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THE CONFESSING BAPTIST Reformed Resources from a 1689 Perspective About Contact Guidelines | T&C | FAQ Podcast Interview Headlines Book Review Categories News Theology Culture Audio Video Events Bapti-Bot Roundup CATEGORY: THEOLOGY POSTED ONMAY 15, 2015 The comfort of the Covenant of Redemption amidst the rising specter of persecution [Tom Hicks] Tom Hicks: Pastor Tom Hicks Pastor Tom Hicks …As Christians consider the future, some feel fearful. They fear for the future and growth of Christianity itself. They wonder what the culture around them will look like when Christ is more and more openly ridiculed. They look warily at the rising specter of persecution. Some may even worry about whether they will be able to remain faithful to Christ in the face of such cultural hostility. But the culture cannot crush true Christianity because true Christianity doesn’t depend upon the faithfulness of Christians or the tolerance of non-Christians. True Christianity depends upon an eternal covenant, established among the persons of the Trinity before the foundation of the world. That eternal covenant, sometimes called the counsel of peace, or the covenant of redemption, is the greatest hope and comfort for all believers. It is the reason we can have absolute confidence that God will save men and women from every tribe and tongue, that He will keep His own to the end, that Satan and his kingdom cannot win, and that one day, the Lord Jesus will return to make all things new. 1. Biblical evidence for the covenant of redemption… 2. Christ’s work in the covenant of redemption… 3. The comforts of the covenant of redemption… Read “Culture, Covenant, and Comfort”. POSTED ONMAY 14, 2015 Some thoughts on “voluntary condescension on God’s part” in the Confession & Contemporary Theology [Richard Barcellos] Richard C. Barcellos: 1689 Confession“The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience to him as their creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part, which he hath been pleased to express by way of covenant.” (Second London Confession of Faith 7.1) Dr. Richard Barcellos Dr. Richard Barcellos I want to offer some brief thoughts on this paragraph of our confession, concentrating on the words, “voluntary condescension on God’s part.” I have not always understood the fine nuances and precise doctrinal intent of this very important part of our confession. I hope this brief study helps readers understand what is and is not being asserted here. These words are also contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) and are being used by some in our day in a manner of which I would like to offer some friendly push-back. Once I examine and explain the meaning of the words “voluntary condescension on God’s part,” I will interact with one contemporary theologian [K. Scott Oliphint] who uses them in a different way than I think intended by the confessional framers of the seventeenth century. First, it is important to realize the context of this paragraph in the confession… Second, it is important to understand how 7.2 relates to 7.1… Third, the words “The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures [cf. 4.2] do owe obedience to him as their creator” refer to what man as creature owes to God as Creator… Fourth, the words “yet they could never have attained the reward of life but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part” means that “the reward of life” is not based on the Creator/creature relationship… Fifth, the words “which he hath been pleased to express by way of covenant” tell us what God’s “voluntary condescension” refers to, which contains the promise of “the reward of life.”… Read “Some thoughts on ‘voluntary condescension on God’s part’ in the Confession and Contemporary Theology”. POSTED ONMAY 13, 2015 Does the Bible teach baptism is necessary for salvation? Tom Hicks answers Pastor Tom Hicks interacts with the proof texts that are used by those who believe that baptism causes salvation: Pastor Tom Hicks Pastor Tom Hicks A number of groups teach that baptism is necessary for salvation. Roman Catholics, the Churches of Christ, Anglicans, and proponents of the Federal Vision, all say that the water-rite of baptism is necessary and effectual for salvation. Consider the six main passages these groups use to support their position. [Mark 16:16 | Acts 2:38 | Acts 22:16 | Romans 6:3-7 | Galatians 3:27 | 1 Peter 3:21] Read his two to three paragraph response to each of these. POSTED ONMAY 12, 2015 Is it important for pastors to be on social media platforms? Pastor Marc Grimaldi + 8 others answer This week’s question for The Rhino Room was: Is it important for pastors to be on social media platforms? Pastor Marc Grimaldi Pastor Marc Grimaldi Pastor Marc Grimaldi answered: I think the best answer is, “It depends.” In God’s providence, we have advanced to a time where we can impact the world at the click of some buttons. Through social media such as Facebook, blogs, emailing, sermonaudio.com… etc, our outreach can be enormous. Furthermore, by these