Fundamentally ReformedFundamentally ReformedFormer 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 grace. 
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Quotes to Note 7: The Church Spiritually Fulfills OT Penal Execution Laws
2009-02-28 16:43:00 I’ve been enjoying the book Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures by Dennis Johnson (P&R), lately. I hope to finish the book and have a review up by next week. This morning I came across a section that I’ll share in a quote below. I had never thought of the connection ... More About: Religion , Church , Theology , Reviews , Laws
Music Mondays: ?Desert Song? by Brooke Fraser
2009-02-23 15:37:00 Music Monday posts highlight the music which touched my heart on Sunday. I pray the message of these songs will help us all to live in the spirit of Worship all week long. Two Sundays ago I heard this song for the first time. It followed a heartfelt, God-centered, prayer by a man whose wife only ... More About: Religion , Music , Song , Christ , Desert
Fundamentally Funny
2009-02-18 15:59:00 Recently I discovered a new blog which targets fundamentalist oddities for humor. So many of the posts cover things I remember, and most are just light hearted fun. Take a moment today and laugh about church basement Bible Colleges, honorary degrees, hair raising sermon illustrations, a million dollar bill gospel gimmick. Ponder the place of The ... More About: Funny , Fun , Fundamentalism
Testing the Textus Receptus: Luke 2:22
2009-02-15 04:58:00 In Testing the Textus Receptus posts, I test the claims of Textus Receptus (TR) Onlyism. This is a moderate form of King James Onlyism focusing on the Greek (& Hebrew) basis for the King James Version. As I mentioned earlier, Luke 2:22 is one of three passages that James White (author of The King James Only ... More About: Luke 2
Super Sale at Sovereign Grace
2009-02-14 06:19:00 Before I forget myself, I need to remind everyone about the second annual super sale that Sovereign Grace Ministries is hosting. You can find details about the sale here. All their music CDs, such as Together for the Gospel Live, Valley of Vision, & Songs for the Cross Centered Life, are available for $6 All their books, ... More About: Christian , Reviews , Super , Sale
Testing the Textus Receptus: Introduction
2009-02-12 14:05:00 Recently, James White debated Bart Ehrman, a former evangelical textual scholar turned agnostic on the reliability of the New Testament. I am not necessarily a White fan, and I am not going to speculate as to who really won the debate. What interests me has to do with White’s fielding some criticism from proponents of ... More About: Testing , Introduction
Candle Prayers for Toddlers by Juliet David ? A Review
2009-02-10 15:30:00 Authors: Juliet David, illustrations by Helen Prole Format: Hardcover Page Count: 128 Publisher: Candle Books (distributed in the US by Kregel) Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 0825472016 Rating: 4 of 5 stars There are many books for toddlers these days. Few are designed to teach them how to pray. Candle Prayers for Toddlers collects a wide assortment of prayers arranged by topic, and ... More About: Religion , Christian , Reviews , Review
Cardboard Testimonies
2009-02-06 19:47:00 This is a powerful video clip. It testifies to the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Watch and be moved to worship, thanks, praise and joy. [HT: Shaun Tabatt] more about “Cardboard Testimonies“, posted with vodpod More About: Video , Religion , Devotional
God, Why a Recession Now?
2009-02-04 14:06:00 Many wouldn’t think of God as being behind the current economic slump. Some will use this recession as one more reason not to believe in Him. Or they’ll have one more reason to curse Him. Our pastor, John Piper, however, believes God has a purpose for the recession. He went so far in Sunday’s sermon “What ... More About: Religion , Devotional , Calvinism , Recession
Long Pants, Basketball, and Modesty in the News
2009-02-03 19:52:00 Recently, ESPN.com highlighted a small Christian school that required their boys to wear pants, when playing basketball [HT: Seth McBee]. For a couple years when I was in high school, I encountered the same thing. Check out Seth’s post, or the original ESPN article for the entire interview, as I’m sure many of my readers ... More About: News , Religion , Sports , Standards , Basketball
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World (edited by C.J. Maha
2009-02-01 02:08:00 Authors: C.J. Mahaney (editor), and others Format: Hardcover Page Count: 191 Publisher: Crossway Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 1433502801 Rating: 5 of 5 stars My thanks go out to Crossway for providing me with a review copy of this book. Any book entitled World liness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World promises not to be your average book on the shelf of ... More About: Religion , Standards , Reviews
And The Winner Is?
