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. This will be my personal reflections on this beloved written codification of the Christian Faith which is according to a Baptist flavor. NEXT- Section 14.3a: “This faith, although it be different in degrees, and may be weak or st...  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. This will be my personal reflections on this beloved written codification of the Christian Faith which is according to a Baptist flavor. NEXT- Section 14.2c: “…but the principal acts of saving faith have immediate relation to Chr...  Read More

The larger conversation on social justice has taught me to think hard along one very critical line as a Christian minister alive today. I’ve come to conclude that The Gospel must be acontextual. What I mean is that if it’s truly “The Gospel of Jesus Christ” we’re proclaiming, while it will apply to any generation’s questions in necessary ways, it cannot ever become equated with just that generatio...  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. This will be my personal reflections on this beloved written codification of the Christian Faith which is according to a Baptist flavor.NEXT-Section 14.2b: “…and also acteth differently upon that which each particular passage ther...  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. This will be my personal reflections on this beloved written codification of the Christian Faith which is according to a Baptist flavor.NEXT-Section 14.2a: “By this faith a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in ...  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. This will be my personal reflections on this beloved written codification of the Christian Faith which is according to a Baptist flavor.NEXT-Section 14.1b: “…by which also, and by the administration of baptism and the Lord’s suppe...  Read More