means, we can minister to and exchange profitable communication with our local church members, as well. That said, social media can be a drawback, if it is abused. It is important that we do not allow social media to become so preferential, that we lose the essential importance of street level, face-to-face ministry and fellowship. Factoring in the online temptations with which some may struggle, and the very successful ministries of others who simply refuse to use social media, I think each individual pastor has to personally address this matter in accordance with their own conscience before God. Read the other eight answers. POSTED ONMAY 11, 2015 Being a Childless Wife in the Reformed Baptist World [A Gentle & Quiet Spirit] [99% of the time we post stuff by pastor who are 1689’rs or from those telling about the history surrounding our confession of faith (1689). 1% of the time though we break our rules and post stuff that doesn’t technically fit our site scope. That’s because some post can give us some good insights into and perhaps a different perspective on our Reformed Baptist world… this is one such post.] A Gentle and Quiet Spirit: Sad-Mom…I want to try and put into words what it’s like to be a childless wife, specifically as a Reformed Baptist. I honestly can’t write outside of who and what I am, so I thought I’d just be up front about that. Reformed Baptists tend to lean towards big families. They tend to connect well with and be saturated with large, home schooled, ridiculous children. I can say that because I’m second oldest of five, home schooled, and moderately ridiculous myself. We were an average-sized family within the early Reformed Baptist movement surrounded by families with 7, 8, or even 12 kids. Now, more and more people cling to the 1689 and Confessionalism causing the Reformed Baptists to become more . . . interesting. We are growing to represent many different walks of life including childless couples. Looking around my own church, I see how much more diverse it is now than it was when I joined it almost twenty years ago. And I am, as a childless wife, part of that diversity… These are my struggles and my hopes. I trust that other childless wives will find themselves here. I pray you may be encouraged in your trust in our mighty God…. Read “Being a Childless Wife”. POSTED ONMAY 7, 2015 Conrad Mbewe on How to Pray for Africa [4 min. VIDEO] DesiringGod: Pastor Conrad Mbewe Pastor Conrad Mbewe In this four-minute video, African pastor Conrad Mbewe encourages us to make a place in our prayers for Africa. It is a diverse continent, which he divides into three major parts, with corresponding requests for prayer: • The Islamic North, where the church is persecuted: pray for resilience and courage in the face of opposition and pressure. • Urban Africa, where there is increasing development, young professionals, and Western influence: pray that God would keep the young, growing church’s focus on Jesus and his mission, rather than Western materialistic exports. • Rural Africa, where there is poverty and lack of basic amenities (like running water, electricity, and ease of communication): pray that the church will not end up in syncretism, but embrace the gospel in all its purity, not as a covering for false religion. POSTED ONMAY 7, 2015 A reflection on the 200th anniversary of the death of Andrew Fuller [Haykin | Newman] Michael A.G. Haykin: Michael A.G. Haykin Michael A.G. Haykin When [Baptist historian Albert Henry Newman (1852–1933)] comes to the sub-section [in his edited volume, A Century of Baptist Achievement (Philadelphia, 1901)] entitled “Baptists and the Evangelical Revival,” Newman began by noting the different ways in which Baptists responded to the “enthusiastic evangelism of Wesley and Whitefield” (p.13). It was Andrew Fuller, Newman then asserted, “more than to any other individual, that restoration of the Particular Baptist body to its original evangelical position was chiefly due” (p.13). Fuller bicentennial more on Andrew Fuller This is a large claim—but, give due recognition to other factors behind the revitalization of the English Baptist cause—Newman was right and equally correct to say that through Fuller’s “great activity as a preacher and writer, multitudes were brought to see the consistency between a true preaching of the doctrines of grace and the most earnest efforts for the salvation of sinners” (p.13). He went to note that Fuller’s significance as a Christian thinker and activist resides not solely in what he did for the modern missionary movement, but also for what his writings meant for the Baptist community in the British Isles: “The Baptist cause in Great Britain was by Fuller’s public activity raised to a higher plane…” (p.13). So, on this bicentennial anniversary of his death, we thank God for his life and ministry that bore such rich fruit then and that are still bearing fruit. Read “Newman on Fuller: A reflection on the 200th anniversary of the death of Andrew Fuller”. POSTED ONMAY 6, 2015 What does it mean when the Bible says “you are gods”? James White answers mormon