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This is an excellent article dealing with disagreements between Clark and John Piper, and a loving expression of concern. I encourage you to check it out! – JT
The remarks that follow highlight areas of significant disagreement so let me preface my remarks thus: I am thankful for the good work that John Piper has done. I’m most thankful for his clear and strong stand in recent years for the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. I realize that he’s taken a lot of heat for standing up for the gospel. I am also thankful for his opposition to Open Theism and for his defense of the historic Christian view of marriage and of male/female relations. Further, I write this as a friend to a friend. John was a commencement speaker at WSC a few years back and I’ve enjoyed fellowship with him here on campus and at a small, late-night meeting in San Diego (ETS ) a few years back. This post necessarily focuses on some strong disagreements but I don’t want those disagreements to obscure those areas where we agree and where we are able to work for a shared goal….
Read more here.
I don’t know if I enjoyed the article or the responses more. It all made for an interesting read. I’ll have to come back to it, with Bible in hand, when I have more time to spend on it. Thanks for the post Joel.
Have you read Doug Wilson disturbin paper on slavery?
Can’t say I have. Why is it disturbing, in your opinion? – JT