Were the Reformers Heretics? part 4
Please note that the entire series entitled “Were the Reformers Heretics”? can now be viewed by clicking here as one complete essay. The post below originally went from the sentence “Ulrich Zwingli was closer to the Anabaptist position that baptism …” to the sentence: “Reformed theology after his death continued to feel his influence, but generally […]
Halfway Measures
1662 began the modern church growth movement. Not exactly, but sort of. Church attendance was shrinking in the colonies, so Puritan pastor Solomon Stoddard concocted a new measure to increase the numbers, which was called the half-way covenant. The half-way covenant provided a partial church membership for the children and grandchildren of church members. Puritan […]
Worship and the Ark Narrative in 1 Chronicles, pt. 1
1 and 2 Kings reminded or explained to captive Israelites how they got into their trouble. 1 and 2 Chronicles gave their post-exilic brethren hope for their future, wrapped around the Davidic covenant. So the first 9 chapters establish David’s credentials. Chapter 10 erases the reign of Saul, man’s choice. In chapter 11, enter David […]
Were the Reformers Heretics? part 3
Please note that the entire series entitled “Were the Reformers Heretics”? can now be viewed by clicking here as one complete essay. The post below originally went from the sentence “Calvin also held that all those who received remission of sins as sealed in baptism were secure …” to the sentence: “It is not much […]
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Cult-Like Tendency in Modern Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism, part two
The faith was once and for all delivered. Some will depart from the faith, not all. The gates of Hell will not prevail. Certain doctrine could be better explained or better defended, but at this point, it shouldn’t be new. Cults are characterized by having the new teaching, you know, like Jesus came to […]
Thoughts on “People of God: The Church” by Kevin Bauder
I am taking a break for one week from my series on the Reformers and whether or not they were heretics to illustrate a point from a previous series I had posted. Some time ago, I did a series on the historic Baptist doctrine of Spirit baptism. In that series, I included an extensive exposition […]
What’s Worse? This Kind of Bad or That Kind of Bad, pt. 2
California might have been foreclosure headquarters in the mortgage crisis, at least the region where the prices dropped the steepest at its most severe. If you were shopping for a house, you looked at which one wasn’t trashed the worst. Do I like the one with pot smoke damaged carpet or missing a bathroom sink? […]
What’s Worse? This Kind of Bad or That Kind of Bad
Our book, A Pure Church, which you can order here (no longer pre-publication price) by clicking on either of the BUY NOW buttons, or use the link in the sidebar on the right, arrived and we already sent out the pre-publication copies. If you ordered and you haven’t gotten them already, they are definitely in […]
Were the Reformers Heretics? part 2
Please note that the entire series entitled “Were the Reformers Heretics”? can now be viewed by clicking here as one complete essay. The post below originally went from the sentence “John Calvin likewise taught that baptism was a means of regeneration and salvation” to the sentence: “The ordinance is indeed a sign … .”