2009-01-28 16:31:00 It’s been fun hosting my first ever book giveaway contest. I should make the entry question a bit easier next time, but we had 11 contestants. Where else can you get such a good odds at winning? Okay then, the winner of the Chronological Study Bible (NKJV) by Thomas Nelson Publishers is….. <drumroll please> Okay, <keep the drums ... More About: Religion , Reviews , Freebies , Winner
Against Spiritual Abuse
2009-01-26 19:10:00 Spiritual abuse is a sad reality. Churches, pastors, and others can perpetuate it. I’m sure among cults it is common, but unfortunately in many independent Baptist circles, it is too. I don’t want to say that everyone who claims to have been spiritually hurt this way, really was. Nor do I impugn evil motives on the ... More About: Religion , Abuse , Spiritual , Christ
Chronological Study Bible ? Book Giveaway
2009-01-23 21:47:00 With the completion of my review for the Chronological Study Bible (NKJV) by Thomas Nelson Publishers, I can now announce my book giveaway. Compliments of Kate Etue, publicist for Thomas Nelson, I was given a second copy of this excellent study Bible. I will send this copy out to a US resident, who can answer the ... More About: Fun , Freebies , Book
The Chronological Study Bible (NKJV) by Thomas Nelson Publishers ? A Review
2009-01-23 20:44:00 Author: compilation of several scholars Format: Hardcover Page Count: 1690 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 0718020685 Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Chronological Study Bible (NKJV) by Thomas Nelson Publishers, is a very well done study Bible. The hardback book is beautifully designed with color and graphics on every page. In fact, pages without some kind of article ... More About: Religion , Reviews , History
Video for Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: ?I?m Holding a Miracle?
2009-01-22 19:49:00 Jason French, a member of my church, created this video last year. I remember how greatly moving it was the first time I watched it. This year, in time for today, the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, he has it posted on YouTube. [HT: Desiring God Blog] Take the time today to ... More About: Video , Christian , Anniversary , Miracle , Abortion
Clarifying Calvinism
2009-01-21 14:13:00 Phil Johnson (of Pyromaniacs fame), just finished a superb series of posts entitled Clarifying Calvinism . The series is posted over at Grace To You’s blogizine Pulpit Magazine. He starts out by exhorting younger, web-savvy Calvinists to get their theology from books not blogs (a wise piece of advice, I’d admit). Then he discusses hyper-Calvinism and gives ... More About: Religion
Reading Update
2009-01-19 20:48:00 Quick update on my reading for you all. I recently finished Crossway’s Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World edited by CJ Mahaney, and Thomas Nelson’s The Chronological Study Bible (NKJV). I’m still working my way through P&R Publishing’s Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures by Dennis Johnson, and Reformation Trust’s ... More About: Reviews , Reading , Freebies , Update
Why ?Limited Atonement? (part 2)
2009-01-16 16:02:00 I apologize for not picking up my limited atonement series sooner. The holidays plus a couple bouts of illness intervened. I’m not optimistic enough to think in the next few posts I’ll answer all of everyone’s questions on this topic. I’ll still have more research to do and questions of my own, I’m sure. What I ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Theology , Part , Limited
A Future for Israel
2009-01-13 18:43:00 I came across an excellent article dealing with the question of whether there’s a future for Israel . Lately I’ve discussed how Christians should understand the land promise. I’ve also stressed that America, and Israel are both pagan nations. But what I stumble along in a wordy way trying to say, Dr. Russell Moore of Southern ... More About: Religion , Future
God Working in Us: Philippians 2:13 And the Will
