tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post8386841414168860915..comments2023-09-01T16:11:44.564+08:00Comments on Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda): Peter Masters on the dangers of not practicing secondary separationDaniel Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-28571224134968777592013-01-23T01:58:40.725+08:002013-01-23T01:58:40.725+08:00Dear Dr. Peter Masters,
I invite you to be alerte...Dear Dr. Peter Masters,<br /><br />I invite you to be alerted and equipped, based on the following.<br /><br />John Piper quote about Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life:<br />“Frankly, I’m appalled at the kinds of slander that have been brought against this book by people whose methods of critique, if they were consistently applied to the Bible, would undo it as the Word of God… When I read James Sundquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017076574459769592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-11646652004644844462010-04-06T10:34:56.893+08:002010-04-06T10:34:56.893+08:00@Doug:
that is good. Back in 2005, he went throug...@Doug:<br /><br />that is good. Back in 2005, he went through some surgery and wasn't too well, so I was wondering whether he would continue in the pastorate.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-85640320827663381522010-04-06T09:26:41.733+08:002010-04-06T09:26:41.733+08:00Oh behave LOL. Yes, Dr. Masters is well.Oh behave LOL. Yes, Dr. Masters is well.Douglas Kofi Adu-Boahenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111110757315994466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-56486777997507284922010-04-05T11:59:34.248+08:002010-04-05T11:59:34.248+08:00@Doug:
I agree with you. As for Dr. Masters, I am...@Doug:<br /><br />I agree with you. As for Dr. Masters, I am sure there are many things he doesn't really like... =P I hope he is doing fine though?Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-68243981261790811452010-04-05T11:58:21.675+08:002010-04-05T11:58:21.675+08:00@Lou:
thanks for the link to the book, and I agre...@Lou:<br /><br />thanks for the link to the book, and I agree with you.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-12446354488602655232010-04-05T10:47:02.273+08:002010-04-05T10:47:02.273+08:00Great post, especially considering Dr. Masters is ...Great post, especially considering Dr. Masters is my own pastor :-)<br /><br />I attended a lecture at the London Reformed Baptist Seminary where our assistant pastor looked at the Biblical motives for secondary separation - the very thing Piper waved off as sectarian in his APJ from March 31. I hasten to say Piper has taken leave of his sense, considering he's off to be my grandfather, but Douglas Kofi Adu-Boahenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111110757315994466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-18707264691874178492010-04-05T02:33:28.864+08:002010-04-05T02:33:28.864+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-72477555407299985732010-04-05T02:33:08.963+08:002010-04-05T02:33:08.963+08:00The problem is there is nothing loving in confirmi...<i>The problem is there is nothing loving in confirming heretics in their error, or in allowing the sheep to sit under the teachings of wolves.</i><br /><br />And Piper is doing both!<br /><br />In <i>Tragedy</i> p. 45, Pickering wrote, “<i>It is not a mark of graciousness to allow false teaching to be propagated</i>.” <br /><br />The Bible teaches that we must refute and resist the doctrine of Lou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-44730946202479474172010-04-05T02:27:21.738+08:002010-04-05T02:27:21.738+08:00Yes, Pickering's classic is back in print and ...Yes, Pickering's classic is back in print and expanded slightly. You can order it on line from Regular Baptist Press, here-<br /><br />http://www.rbpstore.org/productView/showprod.<br />cfm?prodnum=5361<br /><br /><br />LouLou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-23618548002945977582010-04-05T02:24:43.055+08:002010-04-05T02:24:43.055+08:00Brother Chew:
Based on his reaction to Mohler and...Brother Chew:<br /><br />Based on his reaction to Mohler and Duncan signing the <i>Manhattan Declaration</i> Sproul may be the the only one who has anything to say, and possibly pull out of DG.<br /><br />Mohler signed the <i>MD</i>, which leaves him in no position to be critical of Piper hosting Warren.<br /><br />T4G- I suspect they find this fiasco very inconvenient on the eve of their Lou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-89605228165880097712010-04-04T20:51:04.650+08:002010-04-04T20:51:04.650+08:00@Lou:
there is a new edition of Pickering's b...@Lou:<br /><br />there is a new edition of Pickering's book <i>Biblical Separation</i> out now? That would be superb. The previous one was out of print so I was unable to get it.<br /><br />And yes, Piper is asking for "broad-mindedness". Or rather he is asking to be seen as magaminous and broad-hearted. The problem is there is nothing loving in confirming heretics in their error, Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-77184692168222467352010-04-04T20:47:18.734+08:002010-04-04T20:47:18.734+08:00@Lou:
I really do not know how the others will re...@Lou:<br /><br />I really do not know how the others will react to Piper's gaffe. Mohler is unlikely to do much probably in order to preserve his reputation and spot as President of the Southern Baptist Seminary. Thabiti Anyabwile strikes me as a broad evangelical, but I could be wrong. Francis Chan is a New Calvinist and the infamous author of the "Just stop and think" video Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-50487687930288559502010-04-04T20:40:22.232+08:002010-04-04T20:40:22.232+08:00One other timely read is Dr. Pickering's Bibli...One other timely read is Dr. Pickering's <i>Biblical Separation</i>. The new edition includes an extended article he wrote titled, <i>Should Fundamentalists and Evangelicals Seek Closer Ties</i>. <br /><br />At the end he speaks of the “<i>mood of broadmindedness</i>,” which he noted, “<i>We fear such moods since we have seen in our lifetime, their final outcome - a full-blow movement Lou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-70455426580079119692010-04-04T20:32:27.973+08:002010-04-04T20:32:27.973+08:00Brother Chew:
Thanks for the reply. Master's...Brother Chew:<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. Master's article on <i>The Merger...</i> exemplifies that there is more than one big fish to fry on the so-called <i>conservative</i> evangelicalism camp. CCM is an issue, but Masters also highlights the charismatic theology of Piper and Mahaney, which is increasingly permeating the “<i>new</i>” Calvinism. And that is where Masters notes that Lou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-36409495086975993472010-04-04T18:38:04.961+08:002010-04-04T18:38:04.961+08:00@Lou:
I was aware of the article, but thanks for ...@Lou:<br /><br />I was aware of the article, but thanks for bringing it up again.<br /><br />I think my reticence in referencing this article stems from the fact that Dr. Masters spend quite a lot of the article on the issue of Contemporary Christian Music. While there are certainly some issues of concern in that, it seems to me a minor thing compared to the New Evangelical zeitgeist that Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-78470121298838360812010-04-04T10:17:02.693+08:002010-04-04T10:17:02.693+08:00Brother Chew:
Thanks for engaging the Piper/Warre...Brother Chew:<br /><br />Thanks for engaging the Piper/Warren issue. I too have a copy of Master's <i>Stand for Truth</i> (formerly <i>Separation & Obedience</i>) and appreciate it greatly.<br /><br />You may be aware of a 2009 article Masters wrote titled, <i>The Merger of Calvinism With Worldliness</i>.<br /><br />I find it helpful companion article. With permission from Dr. Masters ILou Martuneachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.com