sanctification :: Fundamentally Reformed

The Battle of Jericho & the Christian Life: All They Had to Do Was Trust and Obey

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October 22nd, 2012

I have often found encouragement in the account of the battle of Jericho. The Hebrew people were faced with an obstacle to their possession of God’s promised good land. A fortress city stood in their way. What were they to do? All they had to do was trust and obey…

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Particular Pitfalls of Independent Baptists: Powerless Preaching

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September 20th, 2012

This series of posts focuses on several pitfalls that especially plague Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches. These pitfalls are wide enough to catch people of a variety of stripes, but fundamentalist Christians tend to be especially prone to these errors. Having disentangled myself from some of these very errors, I…

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Particular Pitfalls of Independent Baptists: Performance-Based Sanctification

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August 7th, 2012

Particular Pitfalls of Independent Baptists: Legalism

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August 3rd, 2012

Jack Schaap is not the first high profile pastor or church leader to fall into sin. I remember blogging about the fall of Ted Haggard, former president of the National Association of Evangelicals, back in 2006. Roman Catholics have their fair share of priest-turned-pedophiles, and no church group has the…

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What about the Change?

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February 24th, 2012

I don’t post about songs as often as I used to around here. But today, driving in to work, this old song by Steven Curtis Chapman really struck me (as it has many times). This is a prayer that I have that my life wouldn’t just be about all the…

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Quotes to Note 32: John Piper on Godliness

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January 20th, 2012

I came across this quote in reading through Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian, John Piper’s most recent book (Crossway, 2011). You can tell that Piper has thought about this more than just this little quote says. This resonates with me due to my experience in hard-nosed fundamentalism. But it’s…

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Mining the Archives: Once Saved, Always Saved?!?!

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October 19th, 2011

From time to time, I’ll be mining the archives around here. I’m digging up Bob’s best posts from the past. I’m hoping these reruns will still serve my readers. Today’s post was originally published February 11, 2006. Today’s popular evangelical maxim “once saved, always saved” while based in…

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Why I’m Not 100% for Fairhaven Baptist Church

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September 30th, 2011

Most who follow my blog know that for me to come out and name an institution and criticize it openly is not typical for me. And with the interest my recent post on Fairhaven has generated (more than 170 comments to date), I feel the need to explain myself and…

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Fighter Verses Song CD and Giveaway

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May 19th, 2011

Some friends of mine have been involved in putting Bible verses to music to help aid Bible memory. At my old church, Bethlehem Baptist Church, where Pastor John Piper ministers, they developed a Bible memory system called the Fighter Verse Program. Over the last several years, several church members have…

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The Parable of the Hearers

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February 27th, 2011

I had the privilege to fill in for our pastor this morning and deliver the Sunday morning message. It’s available now for free download or to listen online. Place: Beacon of Hope Church, St. Paul Date: Feb. 27, 2011 Title: The Parable of the Hearers Text: Luke 8:4-21 Theme: Our…

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