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Hermeneutics and Faithful Interpretation
By: Dustin Walters hûr-mə-nōōʹtiks: the science of the methods of exegesis Faithful interpretation is inseparable from good hermeneutics. Expressed another way, one cannot interpret a text faithfully without considering the process involved. We do hermeneutics whether we realize it or not. We engage in the hermeneutic process subconsciously, yet to become better interpreters of any […]
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The Dangerous Effect that Hinders Sanctification
Justification is just one facet of salvation. The underemphasis of justification (legalism) and overemphasis of justification (antinomianism) are only parts of the slippery slope leading to error. Legalism and antinomianism are also both detrimental to the other important facet of salvation that coincides with justification, the sanctification process. The root of the word “sanctification” is […]
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Thomas Helwys: His Life and Legacy
By Matt Honeycutt Thomas Helwys, (c.1575-1616), was an English lawyer, theologian, lay leader, and Reformed Arminian. He is also the founder of the first known Baptist church, and one of the primary joint progenitors of Baptist ecclesiology and the modern Baptist movement.[1] Although he did not distinguish himself as a General Baptist in name, Helwys […]
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A Heritage of the Lord: A Biblical View on Abortion and the Reversal of Roe v. Wade
By Matt Honeycutt Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3 Since the landmark legal case in 1973 known as Roe v. Wade, the termination of unborn children known as abortion has been national law. For 50 years America has been killing unborn children […]
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Hate the Sin and Love the Sinner: Evangelism and Holiness in Dialogue
by Dustin Walters You have probably heard the phrase “Hate the sin and love the sinner.” Like me, perhaps you have used this phrase at some point. In this blog post, I will reflect on what this phrase means and will engage with the implications of this phrase on evangelism. This phrase highlights the problems […]
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The One Time I Disagreed with Mr. Forlines
By Benjamin G. Campbell If you are a Free Will Baptist, then Leroy Forlines is a name that you will know and love. If you are a Free Will Baptist and you went to Welch College (or FWBBC), then you will also know and love not just a name, but a person. Leroy Forlines (alongside […]
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Minimalism and the Christian Faith
Some people settle for the bare minimum. Whether it is in our work, educational commitments, or even our faith, we look for the easiest path or the path with the least resistance. A problem I have observed in some who claim to follow Jesus is a minimalist attitude. People want to do the bare minimum […]
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The Responsibility for Christianity to Redeem Culture through Christ
By Matt Honeycutt As the recipients of special grace, Christians are called to cultivate the landscape of common grace.[1] All Christians in Christ have the responsibility to redeem culture for the common good of mankind’s soul. Reflecting upon Kuyperian thought, Bacote states, “…the best society will result from a responsible and faithful stewardship of common […]
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Who Is Thomas Grantham?
Arminianism, the theology derived from Jacobus Arminius himself, is widely known among evangelicals today. Although it is widely known, it is also widely misunderstood. As 20th-century Arminian theologian Roger Olson plainly states, “Arminianism is treated as a straw man all too easily chopped down or burned up because it is not fairly described.”[1] But this […]
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40 Questions About Arminianism: A Review
By Dustin M. Walters In 40 Questions About Arminianism, author J. Matthew Pinson[1] has written a “survey of Arminianism that is more didactic than polemical, but which every reader will see engages at times in “hard-edged debate” with scholars from differing perspectives (p. 13). This is a book about “what brings all Arminians together” and […]
Ordinary Pastors Connecting Theological Truths to Everyday Believers 