It’s not that long back that whenever I wrote or spoke about things like Doug Wilson, Federal Vision and Christian Nationalism that I would get the pushback “why are you even talking about them?” In recent weeks the pushback on Christian Nationalism has become “you need to be very careful about what you say about… Continue reading Doug Wilson and Christian Nationalism
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Doug Wilson and understanding the past to better understand the present
Murray Campbell has written recently about people in Australia beginning to get interested in Doug Wilson. I want to pick up here on one specific thing he says in the article: As a quick aside, the Doug Wilson who was preaching and teaching some useful and valuable ideas a decade ago is quite different from… Continue reading Doug Wilson and understanding the past to better understand the present
Christian Nationalism and historic Christian nations – the difference
Sometimes when concerns are raised about the rise of Christian Nationalism, the response you get is “But what is the problem? After all, the UK crowns its monarch in a religious service, has an established church and faith that said monarch vowed to defend and historically has laws and customs that are rooted in Biblical… Continue reading Christian Nationalism and historic Christian nations – the difference
One final question … How can we trust you?
The other day I suggested some questions to ask in conversation about the Federal Vision. There was one question I left off the end. It’s controversial one, the one I’ll be told that I shouldn’t ask because it’s offensive but it is crucial. The question is “can we trust you?” The reason for the question… Continue reading One final question … How can we trust you?
Questions to ask in conversations about Federal Vision ideas, people and institutions in order to get clarity
Whenever I’ve commented on issues relating to Federal Vision and the people/places linked to it such as New St Andrews College, Douglas Wilson, Peter Leithart and James Jordan, I’ve tended to get a familiar set of responses back from others along the lines of: So, I find it helpful to ask these kinds of questions… Continue reading Questions to ask in conversations about Federal Vision ideas, people and institutions in order to get clarity
Federal Vision and the next Christendom
In the joint Federal Vision Profession (2007), the authors and signatories state: “We affirm that Jesus Christ is the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. We believe that the Church cannot be a faithful witness to His authority without calling all nations to submit themselves to Him through baptism, accepting their responsibility to obediently learn all… Continue reading Federal Vision and the next Christendom
The Federal Vision and paedobaptism
In the Joint Federal Vision Profession (2007), the signatories wrote: We affirm that God formally unites a person to Christ and to His covenant people through baptism into the triune Name, and that this baptism obligates such a one to lifelong covenant loyalty to the triune God, each baptized person repenting of his sins and trusting in Christ… Continue reading The Federal Vision and paedobaptism
Why am I so exercised over Federal Vision?
This is a question that a good friend recommended I addressed as part of my articles on the subject. Perhaps you’ve been thinking that very question. Why is Dave paying attention to this out of all the errors and issues that beset the church? Well, first of all, it’s worth noting that this isn’t the… Continue reading Why am I so exercised over Federal Vision?
What was going on at Oak Hill in the noughties?
In my introductory article about the Federal Vision controversy, I shared some autobiographical detail about my own introduction to the ideas and people. This related to my time at Oak Hill Theological College and was really primarily about setting the scene and showing how I became aware of the issue. However, I’ve been asked a… Continue reading What was going on at Oak Hill in the noughties?
Doug Wilson and deception in a time of war – one of the challenges with engaging with Federal Vision
I’ve started to engage with Federal Vision theology and have some more posts planned. However, I want to deal early on with one specific and important issue that has made engaging with The Federal Vision particularly difficult. Have a read of this particular article by Doug Wilson. He repeats his views found here in a… Continue reading Doug Wilson and deception in a time of war – one of the challenges with engaging with Federal Vision
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