D. Patrick Ramsey

Son of an Ulsterman, born and raised in Nova Scotia, now living in Western PA. Pastor of Nashua OPC 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸

[D. Patrick Ramsey @dprmsy]

Articles on Law and Gospel:

1. Law and Gospel: https://t.co/yiarJ6Zf0Q

2. Law and Gospel (and Hermeneutics) https://t.co/2mqIvHCslT

3. Law, Gospel, and Gataker https://t.co/re2AwNoAEJ

4. The Law, the Gospel, and the Spirit https://t.co/V2gVwC2nIy

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@Loyal2tGo17 So when branches are broken off in the NT for unbelief and when lampstands are removed for impenitence then the NT church is replaying/reiterating the pre-fall history of Adam?

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"Israel’s history in the Old Testament economy was a history of redemption, and not a history that replays/reiterates the pre-fall history of Adam."

- C. Venema

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but of that dignity and honour which he had as the first-born of every creature, and heir of all things. That sonship which he had, as he was born from the dead; 'Thou are my Son, this day have I begotten thee,' namely in the resurrection..."

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Is David Garner arguing for something similar to what Westminster divine Edward Reynolds said below?

"Being thus united unto Christ...Fourthly, The sonship, and, by consequence, inheritance of Christ is ours. I speak not of his personal sonship by eternal generation,

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[reformation21 @Reformation21]

Drs. Letham and Tipton interact critically with Dr. Garner's position on the adoption of the Son. https://t.co/VhjRiP7eYu

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See also here:

https://t.co/vXioh95Ipf

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Is the key word "slavish"?

Because a non-slavish fear of hell and wrath is a fruit of faith.

https://t.co/2E9l0g7qlw

[Brian Onstead @brianonstead]

"A filial fear of God and of fatherly displeasure, is worthy of the believer, being a fruit of faith, and of the spirit of adoption; but a slavish fear of hell and wrath, from which he is delivered by Christ, is not a fruit of faith, but of unbelief." ~ Marrow Men

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Preserve Me, O God (Psalm 16:1-11) - from "The Book of Psalms for Worship" and from Trinity Psalter Hymnal (16B)

https://t.co/uk2693BkAa

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An essay from 2009:

Samuel Rutherford’s Contribution to Covenant Theology in Scotland

https://t.co/92TuHlTavu

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as touching the faithful in the old Testament which embraced Christ the mediator of the covenant of grace...being justified in him which was to come, and regenerant by his grace, the promises of eternal life were made under condition of the works of regeneration"

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R. Rollock:

"I grant that the works of regeneration are necessary unto eternal life promised in the Gospel, but not as merits...but as the means and way...they may also be said to be causes, after a sort: for they please God in Christ, and in some respects move him...

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rethink your understanding of the relationship between sincere obedience and salvation.

https://t.co/gBcLLlXt5W

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Does God promise eternal life to his people who persevere in good works/sincere obedience?

If you have been reared in NAPARC circles, then you will probably think that the answer is obvious: a hard no.

But deeper study in Scripture and the Reformed tradition challenges you to

[Nate @NatSchreffler]

The Church of Scotland confused law and gospel. God doesn't promise eternal life for sincere obedience. Sincere obedience is only possible if u are born again, given faith, justified, adopted, and in union with Christ. Btw Marrow Men affirmed without holiness no one will see God.

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@djmaclean1 Does he provide any contemporary examples to illustrate his observation of mixing law and gospel or of swinging too far?

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"the obligations of obedience in the Mosaic economy are essentially the same obligations that accompany the promises of grace in every administration of the covenant of grace."

- C. Venema

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If the Mosaic cov is the same in substance with the new cov, then what John Murray says (what some call monocovenantalism) must be true:

“the demand of obedience in the Mosaic covenant is principially identical with the same demand in the new covenant of the gospel economy.”

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A Word to Kinists https://t.co/geOgZOyNEw

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Baptismal Regeneration and the Westminster Confession of Faith

https://t.co/Od5fwVCAUH

[Ryan Hurst ⛪ @RyanHurst171]

Baptismal regeneration is explicitly taught in the WCF, this dude is bugging.

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Important to distinguish between the law/gospel distinction and the law-gospel hermeneutic.

See Mark Garcia's exchange with Michael Horton on Law and Gospel here:

Part 1: https://t.co/sg0DhjOolD

Part 2: https://t.co/7mKDzvkLl3

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3. Deuteronomy is not a law code but sermonic addresses from Moses to Israel.

4. I find it odd that people would consider my post "bait" or "just being provocative." Esp. since these same people wouldn't consider "Law as do and Gospel as done" as just being provocative or bait.

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A few observations about this post:

1. There is more than one use or meaning of Law and Gospel. In the Reformed Tradition, one use of Law is CW and one use of Gospel is CG. Classic Reformed covenant theology views the MC as the CG. Deuteronomy is about the MC and thus CG.

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Deuteronomy is Gospel not Law.

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IOW, Moses is not administering the Law or CW in Deuteronomy, but the Gospel or CG.

2. The title "Deuteronomy" is from the LXX translators. And it is a mistranslation. Not second, but copy of law. And law is torah = instruction, teaching, which is about CG not CW.