Items of Interest
SBC Calvinism Advisory Team Seeks Unity on Essentials
On June 3 The Baptist Standard posted an article entitled SBC Calvinism study calls for trust, dialogue in which it was reported that: An ad-hoc task force appointed to study Calvinism’s impact on the Southern Baptist Convention says the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message is a sufficient guide for orthodoxy in the nation’s second-largest faith group behind…
The Reftagger Control Panel Added to the Reformed Baptist Blog
Many of the blog’s readers will have noticed that we have employed Reftagger here on the blog for years. This is the feature, created by the folks at Logos Bible Software, that brings up a window with a Scripture text whenever a you hover over a Scripture reference on the blog. But some of you…
Memorial Day From the Standpoint of a Viet Nam Veteran
This speech and video were done by Ray Reed, a fellow member of my local VFW Post 454. It gives the perspective of a Viet Nam veteran on the meaning of Memorial Day.
John MacArthur Predicts a Reversal of the Reformed Revival
In this two part video interview, John MacArthur discusses the way some prominent pastors claim to be Calvinistic in their view of soteriolgy but operate in their ministries as though they are actually Arminian. He correctly questions how fully committed they really are to a Scriptural Reformed theology. Whether or not you agree with every point he has to make, his criticisms…
A Shout Out to Housewives
I am pastor who is happily married to a beautiful housewife. And, the more I learn about her job the more I am amazed at her high calling in life. I am beginning to think that it may be a housewife that God has ordained to sit on the right side of the Lord in…
What do the ancient Mayans and Harold Camping have in common?
Neither are any good at predicting the end of the world. Perhaps this is a good time to remember what Jesus said to His disciples just before His ascension, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority” (Acts 1:7 NKJ).
The Intolerance of Those Who Preach Tolerance
Why is the gay and lesbian community so proactive in preaching tolerance for their homosexual lifestyle? Why do they seem so easily offended by those who do not agree with them? Why do they preach love and acceptance, but many of them seem to get so hateful and angry with those who are committed to…
Carl Trueman on Celebrity, Authority, and Authenticity in the Church
I saw this video interview with Dr. Carl Trueman over at the Reformed Baptist Fellowship blog and just had to post it here as well. Dr. Trueman has a lot of very insightful and helpful things to say about the dangers of celebrity in the Church. But the interview is actually a wide-ranging discussion of many issues facing the…
For the Sake of the Gospel – Mormonism in NOT Christianity!
A group of Christian leaders has recently published a document entitled For the sake of the gospel! “Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the Christian Vote” A Biblical Call to Christian Ministers and Leaders. The document makes the case that Christians should be very careful to to add tto the current confusion about whether or not Mormonism…
Justin Peters on the Prosperity Gospel
This series of videos is called “A Call for Discernment,” and offers a Biblical critique of the Word of Faith Movement (more commonly known as the Health and Wealth or Prosperity Gospel). I highly recommend taking the time to watch them.