Confessing Orthodox Reformed Theology
If any shall judg what we have here declared doth savor of uncharitableness, rigidnness, censoriousness & bitterness of spirit to them that dissent from us, we desire all such seriously to take notice, that true love and charity is not the soothing of any in their sins, the healing of wounds slightly, the crying peace,... Continue Reading →
A listener to our podcast asked for the resources that I mentioned in the episode that would allow someone to go and study primary sources for themselves that could be used for theological retrieval. These days, Christians don't have to merely rely on secondary sources or have academic access to certain libraries to study old... Continue Reading →
Dr. Matthew Barrett's departure from the Southern Baptist Convention has taken a small corner of internet theology by storm. But more than what he's departing from, the turmoil has been caused by what he's departing to -- Anglicanism. Critics of classical theology within Baptist circles have already begun turning this into an I told you... Continue Reading →
Jon Moffitt from the Theocast and Kingdoms Unveiled podcasts continues in his attempt to make Heiser's Divine Council view fit with Reformed theology, this time by quoting Westminster divine and Savoy Declaration co-author, Thomas Goodwin. I think we might be seeing this push among Reformed camps to legitimize Heiser's view because without it being found... Continue Reading →
A common criticism I hear of the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, is that it’s contradicted by the parable Jesus tells of the seed and the soils. This parable supposedly teaches that men might truly believe, and yet be lost because of their choice to reject God. It’s supposedly special pleading by the... Continue Reading →
Having been richly blessed spending time in the works of our Particular Baptist forebears, I came to realize that there was a great gap to be filled in making their works more accessible. As far as I could find, there was no easy place to go to find a thorough list of their works, making... Continue Reading →
Within the last few months, Dan and I have thrown our hat in the ring to retrieve the Particular Baptist view on the question of civil government. Our conclusions have bucked against the common ideas people have about the Baptist view of religious liberty. Many seem to assume that if they advocated any view of... Continue Reading →
POLITICS. Is there anything more divisive today? There’s an ongoing unwritten rule in the workplace that co-workers aren’t to discuss religion or politics. For the longest time, I felt it was silly, but that was back during a different time. It was a time when you wouldn’t know one’s political party unless you asked. It... Continue Reading →
I hate you! Racist! Bigot! (fill in the blank)phobe! Nazi! Crazy! Stupid! If you’ve been on the internet more than five minutes, you’ve undoubtedly encountered such terms being thrown around. The comments within any social media platform can be so toxic, you need a digital hazmat suit just to come out unscathed. Not only is... Continue Reading →
Introduction Stephen Wolfe presented a detailed case for why a nation should point itself to the earthly and heavenly good of its people in his book, The Case for Christian Nationalism. While a nation should be ensuring the earthly good of its people, it has no place directing its people toward heavenly good as we... Continue Reading →
The Particular Baptist 