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May
2012
"Saved, Baptized, and a Member in Good Standing"
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I heard that phrase once a month growing up, and for years never considered the possibility that Baptists would administer the Lord’s Supper any other way. I attend a church today in which I hear much the same thing, but now know that the practice is rarer than I previously imagined. Still, I think it... Read More
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May
2012
Is the King James Version the Final Authority?
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The King James-only movement suggests that with the coming of the KJV there was no need for further translation work and that the proliferation of modern versions is harmful to the church. Yet the translators of the KJV faced the same objection. They note in their preface, “The Translators to the Reader,” that there was... Read More
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Apr
2012
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Apr
2012
A New Commentary on Ecclesiastes
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I recently worked through a new commentary, Ecclesiastes: The Philippians of the Old Testament, by William D. Barrick. Dr. Barrick is a Professor of Old Testament and Director of the Th.D. program at The Master’s Seminary. He has authored a number of books and journal articles. He is also the Old Testament Editor of Logos’s... Read More
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Apr
2012
Maintaining an Important Ministerial Habit
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Did you take any Greek in seminary or Bible college? Perhaps you teach it. If so, then I suspect you’ll know what I mean when I say that my second-year Greek class has entered that time in the semester when I’ve got to start talking about Heinrich Bizter or posting something Luther said about the... Read More
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Apr
2012
Is Only the King James Version the Word of God?
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The King James-only movement refuses to recognize any other translation in English as the Word of God. As I noted in previous posts (here and here), the Preface to the 1611 KJV is an embarrassment to the KJV-only position because in the Preface the translators themselves absolutely reject the erroneous idea that any translation has... Read More
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Apr
2012
Church History Resources for Children (and Those Who Teach Them)
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Most seminary students are involved in teaching children in some venue or another. Many are husbands and fathers, and so are responsible for training their own children on a daily basis. Others are not, but are still involved in teaching children within the context of their local church. Although sometimes viewed as something less than... Read More
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Apr
2012
Take a Test Drive
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One of the best ways to consider whether a seminary like DBTS is the place for you to train for gospel ministry is to actually take a class, or as we call it in car country, a Test Drive. Our summer Test Drive program is a wonderful opportunity to earn 2 graduate credits free of charge and... Read More
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Apr
2012
God's Wisdom…but Mine
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In the interests of avoiding a reputation as an iconoclast, I thought it might be good to offer a positive follow-up to my previous post, God Is Not My Fall Guy. Some of you perhaps were scandalized by the post, supposing that the only alternative to invoking supernatural divine leading in ministerial decision-making is resorting... Read More
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Apr
2012
God Is Not My Fall Guy
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“Hello, my name is__________, and I approve this message.” This awkward disclaimer became part of standard political jargon in 2002, when the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act was passed. Specifically, its “Stand By Your Ad” provision demands that all political ads run on radio or television include “a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states... Read More