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Local Only Ecclesiology, Baptist History, and Landmarkism, pt. 2
Part One In a recent article in the new Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal, Fred Moritz attempts to accomplish a few goals. One, he wants to debunk local only ecclesiology as unscriptural and of recent origin (19th century) merely as a reaction to Campbellism and an invention by three Southern Baptists, primarily James R. Graves. Two, […]
The Travesty and Contradiction of Theologically Conservative But Culturally Liberal
This last week I talked to a man involved in the new, hottest, local, hopeful mega-church, and he described its new meeting space at a vacant Circuit City. 39,000 square feet of space. They didn’t have to set-up, take down their stage. They have room in the old warehouse for their “kidzone,” with […]
New Book on Separation in Pre-Publication, Online Audio, and European Tour
Pillar and Ground Publishing, out of our church, Bethel Baptist Church, in El Sobrante, CA has a new book in publication. It is in pre-publication, that is, the book is about to go to printer. Here’s the cover. After publication, the price will be $15 per book and $12 for multiple copies. Pre-publication price will […]
A Confession of Faith on the Inspiration and Preservation of Scripture, part 2
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Attacks or Denials of God’s Creation
Scripture emphasizes God as Creator. God Himself elevates His work of creation. He desires recognition and glory for what He did and then continues to do in sustaining the creation. Believing in Him as Creator is one vital aspect of believing in Him. In other words, you don’t believe in Him if you deny […]
I Don’t Like Door-to-Door But I Do Love It
We’ve discussed whether door-to-door is scriptural. But I need to tell you that I don’t like it. I dread it at least a little every time I go. The dislike and the dread don’t last long. How it works fits with what Jesus said in John 13:17, “If ye know these things, happy are ye […]
A Confession of Faith on the Inspiration and Preservation of Scripture, part 1
The confession of faith in this post has moved. Please click here to view this confession of faith.
Local Only Ecclesiology, Baptist History, and Landmarkism
Sometimes I get spam email from a character in an African country, who wants to help me out financially. Maybe you’ve deleted some of these letters too, knowing they’re a fraud. And then I get these letters from parachurch organizations or representatives who want to help me and my church. I like the scriptural analogy […]
The Embarrassing History of the Doctrine of Preservation for the Multiple Versionists
Is the historical doctrine of preservation an embarrassment to multiple versionists (MV)? I do ask this question in part because one MV recently asked if the preface of the King James Version (KJV) was an embarrassment to King James Onlyists (KJO). The preface is supposed to be embarrassing to someone like myself because the translators […]
Thoughts on “‘Keswick’ and the Reformed Doctrine of Sanctification” by J. I. Packer
I read, not too long ago, the article mentioned in the title of this post, by J. I. Packer, from The Evangelical Quarterly, vol. 27 (1955) 153-167. Packer is reviewing the book So Great Salvation: The History and Message of the Keswick Convention by Steven Barabas. Both Packer and Barabas are neo-evangelicals. Packer’s article was […]
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