TylerRay
Puritan Board Graduate
Would you consider Shepherd to be a "reliable source that knows how to read Dutch?"
Given he is at the center of the FV problem, no I wouldn't rely on him to explain Schilder's legal/vital distinction, any more than I would rely on some reckless non-Dutch reading polemicist.
What about Cornelius Van Til? Or David Engelsma?
If you have something from CVT or DE discussing Schilder's legal/vital distinction, pass it along and perhaps I can answer.
My reason for referencing Van Til was that in the quote that I provided he justifies Shepherd's doctrine of justification by saying that Shepherd knows Dutch, and that American Presbyterians do not understand Dutch theology. If Shepherd claims that his doctrine of justification is rooted in Schilder's covenant theology, it's no stretch to infer that Van Til thinks that Shepherd gets Schilder right.