Merrit asks this question: “Two friends and I have been talking about this verse (1 Peter 3:21) and passage for quite some time today. The more we seem to talk about it the more confused I seem to get about it.
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Is There a "Monolithic" Reformed View of Justification?
Recently I responded to John Armstrong’s post on the TIME magazine new Calvinist discussion. In his reply, John makes this startling claim: There is no monolithic Reformed voice on justification (especially re: imputation) and I would be very happy if we allowed . . . Continue reading →
All Time Top 6 HB Posts
1. Who or What Defines Reformed? 2. Calvinism Old and New 3. For Those Just Tuning In: What is the Federal Vision? 4. A Word to Students in the Midst of Controversy 5. Thinking About the Confederation of Reformed Evangelicals? 6. Covenant . . . Continue reading →
Trent, Sungenis, Shepherd, and the FV
Originally posted 10 Nov 2007 On the White Horse Inn for 3 November (2007) Mike Horton interviewed Roman Catholic apologist Robert Sungenis and historian Mark Noll (Is the Reformation Over?). Just a few comments about the first half of the show.
Godfrey and VanDrunen Reply to Garcia
This post first appeared on the old HB (now defunct) in December, 2007. It re-appears just because the old HB is being phased out entirely. —
Doctrine Without Scripture?
It appears that Mike Bird has offered some criticisms of our May 2004 faculty Statement on Justification. I reply below: Michael, I imagine that you are referring to the statement adopted by the faculty and board of Westminster Seminary California. A bit of . . . Continue reading →
The Outlook, Old School Printed Stuff, and Faithfulness
There is a lot of good stuff in The Outlook. I am thankful for the Reformed Fellowship, for their courage in standing up for God’s Word as confessed by the Reformed Churches. By contrast, there are popular magazines that seek to serve . . . Continue reading →
We May Not Be Able to Move On Yet
Had a great time with the folks at Springs Reformed Church in Colorado Springs, at the “Recovering the Reformation” conference. Attendance was good and reception of the talks and sermons was positive and enthusiastic. Thanks to everyone at Springs Reformed Church, to . . . Continue reading →
Re-Thinking the Old Paradigm From Within
One of the reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to help professedly Reformed Christians re-connect to their heritage. When, in the early 1980s, I began researching the Reformed tradition I was surprised to learn not only how the Reformed theology, piety, . . . Continue reading →
The NW Presbytery and Peter Leithart (2)
Part 1. For Those Just Tuning In: What Is the Federal Vision? Lane has a follow-up. Jason explains the process and replies to critics who allege bizarrely that well-ordered church discipline is a “witch hunt.” Adam Myer gives a first-hand account of . . . Continue reading →
The Latest Themelios is Online
Containing, among other things, an essay by Carl Trueman on Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism and a review of CJPM. More information on: Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry. One brief reply to one point in the review.
Update on URC FV Study Committee
From the bulletin of Trinity Reformed Church (Lethbridge) (with thanks to pastor Eric Fennema) Last week the study committee appointed by Synod 2007 to examine, by the Word of God and our Confessions, the teachings of the so-called Federal Vision and other . . . Continue reading →
Castle Church Podcast on the FV
Jim Cassidy, Jeff Waddington, and Camden Bucey were joined by Lane Keister for the Castle Church podcast this week that focused on the Federal Vision. This is a helpful introduction to the issues and they give some bibliographic leads on their website.
RPCNA Rejects NPP and FV
HT: Bill Chellis at DRC. 1. That Synod DECLARE that we stand in solidarity with our Reformed and Presbyterian brethren in rejecting as contrary to the Scriptures as summarized by our confessional standards the theological views that are generally associated with the . . . Continue reading →
When Is A Church Not A Church?
Editor’s Note: this essay first appeared on the HB in 2007. At that point the Federal Vision controversy was still in the process of being adjudicated by the confessional Reformed and Presbyterian Churches. In the summer of 2007 both the PCA and . . . Continue reading →
Can We Talk?
No, I’m not Joan Rivers but let’s not let that get in the way. When this blog began at the OURC website I had no access to site statistics. Since moving the HB to WordPress in December ’07 I have been able . . . Continue reading →
Ministry Monday: Where to Serve?
Seminary student Simon writes to ask about how to choose where to serve upon graduation.
Louisiana Presbytery Resolution…
Sort of. Bob Mattes has details. There are, one thinks, more shoes to drop. SJC procedural trials and GA votes are fine but, as I’ve been saying since last summer, PCA ministers (TEs) and ruling elders (and laity) should not content themselves . . . Continue reading →
Guy Waters to Lecture at WSC 13 March
Dr. Guy Prentiss Waters, associate professor of new testament at Reformed Theological Seminary and author of The Federal Vision & Covenant Theology and Justification & the New Perspectives on Paul, has been invited by the WSC faculty to deliver two special lectures . . . Continue reading →
C. S. Lewis On Theology And Devotion
For my own part I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await many others. I believe that many who find that ‘nothing happens’ when . . . Continue reading →