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 according to a Baptist flavor. Next- CHAPTER 1OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES  "Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in diversif...  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 according to a Baptist flavor.23 Aug 14  CHAPTER 1OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURESParagraph 1.  The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, cer...  Read More

Paul reminds his son Timothy, "that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus,” 2 Timothy 3:15. Salvation alone depends on the mercy of God. It is not based on one’s knowledge of the Bible. Before there was a Bible men were saved. Since it has been given, however, we know that it is through the written re...  Read More

John 3:36 reads: “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”     We live in a day that celebrates, “The fatherly love of God.” This, to me, is nothing more than a vantage we can see manifest in every generation. Namely one that's built upon a fallen culture's own invention of righteousness. It is Romans 10:3...  Read More

Satan has gained tremendous ground in the church in our day by the mantra: “Judge not.” I firmly believe this stems in most ways from the superficiality of most people in the church today. A person well trained in administrative law has no qualms, if placed in the position, about executing their duties in arbitration. It is a role, by virtue of one’s position, that they’re inclined to assume. Many...  Read More

The fact that there are any teachers or preachers in the Christian church who actually teach that a true salvation can in any way be lost is a very sad reality. We should work to combat this great error wherever we find it. We must do so poignantly yet also with meekness, love and patience. There is perhaps no other doctrine that spiritually reveals an underlying heart condition like the doctrine ...  Read More