Tag Archives: covenanters

Sort of being nice to Covenanters

Posted on April 8, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

I’ve picked on Covenanters a lot in the past.  They deserved it. Probably still do.  Some of them (whom I know personally) have a tendency to hyper-legalism (emphasis on hyper).  The rest are LARPing. With that said, the history of … Continue reading →

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Athanasius was not a Covenanter

Posted on January 3, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Sometimes you see claims from the Exclusive Psalmody group that the early church rejected musical instruments.  It’s always immediately clear that the people saying this have never read the Fathers (or the medievals). True, they wouldn’t have sang Fanny Crosby … Continue reading →

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End of a year, shoring up conclusions

Posted on January 1, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

My theology doesn’t “change” much anymore, although I do explore different emphases and distinctives.  I consider myself in the Reformation tradition, even if I don’t “truck” with current TR distinctives.  The following is a list of what I found that … Continue reading →

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Politics as Athanasian Pluralism

Posted on October 2, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Gary North might have just solved my dilemma on Cromwell and the Covenanters.  As a Presbyterian I want to like the Covenanters, but given how they universally failed every political and military test, and how a national church is unworkable, … Continue reading →

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Our Covenant Heritage: The Covenanters struggle for unity

Posted on September 4, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Moore, Edwin Nisbet.  Mentor Publishing. 2000. Nisbet Moore sets the stage with a brief of review of the First and Second Reformations in Scotland. Moore flies through the events of the English Civil War and the accession of the pervert … Continue reading →

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Review: Donald Cargill, No King but Christ

Posted on August 13, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

The best way to describe Donald Cargill’s life is “Richard Cameron minus the muskets.”  He stood for the same principles as Cameron but ultimately did not actively confront the government.  Cargill’s life is not that different from other Covenanter field … Continue reading →

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Messiah: Governor of the Nations

Posted on November 28, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Messiah: Governor of the Nations of the Earth by Alexander McLeod, D.D. This is a lengthy pamphlet outlining the basic Covenanter (and Reformed) view of Christ the Mediator and what this doctrine entails for the civil magistrate.  It is no … Continue reading →

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My Infamous Covenanter Post

Posted on December 14, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Somebody at Real Life Prebyterians posted this from my old blog, which got some guys mad at Covenanter Theonomists group.  So if I am going to get all that traffic, might as well get it here. Thursday, February 5, 2015 … Continue reading →

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