In a previous post I announced that Grace Baptist Church of Odenton recently adopted the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession as our statement of faith. As a Reformed Baptist congregation does this mean that the Confession supersedes scripture? This is a fair question, especially for those who are new to the Reformed faith, or Confessionalism. [...]
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29 Mar
The Abbreviated Bible
At a recently completed men’s retreat a few men were kidding each other about only quoting their favorite books of the bible. I was accused of only quoting Romans and Ephesians. Another brother of only referencing Ezekiel 36. It was all in good fun, but it got me to think of how profound these comments [...]
25 Mar
Manna and Grace
In Exodus 16 we read about God sending manna each morning (except on the sabbath) to feed Israel. We learn this about the manna:
“When the layer of dew evaporated, behold, on the surface of the wilderness there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground. When the sons of Israel saw [...]
25 Jan
Quick! What’s your end times view? Part IV
Futurism is a variant of Christian eschatology that today is found mostly in dispensational theology. Futurism views most of the apocalyptic literature of Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel, and the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24) as taking place in the future.
Futurism existed in the early Christian church as historic premillennialism. This view did not believe in a rapture [...]
25 Dec
From Cradle to Glory!
What if the sinner’s hope was in the birth of Jesus, and only the birth of Jesus? How many sins have been forgiven by Jesus’ birth alone in Bethlehem over two thousand years ago? Was the baby Jesus able to atone for sin while still nursing? When the shepherds in the field were told by [...]
29 Oct
The Christian and Voting
Every four years the rhetoric builds, yard signs populate front lawns and bumper stickers seem to be on every car in front of you. It’s the General Election. There are elections each year but the General Election is the grand daddy of the them all. How should the Christian view voting?
Voting History
Voting like it is [...]
21 Oct
Welcome to “YOUR” Blog!
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This blogs purpose is, “Theology for the Rest of Us.” Not everyone is a published theologian or knows Greek and Hebrew, but we all need to understand theology, which is the study of God. That’s why this blog was created: to bring theology into the everyday. Stay, read, interact.
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15 Oct
Theology for the rest of us
Are you a supra, infra, or just plain ole lapsarian? What’s the ordo salutis? Paedo or credo? Studied your eschatology in light of your soteriology lately? Or maybe you’re just overwhelmed with God’s transcendence? If these terms cause you to scratch your head or reach for “Our Daily Bread”, then don’t despair. Many of you [...]
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