The book of Proverbs is full of pithy sayings that apply to the everyday, practical life of man. There are verses on taking bribes (Proverbs 15:27) or on being lazy (Proverbs 13:4). The book is meant to show its readers what it means to truly be wise in the sight of God. Being wise doesn't... Continue Reading →
How do I know I am saved?
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of... Continue Reading →
Abolishing Abortion: Fighting for a Cause?
Pro-life, pro-choice, or other? There was a time when I thought the first two were the only major camps. Sure, there were always variations of people within each camp but, by and large, most people fell into one of the two. However, there is another camp that falls somewhere else entirely. This particular camp shares... Continue Reading →
Does God Change His Mind?
One day I was perusing https://soteriology101.com/ and came across an article that caught my attention. It is titled, "If God Changes His Mind, So Can I" by Drew McLeod. This caught my attention because it has implications for the doctrine of divine simplicity. This doctrine has been addressed before by another contributor to this blog... Continue Reading →
How Shall We Worship? (Part 2)
I recently wrote a blog post titled “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: How Shall We Worship?” As it stands, it garnered a certain amount of attention. After having an in-depth discussion with a fellow brother, I felt the need to share my continued thoughts in blog format. To maintain respect and demonstrate love, I won’t... Continue Reading →
Leighton’s Ministry of Selfishness
In a twist that would make M. Night Shyamalan's head spin, Leighton Flowers recently released an hour-plus long video on ... Calvinism! In his latest installment of Quantity over Quality, Leighton joins his friend, Eric Kemp, in trying to smoke out the Hyper-Calvinist of John Piper's doctrine by setting a stadium's worth of strawmen on... Continue Reading →
THE TRINITY IN ETERNITY AND CREATION: How the Relations are Magnified in Redemptive History
In my last post, I dealt with the distinctions of the Persons within the Godhead, and explained how these eternal distinctions can exist in One and the same Being. In it, we saw that the orthodox, biblical view of the Trinity is that the Persons are distinguished only by their relative properties, and not by... Continue Reading →
The Pope Is NOT A Christian
The Pope stands against Christ. He is in no way to be considered a Christian man. Why do I say this? Consider the following text of a tweet from him on May 11: I would like to remind you that on 14 May, believers of every religion are invited to unite themselves spiritually in a... Continue Reading →
Errors About the Trinity: A Classical Defense
There is perhaps no doctrine more frequently misunderstood or more difficult to comprehend than the doctrine of the Trinity. A large amount of our errors stem from our refusal to acknowledge that we cannot fully grasp it, and that the inner-workings of our almighty, infinite God are far beyond the capacity of even the best... Continue Reading →
Against Postmillennialism’s Eschatological Feminism
Author's Note (11/25/23): This early post of mine has been getting some attention again. Revisiting it, I continue to stand by its content. However, I do worry that some parts of it could be misunderstood as teaching that we should disparage all our earthy duties altogether, so I want to be crystal clear that I'm... Continue Reading →
The Particular Baptist 