Category Archives: Theology

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

Conversion and Regeneration

By Ron F. Hale. He has served as Pastor, Church Planter, Strategist (NAMB), Director of Missions, Associate Executive Director of Evangelism and Church Planting for a State Convention, and now in the 4th quarter of ministry as Minister of Missions. … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 6:
What the Bible Teaches about Apostasy

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. We have been examining reasons for the security of the believer … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 5:
It is Based on an Unchanging Relationship Status

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. We have been examining reasons for the security of the believer … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 4:
It Is a Logical Necessity

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. We have been examining reasons for the security of the believer … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 3:
It Is a Scriptural Promise

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. We have been examining reasons for the security of the believer … Continue reading

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Grace is Not a Substance

Matt O’Reilly is Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Union Springs, Alabama, a Ph.D candidate in New Testament at the University of Gloucestershire, and Adjunct Instructor of New Testament Greek at Asbury Theological Seminary. Connect at www.mattoreilly.net or follow … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 2:
It is Based upon a Life-Changing Experience with God

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. The previous article in this series is “Salvation is of God, … Continue reading

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Why Your Faith Is Secure, Part 1:
Salvation is of God, Not of Us

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. From time to time, many Christians struggle with the issue of … Continue reading

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A Need for a New Identity:
Conversionism, Transformed Theology, and a New Tulip
Part 5: An Argument for the Perseverance of the Savior

By Bob Hadley, Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Chancellor of Atlantic Coast Bible College and Seminary. This article is the fifth in a series that offers an alternative to the classical Reformed T.U.L.I.P. The entire … Continue reading

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The Juxtaposition of God’s Love, Justice, and Condemnation

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. The most complex issue for man … Continue reading

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