broJesus quotes the Psalmist and declared “you are gods” (John 10:34; Psalm 82:6). What does that mean? James White explains: The use of this passage in LDS literature is widespread. “I said, you are gods” is used to substantiate the idea of a plurality of gods, and men becoming gods. Yet, even a brief review of the passage demonstrates that such is hardly a worthy interpretation, and some of the leading LDS apologists today avoid trying to press the passage that far, and for good reason. The unbelieving Jews seen in this passage, with murder in their hearts, are hardly good candidates for exaltation to godhood. What is more, the Lord Jesus uses the present tense when He says, “You are gods.” So, obviously, He is not identifying His attackers as divine beings, worthy of worship by their eventual celestial offspring! What, then, is going on here? Read his answer from pages 155-158 from his book “Is the Mormon my Brother?” Update May 7, 2015: Here is another pastor’s view of this. POSTED ONMAY 5, 2015 May 2015 issue of “Towers” featuring articles on Fuller, Fawcett, & more by Haykin + more [PDF | HTML] Towers-May-2015-cover The May 2015 issue of “Towers” [SBTS’s monthly publication] is now online and in stands. Here are some of the articles that may be of particular interest: Fuller-web ‘The very picture of a blacksmith’: The life and legacy of Andrew Fuller by Michael A.G. Haykin Michael A.G. Haykin explores the legacy of the great Baptist theologian 200 years after his death… – Finn-article-web Andrew Fuller’s Great Commission pastoral leadership a model for Southern Baptists by Nathan A. Finn …Nathan A. Finn examines Fuller’s influence on contemporary Southern Baptist missions. – Fawcett-web John Fawcett: Pastor, poet, patron, and friend by Chris Fenner Among the colleagues and contemporaries of Andrew Fuller, Baptists can find much to admire in the ministry of John Fawcett… His reputation as preacher grew to the extent that he was invited to substitute for the ailing John Gill at Carter Lane Baptist Church in London. Upon Gill’s death, Fawcett was offered the position… – Books-May2015-web Reviews: ‘Baptists and War,’ ‘Spurgeon’s Sorrows,’ ‘Luther on the Christian Life,’ ‘Thomas Aquinas’ by S. Craig Sanders, Andrew J.W. Smith, Jeremiah Greever, Andrew Preston Here is the entire issue: Powered by Publish for Free POSTED ONMAY 5, 2015 How Can Christians be Intentional About Hospitality? The Decablog’s “Rhino Room” panel answers This week’s question for The Rhino Room was: How Can Christians be Intentional About Hospitality? Pastor Nicolas Alford Pastor Nicolas Alford Pastor Nicolas Alford answered: Christian intentionality about hospitality is not complicated, we’re just complacent. Invite people into your home on Sunday afternoon for a meal. No one cares if you dusted. Talk to people at church. If they’re visiting, be welcoming and helpful. When someone invites you into their home, make every reasonable effort to accept. Incorporate fellow Christians into your daily life. Build real relationships with unbelievers so that they know they are actual people to you, not mere evangelism projects. This is not rocket science, and yet Peter has to tell us to do it without grumbling (1 Peter 4:9). Therefore, if we aren’t showing hospitality we are probably not lacking for opportunity or knowledge, we are probably lacking in motivation. The immediately preceding verse in 1 Peter tells us to keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Hospitality is really just living out that love. Read the other eight answers. POSTED ONMAY 5, 2015 A Calvinist responds to an Arminian responding to a Calvinist critiquing an Arminian’s book on Prevenient Grace [Tom Nettles] From Books at a Glance: prevenient graceIn case you’re new with us, let me bring you up to date regarding this discussion. Dr. Tom Nettles of our Board of Reference here at Books At a Glance recently posted a review of Dr. Brian Shelton’s Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity. In this book Dr. Shelton defends an Arminian perspective on the subject, and in the review Dr. Nettles offered a respectful critique from a Calvinist perspective. Dr. Nettles and I agreed that it would be good to allow Dr. Shelton – also a friend of Books At a Glance – an opportunity to respond. Dr. Tom Nettles Dr. Tom Nettles The exchange has been respectful and illuminating, and I appreciate the graciousness displayed by both of these men – we now can say that at least once in our lifetime we have seen a Calvinist-Arminian debate that didn’t embarrass either side! Many thanks to them both. Now today, Dr. Nettles finishes up the conversation with some final reflections. [Read] POSTED ONMAY 5, 2015 Credo Mag article: “The Making of a Great Theologian: Remembering Andrew Fuller” by Michael A.G. Haykin [PDF] credo-mag-web-logo-300x54 The new issue of Credo Magazine is now out. “The Forgotten God: Divine Attributes We Are Ashamed Of and Why We Shouldn’t Be” It includes an article entitled, “The Making of a Great Theologian: Remembering Andrew Fuller” by Michael A.G. Haykin on pages 66-69. It