Lest any suspect the previous post of teaching salvation by church membership, (and it clearly is not) here’s a warning against presumption and trust in anything other than Christ: HT: Puritan Fellowship
Archive for the ‘church membership’ Category
Don’t Be Fooled, The Pew Won’t Save You! by Bob Jennings
Posted in church membership, faith, perseverance, repentance, soteriology, tagged Bob Jennings on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don Johnson on the Local Church
Posted in church membership, ecclesiology, The church, tagged Conrad Murrell, Don Johnson on May 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
HT: Truth Matters Here is a copy of the tract that Bro. Johnson mentions.
Why Converted Church Membership
Posted in Baptism, baptismal regeneration, Baptist Distinctives, Baptist Why and Why Not, church membership, ecclesiology, Episcopalianism, infant baptism, Presbyterianism, Regenerate Church Membership, Roman Catholicism, SBC, soteriology on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baptist Why and Why Not (1900) Chapter 12: Why Converted Church-Membership By Rev. J. O. Rust, LL. D. Pastor Edgefield Baptist Church. Nashville, Tennessee But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness [...]
Why Close Communion and Not Open Communion
Posted in Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, Baptist Why and Why Not, church membership, close communion, ecclesiology, infant baptism, Lord's Supper, SBC, tagged O.L. Hailey on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baptist Why and Why Not (1900) Chapter 11: Why Close Communion and Not Open Communion By O. L. Hailey, D. D. Editor Arkansas Baptist Little Rock, Arkansas Then they that gladly received his word were baptized; and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in the [...]
Baptist Testimony on Baptism, Church Membership and the Lord’s Supper
Posted in Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, church history, church membership, close communion, confessions, ecclesiology, Lord's Supper, Regenerate Church Membership, SBC on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1st London Baptist Confession (1644) XXXIX BAPTlSM is an ordinance of the New Testament, given by Christ, to be dispensed upon persons professing faith, or that are made disciples; who upon profession of faith, ought to be baptized, and after to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Matt.28:18,19; John 4:1; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 2:37.38, 8:36,37,etc. XL [...]
Why I Am Now a Baptist
Posted in Baptism, church membership, confessions, infant baptism, Presbyterianism, Regenerate Church Membership, Westminster Standards on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Note: (2/15/09) Instead of merely linking to a post on the PuritanBoard, where I was then serving as a moderator, I thought that as I transfer older posts to this new blog that I’d include the full text here. The following is the substance of an email I sent to both the pastor of the [...]
