Category Archives: Federal Vision

Here is a piece I wrote some time ago on the relationship between confessions and the Scriptures.

I have discussed FV in various places on this blog.  People are tired of hearing me say, “yes, we love babies!” or “yes, we like bread and wine,” or “yes, we like serious church worship, etc.” But some out there … Continue reading →

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV After several preliminary comments, Wilson recommends the Federal Vision Joint Statement. The statement provides a series of points in which all FV proponents are in agreement, and it concludes with some areas in which … Continue reading →

Part I, Part II, Part III On this fourth post in a series of introductory remarks on the Federal Vision, my intention is to summarize Douglas Wilson’s two lectures on the Federal Vision, while adding a few salient remarks of my … Continue reading →

Part I, Part II Douglas Wilson makes an important point that I would like to briefly expand. He says that “ad hoc alliances among evangelicals vary from country to country.” His point being that evangelicals in different nations have different … Continue reading →

My good friend James Grant summarizes the situation well: In 2007, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) approved a study report that concluded the movement known as the “Federal Vision” was outside the boundaries of the Westminster Standards. This basically … Continue reading →

Part I Since we acknowledge that there are differences and nuances being articulated in Federal Vision circles from the standard Reformed dogma in this day, then the next priority for anyone studying the matter is to be able to understand … Continue reading →

I want to offer a few summary thoughts on the Federal Vision following to a great extent Douglas Wilson’s two lectures delivered in the UK. You can purchase the audio here. These posts can be read in two minutes or … Continue reading →

Wedgeworth writes: Well, the URCNA FV report is just as bad as the rest of them.  Bill DeJong has done the slow and steady work of showing how they purposefully omit the qualifications which FV writers make.  You can see … Continue reading →

Federal Vision advocates claim that the benefits of the covenant belong to the covenant people. Whether some of those in the covenant will apostatize or not, God still promises to bless them while they are in the covenant. Some have … Continue reading →

Reprobation is a real theological and biblical idea. It is directly related to the idea of apostasy. Apostasy is a real theological and biblical idea. It is directly related to baptism. In baptism, apostates find their worst nightmare. It is … Continue reading →

In the Joint Declaration of the Federal Vision, Leithart, as a signer of the statement writes, “…Adam was in a covenant of life with the Triune God in the Garden of Eden, in which arrangement Adam was required to obey … Continue reading →

The committee in charge of the majority report approached this matter correctly and were willing to give Dr. Leithart the benefit of the doubt (I Cor. 13:7). This is the appropriate tone– in my opinion– that should undergird any deliberation. … Continue reading →

For those wanting to read through the Majority and Minority Report, here are the links: Majority Report Minority Report

Mark Horne once again alerts me to the witch hunt that continues in the PCA.  I have tried in the past to give these men the benefit of the doubt, after all they have strong convictions about what is confessional … Continue reading →

2009 Pastors Conference: January 5-7, 2009 are the dates for the upcoming conference. “The Church and Her Rivals” is the topic. Doug Wilson, Rich Lusk, Rich Bledsoe, James B. Jordan & Steve Wilkins are the speakers.

Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church has made their own public statement concerning their relationship with Grace Covenant Church and the CREC. That statement can be found here.

Doug Wilson writes: Yesterday the congregation of Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church voted (without dissent) to leave the PCA. They also voted to have Steve Wilkins continue as their pastor, and to approach the CREC for membership. They have been adopted … Continue reading →

I met Eric Pyle at the Auburn Avenue Conference. Eric is a gracious servant and fine photographer as well. Here are our four speakers: Pastor Douglas Wilson Pastor Jeff MeyersPastor James JordanPastor Peter Leithart

One of the profound pastoral advices from the Auburn Avenue Conference came from Pastor Jeff Meyers. Jeff argued from experience and exegesis that liturgical reformation will not occur overnight. Pastors need to be patient with their people. They need to … Continue reading →

I have just returned from Monroe, Louisiana. We drove 13 hours through some of the most beautiful southern sceneries. It was a long, but pleasant drive. At our arrival, we were greeted by our kind hosts. They were members of … Continue reading →

My dear brother Pastor James Grant makes sense out of the non-nonsensical either/or dilemma posed by the TR’s of the west.