Since 2002, the movement known as Federal Vision has been one surrounding controversy.

While many have debated, reviewed, adhered to, or critiqued this theology- the admins of @ProtestantPost & @CalvinismMemes hope to shed some light on the subject.

The question "Is Federal Vision Heterodox?" Will be debated live, Lord willing, on @toastpilled on 9:30PM EST Friday, August 2.

CalvinismMemes will be arguing the Affirmative, whereas ProtestantPost will be arguing the Negative.

We hope above all, that this conversation be edifying to the glory of God and hope to see you on the Live Stream.

After the debate, the audience will have a chance to ask questions, so be ready to sharpen iron!

Irish Articles of Religion: Article 103

At the end of this world the Lord Jesus shall come in the clouds with the glory of his Father; at which time, by the almighty power of God, the living shall be changed and the dead shall be raised; and all shall appear both in body and soul before his judgment seat, to receive according to that which they have done in their bodies, whether good or evil.

Irish Articles of Religion: Article 104

When the last judgment is finished, Christ shall deliver up the Kingdom to his Father, and God shall be all in all.

Today I learned that James White is more antisemitic than me.
Apparently, laughing at memes about jews is grounds for him threatening to "name names" and urge elders to "step down."

The fruit of this is encouraging jews to remain in unrepentant carnal security.

Here's the meme in question. Apparently laughing at this means you're deeply in sin...for what exactly, he isn't saying.
(I laffed at it)

Get your backsides over to https://t.me/toastpilled for the Federal Vision debate!! Starts in 30 min!

"Is Federal Vision Theology Heterodox?"

Hosted by @toastpilled

Special thanks to @ProtestantPost for debating @CalvinismMemes on this subject!

Audio only.

More Aphorisms on Baptism

Baptized infants are to be received as children of God and treated accordingly.
-- John Murray, Christian Baptism

[The] family ... is the New Testament basis of the Church of God ... [God] does, indeed require individual faith for salvation; but He organizes His people in families first; and then into churches His promises are all the more precious that they are to us and our
children. And though this may not fit with the growing individualism of the day, it is God’s ordinance.
-- B. B. Warfield, The Polemics of Infant Baptism

God has cast the line of election so it runs for the most part through the loins of godly parents.
-- Increase Mather, Sermon from 1678

The child of a Christian parent is presumptively a Christian and an heir of eternal life ...The biblical paradigm is for covenant children to grow up in faith from infancy.
-- Robert Rayburn, The Presbyterian Doctrine of Covenant Succession

Federal Vision Debate w/ Timestamps

0:05:55 -- Anti-FV Opening Statement
0:21:15 -- Pro-FV Opening Statement
0:41:10 -- Anti-FV Cross Examination of Pro-FV
1:05:55 -- Pro-FV Cross Examination of Anti-FV
1:42:25 -- Audience / Chat Q&A

Link to background reading

Collect for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost

O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church, and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succor, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

By "Reconquista" logic, why don't we all join the Roman Catholic church, since it after all is the largest and most influential body?

Make no mistake, that body is our birthright and God will deliver it over to us, but Reformation logic insists we fight responsibly while not neglecting the faithful environment our children need.

Doug Wilson's concept of "strategic but feasible" is helpful here. Taking the RCC would be a highly strategic position, but is not feasible. Turning a small country church slighly more conservative is feasible, but ultimately not very strategic.

The via media is to target mid-size institutions such as seminaries, schools, and denominations like the PCA and LCMS.

Excellent history lesson on the part of Mr. Turnipseed and Co. The entire video is quite long, but the first hour in particular is very information heavy.

https://www.youtube.com/live/4ErNKnFbRNU?si=9RWJvr-DHQGpkipv

It appears we are entering yet another financial system crisis, right on schedule. Here are 3 takeaways:

1) The people in charge of the financial system are not actually very competent.

2) They obviously have no consideration for ordinary Americans.

3) True wealth will always be based upon real goods and real services. Stocks and securities only have lasting value to the extent they are backed by the above. Our current economy in large part is not.

Is the Roman Catholic Church a true church?

Yes and no. As Calvin, Turretin, and Hodge explained, the Roman body is not a true church inasmuch as they corrupt word and sacrament. Yet they are an actual church inasmuch as they profess the Christian creed and are covenantally bound to God.

A helpful analogy is a cheating husband or a rebellious son. An unfaithful husband is really a husband, but is not being true to his vows. A rebellious son is the biological offspring of his parents, yet may not be worthy to be called a son (cf. Lk. 15). Likewise, Rome is a church which is being unfaithful and rebellious against the covenant of grace.

Many Protestants simply say Rome is not a true church and lump it in with Mormons, Muslims, etc. But the Reformers argued that we cannot simply write Rome off as pagan but must work to call her back to faithfulness, like the OT prophets did to apostate Israel. Reformation is not optional; it is a requirement.

What If It's Not Envy?

Jewish dominance in finance and media is not purely due to competence. Nor is noticing their dominance envy.

Jews have extremely high in-group preference and so rise to the top of industries where success mainly relies on reputation, network, and connection.

We freely admit that Jews do show above-average levels of competence and intelligence in some ways, but this cannot even come close to explaining their sway and influence.

Jews are not simply "high-performance people" who occasionally do very good things and occassionally do very bad things. Indeed, after the death of the Apostles, Jews have done nothing of note for humanity, and it makes no sense to be jealous of them for being cursed by God.

I interpret repentance as regeneration, whose sole end is to restore in us the image of God... we are restored by this regeneration through the benefit of Christ into the righteousness of God... And indeed this restoration does not take place in one moment or one day or one year; but through continual and sometimes even slow advances God wipes out in his elect the corruptions of the flesh, cleanses them of guilt, consecrates them to himself as temples, renewing all their minds to true purity that they may practice repentance throughout their lives and know that this warfare will only end at death.

-- John Calvin, Institutes 3.3.9