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Doug Wilson On “Creation Law”

In a discussion on Leviticus & Homosexuality . Doug Wilson appeals to the decretal will of God & calls it Creation Law & attempts to draw a distinction between Creation Law & Redemption Law (Leviticus). 1. This is a Category Error on his part, insofar as the Decretal Will of God    (what Is as to the State of the Created Order) & the Moral Will of God (What Ought To Be) are two separate, yet intersecting domains). 2. Notice how he looks to the Decretal Will of God for Moral Law.     The story of Leviticus occurs after the Fall, so the implication is that Redemptive Law’s proper domain is a Post-Lapsarian world.    One wonders why he doesn’t understand that if the Prelapsarian created order is a species of Law, then it is a species of Redemptive Law?    Think about it —- is there anywhere in the Bible where God’s Law, which comes to us in the form of a suzerain covenant — doesn’t serve a redemptive purpose?  In th...
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Tackling Tradition 53: Mark 7:1 - 13

  1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,   2 and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. 3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. a 4 And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining. b 5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.” 6 Jesus answered them,  “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:  ‘These people honor Me with their lips,  but their hearts are far from Me. 7 They worship Me in vain;  they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ c 8 You have disregarded the commandm...
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Biblical Literacy In (The) Great Travail

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O LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER(S)
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Revelation Chapter 1

Prologue 1  The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,   2  who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of Godand the testimony of Jesus Christ.   3  Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Greetings and Doxology 4  John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits [ a ]  before his throne,   5  and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,   6  and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to se...
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Covenant Theology In Outline Form 25: The Wedding At Cana

Shema & Historical Prologue   1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” 4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” General & Specific Stipulations  5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” 6Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.  7Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. 8“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” Document Clause, Witnesses, Covenant Renewal  They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Th...
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