Note: The following is adapted from a letter sent in response to a gracious correspondent who was concerned about Dr. Trueman’s representation of the words of Rev. Greg Johnson. It is published here rather than First Things due to the intramural nature of the matter involved.

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your email. I particularly appreciate the gracious and thoughtful tone in which you express your views and request. That means a lot to me.

As to the question of whether I misrepresented Mr. Johnson in my First Things article, a few comments are, I think, in order.

Here is the original tweet by Mr. Johnson: