It is with a heavy heart, but a necessary resolve, that we arrive at the inevitable and catastrophic destination of the “Reformed Fringe” theological system: a direct assault on the person of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In the preceding articles, we have traced the destructive trajectory of this theology, from its foundational semantic… Continue reading A Christological Chimera
Category: Apologetics & Polemics
A Departure from Patristic Orthodoxy
The proponents of the “Reformed Fringe” theology often present their work as a retrieval project. They claim to be dusting off a more authentic, “Ancient Near Eastern” worldview that they allege has been lost or suppressed by the overly systematized, Hellenized theology of later Christian tradition. They offer their listeners a supposedly richer, more “supernatural”… Continue reading A Departure from Patristic Orthodoxy
An Open Letter Concerning an Unclear Retraction
Dear Jon and Doug, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am writing this letter in response to your recent public statements regarding the theological concerns that have been raised by my articles and by others in the church. Jon, I want to begin by commending… Continue reading An Open Letter Concerning an Unclear Retraction
Borrowed Serpents: Plagiarism and Malpractice in Genesis 3
Having established the methodological error of “Reformed Fringe”—their rejection of confessional authority in favor of a speculative, “Naked Bible” approach—we now turn to a concrete example of this method in action. Their episode “Genesis 3: A Dragon in the Trees” serves as a perfect case study, revealing how their flawed hermeneutic inevitably leads to a… Continue reading Borrowed Serpents: Plagiarism and Malpractice in Genesis 3
The Pattern of Sound Words
Theological error does not arise from a vacuum. It is nearly always the product of a faulty hermeneutic, a flawed method of approaching and interpreting the sacred text. Before we can properly dissect the specific doctrinal errors of the “Reformed Fringe” podcast regarding the nature of God and Christ, we must first address the methodological poison… Continue reading The Pattern of Sound Words
The Semantic Trojan Horse
It is the solemn duty of every Christian to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3). This duty becomes particularly urgent when theological error, cloaked in familiar language, is presented to the church from platforms that carry an air of credibility. It is with this sense… Continue reading The Semantic Trojan Horse
William Lane Craig – Theopaschitism (6)
As we have seen previously, William Lane Craig holds to a view which he calls Neo-Apollinarianism. Although he claims that this is only a proposal, and thus claims a sort of theological immunity regarding its heretical implications, I don’t believe we should let him off the hook quite so easily. To briefly review, Neo-Apollinarianism is a slight… Continue reading William Lane Craig – Theopaschitism (6)
William Lane Craig – The Duplicitous Langage of Proposal (5.5)
Recently, Dr. Craig spoke on his podcast about his Christological Position. This was in response to an article forwarded to him from Richard Bushey titled Does William Lane Craig Have An Orthodox Christology? Some have asked me why this series has stalled out, wondering if I am done with my critique. I am not, but given that… Continue reading William Lane Craig – The Duplicitous Langage of Proposal (5.5)
William Lane Craig – Neo-Apollinarianism (5)
In the previous entries in this series, we have seen how Dr. Craig’s denial of realism (a position he calls anti-realism, rather than nominalism) has led him down the path of partialism (in which the three persons are not properly unified) and unitarianism (in which he implicitly treats the Trinity as though it were a… Continue reading William Lane Craig – Neo-Apollinarianism (5)
William Lane Craig – Unitarianism (4)
Last time, we talked about how Dr. Craig’s position of anti-realism undermines the fundamental unity of the Godhead. It does this by functionally denying that such natures exist are a thing considered differently than persons. Where classic orthodox trinitarianism relies on the idea that natures, or ousiai, exist and that persons, or hypostases, are more-or-less… Continue reading William Lane Craig – Unitarianism (4)