The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Marks of Heresy

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Much of the confusion arises from taking terms that are used within what they would call a "decretal" paradigm and implementing them in a "covenantal" paradigm. To use them in a different context does not distort the previous meanings given (and with which they repeatedly agree) in a decretal paradigm, but it can clearly be confusing.

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The problem is: (1) that there is no biblical basis for their "covenantal paradigm"; it has been manufactured, (2) It is contradictory to the "decretal paradigm", which I have demonstrated by critiquing one of the paragraphs from the "Auburn Avenue Statement", which Wilson freely signed as being in full agreement. Thus, when you present what you consider to be "clear" statements re: justification by faith, authored by Wilson and compare them to the "Auburn Statement", which he also authored, at least in part, then what can one conclude but there is a serious inconsistency in his thinking at best. The "confusion" comes when the attempt is made to try and convince thinking and theologically able people that contradictory statements, whether they be restricted to Wilson's personal statements compared with the "Auburn Avenue Statement" or the historic Confessions and the "Auburn Avenue Statement" are in agreement. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/drop.gif" alt="drop" title="drop[/img]

I for one, have no desire to play "Musical Paradigms", especially when one of the paradigms is said to be a "correction of errors" which have been propagated for centuries by the Reformed Churches, and has no biblical justification other than attempts to "read into" the Scriptures a hyper-covenantalism. The technique has been tried before by many, e.g., Barth, Brunner, Spinoza, etc., etc.. In the recent past, some have given in to the temptation of the Evil One and taken the "bait", e.g., the UPCUSA, CRC and the RCA and look where they are now! I have no taste for "poison fruit".....! [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink[/img]

In His Grace,