Does church membership really matter?
How strict should a church be about its membership? Should everyone who applies be admitted? Should members who quit attending be removed from…
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Fewer baptisms in the SBC
One of the distinctives which make Baptists “Baptist” is the belief in a regenerate church membership. In other words, only those who profess…
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Trivializing the faith
Taking a look at the typical program on “Christian” television makes one understand why so many people charge Christianity with being a religion…
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Confessions of Saint Augustine—free audio download
ChristianAudio has a free audio download each month, and this month’s offering is the classic Confessions of Saint Augustine. Go to the link…
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The loss of reverence
One thing that is strikingly absent in the worship services of Baptist churches is an atmosphere of reverence. For too many churches, the…
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I love you, Lord. Really?
In 1974 Laurie Klein wrote the popular song “I Love You, Lord.” The words are doubtlessly familiar to all of us: I love,…
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Abortion or murder? A distinction without a difference
If a woman takes her child’s life after he is born, it is murder and she can be prosecuted. If she has her…
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Fellow pastors: Let’s drop some weight
The apostle Paul provided this declaration which, I fear, serves as an indictment against many of us who are ministers of Christ’s gospel:…
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What about free will?
One of the main arguments against the Calvinist position on the sovereignty of God in an individual’s salvation is that the Calvinist position…