The Baptist Examiner was “Premillenial, Baptistic, Calvinistic, and Biblical” but it was NOT always a King James Only paper especially and not at all during its first decades. This was the reason…
KJVO: A New Doctrine Packaged As If It Is Old
I have been interested lately in a piece of Baptist history that is often assumed but rarely documented. That is the history of “King James Onlyism” (KJVO) among the Baptists. Perhaps it…
Justice in Acts 28:4
There is value in reading more than one translation of the Bible, whether it’s two different languages or two Bibles in the same language if you have that opportunity like we do…
Fetch A Compass – Acts 28:13
In Acts 28:13, the King James Version reads, “And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next…
Beware of the Prosperity Gospel
Thinking about the gospel, there are some who preach a prosperity gospel and that is not the Biblical gospel. Sadly it is not just the guys who preach big cars, great wealth,…
The Great Christian Motivation
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) This is the great motivation of the Christian life. It isn’t fear…
Don’t Do The Devil’s Work
The Greek word “diabolos” is found 38 times in our King James Bibles. 35 of those times it is translated devil but what about the other 3 times? Notice the words I…
Only Two Officers In A Church
“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” (1 Timothy 5:17 KJV) Biblically, there are only two officers in…
Cancel Culture – Older Than I Thought!
Mark 9:38-42, LSB John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to hinder him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said,…
Cannibalistic Sheep?
“But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.” (Galatians 5:15) This verse is part of a letter Paul wrote to the churches…