Tag Archives: Federal Vision

This and That

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 24, 2010

David Strain makes a very good point about the doctrine of the two thingies: If the Kingdom is not advanced by ‘the sword’, that is, by means of physical coercion, but the God ordained role of the civil magistrate is to use the sword to enforce the rule of law, how can the Christian’s work… Read More→

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The Philonomian Temptation

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 21, 2010

Since some readers consider me clueless about the law to the point of being antinomian, the following essay, originally printed in the October 2002 issue of the NTJ, may be useful for clarifying the concerns of Oldlife. Ever since the sixteenth century Protestants have had to bear the accusation of being antinomian. The logic was,… Read More→

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“Horton is completely wrong in his definition of the Gospel”

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 3, 2009

That is Mark Horne’s charitable and cautious verdict of Mike Horton’s remarks about the Manhattan Declaration. Horton’s offense was to write this: “This declaration continues this tendency to define ‘the gospel’as something other than the specific announcement of the forgiveness of sins and declaration of righteousness solely by Christ’s merits.” But Horne will have none… Read More→

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