BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH by selahV Can a person be lost because they pray and believe Jesus saves him? If he confesses his sin and is cleansed from all unrighteousness trusting in God’s Word, can he still be lost? If you believe you are saved because God’s Word says you are saved, and you think [...]
How now shall we play? Cooperating is one thing. Ecumenism another. Can these two agree in the Southern Baptist world? Let’s consider the past and present for a moment. Another former SBC president, Herschel H. Hobbs, pastor of First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, hosted an ecumenical gather in his church. Roman Catholics, Nazarenes, Episcopalians, [...]
Here is a great quote on legalism from Chuck Swindoll: “The problem with legalists is that not enough people have confronted them and told them to get lost. Those are strong words, but I don’t mess with legalism anymore. I’m 72 years old; what have I got to lose? Seriously, I used to kowtow to [...]
Terry Delaney is giving away a signed copy of Russell Moore’s new book Adopted for Life. Just go to his website and leave a comment on his review of Adopted for Life. Terry really – really – really likes the book. He writes: Every pastor must read this book. I dare say that anyone who [...]
Between blogging and Facebook and Twitter, many people have turned to the internet to express themselves in very personal yet very public ways. Chances are good that you are doing this in some way yourself. Yet what do we really wind up saying? What we’re eating? Where we are going? How our favorite sports team [...]
Since I began blogging in 2006, the voices of SBC bloggers have changed quite a bit. Some faded away, others became stronger. With the addition of SBCVoices, many have been added and more are entering the world of Blogland all the time. That is a good thing for the most part. Folks are getting connected. They are learning [...]
After penning this title I am sorely tempted to quote (out of context, of course) CS Lewis: “I believe in [the SBC] like I believe in the sun. Not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Now, that quote is typically attributed to Lewis and more directly answers the [...]
My time at Southern Seminary opened my eyes to a lot of theological issues. Eschatology is certainly one of those issues. When I arrived, The Left Behind Series was all I knew. I soon realized I had been trapped in a theological vacuous church. I began to study Eschatology and I came to a very [...]