Making the Most of Sunday
This will be a practical blog to encourage our church in something we're already doing well: enjoying and making the most of our Sundays together at church. It's the kind of thing we probably all do instinctually as Christians, but it can be helpful to have some...
The Historical Doctrine of Sola Scriptura
Introduction The main principle of the Reformation is what was later termed “Sola Scriptura,” the Latin for Scripture Alone. What it means is that The Holy Bible, as the true Word of God (2 Tim 3:16), is the highest and supreme...
The Heresy of LGBT Theology
I've become more and more aware of the prevalence of LGBT-affirming theology in recent days. Our local United Church now proudly and publicly displays that it is fully affirming of the 2SLGBTQIA+ agenda. Movements like Side-A and Side-B are churning out books and...
Some Features of Prophetic Literature
In the sermon last week, I briefly mentioned some features of prophetic literature that we should keep in mind as we come to a passage like the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13; Matthew 24; Luke 21). I want to briefly explain four features of the prophetic genre of the...
The Abstract of Principles
Introduction The Abstract of Principles is recognized as one of the first doctrinal statements of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (the biggest Baptist denomination in the world). It was written in 1858 by Dr. Basil Manly, Jr., one of the original professors...
Coram Deo’s Church Covenant
Introduction The Coram Deo Baptist Church membership covenant is birthed out of our love for the church body and its individual members whom we hope will experience the fullness of joy which in found in Christ as they join the body. The primary purpose of this...