Who Can Say Who’s Wrong?
A confluence of one nationally renowned event and then a personal one got me thinking about the question: “who can say who’s wrong?” Rather than attempt to describe the former, here’s the first paragraph of a breathtaking Los Angeles Times article on it: Brendan Eich’s 10-day reign as CEO of Mozilla, developer of the popular Firefox […]
The Historic Baptist Doctrine of Receiving Christ as both Savior and Lord and the So-Called Lordship Salvation, or the So-Called Free Grace Gospel
What have Baptists historically believed about how a sinner receives the gospel? Have they thought that repentance and faith involve turning from sin to Christ and receiving Him as both Lord and Savior, or have they believed that one receives Him first as a Savior from the penalty of sin alone, only becoming free from the power […]
What Gospel Did Jesus Say to Preach as Part of the Great Commission?
Can we agree that the Great Commission at least includes preaching the gospel? In John 20, Jesus said that He sent us as the Father sent Him to do something. There is the assumption that you know what the Father sent Jesus to do. In Mark 16, Jesus commanded to preach the gospel to every […]
A Major Part of What’s Wrong with Fundamentalism (and Evangelicalism)
I want to allow this post to stand, but my heart felt apologies to the man whose name I thought was Paul J., because I was told that the quote below was his. I was wrong not to have made sure. He may not even know his name was up for 2-3 hours. I’ve removed […]
Preaching the Gospel to New Evangelicals?
In one of our Word of Truth conferences, for the panel discussion someone asked a question about evangelizing new evangelicals. Recently on a blog forum, out of the blue, someone criticized that question as strange enough that he stopped listening anymore, even though he thought the answer wasn’t bad. Why would anyone ask about evangelizing […]
Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), part 5; SDA teaching on an Investigative Judgment and salvation by works; SDA rejection of eternal security and Biblical assurance of salvation; and SDA teaching that the Sabbath, not the Holy Spirit, is the seal of God
Note: This composition has been moved to the FaithSaves website. The text from “9.) The true church … His government mark.” was originally in the text of this post. Read the complete composition by clicking here. For more resources on Seventh-Day Adventism, click here.
Does 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 Describe Conversion or Some Post Conversion Sanctification Experience?
In our discussion here about Lordship Salvation (LS) or biblical or historical salvation and the free grace (FS) presentation, one text mentioned was 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10: For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true […]
The Two Book Approach and English Separatism
Some most trumpeting sola scriptura batter it with the greatest zeal. They pervert doctrine with the ram of a two book approach. They accommodate the academy with integration of the historico-critical, scientific method with the Bible. The two book approach says that God reveals truth in two ways, the first, non-propositional truth injected by God […]
The Most Divisive of All Independent Baptists: Let’s Think about It
Some men are the most interesting men in the world, but someone tagged me with the moniker, “the most divisive of all independent Baptists.” I should be happy, because he called my friend Bobby Mitchell a “lackey” in the same comment. In the spirit of many fundamentalists, he went personal, mean, hateful, and condemnatory […]
Learn Hebrew Online-An Update
Dear brethren, The first class lectures for Biblical Hebrew will take place on Saturday, April 5, from 8 -11 am, Central Standard Time. Class will be held every second Saturday (that is, every two weeks). It is possible to take the class without watching the lectures live. The cost for the three-credit course (1st semester) will be $150. The class […]