Bible Study
Jeff Johnson Interview Regarding The Fatal Flaw
In case some of our readers missed it, last month Brandon Adams (author of the Contrast blog) interviewed our own Jeff Johnson about his book The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism. The interview was posted as a podcast in two parts at the Confessing Baptist website: Part One Part Two You will want…
e-Sword 10.2.1 Available
The latest version of e-Sword — the best free Bible study software — is now available for download. Here are the update changes as posted at the website: Scripture references in the Bible view having associated Study Notes will now display a wavy underline to denote such. The Reference Library now has automatic Bookmarks for every…
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how it is that we may discern whether or not a ministry practice is Biblical. I hope all would agree with me that we may deem a practice to be Biblical not only if it is in keeping with Biblical prescriptions or precedents, while avoiding running afoul…
John MacArthur Misses the Point in "Providing Cover to Charismatics" Video
The video above was posted earlier today at the Grace To You blog. In it John MacArthur seeks to answer the question “What’s wrong with taking an open-but-cautious approach to the charismatic movement?” Sadly, however, his answer is troubling because of the way that it misrepresents many who take such a view, especially many who…
Download R.C. Sproul’s Crucial Questions eBooks For Free
Today I received an email from Ligonier Ministries informing me that the entire Crucial Questions eBook series by R.C. Sproul is now being made available for free forever. Here is what the webpage announcement says: To further help Christians know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share…
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how it is that we may discern whether or not a ministry practice is Biblical. I hope all would agree with me that we may deem a practice to be Biblical not only if it is in keeping with Biblical prescriptions or precedents, while avoiding running afoul…
For Mother’s Day: Honoring Your Mother
Introduction: Perhaps one of the single greatest examples of a man’s honoring of his mother can be found in the account of Solomon honoring his mother: NKJ 1 Kings 2:19 Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her,…
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 1
How to Determine Whether or Not a Practice is Biblical Today I am beginning a three part series that seeks to answer the question, “Is age segregated Sunday school Biblical?” But in order to answer the question, it seems to me that we must begin by establishing what we mean when we ask it. We…
Some Thoughts From Proverbs About Our Speech
Note: The following post is a teaching outline that I hope will be beneficial to the blog’s readers. Introduction: The June 15, 1992, entry of Today in the Word asks: Can it be that the average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking? That’s what the statistics say. If all of our words…
Lots of Free Modules for e-Sword
Many of the blog’s readers already know about my fondness for e-Sword. I have been a long time user of this free Bible study software program (alongside BibleWorks) and cannot recommend it highly enough. In my opinion, the program — currently in version 10.1.0 — rivals many that you would have to pay for and is better…