opens: Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin Why should we remember Andrew Fuller (1754– 1815) two centuries after his death in Kettering in the English Midlands? Well, near the beginning of the funeral sermon that the Calvinistic Baptist John Ryland, Jr., preached for Andrew Fuller in 1815, Ryland described Fuller as “perhaps the most judicious and able theological writer that ever belonged to our denomination.” Although Fuller was one of Ryland’s closest friends, his judgment is by no means a biased one. For instance, Joseph Belcher, the editor of the 19th-century American edition of Fuller’s collected works, believed that Fuller’s works would “go down to posterity side by side with the immortal works of the elder president Edwards [i.e., Jonathan Edwards, Sr.].” And Charles Haddon Spurgeon, at the close of the 19th century, described Fuller as “the greatest theologian” of his century, while A.C. Underwood, a Baptist historian writing in the middle of the next century, was of the opinion that he was the soundest and most useful theologian that the English Calvinistic Baptists had ever had. What reasons did these men, in different times and places, have for so highly valuing Fuller and his works? CONVERSION REFUTING HIGH CALVINISM A PASTORAL HEART DEVOTION TO A SOVEREIGN GOD OF GRACE Here is the article: Powered by Publish for Free [Download PDF] POSTED ONAPRIL 28, 2015 “Lessons from the Psalm Inscriptions: In Leading God’s People in Prayer & Praise” [7-Part Blog Series by Ken Puls] Ken Puls has finished his blog series Lessons from the Psalm Inscriptions: In Leading God’s People in Prayer and Praise. This series is based on a seminar paper for the course “Special Research in Church Music” at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 1995. Why consider the Psalm Inscriptions? From the intro: Dr. Ken Puls Dr. Ken Puls The psalms are a rich source of devotion and worship. Throughout history they have taught God’s people how to sing and pray and praise. They lifted the voice of Israel in worship through the Old Testament, comprising the songbook of the Temple. The psalms spoke of Christ and prepared the way for His coming (Luke 24:44). They are mentioned first among the music of the church in the New Testament (Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16). We are exhorted to sing them in light of their full expression and fulfillment in Christ. The psalms teach us how and what to sing, as our hearts are drawn out and our affections are raised in the presence and power of God. They are a treasure for the Christian and we should turn to them often… Unfortunately the psalm inscriptions tend to be overlooked in the study of the psalms. The rich theological content and poetic beauty in the psalms themselves have held the interest of scholars and theologians, but the headings are often subject to mere cursory mentions… The psalm titles are part of the canon of Scripture. In the Hebrew (Masoretic) text they are included in (or as) the first verse of each psalm which has a title. They are therefore a part of God’s revelation and to some degree profitable for the people of God, especially to those concerned with serving God through music. Series: hebrew music Introduction Why Consider the Psalm Inscriptions? Titles of Designation Those titles using the Hebrew preposition l. They can denote the author(s) of the psalm, the recipient(s) of the psalm, to whom the psalm is dedicated, or possibly whom the psalm is about. Titles of Description Titles that state the type of poetic genre or musical composition.[psalm, song, praise, prayer, testimony, michtam, maschil, and shiggaion] Titles of Explanation Titles that provide a historical connection for the psalm. They relate the circumstances surrounding the composition of the psalm. Titles of Application Titles that indicate the liturgical, devotional or didactic use of the psalm. [For the Sabbath Day, To Bring Remembrance, Of the Ascents] Titles of Interpretation Titles that explain how the psalm should be musically performed [On Flutes, With Stringed Instruments] Conclusion What can we learn from the Psalm Inscriptions about Music in Worship? Appendix Download a [12-page] PDF that lists the Psalm Inscriptions highlighted by category: Download (PDF, 197KB) POSTED ONAPRIL 28, 2015 Free PDF/MOBI/EPUB: “A Baptist Catechism: For Personal & Family Devotion” [including the 1689, Catechism, Church Covenant + more] This resource is now available as a free eBook: baptist catechism Kindle [modi] | iPad [epub] | PDF | Print: $11.25 / £7.86 Description: Pastor JD Hall & Family Pastor JD Hall & Family This material has been collected specifically for use among Reformation Montana churches, but it has been made available for all Baptists of life-faith. Includes: Declaration of Reformation [by JD Hall] London Baptist Confession of Faith [(1689) Slight Revisions by Charles Spurgeon] Baptist Catechism [as presented by the Charleston Association, 1813] Baptist Church Covenant [ an abridged version taken from “A Declaration of Faith” by J. Newton Brown (1853)] A Modern