From: Mark Horne
Subject: so bizarre
I realize this is old news for some of you (all of you?) but I am working through Lig Duncan’s essay on “True Communion.” I had no idea that he would allow a few essays on the web to become his raison d’etre in what is supposed to be a scholarly collection of essays. Why not deal in detail with Wallace (rather than a couple of jabs), Gerrish, and Robert Letham/Nevin? Why not interact with Clowney and Ferguson (he mentions Ferguson but doesn’t tell us what he actually says)?
Instead he gets all up in arms about a bunch of web articles. Amazing. I think he keeps mentioning Joel’s on “baptismal regeneration” not because it is relevant to the Lord’s Supper but because it allows him to keep the words “baptismal regeneration” in front of his readers.
And he claims that his targets (me? Nevin?) believe Christ to be corporally present in the Lord’s Supper. What garbage!
I am a fool to be worried about him. He has lost already. Nothing else explains these tactics. The most he can hope for is a small remnant denomination in the Southeast.
Mark
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:00:48 EST
From: Calvin3Max@aol.com
Subject: so bizarre
In a message dated 1/15/2005 9:30:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, Mark Horne writes:
I am a fool to be worried about him. He has lost already. Nothing else explains these tactics. The most he can hope for is a small remnant denomination in the Southeast.
Mark
NOO! That is where I live!
I wonder does anybody know why he quit teaching at RTS? Is it possible some of this tendency to bluster was found out?
Eric
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:15:56 -0600
From: Mark Horne
Subject: so bizarre
I don’t think so Eric. I think he believed he’d be more influential at the church.
Mark
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:32:31 -0600
From: “Steven Wright”
Subject: so bizarre
I wonder does anybody know why he quit teaching at RTS? Is it possible some of this tendency to bluster was found out?
FYI: Ligon is back as regular adjunct faculty at RTS. He teaches a course in Covenant Theology, which was once an elective but is now required in the M.Div program. He also teaches a few upper level elective courses as part of the recently-revived Th.M program.
Steven W.
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:07:07 EST
From: Calvin3Max@aol.com
Subject: Re: so bizarre
In a message dated 1/15/2005 12:32:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, Steven Wright writes:
FYI: Ligon is back as regular adjunct faculty at RTS. He teaches a course in Covenant Theology, which was once an elective but is now required in the M.Div program. He also teaches a few upper level elective courses as part of the recently-revived Th.M program.
Steven W.
Well I go back to my statement of some time ago. He is involved in too much. How can any one person be everywhere at the same time and do GOOD research and analysis? He’s a Senior Pastor of a large church, Seminary prof, seminar speaker, book writer, Moderator of GA, etc.
Maybe I’m wrong assessing from the meagre gifts I have, but with so many irons in the fire I suspect means someone else is doing a lot of his work, writing or thinking for him. When I saw him last, he preached at our Presbytery meeting and he had barely any time to say Hi to anyone after serving the Lord’s Table. So much for the Communion of the Saints.
Eric
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:39:28 -0000
From: “garver”
Subject: so bizarre
Eric wrote:
[Lig Duncan] is involved in too much. How can any one person be everywhere at the same time and do GOOD research and analysis? He’s a Senior Pastor of a large church, Seminary prof, seminar speaker, book writer, Moderator of GA, etc.
Not to mention President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and Chairman of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
joel
