Posts Tagged ‘FrontLine’
Should We Legislate Morality?
For years I have been perplexed when it comes to religious liberty. Should gay marriage be illegal? Definitely. What about adultery? Not so sure. No question in my mind that heroin should be illegal. But should we outlaw alcohol too? One over-worn stock phrase is that “you can’t legislate morality.” And in fact, history demonstrates…
Read MoreThe Fundamentals: Creation and Its Implications
FrontLine: May/June 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 3 When Darwin’s theory of evolution appeared during the latter half of the nineteenth century, American Christians were not prepared to respond. Theological liberals, having already abandoned their commitment to Scripture, quickly adopted the new theory. Some conservatives also thought that perhaps the biblical language of Creation…
Read MoreProspects for Religious Liberty in the United States
Questions We Are (or Ought to Be) Asking [Ed. note: This article comes from FrontLine, September/October 2013. In light of the present turmoil, the article is of interest in several ways. First, many of the concerns Dr. Shumate anticipated in the article are only growing more intense in our current climate. Second, though current threats…
Read MoreSalvation through Christ: The Heart of the Faith
March/April 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 2 — The Fundamentals: Salvation [The latest FrontLine is available now online at www.fbfi.org for subscribers. Printing awaits, but we wanted you to know this edition is now available — and we want to encourage new subscriptions! — Ed.] My mother is a modern-day “Mary of Bethany.” Until…
Read MoreRightly Dividing the Word
The Hermeneutics of Biblical Fundamentalism FrontLine January/February 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 1 As many textbooks state, hermeneutics is the science and art of Bible interpretation. The desire to interpret the Bible correctly must be the focus of every preacher, parent, counselor, professor, and Sunday school teacher in all fundamental Baptist churches. But it…
Read MoreTHE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper
November/December 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 6 THE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper Charles Spurgeon said, The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great…
Read MoreTHE FUNDAMENTALS: The Bible
September/October 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 5 O How I Love Your Law God’s people have always loved His Word. Clement of Rome, who ministered just after the apostles, instructed his readers, “Look carefully into the Scriptures, which are the true utterances of the Holy Spirit.” Augustine is famously quoted as calling the Holy…
Read MoreMaking Sense out of Suffering
FrontLine July/August 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 4 As believers we have the privilege of magnifying the unique excellence of our God. When we glorify Him, we express our praise of His essential excellence. He is the Creator; everything else is the creation. God alone is the unique and perfect Spirit in whom all…
Read MoreOn Allegorizing – Is there Biblical Precedent?
Galatians 4:21–31—An Allegory? Those who adopt an allegorical method of interpretation often appeal to Galatians 4:21–31. After all, Paul says these things “are an allegory” (v. 24). The question of whether this passage justifies adopting an allegorical hermeneutic, however, is best answered by examining what Paul is actually doing in this passage. Paul highlights Abraham’s…
Read MoreWhy Isn’t My Husband Perfect? (Or at Least Better than Average?)
Many years ago there lived a woman who, you could truly say, had it all. She lived in the most beautiful home in her area. Her husband was the most handsome man in the world, and his job allowed him to spend a great deal of time with her. His income allowed her to have…
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