Pastoral Insights from a Reformed Baptist Perspective
Perfect love—Can it Be? Can love even exist in an evil world full of darkness, hate, and selfishness? Who among us is even worthy of love? Are we not thoroughly corrupt? Do we not deserve eternal punishment? Have we not despised God and His laws? Have we not turned away from His way and sought … Continue reading What Love Is This?
There is no substitute for spending time with Christ Jesus. If we desire to be useful for the Master, we do not need formal education. The apostles were uneducated men but bold in their gospel witness (Acts 4:13). Though they were common men, they were used mightily by God because they had been with Jesus … Continue reading Time with Jesus
I wonder if Demas decided to leave the ministry in his pursuit of the world in a moment or if it was a slow, gradual decision. Demas had once been a great help to Paul (Phil. 1:24). He had once been a servant to the church. He had once confessed to love Christ. But something … Continue reading A CAUTIONARY TALE
We have been born again unto a living hope, for we have been given an eternal “inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven” (1 Pet.1:4). What kindness that has already been bestowed upon us in this life is just a foretaste of the glorious riches reserved for us in the life to … Continue reading THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Back in 2010, I offered a brief review and recommendation of The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism, in which I stated that it then topped my list of the best books in defense of believer's baptism. Well, it still tops my list, so you can imagine how excited I am that it … Continue reading The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism (Revised)
I found this interview quite enjoyable, and I hope the blog's readers will as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XUAERMHSo
In my previous post, I began a four part series addressing the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. As we saw in that post, Carter could speak of “the Great Tradition” as though it were synonymous with his understanding of the Nicene doctrine of … Continue reading Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”
This post is the first of four brief posts that will address the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. In this post, I would like to address first a troublesome concept found in the title of the book, namely the Great Tradition. The blog's … Continue reading Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 1 “Great Tradition”
There has been a great deal of talk lately about the so-called “Great Tradition.” In fact, I am currently reading a book entitled Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, a book which seeks to hold up a somewhat nebulously defined “Great Tradition” to which it calls Christians to return. … Continue reading Scripture IS the Great Tradition
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation … Continue reading Praising God for His Providential Protection
