PERSONAL INTRODUCTION -
I am Calvin Fox, ordained as a Baptist Minister of the Gospel, according to the usage of the Baptist General Conference, in 1961. I began as a Dispensational Fundamentalist and have become a lay-theologian in the Reformed, Neocalvinist Covenant Tradition.
My formal education was at the University of Connecticut and Lincoln Christian Seminary. Our 45 years of Ministry has included Pastoring fulltime and part time in a variety of churches, from urban to suburban to rural. We have been blessed in ministry to college students, as well as in Evangelism and church -planting in several States.
Now retired, my wife and I live in Springfield Massachusetts.
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF NEO-CALVINISM
Creation, Fall and Redemption.
God's good creation has been disrupted by the Fall.
Redemption is a restoration of Creation.
A rejection of Dualism.
Dualism has been rife in Christian thinking. The most notable dualism is between nature and grace. Neo-Calvinists maintain that grace restores nature.
Jesus is Lord over all of creation.
Jesus' lordship extends through every area and aspect of life-it is not restricted to the sphere of church or of personal piety.
All of life is to be redeemed.
The work of Jesus on the cross extends over all of life-no area is exempt.
Cultural Mandate
Genesis 1:26-28 has been described as a cultural mandate.
It is the mandate to cultivate and develop the Creation and this involves Culture and Civilization.
The role of Law.
Law is more than the Decalogue. It is the Torah and includes the creation ordinances established by God.
These laws provide the norms for living in God's world.
Sphere sovereignty.
God-given social boundaries should be affirmed and respected.
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