Posted in Church, Worship on Apr 30th, 2007 13 Comments »
This is the second post on the Regulative Principle of worship. The first one can be found here, as it simply provides a definition/foundation for a continued discussion on this matter.
When examining modern-day churches that have the Regulative Principle spelled out in their church doctrine, there are usually two interesting distinctions that we will discuss […]
Posted in Calvinism, Sovereignty on Apr 25th, 2007 29 Comments »
In the last post, concerning the VA Tech tragedy, a friend of mine posed a question that deserves a full treatment here:
Jon said: If God ordains mans sin as an agent to His own glory, how can he not be the creator of sin?
First off, this is a very tough question. I’m not sure if […]
Posted in Shepherding, The Gospel, Sovereignty on Apr 23rd, 2007 11 Comments »
This week during the corporate prayer at the church I am presently attending, I mentioned to the congregation our responsibility to pray for the situation at VA Tech. Obviously, with a tragedy of such great proportions, our prayers should certainly be for the surviving families and loved ones hurt by such a heinous act of […]
Posted in Church, Worship on Apr 21st, 2007 19 Comments »
Have you ever heard of the Regulative Principle? Essentially, the Regulative Principle is a classic Reformed/Puritan doctrine that teaches that true corporate worship is only that which God has commanded of us in His word. In other words, God has given us methods for the church to worship Him (psalms-hymns-spiritual songs, preaching, baptism and the […]
Posted in Calvinism on Apr 18th, 2007 2 Comments »
In light of Jerry Falwell’s recent statement that he and Liberty University consider the doctrine of Limited Atonement to be heresy, it would be beneficial for us to reflect on the doctrine of Limited Atonement, and why it is such a beautiful, important, scriptural truth.
Specifically, many people may question why it is necessary whether one […]
Posted in Calvinism on Apr 16th, 2007 9 Comments »
James White and Tom Ascol have mentioned this already, so I am simply working off of what they have previously shared.
If you haven’t heard already, this past Friday, Jerry Falwell, President of Liberty University, publicly said that Limited Atonement, i.e., Particular Redemption, is heresy.
Simply put, heresy is a strong word. It is a suggestion of […]
Posted in Witnessing on Apr 16th, 2007 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago (at my old blog) I posted on Street-Preaching, and I asked the question of whether it is an effective means for sharing the gospel in our day and age. While considering this issue in great detail, I wrote on email to Pastor Gene Cook, host of the webcast/podcast The Narrow Mind. […]
Posted in Church, Misc on Apr 14th, 2007 8 Comments »
It is no secret that most of the major denominations in our country have practically thrown out the scriptural instruction for who is and who is not qualified for pastoral leadership. (In the Beliefs section of this website I briefly outline how 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 deal with the qualifications of an elder.)However, […]
Posted in Church History, Eschatology on Apr 12th, 2007 31 Comments »
I find it troubling to hear all the pastors now days who are affirming so confidently that we are living in the worst of times, the last days, the end times, etc. So often we hear that ‘it won’t be long’, and that ‘the end is coming soon’, etc. To me, this just exposes how […]
Posted in Misc on Apr 11th, 2007 5 Comments »
As a follow-up to the controversial post here yesterday, I wanted to note that Baptist Press wrote an article on Masters Champion Zach Johnson. Among the quotes from Johnson include:
“Being Easter, my goal was the glorify God and hopefully I did that today,”
“On the 18th green, seeing my wife and our new baby, my parents […]
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