Thread: The Federal Vision and the Doctrine of Assurance
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Old 05-28-2008, 07:29 PM
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Concerning the FV and the puritan emphasis on works in assurance:

I have not done enough research of the FV to make the comparison. At this stage in the game, with my limited knowledge of the FV, I am not sure that there is that big of a difference between "covenant faithfullness" and the puritans emphasis of "good works".

But if anyone can help me see the "bigness" of the difference, it would be greatly appreciated.
A big difference is that the puritans did not conflate election to the church with election to decretal salvation.

The puritans understood that we do good works because (and indeed if) we are elect, there is no question of us being elect because we do good works, even if such works are only possible through the work of God in our lives.

How does this show up, or what does this matter, in each of their doctrines on ASSURANCE?
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