What kind of authority – if any – do elders have in the churches? When I first encountered the particular branch of the House-Church Movement (HCM) to which I have been responding in this series of posts, the issue of the authority of elders occupied much of the discussion. The HCM advocates I met seemed … Continue reading Response to the House-Church Movement: Part Four
Geneva Bible Restoration Project
The Geneva Bible Restoration Project and Tolle Lege Press are offering the the 1599 Geneva Bible with updated spelling an typeset. I have been reading through this version since I purchased a hardback copy about two months ago, and I have really enjoyed it. It is so much easier to read it with the updated … Continue reading Geneva Bible Restoration Project
"What is a Reformed Baptist?" Poll Update
After almost two months running this poll, well over half of those responding thus far (59%) do not think strict adherence to the Baptist Confession of 1689 is necessary to being a Reformed Baptist. Here is the breakdown thus far (found at the bottom of the page): 15% thought that one only had to be … Continue reading "What is a Reformed Baptist?" Poll Update
The "God of Calvinism" is the God of the Bible
In an August 28 article entitled Calvinist View of Bridge Collapse Distorts God's Character, Roger Olson, professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, discussed the tragic bridge collapse this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the article, Olson criticizes the Calvinist view of God that sees Him as sovereign even over such terrible calamities. … Continue reading The "God of Calvinism" is the God of the Bible