Mark Minnick Our friend and good brother, Mark Minnick, preached two messages in response to the Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriages last Sunday. He has given us permission to host the audio files on our site. We draw your attention to them with this post and offer the following summary of the ten…
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International Position Statement 13.01 The following statement regarding marriage and sexual morality reflects the clear and consistent Biblical teaching, the consistent historical position of Christianity in general and of Fundamental Baptists in particular and has always been and remains the unwavering theological conviction of the FBFI. Adherence to the clear teaching of…
The United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 to affirm the right of homosexual marriage. The decision settles a question in one sense, but the debate is far from settled. Many Christians are responding from all over the landscape. It is heartening to see that those who hold to generally conservative principles of Bible interpretation are…
Matt Recker In their 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015, the highest court now imposes a nationwide mandate that redefines marriage for all fifty states. Our highest court has redefined what they did not design and the consequences will be far-reaching in the days ahead.
Joel Arnold One Friday after work, Bill and John went out for steak. They had a great time, and the next week John ran into Bill at the water cooler. John: “Hey, steak again tomorrow?” Bill: “You disgusting, carnivorous animal killer. I wouldn’t let a piece of dead animal get within 10 feet of my…
Mark Ward Originally published in 2013, this article deals with Biblical interpretation and the raging controversy of homosexuality. Changing American Attitudes toward Homosexuality The pace of change in American attitudes toward homosexuality is something no one could have predicted when a Democratic president signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. Witness the difference even…
John Vaughn Although the number of FBFI chaplains continues to grow, we continue to meet pastors and church members who wonder how a separatist chaplain can serve in the pluralistic environment of chaplaincy. Common questions include the following: “How can a Fundamental Baptist serve in a chapel with a liberal Methodist?” Or, “No Fundamental Baptist…
Kevin Schaal The attention of the world was focused on Charleston, SC, last week as the tragic shooting at the Emanuel AME Church and subsequent events unfolded. Today the nation witnessed one of the most extraordinary scenes ever in an American courtroom.
Travis Smith The following post, though tongue-in-cheek in tone, is meant to magnify what I believe to be an aberrant teaching of “experts” (authors, preachers, evangelists, professors) who have lectured us for years that Millennials are different and, if we are going to be successful in reaching them (regardless of what the goal might be)…
Brand, Chad O., ed. Perspectives on Israel and the Church: Four Views. Nashville: B&H, 2015. A review by Brian Collins This book presents the following four perspectives, (1) the traditional covenantal view by Robert L. Reymond, (2) the traditional dispensational view by Robert L. Thomas, (3) the progressive dispensational view by Robert L. Saucy, and…