Day Downgrade [by JD Hall] – a short treatise on why catechism is necessary for Reformation in our modern times. Endorsements: JD Hall & James White JD Hall & James White “Western culture today seeks to cut itself free from burdensome things like truth, consistency, and commitment. The Baptist Catechism reminds us that there are truths worth living for, and dying for, that give life transcendent meaning and purpose.” – Dr. James White, Director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, host of The Dividing Line and 2013 RefMT Conference Speaker ken300 Ken Fryer “Although this catechism is intended for Baptists of all varieties, as a Southern Baptist I find my Convention in the paradoxical position of affirming biblical inerrancy while many of its churches are doctrinally deficient. To assist the church in extricating herself from this less than God-honoring predicament, I highly recommend Pastor J.D. Hall’s book A Baptist Catechism for Personal and Family Devotion. Along with an open Bible, it will be a refreshment to your soul and serve as a vehicle to foster restoration in our churches.” – Ken Fryer 2nd Vice President of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving at Heritage Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana POSTED ONAPRIL 23, 2015 Richard Barcellos’ Journey in the Doctrine of Divine Impassibility + Recommended Resources for Studying the Doctrine Dr. Richard Barcellos Dr. Richard Barcellos Richard Barcellos: …in my journey in impassibility, there was a time when I was not equipped to understand the issues in such a manner as to be able to make my way through various discussions on a properly informed level. In other words, I found myself in over my head quite often, at first not even realizing it. At one time, I was sympathetic to what men like Rob Lister, Donald Macleod, and K. Scott Oliphint are now advocating. However, I do not think I was able to read those views with the proper lens of the historic Christian doctrine of God, which I think is the biblical view, and that which was assumed and confessed by the framers of our confession. What I once thought was somewhat of a contemporary side issue I now believe to be a front-and-center issue. Impassibility, in its classical and pre-critical/Enlightenment form, is what we confess… I could not have articulated a consistent view of divine impassibility at that time. It took further study, careful reflection, reading, thinking, reformulating, interaction with others, etc. There was a time when it was easier for me to say what I did not believe than what I did believe about this issue. Having said all that, I am not claiming one needs to obtain a Ph.D. in historical theology to understand the classical doctrine of divine impassibility. I am simply trying to communicate the fact that for me this has been a journey. I suspect it has been (and I hope will be) for others as well. I encourage all to take the time to study the right sources in order to understand what the classical doctrine is and is not asserting. Read the rest of Dr. Barcello’s journey. Here are the resources he recommends: arbca gaThe Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America commissioned its Theology Committee to provide a position paper on this issue, explaining the language and doctrinal intent of its confession (i.e., “without . . . passions”). You can download a copy of the paper here. This document advocates nothing new; it simply seeks to explicate what classical Christian theism taught and teaches on divine impassibility. [Our post on this] GodwoPassions_CoverFront_01062015 (1)The book edited by Pastor Samuel Renihan, God without Passions: a Reader, is extremely helpful. In this work you can read what Reformation and post-Reformation theologians said about divine impassibility. The Introduction by Sam is really helpful as well. You can order a copy here. [Our post on this] The Confessing Baptists interviewed Sam, discussing the book and the doctrine of divine impassibility here. Sam RenihanSermon Audio messages by Sam on divine impassibility can be found here. There were delivered to the church Sam pastors so they are very useful for all. [Our post on this] cam porter-02Pastor Cam Porter has a Sunday School lecture on divine impassibility here. [Our post on this featuring the entire series] JIRBS 2014The Journal of the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies 2014 has an excellent article written by Dr. James Dolezal on divine impassibility. You can order a copy here. [Our post on this] James DolezalThe Reformed Forum has an extensive discussion about divine impassibility with Dr. James Dolezal here. If you are like me, you will have to listen to this more than once. This is almost like a semester-long course on divine impassibility in less than two hours. [Our post on this] Pastor Jim ButlerThe Reformed Baptist Fellowship blog posted a brief, but very helpful, piece entitled, “A Brief Statement on Divine Impassibility,” written by Pastor Jim Butler. You can find it here. 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