Spirit Baptism, the Historic Baptist View, part 8

This complete study, with all it parts and with additional material not reproduced on this blog in this series,  is available by clicking here. TDR

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Concepts in Church Growth Philosophy Which Dumb Down Love

Not long after our church began, we bought a bus and started giving kids a ride to church.  God loves the world.  God loves children.  We wanted them to be saved.  I grew up in a church that did the same thing.  I’d seen other churches do it.  Nothing is wrong with picking people up […]

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part six

For those keeping score, I sum up the whole ETS meeting in my last section of this post.  Also, one sermon we had not uploaded on the Word of Truth conference site is now there, one by Bobby Mitchell on Hebrews 12:14-17. ++++++++++++++++ Thursday morning, November 17, I came in to the city a little […]

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part five

All of our audio for the 2011 Word of Truth Conference is up, with the exception of the panel discussion, which we will have soon. ++++++++++++++++++ At the beginning of the session on Thursday, November 17, with Bauder and Mohler, Andy Naselli said he wanted to bring in Carl Trueman, because Trueman would come with […]

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part four

Probably by tomorrow, all the sermons and sessions from our 2011 Word of Truth conference will have online audio.  In relations to things I’ve been writing here this week, here is a short session (50-55 minutes) I did on ecclesiastical separation. ++++++++++++++++++ Kevin Bauder said that Albert Mohler was no indifferentist because Mohler had help […]

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part three

You can watch the video of the panel discussion from our Word of Truth conference this year.  Now you may begin reading part three. ++++++++++++ Not many in the room on Thursday, November 17, would take the position of Kevin Bauder.  I had to be one of the most sympathetic to him.  And he did behave like […]

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part two

You can watch the video of the panel discussion from our Word of Truth conference this year.  Now you may begin reading part two. ++++++++++++ About a month ago, I read that the Evangelical Society Meeting was coming to San Francisco.  I liked the opportunity to check out evangelicalism, which I hadn’t ever experienced firsthand. […]

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Spirit Baptism, the Historic Baptist view, part 7

This complete study, with all it parts and with additional material not reproduced on this blog in this series,  is available by clicking here. TDR

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Endnotes to Spirit Baptism, the Historic Baptist view, part 7

This complete study, with all it parts and with additional material not reproduced on this blog in this series,  is available by clicking here. TDR

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My Field Trip to the Evangelical Theological Society Meeting part one

During my seminary days, I read JETS, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.   I could say that was my only foray into evangelicalism until this November 16 and 17, but I know that now to be wrong.  Many if not most of the authors of most of the books that are read, even […]

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