Archive for November 2016
Cogitations: On the Bible
Warren Vanhetloo The Bible is different from other writings. It is superior to anything else we might read. It is unique. The Bible is the only extant writing from the God who created and sustains this world. Other writings that claim to be from a deity lack the authenticating evidences needed to make them worthy…
Read MoreThe Providence of God in History
Edward M. Panosian Frontline ♦ July/August 1997 “Providence” is a beautiful word. God is providentially ordering the steps of His children and providing for their needs. This word “providence’ probably has more meaning to us in this generation of video than it has had before. Linguistically the root of the word “providence” is two simple…
Read MoreIs It Worship or Theatrics?
Gordon Sears [FrontLine MayJun 1994] Today the world is demanding changes, expressing an attitude that exclaims “Anything Goes!” Well, “Anything Goes!” might be acceptable in the secular world, but it is certainly not true in the Christian realm. God has given us definite guidelines in His Word so that we can know what is acceptable…
Read MoreWhen Does Old Age Arrive?
Bob Jones III When my grandfather was the age I am now and I was a teenager, I heard him speak often about how much older people had to offer the next generation — wisdom, prudence, experience, the benefit of learning from their mistakes. I did not receive his comments with understanding or appreciation. There…
Read MoreComments on Things Not Shaken
Don Johnson Editorial note: We are in the midst of a series of posts from the messages delivered at the Pre-Convention Conference of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1920. From the Conference the Fundamental Fellowship was formed which is today known as the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. The messages from the conference were published in a…
Read MoreBaptist Fundamentals: Things Not Shaken
Cortland Myers, D. D. Pastor, Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass. Editorial note: We are in the midst of a series of posts from the messages delivered at the Pre-Convention Conference of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1920. From the Conference the Fundamental Fellowship was formed which is today known as the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. The messages…
Read MoreOn the Death of a Friend
Fred Moritz Just this evening (November 16, 2016) I learned that Jan Tolwinski recently passed away in Poland. He was a brother beloved and a faithful servant of Christ. I first met Brother Jan in the early 1980s at Engleside Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, in a missions conference with Dr. E. Wayne Thompson. Jan…
Read MoreBook Review: Iain H. Murray, Evangelicalism Divided
James Singleton FrontLine Jan/Feb 2004. Editorial Note: In light of our recently published issue on Convergence, this review from 2004 concludes with some probing questions that sound particularly applicable to our current situation. Iain H. Murray, Evangelicalism Divided, Banner of Truth Trust, 2000. This is an incisive and amazing book. Although its author would not…
Read MoreSigns and Wonders
Don Johnson Commenting on Acts 2.43 — And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. — John D. Polhill observes: “The miracles are described with the characteristic combination ‘signs’ and ‘wonders.’ The same phrase continues to be used of the apostles’ miracle-working in 4:30 and 5:12 and…
Read MoreThe Charismatic Problem
Wally Morris I grew up in Southern Baptist churches, baptized when I was 12, saved when I was 17, and re-baptized a few months later. Except for reading the Sunday School quarterly, I had not been to any Bible studies until I went to college and became involved with a college student ministry (the old…
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