Comments on: What Will the Justification Resolution Mean in the RPCNA? http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/ The Reign of Christ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: C Brown http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/#comment-3131 C Brown Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:03:49 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=451#comment-3131 Good question, Bill. I would prefer that we amend our doctrinal standards, rather than issue declarations that will be soon forgotten. Seems like these declarations, while perhaps useful for the short-term, are destined to become lost in the RP archives. Good question, Bill. I would prefer that we amend our doctrinal standards, rather than issue declarations that will be soon forgotten. Seems like these declarations, while perhaps useful for the short-term, are destined to become lost in the RP archives.

]]> By: W.H. Chellis http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/#comment-3126 W.H. Chellis Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:28:25 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=451#comment-3126 Thanks Charles, your comments are helpful. I am not sure that IAO was as clearly tagged as "the" issue of the paper. I think you are correct in terms of intent. Your comments raise the question of how these declarations relate to the larger corpus of our Constitutional law. What weight does such a declaration bear? Thanks Charles, your comments are helpful. I am not sure that IAO was as clearly tagged as “the” issue of the paper. I think you are correct in terms of intent.

Your comments raise the question of how these declarations relate to the larger corpus of our Constitutional law. What weight does such a declaration bear?

]]> By: C Brown http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/#comment-3122 C Brown Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:18:33 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=451#comment-3122 Bill, Based on the comments to your posts about synod's justification committee, it looks like the DRC blog may have given people some wrong impressions. As the lengthy name of the committee suggests, their focus was narrower than some observers realize. Theologically, the main accomplishment of the committee was to state that our doctrine of justification "requires the imputation of the active obedience of Jesus Christ". This point is not explicitly stated in our Confession, Catechisms, or Testimony. But now our church has taken a clear position. This is an important accomplishment for our church. I know that one of our presbyteries has been dealing with a ministerial candidate who denied the imputation of Christ's active obedience to the believer. His license to preach was removed, and following this synod, I just heard that he decided to transfer out of the RPCNA. So, already, these declarations are bearing practical fruit in our church. You will not be allowed to preach from our pulpits if you do not affirm the IAO. The questions you ask in this post are good ones, but not ones answered by this committee. Bill,
Based on the comments to your posts about synod’s justification committee, it looks like the DRC blog may have given people some wrong impressions. As the lengthy name of the committee suggests, their focus was narrower than some observers realize. Theologically, the main accomplishment of the committee was to state that our doctrine of justification “requires the imputation of the active obedience of Jesus Christ”. This point is not explicitly stated in our Confession, Catechisms, or Testimony. But now our church has taken a clear position.
This is an important accomplishment for our church. I know that one of our presbyteries has been dealing with a ministerial candidate who denied the imputation of Christ’s active obedience to the believer. His license to preach was removed, and following this synod, I just heard that he decided to transfer out of the RPCNA. So, already, these declarations are bearing practical fruit in our church. You will not be allowed to preach from our pulpits if you do not affirm the IAO.
The questions you ask in this post are good ones, but not ones answered by this committee.

]]> By: shawnanderson http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/#comment-3112 shawnanderson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:28:17 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=451#comment-3112 Thank you for saying this! I was thinking something along the same lines. A few questions: 1. Is the Declaration as substantial as the committee got? 2. If so, aren't these two camps distinct from each other? Have we just made the error of reductionism? 3. If so, do we reject ALL of "the theological views that are generally associated with the movements identified as 'the New Perspective(s) on Paul' and the 'Federal Vision'"? 4. If so, how many in the CREC would be able to agree with this statement: "2. That Synod REAFFIRM our commitment to the biblical, historical, and confessional, Reformed doctrine of justification– sola gratia, sola fide, solus Christus– which requires the imputation of the active obedience of Jesus Christ as an essential component of that righteousness which is the ground of our justification and is received by faith alone"? Thank you for saying this! I was thinking something along the same lines. A few questions:

1. Is the Declaration as substantial as the committee got?

2. If so, aren’t these two camps distinct from each other? Have we just made the error of reductionism?

3. If so, do we reject ALL of “the theological views that are generally associated with the movements identified as ‘the New Perspective(s) on Paul’ and the ‘Federal Vision’”?

4. If so, how many in the CREC would be able to agree with this statement: “2. That Synod REAFFIRM our commitment to the biblical, historical, and confessional, Reformed doctrine of justification– sola gratia, sola fide, solus Christus– which requires the imputation of the active obedience of Jesus Christ as an essential component of that righteousness which is the ground of our justification and is received by faith alone”?

]]> By: Quasi-semi-pseudo Heresy | Theopolitical http://deregnochristi.org/2008/06/25/what-will-the-justification-resolution-mean-in-the-rpcna/#comment-3110 Quasi-semi-pseudo Heresy | Theopolitical Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:05:11 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=451#comment-3110 [...] Update: Bill Chelis at De Regno Christi wonders aloud about the implications of the report. [...] [...] Update: Bill Chelis at De Regno Christi wonders aloud about the implications of the report. [...]

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