A Joint Statement on the Federal Vision
Posted by bounddragon on 6th August 2007
Sorry I’m getting this up so late, most have read it by now, but for those who haven’t here it is:
Joint Federal Vision Statement
The statement was signed by
John Barach (minister, CREC)
Randy Booth (minister, CREC)
Tim Gallant (minister, CREC)
Mark Horne (minister, PCA)
Jim Jordan (minister ARC, Director of Biblical Horizons, member CREC)
Peter Leithart (minister, PCA)
Rich Lusk (minister, CREC)
Jeff Meyers (minister, PCA)
Ralph Smith (minister, CREC)
Steve Wilkins (minister, PCA)
Douglas Wilson (minister, CREC)
There have been many responses to it, some of which I may highlight as the days go by, but I will highlight now one line from the statement itself, one that I have really appreciated in all the Federal Vision fracas:
“We deny that the faith which is the sole instrument of justification can be understood as anything other than the only kind of faith which God gives, which is to say, a living, active and personally loyal faith. Justifying faith encompasses the elements of assent, knowledge, and living trust in accordance with the age and maturity of the believer. We deny that faith is ever alone, even at the moment of the effectual call.”
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mattb
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