Simply put, if the absence of a physical gathering of the people of God precludes the occurrence of local church worship, then it is fundamentally impossible for the Lord’s Supper to be administered in any meaningfully Biblical sense.
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In this series’ efforts to critically analyze serious errors of Federal Vision theology… it is important that we strive to honor the manner in which the term “Reformed” has been used and understood within its historical context.
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Federal Vision theology severely mars the purity of God’s free grace offered to needy, perishing sinners through the Gospel of Jesus Christ and eradicates any ability for Christians to have assurance that the God who began a good work in them will ultimately perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6).
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Chan is mistaken, not just in historical theology, but in his understanding of God’s Word on this point. His problem comes from ignorance of church history and of the logical implications of his new-found position.
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Why is it so difficult to pick up a new book? Perhaps it’s not picking up a new book, but actually finishing a single book. Are you the kind of person who starts a dozen books and rarely ever completes one?
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On January 1, 1937, Machen, near death, dictated his final words in a telegram to colleague John Murray at Westminster: “I’m so thankful for [the] active obedience of Christ. No hope without it.”
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If Christ died for those chosen in Him, then He will raise them up on the last day. What is judged righteous will never be judged unrighteous. God does not retract or replace His covenant grace. What is bought with His blood will be cleansed; if it were not so, then His blood would be imperfect.
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Instead of being a doctrine that limits or diminishes the atonement and the gospel of Jesus Christ, limited atonement reveals the revelation of God that Jesus accomplished perfectly that which he came to do—to purchase for his own a people of God, and redeem and reconcile them to Himself!
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Does man naturally seek after God? Does he have any natural affinity for or desire to pursue the Almighty? To what degree is man affected by sin? These are just some of the questions Christians are faced with when reading Scripture.
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When we see in Scripture the overwhelming display of God’s sovereignty, we would naturally expect His absolute authority and power to extend to His marvelous work of redemption—and this is exactly what we find.
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