Recently I have been preaching a series of sermons on the subject of the history of the Bible. It was a lot easier when I didn’t study and preached one sermon that said: “King James good, all others bad!” This series is not an in depth series, but I trust it is a blessing to…
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1689 Confession: Not KJVO
The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, usually referred to as the 1689 Confession was not King James Only. Here is Article One, Paragraph 8: The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old),14 and the New Testament in Greek (which at the time of the writing of…
Before You Throw Out The 1689….
Lately, some well meaning (I hope) Landmark Baptists have been bad mouthing the Second London Confession of Faith due to its connection with the Reformed Baptists. This is zeal without knowledge, because few (if any) of the churches in America can trace themselves very far back without finding churches that held to this great confession….
At Odds With Landmark Doctrine?
“Intercommunion is perceptibly influencing our churches to surrender their independency itself, in order to protect their Communion tables. This is a portentous evil which is seriously threatening a speedy change in the polity of Baptist churches. During and from the apostolic period, potent influences, both from within and without, have been antagonizing and seeking to…
1689: Chapter 3 – Of God’s Decree
1 God hath adecreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably, all things, whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby is God neither the author of sin bnor hath fellowship with any therein; nor is violence offered to the will of the creature, nor yet…
Another Soldier Gone Home
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” (2 Timothy…
A Recap of the G3 2023 Conference
Well, the G3 2023 Conference is over. My wife, myself, and our three children had a FANTASTIC time. It was such a blessing! We stayed with some friends of ours (Brother Lewis Kiger and his wife, and Brother Todd Bryant and his wife). The nine of us rented a house near Atlanta and enjoyed the…
Dishonest Preachers
“Calvinists are anti-missionary.”“Arminian Baptists believe that they can lose their salvation.”“Reformed Baptists are confused Presbyterians.”“Landmarkers believe only Baptists are going to heaven.”“Reformed baptists are trying to reform the Catholic Church.”“Dispensationalists believe that the Old Testament saints were saved by keeping the law.”“Preachers who advocate for expository preaching insist we have to preach verse by verse…
Design, Deluge, and Dilemma
Our church doesn’t have Sunday evening services, so over the past year I have had the opportunity to visit some churches who do. That has been a great blessing to me, and I recommend every pastor do that, if possible. (I’ll write more on that later.) On Sunday August 27th, my teenagers and I drove…
Gray Hair and Righteousness
“The hoary head is a crown of glory,If it be found in the way of righteousness.”(Proverbs 16:31) During the debate Mike Pence acted like years and experience is all that matters and that should automatically make him the best candidate. I think he was mostly taking aiming at Vivek Ramaswamey, who is much younger than…