Ten Characteristics of True Preaching (1-4) In the preaching of Peter we have at the outset of the Christian dispensation both a proof of the importance and an example of the character of Christian preaching. Preaching—clearly—is central to...
Peter Preached on Pentecost (part 1 of 3)
Seven Features of Peter’s Preaching There are some things we do in church that go completely unquestioned—until they are. Questioned, that is! One such—usually unquestioned—part of worship is preaching. You all know what...
Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith (part 3)
A wonderful defense of the importance of creeds and confessions has stood at the opening of A Modern Exposition since its first publication in 1989 (the 300th anniversary of its first adoption in London in 1689). I did not write that defense. It was written by Dr....
Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith (part 2)
From the new preface to the 5th Edition of A Modern Exposition: "Let me say something about the reason and necessity for this 5th Edition. In the 2nd and 3rd Editions of A Modern Exposition a number of important improvements to the first edition were made. Somehow in...
Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith (part 1)
One of the major improvements, I hope, is in the expanded appendices at the end of the exposition.
Book Review: Advances in the Study of Greek
Usually in a book review the reviewer summarises the book, provides both pros and cons, and then gives his or her opinion about the value of the book as it relates to its subject and whether or not it is worth reading. In this case I am going to jump straight to...
The Passing of Dr. Robert Martin
Dr. Robert Paul Martin Departed to the Rest Above (February 4, 2016) Since 1989 and its first publication the essay of Bob Martin on “The Legitimacy and Use of Confessions” has stood at the front of my A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist...
The Slick-Waldron Debate: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (part 5)
One or two more matters should come up for discussion before I finish my post-game analysis of the Slick-Waldron debate over the gifts of prophecy, tongues, and healing. Here, I think, we pass from the good things I learned and the ugly of my confusion over the...
The Slick-Waldron Debate: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (part 4)
Another topic which I want to follow up on from my debate with Matt Slick has to do with my first assertion that the apostles of Christ are the first and greatest of the gifts Christ gave to His church. Matt’s response to this was to show that the blood of Christ and...
The Slick-Waldron Debate: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (part 3)
In my last blog post I promised to share the word studies that have confirmed for me that Matt Slick’s distinction between charisma gifts and doma gifts was overdrawn. Remember that his assertion was that Apostles of Christ were a doma gift and not a charismatic...
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