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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Generational Patricide
2009-09-17 15:40:00 In a recent forums discussion at Sharper Iron, I came across some insightful and I thought quite helpful comments on what I call “generational patricide”. We were discussing Phil Johnson’s recent post explaining the demise of Neo-Evangelicalism. He wrote off the entire movement with nearly the same fervor he showed when declaring that the independent ... More About: Religion , Fundamentalism , The Church , Church History
The Christian in an Age of Terror: Selected Sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jon
2009-09-12 23:11:00 Author: Martyn Lloyd-Jones (edited by Michael Eaton) Publisher: Kregel Format: Softcover Pages: 280 ISBN: 9780825429798 Stars: 4 of 5 The Christian in an Age of Terror is a compilation of previously unpublished sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The volume is edited by Michael Eaton and was recently published by Kregel. My thanks go out to Leslie Paladino at Kregel, ... More About: Reviews , London , Devotional
Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado ? A Review
2009-09-08 16:25:00 Author: Max Lucado Publisher: Thomas Nelson Format: Hardcover Pages: 221 ISBN: 9780849921391 Stars: 4 of 5 Fearless is the latest book from best selling author, Max Lucado. In fact it officially releases today (order your copy from Amazon). I jumped at the chance to receive an advance review copy of this book, partly because I had never read Lucado ... More About: Life , Reviews , Review , Devotional
Goodbye TNIV, Hello 2011 Updated NIV
2009-09-02 19:44:00 Yesterday, Zondervan Publishing House and Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society) announced plans to revise the NIV in 2011 and discontinue the controversial TNIV. Many conservative evangelicals, and groups like the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) openly opposed the gender neutral translation choices of the TNIV. So to hear this coming from Zondervan ... More About: News , Christianity , Theology , Goodbye
Book Giveaway: A Praying Life by Paul Miller
2009-08-31 15:22:00 Courtesy of Michelle Bennett and NavPress, I have 2 free copies of Paul Miller’s A Praing Life to give away. I’ve decided to use a form from Google Docs to help with this contest. Just fill out the form to enter. If you subscribe to my blog or follow me on Twitter, ... More About: Fun , Reviews , Freebies , Book
Reforming Fundamentalism, Bob Bixby and Blogging
2009-08-27 16:09:00 If you have followed fundamentalist blogging at all, or if you consider yourself a bit of a reformed (or former) fundamentalist, in the IFB sense, listen up. Bob Bixby has a phenomenal post detailing the history and motivations behind his 7 years of blogging. He is hanging up the towel on Pensees, but this ... More About: Fundamentalism , Blogging
New on the KJV Only Debate Blog?
2009-08-27 15:56:00 You may want to check out my team KJV Only? blog. I’m continuing a series I started on this blog, called Testing the Textus Receptus. Today’s post centers on Rev. 16:5 one of the “certainly erroneous” passages in the KJV, to use E.F. Hills’ (a KJV defender himself) term. Come on over and check out the ... More About: Blog , Debate
Those Five New Points of Calvinism
2009-08-26 18:23:00 Almost everyone reading my blog is familiar with the acrostic TULIP as standing for the five points of Calvinism. Probably most of you know what each point stands for: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of the Saints. Then the number goes down as to who knows what each point means. I ... More About: Christianity , Theology , History , Bible , Apologetics
A Fundamentalist Self-Critique
2009-08-24 05:11:00 The last few years have seen the world wide web do a number on fundamentalism. I speak particularly of the independent fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement, and the influence of blogs like Sharper Iron (SI). Jason Janz, SI’s founder, published his young fundamentalist survey, and soon thereafter Phil Johnson (of Pyromaniac fame), delivered his speech “Dead Right: ... More About: Fundamentalism , History , Separation , Unity , Critique
Mining the Archives: Why Pray the ?Sinner?s Prayer??
