Category Archives: Convictions

Looking Beyond the Bucket List

Posted on July 22, 2012 by the editors of SBC Today

  By Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey, pastor First Baptist Church of Spanish Fort   Looking Beyond the Bucket List Ecclesiastes (Selected Scriptures) Introduction “What do you want to do before you die?”  Someone posed this question on The Today Show … Continue reading →

Posted in Convictions, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

God at Work in Germany: A Testimony

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Anita Kupfermann

Recently, Barry King, pastor of Grace Baptist Church (http://tiny.cc/te1v3), Wood Green, London came into contact with some friends in Germany who are at the heart of a struggle for Biblical reformation in their land. The testimony of Anita Kupfermann is … Continue reading →

Posted in Convictions, Doctrine, Education, Gospel issues, Inerrancy, Scripture, Testimony | 4 Comments

The “It” Factor

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brian Robertson

By Dr. Brian Robertson, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Kenton, TN I have always enjoyed playing sports. In high school I participated in football, baseball, and basketball. Now, that I am older and serve as pastor, I do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Convictions, Discipleship | 4 Comments

Monday Exposition Idea:
For the Gospel’s Sake
(1 Corinthians 9:19-23)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Franklin Kirksey

By Franklin L. Kirksey, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Spanish Fort, Alabama, and author of Sound Biblical Preaching: Giving the Bible a Voice. These expositions by Dr. Kirksey are offered to suggest sermon or Bible study ideas for pastors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Convictions, Discipleship, Evangelism, Gospel issues | 1 Comment

This is the LAST Fourth of July Parade we’ll ever attend!

Posted on July 2, 2011 by sbctoday

By Greg Tomlin, President of Christus Films Note:  This article is a response to a recently published Harvard University study which claimed to prove, among other things, that persons attending Fourth of July parades tended to be more patriotic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Convictions, Patriotism | 3 Comments

Thank God for the CR

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin

One of the reasons that the CR was needed is illustrated by the recent string of articles in the Associated Baptist Press on women pastors.  There are some people in our SBC sphere of existence who wish to rewrite history, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist Identity, Convictions, Doctrine, egalitarianism, Evangelism, Homosexuality, SBC, SBC Issues, Scripture, Theological Error | 251 Comments

“To Clear from Accusation or Blame”

Posted on June 29, 2010 by admin

The title of this post is the Merriam-Webster definition for the word “exoneration”.  I used “exoneration” in the post announcing the completed investigation of Dr. Ergun Caner.  In this post I would like to explain to our readers the thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Convictions, SBC Issues | 93 Comments

Landmarkists? Really?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by sbctoday

J. R. Graves, who was such a major  influence for Landmarkism in W. TN and Western Kentucky,  was also a major player in the development of Union University in Jackson, TN.  Dr. James Pendleton was also a major influence for Landmarkism … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Baptist Identity, Church, Communion, Convictions, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC, SBC Issues, Uncategorized | 101 Comments

Harmony…Unity…Fellowship in the SBC

Posted on April 27, 2010 by sbctoday

A conversation I had the other night, a good and productive conversation, got me to thinking about something.  It got me to thinking about disagreements on doctrines in the Bible.  And, I just wanted to let all of you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist Identity, BF&M, Building Bridges, Convictions, Cooperation, Dissent, Doctrine, Ecumenical, SBC, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective | 120 Comments

How Lost People See Us?

Posted on April 16, 2010 by sbctoday

I was reading the On Mission magazine from NAMB when I saw a study done by the Barna Research Group.  The research was done to show how lost people between the ages of 16 to 29 see evangelical Christians.  I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Contextualization, Convictions, Evangelism, Gospel issues, Great Commission Resurgence, Uncategorized | 128 Comments