Tag: Theology
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What does it mean to be “Reformed”?
The question of what constitutes Reformed Theology dominates both academic and popular conversations. There are those who assert quite specifically and confidently that being Reformed involves being Calvinistic, covenantal, confessional, and paedobaptistmal, calling any who fail to uphold these pillars as “not really reformed,” which is surely a surprise to the Reformed Baptists among us.…
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Thoughts after 1 year of seminary…
I haven’t posted for some time. The biggest reason for this lack of activity is that I enrolled last fall at Grimké Seminary of Richmond, Virginia. Grimké is predominantly a self-study program, with two weeks each semester devoted to in-person, on-site learning. It is designed for pastoral training for men who may already be working in…
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Published and praying
I finished with the sequence of publishing my book last week, and as I type this, I’m waiting for some hard copies to be shipped to me. That’s always a nervous anticipation. Will the book look like the proofs I was shown? Will the artwork line up properly on the spine of the book? This…
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What is the ordo salutis?
What is the ordo salutis? What does it mean to live in the salvation of Christ?
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On monergism
God is monergistic in regeneration. He is determinative in other aspects of our great salvation.
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How do I know I am chosen?
Because I identify myself on social media as a “chosen follower of Jesus Christ,” a friend recently asked me, how do you know you are chosen, and that you will endure to the end?” This was my answer. ________, what a great question! I appreciate you taking the time to ask. First of all, in…
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Asking the right questions
Objecting to the teaching of God’s sovereign grace reveals far more about the heart and mind that won’t submit to this revealed truth than it does about the difficulty of the doctrine.
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The relationship between calling and regeneration in the ordo salutis
In the grand order of God’s saving work, how are effectual calling and regeneration related?
ordo salutis 