before that it was known as the “Shepherd Controversy,” after the controversial and profoundly corrupt teaching of the Rev. Mr. Norman Shepherd, a former professor in a couple of Reformed and Presbyterian seminaries and minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and the Christian Reformed Church. These resources are intended as a guide to the issues and to the conclusions about the Federal Vision theology reached by many of the orthodox, confessional Presbyterian and Reformed denominations represented by NAPARC (North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Ecclesiastical Reports and Actions
  2. Seminary Statements On The Federal Vision Theology
  3. Books and Pamphlets
  4. Essays
  5. Lectures, Podcasts, Interviews
  6. Quotations
  7. FV Events and History

1. Ecclesiastical Reports and Actions

  1. The URCNA Synodical Committee Report on the Federal Vision and Justification
  2. The URCNA Reject Final Justification Through Works (2004)
  3. The URCNA’s Nine Points of Pastoral Advice on the Federal Vision
  4. The PCA Report on the Federal Vision and New Perspective on Paul
  5. The Report of OPC Study Committee on Justification
  6. The RCUS Study Committee Report on the Federal Vision’s Doctrine of Justification
  7. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Rejects The Federal Vision
  8. RPCNA Rejects the Federal Vision Theology

2. Seminary Statements on the Federal Vision Theology

  1. Westminster Seminary California
  2. Mid-America Reformed Seminary

3. Books and Booklets

  1. R. Scott Clark, Baptism, Election, and the Covenant of Grace
  2. R. Scott Clark, ed., Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry
  3. Guy Prentiss Waters, The Federal Vision and Covenant Theology
  4. Dewey Roberts, Historic Christianity and the Federal Vision
  5. Jeong Koo Jeon, Calvin and the Federal Vision
  6. Calvin Beisner, ed. The Auburn Avenue Theology Pros & Cons Debating the Federal Vision
  7. Jeong Koo Jeon, Covenant Theology and Justification by Faith: The Shepherd Controversy and Its Impacts
  8. Gary Johnson and Guy Waters, ed. By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification
  9. Guy Waters and Ligon Duncan, ed. Children and the Lord’s Supper
  10. Cornelis Venema, Children at the Lord’s Table
  11. O. Palmer Robertson, The Current Justification Controversy
  12. Cornelis Venema, Getting the Gospel Right
  13. Cornelis Venema, The Gospel of Free Acceptance in Christ

