Partial Baptists

Baptists have distinctives, and in a typical ordination council, a Baptist ministerial candidate is asked to articulate them. Though some people may include additional items, these seven elements are at the heart of Baptist distinctives: The Bible: the only rule of faith and practice Priesthood of the believer Soul liberty Autonomy of the local church…

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Review: 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…

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Reaction 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…

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Baptism – An Enacted Sermon

Don Johnson Recently I had the privilege of baptizing three young men upon their professions of faith. This is one of the great joys and privileges of Christian ministry and marked a red-letter day in our ministry. On that Sunday, in the providence of God we came upon some thoughts published by the late Dr.…

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Dear Young Brother

Note from P&D – the following article is a letter from a concerned family member to a younger relative who has followed reformed theology well away from Baptist circles. The author has requested anonymity to protect family relationships, but we feel the concerns expressed are worth your attention, even if you disagree on some points…

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Seven Vital Volumes for Baptist Pastors

David Cummins One of the joys of an itinerant ministry is visiting pastors’ libraries. I have occasionally discovered books for which I have long searched. Usually, one of my first questions to a host pastor is, “Where is your Baptist section?” On many such occasions pastors appeared confounded. It is apparent that many have never…

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Are Baptists Protestants?

Gerald L. Priest The answer to that question is a simple yes and no. Some Baptists have suggested that, since their spiritual fathers were not a part of the mainline branches of the Protestant Reformation and therefore did not separate from the Roman Catholic Church as these branches did, they cannot be Protestants. But that…

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Baptist Liberals and other stories

The Eclectic Web Our lead story has this headline: God too big for one religion. So says Baptist pastor Joe Phelps. He is the pastor of Highland Baptist Church, a church affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, a group that has partner churches in the CBF and the more conservative…

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