I’ve enjoyed the recent interaction between Mark Jones and Rick Phillips on the question of whether divine grace informed the covenant of works. I’ve also appreciated the generally cordial spirit of their interaction. As both Mark and Rick know (and…
I expect in your church family your leaders implore you quite often to come to the Central Prayer Gathering. It may be that you wonder why they make such a big deal about it. Here are some reasons why it is…
Let me express my appreciation to Mark Jones for his gracious reply to my concerns regarding his previous two posts. Mark and I are covering ground that is familiar to us both and to others who have read more than…
I am happy to provide a response to some of the concerns made by Rick Phillips. He agrees with me on merit, which was what my two posts were really about. So I am glad for our agreement on that.…
Mark Jones’ posts (here and here) regarding grace as pertains to the covenants of works and grace raise some perennial questions in covenant theology. As I read Mark, a number of concerns come to my mind, which I offer in…
Shamelessly stealing Aaron’s “Calvin contra . . .” title form while trying to slip into Mark’s stream of interest in merit, I thought this might be a good time to indulge a little excursion in Reformed diversity by noting Calvin’s…
Part 1 here. Westminster Seminary California Professor, David VanDrunen, critiques Norman Shepherd for rejecting Adamic merit: “It is not difficult to see how such a view, if taken seriously, makes belief in Christ’s active, imputed obedience impossible. If image bearers…
One of my favourite philosophers, Inigo Montoya, said to Vizzini ”You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means” I expect with the upcoming release of the Lloyd Jones documentary there will again…
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has a long history. Much of its recent history has been on the Internet. The first AllianceNet was built in 1997, reformation21.org in 2005 and PlaceforTruth.org, ChristwardCollective.org, and MortificationofSpin.org just last year. Go now to visit AllianceNet.org –…
Some recent defenders of justification by faith have appealed to the concept of Adamic merit because of what they perceive to be the obvious parallels between Adam and Christ. Christ merited as the second Adam, ergo… How do we understand…
