Covenantal Prolegomenon
“The doctrine of the covenants,” writes David VanDrunen, “can itself unite the various strands of theology into a unified, coherent, and harmonious whole.” The Bible, after all, is more than an...
View ArticleCovenant and Theology Proper
“How the covenant theme pertains to the doctrine of God, ‘theology proper,’” writes David VanDrunen, “is perhaps not as obvious [as the relationship of covenant to other loci].” He begins by warning...
View ArticleDeclaration #7: Union and Salvation
“The view,” declares the PCA’s Report on the Federal Vision, “that one can be ‘united to Christ’ and not receive all the benefits of Christ’s mediation, including perseverance, in that effectual union...
View ArticleThe Federal Vision and the Proclamation of the Word
Another section in the Federal Vision’s Joint Statement concerns “The Proclamation of the Word,” in which the authors write: “We deny… that translations [of biblical language into 'philosophical' or...
View ArticleThe Doctor is In
Appeal has been made to Calvin’s “four-office view” to legitimize theological innovation in our churches. “Is there not a place for ‘doctors of the church,’” we are asked, “whose job is to labor in the...
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Consider Yourself Warned….
First off, welcome to Creed Code Cult! As you can see, the entire archive of posts from my former blog, De Regnis Duobus, has been imported here (sans the comments, however). Speaking of comments, I...
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Did He Just Say That?
Continuing our series on the warnings of Hebrews, we now turn to another principle that we need to keep in mind when trying to tackle them: We need to distinguish between (1) what we say, and (2) how...
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You Say You Want a Revolution?
I’m neither a student of the philosophy of science nor the son of a student of the philosophy of science, but I do know this: Thomas Kuhn wrote a pretty important book called The Structure of...
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Paradigmatic Hermeneutics
My most recent Facebook status reads: “I sometimes wonder if instead of asking, ‘What kind of theology derives from the New Testament?’ we should be asking, ‘What kind of theology would have produced...
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Exegetical Gains vs. Theological Losses
I was recently hanging out with a PCA pastor friend, and we were discussing the exegetical and theological issues surrounding the Federal Vision. As you may know, one of the biggest difficulties one...
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