by | Mar 8, 2007 | Bible, Church, History, Theology
For my theology class, I just finished reading C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. I know that I had already read the book twice, but I may also have read it a third time before this reading. Reading it again, though, showed me just how much Lewis has influenced my...
by | Mar 1, 2007 | Bible, Books, Church, Culture, History, Theology
I mentioned awhile ago that I was writing a paper to contrast baptism and the Lord’s Supper in Baptist and Presbyterian thought. I just finished the paper, although, as I began writing it, I realized that I only had enough space to focus on baptism. Here is one...
by | Feb 15, 2007 | Books, Church, Theology
I am writing a paper for my church history class that will contrast sacramental theology in the Westminster Confession of Faith and one of the Baptist confessions–probably the Baptist Faith and Message of 1925. In my research, I just came across an excellent...
by | Feb 8, 2007 | Bible, Church, Theology
Only recently have I come to believe that God intends for Christians to baptize their infants. Before November 15, the date of my “conversion” on this matter, I was a committed Baptist for about a year. Before that, I wrestled with the arguments for and...
by | Feb 7, 2007 | Bible, Church, Theology
For whatever reason, I have always been disinclined to consider anyone living today as an “apostle” in the biblical sense. I suppose my main concern lies in the Catholic idea that every pope has apostolic authority, equal to Jesus’ twelve disciples...
by | Feb 4, 2007 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
This morning, I visited Briarwood Presbyterian Church, the founding church of the PCA denomination. It was a bit too big for my taste, but it was a wonderful church. I was privileged to see the sign of the New Covenant given to three more covenant infants, and, for...