Jesus did not Ascend to save by sacraments!His ability to deliver you from sin is not contingent upon your response. It is not shut up in breads, wines, waters or chants. I just tore up an Episcopal prayer book. My right foot rests on it now.Grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Test my traditions. Like James, I’m ready to define grace by ...  Read More

For a few short weeks now, I’ve been in talks with a Catholic gentleman to enter into debate. I proposed we debate a certain idea, record the talk and post it. He agreed. It was a social media interaction that had gained some traction. We agreed to debate, but then the gentleman instead presented that he simply wanted to ask me questions. He didn’t want to debate Scripture, but instead wanted me t...  Read More

Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 23 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith. NEXT- Chapter 22. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day. Paragraph 8: “The sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord...  Read More

Sabbath[Download here]“The one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works,as God did from His.Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest…”Hebrews 4:10-11a.      For over six years now via weekly installment, I’ve been going line by line through the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. These are available on Biblecia.com in the devotional archives. They began in Aug...  Read More

Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 23 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith. NEXT- Chapter 22. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day. Paragraph 7: “As it is the law of nature, that in general...  Read More

Reflections on the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 23 Aug 14 began a perhaps unbroken, orderly, and personal journey through my favorite written confession of faith. These are my personal reflections on this beloved historic Particular Baptist confession of the Christian Faith. NEXT- Chapter 22. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day. Paragraph 6: “Neither prayer nor any other part of religi...  Read More