Archive for March 2016
2016 Annual Fellowship Meeting
Same-sex marriage, worship wars, origins, government, and gender roles—these are the topics of our times. Where will we find answers for the debates that are raging? In the “Declarations From Our Designer” found in Genesis 1-11!
Read MoreReaction to the Gospel Proclaimed Conference
The Gospel Proclaimed Conference was held in Chandler, AZ last week, hosted by Pastor Mike Sproul and Tri-Cities Baptist Church. The conference was a unique gathering of fundamentalist Baptists, representing several different groups among that group who do not see every issue identically. Thus this gathering held more interest than most. How would it go…
Read MoreHow Did God Speak?
Bob Jones III How did God inspire the Scriptures? I believe that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16). I believe that “every word … proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). I believe the Bible…
Read MoreA Theological Basis for Congregational Government
Larry R. Oats Baptists have consistently maintained a congregational church government. Independent, democratic congregations suffered under the domination of Roman Catholicism until the Reformation, when these same kinds of congregations suffered under the Reformers. When the modern Baptist movement began (identified by this author as the time when Baptists began to call themselves such), Baptists…
Read MoreWorldview and Christian Discipleship
Don Johnson I recently published a review of the book, Biblical Worldview. One of our other writers this week, Greg Baker, touched on the concept of worldview in his article, “The Race That Is Set Before Us.” In our church, our people are working through Dr. Jim Berg’s videos on Essential Virtues. He discusses worldview…
Read MoreWhat Is the Image of God in Man?
Fred Moritz And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created…
Read MoreThe Race That Is Set Before Us
Greg Baker FrontLine Jan/Feb 2016 – featured article Perhaps you’ve experienced one of those I-don’t-recognize- Americans-anymore moments. And, perhaps, like me, you’ve resented the irrevocable loss of virtue, the utter bankruptcy of genuine wisdom, and the flouting of traditional values Americans used to hold dear. Just about the time I’m pricing flights to the nearest…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Run–FrontLine Jan/Feb 2016
Joel Arnold Like the breath of God that brought life to Adam’s body, every word that God has breathed out is powerful and brings life to the hearer. The result, then, is that all of God’s words are profitable for the spiritual life of the people of God. We need them all. And yet some…
Read MoreStrength for Today
A Look at the Book by Bob Jones The man who trusts God completely and with unquestioning obedience accepts God’s commands will find that in every circumstance — unfortunate though it may seem at the time — there is a golden link in the chain of blessing.
Read MoreSaved … Not of Works
Ken Endean For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Eph. 2:8, 9) Special occasions such as Christmas and Easter provide great opportunities to proclaim the clarity of the gospel to the lost. Often at these…
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