Posts by Don Johnson
New Testament Baptist Fellowship–Day Two
Yesterday I mentioned that the NTBF is not an organization, it is an event. What an eventful day it was today! A day full of God’s blessings, including two outstanding sermons by two of the godly pastors from our fellowship. Before I get to the messages, I’d like to say a word about the warm…
Read MoreNew Testament Baptist Fellowship–Day One
“The New Testament Baptist Fellowship is not an organization, it is an event.” said Dr. John Vaughn, outgoing president of the Foundations Baptist Fellowship. Together with the New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches, the FBFI is holding a joint Annual Meeting at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI. It is an event, and an…
Read MoreAddressing the Master
Don Johnson FBFI Pulpit In preparation for our Annual Fellowship this week, I thought I would share a message I preached on April 2 about prayer. In particular, it emphasizes our great God, our Master to whom we pray. If we are conscious of the One Whom we are addressing, I believe our prayers will…
Read MoreA Bauderian Invitation to our Annual Fellowship
by Don Johnson We appreciate hearing of Dr. Kevin Bauder’s enthusiasm for our Annual Fellowship meeting, coming up just over a week from now at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI. More than just expressing personal interest, he encourages your participation: I’m looking forward to the preaching. I’m looking forward to seeing friends in ministry…
Read MoreInerrancy and Fundamentalism
Don Johnson The other day, in “Is the Doctrine of Inerrancy a Fundamentalist Invention?” Justin Taylor posted a link to an article by John D. Woodbridge entitled: “Evangelical Self-Identity and the Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy.” Taylor briefly summarizes Woodbridge’s conclusion, answering the question of his title in the negative. Woodbridge makes the case that the…
Read MoreWhat Can You Do About Millennials?
Don Johnson On April 30, an article appeared on FoxNews entitled, “Ten reasons millennials are backing away from God and Christianity.” The author is Alex McFarland, Director for Christian Worldview and Apologetics at North Greenville University. He appears to base his comments on findings from his own research as well as that of others and…
Read MoreLearning from “Last Century’s Fundamentalists”
Don Johnson Very interesting article over at the Gospel Coalition by Joe Carter, “What Last Century’s Fundamentalists Can Teach Us About This Century’s Apostasy.” The apostasy Carter is referring to is the rapid rise of evangelical acceptance of homosexuality and related issues. Citing Pew Research, he says:
Read MorePulpit or Pew – How Our Place in the Church Affects Our View of Separation
Don Johnson Much discussion followed our last FrontLine issue (“Why We’re Still Here” March/April 2017), both here and elsewhere online. As always with internet discussion, some was inane, prejudiced, annoying, irrelevant, thoughtless, and/or unprofitable. And then there was what others besides me were saying! Seriously, though, any conversations will include a fair amount of chaff…
Read MoreFirst Freedom: A review
Duesing, Jason G, Thomas White, and Malcolm B Yarnell, eds. First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty. Second Edition. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2016. Reviewed by Don Johnson I laboured through this volume, I have to say that right up front. It is not that the subject isn’t important, it is very…
Read MoreObservations About Those Who Are Still Here
Don Johnson This week we are featuring our March/April FrontLine, I hope you’ve seen our previous articles.1 In this post, I’d like to take note of several themes I see repeating in each testimonial. Editorials and Contents — here; Why I’m Still Here by Mark Ward; Previews — here. [↩]
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