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Archive for the ‘federal vision’ Category
Why is there a Federal Vision controversy?
Monday, August 16th, 2010Cutting the Federal Vision Fog
Friday, May 7th, 2010Many people I talk to can’t understand how many in Reformed community misunderstand the Federal Vision, especially when there is a plain statement demonstrating it’s orthodoxy. Douglas Wilson provides more clarity, juxtaposing a statements made by the URC and those found in the Joint Federal Vision Statement.
Adam Could Not Merit
Monday, March 15th, 2010Commenting on Ps. 119:18, Thomas Manton:
“We cannot merit of God. “Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?” (Job xxii.2.) “If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?” (Job xxxv. 7.) Whatever God doth for creatures, it freely, because he cannot be obliged or preengaged by us. In innocency, Adam could impetrare, but not mereri; obtain it by covenant, not challenge by desert. Therefore God conferreth as freely as he createth.”
There you go. Manton, a Westminster Divine, against pre-fall merit. God could bind himself and give Adam life, but Adam could not merit it. I wonder if Manton is outside the Standards?
