How many poor souls are struggling against the power of sin, and yet never get any victory over it! How many are daily led captive by the lusts of the flesh, the love of the world, and the pride of life, and never get any victory over them! How many fight and grapple with tears, … Continue reading Subduing Sin
covenant theology
The Covenant of Grace and Baptism
Posted in 2013: As I work through Durham's commentary on Revelation I am reminded over and over about the covenant. When I picked up this work I expected to find a fairly standard commentary except for the classic Post Mil Historicist point of view, but I find it is often devotional and always deeply theological. … Continue reading The Covenant of Grace and Baptism
Toward a Covenantal Theology
Posted back in 2011 (I believe): It's probably fair to say that most Calvinistic, Particular or "Reformed" Baptists feel peer pressure to pursue the study of paedobaptist covenantalism. I have been personally told on numerous occasions that I should move toward a "full" covenant theology and embrace the baptism of infants "into the covenant." In … Continue reading Toward a Covenantal Theology
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The Westminster Assembly Debates Credopaedobaptism
Worth a read.
In the seventeenth-century polemics of paedobaptism and credobaptism, one of the common arguments asserted by the English Particular Baptists was that their paedobaptist brothers agreed that a profession of faith was a necessary prerequisite for baptism. To make their point, Particular Baptists like Andrew Ritor, Benjamin Coxe, William Kiffin, Hanserd Knollys, and Thomas Patient appealed to the catechism of the Church of England, which was appended to the Book of Common Prayer. The catechism specifically required a profession of faith and repentance before admission to baptism. Here is the portion to which they referred:
The Particular Baptists viewed this as inconsistent credobaptism, or perhaps we could call it “credopaedobaptism.” If actual repentance and faith were necessary, how could these be promised by parents or godparents? Given their strong Calvinism, the idea of promising actual faith and repentance (which could only be given by God) for another was an absurdity. To the Particular Baptists…
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A Father’s Resolutions by Cotton Mather
PARENTS, Oh! how much ought you to be continually devising for the good of your children! Often device how to make them "wise children"; how to give them a desirable education, an education that may render them desirable; how to render them lovely and polite, and serviceable in their generation. Often devise how to enrich … Continue reading A Father’s Resolutions by Cotton Mather
1689 Federalism compared to Westminster Federalism
"What is the nature of the federal union of an unregenerate person in the covenant of grace to Jesus Christ, and do they remain under Adam's federal headship in spite of being in the covenant of grace (?) which is to say, can you be in the covenant of works and the covenant of grace … Continue reading 1689 Federalism compared to Westminster Federalism
Does loving our enemies…establish God’s love for them?
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of … Continue reading Does loving our enemies…establish God’s love for them?
The Covenant Allegory
from A. W. Pink's Divine Covenants: Those of our readers who are particularly interested in the divine covenants would be disappointed if we closed our lengthy comments thereon and ignored the last eleven verses of Galatians 4, and therefore we feel it necessary to devote a chapter to their consideration. That this passage is far … Continue reading The Covenant Allegory
Blood Moon!!!
A few helpful scripture quotations from DISPENSATIONALISM – CATEGORIZED SCRIPTURE LIST The true fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies is frequently indicated in the New Testament. · The prophecy of restoring Israel was fulfilled by the calling of the Gentiles to be God's people. Act 15:13-17 (quoting Amos 9:11-12) And after they had held their peace, … Continue reading Blood Moon!!!
