RSSFederal Vision and the Culture War
So far the FV reaction to critics at DRC seems to be “why are you guys persecuting us? We’re not trying to impose our views on anyone else, so why are you doing that to us?” In effect, FV projects itself as liberal if not libertine and its critics as intolerant dogmatists.
And yet somewhat below the surface FV harbors theonomy and postmillennialism, not to mention that one of its chief advocates is known as a prominent cultural warrior doing battle against the “secular jihad.” In the culture wars, FV does not seem to be capable of the breadth and tolerance it promotes in the theological wars.
So is FV as tolerant and open as it seems? Why would FV be so chilled about the witness of the church but so worked up about the health of our culture? And why does the FV seem to stress the forensic when thinking about politics and civil society, but affirm the relational when it comes to soteriology and the relationship between God and his people?
James Jordan
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 am
Our reaction to the OPC and the PCA is “why are you guys lying about us?”
D Hart
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm
James, did you learn your rhetorical finesse from Carl McIntire?
James Jordan
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:29 pm
No. But I did learn something from Machen. Once McIntire tried to argue Machen into pre-millennialism. After a while, McIntire finally asked, “Why don’t you accept it?” to which Machen replied, “Because it isn’t in the Bible, Charlie!”
BIBLICISM RULES!!!
D Hart
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:38 pm
James, you told me at Auburn Ave. you weren’t a biblicist.
Anyway, don’t you have a flight to catch?
James Jordan
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Naw. Not yet. I’ll stay around and harass you some more.
It all seems to be winding down anyway. Too bad we’re not all rich and can’t fly together and spend a day or so just chatting about all this stuff. Email is a pretty bad way to discuss things, IMO.
But: I really don’t know what a Biblicist is. So I really don’t know if I’m one or not.