It may surprise you to learn that, strictly speaking, Thanksgiving Day is not a “holiday”–at least not in the strictest sense of the term. Traditionally, holidays are by definition religious occasions (”holy day”). Thanksgiving is not a sacred event, but rather is a national day of observance. To put it another way, Thanksgiving has more [...]
Monthly Archive for November, 2008
The Evangelical Theological Society will hold its annual meeting next week in Providence, Rhode Island. The ETS is a scholarly society comprised of evangelicals who affirm the inerrancy of Scripture and the doctrine of the Trinity. Because this is a pretty minimalist doctrinal commitment, the ETS has faced some internal controversies in the past decade, most [...]
1. We need leaders who balance orthodoxy and Christian piety.
As with almost all groups, at times in our history Southern Baptists have had leaders who were committed to sound doctrine but were not always careful to “watch their life” (1 Tim. 4:16). At other times we have had leaders who rejected, or at least [...]
Insight Podcast with Ed Stetzer
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2008
Doug Baker, of the NC Baptist State Convention recently interviewed Ed Stetzer on such issues as: the gospel, the atonement and the love of God, social justice and younter Southern Baptists, decisionism vs. discipleship, gospel reductionism, baptism, missions, the Conservative Resurgence and a Great Commission Resurgence. Doug and Ed, being the insightful fellows that they [...]
1). The third message on Colossians 1:13-23, could be titled “Jesus Christ: The God of Creation.” Here the message is that Jesus is Lord of the Cross or Savior (1:13-14), Lord of Communication or Revelator (1:15), Lord of Creation or Creator (1:15-17), Lord of the Church or Leader (1:18-20), and Lord of the Christian or [...]
Evangelicals believe the biblical teaching concerning the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as the sole and sufficient Savior for all persons who have lived or ever shall be. We note that such an affirmation is needed because the Christian church is now confronted with various theological heresies such as universalism, radical pluralism, theological inclusivism, and religious [...]
America Has Chosen a President
Posted in Culture, Current Affairs, Public Square on Nov 5th, 2008
Note: The following email message was sent to the Southeastern Seminary community earlier today. Thanks to Dr. Albert Mohler for permission to reprint his article.
America has elected a new president in Barack Obama. A number of students and friends has asked me for my thoughts and reaction to this historic moment in our nation.
My close [...]
The Type of Statesmen Southern Baptists Need, Part 1
Posted in SBC on Nov 4th, 2008
In honor of our national elections, I want to offer a reflection on the type of statesmen I believe Southern Baptists need. I think this is an important issue because Southern Baptists are in the midst of a transitional era. I assume there are few who would question this. And there is perhaps no greater [...]
Biblical Marriage In A Broken World, Part 5
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2008
Portrait Of A Redeemed Husband
Having called a man to love his wife in Ephesians 5, God also instructs a man to “know” or “understand” his wife in 1 Peter 3:7. Moving into the area of practical theology, I want to raise and attempt to answer the question, “what does a marriage look like when [...]