Burleson’s book, Fraudulent Authority, full of factual, typographical and logical errors, is ridiculous. (For example, Burleson claims the persecution of Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) as an example of the abuse of authority he believes is exemplified by church covenants. The truth is that Keach supported covenanting and drafted his own church covenant. Keach wrote that every person “when admitted [as] members, before the church . . . must solemnly enter into covenant.” Also, Burleson claims that Keach was executed by the Church of England. He wasn’t.) Burleson’s book is fraudulent. But it provides us the service of expressing how modern (likely unconverted) people often feel about church covenants. The feeling now is, ‘Scary is the Tie that Binds.’ I like to think most Christians would not be so clumsy as to express their reluctance to covenant so reeking of radical individualism and antinomianism.
Thank you, John, for your comment. Disagreement is healthy for Christians. Nothing to fear but demands for agreement in my opinion. As far as the typos - I wholeheartedly agree. It was self-published, unlike my "professional" books (Hard Ball Religion and the others). I hope for a second edition one day. Ironically, the reviews on Fraudulent Authority number significantly more than any professional book (almost 100). Regardless, I appreciate the honest comment.
Burleson’s book, Fraudulent Authority, full of factual, typographical and logical errors, is ridiculous. (For example, Burleson claims the persecution of Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) as an example of the abuse of authority he believes is exemplified by church covenants. The truth is that Keach supported covenanting and drafted his own church covenant. Keach wrote that every person “when admitted [as] members, before the church . . . must solemnly enter into covenant.” Also, Burleson claims that Keach was executed by the Church of England. He wasn’t.) Burleson’s book is fraudulent. But it provides us the service of expressing how modern (likely unconverted) people often feel about church covenants. The feeling now is, ‘Scary is the Tie that Binds.’ I like to think most Christians would not be so clumsy as to express their reluctance to covenant so reeking of radical individualism and antinomianism.
Thank you, John, for your comment. Disagreement is healthy for Christians. Nothing to fear but demands for agreement in my opinion. As far as the typos - I wholeheartedly agree. It was self-published, unlike my "professional" books (Hard Ball Religion and the others). I hope for a second edition one day. Ironically, the reviews on Fraudulent Authority number significantly more than any professional book (almost 100). Regardless, I appreciate the honest comment.