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 →
Does the Parable of the Soils Teach We Can Lose Our Salvation?
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 →
Man’s Moral Compass & the Absolute Standard (PART 1)
MORALITY. It’s something I feel most people desire to possess. Whether it be a Christian, a questioning unbeliever, or a staunch atheist, people from all three categories generally try to be a good person, whatever that may look like within their worldview. The question is not one of whether a person can desire to be... Continue Reading →
Who Is the Author of Sin?
AUTHORSHIP. As I sit here and write this article, I find it interesting to be writing on the topic of authorship. Having authored several books of my own, I am intimately familiar with the process of forming thoughts, putting them into words, and seeing the final outcome of being published in written form. However, this... Continue Reading →
Ezekiel 16 Against Pedophilia and Child Marriage
In a previous blog post, I dealt with a Biblical argument against Pedophilia and Child Marriage. My reason for writing such an article is that I fear a coming cultural battle over the topic, as the nation and western world become more pagan, self-absorbed, and defiant of God's laws. If this is coming, as with... Continue Reading →
Denying Imputation Makes Jesus a Sinner
Psalm 69 is a messianic Psalm -- that is, the Psalm is prophetic and describes things the Messiah would undergo and do. It's fairly easy to establish this. There are multiple quotations of it in the New Testament that apply it to Christ. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs... Continue Reading →
If You Want Me to Use the Word Sodomite, I Will.
Recently a new documentary has dropped entitled 1946. The premise of the movie is that the word homosexual is a mistranslation of the Greek word αρσενοκοιται in 1 Corinthians 6:9. Before the Revised Standard Version of 1946, no Bible used the word homosexual. Modern Bibles, according to them, have continued using this mistranslation and it... Continue Reading →
REASONS FOR INFANT BAPTISM? PART 4 (The String of Bad Arguments)
It’s time for the next installment of this ongoing series. For those who have been following it, I hope you have found it to be beneficial. For those who are new, this series has been a response to a Presbyterian brother’s own series titled Reasons for Infant Baptism. I recommend reading the previous articles (REASONS... Continue Reading →
Jesus Rebukes Biblicism
If you've been a Christian on the internet you've most certainly run into a Biblicist before (and perhaps you yourself are a Biblicist). It is often very frustrating to argue with them because they frequently don't allow theological categories (derived from scripture) to be brought in and want everything to be proven by single isolated... Continue Reading →
Destroying Images of Christ in the Old Testament
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,... Continue Reading →
The Particular Baptist 