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Van Drunen Two Kingdoms Rebutted by Brian Mattson
Dr. Brian Mattson has a post in which he distinguishes between Horton’s views on the two kingdoms and Van Drunen’s views on the two kingdoms (link to post). Dr. Mattson’s post should help to explain part of the problem with engaging the topic — there are a variety of “two kingdoms” views even amongst folks…
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Two Recent Reviews of "Kingdom Through Covenant"
Michael Horton (link to review) and J. W. Hendryx (link to review) have provided interesting responses to the book, “Kingdom through Covenant.” I’m sure I’m closer to Hendryx than to Horton when it comes to the issue of Covenant theology, but Horton also provides interesting comments in response to the errors of KtC. -TurretinFan To…
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Horton’s Comments on Islam or E2K?
“… it’s a good thing that we no longer live in an era where Christianity is a culture.” I saw that Michael Horton had posted a series of three videos (about 15 minutes total) purportedly on Islam, in association with the “White Horse Inn.” (part 1, part 2, part 3) I offer the following by…
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Properly Loving One’s Neighbor
Douglas Wilson (there, I’ve now lost half my reading audience) has posted some shots at Horton’s piece on “gay marriage.” (link to Wilson) Wilson was struck by something Horton said, something that also struck me: “The challenge there is that two Christians who hold the same beliefs about marriage as Christians may appeal to neighbor-love…
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Trent’s Anathemas Removed?
The White Horse Inn posted a program in which Michael Horton interviewed Christian Smith regarding, among other things, his conversion to the Roman communion. Mr. Smith alleged that the Roman church moved toward the Lutheran position on justification and removed the anathemas that had been placed on the Lutherans in the Joint Declaration on Justification.…
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Horton vs. the Sermon on the Mount (take 2!)
In a previous post, we saw how Horton exegetically blundered in asserting that “In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus clearly abrogated the ceremonial and civil law that God had given uniquely to the nation of Israel.” Horton is at again. This time he writes: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus announces a “regime…
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An Example of the Exegetical Blunders of Horton’s View of the Two Kingdoms
Prof. Michael Horton has an article entitled, “The Death of Osama bin Ladin: What Kind of Justice Has Been Done?” Horton takes the occasion of bin Ladin’s death as a chance to attempt to propagate his unhistorical view of the two kingdoms. I don’t mean to suggest that the idea of two kingdoms is not…
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Paul Helm Reviews Michael Horton’s Systematic
Paul Helm has a balanced review of Michael Horton’s new systematic theology, “The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way.” I’m still in the process of reviewing the book myself. I will reserve my comments until a later date. To God be the Glory!
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Cross an Object Lesson? (UPDATED)
As reported here, Michael Horton wrote: “Third, Christ’s work on the cross was not an object lesson.” Horton is wrong. Horton would have been right if Horton had said, “The cross was not just an object lesson,” but that’s not what he wrote. It is an object lesson here: 1 John 3:16-17 Hereby perceive we…
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Horton is Still Reformed
Although he doesn’t directly answer the “open question” Horton affirmed his commitment to the Reformation in a new post, which is good enough for me (link), although I would really have wished for a stronger affirmation of the Reformation than the vague affirmations he provides. To God be the Glory!