Faithful unto Death with the Sacred Trust

We who steward the mysteries of God have been given a sacred trust, and some of us have been given the unspeakable privilege of learning to read the Bible in the languages in which it was written. Denny Burk gives a moving testimony to a godly man, now gone to glory, who was a faithful …

The Problem with Penal Substitution

Set to appear in the “Forum” section of the next edition of SBJT. Posted here with the editor’s permission. “Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Ps 85:10).  The problem with penal substitutionary atonement isn’t the idea that God could be wrathful. Anyone who believes the Bible—and reads it—will …

Eric Redmond Joins the Blogroll

One of the great blessings of the blog-world is that it helps us find like-minded people. I am delighted to announce the new blog of Pastor Eric Redmond, Senior Pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD.  Thabiti has interviewed Eric here, and you can check out Eric’s blog here. May the Lord use …

Free Christian Audio Book: The Reformed Pastor

Each month ChristianAudio is excited to give away one free audio book download. The books we give away are free for only one month. After that they are sold at the regular price. So make sure that you check back regularly and download these great Christian Classics for FREE! Use this coupon code – MAY2007 …

Chosen for Life, by Sam Storms

One evening during my freshman year in college at the University of Arkansas, I asked my wise Sunday School teacher, “Do you believe in predestination?” He responded simply, “The word is in the Bible.” The word is in the Bible, but what does it mean and how does it work? If you or someone you …

9News on Elders

The February edition of 9News is now available. Here is the table of contents: SELECTING ELDERS A Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum We asked a roundtable of pastors and theologians one question: “What lessons have you learned the hard way in selecting elders?” Answers from John MacArthur, Michael Lawrence, Phil Newton, “Ed Roberts,” Sinclair Ferguson, Bruce …

Volume 2 of NACSBT: Believer’s Baptism

Volume 2 of the NAC Studies in Bible and Theology series is now available. This book was edited by my mentor, Tom Schreiner, along with my good friend Shawn Wright. This is sure to be the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and useful discussion of all the swirling questions about who should be baptized, when, why, how, …

Baptism

I got a note from an old friend today asking if I had written anything on baptism. That prompted me to search my blog for the things I’ve written on Baptism, and I thought maybe others would be interested in these links as well: Why Don’t Baptists Commune with Presbyterians? Baptism, Church Membership, and “Together …

The Northbrook Conference

The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!