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How Does a Gathering of People Obtain Church Authority?
Churches have authority. This is seen through the whole New Testament, but for the sake of this post, I’m assuming that point. How do the churches get that authority? This is a theme brushed over in the latest series, yet unfinished, reviewing Kevin Bauder’s chapter on Landmarkism (pts. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).Yesterday I […]
Personal Thinking About Calvinism
Sometimes someone will ask me about Calvinism. I would say, none in 29 years in door to door evangelism or any other form of evangelism, except that it is one. One person. It was three to six months ago. I rang a doorbell, a man came to the door, and after I introduced myself to […]
The Testimony of the Quran to the Bible in Arabic
If you do not already have the pamphlet The Testimony of the Quran to the Bible available for members of your church, I would commend it to you as an effective resource designed to tear down the spiritual strongholds Muslims have from turning to Jesus Christ. Today, the vast majority of Muslim apologists argue that […]
An Analysis and Review of Kevin Bauder’s “Landmarkism”, pt. 6
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Kevin Bauder begins the next section, entitled, “Alien Immersion and Rebaptism,” with the sentence, “Landmark Baptists insist that a proper administrator is essential for valid baptism.” He sets up a strawman by saying that proper administrator means “the succession of baptisms […]
An Analysis and Review of Kevin Bauder’s “Landmarkism”, pt. 5
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Certain Baptists, many of them, in the 19th century began accepting non-Baptist baptism and interdenominational sharing of pulpits. These changes from the norm became rampant. Others, however, repudiated these practices as unbiblical. They understood that Baptists through the centuries had suffered over such doctrine […]
Keswick’s Misrepresentation of Orthodox Sanctification: in Keswick’s Errors–an Analysis and Critique of So Great Salvation by Stephen Barabas, part 10 of 17
Note: The tour of Israel in early January that I discussed here, and on which my wife and I are set to go, Lord willing (click here for more information), is now open not just for one person in pastoral leadership or a related position per church, but is now open to deacons or (a […]
Repudiating the Fake Playboy Manhood, Partly of Trump
Some reading here might ask, “Why now? Why not before the election?” I’ve already explained that in previous posts, so I’m not going to belabor here, but I’m also saying “partly of Trump.” I wouldn’t put Trump’s picture next to “fake playboy manhood” in the dictionary. However, we live in a culture, whether left or […]
What Is Diversity and Is It Right Now Welcome in the United States?
Alexander Hamilton is not a favorite founding father of mine, but he has one of the most amazing stories of any. His story so intrigues that, as fact, it could work as a novel. If you want to understand the founding of the United States, you’ve got to know Hamilton. The hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, […]
Seventh-Day Adventism and Catholicism: Insider Views
Seventh-Day Adventism is a false religion and a cult. Does your church has solid material to evangelize people lost in that false religion, such as Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventist Friends? It is very interesting to get an inside view on this false religion, and see the struggle between certain aspects of Biblical influence and […]
Free Speech and Diversity That Isn’t, And Half the Country Knows It
Many state colleges and universities have courses on pluralism. I’m not kidding when I say that Harvard includes me in their study. I’ve received a few emails and phone calls from Harvard students through the years. I think it is interesting when you read what Harvard says “pluralism” is on its definition page, which includes […]
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