Archive for July 2012
Hermeneutics (Part 2): The Bible as Literature
by Layton Talbert This article first appeared in FrontLine • March/April 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Click here for Part 1. God communicated Himself to man in order to reveal Himself, not veil Himself. Consequently, He gave His revelation in a variety of literary forms common to normal human communication. Since God…
Read MoreThe Baptist Struggle – an unfinished fight
A popular perspective of movements shaping fundamentalism from 1880s to the 1920s, being a lightly edited transcript of a series of lectures given for the Adult Bible Fellowship of Tri-Cities Baptist Church during the spring of 2012 (Part 2) by Dave Sproul The “Roarin’ Twenties” are known for illegal booze, crime syndicates, and dancing the Charleston.…
Read MoreI Ate A Chicken Sandwich On Purpose!
by Doug Wright On Monday I intentionally ate a Chick-fil-A sandwich. I chose to eat at Chick-fil-A as a show of support for Dan Cathy, and in defiance of the social rebuke he is receiving. I went beyond just ordering and eating the tasty chicken sandwich; I expressed to the storeowner my reason for eating…
Read MoreLove in the Truth
by Richard Flanders This article first appeared in FrontLine • January/February 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The year 2000 is bringing with it plans for Fundamentalists to cooperate in a number of evangelistic efforts. Area-wide revival campaigns, joint church-planting projects, and new missionary ventures are bringing separatists together. Fundamentalists have historically had…
Read MoreHermeneutics: An Introduction To Bible Interpretation
by Layton Talbert This article first appeared in FrontLine • January/February 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Understandest thou what thou readest?” That is the perpetual question with which hermeneutics (the science of interpretation) is concerned. The fact is, you engage in hermeneutics every day whenever you read or hear any form of…
Read MoreFrom Downgrade to Downfall
A popular perspective of movements shaping fundamentalism from 1880s to the 1920s, being a lightly edited transcript of a series of lectures given for the Adult Bible Fellowship of Tri-Cities Baptist Church during the spring of 2012 (Part 1) by Dave Sproul If we do not learn from history, we are forever doomed to repeat…
Read MoreBring … the Books: The Silence of God
By David L. Cummins This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Through the years, saints of God have struggled with the two-fold conundrum as to why the heathen prosper and why the righteous suffer. The Psalmist dealt with adversity’s unequal balance in Psalm 73. In verses…
Read MoreAround the Web – July 20, 2012
How Faith Works: The volcanic issue of “Lordship Salvation” is still emitting the smoke and fumes of controversy.This article is republished from 1989. We link to it here because the topic is a burning issue to some of our friends and a bane to others. The article attempts to strike a balance between two opposing…
Read MoreAnger: A Flood Out of Control
by Morris D. Hunsucker, Sr. This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. My temper has always been a problem. When I was younger, I regularly got into trouble because I got so angry, so easily. Whenever a conflict would arise, I always ended up doing something…
Read MoreBuilding Trust Relationships
by Don Johnson This article was written for a young man and a young woman who are now the parents of the author’s one and only granddaughter. The author’s good friend and the father of the future bride gave permission to share these thoughts with his daughter as the dating relationship between the young people…
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