Doxology

By Guye Johnson | January 15, 2015 | Comments Off on Doxology

Edited from the files of Dr. Grace W. Haight by Guye Johnson Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. —Thomas Ken, 1637-1710 Haeussler, in The Story of Our Hymns, describes hymn singing as “an organic part of…

Thoughts on the New Year

By Bob Jones Jr. | January 14, 2015 | Comments Off on Thoughts on the New Year

Bob Jones, Jr. The attitude of most people in welcoming a new year is somewhat surprising. A year of life has slipped away J yet they seem to be happy about it. By their ringing of bells, their blowing of whistles, and their singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” they seem to say, “This year will…

Holding the Rope

By Fred Moritz | January 13, 2015 | Comments Off on Holding the Rope

Fred Moritz The year was 1792. William Carey had challenged his Baptist brethren to obey their responsibility to take the gospel to unreached lands. Baptists of mid-England formed the Particular Baptist Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Heathen. They appointed Carey and John Thomas to go to India as missionaries. In 1793 Carey said…

Insight into Substantive Preaching (5)

By Mark Minnick | January 12, 2015 | Comments Off on Insight into Substantive Preaching (5)

Mark Minnick In Part One of this series, Dr. Minnick introduces a substantive sermon by Benjamin Keach. We also gave you just a taste of the first couple of paragraphs of the sermon. In Part Two of this series, we offered the full introduction to the sermon and the first major point. In Part Three,…

What Should a Christian Do?

By David Harper | January 9, 2015 | Comments Off on What Should a Christian Do?

David Harper Any Christian who watches the news in our day will certainly experience distress. We hear some politicians say ridiculous things; then we listen for other politicians “on our side” to answer—and sometimes there is a deafening silence. As we observe our culture spiraling downward into a moral abyss, we can become burdened, grieved,…

Whither from Here? A Way Forward on the Text and Version Issue

By John Vaughn | January 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Whither from Here? A Way Forward on the Text and Version Issue

John Vaughn Our aim for this issue of FrontLine is to inform, refresh, and edify our readers on the doctrine of preservation and to lay a Biblical foundation as we ponder the question, “Whither from here? A way forward on the text and version issue.” Acknowledging that FBFI uses the King James Version as its…

2015 South Regional Fellowship

By Proclaim and Defend | January 8, 2015 | Comments Off on 2015 South Regional Fellowship

Make your plans to attend! Speakers: Jeff Davis Pastor Oakwood Baptist Church Anderson, SC Joanna Davis Pastor’s Wife Oakwood Baptist Church Anderson, SC Pastor Marshall Fant IV Associate Pastor Harvest Baptist Church Rock Hill, SC Dr. Bob Jones III Chancellor Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Dr. Steve Pettit President Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Rusty…

Insight into Substantive Preaching (4)

By Mark Minnick | January 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Insight into Substantive Preaching (4)

Mark Minnick In Part One of this series, Dr. Minnick introduces a substantive sermon by Benjamin Keach. We also gave you just a taste of the first couple of paragraphs of the sermon. In Part Two of this series, we offered the full introduction to the sermon and the first major point. In Part Three,…

2015 Annual Fellowship – Chesapeake, Virginia

By Proclaim and Defend | January 4, 2015 | Comments Off on 2015 Annual Fellowship – Chesapeake, Virginia

    June 16-18, 2015 Good News Baptist Church 3253 Taylor Road Chesapeake, VA 23321 (757) 488.3241   Registration and more information here. Conference Schedule TUESDAY, JUNE 16 12:00 p.m…………..Check-In/Registration for Board Meeting 1:00-6:00 p.m……..Registration and Set-Up for Exhibitors 1:00 p.m…………….Annual Board Meeting 5:00 p.m…………….Board Dinner (Fellowship Hall) 7:00 p.m…………….General Session #1 — Dr. Fred…

Looking Back to Think Ahead

By Doug Wright | January 2, 2015 | Comments Off on Looking Back to Think Ahead

Doug Wright Calculating your trajectory is critical if you want to reach your intended destination. By today’s standards, the technology used in the Apollo manned lunar program was archaic. It was no more powerful than a pocket calculator, but still able to guide a 239,000 mile journey from the Earth to the Moon and return…