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It's rather unnerving, realizing the FV's influence has reached Poland of all places, due to the internet.

I've listened to an interview with Wilson some time ago and if I recall correctly he wasn't raised in a Reformed church but later converted. In this interview he mentioned that he embraces most Reformed creeds and confessions but still is forming his own view on some of these. It's seems clear that he is coming to some troubling conclusions.

Wilson's views on covenant theology as espoused in "Reformed" Is Not Enough and in his contribution to The Federal Vision have caused some controversy as part of the Federal Vision theology, partly because of its similarity to the New Perspective on Paul, which Wilson does not fully endorse, though he has praised some tenets that are in line with his theology. One of the most contentious points is that Wilson believes that all who hold to the ancient creeds of Christendom are considered orthodox enough to be considered in covenant with God. The RPCUS denomination declared his views on the subject to be heretical, and although "Reformed" Is Not Enough was already in process when the RPCUS's resolution was published, Wilson sought to address some of their charges in that book.


Wes

Speaking as a medium term critic of Theonomy, honesty compels me to say that Theonomy should not be lumped with Federal Vision. The two errors are concerned with different doctrines; civil law in the case of the former and a number of items not including civil law in the latter. It is alleged that some individuals are common to both movements, but the major figure of Theonomy, Greg Bahnsen cannot be held to be entirely within the Shepardist wing of the FV camp since he affirmed the active obedience of Christ which Shepherd denies.

I'm not disputing that all men in both camps agree with one another, but there is linkeage. Maybe it's because some firmly in the FV camp today toyed with Theonomy before coming to become FVers.

The link may be in post-millennialism. Certainly many post-millennists are orthodox in their Christian approach to systematics; yet there is something about post-millennialism that draw some toward Theonomy and FV.

Why, I cannot say; but there are many cases that it does.

As a cavaet, I'm not saying that post-millennialism is the culprit in this, but for some reason people misuses it in forming their theology.