2009-08-21 16:28:00 From time to time, I’ll be mining the archives around here. I’m digging up Bob’s best posts from the past. I’m hoping these reruns will still serve my readers. Today’s post was originally published December 10, 2005. I wrote the following as a comment to a post by Jason Janz over at Sharper Iron. The ... More About: Christian , Mining , Prayer , Devotional , Evangelism
More on Helping Your Kids with Salvation
2009-08-17 16:30:00 A few days ago, I posted on this question: How do we know our children are saved? After that post, I found a few more resources about this issue. Justin Taylor highlighted a free series of sermons on how children come to Christ. The 6 part sermon series is available for free download. My friend Jamsco of ... More About: Theology , Reviews , Kids , Devotional , Salvation
A Praying Life: In Real Time (A Review)
2009-08-16 01:12:00 Author: Paul Miler Publisher: NavPress Format: Softcover Pages: 288 ISBN: 1600063004 Stars: 5 of 5 As a lifelong Christian, I’ve heard a great deal of teaching about prayer and read a good many books on the topic. I’ve been taught to model my prayers on The Lord’s Prayer. I’ve learned the ACTS method (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication). I’ve ... More About: Life , Reviews , Time , Review , Devotional
The Faith of Children: How Do We Know Our Children Are Saved?
2009-08-11 20:03:00 My friend Seth McBee over at Contend Earnestly, has a great post today entitled “How Do I Know If My Child is Saved?“. Here are a few excerpts from his post, for starters. Confession of Christ means just what the Bible continually points to. Confession, or faith in Christ, means that you believe that you are ... More About: Children , Faith , Devotional , The Faith , The Family
Great Review of ESV Study Bible
2009-08-10 20:01:00 I’ve recommended this study Bible before. I just want to highlight a great review by Andy Naselli, in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. You can read the review here. Once again, I’ve seen many study Bibles, and a few sit unused on my shelf. The ESV Study Bible is different. It’s eminenly useful and ... More About: Reviews , Review , Great
Nigerian Chuch Leader to Congregation: ?Prepare to Die [for your Faith]?
2009-08-08 19:23:00 3 Nigerian pastors were recently beheaded. In the aftermath of that tragedy, according to The Daily Sun, church leaders addressed their congregations: Also delivering a sermon during the funeral rites for late Rev. Sabo Yakubu, slain COCIN Church pastor, the speaker, ... More About: Religion , Faith , Devotional , Missions
The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John by Larry Helyer ? A Review
2009-08-06 07:28:00 Author: Larry Helyer Publisher: IVP Format: Hardcover Pages: 432 ISBN: 9780830828883 Stars: 4 of 5 My thanks go out to IVP Academic for supplying me with a review copy of this book. When I received The Witness of Jesus , Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology by Larry Helyer, I noticed the book looked like a college or seminary ... More About: Christianity , Reviews , Review
Dispensationalism Examined
2009-08-05 17:34:00 I’ve been caught up in a couple interesting articles over on Sharper Iron. One is a story of one man’s journey out of dispensationalism, another is a story of why a former Lutheran is a classic deispensationalist. The comments are a wild ride through a sticky debate, to put it mildly. At some point I want ...
Bob?s Book Blurbs: The Gift of Psalms, featuring devotionals by Lori Jones
2009-07-31 15:24:00 Thomas Nelson, published this delightful devotional. The Gift of Psalms, is a book printed on special paper and with a deluxe smooth leather-ish cover. Included are three audio CDs with a reading from The Word of Promise Audio Bible coupled with a reading of the devotional thought from the book for that particular psalm. The Word ... More About: Religion , Reviews , Book , Jones
?The More I Read the Bible the Less Dispensational I Become?
2009-07-29 19:29:00 These words were posted in an article written by John Davis (B.A. , M.Div., Th.M., D.Min.) for Sharper Iron, describing his journey out of dispensationalism. His description of becoming less and less dispensational, fits my story. I’ve taken a similar journey out of dispensationalism. His article is a good read, and the discussion to follow may ... More About: Religion , Theology , Bible , Read , The Bible
Problematic Polemic Puritanism
2009-07-29 15:30:00 You know I was stretching to come up with that title! Seriously though, I wanted to highlight D.A. Carson’s recent editorial on polemical theology, in the online (and free) theological journal Themelios (connected with The Gospel Coalition). Carson explains the inevitability of polemics: anyone “contending for a particular theological understanding” is practicing polemical theology. He then ... More About: Theology , Fundamentalism
To Drink, Or Not to Drink
2009-07-28 15:26:00 I was swept away (again), into a fundamentalist feud over alcoholic drink. My ears perked up when I came across a humorous post on teetotaling. I figured that the issue was a current hot button topic at Sharper Iron, and so I went digging. Turns out, Shelton Smith (The Sword of The Lord) and Robert Sumner ... More About: Standards , Fundamentalism , Drink , Issues , Abstinence
Quotes to Note 11: Once Saved, Always Saved?
