Be Careful Who You Listen To

Don Johnson In discussing the interpretation of Psalm 44, my friend Mark Ward observes, “Psalm 44 doesn’t just express the nation’s feelings of frustration; it expresses their faith. They still instinctively reached out to Yahweh and not to other gods.” It strikes me that we can see this on display in Jeremiah 27 as well,…

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The Law is Good

George Stiekes Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But WE KNOW THAT THE LAW IS GOOD, if a man use it lawfully. I Timothy 1:7-8 The Ten commandments are all reiterated in the New Testament with the exception of keeping the Sabbath. Of course, Jesus…

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The Song of a Faithful Man

Chris Kundert Not far from my childhood home of Onekama, Michigan is a lonely, snow covered road which quietly passes by a dilapidated old farmhouse. The house looked as if it was at any moment willing to give itself over to the constant urging of gravity. Anyone driving by could only assume the derelict is…

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The Evidence of True Belief

Taigen Joos Recently, our friend Taigen Joos preached a message to his congregation on the well-known (and challenging) passage of Hebrews 6.1-6. When I listened to this message, I asked pastor Joos to share it with us along with his notes. What follows is a synopsis of his message, derived from his notes, with a…

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Comments on – The Divine Unity of Holy Scripture

Don Johnson In “The Divine Unity of Holy Scripture,” Frank M. Goodchild begins with a line that is a touchstone for fundamentalism: “I accept the Bible unmutilated.” On the whole, the message is a rallying cry for the Bible, the source of all we know for certain about God and the world he created. In…

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Baptist Fundamentals: The Divine Unity of Holy Scripture

Frank M. Goodchild, D. D. Pastor, Central Baptist Church, New York City “I accept the Bible unmutilated.” That was part of the statement I made thirty-two years ago to the council that examined me for ordination. Some who were present that afternoon did not like the statement. I am not sure that they would like…

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SAME SEX “MIRAGE” (CONCLUSION)

Pastor Mike Harding1 Marriage is the first and most basic of all human institutions. Before governments, schools, and churches, God established the home, and all institutions issue from it. Family led to patriarchal and tribal systems of human government, then to monarchial systems, and now a democratic republic. Note: Special thanks to Doug Wilson for…

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