The Belgic Confession, Like Westminster, Says Too Much Regarding Infant Baptism

Introduction In the latest episode of The New Geneva Podcast, the discussion of Baptist and Presbyterian Covenant Theology was continued as it relates to Baptism. We got to witness another good discussion between Pastors Michael G. Brown and Samuel Renihan. Go check out both parts of this podcast! At one point (around 27 minutes in …

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What is Covenant Theology? Here are Two New Resources You Don’t Want to Miss

Few would doubt that the last twenty has seen a remarkable surge of interest in Reformed Theology. So much so, that many younger evangelicals, as opposed to prior generations, would now be comfortable identifying themselves as reformed (in some way).
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A Letter to a Church from Its Leaders in a Time of Pandemic

Pastors and church leaders around the world are trying to shepherd local congregations through the pandemic created by Covid-19. Many principles must be considered in order to do this well. … More

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Calvin and the Dichotomous Nature of the Abrahamic Covenant

In Presbyterian and Reformed Covenant Theology, there is a hesitancy (to put it mildly) to find any germ of “a” Covenant of Works in the Abrahamic Covenant. One can even be shamed for suggesting that “a works element” is possibly seen in the Abrahamic Covenant. For a recent example, see this thread by Nathan White …

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SBC Resolution on Beholding the Majesty of God

The Southern Baptist Convention faces many serious issues in 2020. These issues include, but are certainly not limited to, CRT/I, a confusion of gender roles in many churches, sexual abuse … More

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Augustine (412) – On the Spirit and the Letter, Part 2 – Covenant Theology and Free Will

Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as On the Spirit and the Letter, comes in at around 109 pages. As mentioned in Part 1, he states that he wrote this to discuss Paul’s statement that “The letter kills, but the spirit …

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The Intersectional Sensibility

In the aftermath of the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention, it has become apparent that Resolution 9 “On Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality” was briskly moved through the resolution and voting … More

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Vigorous Dissent May Be Necessary for the Good of the SBC

In the last week or so, releases from Baptist Press made their way around the SBC community. On Feb 5, an article was released in the form of a Q&A from … More

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Were the Church Fathers Inspired in the Same Way as Scripture? A Preview of the Sizemore Lectures at Midwestern Seminary

A number of years ago, Everett Kalin wrote a well-known doctoral dissertation arguing that the early church fathers did not see inspiration as something that was uniquely true of canonical books.  Why?  Because, according to Kalin, the early Church Fat…

Is the BFM 2000 View of Women in Ministry and Innovation?

In a recent post, Oklahoma Baptist Pastor Wade Burleson has attacked (again) the idea the Bible prohibits women from holding the New Testament position of pastor-bishop- elder. He approaches this … More

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Mr. S.B.C Visits Vanity Fair

On his journey to that great Celestial City a weary and battle worn Pilgrim came upon the town of Vanity. He was exhausted from his long journey. Not too long … More

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Interesting Times and Changing Times in the SBC

The Chinese have a curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.” If the last eight months have demonstrated anything to Southern Baptists it is that we are living … More

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Interested in Getting a Biblical Counseling Degree without Moving? Now You Can Do it @RTSCharlotte

A number of years ago, RTS Charlotte launched a two-year Master of Arts in Christian Counseling degree (MACC) and it has been wonderful to see how it has grown.  We believe that solid, Christ-centered, biblical counseling is critical to the health of t…

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