In The Polemics of Infant Baptism, B.B. Warfield writes: All Protestants should easily agree that only Christ’s children have a right to the ordinance of baptism. The cleavage in their ranks enters in only when we inquire how the external Church is to hold itself relatively to the recognition of the children of Christ. If [...]
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Warfield: Baptists are the Consistent Puritans
Posted in Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, ecclesiology, infant baptism, Presbyterianism, Puritans and Puritanism, Reformed Theology, Regenerate Church Membership, tagged B.B. Warfield on October 21, 2011 | 7 Comments »
C.H. Spurgeon: Soul-Winning Takes Precedence over Doctrinal Distinctives
Posted in Arminianism, Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, C.H. Spurgeon, Calvinism, Evangelism, Gospel, infant baptism, Reformed Theology, regeneration, soteriology, The church, Visible Church on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In our day, some of our more theologically sound evangelical brethren place heavy emphasis on being “Gospel centered.” In doing so, they can sometimes appear to downplay doctrinal distinctives, (in this case, perhaps most notably regarding ecclesiology) perhaps giving some the idea that they are relatively unimportant. While we should teach and preach the whole [...]
NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible – A Review
Posted in Book Reviews, Calvinism, Reformed Theology, Study Bibles on July 3, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Review of the NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, Richard L. Pratt, ed., Zondervan, 2003, xiv + 2240 pages. As I’ve noted previously, I hope to start reviewing more books. Since I have used many study Bibles through the years, I’m hoping to review most of them here, with the reviews likely coming in [...]
