C. Matthew McMahon
Christian Preacher
Dear Friends of A Puritan´s Mind and Puritanboard,
A Puritan´s Mind has been recently updated again with a new paper that critiques a Modern Theologian (Ralph Smith) who is theologically associated with the Auburn Avenue Theology, and the New Perspectives on Paul (NPP). The book is entitled *Eternal Covenant: How the Trinity Reshapes Covenant Theology* and purports to revise two important theological terms: covenant and Trinity. Unfortunately, Smith´s revision is at the expense of orthodox theology. It purports Tri-theism, and Covenantal Nomism. Smith has done away with the historical formulations of Trinity to espouse James Jordan´s views, and has redefined *covenant* to set forth a view held by Federal Visionists called, in Christianese, *covenant faithfulness*.
The critique can be found at:
http://www.apuritansmind.com/BookReviews/Sourpuss/SmithRalphEternalCovenant.htm
It is titled:
Blurred Vision: Theological Degeneration In Ralph Smith´s Misconceived Covenantal Theology, By C. Matthew McMahon.
I hope it is of help to the ever-emerging trend of bad theology and inaccurate historical theology that continues to churn out of the Federal Vision camp.
A summary of this paper will be seen in the Whitefield Journal at some time in the first quarter of next year.
A Puritan´s Mind has been recently updated again with a new paper that critiques a Modern Theologian (Ralph Smith) who is theologically associated with the Auburn Avenue Theology, and the New Perspectives on Paul (NPP). The book is entitled *Eternal Covenant: How the Trinity Reshapes Covenant Theology* and purports to revise two important theological terms: covenant and Trinity. Unfortunately, Smith´s revision is at the expense of orthodox theology. It purports Tri-theism, and Covenantal Nomism. Smith has done away with the historical formulations of Trinity to espouse James Jordan´s views, and has redefined *covenant* to set forth a view held by Federal Visionists called, in Christianese, *covenant faithfulness*.
The critique can be found at:
http://www.apuritansmind.com/BookReviews/Sourpuss/SmithRalphEternalCovenant.htm
It is titled:
Blurred Vision: Theological Degeneration In Ralph Smith´s Misconceived Covenantal Theology, By C. Matthew McMahon.
I hope it is of help to the ever-emerging trend of bad theology and inaccurate historical theology that continues to churn out of the Federal Vision camp.
A summary of this paper will be seen in the Whitefield Journal at some time in the first quarter of next year.