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An Honest Basic Assessment of Independent Baptists, pt. 4
The labels or designations for churches could be reduced to something like “the church,” and that would exclude almost no one. “The Church of Christ” denomination makes a big deal about the name, as if not having the right name alone disqualifies a church. If you know Baptist history, you know that “Baptist” isn’t a […]
30, 60, 100: Can We Conclude That More Fruit Was Caused by the One Receiving the Seed?
You might hear something so many times that you think it is the truth, but sometimes it is the truth and sometimes not. In the classroom teaching for over 25 years, I will ask students a question, and after the first one responds, others will take their answer down the same path, even though it […]
The Idea of the Inerrancy of Scripture
Several years ago, someone wrote a nasty post about me on his blog, so I answered it in his comment section. I wasn’t trying to win the Mr. Evangelical or Mr. Fundamentalist contest, just clearing up the slander. That comment section no longer exists — he deleted most comment sections in his archives — but […]
Reformed Continuationists: Strange Fire or Not?
We have our Word of Truth Conference this week. You’ll at least have audio from the conference, some before it’s over and all shortly thereafter, Lord-willing. You’ll probably have video. I’m looking into live-streaming. We’ve never done it. ++++++ I’m also planning on finishing the series on Ekklesia, or the last part of that series, which would […]
The Fear of “Externalism” In Preaching against Worldliness and for Personal Separation
Recently a big discussion erupted online over an article entitled, “Will Anyone Speak Against Worldliness?” by Pearson Johnson. In reaction to the brouhaha, a follow-up post was written, “Should Believers Be Different from Unbelievers?” by Ben Edwards. The argument started because of how tough and confrontational supposedly that initial article was, which amounted to criticizing evangelicalism for […]
Answering David Cloud on the Church, pt. 3
Part One Part Two The New Testament uses some form of ekklesia (“church”) at least 117 times. If you don’t know what that word means, you’re getting a lot wrong, and it won’t stop there. If you don’t understand what a church is, you will disobey many other teachings of the Bible. We […]
The Bible Teaches Permanent Justification, Eternal Security, Unconditional Security, and Once Saved, Always Saved
Several years ago, I read through my entire Bible on the side in addition to everything else I do and with the sole purpose of looking for everything it said about the security of salvation. I read a few books on it. I read the criticism of that doctrine. I prepared hundreds of powerpoint slides […]
“I’m Gunna Use Worldly Lust to Lure Kids to Christian College”
A few months ago now, someone I don’t really even know sent me a hyperlink to see a new promotional video for my alma mater, Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Yes, I went there. I lived in Watertown for 13 years. My dad, sister, brother, and I all graduated from there. I graduated from the academy, […]
When I Left Fundamentalism part four
When someone speaks of fundamentalism today, he really doesn’t speak of some kind of monolithic, single, coherent group. However, I often wonder why it matters if fundamentalism is “fragmented.” Are we to expect unity among fundamentalists? And if fundamentalism is fragmented, what is causing it? Doctrinal differences? Politics? There shouldn’t be disunity where there shouldn’t […]
“Primary” and “Secondary,” Biblical Separation, and Application of Scripture: Johnson, MacArthur, Driscoll, and Murray pt. 2
Quintessential Christian biographer, Iain Murray, wrote a sketch of John MacArthur that was included in the book, Truth Endures, a 2009 commemoration of MacArthur’s forty years of ministry at Grace Community, published by Grace to You. Phil Johnson, executive director of Grace to You, preached at the 2009 Shepherd’s Conference against smutty pulpit language, exposing […]
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