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Works and Faithfulness in Doug Wilson’s Theology

Articles examining whether Wilson’s doctrine of “faithfulness,” covenant keeping, or obedience functionally implies works-based salvation.

“...an infant....participated in the sacrament in utero for nine months, and continues to participate at that same level until he is weaned. So in our congregation, the time between such organic participation and individual participation is very short, and corresponds to a similar transition on the physical level between milk and solids. So I don’t see such a child being excluded from anything.” — Doug Wilson “The topic of debate before us—resolved: that paedocommunion consistently expresses Christ’s purposes in giving us the sacraments...” — Doug Wilson
Obedient Parents Believing Children

Doug Wilson Says ‘Children of Obedient Believers Will Become Believers’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson claims 'children of obedient believers will become believers' — a prosperity gospel of parenting. What does the Bible actually promise parents?

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Now many children of believing parents do not become believers themselves. At the same time, children of obedient believers will become believers. ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it’ (Prov. 22:6). The sovereign God uses means to accomplish His purposes in election, and His appointed and revealed means for the conversion of covenant children is obedient parents–not elect parents who are disobedient in how they bring up children. — Doug Wilson
Baptismal Regeneration

Doug Wilson Says ‘Raise Your Hand If You Knew That the Westminster Confession Taught Baptismal Regeneration’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson claims the Westminster Confession teaches baptismal regeneration. Examine his argument and why Reformed theologians disagree with his reading.

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“Raise your hand if you knew that the Westminster Confession taught baptismal regeneration...Baptism means that the one baptized has a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, has been grafted into Christ, has the sign and seal of regeneration and forgiveness of sins, and has the obligation to walk in newness of life...baptism is efficacious. But the efficacy of the sacrament is not tied to the moment when it is administered. By means of baptism, this efficacious grace is conferred on the elect at the appropriate time, the time of conversion, and it is the applied grace of their baptism.” — Doug Wilson In this Calvinistic sense, baptism offers a twofold grace: forgiveness of sins and regeneration. In this limited sense, we can say that Calvin held to baptismal regeneration. But he also believed in the effectual call, and he knew (being a good Calvinist, perhaps even the best) that this effectual call could precede or follow the moment of baptism. — Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson Still Affirms Federal Vision

Doug Wilson Says ‘I Have Decided’ to ‘Discontinue Identifying Myself’ with ‘Federal Vision,’ but I Still ‘Affirm Everything I Signed Off on in the Federal Vision Statement’

(Updated on ) | Opinion by Nathan Wells

Doug Wilson dropped the 'Federal Vision' label but still affirms everything he signed. Multiple denominations have declared his theology heretical.

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