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Former independent fundamental Baptist discusses errors & weird traits of extreme fundamentalism, IFBx, KJV-only debate, contemporary Christian music [CCM], Calvinism/Covenant Theology, & the Bible, while promoting Christian unity & magnifying

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• “A Persuasive to Unity in Things Indifferent” by Thomas Manton

  Posted on Friday March 7th, 2008 at 11:00 in church history, Debate, doctrine, fundamentalism, fundamentals, puritan, puritans, recommended, separation, separation unity, sermon, thomas manton

  In light of Nine Marks‘ recent e-journal on unity and separation, and in light of recent discussions on my blog over the legitimacy of unifying around fundamentals of the faith, I thought I woul...

• Appreciating and Assessing Fundamentalism

  Posted on Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 12:36 in ben wright, carl trueman, doctrine, doran, fundamentalism, fundamentalist, mark dever, minnick, recommended, separation, separation unity, theology

  Nine Marks Ministries, a conservative evangelical ministry aiming to strengthen churches by emphasizing Biblical rather than pragmatic approaches to ministry, recently released their March/April 2008 ...

• The Concept of “Fundamental Doctrines”: Modern Reductionism or Historic Protestant Doctrine?

  Posted on Thursday February 14th, 2008 at 11:36 in carson, debates, doctrine, essential, fundamental, fundamentalism, fundamentals, historical, macarthur, mohler, orthodox, piper

  Often I labor to reply to important questions in the comments on my blog, only to have my thoughts buried and hidden in the weeds, so to speak. So I thought I would craft today’s reply into a p...

• Piper & Carson on Essential Doctrines

  Posted on Tuesday February 12th, 2008 at 14:46 in cardinal, christian, conference, da carson, desiring god, doctrine, essential, fundamental, fundamentalism, john piper, pastors, separation

  Recently we’ve been debating the idea of whether certain doctrines should be considered fundamental or essential, and others merely secondary. Most Christians and even fundamentalists do admit ...

• We Believe (#15): The Spirit of This Affirmation and the Unity of the Church

  Posted on Sunday February 10th, 2008 at 03:47 in affirmation, affirmation of faith, Bible, Church, confession, doctrine, the church, theology, truth, unity

  This is the 15th and last part in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem...

• Essential Doctrines

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 09:23 in cardinal, Debate, debates, doctrine, essential, fundamental, fundamentalism, john macarthur, macarthur, primary, recommended, salvation

  Recently we’ve been discussing whether doctrines can be secondary, or if they should all be essential.  In my post “Minimizing the Gospel through Excessive Separation“, I argue that...

• Minimizing the Gospel through Excessive Separation

  Posted on Wednesday January 30th, 2008 at 14:59 in doctrine, error, fundamentalism, gospel, gospel centered, ifbx, importance, order, priority, separation, separation unity, truth

  In extreme fundamentalism, every doctrine is a hill to die on. Music (worship), dress, Bible versions (KJVO), personal separation (i.e. no movie attendance, alcohol, tobacco, gambling), believer̵...

• The Big “If”: John Piper’s Father on Perseverance and Eternal Security

  Posted on Saturday January 26th, 2008 at 07:43 in 1 john, calvinism, charles stanley, doctrine, eternal security, john piper, perseverance, reformed theology, salvation, saved, theology

  Regular readers of this blog know I am not big on the “once saved, always saved” idea. I think it belittles the Bible’s emphasis on the necessity of persevering faith, and I donR...

• The Underappreciated Calvin

  Posted on Friday January 25th, 2008 at 04:10 in calvin, calvinism, Church, church history, doctrine, holy spirit, john calvin, reformed theology, theology

  Loved by many, yet hated by more. John Calvin, the great Reformer, has bequeathed us a schizophrenic legacy. He is remembered largely for the movement which carries his name: Calvinism.  Predestinat...

• We Believe (#12): Christ’s Church and Her Ordinances

  Posted on Sunday December 9th, 2007 at 04:13 in affirmation of faith, baptism, body of christ, Christ, Church, Communion, complementarianism, devotional, doctrine, Ecclesiology, elder, Lord's Supper

  Part 12 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John P...

• We Believe (#10): God’s Work in Faith and Sanctification

  Posted on Sunday November 25th, 2007 at 05:06 in affirmation of faith, Bible, calvinism, christian, devotional, doctrine, holy spirit, jesus christ, justification, perseverance, salvation, sanctification

  Part 10 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John P...

• Considering the “Multiple Intentions View” of the Atonement

  Posted on Thursday November 15th, 2007 at 07:20 in 4 point, 4 point calvinism, 4.5 point, 5 point, 6 point, amyraldianism, atonement, calvinism, church history, debates, doctrine, expiation

  In my last post I introduced the debate on the atonement that Seth McBee is hosting over at Contend Earnestly. Seth calls himself a 6 Point Calvinist, and dubs his view the “Unlimited/Limited A...

• 6 Point Calvinism & The Atonement Question

  Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 12:42 in all, atonement, calvinism, church history, debates, doctrine, elect, expiation, john 3:16, limited, reformed theology, theology

  Lately, I’ve been struggling to get back to blogging. With the birth of our fourth daughter, 24 days of having company at our house in October, & with pressing issues at work, coupled with ...

• We Believe (#5): Man’s Sin and Fall

  Posted on Sunday September 23rd, 2007 at 03:57 in adam, affirmation, affirmation of faith, Bible, calvinism, devotional, doctrine, fall, original sin, reformed, sin, theology

  Part 4 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Pi...