Posts by David Potter
The Historical Credibility of the New Testament, Part 1
David Potter This is Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ Part Three I never expected to teach a Mormon when I signed on to teach at San Francisco Baptist Seminary, yet, here I was standing before a class that included Diane, a fifth generation Mormon and a graduate of Brigham Young University. Diane had asked…
Read MoreDoes the Great Commission Require Drinking Beer?
David Potter Does fulfilling the Great Commission require that we must be willing to drink beer in a bar in order to win people to Christ? Thus said Daniel Wallace, probably the most brilliant mind on the faculty at Dallas Seminary. Here is the link so that you can see for yourself if I have…
Read MoreMyths about the Mayflower Pilgrims
David Potter As Americans, we rightly revere the Mayflower Pilgrims as pioneers of religious freedom and democratic self-government. As with heroes generally, mythology somewhat obscures the true story of the Pilgrim Fathers. Here I want to refute a few of the myths that you may or may not have heard.
Read MoreOrder in the Home and in the Godhead, (2)
David Potter This is part two of two • Part One In a previous post, I discussed the analogy between the position of the husband in a marriage and the position of the Father in relation to the Son in the godhead. Paul invokes this comparison in I Corinthians 11:3. In the earlier post I…
Read MoreOrder in the Home and in the Godhead (1)
David Potter This is the first of two parts • Part Two A dispute over practical matters of the Christian life in which one side is absolutely right and the other side absolutely wrong is rare. On the other hand, although theology involves balance (i. e. divine sovereignty, human responsibility), theology is also a realm…
Read MoreReview: Give Them Grace, Fitzpatrick and Thompson
Book review of Give Them Grace by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson, Crossway, 2011 Review by David Potter Do we really need another book on child rearing, especially one that seems from the title to give children liberty at the expense of discipline? Especially when one of the authors lists as credit on the…
Read MoreA Few More Thoughts on Gay Marriage
David Potter Note: this article is submitted in connection with our recent Policy Statement on Marriage and Sexual Morality. I wrote some of my thoughts about gay marriage in an earlier post. In light of recent developments I would like to add a few more thoughts.
Read MoreOlde World Baptists – Liviu Olah (3)
David Potter An evaluation of the ministry of Liviu Olah The Romanians in the United States were not as receptive to Olah’s message of repentance, and his ministry there was not as fruitful. Unlike Kornya, he had little impact on the Hungarian side of the border, probably due to the difficulty of cross border traffic…
Read MoreOlde Worlde Baptists: Liviu Olah (2)
David Potter At the end of 1973, Olah was called to be an assistant to Nicolae Covaci, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Oradea (now known as Emanuel Baptist Church). The call came because Covaci had suffered a heart attack and the church leaders asked him to invite Olah to be his assistant. When…
Read MoreReview: Troubled Journey
Troubled Journey A Missionary Childhood in War-torn China By Faith Cook Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 2004 Book review by David Potter How should we deal with trials and tragedy on the mission field? What are the principles that should govern missionary child-rearing? An unusual woman raises these important issues in an unusual missionary…
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