Category Archives: Doctrine

“It is finished.”
False Assumptions because of the Cross
Part 2 – I don’t have to pursue salvation

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Thomas Douglas

Dr. Thomas Douglas Pastor Parkway Baptist Church Kansas City, KS This is the second part of series; click to read part one. If you have pastored for even a year, you recognize among our congregations a general lack of concern … Continue reading →

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“It is finished.”
False Assumptions because of the Cross
Part One

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Thomas Douglas

Dr. Thomas Douglas Pastor Parkway Baptist Church Kansas City, KS Ever wonder how “people of the book” can get so far away from God?  Ever struggle with church members that cling to the old rugged cross to proclaim their forgiveness … Continue reading →

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Calvin Is My Fallible Friend

Posted on May 10, 2012 by David Crosby

By David E. Crosby, Pastor, First Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana The lapel buttons worn by a church staff displayed “WWCS.” I asked what the letters meant and they said, “What would Calvin say?” My response: “Who cares?” Ever since … Continue reading →

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Established Faith Begins at The Cross

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Bob Williford

By Bob Williford, former director of the Hope Migrant Mission Center at the Migrant Farm Labor Center near Hope, Arkansas (a ministry of the Arkansas Baptist Convention), and author of Fence Post Digest blog. Colossians 2:7-15 7 having been firmly … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Doctrine, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

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 Geisler-Licona Controversy:
Part 1: What Is This All About?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Steve Lemke

by Steve Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, McFarland Chair of Theology, and Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. A debate has been swirling in Apologetics circles (particularly the Evangelical … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Doctrine, Gospel issues, Inerrancy, Scripture | 42 Comments

Competitors to Biblical Authority

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Dan Nelson

By Dan Nelson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Camarillo, CA A very distinctive mark of Baptists is our insistence that biblical authority as our sole authority for faith and practice. I realize that this is hardly an exclusive claim for every … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist Identity, Doctrine, SBC Perspective, Scripture | 2 Comments

Theological Terminology Thursday:
The Study of Specialized Words Relating to Theology
Election

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale, Minister of Missions, West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson, TN My fingers eagerly tore into a package that resulted in a “free” book. The book came to me as I pastored in the Kansas City area in … Continue reading →

Posted in BF&M, Calvinism, Doctrine, Salvation, Theology | 106 Comments

Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 2: Reflections on the Significance of What Happened

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 26 Comments

Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 1: Attempting to Analyze What Actually Happened

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 41 Comments