Christ and Christians
Christ is “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
Sadly, as Christians, and as biblical counselors, too often we are “full of judgment and mischaracterization.”
Kuyper, Johnson, and French
Today we listen as three Christians call us to charity and clarity—to grace and truth: Abraham Kuyper, Eric Johnson, and David French.
Abraham Kuyper’s Call to Charity and Clarity
Mischaracterizing fellow Christians is nothing new. Abraham Kuyper, writing in 1905, in Common Grace, Vol. 3, describes the insidious strategy of his false accusers.
“Anyone who takes the trouble to fully explain his views on an important topic surely has the right to be judged on the basis of his exposition and not merely some incidental comment” (204).
In other words, then, like now, people were taking the writings of a fellow believer out of context, cherry-picking individual statements, rather than rightly characterizing the author’s comprehensive theological argument.
How did Kuyper address fellow Christians mischaracterizing and misrepresenting his teachings? Let’s see six principles Kuyper practiced in publicly responding to public false characterizations.
Kuyper publicly exposes how his accusers read him superficially.
People were publicly mischaracterizing Kuyper’s biblical teaching on common grace. Kuyper does not stay
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