Striving for the Unity of the Faith for the Glory of God ~ Eph. 4:3,13; Rom. 15:5-7

fundyreformed on December 10th, 2009

I want to encourage my readers to take some time and read Jim Elliff’s recent blog post on a practice he calls “confessionism”.  As a former independent fundamental Baptist, I still tend toward a legalism of sorts that stresses performance and action to a fault.  And while I never reached the level of zeal and [...]

Continue reading about Confessionism: Abusing 1 John 1:9

This is the 15th and last part in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this [...]

Continue reading about We Believe (#15): The Spirit of This Affirmation and the Unity of the Church

fundyreformed on December 2nd, 2007

Part 11 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document, and every time we [...]

Continue reading about We Believe (#11): Living God’s Word by Meditation and Prayer

fundyreformed on October 21st, 2007

Part 9 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document, and every time we [...]

Continue reading about We Believe (#9): The Justifying Act of God