Choosing & Using a Confession of Faith: Some Biblical and Theological Guidelines
If we grant the legitimacy and usefulness of a confession of faith,1 we’re faced with two practical questions: first, what particular confession of faith should a local church or collective body of...
View ArticleYou Are Not Alone: The Spirit’s Intercession
To encourage suffering Christians in Rome the apostle Paul assures them that the Triune God is “for us” and, as a result, nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ” (Rom...
View ArticleOn Choosing & Using Bible Software
In the four-part video series below, Dr. Mark Ward Jr. introduces and evaluates the three major Bible software platforms: Bibleworks, Logos, and Accordance. In the first lecture, he identifies and...
View ArticleCalvinism & Missions: Free Lecture
Many evangelicals commonly (and mistakenly) assume that Calvinism with its firm belief in the comprehensive sovereignty of God is antithetical to the work of missions. After all, if God is going to...
View ArticleOn Tribal Missions
Trevor Johnson and his wife, Teresa, are both registered nurses, and they serve a remote tribal group in the Papua region of eastern Indonesia. Trevor served five years as an active-duty army officer,...
View ArticleThe Hermeneutics of the Emergent Church
Pastor Mark Chanski serves as a professor of biblical studies for Reformed Baptist Seminary and teaches the seminary’s course on hermeneutics (i.e., the science of interpretation). In the spring of...
View ArticleIs Orthodoxy Enough?
The risen Christ commended the church in Ephesus for its commitment to sound doctrine (Revelation 2:2-3). However, the Lord also had something against the church. These believers had lost sight of the...
View ArticleModern Trends in Missions
Over the last several decades, the modern missionary movement has continued to undergo important changes and developments. Any church or individual interested in missionary endeavor needs to...
View ArticleReformed Baptist Piety
Reformed Baptist Seminary asked Dr. Michael Haykin to deliver three lectures on the practical piety exemplified in the teaching and practice of early English Baptists of the 17th and 18th centuries. In...
View ArticleWorship Music Matters
Music is usually at the heart of most “worship wars.” Some seem to ascribe an inordinate priority to music, making it the centerpiece of public worship and, in the process, detracting from the...
View ArticleShun Sectarianism, Cultivate Catholicity
One can detect sectarianism in a church or denomination when, according to Robert Briggs, “Men are governed by fear instead of faith, and they are marked by pride instead of humility, and they are...
View ArticleIn All Seriousness: Did Jesus Use Humor?
In theory most Christians would concede that Jesus possessed a sense of humor since he is, after all, fully human. The question of whether Jesus used humor in the Gospels, however, is debated. If...
View ArticleIsaac’s Carnal Appetite: A Key Motif of Genesis 27
In Grecian mythology, Achilles was an almost invincible warrior before whom nearly all foes were defeated. According to one version of the epic, Achilles mother, who was a goddess, took him when he was...
View ArticleThe 1689 Baptist Confession: Its Purpose and Theology
The confessional standard of the seminary I serve is the Second London Baptist Confession, a.k.a., the 1689 Baptist Confession. In the two lectures below, Dr. Michael Haykin, one of our seminary...
View ArticleGod Has Spoken: Toward a Reformed Doctrine of Scripture
Join us for a four-day theological module in Conway, Arkansas, on the Doctrine of Scripture. Dr. Robert Gonzales and Dr. Jeffrey Johnson will serve as the course lecturers. The module will provide an...
View ArticleR. C. Sproul on Divine Impassibility
When we speak of God’s will of disposition, we are quickly confronted with questions raised by the classic doctrine of the impassibility of God. Sometimes the impassibility of God is expressed...
View ArticleReading the Old Testament in Its Ancient Near East Context
Bible scholars have long recognized the importance of interpreting the Scriptures in their historical context. For this reason, students of the Old Testament should acquaint themselves with the...
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