2009-07-24 21:03:00 I am working on my review of Larry Helyer’s excellent book, The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology . I came across a quote that is really good, but doesn’t quite fit into my review. I’ve explained my take on the well-known phrase “Once Saved, Always Saved”, in one of my most ... More About: Note , Quotes , Perseverance
Bob?s Blogging Tips: Instapaper?s Read It Later Bookmarklet
2009-07-23 19:27:00 Over the years, I’ve covered quite a few blogging tips. I’ve been meaning to blog about this one for quite a while. As you find time throughout your day to surf the web, I’m sure you make the rounds to a few of your favorite blogs (like mine!), or check out your Google Read er. If you ... More About: Tips , Blogging , Howto
Bob?s Book Blurbs: Jesus 365, A Devotional ? Compiled by Ed Stewart
2009-07-23 16:08:00 In the second century after Christ, the Diatessaron was a popular Christian book which took the four Gospels and combined them into one single story of Christ. This year, I’ve been reading a fascinating devotional book based on the same principle, Jesus 365, A Devotional : Experiencing the Four Gospels as One Single Story compiled by ... More About: Christianity , Reviews , Book
Aliens & Atheist Absurdity
2009-07-21 16:08:00 My wife and I rented Knowing, a newly released (on DVD) movie with Nicolas Cage in it. I have to admit I love end-of-the-world, science fiction movies. Some of my favorites are Deep Impact, Independence Day and Core. There is a scene in Knowing, where the professor character that Cage plays, explains two competing views of ... More About: Science , Religion , Christianity , Aliens , Atheist
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Unity across Eschatological Positions
2009-07-20 16:44:00 We’ve been discussing whether eschatological positions should hinder our unity in a local church, or beyond. Mark Dever recently challenged pastors to not let this hinder unity, even calling doctrinal statements that detail a specific millennial position, sinful. In light of all this, I was struck when I read the following words from Dr. Martyn Lloyd -Jones ... More About: Fundamentalism , Separation , The Church
Unity and the End Times
2009-07-17 14:00:00 Should one’s end times’ views limit their unity with other Christian believers? Should churches and denominations spell out their particular end times’ theology, as a matter of their statement of faith? Should adherence to premillennialism, for instance, be considered a hallmark of the faith, a non-negotiable test of one’s submission to Christ? Mark Dever ... More About: Fundamentalism , Separation , Times , End Times , The Church
101 Portraits of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures by Bob Beasley ? A Review
2009-07-15 16:07:00 Author: Bob Beasley Publisher: Living Stone Books Format: Softcover Pages: 208 ISBN: 9780979973147 Stars: 3 of 5 My thanks go out to author Bob Beasley and Livingstone Books for providing me a review copy of this book. Many Christians are bewildered by the Old Testament. They start reading in Genesis and give up by the time Leviticus comes around. They ... More About: Jesus , Reviews , Bible , Review , Devotional
30 Days to A Praying Life
2009-07-14 16:13:00 I just finished Paul Miller’s A Praying Life : Connecting with God in a Disconnected World. I have to say it was the best book I’ve read in a long while, both from the standpoint of a well written work, and a book that hits close to home. I’ve never been more challenged, convicted and at ... More About: Christianity , Reviews , Devotional , Days
Quotes to Note 10: On Parenting and Prayer
More articles from this author:2009-07-11 18:02:00 I’ve been reading through Paul Miller’s new book A Praying Life (NavPress). Its a great read that challenges me concerning my prayer life. He’s giving real life examples of how prayer shapes his parenting. I found this extended quote on the relationship between prayer and parenting very helpful. It is surprising how seldom books on parenting ... More About: Parenting , Prayer , Devotional , Note , Quotes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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