Great responsibilities fall on the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Besides the wisdom needed to make fitting appointments to those positions over which he is granted prerogative by our … More
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Most people have never read one of the “apocryphal” Gospels—that is, a gospel that was not included in our Bibles. For that matter, most people have never read one of the canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Perhaps they’…
צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος, ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι. Proverbs 14:34. The LXX provides a good translation here. Righteousness lifts up, exalts, a people, a nation. But sin is a reproach to any people, nation. LXX: lessens any people. [Note the Hebrew form for “reproach” is chesed, which some assume comes from an Aramaic root, hence, shame, but […]
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God is concerned about Justice and Equal Weights and Measures. Therefore, there should be Equal Protection for all human life.
Now that high school graduation season is coming to a close, I know that a lot of parents out there have one simple question on their mind: Have I done a good job preparing my child for college?
Every Christian parent wonders this. We pray that we̵…
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
This video was release over two years ago from the YouTube channel, Reformed Christian Teaching, before the Documentary on Hillsong came out on Discovery+.
Pastor Jeff Durbin debates college students on campus at LSU.
I have read Tom Ascol’s treatment of the discussion surrounding the supposed overthrow of Roe v. Wade and the implications that has for the future of abortion in the United … More
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Many people want their lives to be private. They want to be left alone or just simply be in their homes where no one bothers them. There are some celebrities that like to keep their private life out of the spotlight for various reasons. Christians…
(Photo of ancient church ruins in Philadelphia of Revelation 3:7-13 & a Mosque in between) Even Philadelphia eventually left it’s first love. (see Rev. 2:4-5) The ruins of columns of an ancient Byzantine church in the ancient city of Philadelphia, now … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of the United States’ possible reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion is reason for Christians and moral people everywhere to rejoice. Dobbs … More
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Well it’s that time of year. This Friday we will graduate another class of seminary students at RTS Charlotte, sending them off to serve the Lord in a variety of ways. And during each of these graduations, I have an opportunity to give a final &…
La Alianza is a collaboration of Hispanic Southern Baptist leaders throughout the United States. The following open letter came unsolicited and is posted here at their request. La Alianza is … More
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The inability or unwillingness of Christians to employ rigorous, biblical, moral reasoning to address public attacks on God and Scripture over the last few years has been as stunning as … More
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The seemingly obvious answer is often disputed.
Ok, so I am biased. Let me just get it out there.
But, that doesn’t change the fact that my wife Melissa’s new kids book, His Grace is Enough: How God Makes It Right When We’ve Got it Wrong (Good Book Company, 2022), is really somethi…
Originally posted on Apologetics and Agape:
By the group “sons of Korah” from Australia. They have done a lot of the Psalms and their music is excellent and they keep very close to the text of Scripture. This song…
Baptist Press recently released an interview that Jonathan Howe and Brandon Porter conducted with me in my study in Cape Coral, Florida, on April 5. Both they and I recorded … More
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Baptist Press recently released an interview that Jonathan Howe and Brandon Porter conducted with me in my study in Cape Coral, Florida, on April 5. Both they and I recorded … More
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As we wrap up the Spring 2022 term, there are some amazing classes coming up for the Summer term here at RTS Charlotte. I can’t mention all of them, but here are a few highlights below.
In particular, I want to note that Dr. Michael Haykin from T…
Ask yourself a question: have you seriously engaged the study of Scripture, so that you have basic, foundational hermeneutical principles clearly in your thinking? Are you considering the original context, author, audience, and the genre of what you are reading (didactic, poetry, etc.)? Are you looking to the entire argument of the book or epistle, and then, finally, to the […]
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South Carolina Rally to Resit Roe
Life is all about relationships. A significant part of what it means for us to be created in the image of God is to be relational. God Himself is a … More
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How do we know which books are from God, and which are not? Certainly the apostolic origins of a book can help identify it as being from God (see post here). And, the church’s overall consensus on a book can be part of how we identity it as being from…
***This article serves as a foundational, macro-level overview of the history of First Baptist Church-Edna. In order to eventually accumulate a more exhaustive record of FBC-Edna, it is the prayer of the author to devote more analysis into the history of this local church in the future. As such, the content of this article is […]
This article will analyze the New Covenant, as understood within Dispensational and Particular Baptist theological frameworks. In keeping with the pattern of this section of the Dismantling Dispensationalism series, each of the three main classifications of Dispensationalism will be categorized with the primary source that corresponds thereto. Moreover, relevant citations from a Particular Baptist (1689 […]
Introduction Now that we have considered God’s existence, attributes, and trinity, we may begin to contemplate His acts. We start not with the external acts of God. We start with the internal acts, namely His decrees or sometimes referred to in the singular as His decree. Body Question 10 A. Question and Answer Q. 10. […]
