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| Packer, a Calvinist, is the senior editor of the ESV, which is promoted and sold by the orthodox LCMS. |
The fake blog continues to lead with a fake post from someone impersonating Brett Meyer. Brett has written them to say he did not write the post they are "quoting" with "a good laugh, but a sad laugh." Tim Glende, who probably writes his own comments, defended this illegal activity by claiming it was a good representation of Brett's thought.
Here is the slimy response from Anonymous:
Anonymous said...
I'm personally a little confused by the response of Brett Meyer and Jackson to what might or might not be a fake Brett Meyer quote on this blog.
Ok, it might be fake, right? But how is it slander? I mean, whoever put it down said all the same stuff the Brett usually says and even did weird-obsessive cutting-and-pasting thing with the BOC also.
Impersonation is defined as "The crime of pretending to be another individual in order to deceive others and gain some advantage."
Therefore, when it is clearly pointed out to the fake blog, the sponsors defend their crime as justified. No wonder Rick Techlin objected to deceit and plagiarism at St. Peter in Freedom, with Tim Glende and Ski in charge.
Every week Glende and Ski pretend to be Craig Groeschel or someone else. They are afraid to give their own sermons and do their own work.
Constant lying is the chief characteristic of UOP Stormtroopers. For instance, they brag about going to Fuller Seminary and then deny that fact when this is brought out into the open (Valleskey, Bivens, Olson). They deny being members and leaders of Church and Change (Don Patterson, Paustian) while attending the Chicanery conferences.
I hope Tim Glende continues to keep his criminal activities posted for the public to see. Some day the synodical lawyers will have a talk with him about their liability. He can only hide so much, given his proclivity for bragging.
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| Ski and Glende are cornucopias of Photoshop opportunities. Breaking news: "Ski wrote his own sermon last week! Video at 10." Feature story - "One of these is wearing a new Spanks, The Tiefel, designed to keep it from all hanging out."
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UOJers hahaha. Notice how they excuse themselves saying that they represented Brett's ideas even though they impersonated him. Notice how they justify the crime of impersonating someone else by claiming they posted what Brett said etc. This is down right antinomian. They do carry out the logical conclusion of their doctrine which is to excuse sin. LPC |
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Not sure that Packer is a five-point Calvinist. He doesn't seem that way from what I have read, but if that can be laid out in more detail, I should look forward to delving more.
With apologies, Dr Jackson, I do not mean to challenge you personally (please feel free to spike this comment), however, I would not regard Packer as a Calvinist -- rather a misguided Christian.
Churchmouse
Here is one biograhical sketch:
http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/jipacker.html.
Feel free to challenge me, ChurchMouse. I am not an expert on Packer, and I do not even have a copy of his ESV Bible.
I find it odd that LCMS Lutherans snort that justification by faith is Calvinist while avoiding the KJV and selling the ESV.
Thank you, Dr Jackson.
I find the ESV useful for today's audiences who might not be able to fully appeciate the KJV syntax. The ESV also has a number of useful footnotes.
That said, is J I Packer a Calvinist? If he is lumped in with John MacArthur, whom I admire on scriptural exegesis (outside of the dreaded Rapture), then, no, he is not:
'Today there are many excellent champions of Calvinism, among them Baptists such as John MacArthur, Jr. and John Piper, and many other non-Baptists such as J. I. Packer and R. C. Sproul.'
http://www.fbcmd.org/userFiles/266/pdf266_ynv89b.pdf
I am also deeply suspicious of what Christianity Today says, as it is Evangelical, therefore, not able to distinguish between Amyraldism and authentic Calvinism.
A few things set off flags straightaway about Packer: Anglican, C S Lewis, Evangelical movement, contributing towards a Colson-Neuhaus book on ecumenism. As Calvinists might say in jest, 'The horror!' ;)
Sorry, there is no way one can make Packer into a five-point Calvinist (ditto MacArthur for his admitted 'leaky dispensationalism'), regardless what the journos and amateur lookers-on elsewhere might say. Anyone reading serious Calvinist sites will see very little mention of Packer and C S Lewis (how much more Anglican can one get?).
That said, Packer did support justification by grace through faith, in accordance with the 39 Articles of Religion. He was not in opposition to traditional Reformation belief. Nor are true Calvinists -- they are not universalists, unlike some Amyraldians (called 'four-pointers').
I am happy to discuss further and thank you for the exchange. Apologies, it is late here, so if you would like further clarification, I can provide that tomorrow.
Churchmouse
Further to my previous comment, even Monergism has slipped somewhat in its Calvinism, supporting some YRR -- Young, Restless and Reformed -- types who have no place among the 'five-pointers'.
Churchmouse
Piper a champion of Calvinism? Yes indeed and a champion of Jonathan Edward's myticism and enthusiasm.
Piper is a neo-legalist too.
LPC
UOJers hahaha. Notice how they excuse themselves saying that they represented Brett's ideas even though they impersonated him.
Notice how they justify the crime of impersonating someone else by claiming they posted what Brett said etc.
This is down right antinomian. They do carry out the logical conclusion of their doctrine which is to excuse sin.
LPC
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