Baptist Catechism: Ought Everyone To Believe There Is a God?

We continue with our series, Pattern of Sound Words, where we go through the Baptist Catechism.  In this episode we discuss Q/A #2: "Ought everyone to believe there is a God?  Everyone ought to believe there is a God; and it is their great sin and folly who do not." Show Notes: "Thankfulness and Prayer...

What Is the Gospel?: God, Man, Christ, Response

We answer the question, "What is the gospel?," by walking through a biblical framework, one that the apostles themselves utilized in their evangelistic messages: God, man, Christ, and response. Show Notes: What Is the Gospel? (book by Greg Gilbert) "Gospel Pillars: God, Man, Christ, Response" (post by Drew) The Gospel (page)   Subscribe to our...

Gospel Pillars: God, Man, Christ, Response

The gospel is the good news about what God has done in and through Jesus Christ to reconcile sinners to himself.  The following framework, what I like to call “gospel pillars,” presents doctrinal truths by which we may rightly understand and receive the promises and blessings of the gospel.  While the section on Christ consists...

Selfies and Selflessies

The word "selfie" was declared popular enough to grab a slot in the Oxford Dictionary in 2013. In a sense, the addition of this word was very appropriate given the nature of the generation who made it popular. That is to say that the Millennial generation has become one that is, among other things, defined...

5 Principles of a God-Glorifying and Christ-Centered Gospel Ministry

What does God-glorifying and Christ-centered gospel ministry look like?  Who better to consult than the apostle Paul, who was used mightily of God for the advancement of the gospel among the nations in the 1st Century.  There are of course many passages in Scripture that we could consult for our answer to this question.  However,...

Not According to Christ: “Jesus’ likeness to us, in every respect, proves that we are born innocent, as Jesus was born innocent.”

Not According to Christ: “Calvinists deny Jesus came in the flesh and was like us in every respect.  If you truly believed that, then you would have to affirm that Jesus was born in sin, since you believe we are born in sin (i.e. Original Sin; Total Depravity).  Rather, we are born innocent, and like...