Ana the Baptism Chapter

With so much good conversation about baptism on 1.28, we will continue with the topic on 2.4.14. So it will be a re-read Pilgrim Theology, chapter 16. If this doesn't wet your thirst enough, may I suggest some good theology from Baptist John Bunyan. Some of that can be found here.

Gospel, Biblical Illiterates, and You

Excellent exchange of thoughts regarding world views, apologetics, and Acts 17 this morning (2.5.13). If you missed it, you can get a taste on pp.85-92 of Pushing the Antithesis. A great follow up resource is this audio from D.A. Carson (talks he gave at OBC in 2002). Next week we will look at chapter 6, Worldviews in Collision where antithesis is highlighted. We will also discuss responses to the objection "But I do not believe the world was created." Give it some thought.

"No Creed But Christ"?!?!

While we may be sincere in saying that we have "no creed but Christ" and subscribe to no "man-made" system of theology like Calvinism or Arminianism, let's face the music. The music being that whatever we say about how God saves sinners ends up fitting into a historic theological category and ends up being associated with a particular "ism." So rather than pietistic sounding boasts of biblicism, there are times when it is helpful to see where one fits historically as we seek to be as biblical as we can be for the glory of Christ. This brings us to our next chapter in Warfield's The Plan of Salvation which is the chapter called Calvinism. Read the chapter for Tuesday, December 4th and be edified.