Tag Archives: John Murray

Where’s Waldo Wednesday: What’s At Stake?

By D. G. Hart | Published: November 30, 2011
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The recent show at Reformed Forum on union with Christ has generated a lively exchange (some of which spilled over to Old Life). As he did at Old Life, David has produced a number of quotations from Reformed theologians on the ordo salutis that suggest the unionists have their work cut out for them if… Read More→

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An Anniversary that Deserves More than a Mug

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 11, 2011

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church turns 75 today. Festivities have so far included lectures, presentations from the General Secretaries of the Assembly’s standing committees, a banquet tonight, and the opportunity to purchase handsome coffee mugs. Thankfully, the Assembly’s organizers resisted the chief temptation of our time — t-shirts (which are fine to wear under shirts with… Read More→

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Weaker Bayly Brothers

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 4, 2011

I have apparently offended a weaker set of brothers. Since the offense occurred on-line, perhaps an on-line mea culpa is in order. The problem though, as is usually the case with weaker brothers, is that these brothers don’t think they are weaker. They think I am. My error happened during a discussion of what sort… Read More→

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More 2K Hysteria

By D. G. Hart | Published: November 8, 2010

Rabbi Bret apparently thinks he has another smoking gun to support his beef against 2k. Cornel Venema has written a review of The Law Is Not of Faith for the Mid-America Reformed Seminary journal and the good Rabbi is content to rely on reviews rather than actually read the book to bolster his vendetta against… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: You Say Klinean, I Say Repristination

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 7, 2010

In the current issue of the Westminster Theological Journal, William Evans from Esrkine College, has an article offering a taxonomy of the current debates over the doctrine of union. In the repristinationist wing he puts Westminster California. He even specifies that the revisionism of Shepherd and Federal Vision provoked the repristinationist effort. The other group… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Murray on the Gospel

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 9, 2010

“Him who knew no sin he made to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him” (2 Cor 5:21). This clearly points us to the vicarious sin bearing of Christ as that which brought the reconciliation into being. This forensic character of the reconciliation is also borne out in… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 3, 2010

The Priority Although no fundamental issue of theology, or specifically of soteriology, would be at stake if regeneration were giving the priority in the application of redemption, yet the evidence shows that the call occupies this position. If we fail to accord to it the place which the exegetical considerations demand, we miss a great… Read More→

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John Murray on the Priority of the Forensic

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 29, 2010

The basic question is: How can man be just with God? If man had never sinned the all-important question would have been: How can man be right with God? He would continue to be right with God by fulfilling the will of God perfectly. But the question takes on a radically different complexion with the… Read More→

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