4.Essays

  1. R. Scott Clark, For Those Just Tuning In? What Is The Federal Vision?
  2. R. Scott Clark, Just In Time For Reformation Day: The Return Of The Federal Visionists (And Their Allies)
  3. R. Scott Clark, Explanation of the URCs Nine Points Against the Federal Vision
  4. R. Scott  Clark, Forty Three Years of Federal Vision Theology
  5. Resources on Norman Shepherd
  6. One of the Roots of the Current Controversy Over Salvation Sola Fide
  7. Resources on the Controversy Over “Final Salvation Through Works”
  8. R. Scott Clark, Baptism and the Benefits of Christ: The Double Mode of Communion
  9. R. Scott Clark, Baptists and Federal Visionists Together?
  10. Rick Phillips, On the Covenant Confusion of the Federal Vision Theology
  11. David VanDrunen: Justification By Faith in the Theology of Norman Shepherd
  12. Sinclair Ferguson: Critique of Norman Shepherd’s The Covenant Context for Evangelism
  13. David VanDrunen, “Justification: What the Debate is All About“
  14. R. Scott Clark, Why Is Anyone Still Talking About The Federal Vision?
  15. R. Scott Clark, Biblicists and Federal Visionists Together
  16. Chris Gordon, A Member of the Synod of Dort Replies to the Federal Vision
  17. Chris Gordon, Dort Replies to the Federal Vision (pt 2)
  18. R. Scott Clark, For Elders Thinking Of Inviting Arminius Into the Pulpit
  19. R. Scott Clark, The Arminius Paradigm
  20. R. Scott Clark, A Form For Penitent Ex-Federal Visionaries
  21. R. Scott Clark, Was Herman Witsius A Federal Visionist?
  22. Shane Lems, Baptism Is Not Faith
  23. R. Scott Clark, Theonomy and Federal Vision: Separated At Birth?
  24. R. Scott Clark, Reformed and Quasi-Reformed Revisionism
  25. R. Scott Clark, Salvation Sola Gratia, Sola Fide: On Distinguishing Is, With, And Through
  26. R. Scott Clark, Does Covenant Theology Change Our Doctrine of Predestination?
  27. Resources On A Covenantal Approach to the Christian Life (in Distinction from the Federal Vision)
  28. R. Scott Clark, There Is Only One Stage of Justification
  29. R. Scott Clark, Will We Be Finally Saved Through Faith Alone?
  30. R. Scott Clark, We Attain Heaven Through Faith Alone
  31. R. Scott Clark, Does Baptism Save?
  32. R. Scott Clark, Should I Buy It? (2)
  33. R. Scott Clark, Has Doug Wilson Really Changed His Mind About The Federal Vision?
  34. R. Scott Clark, A Response To Rachel Held Evans Regarding Wilson And The Definition Of “Reformed”
  35. R. Scott Clark, Justification and Vindication
  36. R. Scott Clark, What Henk Navis Means To Me
  37. R. Scott Clark, A Serious, Treatable Cancer
  38. R. Scott Clark, The Moralists Will Be Back
  39. R. Scott Clark, In By Grace, Stay in By Faithfulness? (1)
  40. R. Scott Clark, In By Grace, Stay in By Faithfulness? (2)
  41. R. Scott Clark, In By Grace, Stay in By Faithfulness? (3)
  42. R. Scott Clark, How Should We View the Warning Passages?
  43. R. Scott Clark, Maybe They Really Don’t Get It?
  44. Lane Keister: Wilson Denies Sola Fide
  45. R. Scott Clark, In John’s Latitudinarian Garage
  46. R. Scott Clark, Speaking A Foreign Language
  47. R. Scott Clark, Trent, Sungenis, Shepherd, and the Federal Vision
  48. W. Robert Godfrey and David VanDrunen: Reply to Garcia
  49. R. Scott Clark, We May Not Be Able To Move On Yet
  50. R. Scott Clark, The Moralists’ Catechism
  51. R. Scott Clark, It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: Keister Refutes Moon
  52. R. Scott Clark, Contra Leithart: The Reformation Is Not Over
  53. R. Scott Clark, Romans 2:13—Justified Through Our Faithfulness?
  54. Bob Mattes: Response to the FV Meltdown
  55. R. Scott Clark, Surrounded By Constantinians
  56. R. Scott Clark, A Brief History of Covenant Theology
  57. R. Scott Clark, Richard Baxter on Initial and Final Justification
  58. J. V. Fesko’s Review of Wilson’s Reformed Is Not Enough
  59. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (1)
  60. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (2)
  61. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (3)
  62. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (4)
  63. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (5)
  64. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (6)
  65. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (7)
  66. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (8)
  67. Doug Wilson and the Federal Division (9)
  68. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (1): the Preface
  69. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (2): Trinity & Postmillennialism
  70. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (3): Christians in Society
  71. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (4): On Scripture
  72. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (5): Hermeneutics
  73. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (6): Decrees & Covenant
  74. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (7): The Church
  75. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (8): Justification and Covenant
  76. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (9): Bride’s Baptism Revisited
  77. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (10): Lord’s Supper and Imputation
  78. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (11): Law and Gospel
  79. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (12): Justification by Faith Alone
  80. Lane Keister Critiques the Joint Federal Vision Statement (13): Assurance and Apostasy
  81. Lane Keister’s Federal Vision Index
  82. Michael J. Ericson, “Critique of the Teaching of Barach, Schlissel, Wilkins, and Wilson.” (2003)
  83. R. Scott Clark, Review: Children At The Lord’s Table? By Cornelis P. Venema
  84. Stephen Spinnenweber, The Federal Vision (Part One): Redefining Covenant And Justification
  85. Stephen Spinnenweber, The Federal Vision (Part Two): Justification And The Role Of Faith