2009-01-12 16:07:00 I’m getting ready to start up my series on the Calvinist view of the atonement soon. One of the objections which has already arisen in the comments on part 1, is the idea that Calvinists believe God somehow forces unbelievers to believe the Gospel. Faith is not a gift from God, it is claimed, but ... More About: Calvinism , Working
Quotes to Note 6: Following Christ As a Helpless Child
2009-01-08 15:50:00 The last several months, I’ve been enjoying Tabletalk, a monthly devotional magazine from R.C. Sproul’s Ligonier Ministries. There’s a daily reading relevant to a specific passage, a bible reading plan, and several articles related to a specific theme for the month. This month, the theme is resolutions. And Stephen Nichols, the author of Jonathan Edwards: A ... More About: Note , Quotes , Christ , Child
Jesus is Alive - Shai Linne
2009-01-05 15:23:00 I thought I’d start out my blogging this year with something fun. I’ve been shown this video clip a few times now, and I thought it would be great to share it with you all. Shai Linne is a Christ-centered, reformed rapper. The lyrics to this song will challenge and encourage you. I ... More About: Video , Religion , Jesus , Fun , Devotional
Happy New Year
2009-01-02 15:41:00 Just a quick note to let everyone know we’re back. We shared precious time with two of our immediate family units who are heading off to the mission field this month. So it was a bittersweet time as saying good-bye is always hard. Then we had to take two kids to the doctors (seems to be ... More About: Site News , New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Merry Christmas One and All
2008-12-24 17:39:00 I’m away spending some time with my family before several of them go back to the mission field. I’ll be away from the blog for a time. I wanted to wish all my online friends a Merry Christmas . Here’s a recent picture of our four girls, Emily (5 1/2), Megan (almost 4), Amber (almost 3), ... More About: Merry Christmas
Why ?Limited Atonement? (Part 1)
2008-12-16 15:59:00 Recently, a dear brother in Christ posted a lengthy rebuke of limited atonement as a comment on my blog. I promised him a response and thought I’d share the exchange here for the benefit of my readers. Feel free to read his original comment. This is the first part of my response to his concerns. A ... More About: Religion , Theology , Part , Calvinism
My Christmas Rhyme
2008-12-14 22:55:00 This is day 2 of Bible Geek Gone Wild’s 12 Days of Christmas promotion. I’ve already won one free book, and am trying for some more. I’d encourage everyone to stay tuned to Shaun’s blog these next 11 days, because I hear the prizes to be had (mostly lots of free books compliments of many fine ... More About: Fun , Freebies
A Special Christmas Memory
2008-12-13 15:52:00 This morning, I entered the first of 12 contests at Bible Geek Gone Wild. Shaun Tabatt is running a 12 Days of Christmas promotion there as an excuse to give away lots of free books. Today’s contest asked the entrants to share a favorite Christmas memory. I’m usually not good with memories, but the one I ... More About: Christian , Fun , Freebies , Memory
Baby Bible Board Books (Collection #1) by Edward & Sarah Bolme ? A Review
2008-12-12 15:42:00 Authors: Edward & Sarah Bolme Format: Child’s Board Book Page Count: 20/per book Publisher: Crest Publications Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 0972554645 Rating: 5 of 5 stars This collection of children’s bible story board books is absolutely charming. The pictures are bright and cute. The stories are simple and on a young child’s level. The book proves durable and is ... More About: Christian , Family , Baby , Reviews , Books
Why Not to Visit Israel
More articles from this author:2008-12-10 16:00:00 Every decent Christian longs to go to the Holy Land. They would love an opportunity to see the places where Biblical events happened, touch places Jesus may have touched, see where the Temple stood and where the empty tomb may have been. Right? Isn’t that true? Well, I agree with John Piper. I don’t really want ... More About: Israel , Devotional , Visit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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