Concerning Baptist History…

It’s always important to know who is teaching you your church history. Throughout the years I have been witness to many church history professors who get this wrong…  “General Bapists thus understood their soteriological convictions to be definicional aspects of their religious identity. To deny foundational Arminian doctrines such as Christ’s universal atonement was, asContinue reading “Concerning Baptist History…”

Luther: Shout Commands to the Devil…

”When I feel discouraged and my faith seems weak, I sometimes read Theodore Tappert’s Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel. Here we see how Luther often encourages struggling Christians to shout commands at the devil. He writes to a woman named Margaret who, after committing a sin, is being tormented by the thought that she belongsContinue reading “Luther: Shout Commands to the Devil…”

A Reformed Dispensationalist?

This was a helpful listen during my commute this morning. Although I disagree with the views held by both Abner Chou (Masters Seminary) and Costi Hinn, they provide much needed clarity concerning dispensational tradition, which includes their non-Reformed hermeneutic, as well as their rapture eschatology. There is often much confusion concerning who is and whoContinue reading “A Reformed Dispensationalist?”

The Ministry of the Word

The following article was first written by myself in 2020 for CovenantConfessions.com and can be found here… There are many things I have grown to appreciate concerning the Reformed tradition. It is a tradition that contains unity, much diversity, and a wonderful heritage that has been left to the Christian of today contained in theContinue reading “The Ministry of the Word”

What’s the Big Deal About Theonomy?

If I had dollar for every time a young man asked me about the tradition known as theonomy, or general equity theonomy, I think I could be living on a beach in Hawaii by now. 😉 By the grace of God, several years ago men spoke truth in my life via social media and challengedContinue reading “What’s the Big Deal About Theonomy?”

John Owen the Baptist?

There are many reasons to like John Owen. The English Puritan minister’s written works fill my bookshelves and have been an encouragement to myself and many others throughout history. John Owen played a major role in at least two historic confessions of faith (Savoy Declaration & The Second London), participating directly with the former, andContinue reading “John Owen the Baptist?”

Only the New Covenant is the Covenant of Grace…

The following article was first written by myself in 2021 for CovenantConfessions.com and can be found here… “What is the difference between paedobaptist and baptist covenant theology?” I get this question more often than any other. Whether it’s during a conversation in the courtyard at church or via a direct message on social media, manyContinue reading “Only the New Covenant is the Covenant of Grace…”