5. Lectures, Podcasts, and Interviews

  1. Mortification of Spin: You Might Be A Federal Visionist If
  2. Theology Gals on the Federal Vision: A Gospel Issue (1)
  3. Theology Gals on the Federal Vision: A Gospel Issue (2)
  4. Heidelcast 134: A Federal Vision Primer
  5. Heidelcast 131: The Heidelcast Is Back And So Is The Federal Vision
  6. Nine Talks on the Nine Points Against the Federal Vision
  7. Office Hours: Guy Waters on the Federal Vision
  8. Heidelcast 3a: A Gentle Rebuke to Brother John (UPDATED)
  9. Heidelcast 25: With Lane Keister On The Federal Vision In The PCA
  10. Heidelcast 26: With Lane Keister On The Federal Vision (2)
  11. Heidelcast 27: With Lane Keister on the Federal Vision (3): Imputation
  12. Heidelcast 28 With Lane Keister: Does The Federal Vision Theology Lead To Rome?
  13. Heidelcast 53: The Story of the Meyers Case (1)
  14. Heidelcast 54: The Story of the Meyers Case (2)
  15. Heidelcast 55: Why We Can’t Move On (1)
  16. Heidelcast 56: Why We Can’t Move On (2)
  17. Heidelcast 57: Why We Can’t Move On (3)
  18. With the Presbycast on the Federal Vision
  19. With the Regular Reformed Guys on the Federal Vision
  20. With Echo Zoe on the Federal Vision
  21. With Covenant Radio on the Federal Vision and Recovering the Reformed Confession
  22. With Megiddo Radio On the Current Justification Controversy
  23. See It For Yourself: Piper on Wilson and the Federal Vision
  24. Adam Kuehner On Doug Wilson

6. Quotations

  1. Initial Justification Sola Fide And Final Salvation Through Faithfulness Is Federal Vision Theology
  2. Vos Spotted Aspects Of Federal Vision Theology In Pareus And Davenant
  3. Postmillennial Constantinianism Drives the Federal Vision
  4. Leithart’s Federal Vision Theology Injurious To the Peace and Purity of the Church
  5. The Federal Vision Confession on Baptismal Union with Christ and Apostasy
  6. Phillips: The Distinction Must Be Maintained
  7. Arminius’ Claims About The Belgic Confession and Heidelberg Catechism On Predestination
  8. Leithart: Apostasy Happens
  9. The Social Crisis is Too Great to Be Arguing About… (Updated)
  10. When the Salesman Gets His Foot in the Door
  11. When Pastors Don’t Pay Attention
  12. A Ruling Elder Pleads on Behalf of the Flock
  13. The Federal Vision Theology Is A Denial of the Biblical Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints

7. FV Events and History

  1. The Federal Vision Spreads to Central Europe
  2. Another Federal Visionist Popes
  3. Greg Looked Behind the Curtain and You Should Too
  4. Proposed By SJC: Indict Leithart
  5. Now This Is The Way It’s Done
  6. Louisiana Presbytery (PCA) Contra the FV
  7. PCA Committee Overturns Pacific Northwest Presbytery: Indict Leithart
  8. The Struggle Against the Federal Vision in the PCA
  9. The Leithart Verdict Is Not Good News For Orthodoxy
  10. A Joint Federal Vision Profession (2007)
  11. Update on the URC FV Study Committee
  12. URC Study Committee Rejects FV
  13. The URCNA Justification Report Stands
  14. It Takes One to Know One
  15. Something Weird in the Siouxlands Presbytery
  16. Auburn Ave PCA to the CREC
  17. The Cost of Doing Nothing at Synod 2010

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