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The Emperor Has No Clothes: Dr. Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Doctrine of Justification

David Engelsma·2018-11-01
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This review of Stephen M. Cunha's critical examination argues that prominent OPC theologian Richard B. Gaffin Jr. has departed from the Reformed doctrine of justification by faith alone by defending Norman Shepherd and John O. Kinnaird, who openly taught justification by faith and works. The resource presents a polemical critique of perceived theological error within conservative Presbyterian and Reformed ecclesiastical structures, particularly regarding the foundational doctrine of justification.

The Emperor Has No Clothes: Dr. Richard B. Gaffin Jr.'s Doctrine of Justification, by Stephen M. Cunha. Unicoi, Tennessee: Trinity Foundation, 2008. Pp. 148. $9.95 (softcover). [Reviewed by David J. Engelsma] He doesn't, of course, as has been evident since the emperor defended Norman Shepherd in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) in the 1970s and 1980s and John O. Kinnaird not long thereafter. The officebearers in the OPC could not, and still cannot, see his nakedness. Neither can the...

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David Engelsma
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2018-11-01

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Scripture References
Romans 2:13
Topics
JustificationApologeticsBook ReviewsChurch Government
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