Archive for October 2016
Witnessing to the Closed Minded (1)
George Stiekes He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 11:15; 13:9; 13:43 The “hearing” goes beyond the sense of hearing physically and implies an inner spiritual reception of truth. It is interesting that in Matthew 13, the word “hear” is used nineteen times. This is so very important because Faith cometh by…
Read MoreComments on An Unexpected Message
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 MoreAn Unexpected Message
J. W. Porter, D. D. Editor, “The Western Recorder” 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 MoreThe Great Evangelical Mea Culpa
Layton Talbert (Originally published in FrontLine • November/December 2006.) An anatomical anomaly is on the rise these days: many are giving evidence of an essentially Fundamentalist heart trapped in an Evangelical body. True, many well-known Evangelicals have succumbed to the Asa Syndrome — a combination of age and habitual accommodation. Others, however, have for years…
Read MoreReview: The Baptist Story
The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement. Anthony L. Chute, Nathan A. Finn, and Michael A. G. Haykin. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2015. reviewed by Don Johnson The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement ably tells the story of Baptist history from the first stirrings of the Baptist movement to…
Read MoreNorthern California Regional Fellowship
November 17-18, 2016 Two venues: San Mateo and San Carlos Morning Location 217 N Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94402 Evening Location 787 Walnut Street San Carlos, CA 94070 Brethren, the kids have already been in school for several weeks, fall officially began a few days ago, and before you know it the Northern Fundamental…
Read MoreComments on Northern Baptists and the Deity of Christ
Don Johnson In 1920, concerned Baptists of the Northern Baptist Convention met prior to the Convention in what was called the Pre-Convention Conference. With this meeting the Fundamentalist Fellowship was formed and the opening salvos in the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy were fired. We are reproducing here the messages that were preached at that Conference as collected…
Read MoreNorthern Baptists and the Deity of Christ
John Marvin Dean, D. D. Director of the Dean Campaigns of Evangelism and Bible Study 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…
Read MoreWhetting the Appetite
Our promotional article for the latest issue of FrontLine was posted yesterday. Take a look at Dr, Vaughn’s editorial, it will give you a summary of our contents. This issue is one of the most important we have ever published. We’d like you to take a look at it. In order to encourage you to…
Read MoreConvergence: FrontLine Sept/Oct 2016
FrontLine — September/October 2016 | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 5 Editorial John Vaughn In early 2010 an article by Ben Wright appeared on the 9marks.org website titled, “An Evangelical Fundamentalist Convergence?” Pastor Wright saw hope in such a convergence, but we use it here with little optimism. After all, “convergence” is the antonym of separation.…
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