Beware the Hermeneutics of Accommodation

David Saxon It is undeniable that the history of interpretation includes numerous examples of commentators benefiting from insights garnered from general revelation. Historical discoveries have shed light on various passages, sometimes causing adjustments to interpretations.1 Similarly, each generation reads Scripture in light of its current scientific perspectives.2 It is, therefore, naïve to say that biblical…

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May/June 2016 FrontLine: Creationism

FrontLine May/June 2016 | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 3 Creationism The Truth of Scripture Concerning Creation Larry Oats   Dennis Venema is a senior fellow at BioLogos Foundation, a Christian group that attempts to reconcile faith and science. In an August 9, 2011, interview he told Wisconsin National Public Radio that there is no possibility…

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Battling the Enemy

Mike Jones Since the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden, fighting battles has been a part of human existence. Every person born into this world has battles of some sort or another. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines a battle as “any fight or struggle; a conflict.” Although most people probably think of some…

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Who Are The Fundamentalists

Brian Green Condensed from a message preached at the World Congress of Fundamentalists, held July 5-8, 1999, in Greenville, South Carolina. Today there is much confusion about the title “Fundamentalist.” Muslim Fundamentalists have hijacked the term to describe their rigorous application of the strict laws of the Koran, but their violent enforcement tarnishes the image.…

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What Do We Know about Our Enemy?

Thomas Strouse Satan and the Serpent in Genesis 3 Moses records the first attack of our enemy upon mankind in Genesis 3:1. Following the bliss Adam and Eve shared on day six, our enemy tempted the first couple. The reader may infer several facts. First, since Gen. 1:31 indicates there was no sin in the…

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Sheep in the Midst of Wolves

Dayton Hobbs Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). Jesus gave this instruction and advice to His disciples as He sent them out to minister as “sheep in the midst of wolves” in their generation. He offers this same instruction for those of us who desire to be good disciples…

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What Do We Mean by “The Evangelical Disaster”?

John Vaughn The audacity of this title begs for an explanation. An Evangelical is simply one who believes and preaches the gospel according to the New Testament. The Evangelical Disaster is, therefore, a tragic development within Evangelicalism that has brought ruin to its noble undertaking of “proclaiming the good news” to lost mankind. The need…

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A Critical Lesson from the History of Baptist World Mission

Bud Steadman FrontLine March/April 2016 feature article. The abundant fruit of Fundamental Baptist missions around the world in the twentieth century can be directly related to the separatism of that movement, which spawned a number of biblically based mission agencies. A critical lesson concerning the core of a scriptural mission philosophy can and must be…

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Missions: Past, Present, Future

FrontLine — March/April 2016 | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 2 Has Missions Philosophy Changed? Kevin L. Brosnan The theme of this edition of FrontLine takes the form of a question: “Has missions philosophy changed?” And there is no doubt that it has. The real question is, “Are the changes beneficial or detrimental to the cause…

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