“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…
Category: Baptist Disctinctives
Don’t Be Suspicious of Plurality of Pastors
“Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief…
Plurality of Elders Taught In The New Testament
As I gather some thoughts from my studies in Acts, I will share some about pastors. This first post is about elders in the church. “Confirming the souls of the disciples, and…
J.R. Graves and William Kiffin
JR Graves also included an appendix note about William Kiffin, who he identified as a Landmarker in the book “Old Landmarkism.” Two things worth noting 1) Kiffin was a signer of the…
B.H. Carroll and the 1689
“The Philadelphia Confession of Faith, adopted in 1742, and printed by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, is, with some modifications, but a reproduction of the old London Confession, adopted in 1689. It is…
David Benedict and the Philadelphia Confession
David Benedict, Baptist historian who lived 1779-1874, wrote this in his book “Fifty Years Among The Baptists” – The Philadelphia Confession of Faith, published in that city, in 1742, was the standard…
C.H. Spurgeon and the 1689
The following is from the Autobiography of Charles Spurgeon, regarding the 1689 Confession: In 1855,—partly as an answer to the slanders and calumnies by which I was assailed, and partly that my…
J.R. Graves and the 1689
In the book Intercommunion, JR Graves does mention the confession and of course, his disagreement with Article 26, Paragraph 1. He mentioned his preference of the First London or the New Hampshire…
J.M. Pendleton and the 1689
J.M. Pendleton, A “Landmarker” writing about the 1689 Confession: Having indicated who should not baptize, I shall attempt to show who should baptize. Before I refer to the scriptural argument, I will…
Baptists and The Five Solas
From the Protestant Reformation came the “Five Solas” which can be summarized as follows: Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone)Sola Christus (Christ Alone)Sola Fide (Faith Alone)Sola Gratia (Grace Alone)Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God…