Introduction: One of the great battles in which the church is engaged today is the battle to defend the doctrine of creation against evolutionism. If it were only secular and unbelieving science that promoted evolutionism as an explanation of the origin of the creation, the church would not be unduly threatened; nothing of any value …
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Dispensationalism & Orthodoxy!
There are two distinct areas where dispensationalism, which is a theological system, diverges from orthodox New Testament Christianity. There is, to begin with, a consistent Antinomianism which distinguishes dispensational theology. This one ingredient alone, if shown, destroys completely any claim of dispensationalism to Christianity. A person just cannot be antinomian and Christian in his theology. …
The Call of God!
"The Lord knoweth them that are his" (2Timothy 2:19). "My word...shall not return unto me void" (Isaiah 55:11). There is a threefold end of purpose in God desiring the promiscuous proclamation of his gospel in all the world. One, the Lawgiver, on his authority, he has the sovereign right to dictate to man his duty. …
Reformed Baptism Formula!
Form for the Administration of Holy Baptism to Infants: First, that we with our children are conceived and born in sin, and therefore are children of wrath, in so much that we cannot enter into the kingdom of God, unless we are born again. This is what sprinkling with water teaches us, by which the …
Evil!
We are assured also in our Form of Baptism, that our Father will, "avert all evil from us, or turn it to our profit." Notice, very naively, as if the foregoing were not really meant seriously, the statement concludes with: or turn it to our profit. The sense of this is that evil will clearly come and is not averted …
God’s Goodness!
In our baptism form, we read that, the Father will also, "provide us with all good, and avert all evil from us, or turn it to our profit." Of all good! What does this mean? From the common viewpoint of our selfish natural life, good is only what satisfies our desires and soothes our passions. Those things of …
Self-Despair!
Self-Despair God's Grace in Salvation! THE COURAGE OF HONESTY! The necessary confession of our baptism formula declares that “we with our children are conceived and born in sin, and therefore are children of wrath.” Contrary that is, to the delusion of the world today that in all men lies a seed of goodness, just waiting …
