Devotion to God
A friend just asked about Andrew Fuller, one of the leading lights of the 18th and 19th century Particular Baptists, and a man to be reckoned with in any age. Mention of Fuller always brings to mind one of his…
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Dissenting Opinion
Whilst I was away I received news that the Archbishop of the FIEC John ‘Shakin’ Stevens has succumbed to blogging – Dissenting Opinion. It looks very interesting indeed, a mixture of news, comment, theological comment, excellent expository thoughts and of…
If you fancy listening to somebody….
Brian Maiden, Brian who?!? Brian is the minister of Parr Street Evangelical Chruch in Kendal, Cumbria. He trained at London Bible College in the 60s; the same era as people like Terry Virgo and Peter Lewis. He was a minister…
A Question of Character (5)
After reading Dr. Trueman’s and Pastor Walker’s posts on this topic, the reader will permit me a fair amount of reticence to post on 1 Timothy 3:4-5. My colleagues’ thoughts have been very convicting to my own rather green pastoral…
As an angel of God
In The Christian Ministry – which, incidentally, every pastor and would-be pastor ought to read – Charles Bridges weighs in on the matter of pastoral character. Again, he is not so much taking up and directly expounding a passage like…
Dr. Richard Belcher on Historic Adam
Make sure you read Dr. Richard Belcher’s excellent review of C. John Collins’s Did Adam and Eve Really Exist!
Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? A Review
C. John Collins, Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who Were They and Why You Should Care (Wheaton: Crossway, 2011) Dr. C. John Collins, professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary, has written a book that deals with a subject…
Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? A Review
C. John Collins, Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who Were They and Why You Should Care (Wheaton: Crossway, 2011) Dr. C. John Collins, professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary, has written a book that deals with a subject…
Charles Simeon on Discriminatory Preaching
“It is of great importance in preaching the Gospel, to discriminate between the different characters to whom we deliver our message, and to separate the precious from the vile. If this be neglected, the wicked will hold fast their delusions,…
A question of character (4)
The qualifications that Paul lays down for pastoral ministry in the church of God are not focused on a man’s gifts so much as his graces. In 1 Timothy 3.2 and following, as Carl pointed out, we do not have…