Pastoral Insights from a Reformed Baptist Perspective
The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University offers free access to a complete online critical edition of Edwards' works. You can browse a through a list of his works here. Or you can search his works here. For any of the blog's readers who may not be familiar with Jonathan Edwards, a good beginning would … Continue reading Free Access to Complete Online Critical Edition of Jonathan Edwards
Many - if not most - of this blog's readers may already be aware of True Confessions: Baptist Documents in the Reformed Family, by James Renihan. If not, I recommend it to you now. Here is a brief description from the Reformed Baptist Academic Press website: From the Preface: While several harmonies of Reformed … Continue reading Tabular Comparison of Creeds Important to Reformed Baptists
As a longtime user and fan of this terrific Bible study program, I was very glad to see that BibleWorks 8 is now available for order. For any readers who may not be familiar with the premier program for in-depth Biblical exegesis, you can find out about the basic program here. You can see a … Continue reading BibleWorks 8 Now Available
"Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalm 136:1 Last Sunday -- in preparation for this week's celebration of Thanksgiving -- I was privileged to teach on Psalm 136, one of the Psalms of Thanksgiving in Scripture. But as much as I enjoyed the task and believe … Continue reading Spurgeon on Psalm 136
A Year through Calvin's Institutes (1559) b by You can see a larger version of the paper or print it out by clicking the appropriate button or drop down menu above.
Most of the blog's readers will immediately recognize Bethlehem Baptist Church (in Minneapolis, Minnesota) as the church where John Piper serves as a pastor. This church offers many good online resources, including a solid, basic presentation of Calvinism entitled What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism. I recommend checking it out and offer … Continue reading In What Sense is Christ’s Atonement "Limited"?
I would like to recommend two resources to the blog's readers for help in seeking to understand Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology. First, I would like to recommend reading Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ, edited by Ronald D. Miller, James M. Renihan, and Francisco Orozco and published by Reformed Baptist Academic Press. It focuses especially … Continue reading Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology
The regular readers of this blog know that I am always on the lookout for good Bible study software and internet resources, especially those that are freely available. Well, I have run across another free Bible study software program that is good for looking up passages quickly or doing basic searches and topical studies. It … Continue reading Berean Bible Study Freeware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=h3yZMlempDw No doubt many of you are familiar with the story of the attempt of James White and Tom Ascol to debate Ergun and Emir Caner on Calvinism back in 2006. You will notice that the video, which was originally an episode of the Dividing Line's "Radio Free Geneva" broadcast from April 2006, references the … Continue reading James White’s Response to Ergun Caner
Earlier today, James M. Renihan, the Dean of The Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies, published an article entitled Are you passionate? on the Reformed Baptist Fellowship blog. Here is the post in its entirety: It seems that evangelical preachers and writers have become passionate about being passionate. This might be one of the most common … Continue reading Renihan/Gonzales Exchange On Using the Language of "Passion" With Reference to God and Believers
