Tag Archives: federal vision

Review: Calvin and the Calvinists (Paul Helm)

Posted on May 20, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Overview:  early summary of the Calvin vs the Calvinists debate but excluding the Barth factor. Application for today:  Good early rebuttal against some Federal Visionists who sometimes tend to pit Calvin against Calvinists. This is an early response to the … Continue reading →

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FV, Shepherd, and where the bodies are buried

Posted on July 16, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

I’ve put off doing an autobiographical post on my relationship to the Federal Vision for quite a while.  Maybe for several reasons.  Too much blood still on the floor. RTS never distinguished between those who were mentally Baptists (e.g., RTS) … Continue reading →

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Upcoming post on the Federal Vision

Posted on June 28, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Yeah, that’s a dangerous title.  The short of it will be this:  Doug Wilson’s distancing himself (de jure if not de facto) from the Federal Vision is actually good for FV.  It will allow some to do theology and try … Continue reading →

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Trinity and the Covenant?

Posted on June 18, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

One of the criticisms of some Kuyperians is that they read Covenantal relations into the Trinity, and if that’s true, then there is historical development in the Trinity. Obviously, that’s wrong. But of course there are covenantal relations in the … Continue reading →

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Leithart isn’t Wilson

Posted on June 16, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

This is a dangerous post.  I believe I can now quote and interact with Leithart’s scholarly works in good conscience.  True, he was involved in the Sitler affair, and he made some bad decisions.  But he repented of them publicly. … Continue reading →

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FV statement, part two

Posted on December 9, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

I’m trying to explain some of the differences and why the Federal Vision’s redefinitions undercut the Reformed faith.  Or rather, let the reader draw such conclusions.  I doubt I can do all of that in one blog post. Click to … Continue reading →

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FV Joint Statement Exposed, part 1

Posted on December 5, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Click to access joint_FV_Statement.pdf Our Triune God We affirm that the triune God is the archetype of all covenantal relations. The problem with this is archetypal theology is specifically not communicable to ectypal theology. As the Waters Cover the Sea This section … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a theological hitman

Posted on November 1, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

A certain CREC minister one time documented some of his theological changes, most of them for the better.  I’ve done so about myself a few times on here, but I decided to tie some strings together.  I encourage you to … Continue reading →

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Through Hegel, Fire, and Sword

Posted on December 5, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

(With proper acknowledgments to Lewis Ayres for the title). Consistency in life and doctrine is a mark of the gospel.  The godly man  does not flit from doctrine to doctrine.   That represents an unstable mind.  However, consistency of doctrine is … Continue reading →

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