Explaining the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Perfect Preservation Doctrine or Sacred Text Position So that Anyone Really, Really Will Understand It
The Westminster Confession of Faith of 1646 reads: V. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverent esteem of the holy Scripture; and the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope […]
Covering a Bunch-a Stuff at Once Until I Write Something Really Serious
Sometimes I see bloggers cover all sorts of stuff at one time that they probly don’t want to turn into individual posts. I understand it. I could expand each of these into full length like one of those NASA meals—a steak dinner capsule, or such. And they might be important, but I can’t make them […]
Spirit Baptism–the Historic Baptist View, part 4
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
Is Certainty Hubris?
The new humility is doubt, except about certainty. You can without doubt and yet with humility reject certainty. However, if you are certain, be assured, today it must be hubris. I was recently searching for something I had published online, and came across an exchange about this in a comment section with Phil Johnson, leader […]
How Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism Are Teeming with Ecstatic and Demonic Influence part 2
When folks read the title of part one of this series or coming to it the first time right now, they might say, “That’s extreme!” or “Oh brother, just like Brandenburg—he’s just trying to get everyone’s attention!” Well, those would be wrong. I agree with my title and even though I know it sounds extreme […]
Spirit Baptism–the Historic Baptist View, part 3
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
Thus Probably or Possibly Saith the Lord: The Ehrman-Wallace Debate
On October 1, 2011, at Southern Methodist University in Texas, Bart Ehrman debated Daniel Wallace on the reliability of the New Testament text. For those who don’t know, Bart Ehrman is the most renowned textual critic in the world and Daniel Wallace is the most renowned evangelical textual critic in the world. The DVD or […]
How Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism Are Teeming with Ecstatic and Demonic Influence
The church at Corinth, the one begun by Paul in Acts 18, was a horrible mess. Why? There are many reasons, but a few crucial and insidious ones are seen in 1 and 2 Corinthians. You read the following in 1 Corinthians 10:19-21: 19What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that […]
Spirit Baptism–the Historic Baptist View, part 2
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
Trusting Science
Charles Krauthammer recently highlighted a giant science experiment that showed that a certain particle can travel faster than the speed of light. He writes: It means that Einstein’s relativity — a theory of uncommon beauty upon which all of physics has been built for 100 years — is wrong. Not just inaccurate. Not just flawed. […]